Archives for Arts - Page 37
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MacColl & Seeger, Simon & Garfunkel… Baddiel & Skinner? Reflections from the Lantern Society, Hastings’ Candlelit Acoustic Club, by Trevor Moss Even the most hermitic ear-fingering folky could not have…
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’*…
Pass This On…
James Weaver Scratch the surface of the mainstream music scene in Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea and you’ll discover a myriad of artists, producers, DJs, labels, events, studios, engineers and sound…
See Spray Gallery
Jilliene Sellner You may not have seen it ’s ‘all the way’ up Queens Road, just past Morrisons. Newly opened in June, this commercial gallery with a twist is located…
On the Fly
Elisabeth Sonneck and Christian Gode at Electro Studio Project Space Two German artists are coming to St Leonards in July to create a new, site-specific installation at the Electro Studio…
Eden Stell Guitar Duo
Mark Eden and Christopher Stell, Kino-Teatr, 14 July Internationally renowned for their dynamism, innovation and breathtaking virtuosity, the Eden Stell Guitar Duo will be performing in St Leonard’s this month at Kino-Teatr.…
Jason Singh and Anna Helena McLean: Flight Music
A medieval Sufi prince and a Nordic goddess. What kind of music would they make together? Had you been at the Kino-teatr on Saturday, 30th June in St Leonards you…
Hastings Beer and Music Festival Hosts This Year’s Seaside Zumbathon Party
St Michael’s Hospice is delighted to announce the return of the Seaside Zumbathon Party, which is taking place at Hastings Beer and Music Festival on Saturday 7th July, 9am –…
Collect
SoCo artists respond to Hastings Museum’s eclectic collection for a new show “The artist’s eye can see the familiar through a new and alternative lens,” writes Catherine Harvey, Keeper of…
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Reflections from the Lantern Society, Hastings’ Candlelit Acoustic Club, by Trevor Moss Among the host of sensational performers who gathered at this month’s club, was the returning Lantern Player, Michael…
‘When the Oak Spoke’ to Wadhurst
Beth Martin Hastings-based artist Beccy McCray got Wadhurst talking on Sunday 10th June, when she launched her latest participatory arts project, ‘When the Oak Spoke’; an initiative commissioned by local…
Final Year HND Exhibition
Photography students exhibited their work at Sussex Coast College, Friday (June 15th) Review by Chris Coombes The Hydrangea, a Domestic Odyssey by Mary Wilkinson The work is inspired by the earliest…
St Leonards Festival kicks off high summer
St Leonards is preparing for crowds of around 10,000 for the 13th annual St Leonards Festival on Saturday 30th June. The event is centred around Warrior Square Gardens, where there will…
Top Musicians Support Festival Welcoming Refugees to Hastings
Award winning jazz musicians Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw, and poet John Hegley are among the artists appearing at Festival by the Lake on Sunday 24 June, 12-8pm, in the…
Paul Feiler – An Artist of Few Words
A. Vasudevan The Literary Shed Early summer at the Jerwood Gallery sees it hosting a major retrospective of the work of renowned Anglo–German artist Paul Feiler, the first since his…
Penny Johnson – Designer, Illustrator, Artist and St Leonards-on-sea Superfan
Caf Fean Penny Johnson is a designer, illustrator and photographer living with her life and business partner, Laurence Attrill, in her beloved St Leonards. “It’s the happiest place I’ve lived…
Great Opportunity for Local Music or Dance Groups – YOU’RE WANTED!
Seaside attraction Hastings Adventure Golf is looking for three local music or performing groups to showcase their talents as part of its summer entertainment line-up. Located at the newly developed…
Summer Recital 2018 – Fairlight Hall
Julian Norridge For two evenings in early March, the White Rock Theatre reverberated to the sound of some truly dazzling pieces of playing by some of the world’s finest young…
Giles Duley, Presents Work in Hometown for the First Time
July 4th, July 5th St Mary in the Castle Felicity Laurence and Dan Matthews, Hastings Community of Sanctuary The internationally renowned documentary photographer Giles Duley has been working tirelessly with…
A CONCERT FOR SUMMER
De La Warr String Quartet The Albion, Hastings Old Town, Thursday 29th June The second of a series of seasonal concerts by the De La Warr String Quartet takes place…
Coastal Currents set to make a Bigger Splash
Tina Morris We are pleased to announce that Coastal Currents Arts Festival has been successful yet again with their Arts Council England funding, so we can all breathe a sigh…
‘Shrouds’ by Robert Sample
Reviewed by Gareth Stevens Robert is a gentle and humble man with a pronounced sense of fun. However this belies the fact that his work is both profound and challenging.…
Songs in Unexpected Places
On Sunday 13th May a small group gathered on the corner of Magdalen Road and St Margaret’s Road. They were met by musician Bev Lee Harling and taken to what…
Opus Theatre launches World Series
Opus Theatre launches its second season of events this June. It is called World Series and unlike the similarly named baseball tournament, this one takes a genuinely global perspective. In…
elemental:summer
2 artists, 4 elements, 6 weeks, 8 women. An embodied, ephemeral and experiential exploration of the elements for women through movement, site-specific artworks and meditation. Create a visual memoir of…
Hastings Creatives Relaunch!
Hastings Creatives launched a new website and email list on Wednesday 9 May with a celebration event at Hastings Arts Forum. Reviewed by Caf Fean Formed in 2002, the online networking…
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Reflections from the Lantern Society, Hastings’ Candlelit Acoustic Club, by Trevor Moss The Lantern Society opened its doors once again this month to some familiar favourites and welcome newcomers. Over…
Titanic Arts Club
The Titanic Arts Club opens its doors next May Bank holiday for its inaugural art exhibition. Open: Sunday May 27th, Bank Holiday Monday May 28th and Tuesday May 29th from…
Streets of Battle back for 2018
Streets of Battle returned in April after a team of local producers was granted Arts Council Funding for 2018’s event. The festival brings top-notch street performers and entertainers to public…
March, Sing, Celebrate
100 years of Women’s Suffrage, Julia Mortimer writes Women’s Voice Hastings are planning a rich and varied programme of events to celebrate 100 years since women began to get the…
“Hastings should be proud”
HIP’s Sophie Shaw talks to comedian Mark Thomas & HFS director Naomi Ridley as they prepare to bring their favorite comedians to the De La Warr for an outstanding night…
Children in East Sussex deserve a music service
Ros Donald reports Wooden sounds and smells echoed and deadened. Chairs thumped on worn parquet. ‘Cellos vibrated woodily as their metal spike was quickly deployed. We learned rhythms by beating…
RITE: On this pliant body we slip our WOW!
HIP talks to Florence Peake as she prepares for a performance of RITE: on this pliant body we slip our WOW!, the culmination of a three-year research project centred on…
Caravan of Love
Caravan of Love is the first play I wrote – if one conveniently forgets the real first play that I wrote. Which I do. Because it was awful. But I…
From the Ashes of the Past
PICTURE: Max Neonlife Monaghan Caliban's Codex is a new monologue by the local writer John Knowles (Toby Belch is Unwell, Hitleria Pizzeria Parts I & II and Time Please), created with…
TOUCHED: Live – Hastings
“Hastings has never seen a line-up like it!” Japhy () Touched: Live takes place in Hastings on 19th May 2018. It will span two venues, Borough Wines and Printworks, featuring…
Face the Music
County proposals for school music cuts go forward despite petition backlash East Sussex Music Service (ESMS), which provides the major proportion of music tuition across the county, is in crisis…
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Reflections from the Lantern Society, Hastings’ Candlelit Acoustic Club, by Trevor Moss. This month we welcomed a special guest to the Lantern Society, an old friend of mine, Trent Miller.…
Judith Charron sings Paris! Paris!
Barefoot Opera invites you to an evening with the French classical singer, Judith Charron, at the Music Room in St. Leonards. Thomas Denman reviews. Charron as Amor in Barefoot Opera’s ‘L’Incoronazione…
OPERA SOUTH EAST – Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
White Rock Theatre, Hastings Friday 20th and Saturday 21st April 2018 This year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Opera South East, then known as Hastings Opera, first performing at the…