What’s on in the Advertiser area from November 29 to December 6
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, November 28
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Rob Beckett - Giraffe
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum play sessions for under fives, 10.30am-11.30am. Term-time only
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol, 7.30pm, plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Jamie Cullen, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Baroness & Graveyard
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Slow Readers Club
Nottingham: Bodega, The Skinner Brothers
Rufford: Country Park, Santa’s Grotto, 9.15am-4pm, book in advance, to December22
Southwell: Minster, The Snow Queen, 7.30pm
Friday, November 29
Bingham: The Old Post Office Yard and Shops, Long Acre, Christmas Fayre with Santa’s sleigh and reindeer, 5pm-8pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Legend: The Musc Of Bob Marley
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: London Road Congregational Church, open for quiet reflection, 2pm-4pm
Newark: Stray’s, live jazz, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Rhod Gilbert And The Giant Grapefruit, 8pm, and tomorrow
Nottingham: Playhouse, Jack And The Beansralk pantomime, times vary, to January 18
Nottingham: Rock City, Myles Kennedy
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Smoove & Turrell
Nottingham: Bodega, Pip Blom
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Southwell: Library, Polly Toynbee and David Walker talk on The Only Way Is Up, 7pm
Southwell: Minster, St Martin’s Voices perform a concert of readings and carols with Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes, 7.30pm
Saturday, November 30
Dry Doddington: St James’ Church, Christmas Tree Festival, 10am-4pm, to Sunday.
Dry Doddington: Village Hall, Christmas Craft Fair for St James’ Church, 10am-4pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, 80s Live
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Christmas With The Curators, 3pm
Newark: Stray’s, live jazz, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Jason Manford
Nottingham: Rock City, Pitchshifter
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Sprints
Nottingham: Bodega, Sleaford Mods
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 10am-noon
Southwell: Minster, tour of Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 10.30am-11.45am and 12.15pm-1.15pm; Russell Watson in concert, 7.30pm
Sunday, December 1
Newark: Stray’s, live jazz, 1pm-3pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Paddy McGuiness - Nearly There, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Robert Jon & The Wreck
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Smash Into Pieces
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm; Darkness To Light Cathedral Advent procession, 6.30pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Newark Arms, Armour Medal and Militaria Fair, 9am
Monday, December 2
Newark: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; crime reading group, 2pm
Nottingham: Rock City, The Snuts
Nottingham: Bodega, Vision Video
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by stay and play
Southwell: Minster, Beaumond House Light Up A Life service, 7pm
Tuesday, December 3
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Shed Seven
Lowdham: Village Hall, Film Friday - Thelma, 7.30pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Time Travelling Talk: Bed And Breakfast, 3.30pm-5pm
Newark: Bridge Centre, Newark Scottish Country Dance Society, 7.30pm- 9.30pm. Term times only
Nottingham: Rock City, Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason
Nottingham: Bodega, Billy Nomates
Wednesday, December 4
Bingham: Carnarvon Junior School, Bingham and District Choral Society rehearsals, 7.15pm-9.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, BBC Concert Orchestra - The Universities for Nottingham Concert, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, The Chats
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Nilufer Yanya
Southwell: Minster, tour of Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 2pm-3pm
Thursday, December 5
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum play sessions for under fives, 10.30am-11.30am. Term-time only
Newark: Highfields School, Newark Flower Club, 7.15pm
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Ricky Gervais
Nottingham: Playhouse, Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime, times vary, to January 18; The Ugly Duckling, times vary, to January 4
Nottingham: Bodega, Dead Pony
Rufford: Country Park, Santa’s Grotto, 9.15am-4pm, book in advance, to December22
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair, and tomorrow
Friday, December 6
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Snow White, times vary, to January 5
Lowdham: Village Hall, screening of Thelma, 7.30pm
Newark: Palace Theatre, Aladdin, to December 31, times vary
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: London Road Congregational Church, open for quiet reflection, 2pm-4pm
Newark: Stray’s, live jazz, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Pete Tong Presents
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Tony Wright X Ken Bonsall Acoustic
Nottingham: Bodega, Gaz Brookfield
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Southwell: Minster, Framework carol service, 7pm
Southwell: Library, Southwell Theatre Club presents murder-mystery panto Treasure Island, 7.30pm, to Sunday
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