Crunch time at the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition is upon us, with five remaining participants seeking to impress the jury at the finals on Friday and Saturday evenings. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Peter Mould unless otherwise stated.
Esther Springett, live illustrator, graphic facilitator and filmmaker, talks to Jude Montague about her practice.
World-renowned saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is becoming a bit of a regular at Jazz Hastings. After two triumphant appearances in the last two years, he will be back on Wednesday 6 March (not the usual Tuesday) to play at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association on the Stade, as Julian Norridge explains.
Garden expert Rhod Jones will walk his audience through the history of greenhouses and walled gardens in a talk organised by the Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group at Hastings Museum, as press officer Lynda Foy explains.
The Spirit of Invention Festival is hotting up. Jude Montague talks to Sarah Pager a sculptor and artist who is contributing to the exhibition at Electro Studios Project Space 7- 13 May 2024 and is running a workshop for family groups and adults at Hastings Museum on Sunday 26 May 2024.
Ornagh is an extended reality artist who is based in Hastings and stirring up a global storm with her hand-painted, digitally-created world called ORNAGH. Erica Smith caught up with her when she was fresh back from NFT Paris – a conference celebrating and exploring the cutting edge of digital technology and art.
Get ready for a soulful journey through the heart and soul of Reggae, Dub, and Jungle at the annual Hastings Reggae Festival, set to captivate audiences once again at The Oval in Hastings on Saturday 27th July. This highly anticipated event promises to transport festival goers to the sun-soaked Caribbean as they immerse themselves in the beats of some of the most influential artists in the genre. Grace Goodwin writes.
Strandliners’ popular ‘Love Our Rother’ event returned to Rye Community Centre on Saturday 17 February for a second outing, even better than before. This time focusing on solutions everyone can use to slow down the flow of waste and pollution. Beverley Combes writes.
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