Arts Charity cabaret night On Saturday March 14, Charity Cabaret will present a night of comedy and music. All proceeds go to Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard. The Brunswick Pub, Holland Road, Hove has a fully licensed bar. Food is available and there will be a raffle. Doors 7 p.m. Show 7.30 p.m. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts A Trans*gender awareness event for LGBT history month Brighton Trans*formed are presenting a Trans*Gender awareness event for LGBT History Month, featuring international trans* artist Justin Vivian Bond’s new book, Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels. The event will be compered by comedian and broadcaster Claire Parker and will include liv By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Febulous February Highly successful creative-writing blog celebrating LGBT History Month returns to offer free online digital publication opportunities this February. Creative writers of all ages, backgrounds and cultures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) are being offered an invaluable fre By Sheila McWattie • 3 min read
Arts It’s Showtime! There is still time to design the cover for this year’s Brighton Fringe Family Guide. Brighton Fringe, the largest arts festival in England and one of the largest fringe festivals in the world, has extended the deadline on its competition for teenagers and kids to design the front cover of the Brigh By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts Winter Pride UK Arts Awards 2014 The second Winter Pride UK Arts Awards will be hosted by Irish broadcasting personality Brendan Courtney at Tobacco Dock in East London on Saturday, November 15. Winter Pride UK, a unique celebration of creativity and a dazzling display of the finest performance and visual arts, is open to all artis By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Dandifest the Movie! The Norwich Dandies have released a short film to celebrate World Mental Health Day. The film includes a performance of the poem ‘My Mental Helmet’ by controversial poet and HIV activist Vince Laws. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Polari First Book Prize shortlist announced The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last week at the Polari Literary Salon at the Southbank Centre. For the first time this year, the five shortlisted books will be displayed at selected W H Smiths travel outlets across the country. The Polari First Book Prize is for a first By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Polari National Tour receives grant funding London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, supported by the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery. The grant will fund a national tour in the Autumn, beginning in September and ending at the Southbank Centre in November, which mark By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Reclaim the night at FemRock A showcase of Brighton’s best female fronted performers for out queer and feminist friends. Tonight get down to The Green Door Store to witness FemRock – Reclaim the Night Edition! Tonight’s event is supporting Brighton Feminist Collective and will raise money and awareness of gender-based violence, By Lorna Pearce • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Poet in the City – Cavafy Event Poet in the City, the charity committed to attracting new audiences to poetry, will present a celebration of the life and work of C.P. Cavafy at Hall One, Kings Place in London on Monday, September 15 at 7pm. Cavafy is widely regarded as one of the most important poets of the modern age. Poet and tr By Besi • 1 min read
Arts MindOut for the laughs! Comedienne, Zoe Lyons headlines the annual comedy extravaganza MindOut for the laughs! at the Komedia on Wednesday July 16. She will be joined by the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Dolly Rocket, Tom Allen, Debra Jane Appelby and the Two Wrongies. Your compere for the evening is Cat Harding and the event By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Libraries Literature ‘Live in the Park’ Brighton & Hove Libraries in partnership with East Sussex Library and Information Service are hosting an afternoon of entertainment with writers and performers talking about and reading from their own work at Brighton Pride on Saturday, August 2. The line-up includes: Writer and comedienne Claire Su By Besi • 2 min read
