MUSIC
5 Sawyers Friday, DJ Sean Andrews. Saturday, DJ Benny B. Sunday, DJ Timmy Coffey, DJ Sean Andrews.
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Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Soul Station. Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.
Argenton Hotel Friday, Karaoke.
Argyle House Saturday, Sorry Ma. Wednesday, Starsky and Hutch.
Australia Hotel Cessnock Saturday, Duplexity.
Bar 121 Thursday, Jam night. Friday, Rachel Rachel. Saturday, Oversteer.
Bar Petite Friday, Ron Knight. Saturday, Dai Pritchard. Sunday, Jumbo Reilly.
Bay Hotel Friday, DJs. Saturday, X&Y. Sunday, Brien McVernon.
Beachcomber Hotel Sunday, David J Bull.
Bellbird Hotel Saturday, Georgina Grimshaw. Sunday, Daniel Arvidson.
Belmont 16 Footers Friday, Manpower Australia, Matchbox. Saturday, Talk Of The Town. Sunday, Franky & Johnny.
Belmont Bowling Club Sunday, Bad Lucky Kitty.
Belmore Hotel Friday, Moonlight Drive Duo. Saturday, Grand Theft Audio.
Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Viagro. Saturday, Rock Oz. Wednesday, Trivia.
The Bradford Saturday, All 80s Access. Sunday, Whiskey Business Duo.
Calais Estate Saturday, Sam Russell.
Cambridge Hotel Saturday, The Celibate Rifles, James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims, William John Jr & The Love Dinosaurs. Wednesday, Glen Matlock and Slim Jim Phantom.
Carrington Bowling Club Friday, Karaoke Klubhouse.
Carrington Place Thursday, The Frenchman Street New Orleans Jazz Band. Saturday, The Royal Key.
Catho Pub Saturday, Jackson Halliday. Sunday, Monsters of Rock.
Central Charlestown Leagues Club Friday, Jessica Cain. Saturday, Matt Semmens.
Central Hotel, Stroud Saturday, Greg Bryce.
Cessnock Rugby League Supporters Club Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night with Dave Cochrane.
Charlestown Bowling Club Thursday, Talk Of The Town Friday, Chris Ah Gee & Jazzella. Saturday, Loko Trio.
Clarendon Hotel Friday, Kim. Saturday, Zane Penn.
Club Azzurri Sunday, Latinova.
Club Kotara Friday, Talk of the Town. Saturday, LaBomba Rock.
Colliery Inn Friday, Karaoke. Saturday, Pete Sneddon.
Commonwealth Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Chris Unicomb.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Ryan Daley. Saturday, 2GoodReasons.
Country Club Hotel Shoal Bay Friday, DJs. Saturday, 4 Letter Word, Daxton Monaghan. Sunday, Junior and Luana.
Criterion Hotel Carrington Friday, Brien McVernon. Saturday, Jerome.
Criterion Hotel Weston Saturday, Taili.
Customs House Hotel Friday, Grace Ellen. Saturday, Devultra. Sunday, Lauren Arms.
Delany Hotel Friday, Twinsanity, Matteo Verde. Saturday, The Urge.
Doyalson Wyee RSL Saturday, Junior and Luana.
Duke Of Wellington Friday, Loko Trio. Saturday, The Sue & Mikey Show.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Saturday, Gary Davidson.
Exchange Hotel Friday, Grand Theft Audio. Saturday, Twinsanity Trio.
Family Hotel Friday, Duplexity.
Foghorn Brewhouse Thursday, Trivia. Friday, Adrianna Mac Duo. Saturday, Kieran Glasgow. Sunday, The Alchemists.
Gallipoli Legion Club Friday, The Black Sails.
George Tavern Green Hills Friday, Holly Wilson. Saturday, Hang Suite. Sunday, Katrina Burgs.
Great Northern Hotel Saturday, Ziggy’s feat. DJ Jonathan and DJ Chong Steve Longworth.
Greta Workers Club Friday, Defaced.
Grain Store Saturday, Anyerin Dury. Sunday, JJ King.
Grand Junction Hotel Friday, James Thomson Band. Saturday, Tim Easton Band, Davey Craddock. Sunday, Marshall O’Kell Band.
Gunyah Hotel Friday, TK. Saturday, Tommygun. Sunday, Mardy Leith.
Harrigan’s Pokolbin Friday, 4 Letter Word. Saturday, Tim Pringle, Fox Catapault. Sunday, James Martin.
Honeysuckle Hotel Thursday, Mark Wells. Friday, Tre Soul. Saturday, Hummingbirds. Sunday, Ty, Prestige Inc.
Hope Estate Saturday, Rob Thomas, Pete Murray, Darren Middleton.
Hotel Jesmond Friday, Novos. Saturday, Daley Holiday. Sunday, Chris Unicomb.
Iron Horse Inn Saturday, The Years.
Jewells Tavern Sunday, Sam Russell.
Kahibah Sports Club Friday, Bad Luck Kitty.
Kent Hotel Friday, Project 2 Unplugged. Saturday, Misbehave. Sunday, Moose Preservation. Tuesday, Tuesday Night Live.
King Street Hotel Friday, Mathmatics, Dr Laverty, Pureblonde, Jaytee, Caramel Bear, Garbo, Fuel, K-Rock, Sam Idols. Saturday, K-Rock, Pureblonde, Clubrats, Sanchez, DJ Lowblow, Dr Laverty, Carson Dodd, DJ Fuel. Sunday, Any Given Sunday - Yeezy Tribute.
Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Daniel Arvidson.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Kelly Hope.
Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Dan Beazley. Saturday, Groove Pump. Sunday, Elwood Myre.
Lass O’Gowrie Thursday, Baudelaires, Raave Tapes, Voodoo Youth. Friday, Sea Gypsies, Dusty Boots, Adaptors. Saturday, Hotwings, Hey Lady!, Alanna Mundi, Aitah. Sunday, Heath Anthony, Jack Lundie, Nothing Rhymes With David, Rachel Maria Cox, Bofolk Ballico, Eli Knight, Boots Porter, Aidan Roe, Alex Martin, Erin Kidd. Wednesday, Raave Tapes, Slumber Haze, Voodoo Youth.
Lizotte’s Newcastle Thursday, Charlie Parr, Eagle & The Wolf. Friday, Soul & Cirque. Saturday, Eugene Hideaway Bridges. Sunday, The Necks. Tuesday, Luka Bloom. Wednesday, Jessica Cain, Anna Milat and Jason Lowe, Marissa Saroca Duo.
Maitland City Bowling Club Friday, Brendan Murphy.
Mark Hotel Friday, Greg Bryce. Saturday, The Gaudrys. Sunday, Love That Hat.
Mary Ellen Friday, Janey’s Alibi. Saturday, Mardmax. Sunday, TK.
Mattara Hotel Friday, Pete Hibbert.
Muree Golf Club, Raymond Terrace Saturday, Hayden Johns.
Murray’s Brewery Sunday, Pete Gelzinnis.
Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Marissa+1. Saturday, The Way. Sunday, Bobby C.
Northern Star Hotel Friday, Truman Smith. Saturday, Tim Rossington.
Oriental Hotel Thursday, Trivia.
Pelican Flat RSL Club Friday, Dreams.
Pippis At The Point Friday, Jake Davey, Aqwa Duo. Saturday, Redline. Sunday, Loren Ryan.
Potter’s Brewery Friday, Makaylie.
The Pourhouse Maitland Saturday, Jamie Martens.
Prince Of Wales Friday, Loren Ryan. Saturday, Adrianna Mac Duo. Sunday, Kylie Jane, AK Morris.
Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, AK Morris. Saturday, Loren Ryan, Matteo Verde. Sunday, Timmy Coffey, Matt Meler.
Railway Hotel Cessnock Saturday, Kellie Cain.
Rathmines Bowling Club Sunday, Damien.
Regal Kurri Hotel Saturday, Crawfish Stew Band.
Royal Crown Hotel Dudley Saturday, Jessica Cain.
Royal Federal Hotel Saturday, Marissa +1.
Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Lennie and Carter.
Royal Inn Waratah Friday, Zane Penn. Saturday, Alias Duo.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Friday, Coopers Karaoke. Saturday, Silverhair. Sunday, Murray Byfield.
Salamander Bay Tavern Friday, Brenton Williams.
Seabreeze Hotel Friday, Lennie and Carter. Saturday, The Levymen.
Shaft Tavern Friday, Iguana.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Norm Bakker. Saturday, Two Left Feet.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Friday, The Blues Bombers. Saturday, The Lyrical.
Stockton Bowling Club Sunday, Infusion.
Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Earthbound.
Sydney Junction Hotel Friday, DJs. Saturday, Gen-X. Sunday, Loko.
Tea Gardens Hotel Motel Saturday, Michael Mills. Sunday, Matt McLaren.
Tilligerry RSL Friday, Junior and Luana. Saturday, Graeme Mills.
United Sports Club Adamstown Thursday, Pap & That.
Wangi District Workers Club Friday, Kaza’s Karaoke. Sunday, Keri Lewis.
Wangi Hotel Sunday, Ian Henry.
Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Kelly Hope.
Warners At The Bay Thursday, Ty. Friday, Secret Society. Saturday, The Rumour.
Warners Bay Hotel Friday, Swingshift - Cold Chisel Show. Able DJs. Saturday, Siren, Able DJs. Sunday, Graeme Mills.
Westfield Kotara - The Rooftop Friday, Josh & Joey. Saturday, James Osborn.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, Cruzers.
Wests Leagues Club New Lambton Wednesday, Doug Parkinson Honours Joe Cocker.
Weston Workers Club Saturday, At The Hop, DJ Gavin Bean.
Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Dynamite. Saturday, Annie, Southern Under Stars. Sunday, Kenny Jewell, Voodoo Express.
Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Holly Wilson.
THEATRE
Hello, Stranger Newcastle’s Paper Cut Collective talked to people about their meetings with strangers and put the experiences into this amusing and sometimes scary show. Audience joins bus at Civic Station at 7.30pm to go to an undisclosed Newcastle CBD venue. Saturday and Sunday at 7.30pm. www.papercutpresents.com.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Six teenage finalists in a spelling contest deal with personal problems while competing; lively musical. Young People's Theatre, at Young People’s Theatre, Hamilton. Saturday, at 2pm and 7.30pm. ypt.org.au; 4961 4895 (Saturday, 9am to 1pm).
Hotbed Hotel A couple hoping to sell an empty hotel to a New York buyer come up with a room-filling plan, but things go chaotically wrong; comedy by Michael Parker. DAPA, at DAPA Theatre, Hamilton. Saturday at 2pm and 7.30pm; plus 2pm Sunday matinee February 21. 0416 252 446.
Therese Raquin An affair between a married woman and a friend of her husband has disastrous consequences; Emile Zola’s stage adaptation of his classic novel. Maitland Repertory Theatre, at its theatre. Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm, 4931 2800; www.maitlandrepthreatre.org.
Showstoppers - Curtain Call Foot-tapping songs from 30 Broadway musicals. Maitland Musical Society. Hawks Nest Community Centre, February 27-28.
Soul&Cirque. A live Motown-sound band and aerial and ground acrobats join in amazing routines. Lizotte’s Newcastle, Lambton. February 26 only. 4956 2066.
Broadway, Here I Come. Performers aged eight to 22 get the chance to show what they can do with musical theatre songs. Pantseat Performing Arts, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. February 27 only. 4929 1977.
A Way Back to Then - Rachelle Schmidt Adnum and Dan Wilson In Concert. A funny look in music and song at successfully breaking life’s rules. Lizotte’s Newcastle, Lambton. To March 4. 4956 2066.
Thunderbelly - The Musical. Gangs and brothel keepers compete in the 1920s to be powerful in Sydney; amusing spoof musical by Newcastle’s Maureen O’Brien. Maureen O’Brien Productions, at Merewether Uniting Church Hall. To March 19. www.ticketbo.com.au.
Death and the Maiden. A woman tortured by a sadistic doctor while a political prisoner recognises his voice when he visits her husband; tense drama by Ariel Dorfman. Newcastle Theatre Company. March 3-19. 4952 4958.
Raise the Roof – Young Champions of 2016. Young musical performers show their skills. Lake Macquarie Musical Society, at Charlestown Uniting Church. March 6 only. 4943 1672.
ART
Back To Back Galleries Conversations With Ghosts – Homage to An Artist, until February 28.
Cooks Hill Galleries Mazgaon Musings by Ben Kenning, until March 6.
Curve Gallery Flight Path, until March 12.
Gallery 139 The Bounds of Photography, runs until March 12.
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery Impressions of Paris: Lautrec, Degas, Daumier, featuring over 90 prints, posters, drawings and monotypes by Honore Daumier, Edgar Degas and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a National Gallery of Australia Exhibition. until March 13; Paris/Hunter, celebrates the experiences in Pairs of four Hunter-based artists: Michael Bell, Lottie Consalvo, James Drinkwater and Claire Martin, until March 13.
The Lock Up Night Flowers by Damien Frost, capturing London’s underground night life in an exquisite series of portraits, until March 13.
Maitland Regional Art Gallery Faith, Fashion, Fusion: Muslim Women’s Style in Australia, until February 28; Mangroves of Australia: Living on the Edge by Deirdre Bean, until May 29; Una Rey: The Reaming Room, until April 3; Stephen Bird: Bastard Son of Royal Doulton, until April 3; Extinct and Endangered – When Nature Calls University of Newcastle staff and students, until May 29.
Nanshe Studio Gallery The Birds, until March 5.
Newcastle Art Gallery John Peart: Homage, until May 1; Just Draw, until May 1; A Dirty Business: Devine, Styan and Tilley, opens Saturday and continues until May 15.
Newcastle Art Space Gallery 1: Beauty and Smoke; Gallery 2: Our Vessel, Our Gender, Our Sexuality, Ourselves, until February 28.
Timeless Textiles Gallery The Art of Imperfection, until March 12.
Watt Space Gallery The Space Between Me and You; Open Foundation, until February 28.
COMING UP IN FEBRUARY
24 Australian Surf Movie Festival – Lizotte’s
26 Charlie Parr - Lizotte’s
27 Celibate Rifles - Cambridge Hotel
27 Rob Thomas, with Pete Murray - Hope Estate
27 Eugene Hideaway Bridges – Lizotte’s
27 Davey Craddock & The Spectacles, Tim Easton - Grand Junction Hotel
28 The Necks - Lizotte’s
MARCH
1 Luka Bloom – Lizotte’s
5 A Day On The Green feat. Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, The Sunnyboys - Bimbadgen Winery
6 Colin Hay – Lizotte’s
9 Mia Dyson – Lizotte’s
9-12 Evita – Civic Theatre
12 Bryan Adams, Superjesus, Baby Animals – Bimbadgen Winery
17-18 Ben Lee – Lizotte’s
18 The Beautiful Girls – The Cambridge Hotel