What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area August 15 to August 23
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
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
Lincoln: The Drill, Kiefer Sutherland
Newark: Market Place, Newark On Sea beach, to August 19
Newark: Market Place beach, beach-time stories, 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm; Olympic-themed crafts, 10am-noon and 1.30pm-3pm
Newark: Town centre, bookbench trail, to September 5
Newark: Gallery 6, Colour & Shape - Abstracts from the Norfolk Coast' exhibition by photographer David Townshend, to September 28
Newark: Library, workshop with Beano artist Laura Howell, 2pm-3pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season – Fatal Encounter, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee to Saturday
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, The Halle – Sir Mark Elder’s Farewell Concert, 7.30pm
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
Friday, August 16
Newark: Market Place beach, sand sculptures, 10am-4pm; Punch and Judy 10.30am, 11.45am and 1.15pm; Handmade Theatre Show, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm
Newark: Stray’s, Trish Heenan Jazz, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Crazy Chester, 8pm
Nottingham: Holme Pierrepont, Gloworm Festival, to Sunday
Nottingham: Bodega, The Xcerts
Saturday, August 17
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood Festival events and activities, 10am-4pm, and tomorrow; Brilliant Bats walk and talk, 7.30pm
Newark: Market Place beach, create your own terrarium, 10am-noon; music by Soletrader, 10am-10.45am and 12.15pm-1pm; Music Makers, 11am-noon
Newark: Parish Church, Music For Market – tenor Oliver Morrell and pianist Will Sims, noon-12.45pm
Newark: Library, Scrabble club for adults, 1pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Besieged But Never Beaten town tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, James Manners, 4pm
Newark: Stray’s, Manne Whole, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Centre, Limelight Backstage Tour, 10.30am
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Legend – Music Of Bob Marley, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Save The Rave: Outdoor 90s Festival
Sunday, August 18
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am-1pm
Hawton: The Poplars, Cotham Lane, open garden for National Gardens Scheme, 2pm-5.30pm.
Newark: Market Place beach, Newark Creates eco-themed fun, 10am-4pm
Newark: Stray’s, Fiona Stein, 1pm
Newark: Castle, Whitwell Brass, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Ashley Sherlock, 4pm
Southwell: Racecourse, Advertiser Ladies Day
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Pokey Lafarge
Nottingham: Rough Trade, Hamish Hawk
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Look-a-Like Tribute Festival
Monday, August 19
Newark: Market Place beach, beach sports with YMCA, 10am-4pm; bubble entertainer, 11am-12.30pm; music from The Retronauts, 12.45pm-1.15pm and 2pm-2.30pm
Tuesday, August 20
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Playhem! Holiday fun and creativity, 10am-4pm, daily to Saturday
Newark: Library, family theatre - The Greatest Robot Ever, 2.30pm-3.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season – Veronica’s Room, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday, August 24
Rufford: Country Park, Professor Temple’s Punch and Judy Show, noon-4pm
Wednesday, August 21
Rufford: Country Park, meet animals from White Post Farm, 10am-3pm
Thursday, August 22
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Have-a-go archery and axe throwing, 10am-5pm, to September 3
Newark: Town centre, bookbench trail, to September 5
Newark: Flying Circus, James Oliver, 8pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season – Veronica’s Room, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee
Nottingham: Annie’s Burger Shack, Amanda Anne Platt
Rufford: Country Park: Summer superpower trail, to September 3
Friday, August 23
Newark: Stray’s More Joshing About, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Alive – A Tribute To Pearl Jam
Southwell: Chapter House, Southwell Music Festival – Surround Sounds No1, 9.30am
Southwell: Minster, Southwell Music Festival – Sonas Quartet, 11am; Medieval Masters, 4pm; Strings In The Nave with Mark Padmore, 7pm; Festival Voices, 9.15pm
Southwell: Methodist Church, Southwell Music Festival – Festival Jazz: Norma Winstone's Small Print, 1pm
Southwell: Marquee, Festival Talk: A Brother Abroad, 3pm
Thoresby: Park, Back 2 Festival, to Sunday
