MUSIC
5 Sawyers Thursday, Elaskia, Toby Wells. Friday, CrocQ, DJ Justeez. Saturday, AK Morris.
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Abermain Hotel Sunday, Molly Millington.
Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Jake Daulby.
Argenton Hotel Sunday, Alias Duo.
Bank Corner Espresso & Bar Friday, e4444e, Bleu Collective, Household Item One.
Bar Beach Bowling Club Sunday, Mark Le Rougetel.
Battlesticks Bar Friday, Bensen. Saturday, Madelyn. Sunday, Kaitlyn Simms.
Beach Hotel Saturday, Jamstone.
Belmont 16s Friday, Be Bop A Lula. Saturday, Anthology, Tim Harding. Sunday, Klassic Blak.
Belmont Hotel Saturday, Kaylens Rain Duo. Sunday, John Larder.
Belmore Hotel Saturday, MAK.
Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, LoKo. Saturday, Solid Gold Party.
The Bradford Friday, Mardmax. Saturday, The 3.
Bull'n'Bush Hotel Medowie Friday, No Exit - The Angels Show.
Burwood Inn Friday, CrocQ. Saturday, The Andy Show.
Cambridge Hotel Thursday, Take My Soul, Some Heard Trouble, Father Deer Hands, PSTCRDS, Everleigh. Friday, Boo Seeka, Tuka (main room), FeelsClub, Oilbaron, Sports Bra, Memoiirs, Megan Core (warehouse), Palace, Off-Kilter (front bar). Saturday, Head Of State, Run Squirrel, Mad Snake. Sunday, Lady Petrol, Trashed Again, Presqué Vu.
Cardiff RSL Club Friday, Brendan Murphy. Saturday, Two Fires - Cold Chisel Show. Tuesday, Jayde Corner.
Carrington Bowling Club Friday & Sunday, Cate Cornucopia.
Catho Pub Sunday, Mojo Bandits.
Caves Beachside Hotel Friday, Phonic Duo. Saturday, The Mark Wells Trio. Sunday, Pete Gelzinnis.
Central Hotel Stroud Saturday, Greg Bryce Project.
Central Leagues Club Friday, Ryan Daley.
Cessnock Leagues Club Friday, Bobby C. Saturday, The Big Bang.
Civic Theatre Saturday, A Taste Of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation.
Club Kotara Saturday, Love That Hat.
Club Lemon Tree Friday, The Smarts.
Club Maitland City Saturday, Snape Trilogy.
Club Redhead Sunday, Greg Bryce.
Colliery Inn Friday, Anthony Lee. Sunday, Karen O'Shea.
Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Russell Hull.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Pat Vs Cat. Saturday, Jason Paris.
Croatian Wickham Sports Club Sunday, Latinova.
Customs House Friday, Matty G. Sunday, Mick Jones.
Cypress Lakes Saturday, Ryan Daley.
Denman Hotel Friday, Jake Daulby. Sunday, Brenton Williams.
Duke Of Wellington Friday, Dave Carter. Saturday, Phonic Duo.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Thursday, Snowy Robson. Saturday, Dave Alone.
East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Overload. Saturday, Gen-X. Sunday, Bernie.
Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Kaylah Anne.
Edgeworth Bowling Club Friday, Viagro. Sunday, Outlaw Avenue.
Edgeworth Tavern Friday, Felix Quinn Duo. Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis.
Exchange Hotel Saturday, No Exit - The Angels Show.
Family Hotel Maitland Friday, Alias. Saturday, Lee Rolfe.
Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Lili Crane, Manning Patston.
Finnegans Friday, Let's B Frank. Saturday, G Wizard.
Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, King Shakey.
Gateshead Tavern Friday, Cover 2 Cover. Saturday, Allstar. Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.
General Robert Hotel Saturday, Georgie James.
George Tavern Friday, Jasmine Atkins. Saturday, Sari Jade & Spike.
Grain Store Saturday, Beth Gleeson. Sunday, JJ King.
Grand Hotel Thursday, Lisa Parrott. Tuesday, Warwick Alder Quartet.
Grand Junction Hotel Friday, Marshall & The Fro. Sunday, Skyscraper Stan.
Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Friday, Ty Penshorn. Saturday, Dave & Pete McCredie. Sunday, Kylie Jane.
Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Jon Matthews.
Greta Workers Club Friday, Whiskey Business.
Gunyah Hotel Friday, Hi-Fi Days. Saturday, Ashley Knight. Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.
Hamilton Station Hotel Friday, Path Of Victory, In Deception, Kaskeid, Lack. Saturday, Gutter Tactic, Bayview Suspect, Blackout To Oblivion, Enter 6. Sunday, Yev Kassem, Radar Backwards, Household Item One.
Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Joel Oakhill Duo. Sunday, Allan Caswell.
Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Mark Wells Trio. Saturday, The Search Party. Sunday, Jason Bone.
Horse & Jockey Hotel Singleton Friday, Codi Kaye.
Hotel Cessnock Friday, The Bad and The Ugly.
Hotel Jesmond Friday, Shivoo.
Imperial Hotel Maitland Friday, Pete Gelzinnis. Saturday, Pat Vs Cat.
Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, Ash Mountain.
Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Spank N The Monkey.
Jewells Tavern Friday, Paparazzi. Saturday, The Years.
Kent Hotel Friday, Mak. Saturday, The V-Dubs. Sunday, Finn Blues Band.
King Street Hotel Friday, Chastly. Saturday, Noy.
Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Tom Christie.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Murray Byfield.
Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Madelyn. Saturday, Paula & Owen.
Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Friday, The Real James Ryan Band, Shrimp, India Seddon-Callaghan. Saturday, India and The Journey To The East, Award Bios, Hazel Dazel. Sunday, Newdark, Microwave Johnny, Nude.
Lizotte's Thursday, Tammi Savoy and The Chris Casello Combo (USA). Friday, Unlocking The Doors - 50th Anniversary of Soft Parade album. Saturday, Andy Firth & Rod White. Sunday, Marina Prior & David Hobson.
Lochinvar Hotel Saturday, Anthony Lee.
Lucky Hotel Friday, DJ Tone. Saturday, Bobby C. Sunday, Marissa.
Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Zane Penn Duo. Saturday, Mojo Bandits.
Maryland Tavern Saturday, Paparazzi.
Mattara Hotel Saturday, Mick Jones.
Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Darren Gould. Saturday, Chris Saxby. Sunday, Matt McLaren.
Mavericks On Darby Friday, Kaylah Anne. Saturday, Matt McLaren. Sunday, Perry Carter.
Mayfield Ex-Services Thursday, The Leadbellies. Saturday, Cruzers.
Merewether Surfhouse Friday, Kylie Jane.
Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Anthology. Saturday, Loko. Sunday, Tim Broadway.
Murray's Brewery Saturday, Rehab Brass Band. Sunday, Half Nelson.
Nag's Head Hotel Friday, Pete McCredie. Saturday, Karen O'Shea.
Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Snape & Son Duo. Saturday, Russell Morris, Marissa Saroca, Marissa +2. Sunday, Hayden Johns.
Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Anyerin.
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Loko.
Newcastle Diggers Saturday, Layth Gunn.
Newcastle Hotel Friday, Robustt, Spaced Out. Saturday, Pantheon.
Northern Star Hotel Friday, Adam Gear. Saturday, Dean Kyrwood, Bel Woods.
Northumberland Hotel Saturday, Big Pete.
Pippis At The Point Friday, Joel Procter. Friday, Sari Jade & Spike. Saturday, Dream Catchers. Sunday, Lauren Arms.
Plough Inn Friday, Simon King.
Potters Brewery Friday, Karen O'Shea.
Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Iguana. Saturday, Felix Quinn Band. Sunday, Fish Fry, Wharf Life.
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, XYZ.
Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Brazilian Brothers Duo.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Russell Hull.
Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Oran Vir.
Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Newcastle Flyers. Sunday, TK Vibez.
Shoal Bay Country Club Friday, TK Vibez. Saturday, Prahlad, Misbehave. Sunday, JD's World of Magic, Mick Jones.
Shortland Hotel Friday, Mick Jones. Saturday, Zane Penn.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Outerphase. Saturday, Jumpin Jukebox Trio.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Thursday, D Henry Fenton. Friday, Declan Kelly. Saturday, Stormcellar. Sunday, Marshall & The Fro.
Star Hotel Thursday, Jacob Neale Jazz Trio. Friday, Friday, Matt McLaren.
Stockton Bowling Club Friday, Boney Rivers. Saturday, Steve Edmonds Band. Sunday, Darren Gould.
Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Paul Greene.
Swansea Hotel Thursday, Jared Taylor. Friday, Beau Hatch. Saturday, Alias. Sunday, Overload.
Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Outerphase.
Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Maryanne Rex.
Sydney Junction Hotel Friday, Chad Shuttleworth. Saturday, Sundays Record. Sunday, The Years.
Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, Matty G.
Tilligerry RSL Friday, Crawford Brothers. Saturday, Mardy Leith.
Toronto Hotel Friday, Redline.
Toronto Workers Saturday, Project X.
Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Daniel Arvidson. Sunday, Mark Wells.
Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Thursday, Jake Davey. Friday, Dos Eager. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.
Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Winter Open Mic.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, Hornet.
Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, Gen-R-8. Saturday, Uptown. Tuesday, Angamus.
Wests NEX Saturday, The Hitpit.
Wickham Park Hotel Friday, DV8. Saturday, Marz, James Reynolds. Sunday, Mark Wood, Rose Carleo Band.
Windale Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, Vegas.
Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Ryan Hemsworth.
MOVIES
After (M) A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship.
Aladdin (PG) A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Annabelle Comes Home (M) Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artefacts room.
Booksmart (MA) On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends suddenly realise that they should have worked less and played more. Determined never to fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
Crawl (MA) When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father. Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by quickly encroaching floodwaters.
Long Shot (M) Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. (Regal)
Men in Black: International (M) The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (M) Deftly woven from an extraordinary archive of rich imagery, Michael's private home movies and those of his lovers, friends, and family, the film delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic 'Rock God' and transports us through the looking glass to reveal a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man.
One Nation, One King (MA) The intertwining fates of the historical figures, the men and the women of the 1789 French revolution, as they meet at the newly established Assemblée Nationale.
Poms (PG) A woman moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents. (Regal)
Rocketman (M) The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. (Regal)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (M) Our friendly neighbourhood super hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent.
Stuber (MA) When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger, who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he's thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life and his five-star rating.
The Chaperone (PG) In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. (Lake Cinema)
The Cure - Anniversary 1978-2018 (CTC) The Cure, acknowledged as one of the world's greatest live bands, take the stage on a perfect July evening in London's Hyde Park 2018 to deliver a set of songs celebrating four decades of music making.
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (M) Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father, but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure. (Regal)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (PG) Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
The Trouble With You (M) A widow discovers that her husband sent an innocent man to jail to cover-up his own crimes. (Regal)
Tolkien (M) he formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. (Lake Cinema)
Top End Wedding (M) Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren's mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. (Regal)
Toy Story 4 (G) Woody and Buzz embark on a quest to find Woody's romantic interest, Bo Peep.
Yesterday (M) A struggling musician realises he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.
THEATRE
A Very Choppy Christmas (In July) - Or, Mistletoe Is Just Another Noxious Weed A family of petty criminals make amazing discoveries when they have a Christmas in July celebration; radio play-style jazz cabaret by Newcastle's David Baker. Smoking Chops, at the Royal Exchange, Newcastle. Friday and Saturday at 8pm, plus 2pm Sunday (final shows).
Disney on Ice Celebrates Mickey & Friends The renowned ice-skating show looks at some of Disney's most popular and most colourful characters, as Mickey Mouse tries to decide which is his favourite. Feld Entertainment, at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow. Friday, at 10am and 1.30pm; Saturday and Sunday, at 10am, 1.30pm and 5.30pm.
Naked Bunyip Dancing Children in sixth class prepare for high school, through the guidance of their teacher, Carey the Hairy, who helps them prepare an engaging end-of-year concert; premiere of Hunter writer Callan Purcell's adaptation of Steven Herrick's popular children's book. Upstage Youth Theatre, at Nillo Infants School, Lorn. Thursday and Friday at 11am and 7pm (final shows).
The 101 Dalmatians (The Play) Dalmation Pongo and his female partner pursue the obsessive Cruella de Vil, when she has offsiders kidnap their litter of 15 puppies; adapted for the stage from Dodie Smith's children's novel. Young People's Theatre, at Young People's Theatre, Hamilton. Thursday and Friday, at 11am; Saturday at 7pm; then 2pm shows each Saturday until August 17, plus 7pm Saturday shows on July 20 and August 17, and 2pm Sunday shows on July 21 and 28, and August 11.
Snow White This updated version of the classic fairy tale by US children's playwright Marjorie Sokoloff has the Witch as the central character, showing her tragic childhood, how she was initially the fairest one of all, and her subsequent quest for revenge. Maitland Repertory Theatre, at its venue. Friday at 7.30pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7.30, Tuesday at 2pm; then Thursday, July 18, at 2pm, Saturday, July 20, at 2pm and 7.30pm, Sunday, July 21, at 2pm, Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27, at 7.30pm.
Stepping Out Light-hearted comedy by Richard Harris that has eight very different people learning to tap dance and making self-discoveries along the way. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday, at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm; then plays Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 8pm, plus 2pm Saturday, until July 27.