Updates from Provide — digbeth

PROVIDE has been adopted by people from all walks of life, with endless skills, interests and passions. We were joined recently by High Six Media as we followed around some of our friends and customers doing what they do. For the rest of this week we'll be posting previews of the full video, which will be released on Friday. Here's the first:

PROVIDE Cinema presents: Ai Weiwei - Never Sorry.7pm, Tuesday 12 November 2013Spotlight, Digbeth.£5 It's been a while since our last Cinema event back in March, which we did in partnership with Flatpack Festival. However, we think our latest selection is worth the wait. Ai Weiwei is a globally renowned Chinese artist who has, to say the least, tested the patience of his government. In her first feature length documentary, Alison Klayman gives us a detailed, funny and deeply troubling look at contemporary China, by focusing on Ai Weiwei and the impact his art is having on Chinese people and society...

Just around the corner from us, Eastside Projects has been putting on some of the most interesting, challenging and fun art exhibitions in Birmingham for the past five years. As we recently celebrated our first birthday, and they are celebrating their fifth this week, we wanted to create something that reflects both organisations and celebrates our milestones. Gavin from Eastside projects and I have had many conversations about Birmingham, creativity and different ways of approaching life, art and business, and it's fair to say that Eastside Projects and PROVIDE share a childlike disregard for how things are 'meant' to be done. Impossible...

Join us in store this Thursday evening, as we'll be open 'til 9pm, with free beers and Kouben on the decks. Afterwards, head across the road to The Old Crown where there'll be a free drink for anyone who's made a purchase in store. RSVP here or just turn up!

We're very excited to be teaming up with our friends from FACE for our first joint party at The Rainbow, this Saturday. Full event details are on here on Facebook, but it starts at 10pm and you should be there. We'll be giving out money-off vouchers to spend in store, too.   CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS Also, look out for a little something special we've been working on in partnership with FACE resident, Bunny, which will be coming out towards the end of this week...