Trevor Watts @80 – Musical Pioneer
Trevor Watts, long-time Hastings resident and globally renowned pioneer of improvised music, turns 80 this year. Andrew Myers caught up with him for a couple of pints at the Jenny Lind. Part 3 of 3. Trevor Watts and longtime collaborator Veryan…
Constructed Geographies
ROWENA PRICE tells us about a new visual arts exhibition celebrating the rich and untold diversity of Sussex Constructed Geographies – a touring visual arts exhibition featuring seven acclaimed local artists – comes to Hastings in April. Tree by Amanda…
Exploring A Book Outdoors
St Leonards’ #ATownExploresABook festival comprises a multitude of community explorations and one of the best-loved aspects of this emerging two-week spring holiday festival is the outdoor art. Andrew Myers caught up with the artists and community groups preparing to site…
Bloom Britannia: Take Part In Barefoot Opera’s Thrilling New ‘People’s Opera’
Barefoot Opera’s new ‘people’s opera’ - inspired by and involving people in the towns of Hastings, St. Leonards and Bexhill - began development in 2018 with a vibrant research and development project involving more than 25 workshops across the towns. The…
Trevor Watts @80 – Musical Pioneer
Trevor Watts, long-time Hastings resident and globally renowned pioneer of improvised music, turns 80 this year. Andrew Myers caught up with him for a couple of pints at the Jenny Lind Trevor Watts and Pete Knight in the 1980s AM:…
The Printworks Slam Sandwich
Maya Ostle reviews the Printworks’ regular poetry and spoken word competition or “slam” night On Thursday, February 28th at the Hastings Printworks, Slam Dunk poetry returned – back on the scene after a five month hiatus. Its new format places…
Community Investigation of Solitude
Explore the Arch tell us about their involvement in the upcoming #ATownExploresABook19 festival A Town Explores A Book is back and, in its third year, this most innovative and creative of festivals is bigger than ever, as we mark the…
Trevor Watts @80 – Musical Pioneer
Trevor Watts, long-time Hastings resident and globally renowned pioneer of improvised music, turns 80 this year. Andrew Myers caught up with him for a couple of pints at the Jenny Lind. Part 1 of 3 PICTURE: Bob Mazzer AM: You…
Hastings Calling!
Barefoot Opera, Hastings Fringe and the Observer Building need you! Barefoot Opera’s new ‘people’s opera’ was created through engagement with the people of Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill. The creative team - including composer Orland Gough - met and talked…
He Said, She Said
By Gareth Stevens Many artists stand back from the subject that fascinates them to view it in its entirety and to best record what they see and feel from a discrete vantage point. However, a few landscape artists have taken…