HMV at Churchill Square celebrate the release of the Final Harry Potter DVD

Brighton’s Harry Potter fans are in for a treat at hmv at Churchill Square Shopping Centre. To celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two on DVD, staff at hmv Brighton are opening the store at 7am and offering magical goodies for the first Potter fans to come through the door!

With Harry Potter scarves up for grabs, staff are expecting big crowds of magic-loving fans queuing up to get their hands on the final instalment of Hogwarts entertainment. Priced at just £9.99, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is expected to be a yuletide bestseller as fans nationwide add it to the top of their 2011 Christmas wish lists.

To discover the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort and the world’s most famous wizard, head to hmv on Friday to be one of the first to get a copy of this much-anticipated release!

Assistant Store Manager at hmv, Olly Thomas said of the release:

“Staff in store are all very excited for the release on Friday; we are expecting the DVD to be one of our most popular items this Christmas and I have no doubt that the copies will fly off the shelves!”

Churchill Square Centre Director Tina Dallorzo commented:

“It’s fantastic to hear that hmv are opening early for the release of one of 2011’s most popular films. I urge Brighton shoppers to arrive early on Friday to get their hands on a copy for themselves or for a loved one this Christmas!”

www.churchillsquare.com

A Xmas Knees Up at Ink_d Gallery

Ink_d gallery has the perfect antidote to these cold dark winter days, the ‘Xmas Knees Up’.

There’s a wonderful selection of work from stunning originals to a mountain of perfect Xmas gifts. With all types from painting, sculpture, lighting, cards, prints, books to artists-made gifts. This makes the gallery and shop a perfect place to buy your Xmas presents this year. If you are looking for something special for that ‘hard to buy for’ discerning loved one, this may be the perfect place to visit to find that unique item.
The gallery’s shop will be brimming with artist’s work from stocking fillers to affordable tit bits. The upstairs gallery will be hung with stunning originals, and the perfect place to splash out on that important person in your life.

Just a few of the wonderful new pieces are – Anthony Micallef‘s ‘I Break Everything’, Andy Doig’s Raymond Review Stars and Fairground Crosses, Ryan Callanan’s ‘Fanfuckintastic’, Sean Madden’s Weird and Dark Sculptures, Jake Wood Evans ‘Drawings and New Originals, Maria Rivans ‘Large Originals and Small Framed work’…and much, much more.

www.ink-d.co.uk

Robert Goff: An Etcher in the Wake of Whistler – Brighton Museum

See this new small display of etchings by local artist Robert Charles Goff (1837-1922). The display is a rare opportunity to see about 50 works by the Hove-based etcher Goff who was one of the first etchers in Britain to be influenced by J.A.M. Whistler and the Etching Revival. On display are local views of Brighton, Hove and Sussex, as well as striking pictures from his travels in other parts of Britain, Italy, Egypt and Japan.

www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Indian dance at Ragamala exhibition

Live Kathak Dance Performance by Amina Khayyam
Through the elegant and mesmeric storytelling dance of Kathak, Amina Khayyam brings to life the Ragamala exhibition at Brighton Museum. Amina is renowned for her intense expression of the beautiful north Indian classical dance form, which is appreciated as much for movement as complex rhythmic patterns.  As the Ragamala exhibition portrays images describing the variety of moods in Indian musical ragas, Amina will portray stories and images through dance.
Amina has studied Kathak in UK and has been performing professionally since 2001 in UK, Europe and India. She is a leading proponent of kathak dance theatre, being part of the creation of new work such as “Find me among the Black” and having created herself “Laal Shaari” and most recently “One” and “Yerma” which will be touring in Autumn 2012.
Brighton Museum
Free

The Sussex Arts Collective in collaboration with Mohamed Hamid Star Brewery Pottery Christmas Show “Yuletide!”

The Sussex Arts Collectivereturn to the HOP gallery to present this years’ Christmas Show “Yuletide!” and marks yet another year of outstanding art exhibitions staged at the HOP gallery. This year the Collective join forces with the renowned Mohamed Hamid Star Brewery Pottery.

The Sussex Arts Collectiveis an ever expanding group of like minded artists/craftspeople which formed in 2006 by Phil Duncan to promote the work of members, build networks between local artists and provide good quality exhibition spaces in commercial and open house venues.

“Yuletide!” will feature many of Sussex’s best local artists and craftspeople as well as guests from a little further afield. In keeping with the policy adopted by the Collective this show sets out to represent the full range of art and craft disciplines from beautifully turned wood, jewellery, glass, textiles and ceramics, to fine art painting, printing and photography. The work is always of the highest standard, yet instantly appealing and very affordable.

Many of the artists taking part in “Yuletide!” will be familiar to many as a number of them take part in various Open House exhibitions during the Brighton Art Festival, the Uckfield Art Trail and Lewes District Artwave Festival.

www.hopgallery.com

www.sussexartscollective.com
Open Every Day: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5pm; Sundays & Mondays 11am-3pm
Open for Lewes Late Night Shopping on Thursday, December 1st 6 – 8pm.

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