THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
Friday 15th
Street Diner at the Brighthelm Garden
@StreetDiner
Brighton’s favorite street food is served every Friday in Brighthelms's garden. Expect a mouth-watering cook up from traders serving some of the world's most popular dishes.
11am - 3pm, free
Brighthelm Garden
Queens Road, BN1 1YD
Only in Brighton
@brightontour
A walking tour celebrating all that's peculiar to Brighton. What makes Brighton unique? Beach pebbles...fairytale palace...eccentrics...LGBT life...graffiti...Regency architecture...the feeling you're somewhere a bit different? Come and celebrate all that's peculiar to the city in this 90-minute fact-filled and tongue-in-cheek walking tour.
7pm, £8
Meet outside Royal Pavilion Shop
4 Pavilion Buildings, BN1 1EE
Eland Gray
@Rialto_Brighton
Eland Gray is one of the most celebrated and ground-breaking indie-acoustic musicians in South Africa today. His unique style blends rich, moody song writing with a vast array of alternative guitar techniques and precision multi- tasking.
8pm, £12.50
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Saturday 16th
Hove College Open Day
@HoveCollegeNews
Hove College offers a range of courses focused on preparing students for an exciting career in the fast growing, commercial world of new media graphics and the Internet. The open day will consist of a site tour, an opportunity to see students' work and the chance to discuss your course of interest with a member of the academic staff.
9:30am - 1:30pm
Stuart House
48 Cromwell Road, BN3 3ER
Memory Box Club Night
@MemoryBoxParty
For over three years, Memory Box has been celebrating the influences of today's electronic music scene and encapsulating some of the most memorable moments in time. Joining Memory Box creator Robin Ball are two Memory Box heroes – Nightmares on Wax and Luke Vibert playing Balearic through to Acid House, whilst in the other room Robin Ball will play a signature Memory Box set.
11pm, £10 on door (£6/8 adv)
Patterns
10 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL
More Tea, Vicar?
@Rialto_Brighton
Frank of Dad's Army is interviewed by author & entertainer Chris Gidney in a lively afternoon of television nostalgia, which includes Frank's rarely seen home movie of the Dads Army cast on tour, and Frank will sign copies of his best-selling autobiography, Vicar to Dad's Army.
3pm, £14.50
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Sunday 17th
The Charlie Chaplin Story
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Chaplin - The Charlie Chaplin Story is a heart warming and powerful musical tale of the first true British icon of cinema. This fascinating story weaves through Chaplin’s early journey as a young boy through the dark streets of Victorian Vaudeville London to the glitz of early Hollywood.
7:45pm, £15.40 - £31.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Sir Tom Jones Concert
@TheCountyGround
Legendary artist Sir Tom Jones is set to perform at The County Ground, Hove, home of Sussex County Cricket Club, as part of his 2016 UK tour. Fans can expect an exciting, moving and dynamic stage performance delivered with a powerful, nuanced voice that can move mountains.
4pm, £39.50 - £69
The 1st Central County Ground
Eaton Road, BN3 3AN
Brunswick Town Art Fair
@BrunswickFair
Now in its fifth year, the art fair features local artists exhibiting paintings, prints, photographs, cards, ceramics, sculpture and jewellery. The fair focuses on high quality but affordable work which is all for sale. Admission is free and refreshments will be available.
11am - 6pm, free
Brunswick Square Gardens
BN3 1EE
Monday 18th
3 Bucket Jones & Hullabaloo Water Aid Concert
@HullabalooQuire
This gig will be celebrating the launch of 3 Bucket Jones’ second album TAKE THESE GHOSTS. Members ofHullaballoo and the Brighton Tubthumpers & some outstanding local singers including Kirsty Martin will also be performing as part of the Bucket Jones Collective. All profits from their ‘TAKE THESE GHOSTS’-2nd album tour will be going to Water Aid.
7pm, £5
Brighton & Hove High School
Montpelier Road, BN1 3AT
Let It Be
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Come Together and experience the iconic music of The Beatles with Let it Be, the spectacular concert jam-packed with over 40 of The Beatles greatest hits. Direct from the West End, this international hit show celebrates the legacy of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.
7:45pm, £26.15 - £33.65
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Tuesday 19th
Happily Never After
@88LondonRoad
Award-winning improvisers The Maydays take your suggestion and allow a unique tale to unfold, exploring the world of strange possibilities that flows from it. With black comedy, imaginative physicality and a bespoke improvised soundtrack, this will be a truly creepy, atmospheric and fantastical experience.
7:45pm, £8
88 London Road
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Wednesday 20th
Stand Up & Slam
@KomediaBrighton
Six phenomenal acts go head to head for your approval as poetry and comedy collide with unexpected and hilarious results! Our resident team captains are joined by the most exciting comedy and poetry acts from around the UK. We’re mashing up the two art forms in an epic battle of spoken word. Who wins? You decide.
7:30pm, £8
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Thursday 21st
Turn your idea into a live business - Ride the Wave
@brightonchamber
Got a great idea, but not sure how to make it into a profitable business? This workshop will show you how. You’ll get plenty of practical advice from business experts, and the chance to share your ideas, solve problems and turn plans into profits.
9:15am - 4:45pm, £10
BMECP
10a Fleet Street, BN1 4ZE
#JustWrite Day
@MyBICPen
Imagine waking up to a world without written words, what would it mean to you? No more handwritten notes, no more beautifully written birthday or Christmas cards, no more fan signs at concerts. How much would it impact you? BIC can’t imagine a world without words, which is why it will be encouraging British teens to pick up a pen this summer for the second #JustWrite Day on Thursday 21st July 2016.
Brighton Pier
Madeira Dr, BN2 1TW
