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The RSPB has appealed for artistic impressions of starlings flocking round the pier.
Every year thousands of starlings take part in the aerial dance known as murmuration. At its peak in December, the flock has 40,000 birds. Images, comments, drawings, poems and songs about the phenomonen will be exhibited on Palace Pier.
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Jade Jagger is to bring her designer jewellery brand to Brighton. Pieces created by the artist, designer and daughter of Mick will go on sale at Madame Geisha, East Street, on Saturday, 29 November from 1 to 8pm.
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Goth-rock legends Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds play the Brighton Centre this week. Nick Aldwinckle spoke to Bad Seeds and Grinderman drummer and frontman of The Vanity Set, Jim Sclavunos

What have you been up to lately?
I’ve been doing a lot of sessions in New York. I have a studio and a friend down in Long Island and we’ve been working with a band called The Bellmer Dolls. They’re named after the Dadaist Hans Bellmer who used to make obscene doll sculptures. I’m about to do a Vanity Set session too. We’ve just finished a US Bad Seeds too, so this is my ‘in-between time’. We played the Hollywood Bowl with Spiritualised and Cat Power on the bill. It was a thrill to play such an iconographic venue. We’re heading to Europe for a tour, playing a few places we haven’t played before.

Do you come to Brighton much?
The last time we were in Brighton was with Grinderman, when we played a secret gig at the King Alfred Centre. It was fun. What’s not to like about Brighton?
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Businesses that make a difference to the community will be celebrated this week.
Firms such as the Big Lemon bus company will take part in Social Enterprise Day on Thursday 20 November. The programme of events is organised by the Business Community Partnership to acknowledge the role played by socially-driven businesses. Brighton and Hove has more than 110 social enterprises. The Big Lemon will give a tour round a series of thriving social enterprises, including the Wood Recycling Project, Nourish CIC and Sussex Emmaus. The tour will be followed by an evening event at the University of Brighton.
Organisations and entrepreneurs are invited to join the BCP. Visit www.bhbcp.org.uk