Sea Kale Cafe: Abseiling Chef Tops Out In St. Leonards
Sea Kale is a small cafe in London Rd near the centre of Opened early this year by Matt and Emma Kennard-Bowen, it’s on the shady side of the street, but the decor, the colours of sea-buffed glass, gives a…
Spools Out
Themed film screenings for families. Dress up and chill out Review by Simone Witney How often do we wish to tear children away from their devices for something more natural and serendipitous: making ships by moving the furniture in the…
Land
an exhibition of Sally Cole’s work at Thompson Spare Art, Tunbridge Wells, and Stables Studios, Barley Lane. 30th June - 1st July. ‘a mass of beauty harvested from grand materials’* Review by Simone Witney The experience of viewing Sally Cole’s…
Creative Cosmos: The Beacon
If you can tear yourself away from the stunning view which hurls a shining arc of sea at you on the bend of Priory Road, you’ll find a ragged path forking to the left as Plynlimmon Road begins. This may…
HIP CLASSICS: The Odyssey – Am I Bothered?
The Odyssey is full of enchantment for its characters and its audience. Some of this comes from the wealth of domestic detail: the preparation of meals and baths, descriptions of romantic gardens, rich palaces. There are moments of magical transformation…
Two Upcoming Films at Kino-Teatr
McQueen 2018 (Dir: Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte) 12th &13th July Anyone who saw the V&A exhibition of Alexander McQueen’s work, Savage Beauty, will need no persuading to see this. It’s an opportunity to revisit many of the collections, to see…
Print Matters
Every seaside town should have its urban rock pools: places where time drifts delightfully while your curiosity and imagination are captivated by the familiar and the unexpected. An independent book shop, for example. You should find there things you already…
PREVIEW – Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly
Jason Singh and Anna Helena McLean (Mo Fo) Mix It Up at the Kino-teatr A Sonic Return to the Source is previewed Can you imagine a form of music that arises from a mix of the dawn chorus, hip-hop, classical…
Bearding Mary: Perseus and Medusa Herstory not History
HIP CLASSICS BY SIMONE WITNEY Medusa is a gorgon, a monster with snakes for hair, whose glance alone will turn you to stone. Perseus is a young Greek who cuts off her head. Perseus & Medusa by Cellini In…
Brandalism Comes to Hastings
On a billboard at the corner of Mount Pleasant Rd and Manor Rd is a monochrome image of a young woman cleaning a toilet. ‘Saint Shelley’ is the only text. It looks like one of those fashion brands, Saint Laurent…