The Hastings Book Festival celebrates writers and lovers of the written word – a welcoming and open place for everyone. Their first festival took place in 2018 and has now become a regular and welcome event on the local calendar.
SOWN is a new collective that hosts curated exhibitions in collaboration with local charities, run by local artist Melanie Twigger.
Join local environmental organisation Strandliners at a unique event along the Rother riverbanks. Andy Dinsdale writes.
MSL’s new heritage and digital project, Tressell’s Children, is a ground-breaking project that aims to create an immersive museum inspired by working-class experiences in Hastings.
Propaganda, Censorship and the Israeli Lobby: A talk with Professor David Miller on 10 June, organised by the Hastings and Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Laurie Holden writes. Images from Support David Miller website.
Would you (or someone you know) like to volunteer at the Hastings Book Festival?
The 17th Hastings International Piano Competition will take place from 22 Feb – 2 March 2024 and entry is now open, by video audition. The deadline for entries is 15 September 2023, and full details of how to enter the competition are here.
Georgie Wheeler is curating a show called YELLOW at the Stade. Georgie Wheeler, aka G_wizz_wheeler is an active Hastings illustrator/artist whose work is well known, popping up on murals, posters, and electricity boxes. She has recently designed the programme and marketing materials for the Hastings Comedy Festival. Jude Montague interviewed her for Hastings Online Times.
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