What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area August 22 to August 30
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
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
Rufford: Country Park: Summer superpower trail, to September 3
Friday, August 23
Newark: Stray’s More Joshing About, 7.30pm-9.30pm
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
Saturday, August 24
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood Festival events and activities, 10am,-4pm, to Monday
Newark: Castle, tower open, 10am-2pm; join a band workshop, 10am-noon; workshop band, noon-12.30pm; live music, 12.30-2.10pm; Handmade Theatre Bird Show, 2.10pm-2.30pm; live music, 2.30pm-4pm
Newark: Parish Church, Music For Market – organist Elizabeth Harwood, noon-12.45pm
Newark: Library, Scrabble Club, 1pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Newark Through Time town tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Newark Festival - Emma Wilson, 4pm
Newark: Castle and Falcon, Newark Festival - Dim Bulbs, Family of Addiction, Diaspar, Swallowtail, The Royal Deficiency, Sleep In Motion, Paste, from 4pm
Newark: Fox and Crown: Newark Festival - Lost In The Garden, Karen McLeod, Vee Adu, Lulu, Kat Kyriss, Craig Hewitt, Ryan Farmer, from 4pm
Newark: Prince Rupert: Newark Festival - Dathan Horridge, George Nash, Poppy Amber, Davina Songbird, Vee Adu, Sea Snakes, Drury Hill, from 4pm
Newark: Governor’s House, Newark Festival - Jess Thomas, Peter Hall, Rudi, Jack Brett and Daniel Ison, from 4pm
Newark: The Navigation, Newark Festival - Dusty 4 Track, Rights For Flies, Airport Dad, Whisky Stain, Sancho Panza, Tranks Commons, from 4pm
Newark: Loose Cannon, Newark Festival - Lucy Crisp, Jude Forsey, Dan Chapman, Joel Sarakula, Estella, Antonio Panzera, Chloe Rodgers, from 4pm
Newark: Organ Grinder, Newark Festival - Joshua Todd, Beck Stacey, Family Friend, Jason Aubrey, Repulsive Woman, Matt Darwin, Ben Mark Smith, from 4pm
Newark: Parish Church, Newark Festival - Chris Meggells, 5pm-7pm
Newark: The Duck: Newark Festival - resident DJ and guest DJ, 6pm to late
Newark: Not My Monkey, Newark Festival - Rachel Callendine with Ben Martin, kitchen disco, from 6pm
Newark: Ann et Vin, Moody Moore Archache Trio, 6.30pm
Newark: Strays. Hubtone, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Centre, Limelight Backstage Tour, 10.30am
Nottingham: Rock City, This Is Not The Greatest Festival In The World (This Is Just A Tribute)
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Destroy Boys
Southwell: Racecourse, Southwell Antiques Weekend, and tomorrow
Southwell: Chapter House, Southwell Music Festival – Surround Sounds 2, 9.30am
Southwell: Palace Gardens, Southwell Music Festival – Musical Picnic, 11am-3pm
Southwell: Minster, Southwell Music Festival – Mark Padmore English Song Recital, 1pm; A Night At The Opera, 7.30pm; Live And Late: Beethoven, 9.45pm
Southwell: Methodist Church, Southwell Music Festival – Festival talk, Byron In Southwell by Geoffrey Bond, 2.45pm; Don Juan: The Brilliant Irreverence of Lord Byron, 4pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, The Great British Koi Show, and tomorrow
Sunday, August 25
Bathley: The Crown Inn, Bathley charity barbecue for Cancer Research, noon onwards
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am-1pm
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Evening Spectacular with medieval revelry, 7pm-9pm
Halam: The Old Vicarage, Halam Hill, open garden for National Garden Scheme, 1pm-4.30pm
Lincoln: The Drill, Hayseed Dixie
Newark: Castle, live music, 10am-5.45pm
Newark: Parish Church, table top tales and crafts with Nicky Rafferty, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: Stray’s R N B, 1pm-3pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Who Knows, 4pm
Newark: RHP Sports and Social Club, soul all-day event for the Children’s Bereavement Centre, 4pm-midnight
Southwell: Festival Marquee, Southwell Music Festival – Leveret Trio, 1.30pm
Southwell: Minster, Southwell Music Festival – Festival Talk: Mozart Requiem, 6.30pm; 10th Anniversary Concert: Mozart Requiem, 7.30pm
Monday, August 26
Newark: Castle, family fun day, 10am- 4pm; brass band crescendo with Carlton Brass (4pm) Newark and Sherwood Band (5.30pm) Newark Town Band (7.15pm) Thoresby Colliery Band (8.45pm) laser, fire and bubbles finale, 9.20pm
Southwelll: Minster, Come And Sing: Mozart Coronation Mass, 10am-2.50pm, performance 2pm; organ concert with Jonathan Allsopp, 3.30pm
Southwell: Chapter House, Southwell Music Festival – Surround Sounds No3, 9am
Tuesday, August 27
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Playhem! Holiday fun and creativity, 10am-4pm, daily to Saturday
Nottingham: Theatre Royal: Classic Thriller Season – The Mysterious Mr Love, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday, August 31
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Grease The Musical, 7.30pm plus matinees, to August 31
Nottingham: Bodega, Gustaf
Rufford: Country Park, Professor Temple’s Punch and Judy Show, noon-4pm
Southwell: Minster, bell tower tour, 11am-noon
Wednesday, August 28
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 29
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Have-a-go archery and axe throwing, 10am-5pm, to September 3
Newark: Town centre, bookbench trail, to September 5
Rufford: Country Park: Summer superpower trail, to September 3
Southwell: Minster, Elton John by Candlelight, 7.30pm
Friday, August 30
Southwell: Minster, Meat Loaf By Candlelight, 7.30pm
Newark: Beaumond House, carers’ coffee morning, 10am-noon
Newark: Strays. 2 Guitar Guys, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Red Giant, 8pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Lime Cordiale
Nottingham: Bodega, Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble
