CAMBRIDGE HOTEL Reece Mastin, June 14; The Whitlams, September 3; The Story So Far, Man Overboard, Apart From This, September 7 . 

CIVIC THEATRE The Dancers Company 2015 tour, August 18 and 19; Celtic Woman 10th Anniversary World Tour, September 16.  

HOPE ESTATE Elton John, December 5.

NEWCASTLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE  Nickelback, May 23. 

BAND

5 SAWYERS COOKS HILL Friday DJ Matt Meler; Saturday DJ Patasan; Sunday DJ Timmy Coffey.

BAR PETITE Friday HP duo; Saturday Aaron Hood; Sunday DJ Nicolas.

 BEAUFORD HOTEL  Saturday Kirsty Larkin.

BELMONT 16s Friday The Angels; Saturday The Snape Brothers; Sunday Bloom. 

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL Friday Funkoars, DJ Eclipse, Mathas, Eloji; Saturday British India, Grenadiers, Tired Lion; Sunday Supersuckers, Bellrays. 

CENTRAL CHARLESTOWN LEAGUES CLUB Friday Tom Buckley; Saturday Matt Gaudry.  

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB Friday The Nick Raschke Duo.   DUKE OF WELLINGTON Friday Bobby C; Saturday Loonatic Fringe.

HONEYSUCKLE HOTEL Thursday KarenO’Shea; Friday Tre Doul; Saturday The New Vintage; Sunday Troy, Phonic Trio.

IRON HORSE INN Saturday Fusion.   

LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN  Friday Daniel Arvidson; Saturday Paul Watters.

NORTHERN STAR HOTEL  Friday Josh Callaway; Saturday Lennie Live.

NORTHUMBERLAND HOTEL LAMBTON Friday Aaron Hood.

ROYAL CROWN HOTEL  Saturday Tom Buckley. 

SEVEN SEAS HOTEL Friday Giant; Saturday Adrianne & Josh. 

 SHAFT TAVERN Friday Black Jack - A tribute to AC/DC.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL  Friday Hornet, DJ Miss Menace; Saturday The Years, DJ Josh Hollard; Sunday Fish Fry.

WARNERS AT THE BAY  Thursday Kylie Jane; Saturday The Rumour. 

THE STAG AND HUNTER Sunday Global Battle of the Bands heat.WICKHAM PARK HOTEL Saturday Rockabilly Festival - Danny & the Cosmick Tremors, Bad Luck Kitty and Pat Capocci; Sunday John Larder, Ghost Road. 

ART

BACK-TO-BACK GALLERIES  Searching for Shibui, until May 24.  

GALLERY 139 Hometown Advantage, group student exhibition, until May 30. 

NANSHE  Third birthday show, until May 23. 

NEWCASTLE ART SCHOOL The City, until May 22.  

NEWCASTLE ART SPACE Veritas III group exhibition until May 24.

LAKE MACQUARIE CITY ART GALLERY (In)Visible The First Peoples And War, until May 24; Contemporary Jewellery from the Hunter, until May 24; Lake Macquarie Art Bazaar, May 31. 

THE LOCK-UP  The Island Could be Heard by Night, May 22 to June 28. 

THEATRE

BELMONT 16S  Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, July 10.

NEWCASTLE WETLANDS CENTRE Into The Woods, May 23-24.   

TORONTO WORKERS CLUB Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, July 9.

WESTS CARDIFF Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, July 4.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, July 5.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE  Beauty and the Beast Jr, until May 23.