07/05/2019 – Scene Magazine – From the heart of LGBTQ+ Life

Top DJ’s to play at Run2Music fundraising event this Saturday

Posted on 07/05/2019 by Graham Robson

Heart FM’s Jack the Lad and local celebrity DJ Juke of York will entertain the crowds at Brighton Run2Music from 11am on Madeira Drive this Saturday, May 11.

PERFORMERS and entertainers from all over Sussex will join Jack and Pete to perform on stage and entertain the runners with cheerleading routines, street dancing, Samba routines and local bands. There will be prizes for the best fancy dress.

Runners can chose to run between three distances (5k, 10k or a half marathon), and are encouraged to wear ‘music icons’ themed fancy dress. Kids and dogs are welcome to participate too!

Jack the Lad, real name Jack Hayes said: “After hosting the first ever Brighton Run2Music last year I am thrilled to be back for its return to see just how much the event has grown. I had such a great time last year and love the feel of the event. Music is a huge part of my life, I cannot run without it and I know that with the help of my old friend Peter “The Juke of York “, we will have the tunes to get all the runners through whichever distance they have chosen to run”.

He continued: “I can’t think of many better places to run than in sight of the sea and some of Brighton’s most famous landmarks. I am thrilled to be back and to meet not just returning runners, but all the guys taking part for the first time. Oil up, stretch your legs and I will see you all on the May 11 for what promises to be a cracking day”.

DJ Juke of York, better known as Pete York, is the founder of The Juke of York Music Academy which teaches music to primary school children to help them gain confidence. He is also a professional music producer with over 25 years’ experience of working and performing globally with artists such as FatBoy Slim, Dizzee Rascal, Martha Wainwright and BBC Radio 6’s Gilles Peterson.

Pete said: “Being a resident of Brighton & Hove for nearly 20 years has been amazing, my daughter has been schooled in Brighton and has spent most of her life here in the city.

“To be a part of the Run2music event would see me give something back to the city whilst having fun doing what I love, music.”

The Martin Fisher Foundation will have a team of 20 runners taking part in the run.

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ARTS PREVIEW: Keith Haring Exhibition @TATE Liverpool

Posted on 07/05/201907/05/2019 by Contributor

“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”…..Keith Haring

TATE Liverpool presents the first major UK exhibition of artist and activist Keith Haring (1958-1990).

The exhibit of more than 85 artworks will including large, vibrant paintings and drawings as well as rarely seen archival documents, video and photographs.

Part of the legendary New York art scene of 1980s, Haring was a champion of his generation’s counterculture, inspired by graffiti, pop art and underground club culture, working with like-minded artists including Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

All were interested in creating art for the many, using new media and public spaces, not galleries to do so.

Discover how activism played a key role in Haring’s art – Compelled to speak for his generation, his art responds to urgent issues including political dictatorship, racism, homophobia, drug addiction, AIDS awareness, capitalism and the environment.

Also on display will be posters, photographs, and videos that conjure the vibrancy of 1980s New York street culture that Haring embraced and reflected.

Event: Keith Haring Exhibition

Where: TATE Liverpool, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB

When: June 14 – November 10

Time: 10am – 5pm

Cost: £12.50 / FREE for Members / Concession £10.50 – 16-25? Join Tate Collective for £5 (Online booking only) – Under 16s FREE (up to four per family adult).

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PREVIEW Brighton Festival: ‘Our Place’ – free community events in Hangleton and East Brighton

Posted on 07/05/201908/05/2019 by Contributor

Our Place, a series of free community arts events, comes to Hangleton and East Brighton over two weekends during the Brighton Festival.

PUT together by and for the local communities of East Brighton and Hangleton, Our Place offers a selection of theatre, live music, dance, art, games, workshops and family entertainment in East Brighton on Saturday, May 18 from 11am and in Hangleton on Saturday, May 25 from 10am.

Nicole Monney, community worker from the Hangleton & Knoll Project, said: “The Our Place steering committee is made up of local residents and organisations, from a diverse range of backgrounds, experience and skills.

“We want there to be opportunities in our community that everyone can enjoy, and where cost and location isn’t a barrier. This is the third year we’ve been involved, we learn something new every time and have seen it getting bigger and better. We really hope that residents and visitors discover something they’ll really enjoy!”

Back in 2017, Brighton Festival Guest Director Kate Tempest initiated Your Place, a project with the aim of taking the Festival to the communities of Brighton & Hove who might not be able to participate in cultural and artistic events.

After two successful years, Your Place has changed to Our Place in recognition of the growing partnership of residents from Hangleton & Knoll Project and Due East with support from Brighton People’s Theatre.

Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival, added: “Bringing Brighton Festival together each year is a great privilege but it’s vital that the Festival continues to reflect and involve the whole city.

“One of the key things about Our Place is that the communities have been really engaged in planning and managing the project and it felt really important to be able to build on this work and the relationships we have developed again this year. Our hope is that this project will continue to grow and become something that everyone looks forward to each year.”

Our Place East Brighton: Saturday, May 18 from 11am at Manor Gym, BN2 5EA, free entry.

Our Place Hangleton: Saturday, May 25 from 10am at Hangleton Community Centre, BN3 8 BW, free entry.

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‘Work Ya Love’ – New single from Allan Jay

Posted on 07/05/2019 by Besi

Allan Jay’s new single Work Ya Love set to become an anthem track for the summer.

THE Scottish vocalist has been a constant feature in the Dance music charts for the past few years, becoming in the process, one of the most successful new artists on the club scene.

His live performances with his male dance troupe have helped establish him as a rising star on the UK, European, American and Canadian music scene.

Known for his powerful vocals and high energy performances Allan has performed across the globe in Asia, Europe, America and the UK – supporting such acts as Venga Boys, Shane Ward, Lucy Spraggen, Whigfield, Blue, S Club, Gareth Gates, Kerry Katona, Conchita Wurst and Sinitta.

Over recent years he has released singles through Digital Room Records (Austria), Energise Records (UK), Pumpin UK (UK), and Sobel Nation Records (USA) – tracks include Its My Life (2013), Love & Pride (2014), Superman (It’s Not Easy) (2014), I Go To Pieces (2015), Boom Boom Boom (Lets Go Back To My Room) (2015), Breaking My Heart featuring legendary 90s Queen of Rave – Rozalla (2016), his first charity single The Best Is Yet To Come (2016) for Cruse Bereavement, a huge ballad originally written for Miss Cilla Black, and Let’s hear it for the boy (2017) which was a charity single for the Retired Greyhound trust.

He is currently recording with German label DMN Records with internationally renowned producer Jason Havenhand (J Van Havenhand) who has worked with artists such as Erasure alongside record labels All Around the Word Records, Fierce Angel and Hed Kandi.

His single, Almost in Heaven released in May 2018 reached number three in the North American Dance Charts as well as being top twenty here in the UK itunes electronic chart.

Working once again with J Van Havenhand he released in May 2019 through German Dance Label – DMN Records his new single Work Ya Love co-written by J Van Havenhand and Soraya Vivian (massive dance artist).

Work Ya Love is a dance floor filler with strong production and powerful beats. Set to be a summer anthem, Allan will be performing it across the UK at various events and festivals this summer.

Work Ya Love is available on on digital platforms ( Google , Itunes and Google).

Queer Artists’ Portraits at London exhibition in May

Posted on 07/05/201914/04/2019 by Graham Robson

Portraits of queer performance artists Bird La Bird and David Hoyle to be shown at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London from May 9 to May 24.

THE striking portraits, one of Bird La Bird by Sarah Jane Moon, who explores identity, sexuality and gender presentation, and another of performance artist, actor and radical drag performer David Hoyle, captured by Peter Field following a show in Brighton, will be hung among the sometimes straight-laced portraits of judges and landed gentry.

Peter Field said: “I discovered Hoyle whilst reviewing art shows for a local magazine, and became quickly obsessed with his cabaret shows, eventually discovering his cult late night 90s Channel 4 show on YouTube.

“Hoyle as a person is a wonderful, quite contradictory mix of humour, sadness and righteous anger.”

Event: The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition

When: May 9 to May 24

Where: Mall Galleries, London SW1.

Tickets: £4 or free for under 18s/Friends of Mall Galleries.

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Top DJ’s to play at Run2Music fundraising event this Saturday

Heart FM’s Jack the Lad and local celebrity DJ Juke of York will entertain the crowds at Brighton Run2Music from 11am on Madeira Drive this Saturday, May 11.

ARTS PREVIEW: Keith Haring Exhibition @TATE Liverpool

“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”…..Keith Haring

PREVIEW Brighton Festival: ‘Our Place’ – free community events in Hangleton and East Brighton

Our Place, a series of free community arts events, comes to Hangleton and East Brighton over two weekends during the Brighton Festival.

‘Work Ya Love’ – New single from Allan Jay

Allan Jay’s new single Work Ya Love set to become an anthem track for the summer.

Queer Artists’ Portraits at London exhibition in May

Portraits of queer performance artists Bird La Bird and David Hoyle to be shown at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London from May 9 to May 24.

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Heart FM’s Jack the Lad and local celebrity DJ Juke of York will entertain the crowds at Brighton Run2Music from 11am on Madeira Drive this Saturday, May 11.

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“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”…..Keith Haring

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Our Place, a series of free community arts events, comes to Hangleton and East Brighton over two weekends during the Brighton Festival.

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Allan Jay’s new single Work Ya Love set to become an anthem track for the summer.

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Portraits of queer performance artists Bird La Bird and David Hoyle to be shown at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London from May 9 to May 24.

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