SATURDAY
Newkulele Festival 2018 Saturday and Sunday, Newcastle City Hall. International acts and players from across Australia covering a wide range of music styles and accompanying instruments. There will be workshops, community group performances, school performances, markets, an open mic stage and two ticketed evening concerts. General admission on Saturday and Sunday is free for all the family.
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Forage An all-day dining event across seven Newcastle East venues. Go to sticktickets.com.au for more information.
Feast Fest 4pm to 9pm, Blacksmiths Beach. Pop-up stalls and family-friendly entertainment.
Sunset Gather 4pm to 8pm, The Station, Newcastle. Food, markets, live music and more.
Books4Outback Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 1pm, 1D George St. Mayfield East. A charity book sale with adult fiction, large prints and children’s fiction. Part of the Garage Sale Trail. All funds raised will help fund literacy programs for outback children.
The Disney Villains Film Festival 10.30am, Saturday and Sunday, Event Cinemas Kotara. The Little Mermaid is the first film; the festival will run every weekend until November 11.
Scouts Garage Sale 7am to 1pm, 1st Belmont North Sea Scouts Hall, 18 Master Street, Belmont North.
Horse racing 1.30 to 6pm, Newcastle Jockey Club, Broadmeadow. Ronald McDonald House Race Day.
World’s Biggest Yoga Class 8.30am to 10am, McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow. A fun community class for all levels of yoga practice. Beginners and families welcome. A fundraiser for the Mark Hughes Foundation (Borneo Coast to Coast Trek).
Lake Macquarie Family History Group 10am to 4pm, Marmong Point Community Hall, 31B George Street Marmong Point. Guest speaker at 2pm is Marilyn Rowan, transcription agent of NSW Birth, Death and Marriage records. Research assistance available.
Annual Bromeliad Sale 9am to 3pm, 38 Lockyer Street, Adamstown. Hosted by Hunter District Bromeliad Society.
Aussie NightMarkets 4pm, Cessnock Showground. Pop-up international food stalls and trucks, children’s entertainment and DJs.
Capturing Time in Lambton A time capsule was buried in Lambton Park in 1918 and is believed to be Australia’s only known WWI time capsule. The event will start with a community parade at 10am, followed by the capsule opening at 11am.
World’s Biggest Car Boot Sale 8am to 2pm, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow. Come down and grab a bargain, plus learn initiatives for fighting the war on waste.
SUNDAY
Fernleigh 15 From 6.30am, The Fernleigh Track, Adamstown. The seventh Fernleigh 15 will feature a 15km running race and relay. Visit runnsw.com.au for registrations details.
Back in Time Pop Culture Festival Nelson Street, Wallsend. Be transported back to a time of great movies, music and costumes. Nelson Street will be closed off at Tyrrell Street allowing the Rotunda Park to be transformed into a mini Hill Valley with food, live music and ’80s arcade games. Drop In Espresso Bar will become the cafe from Back To The Future.
Newcastle Record and CD Fair 9am to 4pm, Uniting Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hamilton. Celebrating 15 years and 30 fairs. There will be 1000s on vinyl records, CDs and music memorabilia on sale.
Wedding Open Day 11am to 2pm, 48 Watt Street, Newcastle. Also, 10am to 2pm, Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, Ada Street, Belmont.
Twenty20 Regional Bash Cricket 2pm, Waratah Oval. Newcastle Blasters v The Lake Mac Attack.
SAVE THE DATE
The Hunter Disability Expo is being held at The Newcastle Jockey Club on October 26 and 27, 9am to 3pm.
There will be more than 100 exhibiting service and product providers; presentations and speakers from government agencies and disability organisations; children’s entertainment and more.
Also, Reclaim the Night is on Friday, October 26. It aims to raise awareness of sexual assault against women. All welcome to show their support for making the streets safer for women and girls. Newcastle: meet 5.30pm at Newcastle Maritime Museum. Lake Macquarie: 6pm at the Warners Bay Rotunda, The Esplanade.
MARKETS
Subject to cancellation at late notice due to weather conditions
Handmade in the Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, corner Broke and Halls roads, Pokolbin.
Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin.
Adamstown Lions Markets Sunday, 7am to 1pm, corner Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.
Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.
Sunday Muster Markets Sunday, 9am to 2pm, Mortels Sheepskin Factory, 1 Weakleys Drive, Thornton.
Maitland Markets Sunday, 8am to 2pm, Maitland Showground.
ARTS & CULTURE
Maitland Regional Museum’s exhibition Journeys: Maitland is My Home is on display Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 3pm, at Brough House, Maitland, until the end of October. It tracks the journeys of Maitland residents and asks them about their connection to place. What makes a city feel like a home?
Finite Gallery Found Horizons, by Painters Ink, until October 28.
Dungog By Design What’s My Scene, by 23 local artists and artisans. 224 Dowling Street, Dungog. Until October 25.
Cooks Hill Galleries Home Port, by Gavin Fry, with co-exhibitors Carolyn van Wamel and David Beschi, until October 22.
Watt Space Gallery Learning From Alice Springs, by University of Newcastle architecture students and staff and Tangentyere Design; The Mid Century Project Newcastle, by Tim Ross and Kit Warhurst.
Morpeth Gallery Sydney Cove, by Ian Hansen.
Gallery 139 Heads and Other Things, by Peter Lankas, ends Sunday.
Cessnock Regional Art Gallery Retroactive, by James Wittington, until October 28.
The Lock-Up The Bender, by Mel O’Dell. Saturday at 7pm, tickets at eventbrite.com.au
Maitland Regional Art Gallery Peace, Place, Prizes & Pictures In Between. Open House: 3rd Tamworth Textile Triennial; Nicola Bolton’s The Garden Palette, ends Sunday. Concerning Peace, until November 25. Finding Country, until February 17.
Newcastle Art Gallery The 1818 Project; Critics’ Choice: From The Collection; Kilgour Prize 2018, ends Sunday.
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery STEEL: art design architecture; Your Collection: Hunter Steel, until December 2.
Art Systems Wickham Drawn Together, by Susan Hall-Thompson and Ruth Chapman.
Newcastle Studio Potters & Back to Back Gallery Harmony, by Anne Gazzard and Erica Sayers, until November 4.
Timeless Textiles Crossing Borders.
Port Stephens Community Art Centre Our Wild World, by Nada O’Loughlin-Yonge.
THEATRE
Deanna The Musical Premiere of a comedy musical by ex-Novocastrian Dee Gatgens Johnson in which Deanna, Princess of NSW, tours Australia in a song and dance act aimed at promoting her royal family; Dee Johnson Entertainment & The Really Thoughtful Company, at the Royal Exchange, Newcastle. Saturday at 8pm.
The Drowsy Chaperone A 1920s musical comes to life as a man listens to its songs; amusing send-up of the era’s shows, with characters including an aviatrix and gangsters. High Street Productions, at St Philip’s Christian College Theatre, Waratah. Saturday at 2pm and 7.30pm.
Elf The Musical Jr An orphan crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is treated as an elf at the North Pole, then promotes Christmas in New York. Young People’s Theatre, at its Hamilton theatre. Saturday at 2pm and 7pm, plus 2pm Sunday.
Lennon: Through a Glass Onion Actor-singer John Waters and pianist Stewart D’Arrietta show how John Lennon’s experiences influenced his songs, The Harbour Agency, at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre. Saturday at 8pm.
A Night with Gilbert & Sullivan Maitland Musical Society presents classic songs from comic operas by the title pair. The James Theatre, Dungog, Saturday at 7.30pm, Sunday at 1.30pm.
The Third Act Premiere of Novocastrian Emma Wood’s comedy-drama about a woman meeting her estranged husband, a high school boyfriend and others while she organises her daughter’s wedding. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday at 8pm.
MUSIC
5 Sawyers Saturday, Jethro Thorpe. Sunday, Marissa +1.
Adamstown Uniting Church Saturday, Mild West, Byren, Si Carlos, Yev Kassem.
Anchorage Port Stephens Sunday, Georgina Grimshaw.
Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Redline. Sunday, David McCredie.
Argenton Hotel Saturday, Felix Quinn Music Duo. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood Duo.
Avon Valley Inn Saturday, The Tantrums.
Australia Hotel Cessnock Saturday, Witchery.
Bar Petite Saturday, DLove Duo.
Battlesticks Bar Sunday, Aqwa.
Bay Hotel Saturday, Rubber Bullet.
Belmont 16s Saturday, Michael Jackson The Legacy Tour, Loko, The Andy Show. Sunday, Klassic Blak.
Belmore Hotel Saturday, XYZ.
Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Anthology. Saturday, Rave On.
The Bradford Saturday, All Access 80s.
Cambridge Hotel Saturday, ColourSound ft. Luke Massey, Ryan Moon, Zoot, Ben & Tomek. Sunday, The Superjesus, Rackett (glass house), Blue Velvet, good thanks, Indigo Bloom, Two Knives (warehouse).
Carrington Bowling Club Saturday, Ron Knight & The Daze Band.
Catho Pub Saturday, Justin Banks. Sunday, Sons Of Mercury.
Central Charlestown Leagues Club Saturday, Pete Hibbert.
Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, The Hitpit.
Charlestown Bowling Club Saturday, FABBA – The Ultimate ABBA show.
Club Kotara Saturday, Loose Bazooka.
Club Lemon Tree Saturday, Karen O'Shea.
Club Macquarie Sunday, Matt McLaren Duo.
Colliery Inn Sunday, Rox.
Commercial Hotel Morpeth Saturday, The Bad and The Ugly.
Criterion Hotel Weston Saturday, Ash Mountain.
Crown & Anchor Hotel Saturday, Deejay Tone, Josh Rawiri.
Customs House Saturday, Urby. Sunday, Jordan Fleming.
Cypress Lakes Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.
Duke Of Wellington Saturday, The Duotones.
East Cessnock Bowling Club Saturday, Finnian.
East Maitland Bowling Club Saturday, Amigos. Sunday, Karen O'Shea.
Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Jim Overend.
Edgeworth Tavern Saturday, Brazillian Brothers Duo.
Exchange Hotel Saturday, V-Dubs. Sunday, The Years.
Finnegans Saturday, Benny B & MC Bone.
Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, Prestige Inc.
Gateshead Tavern Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys Duo.
George Tavern Saturday, Big Night Out.
Grain Store Sunday, J.J King.
Grand Junction Hotel Sunday, The Steele Syndicate.
Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Mardmax Trio.
Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Paper Thin, Run Squirrel, Shelby Jones, Sleepeaser, Andrew Richmond. Sunday, Remember the Circus, Crazy Old Maurice, The Duke of Erlington.
Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Paparazzi.
Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, Soundabout.
Hotel Delany Saturday, Jason Bone.
Kent Hotel Saturday, Gen X. Sunday, Finn Blues Band.
King Street Hotel Saturday, Tori Pepper.
Kurri Kurri Bowling Club Saturday, Anthony Lee.
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Jason Paris.
Lass O’Gowrie Saturday, Rockin’ For West Papua ft. William Street Strikers, The Dark Clouds, Nothing Like You, The Dead Set, The Craw, The Grounds, Them Wild Oats, Shinu Gnu, The Not Nots, Trashed Again, Nathan Gleeson.
Lizotte’s Saturday, Kav Temperley, Kruger James. Sunday, Kallidad.
Lochinvar Hotel Saturday, Scully.
Lucky Hotel Saturday, Murph. Sunday, Bonny Rai.
Mary Ellen Hotel Saturday, Sunhill Drive. Sunday, Jake Davey.
Maryland Tavern Saturday, Greg Bryce Duo.
Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Kristy James. Sunday, Mick Jones.
Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Dos Eager.
Mayfield Ex-Services Saturday, The Leadbellies.
Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, Jade Holland Band. Sunday, Mardy Leith.
Morisset Country Club Sunday, Bernie.
Murray’s Brewery Sunday, Casey Bellamy.
Nag’s Head Hotel Saturday, Matty G.
Neath Hotel Saturday, Mick Jones.
Nelson Bay Diggers Saturday, JPY & The Allstar Band - The Vanda & Young Songbook, The Levymen. Sunday, Jake Folbigg.
Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Matt Gaudry.
Newcastle City Hall Saturday, Newkulele Festival ft. Tyrone & Lesley, The Montgomery Brothers, The Coconut Kids, Honoka & Azita (US).
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Phonic.
Northern Star Hotel Saturday, Dean Kyrwood.
Pelican RSL Club Saturday, My Generation Grant Walmsley.
Pippis At The Point Sunday, Pete McCredie.
Premier Hotel Saturday, The Remedy.
Prince of Wales Hotel Saturday, Madelyn.
Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Mojo Bandits, Kaylah Anne. Sunday, Trancemission, Wharf Life.
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Loko.
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Justin Banks.
Rutherford Hotel Sunday, Troy Kemp.
Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, David McCredie. Sunday, Jessica Cain.
Shenanigans at the Imperial Saturday, Purple Hearts.
Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Dragon, Kellie Cain. Sunday, Danny & Jake.
Shortland Hotel Saturday, Brendan Murphy.
Small Ballroom Saturday, Dr Packer, Special K, Ross & Will, Hooey.
Soldiers Point Bowling Club Saturday, Rich & Famous.
Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, The Ride Ons, The Craw.
Star Hotel Saturday, Nick Saxson & Cal Miner.
Stockton RSL Club Saturday, 2 Left Feet.
Swansea Hotel Saturday, City Beats.
Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Pat Vs Cat.
Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Reggie Sinclair Duo.
Swansea Workers Club Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night.
Tilligerry RSL Saturday, Bernie.
Toronto Diggers Saturday, John Noble.
Toronto Workers Saturday, Katie N Feff.
Town Hall Hotel Saturday, Jayde Corner.
Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Phil McKnight. Sunday, Anthony Lee.
Wangi Hotel Sunday, Andrew G.
Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, DJ Cotton, Ron Knight.
Westfield Kotara Saturday, Emily Smith, Echo, DJ Shots Fired, DJ Extraordinate. Sunday, Anyerin, Beth Gleeson.
Wests Cardiff Saturday, Love That Hat.
Wests New Lambton Saturday, The Smarts. Tuesday, Angamus.
Wests NEX Saturday, Marissa +1.
Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Chikarma. Sunday, Sangue.
Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Bonny Rai.
MOVIES
1% (MA) Set within the world of Australian motorcycle gangs, this modern day Macbeth follows Paddo, heir to the throne of the Copperheads MC who must assume the mantle whilst club leader Knuck does time in jail. (Tower)
A Simple Favour (M) A mommy blogger in a small town discovers her best friend has vanished.
A Star Is Born (M) A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Back To Burgundy (M) Jean left his hometown 10 years ago. When his father falls ill, he comes back and reunites with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie. As seasons go by around their vineyard, they'll have to trust each other again. (Lake Cinema)
Bad Times at the El Royale (MA) Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past.
Book Club (M) Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club. (Regal)
Christopher Robin (G) A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (PG) Halloween comes to life in a brand-new, family adventure comedy based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books.
First Man (M) A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
In Like Flynn (CTC) The biopic depicts Errol Flynn's roust-about early life in Australia, before he became an internationally famed celebrity. In those days he was an adventurer, opium smuggler, gambler, street fighter, womanizer, and gold prospector.
Johnny English Strikes Again (PG) After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.
Ladies In Black (PG) Set in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women’s liberation is about to change Australia forever, a shy schoolgirl takes a summer job at the prestigious Sydney department store, Goode’s.
Night School (M) A group of troublemakers are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school.
Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups (G) When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay.
Smallfoot (G) A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (PG) n the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. (Regal)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (PG) Lewis, an orphan, is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky old house.
The Nun (MA) A priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun. (Event, Glendale)
The Seagull (M) A heartbreaking and funny story of friends and lovers, all of whom are in love with the wrong person. (Tower)
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. (Tower)