The Big House

The Big House

                      

49 Prideaux Road, BN21 2NE

Tel: 01323 731792

Helen Warren – paintings and textiles

John Warren – garden and domestic ceramics

Julie Snowball – ceramics

Marty Waite – ceramics

Habibe women’s fashions

Rashida Russell – fabulous fleeces

Jenefer Ham – glass

Linda Lindfield – jewellery

Sonya Tatham – paintings

Amanda Zoe – jewellery and clocks

www.johnthepotter.com

Open 3 weekends  7 – 8, 14 – 15, 21 – 22 April   11am – 6pm

The Dumb Waiter and the Lover

The Dumb Waiter and the Lover

Birley Centre, BN21 4EF

Tel: 01323 452255

European Arts Company present a double-bill of Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and The Lover.

 “Spot on comic timing” – The Stage

24 April  7.30pm

Tickets  £9

Street Dance Performance

 

Street Dance Performance

St Andrew’s School, Meads, BN20 7RP

Tel: 01323 733203

St Andrew’s School hosts an exhilarating performance of hip hop dance with children from local primary schools.  Free refreshments afterwards.

24 April  3pm

Admission free

Jump. Dutchman Michel Duijves with his flying (bass) clarinet

Jump.  Dutchman Michel Duijves with his flying (bass) clarinet

The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street, Old Town, BN21 1HH

Tel: 31640542559

Contemporary folk and own compositions.  Klezmer and dance to join in.

24 April   8pm

Tickets  £5

Penumbra

Crown and Anchor, Marine Parade, BN21 3DX

Tel: 01323 720545

www.boogeroo.com/penumbra

A quartet with an exciting repertoire of English and European tunes and songs delivered with a strong atmospheric groove

20 April  8pm

Tickets  £5

A la c’arts

 

A la c’arts

The Belgian Cafe, 11-23 Grand Parade, BN21 3YN

Tel: 01323 729967

www.thebelgiancafe.co.uk

Come and appreciate our in-house arts displays whilst enjoying a delicious culinary masterpiece.  From the stunning photographic works of the locally acclaimed Will Gudgeon, through a selection of our live bands such as Lackadaisy and Gadzook, taking in a selection of fringe arts like storytelling (Elizabeth Scott) and maybe even a magician on the way!  Do not miss this opportunity to feed your soul whilst feeding your appetite with our famous brand of continental food and Belgian beers.

Open throughout the Festival 10am – 10pm.  Please check our website for individual events.

                    

Ska Toons

 

Ska Toons

The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street, Old Town, BN21 1HH

Tel: 01323 720545

The Toons are back!  Where ska meets jazz meets funk meets rocksteady meets soul meets ska!  Dancin’ time!

14 April   8.30pm

Tickets £6

Jazz at the Lamb – Deux Johns Orchestra

Jazz at the Lamb – Deux Johns Orchestra

The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street, Old Town BN21 1HH

Tel: 01323 720545

 ‘Open Jazz’ with this remarkable group of instrumentalists.  Original material, exciting rhythmns.  A musical story to tell.

19 April  7.30pm,

Free Admission

The Strand Gallery @ Kings Church

 







The Strand Gallery @ Kings Church
Friday 6th April - Saturday 14th April (everyday 10am - 5pm)??
Strand Kidz Art Workshops - Saturday 7th April 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
Strand of Gold - EASTER (An angels story part 2) Saturday 7th - 8pm
Sunday 8th 9:30am & 11:30am

Daytrippers

 

Daytrippers

To be confirmed

Tel:07847013439

www.cfap-daytrippers.tumblr.com

An exhibition of works by Critical Fine Art Practice, University of Brighton.  Please see leaflets or website for full details.

27 April  10am-4pm

Jeni and Jo

Jeni and Jo 40 Brightland Road, BN20 8BE Our first Spring Open House!  Lots of lovely new things – ceramics, prints, textiles, cards and origami – not to mention cake! 9,14,15, 21 and 22 April  10am – 5pm

Small Spaces

 

Small Spaces

Casson Gallery, Eastbourne College, BN21 4JY

Tel: 01323 731006

www.eastbournegroupartists.co.uk

7,8,9,14,15,21,22,28 and 29 April   10am – 4pm

Festival Brochure out now!

 






We are delighted to announce that the Brochure for Eastbourne Festival 2012 is now available on line in .pdf format at www.eastbournefestival.co.uk. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file which is available free by clicking the link on the 'Registration' page.

Hard copy brochures will be available for distribution by event organisers and distributors from Saturday 17 March 2012. They can be collected from Planahead, Commercial Mews South, 42a, Commercial Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3XF on Saturdays between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. and on weekdays during normal business hours. Please help us to promote the Festival and your own event or Open House by distributing as many copies as you can.

Hard copies of the Brochure will be also be available around the town from outlets such as the Tourist Information Office, Towner, Eastbourne Library and many others.

This email will also be sent to event organisers and those hosting Artist's Open Houses. We apologise for cross posting if you receive it more than once.

We hope you enjoy the exciting line-up for Festival 2012!

Literature

 

Altered Egos

The Little Theatre, Eldon Road, BN21 1UE

One woman show.  Poet/performer Bernadette Cremin tells tales of six untidy lives.  Latest Award – Brighton Festival Fringe 2010.  Directed by Mark Hewitt

17 April    7.45pm

Tickets  £10, concessions £8

Artist Open House

 

Anne Barrell Ceramics and Gemma Williams Picture Framing

8 Milton Crescent, BN21 1SP

Ceramics with evocative coastal imagery, sgraffito jugs, delicious bone china and screenpainted glazed tiles.

A sale of frames, mounts and mirrors.  A selection of professional local artists’ work available.  An opportunity to discuss your framing requirements.  Tea and homemade cakes

8, 15 and 22 April    10am – 5pm

Artist Open House

 

Motley Artists Open House

49 Broad Road, Lower Willingdon, BN20 9QT

We have lots of new photographs, paintings, textiles, stamped vintage cutlery and up-cycled flotsam and jetsam!  Tea and amazing cakes.

14,15,21,22, 28 and 29 April   10am – 4pm

The Latimer Group

 

An inspirational collection of arts and crafts including artworks, cards, ceramics, handbags, jewellery, organic beauty products, photography, silk scarves and textiles

7,8,9, 14,15 and 21, 22 April  10am – 5pm

170 Latimer Road. BN22 7JD

Art at Meads Studio

 

An exciting mix of new relief collages, drawings, prints and photography based on my love of Sussex

8,9, 14, 15 and 21 April  10.30am – 4.30pm

4 Cranbourne Avenue, BN20 7TS

The Visitor

An exhibition of new work from a three year collaboration between artists Judith Alder and Clare Whistler. The Visitor series has developed through visits to Bunce’s Barn in the Sussex Weald, an ancient tithe barn at Great Dixter and the Freud Museum, London. Work originating in those three locations is now brought back to the site of the very first Visitor which was filmed and photographed at the Redoubt Fortress, Eastbourne in 2009. The pair present a series of video installations, pho5tographic works, a collection of limited edition digital prints, live performance and responses to the work by guest writers Seb Doubinsky, Martin Felton, Kay Syrad and Martha Stutchbury with performance by Clare Whistler and Freya Wynn-Jones and libretto by Mark Hewitt.

Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum, Royal Parade, BN22 7AQ

Tel: 01323 410300

7 April  - 13 May  Tuesday to Sunday 10am-5pm

World Portraits of Fairtrade Farmers

A photographic exhibition of Fairtrade producer portraits from the work of Simon Rawles who has visited co-operatives around the world. Brought to you by Fairtrade Eastbourne.

Free entry

7^th to 29^th April 2012

 Urban Ground Coffee Shop

Postcode BN21 3JX

2A Bolton Road, Eastbourne

Eastbourne Photographic Society

 Exhibition – Eastbourne Photographic Society

The Barn, St Mary’s Church, Crown St, BN21 1PL

Photographs by members of the Eastbourne Photographic Society including landscapes, portraits, nature and history

8 - 13 April  10am – 5pm

Albert Lee and Hogan’s Heroes

Albert Lee and Hogan’s Heroes

Sunday 22 April, 7.30pm

Eastbourne College Theatre, Old Wish Road, BN21 4JX

Albert Lee is a musician’s musician with an impeccable pedigree achieved over many years of touring and recording with, among others, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings.  Some of the best known rock ‘n’ roll and country musicians go to make up Hogan’s Heroes and they have been playing together for almost 20 years, taking in such illustrious events as The Prince’s Trust Concert, the Glastonbury Festival and a few Late Night shows with Jools Holland.  Eric Clapton has said of Albert Lee: ‘He is undoubtedly one of the finest guitarists in the world!’ …why not come along and see for yourself?

Phil Beer

 

Phil Beer

Wednesday 25 April, 7.30pm

Underground Theatre, Grove Road, BN21 4TL

Phil Beer is well-known in acoustic circles as part of the duo Show of Hands, and has achieved legendary worldwide status with his exceptional guitar and fiddle playing.  His instrumental wizardry is well documented and he has worked over the years with countless artists, most notably The Rolling Stones and Steve Harley.  For many years, he performed with the Albion Band and co-wrote plenty of their songs. He has also made numerous forays into film and television music and studio production.  A big warm welcome awaits Phil for what is sure to be a sell-out show at the Eastbourne Festival.

Francis Perry Gallery

 

Francis Perry Gallery

Gallery Exhibition

67 Susans Road

Exhibition of orginal art, prints, sculpture, silver jewellery, ceramics, silver pewterware, woodcrafts and artisan gifts by local artists and craftspeople

Juan Martin’s Musica Alhambra

 

A celebrated virtuoso of the flamenco guitar who has been voted one of the top three guitarists in the world by US magazine Guitar Player, Juan Martín learned his art in the land of its origin, Andalucia in southern Spain.  Flamenco is immediately associated with Spain but it took many influences from places much further away to form the music that emerged in Andalucia some 200 years ago.  In keeping with this cosmopolitan spirit, Martin brings to the final night of the Eastbourne Festival, musicians and performers not only from his native Spain but from India, Greece, Ireland and the Lebanon, for his celebrated Musica Alhambra show.

Sunday 29 April, 7.30pm

All Saints Chapel, Darley Road, Meads, BN20 7PE

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Stacey Earle (sister of the legendary Steve Earle) and her husband Mark Stuart, who draw on the blues, country and rock music, journey from Nashville for this special festival appearance.

Saturday 21 April, 7.30pm

Upstairs at the Lamb, 36 High Stree, BN21 1HH