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Venue
Wulfrun Hall, The Wolves Civic, North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RQ
(10 mins from bus/train st)
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Transport
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Event Organisers
The festival is organised by Midlands Vegan Campaigns, a small group of dedicated volunteers.
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Other Festivals
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Entertainment
The festival will include a dedicated entertainment room on the ground floor, where you can enjoy a variety of performers & musicians throughout the day. This room will also feature a vegan licensed bar, operated by Pitfield Beers, brewers of organic, vegan real ale & cider.
If you`ve got kids, be sure to arrive early so that they can enjoy our fantastic magic show with Kristoff the Clown. Starting at 11.30am (see programme), Kristoff`s 50 minute show will provide lots of surprises, fun and laughter for all ages. And with children getting into the event for FREE, you can`t go wrong!
12.30pm - Deadmoney Duo - Folk, acoustic and celtic music by a father and son team, Peter and Cohen from Worcester. www.myspace.com/deadmoneyduo
2pm - Pieces of Beth (acoustic set) - Where grungy chords meet atmospheric guitar melodies and textures is where you will find Pieces Of Beth, a Birmingham based studio project band that has slowly taken shape and is now in full flight. Pieces Of Beth encompasses the energy of alternative rock with a high level of dynamics and powerful percussion. They will perform a scaled down set containing a sample of the work that is currently going into the debut album (currently under production). www.myspace.com/piecesofbeth
Pledge to attend www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168640623114
3pm - Chris Butler - Protest folk singer. For the past 20 years, Chris from Derbyshire has entertained at gigs across the Midlands and beyond. He`s a very politically motivated songwriter. Where folk meets punk and protest meets resistance. He`s shared a stage with Chumbawamba, Eastfield, Robb Johnson and many more... Read more about Chris on his website www.butler1389.fsnet.co.uk
3.40pm - Balsall Heathens - An excellent Birmingham double act, with Sam on fiddle and vocal and Jock on guitar. Their style is upbeat, acoustic, folk/punk.
4.20pm - Martin the Livewire - A socio-politically and spiritually concsious mc/lyricist from Nottingham. Martin aims is to bring awareness to the ills of our society and the world inflicted on us by corrupt politicians, media and large corporations etc. So aswell as being a classic hip hop lyricist, most of his tracks have a socio-political slant to them. www.myspace.com/martinthelivewire
Hosted by Dominic Berry
Manchester has a great reputation for it`s vibrant performance poetry scene and 3 of the best artists will make their Birmingham debut performing their lively, exciting work!
Pledge to attend www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184489529174
Dominic Berry - Manchester's queer vegan wordsmith, author of `Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing` is a prolific performance artist and creative workshop leader. This is where poems meet fruit meets electro meets acoustica in tall top hats and velvet jackets! Aswell as treating you to some of his entertaining work, Dominic will introduce 2 of Manchester`s rising poetic stars! www.dominicberry.net
Cathy Bryant is a wonderful, new, witty vegan poet who has been really impressing folk round Manchester's poetry scene. Already published by a wide range of local magazines, her vegan poems are warm and funny, touching and memorable- an all-round great writer. www.cathybryant.co.uk
Rod Tame - Having just completed a short tour with the play 'Drowning Aristotle', a piece in which he played the lead & won a 'Forever Manchester' award from Manchester Evening News' City Life magazine - this year Rod's work has seen him performing across the country & abroad. Eddie Izzard meets John Steed - a very charismatic & enjoyable artist. www.myspace.com/rodtame
After the annual West Midlands Vegan Festival on Sat 24 Oct, there`s no need to rush home...stay behind for the party...with top vegan grub, drink & singers/bands, 7pm till midnight in the Wulfrun Bar, Wolves Civic. £5 admission.
Pledge to attend www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149840029225
Confirmed line up so far:
7pm - Chris Butler - Vegan singer/guitarist from Derbyshire, see www.butler1389.fsnet.co.uk
8pm - Hello Big World - Veggie 2 woman band from Stoke, see www.myspace.com/hellobigworld
9pm - Jobo Hobo - Singer/guitarist from Birmingham band the Cracked Actors, see www.myspace.com/mustaphatoke
10pm - Martin the Livewire - Vegan hip-hop artist from Nottingham, see www.myspace.com/martinthelivewire
Aswell as live music, DJ`s will play some great tunes throughout the evening.
Catering provided by the awesome Green Garden Cafe, not-for-profit vegan catering service from Coventry. www.greengardencafe.co.uk
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Why Vegan?
People choose the vegan lifestyle for various reasons, including:
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Food Fair Reports
MVC has staged 2 very successful food fairs, in Birmingham & Lichfield. Click above for reports, photos & a film of the events.
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Local Veg Group
The local campaigning & social group is Wolverhampton Vegans & Veggies
Many more West Midlands groups can be found on our Links page.
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