Joe McElderry at Royal Hippodrome, Seaside Road, Eastbourne. On Saturday March 7 at 8pm. Tickets £19. Call 01323 412000 

The 2009 X Factor and The Jump winner comes to Eastbourne as part of his Evolution Tour ahead of the release of his fifth album.

Burgess Hill Fairtrade Festival at Martlets Hall, Civic Way, Burgess Hill, from Friday March 6 to Sunday March 15, various times. Tickets from £5, burgesshillfairtradefestival.com

The beer, food and wine festival designed to get shoppers thinking about local and ethically sourced food kicks off this weekend with a programme of locally sourced music.

On the bill tonight are Brighton’s bluegrass-inspired Shady Grove and Burgess Hill two-piece Underhound, while folk trio Faustus pay a visit tomorrow, backed by Mike Reinstein and Freya Morris.

The Au Revoirs at the Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton. Tonight at 7pm. Tickets £5. Call 07786 421763

Launch of a new monthly celebration of arts, literature and music headlined by garage rockers The Au Revoirs, led by Lucie Barât, sister of chief Libertine Carl.

As well as live music from The Dubarrys and The Langley Sisters’ side project Lock, there will be performances by poet Cecelia Knapp and comedian Eddie Durkan, plus village fair-themed stalls, with special guests dropping in unannounced each month.

Pan-Pot The Arch at the King’s Road Arches, Brighton. On Saturday March 7. From 11pm. Tickets £12.50. facebook.com/thearchbrighton

After a short period as Coliseum, one of Brighton’s most influential clubs is back with a new name, new lighting rigs and state-of-the-art soundsystem based on Ibiza’s Space club. Berlin’s Pan-Pot cut the ribbon on the first night.

Students should look out for a special appearance by Tinie Tempah on Tuesday.

In Front Of The Children at The Basement, Kensington Street, Brighton. On Saturday March 7,. From 4pm. Tickets £8/£5.

Launch of Sick! Festival’s literature strand, with artist and founder of the Dialogue Project Karl James hosting a discussion based around the theme of sex and sexuality.

Special guests include graphic novelist Gareth Brookes, erotic author Emily Dubberley and Feona Attwood, professor of cultural studies, communication and media at Middlesex University.

Arabian Nights 

The Argus: At Windmill Theatre, Blatchington Mill School, Neville Avenue, Hove. On Sunday March 8 at 4.30pm. Tickets £8/£5.50. windmillyoungactors.com 

Sheherazaad’s life-saving tales, from Ali Baba to Abu Hassan’s giant fart, are reimagined for five to 12-year-olds and their families in this production by Windmill Young Actors.

Underworld at Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street. On Saturday March 7 on 8pm. Tickets £30. Call 01273 709709

To mark its 20th anniversary Underworld return to their classic album dubnobasswithmyheadman, which marked their move from synthpop to techno.

Leon Underwood: Figure And Rhythm

The Argus: At Pallant House Gallery, North Pallant, Chichester. From Saturday March 7 to Sunday June 14. Tues to Sat 10am to 5pm and Sun 11am to 5pm. From £4.25. Call 01243 774557

Paintings, etchings, wood engravings and sculptures feature in the first major museum retrospective for 40 years of British artist Leon Underwood.

Underwood, who died in 1975, has been described as the precursor of modern sculpture in Britain. This exhibition explores his non-western art influences and his creation of the Brook Green School Of Drawing whose pupils included Henry Moore and Eileen Agar.

Worthing Symphony Orchestra at Worthing Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing on Sunday March 8 at 2.45pm. Tickets from £17.50. Call 01903 206206

The 2012 BBC Young Musician Of The Year Laura van der Heijden plays Shostakovich’s first cello concerto in a programme also including Bruckner’s Third Symphony and Glinka’s Ruslan And Ludmilla Overture.

John McKean: The Impossibility Of Truly Seeing What Is In Front Of The Eyes

The Argus: At House Of Friendship, High Street, Lewes. From Saturday March 7 to Friday March 26. Mon to Fri 9.30am to 1.30pm, Sat/Sun (not March 14/15) 11am to 4pm. It's FREE. Call 01273 476469.

Brighton-based photographer John McKean captures images which make you look twice, in an exhibition based around optical illusions rather than post-production trickery.