THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE:
Friday 6th
Ropetackle Beer Festival 2015
@ropetackleart
Friday marks the start of this two day festival, which will feature more than 25 beers, ciders and perries from small independent breweries, plus wonderful live music during the evenings.
6pm - 11:30pm, £7
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Idiot Savant with Laid Black
@Concorde_2
With an explosion of vibrant colour and sound, Idiot Savant arrives at Concorde 2 just in time for University reading weeks.
11pm - 4am, £6
Concorde 2
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Chamber Business Brunch
@brightonchamber
Get inspired as American Express Vice President Katrina Roberts talks about her passion to see more women succeed in technology and get to the top of their professions.
9pm, £16
Moshimo
Bartholomew Square, BN1 1JS
Saturday 7th
Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
@BrightonRockers
To celebrate their fifth birthday, Brighton Rockers will be throwing a double header of a party, with a mixed opener featuring skaters from local teams, followed by a confrontation with the Team Dragon challenge team.
2pm, £10 (under 12s free)
Dolphin Leisure Centre
Haywards Heath, RH16 1LY
Comedy Club 4 Kids
@KomediaBrighton
Cracking entertainment for everyone over the age of six, the best comedians on the UK circuit do what they do best... but without the rude bits.
2pm, £8.50
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Edward Aczel: the random flapping of a butterfly’s wings
@OtherplaceBTN
Using Chaos theory as a guideline and from his very random perch on the sidelines of stand up comedy, Aczel makes an exceptionally unlikely attempt to change the world once and for all.
7:30pm, £7.50
Otherplace at the Basement
Kensington Street, BN1 4AJ
Bazaar Brighton - Curiosity, Craft and Vintage Fair
Support your local independent artists at this fair, which has a vintage emporium, curiosity shop, kitsch cafe, childrens' art workshop area plus even more on offer.
11am - 5pm
Brighton Unitarian Church
New Road, BN1 1UF
Sunday 8th
The Yardbirds
@ropetackleart
Watch The Yardbirds, undoubtedly one of the most impressive and influential sixties blues rock bands, perform live at this powerful and unmissable experience.
8pm, £17
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Sing-a-long-a-Frozen
@TheatreRoyalBTN
A full screening of Disney's wildly popular Frozen, with lyrics on screen to help you sing along during the film. The audience members are the stars!
2:30pm, £16.90
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
@brightdome
The BPO's 90th season continues with this wonderful Sunday afternoon concert at the Dome, featuring Schubert's Symphony No.5 in B flat major and more.
2:45pm, £11 - £35
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Monday 9th
The History Boys
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Enjoy Alan Bennett's comic drama about adolescent schoolboys, which was recently voted the nation's favourite play in national survey.
7:45pm, £11.90 - £32.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Slow Club
@brightdome
Slow Club, Sheffield boy-girl duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor, emerge from the studio again with what promises to be their career-defining album – Complete Surrender.
7:30pm, £13.50
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Tuesday 10th
The Impossible Gentlemen
@TOMvenue
Triumphant in the Best Ensemble category at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2013, Anglo-American super group The Impossible Gentlemen perform live, forging their unique talents together to create something new and powerful.
8pm, £16
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Charity Chuckle
@KomediaBrighton
A laugh with the feelgood factor, Charity Chuckle is the South-East’s only regular comedy fundraiser, showcasing some of the best new live stand-up for the benefit of a different local charity each month.
8pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Wednesday 11th
Kaiser Chiefs
@BrightonCentre
Following a run of summer festivals, the English indie rock band confirm a UK headline tour in February 2015.
6:30pm, £31.75
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Bite-sized Learning: Be a better writer in two hours flat
@brightonchamber
This session will introduce you to some techniques that will improve your writing skills the minute you get back to your desk, including how to craft succinct, attention-grabbing sentences and how to avoid management-speak.
9:30am - 11:30am, £35
The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground
Eaton Rd, BN3 3AN
Thursday 12th
Laughtermarket
@TOMvenue
Laughtermarket is back for 2015, with another stonking night of headline acts and rising stars from the local scene. This year, TV and radio regular Zoe Lyons headlines.
8pm, £8
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In
@KomediaBrighton
The sell-out smash hit returns to Brighton with a hefty dose of The Noise Next Door’s trademark off-the-cuff madness, two stand-up stars, and some once-in-a-lifetime comedy curiosities.
8pm, £10 (£22 with meal deal)
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
