What’s on in the Advertiser area from December 19 to December 26
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, December 19
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Snow White, times vary, to January 5
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum play sessions for under fives, 10.30am-11.30am. Term-time only
Newark: Library, open reading group, 11am
Newark: Palace Theatre, Aladdin pantomime, times vary, to December 31
Newark: Flying Circus, James Oliver Band, 8pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Peter Pan pantomime, times vary, to January 12
Nottingham: Playhouse, Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime, times vary, to January 18; The Ugly Duckling, times vary, to January 4
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Christmas At The Musicals, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Sweet
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Fleetwood Bac
Nottingham: Bodega, Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip
Rufford: Country Park, Santa’s Grotto, 9.15am-4pm, book in advance, to Sunday; elf’s garden Christmas trail, to January 5
Friday, December 20
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, Still Joshing About, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Sammy and the Dolphins, 8pm
Newark: Navigation, Free Spirit, 9pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Kate Rusby - Winter Light Tour, 7pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, December 21
Edwinstowe: Christmas tour of Sherwood Forest with the Sheriff of Nottingham, 11am
Newark: Stray’s, Wendy Kirkland Trio, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Newark: Navigation, Playback, 9pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Beggars Belief, 9pm
Newstead: Abbey, Christmas at Newstead, and tomorrow; festive evening tours, 7pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Harmonic Choir - Family Carol Concert, 5pm
Nottingham: Rock City, New Model Army
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Publics
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; Christmas By Candlelight, 7.30pm
Sunday, December 22
Newark: Stray’s, PRS, 1pm-3pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Total Strangers, 4pm
Newark: Navigation, Kooey, 8pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, The Snowman Live, 1pm and 5pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Bad Manners
Rufford: Country Park, mini-Christmas market; carols by candlelight, 2pm-4pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm
Monday, December 23
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Step Into Christmas, 7.30pm
December 24
Newark: Navigation, Richard Crossland, 7pm
Thursday, December 26
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Snow White, times vary, to January 5
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Peter Pan pantomime, times vary, to Januay 12
Nottingham: Playhouse, Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime, times vary, to January 18; The Ugly Duckling, times vary, to January 4