http://www.Brightonevent.co.uk/ The latest events and news on whats on in Brighton and Hove this month. With Money off vouchers and interactive map to make your day out more enjoyable en-us rss@brightongrid.co.uk Dance http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=11682 Come along and learn to dance. Ceroc is a fusion of salsa and modern jive. Every Sunday at 7:30pm. If you attend any night before the end of February you will receive 4 weeks free entry. Funky Fish Club, New Steine Hotel, Marine Parade 28/01/07 - 28/01/10 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13894 Mr Willett’s Popular Pottery The etiquette of courtship in pottery and porcelain. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion 05/02/08 - 01/02/09 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13892 Fine Art gallery From Victorian fortune telling to Brighton Pride, explore love and courtship through paintings. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion 14/02/08 - 01/02/09 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13893 Six Brightonians looked at the love lives of our objects in our collections. What they discovered will beguile and astonish you – from coming of age to the thrill of the chase, when love goes wrong and the happy-ever-after. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion 14/02/08 - 31/08/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13906 Fine Art gallery From Victorian fortune telling to Brighton Pride, explore love and courtship through paintings. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion 14/02/08 - 01/02/09 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13914 Adult Jewellery making classes from The Brighton Bead Shop. Are you full of ideas but in need a bit of know how? Why not pop along to The Brighton Bead Shop? This creative haven in the heart of the North Laine now hosts regular jewellery classes. Intimate groups (six places per session) give you personal tuition from an experienced jewellery maker. All classes are suitable for beginners although some include more detailed work. Project sheets are given at the end of each session so you can practice what you’ve learnt at home. Class Prices: £25 each or £20 each for four or more classes booked at one time. A 50% deposit is required when booking. Class Times: Tuesdays – 10am–1pm and Thursdays - 7pm-9.30pm The Brighton Bead Shop 25/02/08 - 03/07/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13867 The course contains practical, useful advice from week one, enabling you to start using tools immediately. It builds steadily and thoroughly, delivering essential information from marketing basics to higher level principles. By the end of the course you will not only have an understanding of a range of powerful marketing tools, but also a clear understanding of their practical implementation and implications. Standard fee £1,100 for 10 sessions. Please contact us for fees where more than one person is attending from the same organisation. Fees include the course book and other course materials, refreshments and lunch on each day of the course. Fees are VAT free. Mithras House, University of Brighton 02/04/08 - 04/06/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13877 The top selling show for four years at the world’s largest arts festival - the Edinburgh Fringe - and already acclaimed as “The best party-night out in town” in four major British cities, the two-hour show features 200 sumptuous costumes, fantastic choreography and immaculate make up. It’s fun all the way as the “girls” entertain the audience like no Brighton audience has ever been entertained before in the new DEVILS AND ANGELS show. They take no prisoners as the extravaganza glides from seductively sexy to outrageously funny. It’s a night no one will want to forget! Please contact event organiser for more info and tickets Victoria Gardens 02/05/08 - 01/06/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14025 East meets West and Cabaret meets spectacular West End musical as the hits keep on coming – from Legendary Musicals to Disco Divas. The sensational new production – created to mark the Ladyboys of Bangkok’s Tenth UK Tour – features non stop hits from the Spice Girls tribute to Broadway showstoppers. Entry price (public): £22 & £19 Concessions £19 and £17 Entry price (members/NUS): £10 Performance times: Mon to Sat 7pm & 9.15pm. Sun 5pm & 7.30pm For further information, ring: 0871 702 9506 or visit www.ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk Victoria Gardens 02/05/08 - 01/06/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13982 Jake Spicer&#39s second exhitbion of original paintings and drawings at the Calico Gallery, Brighton. All are welcome to come to see this show of new works based on time spent in Devon with model Ali Gray. The House With No Door is a Brighton Fringe Festival event and the Calico Gallery is a part of the Artists’ Open House Seven Dials trail. Original artwork and limited edition, signed prints of all work on display will be available to purchase. Calico Gallery, Dyke Road Mews, Seven Dials 03/05/08 - 26/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13998 As perspectives shift and the world is made anew, An Infinite Line redraws the horizon of our ways of seeing. No late comers permitted. Sat 3, Mon 5 - Sat 10, Tue 13 - Thu 15, Sat 17, Thu 22 & Sat 24, 8pm Fri 16 & Fri 23, 6pm & 9pm approx peformance running time: 75 mins FREE Installation opening times Thu 8, Fri 9, Sat 10, Wed 14, Thu 15, Sat 17 & Thu 22, 2pm - 5pm Fri 16, 1pm - 4pm Mon 19 - Wed 21, 2pm - 5pm & 6pm - 9pm Post-show talks Wed 14 & Thu 22 Designed and Directed by David Harradine The Basement, Argus Lofts, 24 Kensington Street 03/05/08 - 24/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14154 Welcome...to Plug.us.in. The University of Sussex Media Practice and Theory Degree Show for 2008! This exhibition is the culmination of three years of hard work from students in the disciplines of photography, documentary film, and interative installation, and demonstrates the formidable technical and creative skills developed during this time. Come and see all our hard work! Uniof Sussex - Education Development Building 16/05/08 - 20/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14047 Bringing the best new music from across the world to Brighton Black Mountain Fujiya & Miyagi Lightspeed Champion School Of Language Tickets: Weekend Ticket £45 Day Ticket £22.50 For queries on Disabled and Wheelchair access please email access@escapegreat.com The Old Market, Upper Market Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14120 Plus DJ provided by Balkan Beats UK Light the taper. It&#39s fireworks time as Brighton Festival heads out East for an exclusive and incendiary gypsy music double-header. Look out for a special free event hosted by Brighton-based Balkan Beats UK, featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia who will take over New Road - gypsy style - at 2pm on Sat 17, FREE. Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14122 If the daily headlines and stats are to be believed, our children are over-fed, over-stimulated and overwrought. If true, then where is the fault line? Too much freedom? Too little discipline? Overbearing expectation? In a 24/7 world of TV, mobile phones, computer games and chat rooms, how can we steer our children towards a healthy, happy and productive engagement with adulthood? Joining Libby Brooks, Guardian journalist and author, to discuss and debate this pressing topic are Tanya Byron, psychologist, broadcaster and parenting guru Sue Palmer, author of the best-selling child development bible Toxic Childhood and Carl Honoré, author of Under Pressure Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14187 One book. One city. One big reading adventure. Join best-selling crime writer Val McDermid for the compelling conclusion to City Reads 2008, a three-month collective read of her chilling modern crime classic A Place of Execution. Creator of the gripping Wire in the Blood series and winner of the prestigious Gold Dagger award, Val McDermid is one of the world&#39s leading crime writers. A Place of Execution is a taut psychological suspense thriller. In this special event, Val McDermid discusses the book and all things crime with fellow writer and Observer crime critic Peter Guttridge. For crime lovers and City Reads participants alike. Meet the Author Competition for Brighton & Hove Book Groups www.cityreads.co.uk Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14188 The Guardian Series If the daily headlines and stats are to be believed, our children are over-fed, over-stimulated and overwrought. If true, then where is the fault line? Too much freedom? Too little discipline? Overbearing expectation? In a 24/7 world of TV, mobile phones, computer games and chat rooms, how can we steer our children towards a healthy, happy and productive engagement with adulthood? Joining Libby Brooks, Guardian journalist and author, to discuss and debate this pressing topic are Tanya Byron, psychologist, broadcaster and parenting guru Sue Palmer, author of the best-selling child development bible Toxic Childhood and Carl Honoré, author of Under Pressure Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14189 Plus DJ provided by Balkan Beats UK Light the taper. It&#39s fireworks time as Brighton Festival heads out East for an exclusive and incendiary gypsy music double-header. &#39Speed daemons&#39 Fanfare Ciocarlia began life as a village wedding band in the remote mountains of north-east Romania. Today the 2006 winners of BBC Radio 3&#39s World Music Award for Europe are the most famous gypsy band in the world, fuelling a global Balkan beats revolution with their dizzying brand of roaring Roma funk and high velocity Eastern European dance music. Blind Belgian violinist Tcha Limberger hails from a famous family of manouche musicians, steeped in the gypsy jazz legacy of Django Reinhardt. Drawn to Hungarian music from an early age, Tcha spent three years studying its roots in Budapest. Now, with his hand-picked ensemble of Hungary&#39s finest gypsy players, he revisits the heartland of Budapest cafe culture. Look out for a special free event hosted by Brighton-based Balkan Beats UK, featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia who will take over New Road - gypsy style - at 2pm on Sat 17, FREE. Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 17/05/08 - 17/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13970 Ralli Hall Market day in Hove will have a variety of Art, Fashion, craft and food stuffs all with two things in common, quality and originality. One-off bespoke items, produced by the stallholders themselves. You can find everything from fine art to edgy women&#39s wear, customized men&#39s clothing, beautifully tailored children&#39s clothes and handmade jewellery. The market café, offering delicious food, is open all day. It’s a pleasant social occasion to browse, buy unusual presents, enjoy the entertainment of some music or a puppet show or just relish the ambience . Ralli Hall 18/05/08 - 18/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13971 Ralli Hall Market day in Hove will have a variety of Art, Fashion, craft and food stuffs all with two things in common, quality and originality. One-off bespoke items, produced by the stallholders themselves. You can find everything from fine art to edgy women&#39s wear, customized men&#39s clothing, beautifully tailored children&#39s clothes and handmade jewellery. The market café, offering delicious food, is open all day. It’s a pleasant social occasion to browse, buy unusual presents, enjoy the entertainment of some music or a puppet show or just relish the ambience . Ralli Hall, Hove 18/05/08 - 18/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13983 Nominated for &#39Best Female Performer&#39 Latest 7 Fringe Awards 2007, Maddie Live &#39Talking Up The Fringe!&#39 is back for a one-off show in this year&#39s Fringe festival. Come and meet the stars of this year’s Fringe as they tell all and perform like never before. From circus acts to bands, from filmmakers to theatrical performances, Maddie Live &#39Talking Up The Fringe!&#39 has it all. Set in the decadent rooms of The Hanbury Club, it’s exactly what the Fringe has been waiting for. Filmed in front of a live audience, this show has a fresh new vibe that keeps you buzzing for days and wanting more. And the best thing of all it is a FREE SHOW! The Hanbury Club 18/05/08 - 18/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14019 3 Bands - 2 D&#39J&#39S - 1 Night only. 3 up and coming local bands playing a superb mixture of indie, rock and funk + 2 DJ&#39S sticking it all together with musical glue. Admission: £1 bf7 / £2 after Belushi&#39s, 10 - 12 Grand Junction Road 18/05/08 - 19/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14121 In an age of spin, sleaze and empty sound bites, in whom or what can we place our trust? Our politicians? Public figures? The Press? As an ever growing scepticism pervades our public life, these seem unlikely contenders. Is this a contemporary condition or an age-old instinct? And what effect does it have on our value systems and engagement with the society around us? Joining Brighton Festival Chair and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee in this compelling debate are: former Member of Parliament and committed human rights campaigner Oona King philosopher, author and broadcaster A.C. Grayling BBC&#39s political editor Nick Robinson and journalist, campaigner and novelist Melissa Benn. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 18/05/08 - 18/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14164 Not just for drummers.See Lloyd Ryan,one of Britain&#39s most accomplished drummers doing what he does best..drumming and talking!Expect explosive drumming,amusing stories and the occasional surprise + the opportunity to ask questions and get some top tips.Many of Lloyd&#39s former students have achieved great success,Phil Collins(Genesis),Derrick McKenzie(Jamiroquai)& John Coughlan(ex Status Quo) are just a few examples.If you like being entertained and to have some fun along the way,this one&#39s for you. Scream Studio&#39s - Melbourne Street, Brighton 18/05/08 - 18/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14048 The Blue Camel Clubs celebrate the artistic achievements of people with learning disabilities as artists and participants. The clubs are for people with learning disabilities and their friends. The Old Market, Upper Market Street 19/05/08 - 19/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14124 As well as performing the standard guitar repertoire, this remarkable sibling duo believes passionately in opening our ears and minds to the full extent of the instrument&#39s range. Their repertoire displays myriad styles from contemporary commissions to jazz-inflected improvisations. Today they lend their &#39unbridled virtuosity&#39 and &#39flawless unity&#39 to a typically diverse programme including an exclusive world premiere by featured Festival composer Ian Wilson. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 19/05/08 - 19/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14123 To mark the centenary of Olivier Messiaen&#39s birth, Belfast-born composer Ian Wilson presents the UK premiere of a compelling new companion piece to the Frenchman&#39s transcendent Quartet for the End of Time. Based on a short story by Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Marquez, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World has been written for small ensemble with narration by Dublin-born artist, vocalist and composer Gavin Friday perhaps best known for his collaboration with Bono on the film In the Name of the Father . He is joined here by a new ensemble featuring three highly talented young Irish artists and the cellist of the Belcea Quartet. This suitably macabre yet curiously uplifting ensemble piece is presented alongside Messiaen&#39s hauntingly beautiful Quartet for the End of Time , one of the most moving and profound works in the chamber repertoire. Written while Messiaen was interned in the German prison camp Stalag IIIA, it was conceived to &#39bring the listener closer to eternity in space, to infinity&#39. It has since become one of the seminal works of the 20th century. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 19/05/08 - 19/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14125 Following 2007&#39s monumental staging of Veil of the Temple , the Brighton Dome Concert Hall is transformed once more for an exclusive Proms-style celebration of the music of John Tavener. A transcendent fusion of East and West, ancient and modern, sacred and secular, terrestrial and celestial! Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 20/05/08 - 20/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14190 In 1985, Hanif Kureishi&#39s Oscar-nominated My Beautiful Launderette announced the arrival of a prolific new talent on the British cultural landscape. Since then the playwright, screenwriter, novelist and filmmaker has captured the zeitgeist of a multicultural, multiracial Britain in a string of award-winning works from the Buddha of Suburbia to Gabriel&#39s Gift. His 2006 screenplay Venus saw its venerable lead Peter O&#39Toole Oscar and BAFTA bound. Here he unveils his latest novel Something to Tell You, a coming-of-age tale of 70s suburbia, sexual desire and human frailty. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 20/05/08 - 20/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14191 Bristol-based quartet Spiro were born out of the thriving traditional music session scene of the early 90s. Today they are at the forefront of a new wave of inspirational English acoustic music. Performing on violin, mandolin, accordion and guitar, they create rich, multilayered music, weaving a web of swirling harmony and rhythm around the bold traditional tunes of northern England. Their hypnotic sound recalls the dreamlike textures of Penguin Cafe Orchestra and treads a similar path to the wistful soundscapes of Ted Barnes. Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Church Street 20/05/08 - 20/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14192 Tue 20 - Fri 23 May, 6.30pm Sat 24, 6pm & 9pm When Hugh finds his neighbour&#39s rabbit lying dead in his garden, the only sensible thing to do is to put it in a box. But it doesn&#39t fit. As he puzzles over what to do with the body he starts to wonder how much of life disappears once we die... Hoipolloi have been stretching people&#39s imaginations with their unique brand of high-energy visual theatre for over a decade. Fresh from its award-winning Edinburgh run(Fringe First 2007 winner), the comic yet poignant Story of a Rabbit bounds into view. With music, banter and unbridled theatrical invention, the irrepressible Hugh Hughes and his best friend Aled walk a twitching tightrope between tragedy and comedy as they lift the lid on life&#39s final mystery. A beautiful and curiously uplifting celebration of life&#39s one certainty - death! Tickets: £12.50 Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Church Street 20/05/08 - 24/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14126 Andrew Zolinsky is a pianist of technical mastery and interpretive vision. A versatile performer whose vast repertoire extends from early classical to 21st-century avant-garde. Today&#39s programme is characteristically inventive, complementing three elegies to French composer Paul Dukas (by Messiaen, de Falla and Rodrigo) with Dukas&#39 own intensely elegiac La Plainte au loin de faune, an evocative homage to friend and mentor Debussy. Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Church Street 21/05/08 - 21/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14193 When Blur bass player Alex James called a halt on his well-documented party life for a spot of cheese-making in the Cotswolds, more than a few eyebrows were raised at this contrary act of anti-celebrity. After all, this was the Groucho Club king who out-partied Damien Hirst and blithely blew a million on champagne! Find out how this dandyish, elegantly wasted and unrepentant hedonist traded Park Life for country life as a reformed eco-campaigner, organic advocate, broadcaster, journalist and part-time astrophysicist! Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 21/05/08 - 21/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14160 The Government still wants to force us all to have an ID card - despite the recent scandal of the lost data discs, despite the massively escalating costs (£20 billion), and despite huge growing public opposition to the scheme, particularly in Brighton & Hove. It could go even further, with everyone&#39s DNA placed on a centralised database. Should our personal data be placed at such high risk? What can Brighton & Hove do to help safeguard all our civil liberties? These and other questions will be addressed at this public meeting, with talks from speakers including: NO2ID National Co-ordinator Phil Booth Chair of Brighton & Hove Green Party Jason Kitcat Come to the meeting and help us defeat ID cards. Circus Circus pub, at Preston Circus 22/05/08 - 22/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14194 What do Tennessee Williams, JFK, Truman Capote, Anaïs Nin, Jack Kerouac, Paul Newman, Orson Welles and Leonard Bernstein have in common? They have all at one time or other entered the magnetic orbit of America&#39s first man of letters - novelist, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, raconteur and notorious wit Gore Vidal. In a rare and unmissable UK visit, Vidal looks back over a remarkable six decade career: from his groundbreaking 1948 novel The City and the Pillar to coruscating critiques of Bush-era US expansionism. Along the way he has run for office, rescripted Ben Hur, starred in The Simpsons , acted for Fellini, battled with Norman Mailer, attempted to impeach the President and still found time to assemble one of the most defiantly individual bodies of work of the last century. In association with The Charleston Festival Tickets: £10 Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Road 22/05/08 - 22/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14127 Andrew Kennedy tenor Julius Drake piano Our third lunchtime vocal coup features Andrew Kennedy, one of the most exciting voices to emerge on the classical scene in the last decade. Here, the 2005 Cardiff Singer of the World Lieder Prize winner is joined by world-class accompanist Julius Drake. In anticipation of their new CD, The Dark Pastorale, they perform a collection of songs from the First World War by English composers Ivor Gurney, Eugene Goosens and William Denis Browne, many rarely heard since the 1920s. Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Church Street 23/05/08 - 23/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13835 Knopfler is enthusiastic, as are the musicians on it, to take ‘Kill To Get Crimson’ on the road. When they get there, he will fill the set with music from all periods of his career, including material from the days of Dire Straits. Seated tickets available only Brighton Centre, Kings Road 24/05/08 - 24/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14128 Continuing the &#39manic organic&#39 theme, this world exclusive presents NYC&#39s indefatigable jazz organ trio MMW, performing here alongside Brazilian percussion legend Airto Moreira, in their fi rst ever UK visit outside London. With signature Hammond-led jazz grooves plus a one-off Medeski special performed on Brighton Dome&#39s concert organ, it&#39s blastoff time for the outer reaches of the MMW cosmos. Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 24/05/08 - 24/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14129 Described by Nicolas Tredell as a &#39jet-age Tennyson&#39 and often lauded in the same hushed tones as Larkin and Betjeman, Wendy Cope made her mark on the literary landscape as a pitch-perfect English humourist with her sharply parodic debut Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1984). Her other collections include the Whitbread-shortlisted If I Don&#39t Know (2001) and Two Cures for Love - a sparkling new annotated miscellany spanning 1979-2006. Chosen by listeners in a BBC Radio 4 poll to succeed Ted Hughes as Poet Laureate in 1998, she is as popular with her public as she is revered by the critics. Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 24/05/08 - 24/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14049 Celebrity Piano Recital J S BACH Partita No.6 in e J S BACH / BUSONI Chaconne in d CHOPIN Sonata Op.35 No.2 in bb RACHMANINOV Sonata Op.36 No.2 in bb Freddy Kempf, winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year and Best Young British Classical Performer in the Classical Brit Awards, took up the piano at the age of four and aged 8, caught the attention of British concertgoers when he played a Mozart Piano Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. Kempf performs solo, chamber, and concert music in Europe, the Americas, East Asia and Australia, and has recorded recital discs of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann. Tickets: £20 full price Students & Under 22&#39s can sit anywhere for £5 The Old Market, Upper Market Street 25/05/08 - 25/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14130 Jonathan Harvey Tranquil Abiding Mahler Symphony No. 2 Resurrection Sir Andrew Davis conductor Susan Gritton soprano Susan Bickley mezzo Brighton Festival Chorus Following last year&#39s sell-out Elgar Anniversary Concert, Brighton Festival once again calls on the charismatic combination of Sir Andrew Davies and the Philharmonia Orchestra for an epic meditation on birth, death, love and redemption. Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 25/05/08 - 25/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14033 Bouncing Cloud Theatre Company present - A half term Theatre and Music Workshop for children aged 6-10 yrs. Three days of workshop to lead to a showcase performance - our comedy version of Treasure Island. Children will receive professional tuition in dance,theatre and music each day. They may assist in prop/scenery making. All children will have the opportunity to perform on a professional stage by the end of the workshop. Pre-booking essential - only 20 spaces. The Barn Theatre - Southwick 28/05/08 - 31/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14147 YES Network is hosting another free event called ‘Unleash Your Ideas’ on Wednesday 28th May at the University of Brighton’s new Creativity Centre! This time round we have some hugely successful entrepreneurs including Sussex Business Awards’ Entrepreneur of the Year, Darren Fell and Kathryn Seal, a finalist for Grazia & O2 Business Woman of the Year. The event will also feature speed-networking, refreshments, business experts and lots more! To REGISTER online and for more information visit http://unleashyourideas.eventbrite.com NB: Limited places available, register now to avoid disappointment! Creativity Centre, University of Brighton 28/05/08 - 28/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14195 Presented by Metropolis Music When Pete Doherty and Carl Barat went their separate ways after the well-documented implosion of The Libertines, Barat bounced back with charismatic verve to form the rambunctious mod-punk four-piece Dirty Pretty Things. With former bandmate Gary Powell (drums), Anthony Rossomando (guitar) and ex Cooper Temple Clause bassist Didz Hammond in tow, the lineup was complete. After carving up the festival circuit in exuberant style, they released their first official single Bang, Bang, You&#39re Dead in April 2006, pre-empting their debut album Waterloo to Anywhere by a few weeks. This 12-show UK tour - the first since their sell-out December 07 dates - coincides with the summer release of their eagerly awaited second album. If you like: Babyshambles, The Libertines, try this! Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 28/05/08 - 28/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=13921 Barefoot &#39Unplugged&#39 & BBQ Free entry to listen to local legend and beach dude Jay Hunter. Book in your plate of yummy BBQ food. Brighton Seafront, Yellowave Beachsports 30/05/08 - 30/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14196 Promoted by Lout The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles... not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry&#39s game. That was back in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother&#39s suitcases. In this fashion, the debut single Go out and get &#39em boy! was collected from the pressing plant, delivered to the distribution company, and The Wedding Present was born. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band&#39s philosophy ever since. From George Best, the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very own. The energy has been turned up even further for the new album El Rey, The Wedding Present&#39s first collaboration with the legendary Albini since the renowned Seamonstersin 1991. The band will be performing a full set at the El Rey Album Launch Party at Brighton Corn Exchange this may. Tickets: £14.50 + booking fee Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Church Street 30/05/08 - 30/05/08 http://www.brightonevent.co.uk/detail.php?event_id=14197 Presented by Melting Vinyl Melting Vinyl presents Guillemots plus support £14.50 + booking fee Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street 31/05/08 - 31/05/08