Eastbourne Summer Meeting is just over two weeks away. This is the second in a short series of blogs from local town resident, Ros Wolfarth, to remind you of the what's, how's, and where's you need to know about during your stay in Eastbourne.
Today's Blog No 2. looks at Local Culture
If you are holidaying here, or bringing family and friends, check out the huge array of things to do:
- THEATRES. The Congress Theatre and Devonshire Park Theatres are both in the Devonshire Quarter, immediately either side of the Summer Meeting venue, the Winter Garden. Both have a full programme of events and concerts.
- ART. Also adjacent to the Congress is the Towner Art Gallery which houses a small cinema screening some interesting and avant garde films. The Towner was proud to host the 2023 Turner Prize, whilst the Winter Garden hosted the Gala Evening to announce the winner. There is a permanent Ravilious Exhibition, really well worth trying to make the time to see, and the incoming exhibition (after all the Turner exhibits earlier in the year) is on Melting Ice/ Rising Tides by Emma Stibbon. Emma's years of work observing the polar ice sheets and glaciers will demonstrate just how we are all being affected by the shrinking ice and resultant rising sea levels: particularly pertinent to Eastbourne as large areas of land within the Borough are effectively coastal swamps. A stark contrast to our magnificent White Cliffs.
- OPERA. Glyndebourne is a 20 minute drive away. If you can't do it this year, plan it for 2025.
- AIRSHOW. AIRBOURNE runs exactly the week after us, i.e. Thurs 15th-Sun 18th August.
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