Resin Homewares Workshop Noon to 4pm, Artalicious Studios, 21/8 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West. Create an eight-piece homewares set and enjoy a gourmet lunch with dessert, full tea service and a glass of bubbles. Ticket at artalicious.com.au

Tastes Port Stephens Food, Wine and Jazz Weekend Saturday, 9am to 5.30pm, and Sunday, 9am to 4pm, Nelson Bay town centre and marina. Live music, food and market stalls, seafood cooking demonstrations, oyster shucking and more.

St Phillips Christian College Spring Fair 10am to 3pm, 10 Lomas Lane, Cessnock. Markets, food, rides, demonstrations and more.

Spring Time in the Garden Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 5pm, Hunter Valley Gardens. Spring flowers on show, including hanging baskets and a Galaxy of Gnomes created by local schools. Plus, talks and guided walks.

Lissome Bootcamp 8am to 9am, The Station Newcastle. An open invitation for all women to attend a free workout.

Last Night of Winter Proms 7pm to 9pm, Conservatorium of Music, Laman Street, Newcastle. Tickets at Stickytickets.com.au

NRL Newcastle Knights vs Gold Coast Titans McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow. Last Knights home game of the season. Gates open 12.30pm; Flegg kick-off 12.45pm; NRL kick-off 3pm.

Family Fun Day 9am onwards, Fletcher Early Learning and Montessori Centre, 1 Minmi Road, Fletcher. Markets, entertainment, a circus skills workshop (10am to noon), fire truck and more. Money raised goes to Camp Quality.

University of Newcastle Open Day Visit the Callaghan and/or NeW Space to get a taste of campus life, meet academics and students, get advice on study options and be inspired by interactive demonstrations, displays, talks and tours.

Pearl Box Foundation Day Mark Hotel, Lambton. A fundraiser for medical research. Features a hot rod display, a BBQ, auctions, raffles and live music from 4pm.

Country Music Festival Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5pm, Honeysuckle Hotel. Headline acts include Hurricane Fall, Viper Creek Band, Bob Corbett and the Roo Grass Trio, Karen O'Shea, Lyn Bowtell, Katie Jayne and Catherine Britt.

Bowel of the Ball 6.30pm to 11.30pm, Windsor Terrace at Souths Merewether. A Casino Royale cocktail night to raise awareness about bowel disease and funds for Bowel Cancer Australia.

Hunter Animal Rescue Trivia Night 6.30pm to 10pm, Club Charlestown. Raffles, games, nibbles and prizes to be won. All proceeds go to Hunter Animal Rescue.

Middle Rock Coastal Rhythm and Blues Middle Rock Holiday Resort, 554 Gan Gan Road, One Mile. Music, food trucks, children's entertainment and more.

Porchfest Morpeth Noon to 6pm. A free, grassroots, community-based music event. Musicians will play on the porches of homes throughout Morpeth.

Raid My Wardrobe 10am to 1pm, Newcastle Basketball Stadium, Broadmeadow. High-end used clothing, shoes, handbags, jewellery and accessories. Also, Victims of Crime Assistance Victim League (VOCAL) Inc NSW - a charity located in Newcastle that assists victims of crime and their families - will have a stall selling clothing, shoes and handbags and also a collection bucket to raise funds for their valuable programs.

Father's Day: A Bite Behind Bars Maitland Gaol, 6-18 John Street, East Maitland. A guided tour of Maitland Gaol at 10.30am, followed by a picnic lunch at noon. Bookings essential by phoning 4936 6482.

Father's Day Memorial Service 10am to noon, Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, 405 Cessnock Road, Toronto. A special remembrance service in honour of departed fathers.

Eat Street Cooranbong and Father's Day Car Show Noon to 5pm, Cooranbong Park. Family entertainment, food vendors, market stalls, face painting, music and more.

Father's Day Kayaking 9am to noon, Lake Macquarie. Hosted by Out and About Adventures. Phone 0404 878 332 to book.

Yoga in the Vines 10am to noon, Ben Ean, 119 McDonald's Road, Pokolbin. Tickets $40 at eventbrite.com.au

Dad's Day Out at Dashville 103 Kirkton Road, Lower Belford. Daddy's Little Hawaiian Breakfast, featuring a live performance from Hawaiian steel guitar band The High Andies, followed by the inaugural Dashville Dad Olympics, a six-round robin of fun events - best dad joke, beer tasting competition, putt putt hole-in-one, billy boil race, fishing rod casting, and dad's ultimate obstacle course. Tickets at ticketbooth.com.au. Weekend camping options available.

Westfield Kotara's Taste.Shop.Play. event is reviving the best of the '80s and '90s with a series of exclusive events, experiences and offers at Westfield Kotara on the weekend of September 7 and 8. What's on? Sneaker customisation with local artist Mitch Revs (10am to 2pm); Free pop-up play zone: Timezone arcade games, Event Cinemas giveaways, free popcorn, free glitter hair braiding, free glitter face painting (10am to 2pm); Lush "make a bath bomb" workshops (1pm); live music; Build a Bear workshops (bookings essential).

Subject to cancellation at late notice due to weather conditions

Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin. CANCELLED

Belmont North Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, 114a Ntaba Road, Belmont North. CANCELLED

Handmade, Homemade, Homegrown, Upcycled and Recycled Market Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Belmont Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Belmont North.

Lochinvar Village Market Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Lochinvar School of Arts, 134 New England Highway, Lochinvar.

Port Stephens Markets Saturday, 9am to 1pm, Port Stephens Church of Christ, Nelson Bay Road, Salt Ash.

Adamstown Lions Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, corner Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.

Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.

Maitland Markets Sunday, 8am to 2pm, Maitland Showground.

Broke Village Market Sunday, 8am to 1pm, McNamara Park, Broke.

Art Systems Wickham Raven Dances, by Susan Ryman, until September 15.

Old Fireshed Gallery - Wollombi Cultural Centre Silk'n Suri and Felt, by Judy Linder, Shelagh Brigg, Loris Self, until September 8.

Newcastle Studio Potters & Back to Back Galleries The Space Between, until September 8.

Local History Lounge - Newcastle Library Serving in Silence, until September 14.

Cessnock Regional Art Gallery Off The Beaten Track, by Diana Thomas, Linda Taglieri, Prue Hill, Margaret Gollan and Donna Caffrey, until September 29.

SEEN@Swansea Industrial Landscapes, until October 6.

CStudios Art Gallery Gathering; Devine Spaces and Familiar Faces, ends Saturday.

Newcastle ArtSpace Drawn and Quartered, until September 2.

The All Story, Wickham Concepto, by Neil McCann.

Hunter Wetlands Centre Riversong, by Jan Clark, ends Saturday.

Watt Space Gallery Fused, ends Sunday.

The Lock Up An Immeasurable Distance, by Emma Fielden, until October 6.

University Gallery By The Good Grace, by Vicki Hamilton.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Stories from Wonnarua Country, until October 13. Somewhere Else, by Lottie Consalvo; The Nightingale and The Rose, by Del Kathryn Barton, until November 3. The Myth of the Angry Wizards of Maitland, by Frank Oakes; Time Traveller, by Suzanne Archer; In The Light of the Day, by Nola Tegel, until November 17. A Poem For Maitland - In celebration of the Maitland Region Society of Artists 21^st Birthday, until November 24. Unfolding Time, Penelope Seidler's Gift to Maitland, until February 16. Free Art Sunday.

Dungog Contemporary Two, ends Sunday.

Brough House Maitland Children's Clothing 1900 to 1950, until September 7.

Newcastle Art Gallery Introducing: from the collection; Kilgour Prize 2019, until October 13. Off the canvas, by Robert Robert Dickerson.

Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Rivers, Lakes and Mountains, until September 10.

Newcastle Museum Earthquake | Then and now and Again - 30 Years, until October 27.

Blackstone Gallery Surface Tensions, by Glenn Cooper.

Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show Singers Jeff Carter and Brooke McMullen look back to when the country music of Johnny Cash and June Carter told a true story of life, love and heartache. Jeff Carter Music, at Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Saturday, at 7.30pm. 4929 1977.

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. Saturday, dinner and show at 7pm, show only at 8pm.

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, at Hunter Theatre, Broadmeadow, Saturday, at 7.30pm. 4952 3355.

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. Saturday at 8pm (final show). 4931 2800.

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. Saturday at 2pm and 8pm. 4952 4958.

We'll Meet Again, Newcastle Newcastle-raised actor, singer and composer Owen Elsley in a farewell concert before going to England to do a masters music course at Cambridge University; supported by Newcastle and Sydney performers. Adamstown Arts, at Adamstown Uniting Chuch. Saturday, at 10am. trybooking.com/BENRC.

5 Sawyers Saturday, DJ Urby.

Adamstown Uniting Church Sunday, Sophie Aked.

Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Paparazzi.

Argenton Hotel Sunday, Sundays Record Duo.

Avon Valley Inn Saturday, Brazilian Brothers.

Bar Petite Sunday, Owen Campbell.

Battlesticks Bar Saturday, John Larder. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood.

Beach Hotel Saturday, Club Esky. Sunday, The Col Tegg Experience.

Bellbird Hotel Saturday, Troy Kemp.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Snape Trilogy, Tom Christie. Sunday, Rich & Famous.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, Jackson Broadway. Sunday, Wayne Dufty.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Shivoo.

Beresfield Bowling Club Saturday, Mardmax Trio.

The Bradford Saturday, Under Scrutiny.

Burwood Inn Saturday, The Andy Show.

Cambridge Hotel Sunday, Slapjack, New Boon, Life After Football, Bin Lids, Dead Beat Dad Bod.

Carrington Bowling Club Sunday, Connor Wink.

Catho Pub Sunday, Secret Society.

Caves Beachside Hotel Saturday, Uptown. Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, Solid Gold Party, Dave Cochrane.

Civic Theatre Saturday, Leaving Jackson.

Club Kotara Saturday, Bad Paris.

Club Lemon Tree Sunday, Darren Gould.

Club Maitland City Saturday, Pete McCredie.

Colliery Inn Sunday, Mick Jones.

Croatian Wickham Sports Club Saturday, Jones The Cat, Trouble in Paradise, Sunday Avenue, Indigo Bloom, Cooks & Bakers, Crucial Times NCHC. Sunday, Irish Seisin.

Customs House Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Cypress Lakes Saturday, Emily Smith.

Dashville Saturday, Ben Salter.

Duke Of Wellington Saturday, Greg Bryce Duo.

East Cessnock Bowling Club Saturday, Vivian.

East Maitland Bowling Club Saturday, TripleZero. Sunday, Anthony Lee.

Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Emile.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, ROX.

Edgeworth Tavern Saturday, The Way.

Exchange Hotel Saturday, Mamma Rhapsody! Queen vs ABBA Takeover.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Glydd, Slapjack.

Finnegans Saturday, Helena Ellis, Extraordinate, Sonic, RPM, Lawson, Josh Blair.

Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, The Rattlesnakes.

Gateshead Tavern Sunday, Maryanne Rex.

General Roberts Hotel Saturday, Simon King.

George Tavern Saturday, Hi-Fi Days.

Grain Store Saturday, Matt Bowles. Sunday, JJ King.

Grand Junction Hotel Sunday, Fish Fry & Pow Bow.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Saturday, The Gleesons. Sunday, Kylie Jane.

Great Northern Hotel Teralba Saturday, The Smarts.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Anyerin. Sunday, Michael Peter.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Ebolagoldfish, Hack the Mainframe, Trashed Again. Sunday, Natalie Henry, Matt Ward.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Saturday, Newcastle Flyer. Sunday, Troy Kemp.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, The Gaudrys.

Hiss & Crackle Records Saturday, Med Heads.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, Newcastle Country Music Festival ft. Soundabout, Bob Corbett & the Roo Grass Band, Catherine Britt, The Viper Creek Band. Sunday, Katie Jayne & Band, Karen O'Shea, Lyn Bowtell & Band, Hurricane Fall.

Imperial Hotel Maitland Saturday, Arcane.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Ryan Daley.

Jewells Tavern Saturday, Def Repplica - Australia's Def Leppard Tribute Band.

Kent Hotel Saturday, Project X. Sunday, Catfish Soup.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, David McCredie.

Lambton Park Hotel Saturday, Dynamite.

Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Saturday, Prehistoric Douche, Aberation, Space Boozies.

Lizotte's Saturday, The Beatnix.

Lucky Hotel Sunday, Kaylens Rain Duo.

Mary Ellen Hotel Saturday, Overload.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Ben Travis.

Mayfield Bowling Club Saturday, The Outliers, Chiko Roll Models, Piss to Eme, Stoids.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, Felix Quinn Band, DJ 88. Sunday, Boney Rivers.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Nano. Sunday, Tom Blake.

Nag's Head Hotel Saturday, Pap & That. Sunday, Tim Broadway.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Sunday, Emily Smith.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Jerome.

Newcastle Diggers Saturday, Romney Watts. Sunday, Dave Carter.

Newcastle Hotel Saturday, Monday Morning.

Northern Star Hotel Saturday, Brent Murphy, Prahlad.

Pedens Cessnock Saturday, Revampt.

Pelican RSL Club Saturday, 7 Wonders - Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks tribute.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Sounds Of Sunday. Sunday, Tyler John.

Prince of Wales Hotel Saturday, Hank Dank & The Hot Ones.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Phonic. Sunday, Loko, Wharflife.

Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Big Pete.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Crawfish Stew Band.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Cotton Sax and Strings.

Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Kelly Hope.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Mak. Sunday, Chris Saxby.

Settlers Arms Hotel Dungog Saturday, Hendo.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Evergreen.

Shortland Hotel Saturday, Sami Cooke.

Singleton Diggers Saturday, Rolling Stoned.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, Pop Standen & The Prince of Promises. Sunday, Passport to Airlie - semi-final 2.

Stockton Bowling Club Saturday, Anthology.

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Redline.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Bliss Bomb.

Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Gerda.

Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Louis Burt.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, Crawford.

Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, Marriah.

Telarah Bowling Club Saturday, 24 Hours.

Tilligerry RSL Saturday, Craig Thommo.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Brien McVernon.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Karen O'Shea. Sunday, Tim Harding.

Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Saturday, Michael Peter Duo.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Mirrabooka.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, All Access 80s.

Weston Workers Saturday, Jake Rattle & Roll.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Cruzers.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, The Years. Tuesday, Angamus.

Wests NEX Saturday, The Rumour Trio.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Ron Knight & The Daze Band. Sunday, John Larder, The Blues Bombers.

Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Outerphase.

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.

Amazing Grace (G) The never-before-seen music documentary capturing Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin as she records the most successful gospel album of all time, Amazing Grace,with James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir.

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.

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (MA) For three and a half hours, 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 2500 battle hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (PG) Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever - high school.

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.

Here Comes The Grump (PG) Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as cheerful.

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 recognise 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.

Saaho (M) A man uses an arsenal of weapons to battle a gang of heavily armed thugs in the city. With the city under fire and people's lives at risk, the man has to give everything he has got to take the city back.

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 Kitchen (MA) The wives of New York gangsters in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.

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. (Lake Cinema)

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.

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas (M) The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.