What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area August 8 to August 16
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, August 8
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Have-a-go archery and axe throwing, 10am-5pm, to September 3
Lincoln: The Drill, Alabama 3
Newark: Town centre, bookbench trail, to September 5
Newark: Castle, Wilde About Oscar, 7pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season: Murdered To Death, 7.30pm, plus Saturday matinee, to Saturday
Rufford: Country Park: Summer superpower trail, to September 3
Southwell: Minster, How To Read The Minster tour, 2pm-3.15pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, international antiques and collectors fair, and tomorrow
Friday, August 9
Newark: Market Place, Newark On Sea beach, to August 19
Newark: Stray’s, Joshing About, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Hawkwind
Saturday, August 10
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood Festival events and activites, 10am-4pm, and tomorrow; myths and legends walk with the Master At Arms, 1pm; Twilight Tales, 7pm
Gonalston: Glebe Steading, open garden for National Garden Scheme, 2pm-5pm, and tomorrow
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Stiff Little Fingers
Newark: Parish Church, Music For Market – pianist Alexander Bradford, noon-12.45pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Newark Through Time town tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, The Most Ugly Child, 4pm
Nottingham: Royal Centre, Limelight Backstage Tour, 10.30am
Nottingham: Rock City, Dayfever
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Black Charade and Fell Out Boy
Rufford: Country Park, mini vintage fun fair, 10am-4pm, and tomorrow
Southwell: Minster, tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 12.15pm-1.15pm
Sunday, August 11
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am-1pm
Newark: Market Place, The Plastic Ocean Show by Circo Rum Ba Ba, 10am, 10.30am, noon, 12.30pm, 2pm and 2.30pm
Newark: Castle, Blidworth Welfare Band, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Cain Paisley, 4pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Declan McKenna
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Monday, August 12
Newark: Parish Church, Toddle Together, 9.30am-11am
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Red Fang
Tuesday, August 13
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Playhem! Holiday fun and creativity, 10am-4pm, daily to Saturday
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season – Fatal Encounter, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday, August 17
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Armored Saint
Rufford: Country Park, Professor Temple’s Punch and Judy Show, noon-4pm
Wednesday, August 14
Lincoln: The Drill, Kiefer Sutherland, and tomorrow
Newark: Castle, The Gondoliers, 7pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, The Trials, 7.30pm plus 2pm Friday, to Friday
Rufford: Country Park, meet animals from White Post Farm, 10am-3pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 2pm-3pm
Thursday, August 15
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Have-a-go archery and axe throwing, 10am-5pm, to September 3
Kelham: The Renaissance at Kelham Hall, jazz and tapas night
Newark: Market Place, Newark On Sea beach, to August 19
Newark: Town centre, bookbench trail, to September 5
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season – Fatal Encounter, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee to Saturday
Nottingham: Playhouse, The Trials, 7.30pm plus 2pm Friday, to Friday
Nottingham: Rock City, Fat Freddy’s Drop
Rufford: Country Park: Summer superpower trail, to September 3
Southwell: Minster, How To Read The Minster tour, 2pm-3.15pm
Thursday August 15
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, The Halle – Sir Mark Elder’s Farewell Concert, 7.30pm
Friday, August 16
Newark: Stray’s, Trish HeenanJazz, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Crazy Chester, 8pm
Nottingham: Bodega, The Xcerts
