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Nov listings (cont.)<br />
WEDNESDAY 13<br />
New Sussex Opera present La belle Hélène.<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> Town Hall, 7pm, see page 47.<br />
THURSDAY 14<br />
Vegan Festival<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong>. Speakers,<br />
informative<br />
exhibitors,<br />
samples of<br />
vegan food from<br />
vegan-friendly<br />
businesses and a range of vegan products and<br />
food to purchase. East Sussex College, Mountfield<br />
Road, 11.30am-7pm, free.<br />
Palestine home rebuild <strong>2019</strong>. <strong>Lewes</strong> Amnesty<br />
members Adrian Briggs and Linda Calvert<br />
give an illustrated talk on their trip to Palestine<br />
in April <strong>2019</strong> to help rebuild a family’s home<br />
demolished by the Israeli army. Lecture Room,<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> Town Hall, 7pm, free.<br />
The Darker Shades of Sun Street. Combining<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> street history with music and song,<br />
this show is based on stories of petty crime<br />
and scandal in late 19th century Sun Street,<br />
researched by Frances Stenlake and read by<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> Little Theatre actors. The speciallycomposed<br />
songs are performed by leading<br />
members of the <strong>Lewes</strong> Saturday Folk Club.<br />
The Keep, 7pm, £7.<br />
Comedy at the Con. With Stephen Grant,<br />
Charmian Hughes, Dinesh Nathan and Jake<br />
Baker. Con Club, 7.30pm, £8-£12.<br />
FRIDAY 15<br />
Lee Miller and Picasso. Illustrated talk by<br />
Antony Penrose. Iford Village Hall, 7.30pm for<br />
8pm, £15 (includes a glass of wine).<br />
1264: The Battle of <strong>Lewes</strong>, a military perspective.<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> Archaeological Group talk by<br />
Joe Gazeley. Lecture Room, <strong>Lewes</strong> Town Hall,<br />
7.30pm, £4/£3), free entry for 25 and under.<br />
Film: If Beale Street Could Talk (15). Barry<br />
Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1970s<br />
novel. All Saints, 8pm, £5/£2.50.<br />
SATURDAY 16<br />
Bargain Book Sale. Range of nearly new<br />
books, ideal for Christmas presents. All proceeds<br />
to LIA (Life in Abundance) and Open<br />
Hands. Next to St Thomas’ Church off Cliffe<br />
High Street, 9am-1pm.<br />
Repair Café. Take along damaged clothes,<br />
broken electrical appliances, bicycles, china,<br />
jewellery and more. Tea, coffee and cake will<br />
be available. Landport Community Hub, BN7<br />
2SU, 2pm-5pm, no charge is made but donations<br />
are welcome.<br />
Winter Stargazing. Learn to navigate the<br />
stars with a talk and viewing from experienced<br />
astronomers. Includes warm supper and a hot<br />
drink. Sheffield Park & Garden, 6.30pm-10am,<br />
£22/£12.<br />
SUNDAY 17<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> HempEvent. Plastic Free <strong>Lewes</strong> hosts<br />
an afternoon of talks, film, debate and stalls<br />
exploring the many roles that hemp can play in<br />
helping to mitigate climate change – and how<br />
we can create a sensible policy in the UK for<br />
its large-scale production. <strong>Lewes</strong> Town Hall,<br />
1.30pm-5pm, £5/£3, tickets from ticketsource.<br />
co.uk or on the door.<br />
That’s the Way to Do It! David Wilde, one<br />
of Britain’s leading authorities on the history of<br />
the art of Punch and Judy, talks about the genre<br />
and performs his show. <strong>Lewes</strong> Little Theatre,<br />
2.30pm, £5, see page 53.
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