THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
It’s Pride Weekend! This weekend marks Pride’s 25th anniversary, and to celebrate, the colourful, vibrant parade has a theme of “Carnival of Diversity”. The parade starts at Hove Lawns at 11am and around 160,000 people are expected to either take part or watch it. Other Pride events include the main festival in Preston Park, with acts including The Human League, Fatboy Slim and The Freemasons. There are other stages, a funfair, stalls, community areas and tents too. Outside the park, there’s the Pride Arts and Film Festival and the Pride Village Party in St James's Street/Marine Parade on both Saturday and Sunday. http://www.brighton-pride.org/
Have you missed football during the close season? There’s just over a week to go before hostilities recommence in both the Premier and football leagues. Brighton are hosting a prestigious pre-season friendly at the Amex on Sunday against Sevilla, with kick off at 4pm. More information and tickets on http://www.seagulls.co.uk/
The Old Market theatre is staging The Spooky Men's Chorale on Sunday. The group, from the Blue Mountains in Australia, mixes Georgian harmonies with ballads and a good deal of silliness. The Spookies formed in 2001 and this is their sixth visit to the UK. Their last tour, two years ago, saw them playing to sell-out audiences. http://theoldmarket.com/shows/the-spooky-mens-chorale/
Enjoy an urban foraging walk on Sunday, starting at Dyke Road Café. The two hour walk through the parks and streets of Brighton will introduce you to the laws and pitfalls of foraging. You’ll also be shown how to identify and locate up to 20 foods that you can safely forage. It’s £10 a head for adults - more information on http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/event/Urban%20Foraging%20Walk/02%20Aug%202015
Friday 31st
Children’s Day
@BrightonOpenMkt
Join us for a day of fun and entertainment, all day with stalls, activities and workshops, including a free circus workshop.
10:30am - 3pm, free
The Open Market
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU
Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
@Rialto_Brighton
This much-acclaimed production shows Quentin Crisp both in his beloved Chelsea flat as the 1970s dawned, and in his final years in his adopted New York.
7:30pm, £12.50
Rialto Theatre,
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Chilled in a Field Festival
A fun weekend for party people of all ages who like to play all day (and dance all night), with live music, underground parties and a silent disco rave in the woods.
8pm, £1 - £74.50
Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum
BN8 5AF
Saturday 1st
Claire Martin & Liane Carroll
@ropetackleart
Two of the UK’s finest jazz stars Claire Martin and Liane Carroll perform a new show ‘In Full Swing’ with special guest Julian Nicholas on sax.
8pm, £16
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show
@Rialto_Brighton
The Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanish. Paying homage to the classic sci-fi series and based entirely on audience suggestions, the Maydays jump through time to put right what once went wrong.
9pm, £10
Rialto Theatre,
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Zippos Circus
@ZipposCircus
The annual circus comes to town - jugglers, acrobats, horses and budgies make up this traditional spectacular.
Hove No 1 Lawn
Hove Lawns, BN3 2WW
Brighton & Hove Pride 2015
@PrideBrighton
The annual Pride community parade is one of the most colourful and exciting visual events in the city’s calendar, bringing the whole community out to Brighton & Hove’s streets to view the spectacle in all its outrageous colour.
11am
Preston Park
Preston Rd, BN1 6SD
Sunday 2nd
Hamlet
@BOATheatre
Folksy Theatre bring their open-air Shakespeare production of 'Hamlet' for one performance only to Brighton's beautiful new open air theatre.
2pm - 4:35pm, £12 (children £8)
Brighton Open Air Theatre
Park Dyke Road, BN3 6EH
Brighton and Hove Albion FC vs Sevilla FC
@OfficialBHAFC
Sevilla FC come to town to face Brighton at the American Express Community Stadium.
4pm, £15
American Express Community Stadium
Village Way, BN1 9BL
The Spooky Men’s Chorale
@TOMvenue
The Spooky Men's Chorale, from the Blue Mountains in Australia, employ a devastating combination of immaculate musical sensibilities, cavernous vocal chords and extreme silliness.
7:30pm, £19.50
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Monday 3rd
LEGO Movie Animation Workshop
@Maker_Club
Come for a group workshop in stop motion animation, and create your own LEGO Movie mini-film
with the Curiosity Hub team. For ages 10 - 13.
10am, £20 - £24
114 London Road
BN1 4LJ
Little Miss Fashion One Day Workshop
@Fashworkshops
Let your little one learn how to use the sewing machine and make a pair of shorts to take home, with a unique and easy sewing programme.
10am - 12pm, free
The Fashion School
Lewes Crescent, BN2 1FH
Tuesday 4th
Bite-sized Learning: Healthy and fit made simple
@brightonchamber
Know you want to be healthier, but don’t know where to start? Short on the time and energy you need to make changes? This workshop is for you.
9:30am - 11:30am, £35
The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground
Eaton Rd, BN3 3AN
Raspberry Pi Taster
@Maker_Club
Learn Raspberry Pi the right way, and find out why it's the world's fastest selling micro-computer, at this workshop for 8 years old and above.
10am, £20 - £24
114 London Road
BN1 4LJ
Wednesday 5th
Life Drawing: The Mixed Pose
@BrightonDrawing
The Mixed Pose is a life drawing session of short, medium and long poses and with a tea and coffee break half way through.
7:30pm, £6
New England Street
BN1 4GH
The Dreamboys
@TheatreRoyalBTN
An action packed 2 hour show from start to finish starring The Dreamboys, the most famous male stripper act the UK has ever produced.
7:45pm, £28.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Thursday 6th
That'll Be the Day
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Prepare for a nostalgia party extravaganza as the nation's favourite rock ‘n’ roll variety show appears with its Brand New 30th Anniversary Special.
7:45pm, £20.90 - £27.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
