THORNE’S FOODS
If your diet could do with being de-kebabbed, you could do plenty worse than checking out Thorne’s Foods on Gardener Street. It’s a farmers market, café and restaurant all under one roof, with a load of locally-sourced produce just waiting to flood your flabby and listless body with goodness. They’re open late as well, so folk with jobs can pop in on the way home from work. Look ’em up at ThornesFoods.co.uk.
BRIGHTON CRAFT FAIR
News of craft fairs appearing on the horizon can mean only one thing – Christmas is now unavoidably on its way. Maybe this could be the year you mean to start sooner and actually do it, and here’s a good opportunity to get some early gift ideas under your belt. The Friends Meeting House on Ship Street is the place to be on the first Saturday of the month, with locally produced art and handicrafts as well as a café for tea and cake. Brightoncraft.co.uk has more info.
FEVER
Hot times ahead at the Fortune of War as their Friday nights are now called Fever, dedicated to raising both the temperature and the ceiling with Latin grooves, flamenco beats and sultry samba rhythms, featuring the audio delights of Pollito Boogaloo, Melenda de Pomelo and the Askew Records DJs. Bringing a bit of spice to the seafront will be gladly appreciated, so get yourself a brandy, watch the sun set over the pier and let the beats transport you to somewhere warmer.
THE HOP
Calling all jocks, nerds and cheerleaders: every Thursday the Haunt is transforming into The Hop – the gym hall grad ball you remember vicariously from your misspent youth (specifically, misspent by watching too many bad American films). Lay down your hamburger and put on your dancing kitten heels for school nights out, with 50s rock’n’roll and un-chaperoned disco dancing.
BELOW THE LINE
Anyone with a passing interest in electronic music won’t let this pass them by: there’s never been a better reason to be tired at work on a Wednesday. Below the Line is a new weekly late night event on Tuesdays, promising the freshest, newest producers delivering exclusive tunes and mixes at the Tube. With rumours flying and an achingly cool reputation already, it’s worth making the effort. And if you really can’t tear yourself away from the sofa, it’s all broadcast live online, from Tuesday 27th.
LIVE & UNLEASHED!
Saturday 3rd is a date for your diary if you want a kind of mini Manumission from your clubbing experience. DJs, live musicians and performers will be packing the big stage at Digital on the first Saturday of the month, for a night of extreme entertainment and a big party atmosphere. Trapeze artists, flame-throwing spark shows, hoop acrobats and cancan showgirls, together with upfront club music, all promise an epic night out.
BEYOND SKIN
If you’re a lady of the vegan persuasion and you’re finding it hard to source slaughter-free footwear that doesn’t look like something your nan would have worn, here’s a Hove-based solution. Beyond Skin is an ethical fashion label now on sale at Igigi on Western Road, with a range of PETA and RSPCA award-winning shoes made from all sorts of recycled materials. Check out their range at Beyondskin.co.uk.
MIGHTY HUMBLE
Here’s a new t-shirt company that’s about as ‘Brighton’ as any could ever be. Mighty Humble’s garments are all organic and ethically made via all kinds of sustainable wind and solar energy, printed with eco-lovely water-based inks and designed by nice people guaranteed not to have committed even a single human rights abuse. Wear your eco lifestyle quite literally on your sleeve – go see Mightyhumble.com.
WORDS BY NICK COQUET, JESSICA MARSHALL MCHATTIE
