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Creator and host of the Bavard Bar Tim B’vard, aka Tim Crook, takes some time out from his organising duties to speak to Jude Montague about the popular club.
The Bavard Bar has been described as a “delightful blend of TED, comedy and Radio 4”. And that just about sums it up. It takes place at the Kino-Teatr in St Leonards on the third Wednesday of every month, Continue reading…
On Friday 9 August the remarkable Max Baillie brings another concert to town as part of his ongoing Saint Leonards concerts program. Laurie Temple urges you to book your tickets now for a guaranteed film and musical treat for all the family.
Hastings White Rock’s Learning and Participation department present this year’s Summer Youth Project, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There are five performances on the main stage commencing with a gala night on Thursday 15 August and running until Saturday 17 August.
Deep within a Southern Housing estate in Hollington, there is a hidden Garden of Eden. It’s not easy to find, but once you do there is a warm welcome from Craig, Trevor and the volunteer team, as Dee Williams found.
Ethiopian krar player and singer Haymanot Tesfa visits St Leonards-on-Sea for a one-off performance on the beach next to Goat Ledge on Tuesday 30 July. She talks to Jude Montague ahead of her visit.
50 years ago at the site of the current Cove Pub, there once lived a Folk Club. In the upstairs room at the Fairlight Cove Hotel, every Saturday evening from 1 December 1973, the Hayloft Folk Club would play host to many well-known folk artists of the day. Bill Pocock and Steve Green are excited to announce a revival of the Hayloft Folk Club.
The completion of the much delayed Queensway Gateway Road may now be in sight, though East Sussex County Council has decided to exclude Sea Change Sussex from the final works. Nick Terdre reports.
Photographer JJ Waller documents this summer’s St Leonards Festival, held on Saturday 13 July, in his inimitable street photographer style.
Battle Festival will be holding a high-profile Jazz Day on the afternoon and evening of Saturday 20 July showcasing five fascinating and very different bands featuring some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, writes Dominika Hicks.
Somerset may have Glastonbury, but a care home in Hastings held its own mini music festival for residents and their families, writes Lisa Pettifer.
Puccini’s Tosca is beloved of opera fans: it contains several timeless, perfect arias, and is one of the most frequently staged. Why not? It’s a classic story of political upheaval, corruption, love, jealousy, rivalry, and ultimate death (especially death) and all the action takes place over twenty-four hours. Victoria Kingham found Becoming Tosca, staged this year by Prologue Opera, a fascinating adaptation of the original.
PLANTS large and small will be on show this month when experts bring their enthusiasm for cacti and succulents to the community hub of Alexandra Park greenhouse. Report by Lynda Foy, photos by Colin Foy.
After relocating to Hastings Arts Forum (HAF) earlier this year, Photopia wanted to collaborate on a new summer exhibition. Curators Chris Coombes and Derek Cottrell talked to Jude Montague.
Hastings Housing Alliance are holding a community housing get together about the housing crisis this Sunday (14 July). Gabriel Carlyle reports.
One of the most important events taking place here at Fairlight Hall is the International Piano Concerto Competition. That finished in March: this is the final activity of 2024, a concert given by the winner, this year Curtis Phill Hsu. Victoria Kingham reviews Hsu’s performance.
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