Things to do in Brighton & Hove - Friday 27th March

Things to do in Brighton & Hove - Friday 27th March - Thursday 2nd April

23rd March 2015

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THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE..

It’s Vegfest at the weekend – two days celebrating vegan food and lifestyle at the Brighton Centre. You’ll be able to buy food (obviously) as well as clothes, bodycare products, accessories and gifts. You’ll have the chance to sample lots of tasters, and there will be cookery demos, comedy, talks, info, performanced and even speed dating (Saturday). There’s a kids area too with cookery classes and entertainment. Tickets on the door are adults £8, concessions £4, kids free. Read more on http://brighton.vegfest.co.uk/

If you like running and you enjoy dressing up, you’ll love the Chicken Run that’s taking place at Hove Park on Sunday at 10am. There’s a 5k run for anyone over 13, a mile for 7-13 year olds with a 500 metre dash for anyone aged 5-13. Your entry fee includes your chicken costume (in case you don’t have your own….) a finisher’s model, chocolate egg and a week’s free BMF membership. Sign up by Saturday and it will cost £19.50 for the 5k, £11 for the mile or £10 for 500 metres, with a slight increase for most races if you choose to pay on the day. If you want to know more, visit http://brightonandhovechick.wix.com/brightonchickenrun

Visit Art Junky on Saturday and Sunday for more than 50 stalls of art, crafts, gifts, books, vintage, jewellery, live DJs and more. Kids are welcome (with under 10s admitted free) and there are crafty activities and face-painting to keep them amused. It’s taking place at the Phoenix Brighton Art Gallery, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton. Admission if you’re over 10 is just £1. More details on www.phoenixbrighton.org/events-phoenix/

The Old Market in Upper Market Street, Hove, is a venue for theatre, dance and more. On Saturday, it’s hosting the Swallowsfeet Festival, a vibrant night of contemporary dance performances. There will be dance from local, national and international artists, including the Swallowsfeet Collective’s first choreographic work together. Read more about this and other upcoming events on http://www.theoldmarket.com/

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Friday 27th

The Treason Show
@Rialto_Brighton
As the Spring sap arises, the treason team turn up the heat for a brand new run of shows at the Rialto. Expect sizzling satire and silly songs. 27th - 28th March.
8pm, £12.50
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE

Abdul Tee-Jay’s Rokoto
@brightdome
Abdul's seven-piece band Rokoto brings the ever-popular rhythms and melodies of palm-wine and highlife to Brighton Dome.
8pm, £10
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE

Courtney Barnett
@Concorde_2
Melbourne-based singer and songwriter Courtney Barnett shows off her range of DIY rock-pop folk tracks.
7pm - 10pm, £10
Concorde 2
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

Snakehips
@KomediaBrighton
Inspired by golden-era hip-hop and R&B, breakthrough UK duo Snakehips promise to bring a wild club night to the Komedia.
11pm - 3am, £9.50
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Saturday 28th

Funny Women Brighton Nights
@KomediaBrighton
Get ready for a fantastic line up of some of the funniest women on the circuit to crack up the south coast, including host Julie Jepson and Desiree Burch.
8pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

John Taylor Trio
Pianist John Taylor and his long-standing partner drummer Martin France unite with saxophonist Julian Argüelles to produce music that is quiet but intense, and unmistakably European in spirit.
8pm, £14
St George's Church
St. George's Road, BN2 1ED

VegfestUK Brighton
@BrightonCentre
VegfestUK Brighton brings you a Food Village with the best vegan food and drinks on the land, with 15 caterers, 1 licensed bar and much more on offer.
9am - 5pm, £5 (under 16s free)
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR

London Philharmonic Orchestra
@brightdome
Hear Rimsky-Korsakov’s sultry, dramatic and captivating portrayal of the young Sultana Scheherazade’s stories here, alongside Tchaikovsky’s own slice of orchestral fantasy and Elgar’s noble but fierce Cello Concerto.
7:30pm, £11 - £32.50
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE

Sunday 29th

The Fairy Tale Fair
@FairyTale_Fair
Fall down the rabbit hole and explore this whimsical craft and vintage fair, back for an Easter special at Brighton Open Market by popular demand.
10:30am - 4pm
Brighton Open Market
London Road, BN1 4JU

Brighton Chicken Run
@YourChickenRun
Join the fancy dress Chicken Run for adults and children, where people will get to earn their chocolate egg and a medal whilst raising money for charity.
10am - 1pm, £8.75 - £19
Hove Park
Goldstone Crescent, BN3 6LR

myminidisco: Stick It On
@KomediaBrighton
Following the huge success of the Valentine’s Ball at the Old Market, myminidisco is back at Komedia for a session with “Stick It On” where the kids takeover the decks.
2pm - 4:30pm, £8 (non-walkers free)
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Monday 30th

Egg-citing Family Easter Egg Hunt
Join in an Egg-citing Easter Egg Hunt, which the whole famly can enjoy together, with 10 letters to find and prizes to win.
10:30am, free
Boundary Road
BN3 5TF

Spamalot
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Monty Python’s Spamalot gallops back out on tour to bring the West End production to theatres across the land as Joe Pasquale reprises his role of King Arthur alongside Bonnie Langford and many others.
7:45pm - 9:45pm, £13.40 - £46.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Road, BN1 1SD

Tuesday 31st

John Bishop: Supersonic
@BrightonCentre
After taking eighteen months off to write his autobiography John is limbering up for his next arena mission, so get ready for a comic boom of guffaws from his brand new show.
8pm, £25
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR

The Coronas
@KomediaBrighton
Having taken Ireland by storm, catch The Coronas and their unique brand of indie-rock in an intimate venue whilst you can.
7:30pm, £9
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Wednesday 1st

Dylan Moran: Off the Hook
@brightdome
Dark, dry and relentlessly sharp, Dylan Moran - star of Black Books, Shaun of the Dead and Calvary - is back with his new stand up show.
8pm, £26
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE

World Building with Minecraft
Learn how to build games, traps and inventions within the Minecraft universe from professional developers at this full day workshop - perfect for any kid that’s nuts about Minecraft.
10am - 4pm, £100
Makers Lab
London Road, BN1 1JL

Thursday 2nd

Lord of the Dance
@BrightonCentre
Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games – a spectacular new staging of the traditional master piece – returns to the UK for a nationwide tour.
8pm, £31.75 - £44.25
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR

Maydays Course Showcases
@Rialto_Brighton
Students from the Level 2 Maydays course present their own shortform improv show using your suggestions.
8pm, £6
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE

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