Rehearsals are well under way for our celebration for Sussex Day, 'A Sussex Salmagundi'! Ticket holders can look forward to extracts from some of our county's best loved authors, Sussex songs, familiar and unusual and first rate performances from familiar faces and special guests! Don't miss this unique event on 15th June, the Eve of Sussex Day itself.

Have a read of our newsletter to find out what we've got planned for the next few months! There's lots going on, and you won't want to miss any of it! 

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We're really excited to welcome guitarist Ellie Kotzia back to the Green Lane Music Room on Saturday 13th April at 7.30.  Ellie will appear with pianist Wilfred Murray to play a great programme of baroque music for guitar and harpsichord (or in this case piano). Music by Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Rodrigo and Boccherini will amuse and delight us.

Please book now if you’d like seats - we have only a few left! CA Members, £12, others £15, full time students with paying adult, £5.
From angelavb@waitrose.com or phone 01892 664 534. 

Hear Ellie in action here! 

It's not too late to reserve your seats to hear the fascinating Peter Medhurst talk about the relationship between paintings and the music of the time in which they were painted. Seats are limited though, so book today!

This is a question we expect to hear repeatedly over the next few months! Originating as a dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions and seasoning, the term has passed into common usage (well commonish, anyway) to mean a general mixture or miscellaneous collection. In any case, it's a great word, and - guess what - is alliterative with the name of our county, hence the title for our event on 15th June: "A Sussex Salmagundi". We've put together a brilliant cast including not only regular Crowborough Arts performers, but also some truly exceptional guests - and some big surprises! Our Salmagundi will include music, poetry, the retelling of local legends, the dramatisation of work by famous local authors, and much, much more. Reserve your tickets now, and tell all your friends and family: this is going to be an evening to remember!

It's a particularly murky day today, so cheer yourself up by finding out what's coming up from CA over the next few months. Our regular art workshops, book and play reading groups are lined up, plus some exciting music and talks. Well-known musician and lecturer Peter Medhurst visits us in May to talk about the relationship between music and painting - this will set out quickly, so get your tickets now! And this is all just for starters - more info will be going on the site in the near future, including a talk in October with acclaimed novelist and playwright Simon Brett.

The website has been brought up to date this very morning, so do have a look at what's happening - and put a note in your diary to join us at the AGM on 24th February for more news!

Brighten up these increasingly dark evenings with an early festive visit to our Winter exhibition at Penshurst's Porcupine Pantry. As well as the opportunity to view and purchase original artwork, the fantastic gift shop is open until 7.00 and all our visitors will be offered a glass of mulled wine. Everyone welcome, but please be sure to RSVP to ​angelavb@waitrose.com