Evening of Creativity - September - 2026

Oikos Cafe - music, poetry, pizza! Another round of music, art, poetry and pizza, at Oikos Cafe in Erdington! Starting off our night will be Bittersweet, a new band from Handsworth Grammar School for Girls. Our feature artist is the incredibly talented Claire Douglass, whose work is well loved by Grayson Perry, Joe Lycett, to name a few. Returning again, one of our most prolific bands, sutton coldfield folk band Claret We have poetry by Lily, and Jane - with the latter sourced by the Sutton Poetry Mic nights. Seeing him again half a decade later, from drums to centre-stage, Adam Shearer will be performing some original work. We'll have our regular Tune from the Twins - our resident DJs And our headline band - you caught them earlier this year - Retinal Circus. + some wonderful stalls, from a variety of artists - support local! Support Erdington. Livestream available from the 'Active Arts Castle Vale' YouTube channel Arrive 6pm for a good seat, and support our fantastic, artistic community.