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Article Courtesy of Brighton & Hove City Council Leader Mary Mears on THE PLAN to keep the City going….

“Brighton & Hove City Council is stepping up its efforts to shield the City from the worst of the recession with a three-pronged strategy.

The first is our “Be Local, Buy Local” campaign. Some 120 local firms have joined the campaign, which aims to persuade resid3nts to purchase local good and services as the recession bites, rather than using out-of-town shopping centres or web shopping with companies based in other areas: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/buylocal

Many of the traders, whose members include restaurants, plumbers, bakers, dressmakers,, beauty therapists, interior designers, cleaners and many other types of business, have taken their own steeps to support the local economy.

This is an international recession but people in Brighton & Hove can take real steps to protect the city by spending any money they would use to shop in the City. By supporting local businesses they can protect local jobs and help keep the City afloat.

Once again the Brighton Media Centre will be playing host to various exhibitors and performers during this years festival, which is now the third largest open access arts festival in the world!

For 3 weeks from 2nd-25th May we will have a jam packed schedule from award winning artists to contemporary dance pieces to a live jazz and classical music set.

Taking place in one of our three spaces situated in our basement at Friese Greene House, 15-17 Middle Street:

'Show Below 3'

For the third year running the Show Below team are back with a fresh collection of illustration, printmaking, fine art, design and photography at its best.

Opens: Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th May

Time: 10am - 5.30pm

Venue: Brighton Media Centre Friese Greene Gallery

www.showbelow.co.uk

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'Edge' Photographs and collage by Rosie Osborne

This is Rosie's debut exhibition in Brighton since her move here in September 2008

Rosie’s inspiration stems from her love of art and poetry, as well as her time spent as a child in the artists’ colony of St Ives, Cornwall.

She has photographed several renowned artists working in their studios, and was the last person to photograph both Sandra Blow and Denis Bowen shortly before their deaths. She continues to write poetry and hopes to publish a collection of her poems and photographs in 2010.

Opens: Friday 1st to Tuesday 12th May

Time: 9am - 5.30pm (Mon - Fri)

Venue: Brighton Media Centre basement lobby

rosieosborne.com/

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Sudden Productions presents 'Playing Life'

PLAYING LIFE is a compelling one woman show which explores how the character, Louise, has found the courage to move on from her past, making a successful career for herself as a jazz singer.

PLAYING LIFE already toured the West Midlands, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007.

The play will be performed at the Brighton Media Centre during the Brighton Fringe Festival in May 2009 and at the Avignon Festival (France) in July 2009.

Showing: Thursday 7th, Mon 11th - Sat 16th May

Performance time: 7.30pm

Venue: Brighton Media Centre Studio

Cost: £6 (£5 concessions)

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'The Last Stand'

A showcase of NEW contemporary dance shorts by   some of Brighton's most talented resident choreographers. Immerse yourself in the everyday and slide into a world of fantasy...

Showing: Saturday 10th May

Time:7.30 - 9pm

Venue: Brighton Media Centre Gallery

Cost: £7 (£5 concessions)

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'Studio 109'

BA (Hons) Photography exhibition, reflecting varied interests, influences and backgrounds. It encompasses most photographic genres using traditional and digital media.

Opens: Thursday 14th to Tuesday 19th May

Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm

Private View: May 14th at 6.30pm

Venue: Brighton Media Centre Gallery

TheArtsfORUM allows established and emerging photographers to film makers to articulate and showcase their current project to an audience, encouraging discussion and feedback in a peer-led
environment. 
 
Led by Vanessa Jones and Beatrice Haverich, it is held on a selected Wednesday of each month.

In each session, 2 artists will present their current work in progress