Bodega Bar & Cantina

Bodega is a contemporary cantina bringing fresh, homemade South American inspired cuisine to Birmingham city centre. The venue offers one of the best drinks selections in the city, offering mouth watering cocktails, a handpicked range of South American wines and a comprehensive selection of regional bottled beers.

The interior design of the venue also seeks to show off the vibrancy and colour that is associated with South America and bring the eating experience bang up-to-date. During ArtsFest 2012 the venues downstairs bar, Sugarloaf, will provide a vibrant, intimate performance space for Performing Artists.

Bodega Bar and Cantina
(12 Bennetts Hill, B2 5RS)

Availability:

Saturday 8th September: 12.00 – 17.00
Sunday 9th September: 12.00 – 17.00

(Please note that these times are provisional at this stage and may be subject to change).

Stage Size:

Approximately 2 metres by 3 metres. The performance area is level with audience seating.

Audience Capacity:

60

Equipment / Facilities Available:

- Amp

- Speakers

- Mixer

- CDJ’s

(Please note that this venue does not have any other equipment available and performers need to be able to link to the amp and mixer, or be self sufficient and able to perform acoustically, or need to be able to provide any equipment they require themselves. This includes a backline and microphones. Power sockets are available around the performance space for this).

(Please note that performers bringing their own equipment may need to be prepared to set this up before the first performance of the day and break it down / collect it after the last performance of the day, depending on the length of time the equipment takes to set up and break down).

Lighting:

- General venue lighting plus dimmers

Staffing:

There will be a duty manager at the venue as well as bar stewards. A member of staff from the venue will be available to operate the available equipment however please note that this person is not a qualified sound technician and artists who wish to perform here should only require minimal technical support. An ArtsFest Volunteer Venue Officer will be in charge of the venue on behalf of ArtsFest and will liaise with all artists before the event and on the day.

Additional Notes:

This venue does not have changing facilities available.

Venue Access:

The Sugarloaf bar where performances will take place during ArtsFest is downstairs in the venue and there is no disabled access. Access into the venue is also by steps.

For artists bringing equipment or instruments with them that they wish to drop off by vehicle, they will be able to do this by pulling up outside of the venue on Bennetts Hill. Space here is limited and artists will be asked to remove their vehicle as soon as they have unloaded.