Al Start Performs
Musician Al Start performs songs inspired by her research into courtship in Brighton & Hove Museums’ collections.
Sat 22 September. 2 - 3.30pm, Free, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Meet the Curator
An opportunity to discover some of the 1950s costumes held in the museum collection. With Martin Pel, Curator of Costume and Textiles.
Weds 26 September, 1.30-2.30pm
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Memories Are Made of This
Take a trip down memory lane – whether you were there or not – and rediscover 1950s Brighton through photographs, objects and period reminiscences. Bring along your memories and memorabilia and help create a unique Brighton & Hove exhibit inspired by this year’s City Read – My Policeman. Or simply drop in for fine company, conversation and a complimentary cuppa.

A prize draw will be held for free copies of My Policeman for you to read and book-cross. These lively sessions will add a whole new dimension to your City Reading.
MORE INFO…

Sat 15 Sep, 11am – 12.30pm, Free – Patcham Library
Ladies Mile Rd, Brighton, 01273 296912. Buses: 5 & 5A

Tue 18 Sep, 5pm – 7pm, Free – Hove Library
182-186 Church Road, Hove, 01273 296937. Buses: 1, 1A, 20, 49, 49A, and 6

Sat 22 Sep, 11am – 12.30pm, Free – Saltdean Library
Saltdean Lido Saltdean BN2 8SP, 01273 296920. Buses: 12, 12a, 14, 27 and 27a

Sat 29 Sep, 11am – 12.30pm, Free – Portslade Library
223 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, 01273 296914. Buses: 2, 2A/B, 6, 49, 59, 66

Sunday Film Screenings
at Jubilee Library

Please note that places for these free screenings are limited. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. Contact (01273) 290800 for info.

The Naked Civil Servant (15)
This acclaimed television film of Quentin Crisp’s autobiography turned the self-proclaimed ’stately homo of England’ into an overnight celebrity. Staring a young John Hurt, it captured all the flamboyance, wit and courageous defiance that made Crisp one of the world’s enduring gay icons and Britain’s best-loved eccentrics. (1976; 77mins)
Sun 16 Sep, 1pm, Free, Jubilee Library

Maurice (15)
Based on E.M. Forster’s posthumously published novella, this 1987 Merchant Ivory production is the coming-of-age tale of a young gay man set against the repressive society of Edwardian England. Starring James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves.
Sun 23 Sep, 1pm, Free, Jubilee Library (1987; 140mins)

Prick Up Your Ears (18)
Starring Gary Oldman and co-written by Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears’ follow-up to My Beautiful Launderette is an intimate and pitch-perfect human drama depicting the turbulent 16-year relationship between flamboyant playwright Joe Orton and his troubled lover Kenneth Halliwell. (1987; 111mins)
Sun 30 Sep, 1pm, Free, Jubilee Library

The Book Doctor
Laura Lockington
Are you stuck in a rut with your reading regime? Want to branch out but don’t know your Bond from your Balzac? A trip to the book doctor will pick you up from your literary low and send you off with your own personal reading remedy.

‘Laura Lockington is a walking library.’ Damian Barr (author, salonierre)

Sat 6 Oct, Surgery open, 2pm – 4pm, Free
The Old Market