Arts Diary
Music for Lunch
The regular summer season of lunchtime concerts at Holy Trinity returns on Wednesday 7 June at 1.10 p.m. It runs every Wednesday from June to August. An excellent start is promised with new performers Hannah Shilvock on bass clarinet and Viola Lenzi on piano, beginning with an elegy by Dirk Brossé. It will be the first time that the bass clarinet takes centre stage at Holy Trinity, giving a fresh feel for the new season. Included is a concert by the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra providing a quintet including a young winner of the Hastings Music Festival. hthchurch.org or email [email protected].
Young and Old Curiosity
A Curious Town promises a 5 day immersive combined arts festival beginning on 31 May. What lies Beyond the Duvet? Be transported into the world of your subconscious on the festival opening night with Storytelling, Live Dream Drawing, Walkabout Performers and Immersive Art. One workshop will explore Dream Cartography – creating a map of our own dreamworld, Gotham Alley and surrounding areas. For younger people there’s Daydreaming through Drama (aged 7-10) and Drama of Dreams (11-14). For those slightly older there’s an evening of glitzy balls, raucous laughter, cheeky bingo calls, dancing, music and drag performance. Bingo but not as you know it? ‘Bigger, Shiner Draggier. Bring your pals, bring your Nan to a Bingo experience like no other ‘– says the blurb.
The Observer Building and The Printworks 31 May-4 June
acurioustown.co.uk/Curious [email protected]
Gorgeous
Summer Season has come to Hastings and with it the Gorgeous Show Summer Special on Friday 2 June at the Crown House. Produced by local Burlesque ‘powerhouse’ Pupin DeVert, The Gorgeous Show is bursting at the seams with the freshest burlesque,
cabaret and drag talent from local Hastings favourites to some amazing guests from all over the UK. Tickets available on Eventbrite or email [email protected].
Superheroes
Canadian artist Ian Kirkpatrick’s exhibition Mythomania, featuring 2D art and sculptures, will be unveiled at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 24 June.
Mythomania showcases Kirkpatrick’s intricate and large-scale art that explores humanity’s ongoing fascination with mythical narratives – from ancient Greek legends to modern superheroes and ‘fake news’.
Mythomania is a 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Touring Exhibition, funded by a grant from Arts Council England. hmag.org.uk/see-and-do/exhibitions/mythomania.
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