MUSIC
5 Sawyers Thursday, Honey Hills, Bonza. Friday, Anyerin, AK Morris. Saturday, DJ Perry Carter.
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48 Watt Street Friday, SOY, Vanilla Gorilla, Fungas, Lady Petrol.
Adamstown Uniting Church Thursday, William Coulter & Edwin Huizinga.
Albion Hotel Singleton Friday, Sami Cooke.
Anna Bay Tavern Friday, JT Duo. Saturday, Loaded Acoustics. Sunday, Ryan Hemsworth.
Argenton Hotel Sunday, Sari Jade & Spike.
Bank Corner Espresso Sunday, Poetry - Girls On Key.
Bar Beach Bowling Club Friday, Jace Patrick. Sunday, Roger That.
Battlesticks Bar Friday, Madelyn. Saturday, Winny Blues Duo. Sunday, Dan Mani.
Bay Hotel Bonnells Bay Saturday, Troy Kemp.
Belmont 16s Friday, Hayden Johns, The Vauxhalls. Saturday, Cruzers, Diamond - A Musical Tribute to Neil Diamond, Joel Oakhill. Sunday, The Blue Water Cowboys.
Belmont Hotel Saturday, TK. Sunday, Kellie Cain.
Belmore Hotel Saturday, Big Night Out.
Bennett Hotel Friday, Austin Mackay.
Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Snape Trilogy. Saturday, Shooting Molly. Sunday, The Rattlesnakes.
Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Darren Rolling Keys.
The Bradford Friday, Sound Of Sunday. Saturday, Busta Thong.
Burwood Inn Friday, Jessica Cain. Saturday, Ryan Daley.
Cambridge Hotel Friday, Waax, Sweater Curse (main room), The Fighting Fish, Holiday Basement, Stoyan (warehouse). Saturday, Newcastle Pride - Heaven & Hell & Return to Pipers Dance Parties. Sunday, Airwolf (main room), Didwatnow & Friends (warehouse).
Cardiff RSL Club Saturday, The V-Dubs, Mak.
Carrington Bowling Club Friday, Huckleberry.
Catho Pub Sunday, The 3.
Caves Beachside Hotel Friday, Mardmax. Saturday, Jackson Lucia Trio. Sunday, The Andy Show.
Central Leagues Club Friday, Tim Harding.
Cessnock Leagues Club Friday, Pete Gelzinnis. Saturday, Iguana.
Club Charlestown Saturday, Shadowboxer - The Angels tribute & Thunderstruck - AC/DC tribute.
Club Kotara Saturday, Mark Wells.
Club Lemon Tree Friday, Solid Gold Party.
Club Macquarie Sunday, Hurricane Fall.
Club Maitland City Saturday, Brendan Murphy.
Colliery Inn Friday, Matt McLaren. Sunday, Zane Penn.
Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Jake Daulby.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, The Way. Saturday, Cotton Sax & Strings.
Croatian Wickham Sports Club Saturday, Jason Lee Wilson (US) & Coral Lee. Sunday, Latinova.
Customs House Friday, Ryan Daley. Sunday, ROX.
Cypress Lakes Saturday, Matt Semmens.
Denman Hotel Sunday, Oran Vir.
Duke Of Wellington Friday, Bobby C. Saturday, Paparazzi.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Saturday, Hendo.
East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Amigos. Saturday, State FX. Sunday, Emile.
Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Jim Overend.
Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Boney Rivers.
Edgeworth Tavern Friday, Loaded Acoustics. Saturday, Kazzie.
Exchange Hotel Saturday, Dirty Deeds - AC/DC tribute show.
Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, The Waxfinz, Gold Blum.
Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, The Leadbellies.
Gateshead Tavern Friday, Bliss Bomb. Sunday, Paparazzi.
George Tavern Friday, Pete McCredie. Saturday, Spank'n The Monkey.
Grain Store Saturday, Truman Smith. Sunday, JJ King.
Grand Hotel Tuesday, The Dew Cats.
Grand Junction Hotel Friday, The On & Ons. Sunday, Dead Marines.
Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Friday, Phonic Duo. Saturday, 2GoodReasons. Sunday, Ty Penshorn.
Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Big Pete.
Gunyah Hotel Friday, Chad Shuttleworth. Saturday, The After Party. Sunday, Ben Travis.
Hamilton Station Hotel Thursday, Zyanose (JAP), Enzyme, John Howard, Human Failure. Friday, Black Whiskey, Rose Carleo, Cloak N Dagger, Simon Chainsaw. Saturday, Billabong Of Blood, Chambers Of Insanity, I Hate People. Sunday, The Shadow Cast, Lili Crane.
Harrigan's Pokolbin Friday, Jackson Broadway. Saturday, Nano, Mojo Bandits. Sunday, Greg Bryce.
Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, The Blue Water Cowboys, The Eagles Show 'The Heart of the Matter'.
Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Tre Soul Band. Saturday, Felix Quinn Band. Sunday, Dave Carter.
Hotel Cessnock Friday, Deborah Sinclair.
Hotel Jesmond Friday, Soundabout.
Imperial Hotel Maitland Friday, Pete Hibbert. Saturday, Phonic Trio.
Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, Outlaw Avenue.
Iron Horse Inn Saturday, The Way.
Jesmond Bowling Club Sunday, Max Jackson.
Jewells Tavern Friday, Misbehave.
Kent Hotel Friday, Saving June. Saturday, Loose Bazooka. Sunday, Grant Walmsley & Friends.
King Street Hotel Saturday, Press Play.
Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Michael Mills.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Cotton Sax & Strings.
Lakeside Village Tavern Friday, Hi-Fi Days.
Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Brien McVernon Duo. Saturday, Dan Mani.
Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Friday, Planet of the 8's, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, Bloody Hell. Saturday, Fox & Deluxe, Lisa May, Costa, Jakesy Hustle, Tikabox, Z4KLND, Creepy Dylan.
Lizotte's Thursday, Belmont High School. Friday, Woodstock 19 50th Anniversary. Saturday-Sunday, Richard Clapton, Dave Wells.
Lucky Hotel Friday, DJ Tone. Saturday, Bobby C. Sunday, Austin Mackay.
Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Rocket. Saturday, Komiti Levai Band.
Maryland Tavern Saturday, Dr. Zoom Duo.
Mattara Hotel Saturday, James Paul.
Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Mike Vee. Saturday, Jon Matthews. Sunday, Karen O'Shea.
Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Max Jackson.
Mayfield Bowling Club Saturday, Brien McVernon & The Rockets From Oz.
Mayfield Ex-Services Thursday, The Leadbellies. Saturday, The Snape Trilogy.
Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, MAK, DJ 88. Saturday, Pocket Aces, DJ Smashup. Sunday, Jayde Corner.
Murray's Brewery Sunday, Brien McVernon.
Nag's Head Hotel Friday, Zane Penn. Saturday, Greg Bryce.
Nelson Bay Bowling Club Friday, Allan Freihaut.
Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Diamond - A Musical Tribute to Neil Diamond, The Big Bang. Saturday, Lithium. Sunday, Daniel Arvidson.
Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Marissa.
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Ryan Daley.
Newcastle Diggers Saturday, Ryan Hemsworth.
Newcastle Jockey Club Saturday, Pete McCredie.
Newcastle Hotel Friday, Daft Punk appreciation party.
Northern Star Hotel Friday, Mark Wood. Saturday, Paula & Owen, John Larder.
Ocean View Hotel Friday, Shivoo.
Paxton Bowling Club Saturday, Jessica Cain.
Pedens Hotel Saturday, Sundays Record.
Pippis At The Point Friday, Anthony Lee, Troy Kemp. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo. Sunday, Matt McLaren.
Plough Inn Friday, Mark Lee.
Potters Brewery Friday, ROX.
Premier Hotel Saturday, Katie N Feff.
Prince of Wales Hotel Friday, Doc & The Delegates. Saturday, India Seddon-Callaghan, Holiday Basement.
Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Sundays Record. Saturday, Counterpart. Sunday, Mark Wells Trio, Wharf Life.
Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Saturday, All Access 80s. Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Anyerin Trio.
Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Loaded Acoustics.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.
Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Mark Lee.
Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Rubber Bullet.
Shinnies Hotel Sunday, Southpaw.
Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Dynamite, Hurricane Fall. Sunday, Madelyn.
Shortland Hotel Friday, Dave Carter. Saturday, ROX.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Willy Wagtail.
South Newcastle Leagues Club Saturday, MardMax Trio.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Friday, Wysper. Saturday, Sean McMahon and The Owls, Demi Mitchell. Sunday, Passport To Airlie - semi final 1.
Star Hotel Saturday, Keys On King - Matt Vs Carter.
Stockton Bowling Club Friday, Boney Rivers.
Swansea Hotel Thursday, Brien McVernon. Friday, Greg Bryce. Saturday, Paul & Owen. Sunday, Shooting Molly.
Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Open Fire.
Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Kylie Jane.
Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Bob Allan.
Sydney Junction Hotel Friday, Max Jackson. Saturday, Uptown.
Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, Robbie T.
Tilligerry RSL Friday, Infusion. Saturday, Kelly Hope.
Toronto Diggers Friday, Reggie Sinclair.
Toronto Hotel Friday, Kellie & Ross. Sunday, Chris Saxby.
Toronto Workers Saturday, TripleZero.
Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Daniel Arvidson. Sunday, Troy Kemp.
Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Friday, Felix Quinn Duo. Saturday, Dean Kyrwood Duo.
Warners At The Bay Saturday, Sound Of Sunday.
Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Gen-X.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, The Years.
Wests New Lambton Friday, Eric Gibbons' New Orleans Jazz Band, Swing Company, Rehab Brass Band, Zackerbilks. Saturday, Dungeon Big Band, Andy Firth's Nova Swing, Lee Guinness Jazz and Blues, Brett Iggulden's Emotional Baggage Handlers, The Radioettes, Geoff Power's West Coast Jazz Band, Blues Point Vocal Group, Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, Newcastle Conservatorium Jazz Orchestra (Starlight room), Sheryl Bailey Trio, Emma Hamilton Quartet, John Harkins, Vov Dylan & Glenn Amer, Carolyn Packer's Stompin' Rhythm Aces (marble bar). Sunday, New Wobbly Boot Jazz & Blues Band, Fish Fry, OZ Cats Salute to Bob Crosby's Bobcats, Andy Fith's Nova Swing, The Slipdixies, Jazz Gospel, The Smoothie Kings (Starlight room), Andy Firth Quartet, Half Nelson, Half the Duck with a Guinness, Ami Williamson & John Conley Trio, Shifafa (marble bar), Dedos Curiosos, Peter Buckland Quartet, Terence Koo Trio, New Orleans French Quarter Band, Steve Jewell (The Terrace).
Wests New Lambton Bowling Club Friday, Frenchman Street Jazz Band, Terence Koo Trio, Sax Blue, Maryville Jazz Band. Saturday, Dan Barnett Quartet, Jacob Neale Quartet, Psycho Zydeco, Unity Hall Jazz Band, Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts, Zackerbilks, Mimosa Duo. Sunday, Licorice Allsorts, Shifafa, The Slipdixies, Bob Henderson Quintet.
Wests NEX Thursday, ARC presents Abbey Road. Saturday, The Levymen.
Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Binlids, P.S to EME, Space Boozzies. Sunday, Creedence Show, Nicko.
Windale Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, Lee Rolfe.
Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Bob Allan.
MOVIES
A Dog's Journey (PG) Bailey is living the good life on the farm of Ethan and Hannah. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he promises Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
All Is True (M) A look at the final days in the life of playwright William Shakespeare. (Lake Cinema)
Angel Has Fallen (MA) Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
Colette (M) Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. (Regal)
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (MA) For three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming force of 2,500 battle hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers.
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (M) Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber genetically-enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
Late Night (M) A late-night talk show host suspects that she may soon be losing her long-running show.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (MA) In 1969 Los Angeles everything is changing as TV star Rick Dalton and his long-time stunt double Cliff Booth make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore.
Overcomer (PG) Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news.
Palm Beach (M) Lifelong friends reunite for a party at Sydney's Palm Beach.
Rocketman (M) A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. (Regal)
Take That - Greatest Hits Live (CTC) Recorded on the last night of their UK tour in June, you'll have front row seats as Gary, Mark and Howard perform their biggest hits from the last three decades.
The Australian Dream (MA) For the first time, ex-AFL star Adam Goodes reveals his profound emotional journey in his own words and asks fundamental questions about the nature of racism and discrimination in society today.
The Keeper (M) The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. (Lake Cinema)
The Lion King (PG) Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.
Tolkien (M) The 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. (Regal)
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 Bo Peep.
Weathering With You (PG) A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather.
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 (Regal)
THEATRE
A View From The Bridge A Sicilian immigrant in Brooklyn and his troubled wife and orphan niece await the arrival of more Sicilian relatives - but will they get along; drama by Arthur Miller. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, until September 7; Sunday at 2pm; Saturday on September 7 at 2pm.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Musical version of the classic story about a cold-blooded prince who has been transformed into an unsightly creature and must find a woman's love to revert to his human form. Metropolitan Players, at the Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Friday at 7.30pm, Saturday at 1.30pm and 7.30pm (final shows).
Endgame Darkly amusing comedy by Samuel Beckett, which focuses on the interactions of an old man who is blind and cannot stand and his servant who cannot sit. The Very Popular Theatre Company, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, Sunday at 6pm.
Legally Blonde A sorority girl enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner, and discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others; lively musical. Theatre on Brunker, at St Stephen's Hall, Adamstown. Friday and Saturday, dinner and show at 7pm, show only at 8pm, until September 14.
My Brilliant Divorce English writer Geraldine Aron's achingly funny story follows a woman who decides to take on the world after a divorce that she was the last to see coming. Christine Harris & HIT Productions, at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre. Tuesday at 8pm.
Possum Magic Grandma Poss uses her magical skills to make young possum Hush invisible when she is threatened by a snake - but she can't find out how make her visible again; based on the children's book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas. Monkey Baa Theatre Company, at the Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Tuesday at 1pm, Wednesday at 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Songs I Wish I'd Written - A Cabaret An experimental and adventurous evening, with an engaging mix of popular songs performed by CONDA award-winner Declan Dowling and special guests. The New Arts Group Theatrical Company. The Launch Pad, Tuggerah, at 7.30pm on Saturday and The Hunter Theatre, Broadmeadow, Saturday, August 31, at 7.30pm.
The Taming of the Shrew Lively Shakespeare comedy in which two sisters use very different tactics to try to attract men to them, with the males also resorting to many techniques to get what they want. Reamus Youth Theatre, at Maitland Repertory Theatre. Friday and Saturday at 8pm, until August 31, plus 2pm on Sunday.