It’s not just the forthcoming local elections which require your vote – two community initiatives based in Hastings have been shortlisted in this year’s People’s Projects competition – Dementia Drawing and the Hope Project. Judy Parkinson of Dementia Drawing puts HOT in the picture.
Hastings Conservatives “have their eyes set on seizing control of Hastings council,” they say. With a full slate of 32 candidates they are looking to improve their current tally of eight councillors, which has left them in a decided minority compared with Labour’s 23. Nick Terdre reports.
Opera South East is in town with two performances of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the White Rock Theatre. Chair John Rycroft sets the scene for what promises to be a memorable night out.
The Lucy Bell Gallery is showing contact sheets of famous rock musicians. The contact sheet is an unedited sequence of negatives or roll of film that provides a behind-the-scenes history of a photograph. HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths went along to see them and found them fascinating.
Opus Theatre, under the baton of Polo Piatti, presents the first two concerts in the Phoenix Piano Series this coming weekend. Nick Terdre reports.
Suzanne Kelly, originally from New York, moved to this area after being taken by its strong arts community and the wealth of inspiring land and seascapes. A member of the Zoom Arts 1066 group, she is exhibiting her brightly coloured abstracted landscapes and seascape paintings, inspired by her move to Hastings, St Leonards and the Jack in the Green Festival.
There are still a few spaces remaining for next Wednesday’s Art In The Park Klimt inspired workshop for children aged 8+. An fun morning inspired by the beautifully artwork of Gustav Klimt. The workshop is run by Suzan Aral & Lisa Punter.
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