Seagull Recommends 30/09

Hello and welcome back to Seagull Recommends! Our editor's lost her voice, but she hasn't lost her enthusiasm for the Volk's, which closes for the season today at 4pm.

If you come across anything coming up in the city that you think we should know about, let us know!

🎶Gigs: From Friday night to Saturday night, join the Hanover Centre for the 35th annual Hanover Beer Festival, a fundraiser for the centre. All proceeds go to the centre and its activities; bring all your friends and neighbours and help keep the centre open and thriving. Tickets include souvenir pint glass and first pintL subsequent pints will be £5. Live music too (tickets)!

🦖Comedy: This Saturday, head down to Forge Comedy Club for a one day intensive course focusing on compèring by Stephen Grant, suitable for those with at least six months experience (tickets); Down the Hatch, Komedia's comedy night is returning this week, specifically a space where queer and alternative performers can showcase their comedy and drag acts. MC Lee Peart will be joined by Lachlan Werner ('slick, polished, and everything you could want from a seasoned ventriloquist'), Jess Fostekew, Dian Cathal ('tremendously enjoyable... a natural performer') and Joe Black. This Sunday, only £6 (tickets).

🪩Club night: Indie bangers and sleaze club night Let's Dance to Joy Division is at Concorde 2 on Friday, expect Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, The Black Keys, Courteeners, Jamie T, The Kooks, The Libertines, Nirvana, Oasis, Pulp, The Smiths, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines, The Wombats... (tickets).

✍️Writing workshop: Ironclad Creative is holding a two hour writing retreat with Brighton & Hove Libraries this Wednesday! From 11am to 1pm, in the rare books room, you can find a quiet space to write and think alongside other writers, with writing prompts and an opportunity to share for those who need it and simply space to write for those who don't. No previous writing experience necessary—however this isn't a writing class, so most of the time will be spent just writing with a chance to share a few words or discuss your progress at the end (free tickets).

💐Flower workshop: Join Amaranta Bloom this Sunday morning to make a hand-tied dried flower bouquet, a beginner friendly workshop with all materials and refreshments provided (tickets).

🛍️Market: Brighton Open Market's vegan market returns this Saturday! From 10am to 5pm, you can find plant-based food, gifts, crafts, beauty and more; also on Saturday is Paper Daisy Brighton Makers Market, with makers, artists and small batch producers selling goods in Jubilee Square from 11am to 5pm.

🍱Food and drink: Our editor CM and tech guru Amber had some really good lunch the other day:

Okay, here’s the deal with the halloumi topped fries from We Love Falafel, and to be honest they’re a big deal. A big deal. Halloumi loaded fries. So. We’ve got mild chilli relish garlic coriander and lemon mayonnaise. These fries might be the cleanest fries. Cleanest in the way that a show car is clean, like everything is perfect. It’s a complete picture. It’s the works: halloumi pieces, decent fries, little bits of pepper and red cabbage. There’s some jalapeño and the sauces are messy in the right way. They’ve given us a fork and that’s when you know what you’re in for. They’re naughty but you don’t feel bad about having them for lunch. It’s a bit like the salad off of a donner kebab with fries and halloumi.