Our weekly list of what is happening in Brighton and Hove... from Modelworld 2014 starting this Friday at the Brighton Centre to the ongoing Brighton Science Festival to at various locations about the town.
Marine Discovery Day
Discover more about the geology of our coast and threats to our seas. Our staff will help identify what you have found and tell you about our local wildlife.
10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm
Booth Museum - 194 Dyke Road, BN1 5AA
Mitch Benn Is The 37th Beatle
Mitch's new show combines his Scouse upbringing with his love of music and a lifelong obsession with Liverpool's most famous sons.
8pm, £14/£12
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Modelworld 2014
Having started out as a model railway show it now encompasses so much more and has become genuinely a family model show with something for children of all ages, 1-100.
Doors open: 10am, £7.50 - £26.00
Brighton Centre - Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Music and Wine at St Luke's - Youth and Love
Ben Thapa will perform songs by Strauss, Frank Bridge, Britten’s Michaelangelo Sonnets, and a new work by Simon Lindley
7.30pm, £7/£5/£3 Under 12's
St Luke's Church - Queens Park Road, BN2 9ZB
Pharoahe Monch
Pharoahe Monch is widely regarded as one of the most intelligent, eloquent and challenging lyricists of the genre.
7pm, £11.50
Concorde 2 - Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
SOURCE - New Music
Our monthly night in association with Brighton SOURCE magazine showcases the best up-and-coming bands the city has to offer. Check out Brighton Dome's SOURCE New Music Facebook page for full line-ups, updates and artist info.
7:30pm, £4
Brighton Dome - Church Street, BN1 1EE
The Rat Pack
David Alacey (Lovejoy and Inspector Alleyn), Des Coleman (Eastenders and The One Show) and Paul Drakeley (BBC Musician of the Year) amaze audiences with their recreation of the music of Sinatra, Martin and Davis Jnr.
7:30pm, £19/£20
Theatre Royal - New Road, BN1 1SD
Mercury The Winslow Boy
First performed at Brighton’s Theatre Royal in February 1946 The Winslow Boy was recently & beautifully revived at The Old Vic & on Broadway. It will form part of Brighton & Hove’s First World War Commemorations.
7:45pm, 23rd mat 2:30pm.
New Venture Theatre - Bedford Place, BN1 2PT
Turner and Constable in Sussex
Talk by Alexandra Loske. Alexandra explains why these two great painters came to Sussex, compares their style and choice of subject matter and places them in the greater context of landscape painting in British art.
6:30pm, £8
St Michael & All Angels Church, Victoria Road, BN1 3FU
Brighton Science Festival 2014
The 2014 Brighton Science Festival promises to liven up your drab February, whether you want to dip your toe or dive headfirst into the world of science.
Various Locations - Brighton
Albion v Wigan Athletic
The Albion welcome FA Cup holders Wigan to the Amex for the first time for this mid-February encounter.
3pm, £25 Adults, £20 Seniors, £10 Under 18’s and £5 for Under 10's
The American Express Community Stadium, Village Way, Falmer, BN1 9BL
Danny Brown
Live music,
7pm, £16
Brighton Coalition, 171- 181 Kings Road Arches, BN1 1NB
Describing Subversive Design
A description-led tour of the exhibition for blind and partially-sighted visitors.
2pm, Free with exhibition admission ticket
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE
Brighton Museum Festival Of The Spoken Nerd: Full Frontal Nerdity
Whether you loved or loathed the school science lab, Festival of the Spoken Nerd is here to feed your brain, tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner…
8pm, £15/£13
The Old Market, Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
TOM Funny Women: Brighton Nights
This month’s Brighton Nights will feature a fantastic mix of new comedy and some Funny Women favourites. See website for details.
8pm, £10/£8
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert including Berlioz Overture, Le Corsaire, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Brahms Symphony No. 2
7.30pm, £10 - 32.50
Brighton Dome - Church Street, BN1 1EE
Metalheadz with Goldie
Metalheadz with Goldie. Plus Calyx & Teebee // Foreign Concept // Maniac & trouble // Mc lowqui/ AD
11pm, £7/£8.50
Concorde 2 - Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Mod For It
Expect a cool mix of Northern soul, Stax and Motown, ska, R&B, rockabilly, garage and rock‘n’roll.
11pm, £5/£4
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Mod for It Subversive Design
A British Sign Language interpreted tour of the exhibition for deaf and hard of hearing visitors.
Midday, Free With Exhibition Admission Ticket
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE
The Magic of Motown
The all new Baby Love 50 Years of No 1 Hits Tour spectacular from the States. the legend of the label lives on, 5 star performances revive more than 36 classics.
7:30pm, £15.50/£24
Theatre Royal - New Road, BN1 1SD
Motown Twelfth Night
Two worlds collide in Filter’s explosive new take on Shakespeare’s lyrical Twelfth Night.
3pm & 8pm, £14/£12
Brighton Dome - Church Street, BN1 1EE
Makers Boutique Exhibition 2014
Makers Boutique are back for their 7th exhibition at Brighton Fishing Quarter this year - A carefully curated exhibition showcases only the very best of Sussex creative talent at this popular seafront destination.
Brighton Fishing Quarter, Kings Road, BN1 1NB
Twisted Market
There is no dress code, however, be as free and creative as you dare and desire just keep the undercarriage covered! Midday, £5
Latest Music Bar - 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF
Sam Smith
One of the biggest breakout artists to emerge in the past 12 months, Sam Smith has won over fans and critics alike.
7pm, £11
The Old Market - Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
The Presidents of the United States of America
This tour will be a very rare chance to catch the band in the very intimate surroundings of Concorde2.
7pm, £18.50
Concorde 2 - Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
The Sundae Club
A ‘Pirates and Adventure’ themed family event with a theatre show, film at Dukes @ Komedia, crafty workshops and a live band.
£25 Family of 4 (min one adult per 3 kids), £8.50 £6.50 conc
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
The Beards: Euro-Bout to Grow A Beard Tour
The Australian comedy folk-rock band return to Europe to continue their beard-themed rock’n’roll assault!
7.30pm, £10 In advance
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Goblin
Famous for scoring legendary soundtracks to such films as Dawn of the Dead, Inferno, Suspiria and Profondo Rosso, expect an unforgettable night of classic giallo inspired Italian-Psych-Prog rock.
7.30pm, £20
Concorde 2 - Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Punt and Dennis
Brand new comedy tour.
7:30pm, £23.50
Theatre Royal - New Road, BN1 1SD
Stand Tall Get Snapped
Photographer Edo Zollo exposes the still widely held misconception that HIV mostly affects gay men and people of black African origin.
Free Entry
Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1EE
Drenge
Raw grunge-inspired blues rock from the immensely talented Loveless brothers. “Intense and feral bare-bones rock’n’roll” NME
7pm, £8
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
The Orwells
Live music.
7pm, £7
The Haunt - Pool Valley Coach Station, BN1 1NJ
Pinter Double Bill
Emporium and Lost In Space present a unique double-bill of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter’s extraordinary ‘memory’ plays.
8pm, £11.40
Emporium Theatre - 88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Little Shop Of Horrors
Boasting comedy, romance and a man eating plant, the societies ominous, banksy-esque, urban reimagining of the eternally popular 1982 musical promises to deliver a night of fierce entertainment.
7:30pm & 2:30 mat on 01 March, £12/£10
The Old Market - Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS
Luke Wright: Essex Lion
The seventh show from brilliant poet and broadcaster Luke Wright.
8pm, £10
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Rambert
Making a much anticipated return after a 13 year absence, Rambert presents Rooster, Christopher Bruce's electrifying celebration of the swinging sixties set to music by the Rolling Stones.
7:30pm, Thu mat 1:30pm, £10-£25
Theatre Royal, New Road, BN1 1SD
This Is Elvis
Jim Devereauxs hit Elvis show returns to the fabulous Latest Music Bar bi-monthly for an action-packed revue of the King of Rock n Roll.
7.30pm, £5
Latest Music Bar - 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF
The Latest Music Bar Comic Boom
It's Komedia's sell-out monthly night of exciting new comedy without the gamble.
8pm, £9/£7/£5
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Everything Is Connected
Bringing the festival atmosphere to the city with storytelling, comedy, poetry, live music, Jenga and adventure. Make friends and DANCE.
7.30pm, £5 In Advance, £7 On the Door
Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
The Silencing of Miss Scarlet
Proud Cabaret drops its guests right in the heart of a hard-boiled Murder Mystery every Thursday night.
To book a table call 01273 605789 or email brightonreservations@proud.co.uk
7pm, please contact venue for ticket price.
Proud Cabaret Brighton, 83 St Georges Road, BN2 1EF
Trip Hazard
Look out for the return of Nic Sandiland’s installation which depicts a series of catastrophic consequences instigated by the inadvertent actions of passers-by.
See Website for times, Free Entry
Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1EE
