Arts

The Hastings Stage Studio School for the Performing Arts will hold a workshop on Sunday November 4 with renowned Cirque de Soleil artist and choreographer Annetta Lucero.

When the team dares to dream - amazing dance act Flawless in in Hastings this weekend with a sizzling new show.

1. Art. The Quick And The Dead is at the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings from Saturday October 20 until January 6. This is an exhibition of five ground-breaking artists whose lives have intersected at various points. Maggi Hambling, Sarah Lucas, Jurgen Teller, Julian Simmons and Sebastian Horsely are friends who have portrayed each other at different moments, now displayed together for the first time.

Hastings Week celebrations included hosting the 66th national Town Crier competition which, for the first time, was won by a lady.

“If you are interested in excellence, if you are interested in the creative spirit at its best, then visit this event”.

From the creators of last year’s Battle Festival spectacular The Winter Giant comes new family show Fizzlebert Stump which will be performed at Battle Library on Sunday October 21 at 3pm.

Hastings Borough Bonfire Society (HBBS) has defended its decision to use its annual effigy to commemorate 100 years of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Swap the poppy wreath of traditional Armistice ceremony for a domestic tap animated by a pair of glasses and offer it a cosy cup of tea, and you have an idea of what theatre company ExploreTheArch is getting up to this autumn.

Local artist Nick Hill, who donates money from the sale of his works to charity, presents a solo show entitled Same Man in a Waiting Room at the Zoom Arts gallery, Warrior Square station, St Leonards on Sea October 28 to November 3, 10-5pm.

It seems everyone’s talking about that post live show smooch between Strictly Come Dancing competitor Seann Walsh and professional dancer Katya Jones at the weekend.

A local charity has launched a new project aimed at helping the wider community discover and share a love of reading, for free.

St Leonard’s resident Emma Ridout spent summer on a daily beach clean along the seafront of Hastings and St Leonards.

Expect breaktaking technique and stunning choreography from innovative dance act Flawless in Chase The Dream - The Reboot at Hastings White Rock Theatre on Sunday October 28 from 6pm.

Jerwood Gallery’s latest exhibition - Barbara Walker: Vanishing Point which opens October 20 and runs until January 6 - confronts the issues of race and representation in art from the Old Masters through to the present day.

Enjoy seeing outdoor art around town with Coastal Currents 2018 in its last weekend.

Battle is all about family carnival fun on Sunday September 30 from midday until 4pm.

There is still so much to experience as Coastal Currents swings into the final weekend of its unique programme of art, performance, music and conversation.

The month-long Battle Festival launches this weekend with a free carnival for the whole community.

The Sussex bonfires have been hosted for more than 300 years and, although the historical significance of the evening has somewhat faded, Britain still glows with bonfires and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes, with fireworks shooting across the night.