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Axios
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Greek Fest and more things to do in New Orleans
🇬🇷 New Orleans Greek Fest celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend. It's Friday through Sunday on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Look for Greek food, dancing, music and shopping, along with cathedral tours. More info. 🪁 Learn to fly a kite at NORD's annual Kite & Drone Day at Milne Playground on Saturday. Details. 👙 Party at the pool. The Rib Room is having a free rooftop shindig on Saturday. Details. 🎤 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons are at the Saenger on Saturday. Tickets. 🎉 Rave with Shrek at The Fillmore on Saturday night. Tickets. 🎶 " Billy vs. Elton," a tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John, is at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center on Sunday. Tickets.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Birmingham Heritage Week to return after finding new funding
An annual city heritage festival which includes tours of historic buildings will still take place despite its council funding being cut as part of cost-saving Heritage Week, which has previously featured tours of the Alexandra Theatre, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral and a former rubber factory, will take place between 12-21 festival's organisers said they have secured new partners this year after local authority cuts to funding for culture projects and local arts development.A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said they had to make "very difficult budgetary decisions" to get back on the path to financial stability. The authority signed off a wide-ranging package of cuts in March 2024 after it effectively declared itself bankrupt the previous savings included plans to scrap almost all arts funding over two Heritage Week, which will host its 11th event this year, did have council funding for 2024-25 but its grant was cut in 2025-26. Councillor Saima Suleman added that the council's financial situation had affected the support it was able to offer the city's cultural said they were working to find external sources of funding to support the heritage sector going forward. In previous years, the city council funded the full cost of the festival through a grant to Birmingham Museums Trust. This year's heritage week will still be supported by the trust as well as new supporters - the University of Birmingham, the National Trust, Birmingham Municipal Charity and the William A Cadbury Charitable Trust. The festival's organisers said they were aiming for this year's week to include more than 100 events, walks and tours and potentially more than asked organisations that were interested in planning an event or activity to apply by 31 year's heritage week included a guided walk past listed buildings in Aston, a run through street art sites in Digbeth and tours of historic buildings in Bournville and Sutton Coldfield. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
