MUSIC
5 Sawyers Friday, AK Morris. Saturday, DJ Z4KLND. Sunday, Sundays Record.
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Adamstown Uniting Church Friday, Twilight Musical Dialogues Smoke Mirrors and Glass. Saturday, Imbi The Girl, Hey Universe, She’s My You, Cherry Stain, Shrimp. Sunday, Sharny Russell Jazz Quartet. Monday, From The Highlands.
Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Glamstars.
Australia Hotel Cessnock Saturday, Pat Vs Cat.
Avon Valley Inn Saturday, The Tantrums.
Bar Petite Friday, KJ & Dave. Saturday, Ty Penshorn. Sunday, Brien McVernon.
Battlesticks Bar Thursday, Holly Mae. Friday, Aqwa. Saturday, John Larder. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood.
Belmont 16s Friday, Anyerin, Jake Rattle & Roll. Saturday, The Big Band, Jessica Cain. Sunday, The Moon Dogs.
Belmore Hotel Saturday, Alias.
Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Snape Trilogy. Saturday, State FX.
Blackbutt Hotel Friday, The Rumour. Saturday, Trataka.
Boolaroo Bowling Club Friday, Boney Rivers.
The Bradford Friday, Troy Kemp. Saturday, Smokin Rosie.
Bulahdelah Bowling Club Friday, Chris Unicomb. Saturday, Shivoo.
Bushrangers Bar Largs Friday, Matt Semmens.
Cambridge Hotel Thursday, Regurgitator, Glitoris, Shrimp. Friday, Anthony Fade, Jun Wan, Monday Morning, NoFrills. Saturday, ColourSound ft. Shai Elise, Phil Shaw, Solomon Campbell, Josh Wilkinson. Sunday, Ride For Rain.
Catho Pub Saturday, Jamie Martens. Sunday, Two Fires - Chisel-Barnes Show.
Caves Beachside Hotel Friday, Big Night Out.
Central Charlestown Leagues Club Friday, Hayden Johns. Saturday, Megan Core.
Central Hotel Stroud Saturday, Overload.
Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, The Blue Water Cowboys.
Chittaway Bay Tavern Sunday, Ashley Knight.
Civic Theatre Thursday, Goldberg Variations. Friday, Ian Moss. Sunday, Xavier Rudd.
Clarendon Hotel Friday, Max Jackson.
Club Kotara Saturday, Mark Lee.
Club Lemon Tree Friday, Let Loose. Saturday, Kevin O’Hara.
Colliery Inn Friday, Karen O'Shea. Sunday, Jackson Halliday.
Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Romney Watts.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Reggie Sinclair. Saturday, The Bad and The Ugly.
Croatian Wickham Sports Club Sunday, Irish Seisun.
Crown & Anchor Hotel Saturday, Jason Bone, DJ Alessandro.
Customs House Friday, Chad Shuttleworth. Saturday, Jethro Thorpe. Sunday, Jason Bone.
Cypress Lakes Golf Club Friday, Marissa. Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.
Duke Of Wellington Friday, Rox. Saturday, The Levymen.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Thursday, Snowy Robson. Friday, Andrew G. Saturday, Norm Bakker. Sunday, Remembering Reg Lindsay Concert.
East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Alias. Saturday, Code Red. Sunday, Cotton, Sax & Strings.
Edgeworth Bowling Club Friday, All Access 80s. Sunday, Viper Creek Band.
Edgeworth Tavern Friday, Shivoo. Saturday, Village Idiots.
Exchange Hotel Saturday, Evergreen. Sunday, Loko.
Family Hotel Maitland Friday, The Bad and The Ugly. Saturday, Adrianna Mac.
Finnegans Saturday, DJ Samrai.
Gallipoli Legion Club Saturday, The Years.
Gateshead Tavern Friday, Allstar. Sunday, Maryanne Rex Duo.
George Tavern Friday, Kaylah Anne. Saturday, Dan Runchel Band.
Grain Store Sunday, JJ King.
Grand Hotel Tuesday, John Morrison All Stars.
Grand Junction Hotel Friday, Demi Mitchell, Bodie Sauce-man.
Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Darren Gould.
Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Mojo Bandits.
Hamilton Station Hotel Thursday, The Tipsy Scholars, Molly Millington, Lachlan X. Morris. Sunday, Mark Woods.
Harrigan’s Pokolbin Saturday, Gen-X.
Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Marissa.
Holmesville Hotel Friday, Tom Christie.
Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Mark Wells. Saturday, Misbehave. Sunday, Anthology.
Hotel Cessnock Friday, Garry Booth.
Hotel Delany Friday, Gareth Hudson.
Hotel Jesmond Friday, Crawfish Stew. Saturday, Michael Mills.
Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, Viper Creek Band.
Jewells Tavern Saturday, The Snape Trilogy.
Kent Hotel Saturday, The Smarts.
King Street Hotel Saturday, Ebony Boadu.
Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Emily Smith.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Layth Gunn. Sunday, Andrew G.
Lambton Park Hotel Friday, The Car Doors. Saturday, The Lamplighters.
Lass O’Gowrie Friday, Dialectic, Kiri. Saturday, Morgana Osaki, Rachel Maria Cox.
Lizotte’s Thursday, The Turner Brown Band. Friday, Arrebato Ensemble. Saturday, Songs Of The Sixties. Sunday, The Frank & Ella Show & the Regent Street Big Band.
Lucky Hotel Sunday, Adrianna Mac.
Mark Hotel Friday, Nick Read.
Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Jackson Broadway. Saturday, V Dubs.
Maryland Tavern Saturday, 2GoodReasons.
Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Kristy James. Saturday, Jon Matthews. Sunday, Reg Sinclair.
Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Jackson Broadway.
Mayfield Bowling Club Saturday, Cruzers.
Mayfield Ex-Services Friday, David McCredie. Saturday, Anthology.
Metropolitan Hotel Maitland Friday, Amigos. Sunday, Three Piece Suit.
Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Rave On. Saturday, Love That Hat. Sunday, Jason Bone.
Morriset Country Club Sunday, Greg Sherar.
Murray’s Brewery Sunday, Norm Bakker.
Nag’s Head Hotel Saturday, Reg Sinclair.
Neath Hotel Saturday, Phonic.
Nelson Bay Bowling Club Friday, Sami Cooke.
Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Loko. Saturday, Dr. Zoom Duo. Sunday, Daniel Arvidson.
Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Emily Smith.
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Friday, Megan Core. Sunday, Howard Shearman.
Northern Star Hotel Friday, Brian McVernon. Saturday, Allon. Saturday, Holly Mae.
Paxton Bowling Club Saturday, Hayden Johns.
Pedens Cessnock Saturday, Triple Zero.
Pelican RSL Saturday, Viagro.
Pippis At The Point Friday, Pete Gelzinnis, Scully. Saturday, Max Jackson. Sunday, Tyler John.
Plough Inn Friday, Kazzie.
Potters Brewery Friday, Brendan Murphy.
The Pourhouse Friday, Markey Lane. Saturday, JJ King. Monday, Emily A. Smith.
Premier Hotel Sunday, Mojo Bandits.
Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Matt Gaudry, Paparazzi. Saturday, Ryan Daley, Counterpart. Sunday, The Years.
Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Max Jackson.
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Hummingbirds.
Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Outerphase.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, James Naldo.
Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Rox.
Salamander Tavern Friday, The New Cool Duo.
Seabreeze Hotel Friday, Bad Paris. Sunday, Mardy Leith.
Shenanigans at the Imperial Saturday, Arcane.
Shoal Bay Country Club Friday, TK. Saturday, 1927, Brendan Murphy. Sunday, KJ & Dave Duo.
Shortland Hotel Friday, Greg Bryce. Saturday, Sami Cooke.
Small Ballroom Saturday, Zombie Disco Club (UK), Special K, Hayden Shepherd, Ibazz.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Phil McKnight.
Spinning Wheel Hotel Friday, Mardy Leith.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Thursday, Merewether Fats Blues Jam. Friday, The Pits. Saturday, Dearly Departed. Sunday, Geoff Achison.
Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Paul Green.
Swansea Hotel Friday, Murray Byfield.
Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Rich And Famous.
Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, John Larder.
Swansea Workers Club Saturday, Layth Gunn.
Tilligerry RSL Friday, Cover Girls. Saturday, Cathy Cannon.
Toronto Diggers Saturday, John Noble.
Toronto Hotel Friday, DuoTones. Saturday, Nano. Sunday, Dean Dee.
Toronto Workers Saturday, Kristy James.
Town Hall Hotel Saturday, Robbie T.
Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Kellie Cain. Sunday, Troy Kemp.
Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Anthony Lee.
Westfield Kotara Saturday, Beth Gleeson.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, Loko.
Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, Tre Soul Trio. Saturday, The Hot Yogi's. Tuesday, Angamus.
Wests NEX Saturday, Echo.
Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Owen Campbell Band. Saturday, Chikarma, Band of Burbs. Sunday, Phoenix Pritchard.
Windale Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, Spank N The Monkey.
Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Bobby C.
MOVIES
Adrift (M) A young woman sails into the eye of a hurricane to save the man she loves. (Lake Cinema)
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (M) Follows the journey of 3 Afterlife Guardians and Su-hong as they journey through their 49th trial in order to gain their reincarnations.
Ant-Man and The Wasp (PG) As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission.
Beirut (MA) Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former US diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind. (Tower)
Fiore (M) Daphne, arrested for theft, falls in love with Josh, who is also a young robber. Men and women can not meet in jail and love is forbidden. (Tower)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG) In this sequel to Mamma Mia! Sophie learns about her mother's past while pregnant.
Mission Impossible – Fallout (M) Ethan Hunt and his IMF team are in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.
RBG (PG) A look at the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Tower)
Skyscraper (M) On assignment in China, US war veteran Will Ford, finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze.
The Breaker Upperers (M) Two women cynical in love, set up an agency to break couples up as a way to avoid letting go and moving on with their lives.
The Equalizer 2 (MA) A sequel to the the 2014 film, "The Equalizer", which is based on the TV series about a retired agent who's a hired gun for vengeance.
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. (Tower)
The Incredibles 2 (PG) Bob Parr is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen is out saving the world.
The Leisure Seeker (M) A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker. (Lake Cinema)
The Wife (M) A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (G) Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfill his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never seen before.
Whitney (M) Houston’s life is told through the original studio recordings of her greatest hits and footage from her estate's archives. (Tower)
THEATRE
Carrington Comedy with Matty B Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festival star Matty B headlines a comedy showcase also featuring Mitch Garling, Tom Sanderson, Chad Membrey, Elliott Stewart, Elena Terol. Carrington Bowling Club, Saturday at 8.30pm.
Cosentino: Live Illusionist and escapologist and former Australia’s Got Talent TV star Cosentino brings his latest show to Newcastle. Wests NEX, Newcastle, Saturday at 8.30pm.
Dark Matter The students and staff at a secondary school find themselves in a lockdown and wonder why it has occurred; new play, incorporating song, music and dance, by Anna Kerrigan, for Aspire, the Hunter Catholic schools performing arts training program. Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Thursday, at 11am, Friday, at 11am and 7pm, Saturday, at 7pm.
The Dark Room Three very different pairs of people in a lonely Northern Territory motel experience social breakdown deep into the night; thriller by Angela Betzien. Stooged Theatre, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm.
Pinocchio Engaging musical adaptation by Novocastrians William Ford and Glenda Price of Carlo Collodi’s novel about a wooden puppet who becomes a live person. Young People’s Theatre, at its Hamilton theatre. 2pm Saturday until August 18, 7pm Saturday show on August 18, and 2pm Sunday shows until August 12.
