MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music and Motion Our weekly online dementia-friendly music club. Songs, movement, and fun. No experience necessary! Free – email us for Zoom link emma@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Poetry in Relation to Music by Angela Abbo January 2022 24 Poetry in relation to Music by Angela Abbo 31 The Poetry of Tony Harrison by Kate Dyson February 2022 7 'Always be at a tangent' – an exploration of the outsider! by Paddy O’Keeffe 14 Love Poetry: Personal Choices 21 […]
NEW VENTURE THEATRE ‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore’ by Martin McDonagh Directed by Steven O'Shea This play contains acts of violence, sustained gunfire and scenes that some may find distressing “Come on in ahead for yourselves. I’m just in the middle of shooting me Dad”. A darkly comic satire on terrorism set in Ireland in […]
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal Yoko Ono (piano) Chapel Royal North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA Tuesdays 1.10–1.55pm All seats £3 at the door
FABRICA Paso Lighthouse in partnership with Fabrica presents artists Alberto Ruiz Soler and William Fairbrother’s new immersive spatial sound composition and experiential sensory sculpture, Paso. Paso is intended to be a passing place that celebrates freedom of movement; it is free to visit and open to all, and offers a space to consider the […]
RECITAL AT ST NICHOLAS Ellen Blackshaw (violin) ‘Solo Bach, solo Bartok’ Wednesdays 2.00–2.45pm Beautiful music in the heart of the city Suggested donation £3.00 on the door or whatever you can afford. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes available. Our popular music recitals continue at the new time […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Stretch and Sing Club Join us for our fortnightly lighthearted online music club for over 50s: singing, quizzes, movement and breathing techniques – everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Online: contact us for Zoom link. Free bela@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
HOVE CIVIC SOCIETY Portslade Old Village – Lost Jewel in the Crown Trevor Povey will piece together the events that shaped one of our more important villages. Little appreciated, almost invisible, and next to one of our earliest super highways. Ralli Hall, 81 Denmark Villas, Hove BN3 3TH Free entry Information: karin@hovecivicsociety.org
BRIGHTON AND HOVE FRENCH CIRCLE Soirée musicale – chanson et guitare Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD Visitors £5 on the door, members free Information: 01273 321794 / s@hinton.clara.net
THE ARTS SOCIETY EAST SUSSEX "Why Roy Lichtenstein Matters" Illustrated Lecture by Dr Kate Aspinall The Hove Club, 28 Fourth Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PJ Wednesday 26 January 6.45pm for 7.45pm start ASES Members free/visitors £8 (strictly by prior arrangements – only two lectures per year) Contact Membership Secretary for further information or register […]
BUC LUNCHTIME CONCERT Lorenzo Masotto (piano) Brighton Unitarian Church Fridays 12.30–1.15pm Tea/coffee served from 12 noon £5 suggested donation on the door The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our […]
MUSIC AND WINE AT ST. LUKE’S Vive la Détante! Peter Fisher (violin) & Margaret Fingerhut (piano) A beguiling mix of French and English composers. In between Debussy’s exquisite violin sonata and Ravel’s dazzling virtuoso masterpiece Tzigane you will hear Berlioz, Delius, Malcolm Arnold and Clive Jenkins. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, BN2 […]
NICHOLAS YONGE SOCIETY Evening Concert Van Baerle Piano Trio: Haydn, Verbey and Schubert Hannes Minnaar - Piano Maria Milstein - Violin Gideon den Herder- Cello Programme Haydn Trio in Eb major, Hob XV: 30 Theo Verbey Trio Schubert Trio in Eb major, D. 929 Cliffe Building, East Sussex College, 1 Mountfield Rd, Lewes […]
BRIGHTON CONSORT Concert – Back to Basics Director Greg Skidmore Programme includes music for unaccompanied voices by Byrd, Victoria, Phillips and Monteverdi St George’s Church, Brighton BN2 1ED Tickets £12 from www.brightonconsort.org.uk or 01273 833746 or on the door Information: 01273 833746 or Mike@brightonconsort.org.uk
LEWES LITTLE THEATRE ‘Getting Through to Harry’ Directed and written by Philip Ayckbourn Lancaster Street, Lewes BN7 2PX Saturday 29 January–Saturday 5 February at 7.45pm (excl. Sunday), Matinee: Saturday 5 February at 2.45pm Tickets: members £10 non-members £15 Box Office: 01273 474826 opens week before performance: Mon, Wed, Fri 10.30am–12.00pm. www.lewestheatre.org Online […]
LEWES LITTLE THEATRE ‘Getting Through to Harry’ Directed and written by Philip Ayckbourn Lancaster Street, Lewes BN7 2PX Saturday 29 January–Saturday 5 February at 7.45pm (excl. Sunday), Matinee: Saturday 5 February at 2.45pm Tickets: members £10 non-members £15 Box Office: 01273 474826 opens week before performance: Mon, Wed, Fri 10.30am–12.00pm. www.lewestheatre.org Online […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music and Motion Our weekly online dementia-friendly music club. Songs, movement, and fun. No experience necessary! Free – email us for Zoom link emma@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
POETRY FOR PLEASURE The Poetry of Tony Harrison by Kate Dyson January 2022 31 The Poetry of Tony Harrison by Kate Dyson February 2022 7 'Always be at a tangent' – an exploration of the outsider! by Paddy O’Keeffe 14 Love Poetry: Personal Choices 21 Shall I or shan’t I? Life-changing decisions by Dexter […]
SILVER STRINGS Open Session Always wanted to play a stringed instrument? Then Silver Strings is for you! We are Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band: we meet weekly to play cellos, violas and violins together. Most of our players were complete beginners before their first session. We hold free Open Sessions on the […]
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal Darragh Morgan (violin) Chapel Royal North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA Tuesdays 1.10–1.55pm All seats £3 at the door
PORTSLADE RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY Members’ Choice Loxdale English Centre, Locks Hill, BN41 2LA Admission £3, includes tea/coffee and biscuits Information: Richard Richardson (Chairman): 01273 328722
THE SUSSEX HARMONISERS Open Rehearsal Open Rehearsal of our male chorus Sussex Kings of Harmony Woodlands Meed School, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0DP Free – guys: come, listen and sing but please email in advance: contact@sussexharmonisers.org.uk
RECITAL AT ST NICHOLAS Constance Chow (piano) Wednesdays 2.00–2.45pm Beautiful music in the heart of the city Suggested donation £3.00 on the door or whatever you can afford. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes available. Our popular music recitals continue at the new time of 2.00pm and we look forward to welcoming everyone into […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music training for carers Do you care for someone living with dementia? Join us to learn and develop non-verbal tools for connection in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. Online / in person Free – booking essential emma@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
BUC LUNCHTIME CONCERT Laurence Cuttriss (clarinet / piano) Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF Fridays 12.30–1.15pm Tea/coffee served from 12 noon £5 suggested donation on the door The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday […]
BRIGHTON CONSORT Concert – Back to Basics Director Greg Skidmore Programme includes music for unaccompanied voices by Byrd, Victoria, Phillips and Monteverdi Holy Trinity Church, High St, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9TS Tickets £12 from www.brightonconsort.org.uk or 01273 833746 or on the door Information: 01273 833746 or Mike@brightonconsort.org.uk
SUSSEX MUSICIANS’ CLUB Our annual Student Concert featuring promising young performers and a wide variety of music Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF Admission free Information 01273 302276
SEAFORD MUSIC SOCIETY ‘A Grand Concert’ London Mozart Players and Howard Shelley A programme of chamber music by Mozart, Beethoven and Hummel. The concert will be followed by an optional afternoon tea. The Grand Hotel, King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne BN21 4EQ Members £15 / non-members £20 / under 26 years old free Optional […]