MUSIC
5 Sawyers Thursday, Live Sawyers. Friday, Alessandro. Saturday, Devultra. Sunday, Crocq.
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Adamstown Uniting Church Saturday, Lachlan X. Morris, She’s My You, Byren, The Duke of Erlington.
Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Pat Vs. Cat.
Argyle House Saturday, Argyle’s 5th Birthday. Wednesday, Riot Ten.
Australia Hotel Cessnock Saturday, The Way.
Bar Petite Friday, Jerome. Saturday, Aqwa. Sunday, Kylie Jane.
Battlesticks Bar Thursday, Audie Franks. Friday, DLove Duo. Saturday, John Larder. Sunday, James Naldo.
Bay Hotel Saturday, Shivoo.
Beach Hotel Sunday, Colin Tegg Experience.
Belmont 16s Friday, Jake Rattle & Roll, Matt Gaudry. Saturday, Megan Core. Sunday, Klassic Blak.
Belmont Hotel Thursday, Mick & Josh. Friday, Jayde Corner, Greg McKew. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth. Sunday, Kevin O’Hara.
Belmore Hotel Saturday, The Tantrums.
Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Jade Holland Band. Saturday, Amigos.
Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Mark Wells Trio.
The Bradford Saturday, Allstar.
Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Escape The Fate, Awaken I Am, Between Kings (main room) The Hard-Ons (warehouse). Sunday, Scabz, Hey Lady, Rort Menace.
Catho Pub Saturday, Jamie Martens. Sunday, Rock Oz.
Central Charlestown Leagues Club Friday, Pete McCredie. Saturday, Beth Gleeson.
Central Hotel Stroud Saturday, Layth Gunn.
Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, Iguana.
Charlestown Bowling Club Friday, Alias Duo.
Clarendon Hotel Friday, Jackson Halliday.
Club Kotara Saturday, Loko.
Club Lemon Tree Friday, Redline. Saturday, Jackson Halliday.
Club Maitland City Friday, Mardy Leith.
Club Singleton Saturday, All Access 80’s.
Colliery Inn Friday, Todd Schmoo.
Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Darren Rolling Keys.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Reggie SInclair. Saturday, Outerphase.
Criterion Hotel Carrington Saturday, Kevin O’Hara.
Croatian Wickham Sports Club Sunday, The Blues Wizards.
Crown & Anchor Hotel Thursday, Karaoke Klubhouse. Saturday, Ben Travis.
Customs House Friday, Kazzie. Saturday, Perry Carter. Sunday, Matt McLaren.
Cypress Lakes Saturday, Ty.
Denman Hotel Sunday, Kyle Cartner.
Duke Of Wellington Friday, Kempy. Saturday, Dean Kyrwood Duo.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Friday, Andrew G. Saturday, Norm Bakker.
East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, State FX. Saturday, Project X. Sunday, Boney Rivers.
Edgeworth Bowling Club Friday, Jungle Kings. Sunday, Coal Train.
Edgeworth Tavern Friday, 2 To The Floor. Saturday, Duplexity.
Family Hotel Maitland Friday, Murray Byfield.
Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, James Osborn.
Finnegans Saturday, Chunky Dip, Sonic, Extraordinate, Tig, Hooey, Gillecks & Lawson.
FogHorn Brewhouse Saturday, TK Reeve.
Gateshead Tavern Friday, Arcane. Sunday, Cover Girls.
Grain Store Sunday, J.J King.
Grand Hotel Tuesday, Jacob Neale Quartet.
Grand Junction Hotel Friday, Fish Fry & Pow Wow.
Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Karen O'Shea.
Greta Workers Club Friday, Katie N Feff.
Hamilton Station Hotel Thursday, Blind Man Death Stare, Rort Menace, Trashed Again, Fatalist. Saturday, Grim Demise, Kaosphere.
Hawks Nest Golf Club Saturday, Witchery.
Hexham Bowling Club Friday, Love That Hat. Saturday, The Andy Show.
Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Uptown. Saturday, Jimmy Craz Band. Sunday, Lisa Hunt & Forever Soul.
Hotel Cessnock Friday, Daxton Managhan.
Hotel Jesmond Friday, The Remedy. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.
Hunter River Hotel Saturday, Alias Duo.
Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, The Trade-Ins.
Horse and Jockey Hotel Friday, Jacinta.
Jewells Tavern Saturday, Mojo Bandits.
The Junction Hotel Saturday, Phonic Duo.
King Street Hotel Friday, Style ft. Dillytek & Anderex. Saturday, Sunset Bros.
Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Pete Hibbert.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Bob Allan.
Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Holly Mae.
Lass O’Gowrie Friday, The Shang, Dyer Maker, Rum Jungle. Saturday, Guerrilla Radio.
Lizotte’s Friday, The Eagles Show. Saturday-Sunday, Richard Clapton, Benny Black. Tuesday, UniMusic.
Lochinvar Hotel Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.
Lucky Hotel Friday, Marissa. Sunday, The Gleeson’s.
Mark Hotel Friday, Kyle Cartner.
Mary Ellen Saturday, The V Dubs.
Maryland Tavern Saturday, The Levymen.
Mayfield Ex-Services Friday, The Levymen. Saturday, Anyerin Trio.
Metropolitan Hotel Maitland Sunday, Melbourne Street.
Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Viper Creek Band. Saturday, GenR8. Sunday, Arley Black.
Morriset Country Club Friday, Mel’s Karaoke. Sunday, Jacinta.
Nag’s Head Hotel Saturday, Reg Sinclair.
Neath Hotel Saturday, Gasoline Halos.
Nelson Bay Bowling Club Friday, Layth Gunn.
Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Phonic Trio. Saturday, Josh & Liv. Sunday, Marissa.
Nelson Bay Golf Club Friday, Matt Semmens. Saturday, Tim Harding.
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Friday, Tim Harding. Saturday, The Years.
Northern Star Hotel Friday, TK. Saturday, Allon, Holly Mae.
Pedens Cessnock Saturday, Outlaw Avenue.
Pelican RSL Saturday, The Smarts.
Pippis At The Point Friday, Kim. Saturday, Bandditts. Sunday, Jason Bone.
Plough Inn Friday, Chris Daniel.
Potters Brewery Friday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo. Saturday, Joel Oakhill.
Premier Hotel Sunday, Anthology.
Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Mick Jones, Counterpart. Saturday, Jessica Cain, 2GoodReasons. Sunday, Marks Wells Trio, Wharf Life.
Railway Hotel Cessnock Friday, Bonny Rai.
Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Anthony Lee.
River Royal Inn Morpeth Sunday, Kazzie.
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Jade Holland Band.
Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Witchery.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Andrew G.
Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Boney Rivers.
Seabreeze Hotel Friday, Angel Gear. Sunday, Just Jade. Sunday, Jamie Martens.
Shenanigans at the Imperial Friday, Pete Gelzinnis. Saturday, Paparazzi.
Shoal Bay Country Club Friday, Sound of Sunday. Saturday, DLove Duo, Thundamentals. Sunday, Michael Peter Duo, Casey Bellamy.
Shortland Hotel Friday, Russell Snape. Saturday, James Naldo. Sunday, James Naldo.
Singleton Diggers Saturday, Replay, All Access 80s.
Small Ballroom Friday, The Lulu Raes, Gold Member.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Paul Watters. Saturday, Two Left Feet.
Souths Leagues Club Saturday, Matty G.
Spinning Wheel Hotel Friday, Kevin O’Hara.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Friday, Justin Yap Band. Saturday, Method. Wednesday, The Scullion Sessions ft. Matt Zarb, Angus Gill.
Stockton Bowling Club Saturday, Ladies Legends & Larrikins.
Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Maryanne Rex. Monday, Terry Mac & the Feelin Alright Trio Backing Band, Kerry Grant.
Swansea Hotel Friday, James Naldo. Saturday, The New Cool.
Swansea RSL Club Friday, Spank N The Monkey.
Swansea Workers Saturday, The Rockets.
Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, John Larder.
Tea Gardens Country Club Friday, Siren.
Tilligerry RSL Friday, Rendezvous. Saturday, Rommey Watts.
Toronto Diggers Saturday, John Noble.
Toronto Hotel Friday, Leeroy and Ross. Sunday, Jim Neal.
Toronto Workers Saturday, Snape Trilogy.
Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Todd Schmoo.
Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, The Leadbellies.
Warners At The Bay Friday, Zane Penn. Saturday, The Remedy Duo.
Warners Bay Hotel Friday, The Radiators, Spy Vs Spy.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, Love That Hat.
Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, The Rattle. Saturday, Rubber Bullet. Tuesday, Angamus.
Wests NEX Friday, Emily Smith. Saturday, The Big Bang.
Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Little Cents, Headbin, Pornskas, EME. Sunday, Phoenix, Voodoo Express.
Windale-Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, The Mania.
MOVIES
Avengers: Infinity War (M) The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Deadpool 2 (MA15+) Sequel to the Golden Globe-nominated comic book action romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as the foul-mouth murdering anti-hero.
Duck Duck Goose (PG) Animated comedy-adventure following a bachelor goose who makes pals with two lost ducklings as they journey south.
Gringo (MA) An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
I Feel Pretty (M) Renee desperately wants to be one of the “pretty” girls. After a freak accident during spin class, her dream comes true when she wakes up to a completely new reflection, believing she is now the most beautiful woman in the world.
Last Flag Flying (M) 30 years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry “Doc” Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Reverend Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. (Lake Cinema)
Life of the Party (M) Melissa McCarthy enrolls as an adult student at her daughter’s university in this comedy by McCarthy and Ben Falcone.
Once Upon A Time In America (R) (1984) A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. (Event, Kotara)
Peter Rabbit (PG) A rebellious rabbit tries to sneak into a farmer’s garden.
Phantom Thread (M) In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma. (Lake Cinema)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (M) Han Solo leads Lucasfilm’s second standalone Star Wars film, passing Harrison Ford’s role down to Alden Ehrenreich. The film follows Han and Chewbacca before they joined the Rebellion.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (M) A writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. (Lake)
The Incredibles (PG) Pixar's stylish 2004 blockbuster was their first film to feature human characters as its focus, and marked a turning point in the maturity of the stories they were telling.
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (E) Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the jazz age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage musical instruments, and a collection of more than 60,000 original arrangements from the 1920s and '30s. (Tower)
Warren Miller's Line of Descent (CTC) Warren Miller travels the globe, by land, air, and sea, exploring the ties that bind ski culture. (Tower)
THEATRE
Gothique Darkly amusing female burlesque cabaret with Newcastle and Hunter performers Berlin Von Black, Dani, Vivienne Rose and Ebony Strange, and guests including the Porcelain Dolls. Royal Exchange, Newcastle. Saturday, at 8pm.
Hinterland A troubled young salesman is forced by a politician he has offended to go through a hidden portal in his home to a weird place; satirical comedy by Matt Cameron. Lindsay Street Players and Young People’s Theatre, at YPT’s Hamilton theatre. Fridays at 7pm, and Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm, until June 9, plus Sunday, June 3 at 2pm, and Wednesday at 7pm.
Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories & Songs The renowned performer tells in story and song how he developed his career after a troubled youth. Frontier Touring, Triple M & MAX, at the Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Wednesday, at 8pm.
Playhouse Creatures Actresses in 17th century London struggle to win roles in an era when men dominated stages; comedy by April de Angelis based on real women and events. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm; then Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 8pm, until June 16, plus 2pm on Saturday, June 9.
Shakespeare Festival Hunter Drama acting and musical theatre students aged 6 to 21 in three programs featuring their colourful adaptations of sequences from Shakespeare’s plays. Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Show A, Friday, at 6.30pm. Show B, Saturday, at 2pm. Show C, Thursday and Saturday, at 6.30pm.
Wanted – One Body! Comical mystery by Charles Dyer. When the body of an unlikable man disappears while people are gather to hear his will, a murder occurs. Newcastle G and S Players Comedy Club, at St Matthew’s Anglican Church Hall, Georgetown. Dinner show, Friday and Saturday at 7pm, until June 9, plus show-only on Sunday, at 2pm.