THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
The inaugral WILD LIFE festival, presented and curated by Disclosure & Rudimental, takes place on June 6th & 7th at Brighton City Airport, Shoreham-by-sea. Acts confirmed to play included Sam Smith, Wu Tang Clan, Annie Mac, George Ezra and of course Disclosure & Rudimental. Original tickets sold out in a week! Limited number of EXTRA day tickets now on sale. Catch them here: http://wildlifefestival.com/extra-tickets/
On Friday June 5, Exeter Street Hall is hosting an event called Where in the world are you from? Professional genealogist Madeleine Dickens will talk about using genealogical research to explore our hidden roots and histories. It’s taking place from 7-8.30pm, with tickets costing £4 each. More info and details of other Hall events at http://www.exeterstreethall.org/
Catch “Halfway to Paradise”, the Billy Fury story, at the Theatre Royal on Saturday June 6. His band, Fury’s Tornados, will play hits including Last Night Was Made for Love and Jealousy. It’s all set to a backdrop from the era and included personal movie footage of Billy. Find out more and buy tickets on http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/halfway-to-paradise-the-billy-fury-story-2/theatre-royal-brighton/#overview_tab.
The programme at the new Brighton Open Air Theatre (B.O.A.T) is now in full swing. This Saturday you can take the kids to see the Nettle Knickers’ Puppet show, an interactive puppet theatre performance from local company Spectral Arts based on plant. The show will use folk law, fairy tales and myths combined with well-known medicinal plants. The hour long show starts at 2pm. Tickets are £6 adults, £4 children and concessions, with family tickets available too. www.brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk/
Enjoy a free Lindyhop dance class at the Open Market on Saturday June 6 at 11am. It’s being led by Brighton Lindyhoppers. So what exactly is lindyhop? It’s a “ social dance from the swing dance family, also known as the jitterbug”. It originated in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, along with the jazz music of that era. Tempted? More info here http://www.brightonopenmarket.co.uk/events/free-lindyhop-dance-lesson/
And even more suggestions...
Friday 5th
Andrew Lawrence
@ropetackleart
Returning from his critically acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh 2014 show, Andrew Lawrence, heads back onto the road with Reasons To Kill Yourself.
8pm, £13
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Tim Vine
@TheatreRoyalBTN
On his first stand-up tour in 4 years, the punslinger Tim Vine returns with lots of new jokes, silly songs and twitchy dancing.
8pm, £24.90
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Brighton Music Conference
@BrightonMusicCo
Join 4500 DJs, producers and industry professionals for the UK's only electronic music conference.
10am - 5:30pm, £15 (Academy) / £99 (Professional)
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Saturday 6th
WILD LIFE Festival
@WILD_LIFE_FEST
WILD LIFE festival, presented and curated by Disclosure and Rudimental, brings you a wide range of acts including Sam Smith, Wu Tang Clan and Annie Mac.
£108.90 and onwards (weekend ticket)
Shoreham Airport
BN43 5FF
Faded
@mokacrawley
Faded is Crawley's premium Saturday clubbing experience - giving the customer great drinks, fantastic music and bigger entertainment.
9pm - 3am, £5
Moka
RH10 1JA
Nine Below Zero
@ropetackleart
Legendary British rhythm and blues band Nine Below Zero bring all four original members together for an unmissable live show.
8pm, £15
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Flint Knapping
This course is for anyone interested in the use of flint for building and repairing. The course includes some theory but has a large practical component.
9:30am - 5pm, £97 - £202
Stanmer Park
BN1 9PZ
Sunday 7th
Snapper Jaxx Kid's Club - Garden Gnomes
@ChurchillSquare
Entertain the kids with live shows, storytelling, songs, adventure play, craft sessions and much more at Churchill Square Shopping Centre's free kid's club.
11am - 4pm, free
Churchill Square Shopping Centre
BN1 2RG
Bent Double
@KomediaBrighton
An irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by Zoe Lyons of Mock The Week and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
7:30pm, £12
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Not Only Hair
@TOMvenue
A live artistic hair show, with hairdressers joined by musicians, dancers, graffiti artists, singers and DJs.
7:30pm, £25
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Monday 8th
Moody Blues
@BrightonCentre
Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge - carry on their magical musical legacy from generation to generation, year after year.
7pm, £46.25
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Tuesday 9th
Ruby Turner
@ropetackleart
Widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest soul singers, Ruby Turner brings her band to Ropetackle as part of a new UK tour.
8pm, £22.50
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Tom Baxter
@KomediaBrighton
Tom Baxter rediscovers his passion for the guitar and love of song-writing in his latest album, played live at Komedia.
7pm, £14
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Wednesday 10th
British Sea Power
@Concorde_2
BSP will be playing debut album The Decline Of British Sea Power in its entirety as a warm up to their sold out show in London.
7:30 - 10:30pm, £15
Concorde 2
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Caroline Criado-Perez
@ropetackleart
The woman who took on the Bank Of England, Twitter, and the criminal justice system, journalist and feminist Caroline launches her new book.
7pm, £8
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Thursday 11th
The Eco Technology Show 2015
@EcoTechShow
The UK's premier event for sustainable energy, build, transport, technology and resource efficiency.
9:30am - 5pm, free
The American Express Community Stadium
BN1 9BL
Brighton & Hove Social Enterprise Networking
An event for anyone involved in social enterprise in Brighton & Hove - get involved and take part in action learning sets.
10am - 12pm, free
Wagner Hall
Regency Road, BN1 2RT
