THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
Children’s Day - Science Festival Day
@BrightonOpenMkt
Brighton Science Festival brings it’s intriguing, puzzling and entertaining charm to Brighton Open Market- take part in experiments and watch demonstrations.
10:30 am, Free
The Open Market
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU
@Rialto_Brighton
Apparently the time for childish fun and frivolity is over as the evil Doktor Sugar Paine has declared that it is time for us all to get our head out of the clouds and back to reality…and that includes the army of carefree animated creatures and characters! We don't stop playing because we get old...
9:00 pm, £10 - 15
Rialto Theatre,
11 Dyke Road BN1 3FE
@concorde_2
Absolute Bowie returns to Brighton with a brand new show, performing all the classic Bowie songs from the Ziggy Stardust era right through to the Thin White Duke eras as well as performing some new numbers!
7:30 pm, £16
Concorde 2
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Blackburn Rovers FC
@OfficialBHAFC
After their victory 1-0 against Nottingham Forest for their first home match, the Albion are under pressure to impress once again at The American Express Community Stadium.
3pm
American Express Community Stadium
Village Way, BN1 9BL
@BrightonThaiFestival
Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your families and friends to feel a touch of Thai culture. Challenge your taste buds and feast your eyes on world class food and performances.
10:00 am, also running on Sunday, £1-3
Preston Park
Preston Drove, BN1 6SD
Sailor Jerry presents The Ride: Merchandise
@StickyMikes
Merchandise is an iconic American Punk trio formed in Tampa, Florida in 2008. Since then, the band has undergone ceaseless revision and reinvention and after putting out numerous records with independent punk labels and touring the American underground, the band truly hit its stride with the release of their second LP in 2012.
8:00 pm, £5
Sticky Mike's Frog Bar,
9-12 Middle Street, BN1 1AL
Strum: the 'get down' guest list gig
@Rialto_Brighton
Join us at STRUM as we continue to promote local Brighton artists with some surprises thrown in! - 10 acts perform their hearts out on the stage at Rialto Theatre. Kicking off with Live performances and then later a Jam session and DJ's, depending on how you all shape up.
9:00 pm, £5.00
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Flyaway Katie – Long Nose Puppets
@TOMvenue
Flyaway Katie is an inspiring flight of fancy about the power of imagination based on the popular children's book by Polly Dunbar with music by Tom Gray of Gomez.
11:00 am and 2:00pm, £5.50 - £8
The Old Market Brighton
11A Upper Market St, BN3 1AS
@Rialto_Brighton
Get a team together and join us for a naughty drink on a school night. We'll cover all the usual general knowledge bases (history, geography, sports, popular culture) with the addition of a special theatre lovers round and a treason show topical teasers round
8:00 pm, Free
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
@TOMvenue
The Drawing Circus brings an ongoing series of sociable drawing extravaganzas to TOM’s Bar at The Old Market. A themed, drop-in, sociable life drawing session for all abilities.
7:30 pm, £5.00
The Old Market Brighton
11A Upper Market St, BN3 1AS
Beach rugby with Kiwi Rugby Coach
@Yellowave
Get into the rugby world cup vibe with the fun active session which includes skills, drills, a match and the chance to learn the infamous Haka. For boys and girls.
12-1pm – 6-8yrs / 1-2pm -9-12yrs / 2-3pm – 13-15yrs, £7.50
Yellowave Beach Sports
299 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
@ropetackleart
Nominated for two 2014 Canadian Folk Music awards, Ten Strings And A Goat Skin is a young bilingual trad/folk/fusion trio celebrating the music of the Irish, Acadien, French, and maritime cultures.
8:00 pm, £12.00
Ropetackle Arts Centre,
Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5EG
Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Autumn Harvest Festival
@brightonfood
The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the south of England. With local producers, growers, restaurants, bars and food retailers firmly at it’s heart, it’s a showcase of the fantastic food, drink and hospitality to be found in the city and surrounding Sussex.
This festival is running until the 31st August.
Various locations, Brighton, BN1 1EE
@BrightonCentre
Michael McIntrye returns with his hotly anticipated brand new stand-up show, 'Happy & Glorious'. Michael’s previous tour, 'Showtime', was the biggest selling comedy tour in the world in 2012, playing to over 640,000 people including a record-breaking ten-night residency at London’s O2 Arena matching the pop-superstar Rihanna’s 2011 record.
8:00 pm, £38.75 - £50
The Brighton Centre
King's Road, BN1 2GR
@Maker_Club
Build a Screaming Mandrake with LEGO WeDo, and use coding to cast a spell and bring it to life in this morning workshop designed especially for little Makers.
10:00 am, £36, Ages 6-9
Brighton MakerClub
114 London Road, BN1 4LJ
