Today's idea - Floetics and Facepaint

Floetics excellent night of locally produced music, poetry, spoken word, drama and comedy return to night. They promise brilliant acts and lots of open mic slots, so if you're a budding wordsmith, this one's for you.

This month's is in aid of Brighton charity Hue Help and all funds raised will go straight towards furnishing a new orphanage in Hue Vietnam. The plan's too create a home for forty Vietnamese children - more info at Huehelp.org.uk

"There will be facepainting, coffee which = phwoar, colouring-in, and of course the inordinately anticipated and confundingly life-changing prize draw."

So, for a night of wordiness, expression, and happy locals, it sounds pretty good. They had us sold at colouring-in.

If you're interested in taking part, sign up on arrival (look for Jasmine).

Time: Doors at 8pm, starts at 8.30pm (until 10.30pm)
Cost: £3
Facebook event: here
Location: Redroaster Coffee House, St James Street

Today's ideas - Fistful of Dynamite & One+One Filmmakers Launch!

Today we're excited about two things, yet again. One, at the less than swanky Hector's House where friends of Bored of Brighton, Fistful of Dynamite are playing. Find their Hammond Organ-Driven Funk, slap bass, G-Funk hip hop synths, stompy glam-rock attitude and tempo changes galore on MySpace, and the event listing on Facebook. We're rather keen on them and we're not the only ones.

"In Short, Fistful Of Dynamite are the infectious bundle of happy-faced talent everybody's been waiting for…"

Have a listen.

We're also a bit excited about the One+One Filmmakers Journal Launch. It's essentially the launch of the latest issue of the One+One Filmmakers Journal, but there's also some screenings we're quite excited on. Eight rarely seen Derek Jarman films are being aired with introduction from the films' producer James Mackay. There'll also be shorts from Jeff Keen, and an exclusive video interview with Ron Peck conducted for One+One including film clips from the seminar British Filmmaker.

I've lifted quite a few of those words from the Facebook event page, and perhaps I'm just excited by the zealous use of "Exclusive" and "super". Regardless, it sounds like a nice venture. The event is free and the magazine will also be handed out at the event for free.

This is all taking place at the Red Roster Cafe - doors at 7.30pm to start at 8pm.

Today's idea - Toby Whitehouse talks at The Redroaster Coffee House

Today Toby Whitehouse, English actor, comedian and screenwriter comes to the Redroaster Coffee House, home of Floetics which we occasionally bang on about. He's best known for his writing for Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Being Human. You might also recognise him as Alastair from Bridget Jones's Diary. We don't have too much information on this one, but today, if you head over to Kemptown you can catch him giving a talk and answering a Q&A session. With his history and involvement in BBC Sci Fi, it should be good. Get your question-asking thinking caps on.

It's on at 7:30pm, and ou can find the event on Facebook

Alternatively, the Marlborough Theatre is holding 'Your Country Needs You' - "dragtastic song and dance for your titillation and aural pleasure from the era which had women wearing the trousers" but we thought the talk was something a bit different. Have a good Sunday :)