Culture
Some enchanted evening
Iden Church was the venue for an evening with the Perfect Fifth. Melodies, comedy, light opera - it had it all
Blues open second week
The second week of Rye Arts Festival starts with some Saharan blues - and ends with opera - but with a wide variety of events in between
Festival opens with drums
In place of the usual procession, Rye Arts Festival was opened with various street entertainments, including musicians dressed as pirates
Shakespeare lost for words
John Fletcher, Rye-born dramatist, comes to the rescue when Will runs out of words
Once more the peace shatters
The Arts Festival drums its way into its first week with around 30 events - and more to come this next week
Camera Club’s 60th a success
If you saw this exhibition, you were bound to be amazed. If you didn't, then make very sure that next year's show is a "must-see"
Black Dog dreams at art gallery
First World War artist Paul Nash, who lived some of his life in Rye, featured in a local artist's multimedia performance at Rye Art Gallery - a first for the gallery during the Arts Festival
Beginning with great Britten
The Rye Arts Festival opened with a ghostly opera, with local connections
Ladies in the (cara)van
A day of alternating performances of two short plays in a caravan parked outside the Kino left spectators, moved, entertained and wide eyed
Pavord is landskipping
Anna Pavord, the famous garden writer, has turned her attention to landscape, giving a riveting talk at Rye Arts Festival
Art and comedy in one evening
It is well worth visiting Marcus' gallery, apart from the art he has wonderful items on display and you will have to see Timberlina to believe