Arts ‘Cowboys and Queens’ raffle raises £300 for Rainbow Fund ‘Cowboys and Queens’ cabaret dinner and dance at the Old Ship Hotel on June 23, raises £300 for Rainbow Fund from raffle.Kara Van Park provided the entertainment whipping the crowd up with cowboy numbers including Oklahoma before line dancing instructors took to the floor and walked the line dancing By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Love Actually’ with Actually Gay Men’s Chorus Join Actually Gay Men’s Chorus on August 4 as they usher in Brighton and Hove Pride’s Summer of Love. Embracing the universal language of ‘love’, Actually will explore loves many aspects through music, from bliss to heartache, and everything in between. By Contributor • 2 min read
Food & Drink Cowboys, Queens and fine dining at the Old Ship Hotel this Friday It’s time to enter the Wild West, have some fun and raise money for the Rainbow Fund. Cowboys and Queens at the Old Ship Hotel promises a night of fine dining, line dancing and cabaret from the fabulous Kara Van Park. Enter the Wild West, have some fun while raise money for the Rainbow Fund. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Danny’s birthday party raises £2,003.75 for charity Danny Dwyer from Bear-Patrol celebrated his birthday with friends at the Hove Rugby Club on Saturday, June 10. Entertainment was provided by Jason Lee who compared the evening and Marilyn Monroe act Laura Nixon, Krissie DuCann and Kara Van Park. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend announce stage acts for park event As part of Brighton Bear Weekend (June 15-18), organisers are staging a Bear-B-Que sponsored by Prowler on Saturday, June 10 in Dorset Garden in the heart of the gay village in Kemp Town. By Besi • 2 min read
Hugo Michiels Arts Golden Handbags come of age Voting in the Golden Handbags 2017 closes at midnight on Monday, May 29. The results and winners for what is the most glamorous evening on the LGBT+ community calendar, will be announced at The Golden Handbag Awards in the Oxford Suite at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on Sunday, June 11 starting at By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag races in Hove today at 2pm The annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races organised between the Grosvenor and the Bedford Tavern in Hove kick off this afternoon at 2pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Cabaret Sea Serpents postpone tonights Spanish Envy fundraiser at Envy The Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC have had to postpone tonight’s variety show, Spanish Envy due to circumstances outside of the control of the club. They are working with their professional supporters, in particular Kara Van Park, their Hostess for the evening to arrange a replacement date for th By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Petition to save Brighton HIV charity hits 10,000 signatures 10,000 people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. The charity faces the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Bear-Patrol raise £5,000 for Sussex Beacon Bear-Patrol the LGBT community social/leisure networking group raised £5,000 at their annual community lunch on Sunday, October 23 at the Old Ship Hotel on Brighton seafront. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: Ring out the bells! Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) sang their hearts out at their traditional Christmas Carol Concert on Wednesday, December 23 at St Andrews Church in Hove. By Besi • 3 min read
