Stray Signals on Tuesday 2nd February

The next Stray Signals event is on Tuesday 2nd February. The organisers have sent the following details:

Stray Signals
Tues 2nd Feb
Coachwerks
19 Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton
£3 entry

A hot brew of stories, poetry, and music to defrost all things frosty. February’s signals include:

-new writing, Dulcie Few
-musical storytelling, Graeme Walker & Mark Pembrey
-poetry, River Jones
-spontaneous readings on the night

We will further aim to keep you warm and cosy by serving hot toddy.

More info to come.
http://www.straysignals.co.uk/

Poetry at the Red Roaster on Thursday 28th January

I’ve received the following email from e.g. poetry about their first event of the year at the Red Roaster:

Poetry at the Red Roaster Coffee House KO’s on  Thursday 28th January with a great evening of 4!!! poets…..

Tall-lighthouse have a long established reputation for bringing strong new voices to the poetry scene and on the 28th Alex Brockhurst, Vidran Ravinthiran, Sonya Smith and Ken Champion will be reading  from their latest work.

Thursday 28th January  KO  8pm
Red Roaster Coffee House
bottom of St James Street
Brighton.
Open Mic …£5/4

Brighton Poetry Society on Monday 25th January

The next meeting of the Brighton Poetry Society is on Monday January 25th. The event will be the usual open mic format, and takes place at the Sanctuary Cella on Brunswick Street East. Entry is £4, with concessions available.

7th Annual Poets vs MCs on Thursday 28th January

The 7th Annual Poets vs MCs night is upstairs at the Brighton Komedia on Thursday 28th January and promises an entertaining night for the bargain price of £3.

Hammer and Tongue proudly unleashes another year’s grimy culmination of angst-ridden poetic diction, exaggerated attitudinal posturing and common-or-garden crotch-grab action to bring you…

POETS VS. MCs 2010!

Featuring the city’s mightiest wordsmiths and hardest-nut MCs, who will slug it out onstage to the very proverbial death, that YOU – the baying audience – can decide who’s coolest and sexiest: poets or rappers.

PLUS Special Guest Host, bridging the gap most eloquently via excellent diplomacy skills and even more excellent hiphop-poetry:

DIZRAELI:

Rapper, writer, poet – and singer with the band Bad Science, Dizraeli is a hip hop tour de force. Taking in politics, love, rain, supermarkets, grief, drug culture and masculinity with a sense of humour and directness that can make you wince, he is also a member of the Brighton-based CommUNITY Collective, and all round good egg – “A HIPHOP TOUR DE FORCE!”

Jolly good fun and an absolute bargain, last year’s event was YET AGAIN judged an equal win between both teams, so this year the pressure is on…

Last year’s was also absolutlely packed, with people queuing all down the sad, little verbally expressionless streets, so get there early to avoid disappointment – or at the very least to avoid the freezing of extremities!

The cost is £3 – see you there!

Buy tickets here: http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/shows/23097089/events

Catalyst Club on Thursday 14th January

The Catalyst Club returns on Thursday 14th January. The evening features three guest speakers talking  for fifteen minutes each on a subject close to their heart. The night costs £5 and starts at 8pm with the first speaker on at 8:30. Venue is the Latest Music Bar (BN2 1TF)

New spoken word night coming in February

Via beat comes news of a new spoken word night planned for next year:

“Sarah Charsley is organising a new spoken word night. From the Heart is on Friday 5th February, at the New Venture Theatre. It will feature actors reading short stories. Sarah is currently looking for stories up to 1500 words on the theme of love. Full details are in the image below – click to see a larger version.”

Brighton Nightwriters Anthology Launch on Thursday 10th December

The following notice was in today’s Argus:

A group of budding authors is releasing a new collection. Brighton Nightwriters have been meeting for more than ten years and will be launching their latest anthology on Thursday. Members will be reading from Shorelines 2010 at the Lord Nelson, in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, from 8pm.

More details on the Brighton Nightwriters website

The Catalyst Club on December 10th

The next Catalyst Club event is on Thursday 10th of December. It takes place at the Latest Music Bar (ex-Joogleberry), 14-17 Manchester Street. Doors open at 8pm with the first speaker on at 8:30pm, and entry is £5.  The email announcement promises:

• The marvelous Lorraine Bowen doing a very special performance!
• Unique demonstration and talk from Brighton’s musical genius Sarah ‘Space Dog’ Angliss
• Christmassy Davuis!
• A mince pie!!!!
• The chance to appear in a pop video!
• Free booze (No, really!)

Glue Gun ‘91 on Tuesday 15th December

Glue Gun ‘91 are holding their Christmas special at the Victory on December 15th. The night starts at 8pm and is completely and utterly free. Should be a good night. Quoting from the facebook event page:

On the bill we have the fantastic ROBIN LAWLEY – who will be delivering his own particular blend of poetry and social commentary. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also going to reprise his role as commentator supreme as he presides over the annual Glue Gun ‘91 Christmas Eating Contest. But what will our bold contestants be devouring this year? You’ll have to attend to find out.

Tuesday 15th December, 8pm sharp
Upstairs at the Victory Inn, Duke St.
Completely and utterly free

e.g. poetry on Thursday 10th December

Just been emailed details of this event on December 10th at the Red Roaster:

Make a date!!!….  THURS 10th DEC….
.e.g.poetry presents …..
an evening of Performance and Poetry……

Put this one in your diary. Tell your buddies…(forward this email)…we’d love to see you