Culture

All that jazz

For four days the town came, almost literally, to a halt as it became the international centre for the best of Jazz and blues music. With so many events, both free and ticketed, there was something for almost everyone. Rye News has an overview of the festival

Floods of musical entertainment

The School Creative Centre, inhabited by ARRCC and the New Road Artists, will become one of the Rye Arts Festival venues on September 19, when it hosts the David Flood Trio

Abba supports Wurlitzer Academy

A new academic year starts for Rye Wurlitzer Academy...

A jazzy overview

Four days of non-stop music and Heidi Foster recounts a personal view of her tour through some of the events

Let’s go to the movies!

This week's featured film showing at Rye Community Film Club on Friday September 4 is Testament of Youth, taken from Vera Brittain's best-selling autobiography this is a tale of love, war, loss and remembrance set during the First World War. For more on this and other movies showing in Rye please follow the link . . .

Historical costumes at Rye Harbour

Historical costume wall hangings created by Brighton artist Louise...

New music in Hastings

Hastings scores high on the list of international musical events. After the international piano music competition, we now have the opportunity to attend the star-studded International composers festival.

The jazz weekend has started!

Just returned from sunny, hot France with friends, enjoying...

Let’s go to the movies!

This week's featured film is set against the backdrop of the early 1960s at the height of the Cold War. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. sees CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin forced to put aside longstanding hostilities and team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organisation

Searching for lost lands

Ever wondered about the submerged forest at Pett Level? There will be an opportunity to mudlark and discover more over the Bank Holiday weekend, when a team of archaeologists are inviting volunteers to come and help survey and sample the trees and peat

Coastal currents wash arts here

The 2015 Coastal Currents Arts Festival celebrates its sixteenth year of exhibitions with live art pieces and special performances alongside its open studio programme.

Jazz comes marching through

Jazz (and blues) come marching through town this long Bank Holiday weekend with a range of events, some of which can be found on the street, some of which just require buying a few drinks while you listen and some of which need tickets. The Conduit Hill Community Centre becomes a night club, Lamb House hosts a range of musicians and singers and the Milligan Hall and St Mary's stage some of the biggest performances

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