A Dark Day in Paradise by Clare Twomey 3,000 black ceramic butterflies descend on the sumptuous interiors of the Royal Pavilion. The butterflies cluster on the extravagant Banqueting Room table, across window panes, in roof lights, on mantelpieces and other surfaces throughout the ground floor rooms. Their sombre beauty is a reflection on the excesses and frivolity of the past life of the palace.
Clare Twomey is a British ceramicist/artist who works with clay in large-scale installations, sculpture and site-specific works. Over the past 10 years she has exhibited at Tate, Victoria & Albert Museum, Crafts Council, and the Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan. A museumaker commission, funded by the MLA and the Arts Council England
9.30am–5.45pm (last admission 5pm)
Admission payable

Hannah Carding: War A series of evocative black and white etchings with aquatint, illustrating quotations from different wars throughout history.
9.30am - 5pm

Reviewing our Archaeology Collection Entrance to Brighton History Centre Visitors are invited to comment on how they think the city’s archaeological collection should be used to raise its profile and increase its use. Enquiries 01273 296971/296972 localhistory@brighton-hove.gov.uk 9.30am10am - 5pm

Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke Road
03000 290900
www.brighton.virtualmuseum.info

Plant Portraits An exhibition of paintings by botanical artists that convey a plant’s technical form and structure as well as its beauty in ways that a photograph cannot.  Botanical drawing has a legacy of historical importance going back to the time of ancient Egypt.  Successful illustrators must be technically highly competent in drawing and painting, with a good knowledge of botany and the ability to convey the sense of wonder of the plant world. The beautiful works of art in this exhibition are complemented by magnificently illustrated botanical books and specimens from the Booth Museum collections. Plant Portraits is presented by the Botanical Art Society of Sussex in conjunction with the Booth Museum of Natural History. Booth Museum of Natural History
Free admission
10am - 5pm

Open Mic night with Patrick O'Rourke Everybody welcome. Locally sourced food cooked fresh daily. Smoking shelter. Pool table. Live sports. Aire conditioned.

Kit Ashton Presents Music and Freedom Charity Event 'Music and Freedom: Imagining Beyond Consumer Capitalism...'An evening of free-thinking and optimism, music and words with Artists:  Chris T-T + Kit Ashton + Thomas White (ESP, Brakes) + The Agitator + The Cloggs (jazz fusion) + Carrie Tree + 'Work In Progress' (street dance) + Zen Bullets (video) + CoMA Sussex (contemporary classical, performing Louis Andriessen's 'Worker's Union') + more TBC Speakers: Caroline Lucas MP + Mark Fisher (author: 'Capitalist Realism - Is There No Alternative?') + Dougald Hine (The Dark Mountain Project) + Ralph Brown (actor) + Doly Garcia (Transition Brighton and Hove) + The NeoFuturist Collective + Brighton Solidarity Federation + Jasper Chalcraft (Anthropologist, University of Sussex)
7pm – 11pm
£6.00 in adv + bf

The Piano Man - Colin Blanchflower LIVEEvery Wednesday til 31st OctoberThe big 'A' just got bigger every Wednesday! The Piano Man (aka Colin Blanchflower) plays his fantastic tunes to a relaxed candle lit bar every Wednesday from July. Come join us and maybe you could also request a song or two too. NEW HAPPY HOUR - 9pm till 10pm Pint of larger from £2.40 Pint of Strongbow £2.50 White or Red house wine £2.50 Apple Sour Shot £1.50 WKD bottles £2.00 Food from our menu is served daily from noon till 7pm. Piano Man from 9pm

THE R.I.P DENNIS HOPPER SHOW An easy-ride through the life of a Hollywood legend... Hollywood veterans Jerry Schluckheimer and Francis Ford Kopafeel take you on a star-studded journey through the life of a cinematic legend. A Multi-Media event from Award-winning Smarty Pants Productions. Live Music, Comedy, Film, acts of gross stupidity and appearences from Bullock, De Niro, Nicholson and Walken. I only did drugs, so i could drink more Dennis Hopper 1936-2010
Dress-Code - Hollywood/Hopper Films for discount
Doors: 7.45pm
£5/4 Get advance tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk/smartypants

Rocky Horror Show The greatest rock 'n' roll musical is back by popular demand! Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank ’n’ Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling production of Richard O’Brien’s classic original script! Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn It Janet and, of course, the pelvic thrusting Time Warp, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a non-stop party! Ready to thrill you with its frothy fun and naughty moments, this is the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Don’t dream it – be it. Be warned, this show has rude parts!
7.45 pm