Brighton Media Centre ENews - May 2004
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BMC News
	CREATIVE CLUSTERS 2004 Brighton Media Centre was one of the destinations for the Walking Tour taken by delegates from the Creative Clusters Conference that took place in Brighton from 28th April to 1st May. Managing Director, Don Elwick, who headed the BMC leg of the tour says, "We were very pleased to welcome the delegates from the Conference, who considered that BMC was an important port of call on their tour of Brighton. They were very impressed with the workspace and facilities available to clients, and also thoroughly enjoyed meeting some people from the companies here. They felt it was important that there was something very real and creative happening at BMC, not just a virtual concept but a fully-fledged working example of good practice." More information about all aspects of the Conference are on the website: www.creativeclusters.co.uk ANTONY BECKETT - STILL IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION Visit the new exhibition at the exhibition space in the basement of 15-17 Middle Street. Antony Beckett Ex-editorial photographer for Dazed & Confused magazine holds his first Brighton show of personal work. Running from 29th April - 31st May 2004. For more details, please visit: antonybeckett.com BRIGHTON & HOVE BUSINESS DIRECTORY 2003-2004 Brighton & Hove City Council have issued the third edition of their free Business Directory, complete with a map of the City and key facts and figures about the local economy. Copies are available to take away in the BMC reception points.
Festival News
	Brighton Festival and Brighton Festival Fringe 2004 started on 1st May and runs until 23rd May. www.brighton-festival.org.uk www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk Here is our pick of some of the events. ITALO ELECTRIC POP Forthcoming music night, Italo Electric Pop, with Human Shield vs Multiplex, organised by Sudeep Menon from Worth Media is one of the events presented by the Brighton Festival Fringe. Human Shield and Cyber Dance are two new London/Brighton/Manchester based record labels combining their love of old and new electronic sounds...plus Brighton duo Multiplex go deep with one of their live sets. Multiplex [Toytronic/Lom] Autogull [Human Shield] Ali Renault [Cyber Dance/Human Shield] Casionova [Cyber Dance] Monday 17th May, The Jazz Place, Ship Street, Brighton, 10pm-2am, £3.50. For more information on both record labels visit: www.humanshield.co.uk www.multiplexmusic.co.uk TOWER BLOCK ART BMC photographer Cathy Teesdale is following up her successful ‘Stealing Beauty’ exhibition at the Brighton Media Centre Gallery last October & November with the first May Festival Open House Exhibition ever to be held in a towerblock. Towerblock Art, in 2 adjacent flats on the 9th floor of Kemp Town high-rise Wiltshire House (behind the red brick church at the top of St. James’s St), is showcasing both Cathy’s photographs from her recent 3-week trip to South Africa & paintings by her next-door neighbour, Serena Sussex. Their joint Open House exhibition (which also offers stunning sea views) is open every Saturday & Sunday in May, from 12pm-6pm, with a selection of beautiful prints, canvases & cards for sale. BRIGHTON FRINGE Brighton Fringe is a leading local and regional arts resource and support centre for quality work by small-to-mid scale professional visual, performing and live arts practitioners. They are supporting and presenting a number of events during the Festival period. The Pop! Exhibition and Final Cut are a couple of these events - more details below. Visit their web site for more info: www.brightonfringe.net POP! Pop! is an exhibition held in the Brighton Fringe Basement Gallery, featuring over twenty local and nationally acclaimed, dynamic and controversial artists. It finishes this Monday so hurry up! FINAL CUT Once again, Final Cut is the biggest film event in the Brighton Fringe Festival as they showcase over 50 new films at five different venues around the city. Each screening includes an original VJ set from a top Brighton performer, inspired by and incorporating material from films being shown on the night. Film-wise, they've got the lot this year with new drama, live and mixed-media animation, music videos, documentaries, Sci-Fi, experimental, horror, comedy, dance, unclassifiable weird stuff - even nudity (naked women and men, all filmed in the best possible taste). Events still to come: May 15th - Joogleberry Playhouse May 20th - Meeting Place Cafe, Hove May 27th - Hanbury Arms For more information on times and prices visit: www.finalcut.gb.com Supported by Screen South, UK Film Council, Lighthouse Media Centre and Facilitate (fellow BMC client at 15-17 Middle Street)
Special Offers for BMC Clients
	FINGERS CATERING Fingers Stylish Catering is Brighton based, specializing in canapés, finger foods, cup food and gourmet sandwiches. The ethos behind Fingers is to provide a high standard of taste and presentation, offering bundles of choice from meat, seafood and vegetarian menus. They also believe in supporting local based suppliers, using organic where possible. As a special promotion for BMC clients, they are offering a 10% discount for the first order. For further information, visit www.fingers-catering.co.uk Or call Diana on 01273 823335 or 07786 831388. FLATPACK BRIGHTON Launch of Flatpack Brighton - I go to IKEA® - so you don’t have to! A new service brings the joys of IKEA® to your doorstep, without the hassle of going to Croydon. Just call Flatpack Brighton with your order and they’ll go to IKEA® and buy what you want. They’ll take things back if there’s something wrong and will even put furniture together for you. The charge is 20% of the cost of your order (min £10). You can pick up your order from them, or they can deliver to your door - and as a special offer for BMC clients they will waive the £10 delivery charge. Visit www.flatpackbrighton.co.uk for full details ­ or call Gary on 01273 620007. FURNITURE FOR SALE Available from June 14 from Facilitate Ltd, 15-17 Middle Street. Contact Anna Hill (201 188) if interested and wish to take a look. DESKS Finished in light oak, 160 cm wide, 80 cm deep, each with a set of two lockable drawers. We have 16 available. A couple of them require the draw unit to be fixed but that's not very difficult and all are otherwise in good condition. Price: £100 each; £80 where the drawers need fixing. SMALL CUPBOARD Finished in light oak, 80 cm wide, 60 cm deep, two doors, one adjustable shelf. Price: £120. ROUND TABLE & CHAIRS 100 cm diameter, 72 cm tall, finished in light oak. Set of 4 chrome tubular chairs, royal blue fabric. Price: table – £70, £120 set of chairs. ACOUSTIC SCREENS Two free-standing acoustic screens, in royal blue fabric, 157 cm wide, 180 cm tall. Price: £80 each PC MONITORS All Dell, black, standard monitors. We have four 17", and one 19". Price: 17" £50 each; 19" £75
Office Space
	AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE For details of current available office space please click here: office space BMC clients always receive priority on new space. Contact info@mediacentre.org or call 201374
otherstuff.com
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