Belmont 16 Footers Friday, The Rockin’ Eddie Band. Saturday, The Years. Sunday. Stephen R. Cheney. Wednesday, Narelle Winters, Milton Ward.

Cambridge Hotel Friday, Screamfeeder, American Money, The Grounds, Howard Shearman. Saturday, Troy Kemp, Hurricane Fall. Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Hope Estate Saturday, Elton John.

Lizotte’s Newcastle Thursday, Glenn Shorrock, Tim Wheatley. Friday, ABBASBACK. Saturday, The Marvin Gaye Experience. Sunday, A Very Bella Voce Christmas Lunch.  Monday, The Voice Studio - A Stocking Full of Singers. 

Curve Gallery Criminal Writing by Anneke Baeten, until December 19.

Lake Macquarie Art Gallery Your Collection: Dobell and His Contemporaries, until December 6; Painter in Paradise: William Dobell in New Guinea, til December 6.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Soft Scape – Olivia Parsonage, until January 31; A Place to Call Yours – Barbie Procobis, until January 31.

Morpeth Gallery Christmas exhibition, until December 31.

Newcastle Art Gallery Kilgour Prize 2015, until February 7; MAMBO: 30 Years of Shelf-indulgence, until January 24.

Timeless Textiles Sun, Silk and Surf by Susan Weaver, until December 13.

Making It! Tantrum Youth Arts creative drama workshop participants in comical and heart-warming stories about how we make our way through life. Civic Playhouse. December 4. 

Club Sandwich The year’s last look at where we are in song, dance, music, comedy and general mayhem. The Royal Exchange, Newcastle. December 4, at 8pm.

A Very Bella Voce Christmas Lunch Christmas carols and  songs presented by a capella quartet Bella Voce, Daniel Stoddart, and singers from Hunter Drama. Sunday, December 6, at 1.30pm. 

Santa’s Christmas Circus Spectacular Santa’s magical workshop comes to life in a fun-filled circus adventure. Knock Out Events, at the Civic Playhouse. December 6, at 4pm.