Winter Salon event



Timetable of events: 

** All events are free **

Simply Italian is at 15-18 East Parade on the Old Town seafront, backing onto West Street. 


Friday 1st December 

4-8pm - DUO BOGOF - mysterious acts and bad magic - on and around West Street. 

           - Grotto-esque by Peter Quinnell (side window of Simply Italian, Cutter Lane).

           - Street decorations and illuminations by Radiator Arts, throughout West Street.

           - Open studios - Workship Studios, Hare & Hawthorne press, Olivia Bishop Studio

8pm    - A Christmas Carol by candlelight performed by Anthony Roberts, at Simply Italian.


Saturday 2nd December 

2-6pm  - Sybil the Snail from the Insect Circus, slithering a circuit around West Street/ George Street.

2-4pm  - Ye Olde Curiosity Swap Shop, by Transition Town Hastings at Simply Italian, East Parade. 

11am - 8pm - Open Studios, street illuminations & Grotto-esque, throughout West St/ Cutter Lane.

4-8pm - DUO BOGOF - mysterious acts & bad magic on and around West Street. 


Sunday 3rd December 

11- 12.30 - Magical storytelling & projections with Ed Boxall at Simply Italian. 

2-4pm - Family friendly Christmas craft workshops at Simply Italian.

11-5pm - Open Studios on West Street, street decorations and Grotto-esque




Our first event Illuminating West Street: A Winter Salon in partnership with Home Live Art has been funded by Arts Council England and will run over the first weekend in December, a programme of free special events & performances on and around West Street featuring:

'Sybil' - a ten foot snail from the Insect Circus

A vanishing lady, a white rabbit and other mysterious acts & encounters presented by Duo Bogof

A Christmas Carol by candlelight read by Anthony Roberts, director of Colchester Arts Centre

A Christmas 'Grottoesque' by artist Peter Quinnell

Street decorations and illuminations from Radiator Arts

Ye Olde Curiosity Swap Shop presented by Transition Town Hastings

Family storytelling, singing and projections by artist/ musician Ed Boxall

Workshops

+ Open studios

Further details and exact timings to come soon.

These events run alongside Hastings Old Town Spirit of Christmas event.

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