There was a good turnout for the last Big Band event at Barnaby’s Lounge, Robertson Street: it really is a magical experience to be sitting just feet away from a 16-piece, live band. Dee Williams explains why.
Hastings Bookfest kicks off with a weekend dedicated to local writers and poets. From a chance to sell their publications at the Book Fair, to workshops, open mic and warm-up slots, you can find it all in the Bookfest Programme. Plus, the first ever Hastings Festival Fringe to run alongside. It’s going to be a busy week! Dee Williams reports.
Parliament has reassembled after the summer recess and Hastings’ own political parties are also coming back to life after a quiet period. Both the local Greens and Labour have issued messages for the local electorate, as HOT’s Chris Connelley reports.
You are invited to an extra special auction and memorabilia sale on the afternoon of Saturday 7 September to help raise funds for beloved Old Town venue, The Electric Palace cinema, says Annie Waite.
Whilst the Coastal Currents festival runs through September and beyond, we are already half way through this year’s Open Studios season. Erica Smith gives some tips for how to choose which Open Studios to visit next weekend.
After another bout of graffiti damage, Dee Williams visits the beach huts at West of Haven, St. Leonards.
Spirit of Invention 2 comes to the Electric Palace Cinema with an open call for artists to make movies and stills pictures about their own work.
Volunteers are celebrating the completion of a restoration project to create a vibrant community hub in Hastings, as Lynda Foy, press officer of the Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group, reports.
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