Having followed closely Tzu-Yin Huang’s progress through the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition to take the winner’s crown in March, David Pullen was keen to hear her again when she gave the traditional winner’s recital in the striking setting of Fairlight Hall earlier this month. Photos by Richard Grebby of RG Studios.
The HOT AGM 2016 takes place this week (THIS WED!) – and we’d like to invite you to come along. You may be interested in saying hello to the HOT team, seeing who we are and having a chat. Or perhaps you’d like to be actively involved. Or you may like to show your support for us, ask questions or make suggestions. Whatever the reason, come along – we’d like to meet you. We’re a friendly and relaxed team, who care about producing a quality online publication for and about Hastings, St Leonards and their environs. Zelly Restorick writes on behalf of the HOT Team
There’s more to pirates and piracy than the stereotypes of Captain Hook, Jack Sparrow and those 15 men on a dead man’s chest. The reality here in Hastings was often as much about commerce and politics as swashbuckling and derring-do. Toby Sargent has been reading a new novel that tells it like it was.
Stade Saturdays and ROOT 1066 present Blacksmiths on the Beach at the Stade Open Space in Hastings. The British Artist Blacksmiths’ Association (BABA) visits Hastings with three days of blacksmithing demonstrations and workshops. Report from Michael Hambridge, Hastings Borough Council’s arts and cultural development officer.
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is heading to Hastings next weekend after a successful 12th event in London. The fair, to be held at the Jerwood Gallery, will deliver a line-up of established and up-and-coming artists who will be flinging open the boots of new and vintage Vauxhall cars to sell their original, exclusive artworks at incredible prices. Report by Semed Ama.
Brexit victory in the EU referendum last month provides an unplanned backdrop for the next exhibition at Zoom Arts Warrior Square station gallery, when self-confessed Francophile Kim Hall presents photos of the landscape of the Languedoc region. Zoom previews its next exhibition.
People from around East Sussex will be gathering at County Hall next Tuesday (12 July) to hand in a petition calling on East Sussex County Council to divest the East Sussex Pension Fund of its investments in fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). Report from Fossil Free Hastings.
Having a coffee in Hoagies Cafe, watching the world go by, I overheard two local men talking to the waitresses about the post EU Leave Vote safety pin campaign – symbolising allegiance with people of all cultures, writes Zelly Restorick. A sign that simply says: I’m a friend not a foe.
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