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Tim Richardson snaps the launches of Brighton Festival and documentary celebration SEE

Brian Eno is in the building!

Brighton Festival 2010 launched last Wednesday with an event at the Dome Concert Hall that included a speech by this year’s guest curator, the mighty Brian Eno, and a surprise ‘flash mob’ of disco dancers organised by acclaimed local choreographer Ben Wright.

SEE and be seen

SEE: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival kicked off its fifth year with a launch party at Madame Geisha on 18 February, introducing a programme that included talks by big name filmmakers such as Bafta-winner Louis Theroux and Sussex’s own Nick Broomfield. The festival is organised and curated by back2back productions ltd.

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Miss Jones pushed aside the library books, lifted herself onto the desk, tied back her hair and put on her spectacles. ‘‘But Miss Jones, you’re beautiful….’’ Oh yes, we know it’s a slightly less conventional version of the story but with frames as smart and sexy as these, no one will want to look less than bookish.
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Maverick Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra may be a play on his orginal band’s name but it’s altogether different

Everyone seems to have gone a little potty for The Specials reunion tours, but the man who actually formed that band, wrote many of the songs and set up the legendary 2 Tone label has been following a very different path ever since he left the band back in the ‘80s.
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Marcus Brigstocke talks to Andrew Kay about his busy comedy career and green politics

After five minutes researching Marcus Brigstocke I am exhausted. I need a lie down just reading about what he does. Does this man ever stand still? If he is not on TV he is on Radio 4 – and now he is coming to Brighton to host a special evening of comedy and music from entertainers who support a greener political future.
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