Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise nearly £6000 at their Brighton Dome Christmas Show Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus announced their Pull A Cracker Christmas show raised a staggering £5713.40 for the Sussex Beacon. For the third year running, the choir made a triumphant return to the Brighton Dome for a packed-out festive December evening. This year they were joined on stage by the actres By Besi • 1 min read
Arts The Brits – Time for a rethink? Now that the Brits has found a permanent home on the advertisement drenched ITV, there isn’t anything here that BBC bosses won’t be delighted with. After this shambles one can only imagine the high fiving and champagne popping hilarity that would have been echoing in the halls of Media City last nig By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus singers to run in the Brighton Marathon Adam Betteridge and Silvio Grasso, two trustees with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, will be running in the Brighton Marathon on April 6, 2014 to raise funds for the choir. Neither have run a Marathon yet and its fair to say both are anxious and excited about the prospect. Adam Betteridge said: “We’re ab By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council’s music education hub SoundCity wins national award Brighton and Hove has won a national award for its groundbreaking music education hub SoundCity at the 2014 Music Teacher Awards. Beating four other hubs shortlisted for the national prize the winning city was announced last weekend during the Music Education Expo in London. Judges said that ‘no oth By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Verdi’s Rigoletto: ENO Hawaiian baritone Quinn Kelsey is captivating, full of power and conviction, his performance as the jester Rigoletto is the best I’ve ever seen, he’s on stage from the first moment, rarely leaving it, and it commanding with his huge presence from the off. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Live Music preview: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Concorde 2 Pop’s silver-tongued starlet Sophie Ellis-Bextor returns to the Concorde 2, Brighton on Monday, April 14 at 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts ‘Have a Word’ tonight as part of LGBT History Month Have A Word…LGBTQ Arts Poetry Performance night returns to the Latest Music Bar this evening. Artists appearing include: • V G Lee…Comedian Author Columnist • Lesley Thomson… Novelist • Rosie Wilby …Comedian Writer and Broadcaster • Colin Bell… Novelist Poet • Della Lupa … Singers Musicians Artists By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Peter Grimes: Opera Review: ENO Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten at English National Opera Taken from the Victorian poem The Borough by George Crabbe the plot of Grimes is grim indeed, he’s a rough bully from a mean family without much sympathy and in the habit of beating his young apprentices to death. Britten reworks Grimes int By Eric Page • 4 min read
Community News Pianist records CD for Sussex Beacon Pianist Patrick Meehan has recorded a CD of jazz music by composers including Gershwin and Scott Joplin and is donating all proceeds to the Sussex Beacon. Patrick who lives in London originally studied at the Royal Academy of Music and teaches piano privately from his home in South London. He spends By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT History Month events at Worthing Library Worthing Library celebrates LGBT History Month (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) with two events in February. This is the fifth year the library service has worked with WSCC staff group Glo-West to support the month. On Saturday, February 8, at 12.00 noon, Rainbow Chorus will give a special conc By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Holiday on Ice’ returns to UK for exclusive Brighton run The world’s longest running and most popular Ice Extravaganza, Holiday On Ice is returning exclusively to the Brighton Centre in January after a two year gap. Holiday On Ice returns to the UK for a one week exclusive run in Brighton with their 70th anniversary show PLATINUM featuring Dancing on Ice By Besi • 3 min read
Arts The Brighton Belles in concert The Brighton Belles, Brighton’s newest gay choir are performing a Christmas Show on Friday, December 20 at the Brighton Arts Club starting at 7.30pm. Singer and author Krissie DuCann is special guest for the evening. The choir will be singing to benefit The Martlets Hospice. They have begged, borrow By Besi • 1 min read
