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Jon Wayne Patrick Connolly’s Recovering Catholics Anonymous was standing room only at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and he is in Brighton this Sunday. (You can order “lunch” up until 6pm as well…
Amsterdam Hotel Abar, 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL,
Show starts at 7.30pm
http://www.amsterdam.uk.com/
FREE ENTRY
Donations gratefully received for Freddysmile Children’s Cancer Charity, Lancing
“Top 25 new shows 2011 Edinburgh fringe” SGFringe magazine
“I closed my eyes & was 7 again, Dave Allen for a new generation” Irish Times
The Irish Post is looking for an original short story of up to 3,000 words reflecting Irish life in Britain.
The winner gets free travel to Listowel Writers’ Week, which takes place May 30 – June 3, plus £500 prize money. Their work will also be published in the official Listowel
Writers’ Week brochure and in The Irish Post.
Entries can be either posted or e-mailed… Send them to: Listowel Competition, The Irish Post, Suite A, 1 Lindsey Street, London EC1A 9HP
or email editor@irishpost.co.uk
Include the story title, your name, address and telephone number.
Closing date for entries is March 2, 2012.
For full details and updates visit www.irishpost.co.uk
And we have had a Brighton winner in the not too distant past – our very own CARMEL WALSH
THREE DATES AT THE NEW VENTURE THEATRE IN BRIGHTON THURSDAY MARCH 1st — SATURDAY MARCH 3rd
Altered Egos is written and performed by award winning writer/performer Bernadette Cremin. Six taut monologues reveal the untidy lives of six everyday women. Vulnerable characters undaunted in the face of all that life throws at them…Defined by love loss sex illness bleak humour
Bernadette is a second generation Cork woman who helped set up Brighton Irish Society
“It’s life…and it’s bloody brilliant.”
Award winner poet, writer, performer BERNADETTE CREMIN
.Click here to MEET THE GIRLS portrayed in ALTERED EGOS
ALTERED IMAGES one woman show by Bernadette Cremindefault.aspx
The weather is set fair and bright so come across to a Brighton Irish tea party (and if it is less than clement you will get a warm welcome and a chance to dry out). Laid back get-together in Central Brighton - near The Level and walking distance from Churchill Square. On all major bus routes and just down the road from Brighton Station.Get the address from BRIDGET at.......bridgetwhelen AT hotmail.co.uk (put an @ in place of AT)
The People’s Palace Open Day
Royal Pavilion
Sunday 22 January 2012
Open 10am–5.15pm (last admission 4.30pm)
The Royal Pavilion opens its doors for the annual People’s Palace Open Day on Sunday 22 January 2012.
There will also be another chance to experience Johanna Hällsten’s sound installation, A Regency Utopia commissioned for White Night 2011. The installation explores the hidden human histories of the Royal Pavilion through a series of soundscapes played in rooms throughout the building. These sounds celebrate the individuals and activities that have sustained the life of the palace from the time of George IV up to the present day.
We’re trying to bring together all Irish fans of Brighton and Hove Albion, aka the Seagulls.
Do you support the Seagulls? Have you got a season ticket to see them regularly at the new American Express Community Stadium?
If you do, please drop us an email so we can create a meetup group for the Brighton Irish Seagulls’ Supporters!
Creative writing courses in Brighton this May
Two new creative writing courses from novelist Bridget Whelan starting in May
Bridget is an experienced creative writing tutor and University lecturer.
She is also writer in residence at Brighton Unemployed Centre.
Bridget’s first novel, A Good Confession, available from Brighton and Hove libraries (can also be found at Amazon here), is set in 1960s London and Ireland and was described by Miriam Stoppard as ‘unputdownable’.
CREATIVE WRITING – an introduction
Always wanted to write? Join a Monday evening course that will stretch your imagination.
In a gentle and supportive atmosphere we will experiment with different genres and styles of writing, finding inspiration and new ways to defeat the blank page along the way. Absolute beginners very welcome.
Where? Portslade Community College in Chalkey Road – on the 1 and 1a bus route and there’s lots of car parking space too.
When? Monday evenings 7 pm to 9 pm for ten weeks starting on May 9
Find out more: Call 01273 422632 to enrol by phone, pop into the College or visit the website.
TOWARDS PUBLICATION
For writers with some experience. A short summer course on Friday mornings in Central Brighton.
Explore different areas of imaginative writing (including non fiction) and find your own direction through idea generating activities, writing exercises and assignments. Advice will be given on how to progress your writing life and produce work that’s ready to be published.
Where? The Friends’ Centre in New England Street, a minute from Brighton Station
When? Friday mornings 10am – 12 noon for six week starting on May 6
Find out more: Friends Centre 01273 810210. Email the centre or look at the website
Bridget is secretary of Brighton Irish Society.
Visit Bridget’s blog: Connecting (the Poetry and the Prose)
Buy a copy of A Good Confession
With the deadline for purchasing Olympic tickets looming, and so many events to choose from, looking at where Ireland might be in with a strong chance of winning a medal is one potential strategy for choosing events.
This article has listed five Irish Olympic hopefuls, covering swimming, boxing, athletics and showjumping.
Irish food blogger, writer and musician Donal Skehan was on ITV’s “This Morning” earlier this month making an Irish seafood chowder.
You can watch the video here.
Food blogs are fast becoming the new recipe books – if you haven’t visited one before we’ve shared some recommendations here. The sites typically include recipes in text and visual form (photos and video). There’s also usually a diary format to the blog which makes it very easy to check back for seasonal recipes using food currently available locally.
Best of all food blogs tend to be free!
Some Irish food bloggers worth checking out are:
Donal Skehan
Bibliocook
EatLikeAGirl
