Your guide to music, movies and theatre in the Hunter

Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Smoke N Mirrors. Sunday, Romney Watts.

Australia Hotel Cessnock Saturday, Kim.

Avon Valley Inn Friday, The V Dubs.

Bar Petite Friday, Howard Shearman. Saturday, CrocQ.

Battlesticks Bar Thursday, Sarah Christine. Friday, Aqwa. Saturday, Dean Kyrwood. Sunday, James Naldo.

Bay Hotel Saturday, Gen-X.

Beach Hotel Friday, D.Love. Saturday, Club Esky. Sunday, Free Willy & The Grace Brothers.

Bellbird Hotel Saturday, Troy Kemp.

Belmont 16s Friday, Daniel Arvidson, Rave On. Saturday, Hayden Johns, Love That Hat. Sunday, Bloom.

Belmore Hotel Friday, Loose Bazooka. Saturday, Sundays Record.

Beresfield Bowling Club Saturday, Snape Trilogy.

Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Kelly Hope. Saturday, Angel Gear.

The Bradford Friday, Jamie Martens Duo. Saturday, Pat Vs Cat.

Bulahdelah Bowling Club Friday, Layth Gunn.

Cambridge Hotel Friday, Tees, Skivvy Season, VHS Vince. Sunday, Jacob, Shrimp, Fungus, Milky Thred, India (all ages show). The Waxfinz, Wavevom, The Med Heads, The Womb Lordz.

Cardiff RSL Club Friday, The DuoTones. Saturday, Siren.

Catho Pub Saturday, James Naldo. Sunday, Loose Bazooka.

Central Charlestown Leagues Club Friday, Matt Gaudry. Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis.

Cessnock Leagues Club Friday, Matt Semmens. Saturday, Blue Water Cowboys.

Charlestown Bowling Club Friday, The Remedy.

Club Catalina Sunday, Bob Allan.

Club Kotara Friday, Black Jack – AC/DC tribute.

Club Lemon Tree Friday, Mardmax. Saturday, Viper Creek Band, Anthony Lee.

Club Maitland City Friday, Kevin O’Hara.

Club Redhead Saturday, Busta Thong.

Colliery Inn Friday, Kim.

Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Zac and Ben. Saturday, Cotton Sax and Strings.

Country Club Hotel Shoal Bay Saturday, The Radiators.

Criterion Hotel Carrington Saturday, Big Pete. Sunday, Kim.

Criterion Hotel Weston Saturday, Early Daze.

Crown & Anchor Hotel Saturday, Adrianna Mac. Sunday, Anyerin.

Customs House Friday, Jordan Fleming. Saturday, Anyerin. Sunday, Sunset Club. Monday, Luke Sorenson.

Cypress Lakes Friday, Jessica Cain. Saturday, Tim Harding.

D'Albora Marina Friday, Tyler John. Sunday, Mardy Leith.

Dashville Saturday, Thrashville ft. Frenzal Rhomb, King Parrot, Batpiss, Frankenbok, Gay Paris, The Australian Beef Week, Paper Thin, Rort Menace and more.

Duke Of Wellington Friday, Dean Kyrwood. Saturday, Jungle Kings Duo.

East Cessnock Bowling Club Thursday, Snowy Robson. Saturday, Paul Watters.

East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Overload. Saturday, X & Y Band. Sunday, Boney Rivers.

Easts Leisure & Golf Club Saturday, Bonny Rai.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Troy Kemp.

Edgeworth Tavern Friday, Early Daze. Saturday, Romney Watts.

Family Hotel Maitland Friday, Robbie Urquhart.

Fingal Bay Sports Club Sunday, Pistol Pete.

Finnegans Saturday, Lady Lauryn & Lionette.

Gateshead Tavern Friday, Loose Lips. Sunday, Paparazzi.

George Tavern Friday, Kaylah Anne.

Grand Hotel Tuesday, Brandon Allen Quartet.

Grand Junction Hotel Thursday, Paddy McHugh. Friday, The Slowdowns. Sunday, Teej and Fiends.

Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Phil McKnight.

Gunyah Hotel Friday, Alessandro. Saturday, Overload.​

Harrigan’s Pokolbin Friday, Code Red. Saturday, John Larder, Purple Rain. Sunday, Link Phelps.

Hawks Nest Golf Club Friday, The Way.

Hexham Bowling Club Friday, The Levymen.

Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Soundabout. Saturday, Mark Wells. Sunday, Matt McLaren, Holly Mae.

Hotel Cessnock Friday, Tim Harding.

Hotel Delany Friday, DJ Surian. Saturday, Loose Bazooka.

Hotel Jesmond Friday, Crawfish Stew.

Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, Four To The Floor.

Jewells Tavern Saturday, Shadowboxer – The Angels show. Sunday, Mick Jones.

Kent Hotel Friday, Rubber Bullet. Saturday, Code Red.

Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Iguana.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Kylie Jane. Sunday, Andrew G.

Lakeside Village Tavern Saturday, Viagro.

Lass O’Gowrie Friday, Weather The Lizard, Fox Control, Mr Sauce. Saturday, Thunder Fox, Arcades and Lions, Catnip, Julia Why?, Diplazar, The Buoys, Rum Jungle, Zampa, Polo Prince. Sunday, Lonesome & Ernest, Plan C, p...t.ENE, Billy Kaye, First Bird.

Lizotte’s Friday, Diamond – The Show. Saturday, Soul Sacrifice - Celebrating Carlos Santana. 

Lucky Hotel Friday, Brown Bear & Hooves. Saturday, Bandditts. Sunday, Adrianna Mac.

Mark Hotel Friday, Karen O’Shea. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth. Sunday, Loko.

Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Deuce. Saturday, Tre Soul. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood.

Maryland Tavern Friday, Hayden Johns. Saturday, Paparazzi.

Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Todd Schmoo. Saturday, Arley Black. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Mavericks On Darby Friday, Jackson Halliday. Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Bonny Rai.

Mayfield Ex-Services Friday, Spank N The Monkey. Saturday, Smokin Rosie.

Metropolitan Hotel Maitland Friday, Blue On Black. Saturday, The Perpetrators.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Something from Nothing (Foo Fighters Show), DJ Angelo. Saturday, Cruzers, DJ Searly.

Morriset Country Club Sunday, Duncan Woods.

Murray’s Brewery Saturday, Amy Fredes. Sunday, Pete Gelzinnis.

Nag’s Head Hotel Friday, Roxy. Saturday, Pap & That.

Neath Hotel Saturday, 2GoodReasons.

Nelson Bay Bowling Club Friday, Ron Knight.

Nelson Bay Diggers Thursday, Paparazzi. Friday, Phonic. Saturday, Loko. Sunday, Tim Harding.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Friday, Ryan Daley. Saturday, Emily Smith.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Friday, CrocQ. Sunday, Hummingbirds.

Northern Star Hotel Friday, Josh Callaway. Saturday, Jack Derwin.

Ocean View Hotel Friday, Loose Change.

Pedens Cessnock Friday, DJ Slamz. Saturday, Crawfish Stew Band.

Pelican RSL Club Saturday, Full Throttle. Sunday, John Larder.

Pippis At The Point Friday, Pistol Pete, Chad Shuttleworth. Saturday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Max Jackson.

Potters Brewery Friday, Kazzie. Saturday, Matt McLaren.

Premier Hotel Saturday, Evergreen. Sunday, Love That Hat.

Prince of Wales Hotel Saturday, The Rattle.

Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Dr Zoom, Emily Smith. Saturday, Jerome, Good Company.

Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Friday, Loko. Saturday, The V Dubs.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, 2 To The Floor.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Friday, Reggie Sinclair. Sunday, Murray Byfield.

Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Zane Penn.

Seabreeze Hotel Friday, Shivoo. Sunday, Lennie Live.

Shenanigans at the Imperial Friday, Marissa. Saturday, Iguana. Sunday, Howard Shearman.

Shortland Hotel Friday, Kellie Cain. Saturday, Brendan Murphy.

Small Ballroom Friday, Jeremy Costa, The Venom Lips, Diplazar.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Paul Watters. Saturday, Rave On.

South Newcastle Leagues Club Saturday, Boney Rivers.

Spinning Wheel Hotel Friday, James Naldo.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Friday, Deadbeat Poets. Saturday, The Amanda Emblem Experiment, Jessie Redwood.

Stockton Bowling Club Friday, Kevin O’Hara. Saturday, DJ Symon. Sunday, Kevin O’Hara.

Swansea Hotel Friday, Murray Byfield. Saturday, The Bad And The Ugly.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Smokin’ Mirrors.

Swansea Workers Club Saturday, Solid Gold Dance Party.

Tea Gardens Country Club Saturday, Katie N Feff.

Tea Gardens Hotel Friday, Jayde Corner. Saturday, Kevin O’Hara. Sunday, Tyler John.

Tilligerry RSL Friday, Katie N Feff. Saturday, Andrew G.

Toronto Diggers Saturday, John Noble.

Toronto Hotel Friday, Kristy James. Sunday, Arley Black.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Mardmax. Sunday, Todd Schmoo.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Jon Matthews. Sunday, Roxy.

Wangi Hotel Sunday, Jamie Martens.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Friday, Brendan Murphy.

Warners At The Bay Friday, Mick Jones. Saturday, Wicked.

Warners Bay Hotel Thursday, Chingy (US), DJ Lionette, DJ Extraordinate.

Westfield Kotara Saturday, Holly Mae.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Hummingbirds.

Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, Mark Wells Duo. Saturday, Deuce. Saturday, Ben Portsmouth - The King is Back. Tuesday, Angamus.

Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Driver 8, King Shakey. Saturday, Sunhill Drive, Band Of Burbs. Sunday, Ron Knight & The Daze Band.

All The Money In The World (R) The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

Breathe (M) The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. (Lake Cinema)

Coco (PG) Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz.

Darkest Hour (PG) Within days of becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill must face his most turbulent and defining trial: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation.

Ferdinand (G) After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home.

Hampstead (PG) An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. (Lake Cinema)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG) Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose.

Mary and the Witch’s Flower (PG) One day, when Mary follows an odd cat into the woods, she stumbles upon a strange flower that she has never seen before. Suddenly, the luminescent power inside the flower brings a broomstick lying nearby to life, which then whisks her above the clouds & off to a strange & secret place.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (M) Young hero, Thomas, embarks on a mission to find a cure to a deadly disease known as the “Flare”.

Paddington 2 (G) Now happily settled with the Brown family, Paddington picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Pitch Perfect 3 (M) Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.

Stars Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (M) Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers.

Swinging Safari (M) A teenager comes of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.

The Commuter (M) A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.

The Greatest Showman (PG) The story of P.T Barnum, a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (PG) Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City's mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park.

The Post (M) A thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers - and their very freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Dead Centre and Sea Wall This double bill by Tom Holloway and Simon Stephens looks at factors that alter the relationship between a couple, with the woman moving from England to Australia in the Dead Centre to try to escape her past, and the man looking in Sea Wall at issues in a coastal region that affected them. Stooged Theatre, at the Catapult Dance Studios, Newcastle West. Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 6pm.

For the Love of Mrs Brown Widow Mrs Brown uses internet social media to try to get a romantic partner for Valentine’s Day, and her family use diverse means to win relationships; amusing live version of the TV series with writer-actor Brendan O’Carroll as Mrs Brown. Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow. Nightly until Saturday, at 7.30pm, plus 2pm Saturday.

Honk Jr Lively musical adaptation of fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, with a young cast playing the farmyard animals with very different views of a very unusual baby bird. Maitland Musical Society. James Theatre, Dungog: Saturday, at 7.30pm, Sunday, at 2pm.

I Ought to Be in Pictures Neil Simon comedy about a 19-year- old girl who treks from New York to Hollywood to try to make the screen-writing father who deserted the family 16 years earlier accept her acting ability. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, then Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm, until February 3, plus 2pm matinee Saturday, January 27.