What’s On In Newcastle? The Travelling Film Festival, Newcastle Firefighter’s Fundraising Ball & Kasey Chambers!
With winter setting in are you struggling to find something fun to do on those cold nights? Don’t worry Urban Insider has you covered, with plenty on offer from live music, to street festivities and even the annal Firefighter’s Ball! And lets not forget there is a few handy tips thrown in for your cheap night out! Make the most of another great week in Newcastle!
Thursday 20th June
A is for Absence @ The Lock Up
The latest exhibition by Newcastle-based artist Jonathan James. The abstract artworks in this exhibition are a mix of printed images and sculptural objects in addition to hand weaving, screen-printing and woodwork. James explains, “I’m interested to know when a process stops being technological and becomes craft.” Please join us for what will be an exciting exhibition.
Time: Opens 5:30pm
More Info: A Is For Absence
Friday 21st June
City Evolutions @ University of Newcastle
City Evolutions is a contemporary art project from the City of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle featuring a series of ten interactive lighting installations along Newcastle’s oldest street, Watt Street. From June 21 these sites will be activated between sunset and 10pm with digital projections onto selected walls and buildings for a year. The projections at each site will reflect and critique the fascinating history of Watt Street. The Lock-Up Cultural Centre is excited to be a part of City Evolutions with a projection on our building’s façade developed by University of Newcastle lecturer and architect, Chris Tucker.
Time: Sunset - 10pm
Brian’s Famous Jazz and Chilli Crab Night @ Lizotte’s
Enjoy a night of cool Jazz by Peter Bottaro Trio and Brian’s famous Chill crab! Your choice of a generous serving of crab or a main meal on the night. Sit back, relax and enjoy!
Cost: Main meal and show $59, or show only $19 with optional bar menu available.
Ticket’s: through Lizotte’s website
Thank You for Being a Friend - A Golden Girl’s Tribute @ The Civic Playhouse
Brimming with hilarious put downs, scandalous senior moments, and plenty of cheesecake, Thank You For Being A Friend features your favourite Golden Girls as you’ve never seen them before: As puppets! Fresh from sold-out shows in Sydney, this fabulous live comedy show performed with puppets at Newcastle’s own Civic Playhouse! True to form style continues to delight everyone from Golden Girl newbies to super fans. Just one word of advice: Make you secure your tickets soon, after all, like Blanche’s bedroom, everyone will want in!
Cost: $40 per person
Time: 7pm or 9pm sessions
Strange Talk and Hey Geronimo @ The Small Ballroom
Two of Australia’s best new indie acts Strange Talk and Hey Geronimo are joining forces this June for the “Strange Geronimo Tour 2013”. Visiting five states and territories, Strange Talk will be celebrating the success of their latest album “Cast Away” while Hey Geronimo will be giving fans a taste of their latest single “The Dan Kelly Song” and lucky us they are steaming on into Newcastle!
Cost: $15 plus booking fee from Kingdom Sounds
Time: 8pm
Style @ King Street Hotel
A local favourite King Street Uni night is hosting the return of Newcastle’s greatest hard dance night featuring: Dexi, Splinta, Scott Beker, Biscuit, G-Luv, Harmonic Distortion. Bringing with them $4 student drinks till 1am and $5 student entry!
Time: Doors open 9pm
Montero and Early Women @ The Terrace Bar
Montero is quite the supergroup, led by comic book/video artist, songwriter and frontman extraordinaire Ben Montero with long time collaborator Gerald Wells on synths, Geoffrey O ‘Connor on guitar, Guy Blackman on piano, local producer Robert Bravington on bass and Cameron Potts (Ninety Nine, Baseball, Brighter Later) on the drumkit. With an emphasis on clear vocals, Gibb brothers style harmonies, soaring melodies, lush instrumentation and dreamy glam pomp, Montero’s lyrics venture into gently abstract, sometimes surreal realms of romance, yearning, and wonder. Expect thundering drums, vintage synths squiggles, Liberace piano interludes and Ben Montero’s mystic frontman presence, combining to deliver a richly numinous musical experience. Montero’s latest epic devotional, Passions, is lifted from their debut LP “The Loving Gaze”. For the Newcastle launch, Montero will be joined by homies EARLY WOMAN. Expect big choruses, out-of-work Bjorn and Agnetha harmonies, depraved lyrics about loving your brothers, tarot cards, spies in love, desperation, feathers and believing in the power of love.
Cost: $10
Time: Door’s open 8pm
Travelling Film Festival @ Tower Cinema’s
The Travelling Film Festival is bringing a premium slice of Sydney Film Festival to Newcastle. Just five days after the close of Sydney Film Festival, the Travelling Film Festival presents the best of the Sydney show at Tower Cinemas 21-23 June. Showcasing a selection of pre-release and Australian premieres fresh from Sydney Film Festival, the 2013 line-up includes nine features from Portugal, Denmark, France, UK, USA, Indonesia, and Belgium taking audiences on a cinematic journey around the world featuring highlights from Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition, Sounds on Screen, International Documentaries and Special Presentations at the State Theatre. Seven of the nine feature films will have their Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival then hit the highway north to present at Tower Cinemas. You can be the first to see these exclusive titles at Newcastle. Opening Gala Night will screen the titillating tragedy The Look of Love - the true story of the ‘King of Soho’, Paul Raymond, who made a fortune ruling a nightclub, real-estate and porn empire.
Cost: $8 students, $12 concession, $14 adult from Travelling Film Festival - Newcastle Site
Time: Varies dependant upon choice of film
Saturday 22nd June
Newcastle Firefighter’s Fundraising Ball @ West’s New Lambton
Dance the night away while raising money for a great cause at the Newcastle Firefighters Fundraising Ball in the Starlight Room at Wests New Lambton. Ticket price includes a sumptuous 3 course meal and drinks. Enjoy fabulous entertainment on the night and support the cause with some great raffles. All proceeds will be donated to assist burns survivors at JHH Children’s Hospital, Kidsafe Hunter and K.I.D.S. Burns survivors foundation. All welcome! Bring your friends.
Tickets: available from 4907 4999.
Location: Starlight Room | Wests New Lambton
Time: 6:30pm
Abbasback @ Lizotte’s
An exciting recreation of the live ABBA concert experience which will delight with stunning vocal performances and huge musical arrangements. The blend of voices, instruments and entertainment recreates many of the much-loved ABBA masterpieces live on stage. Multiple costumes, great moves and original concepts keep this show fresh, entertaining and a must for all ages. ABBASBACK has toured around Australia performing in the major theatres and concert halls, as well as international engagements. In 2010 tours included Malaysia and in 2011 tours of India and Japan are planned. The performers of ABBASBACK bring a wealth of musical and entertaining experience to the stage!
Cost: Dinner and show $76, or show only with optional bar menu for $34, from Lizotte’s webpage
Starz on Stage @ Newcastle City Hall
Starz on Stage Talent Academy presents “SHOWCASE 2013” at the pretigiuos City Hall in Newcastle. 180 students will take to the stage from ages 2years - adults. Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Singing, Musical Theatre, Cheerleading, Tumbling & Acrobats are the vast range of styles you will see performed by the very talented students of SOS. One show only, book your tickets now!
Cost: Adult $35, Pensioner $33 from Ticketek
Time: 12pm
MOS Addicted to Base @ King Street Hotel
Ministry of Sound and King Street Hotel present Addicted to Bass Volume II, featuring Kronic and Tom Piper. This is assured to be an awesome night with two of Australia’s finest DJs, plus the best resident DJs Newcastle has to offer.
Cost: $10 at the door, no presale
Time: Door’s open 9pm
Kasey Chamber’s @ Belmont 16 Footer’s
Kasey Chambers returns to Belmont 16s after a long absence, to grace the stage with her band for an exclusive performance on Saturday 22 June. Kasey will be showcasing songs from her Wreck & Ruin album together with all of her hits and crowd favourites. This is a rare opportunity to see Kasey outside of a major theatre so this will be a show not to be missed. In the songstress’ own words “so excited to be back on the road again soon playing old songs and new ones from ‘The Captain’, ‘Barricades and Brick Walls’…all the way through to ‘Little Bird’, ‘Wreck & Ruin’ and everything in between. It also gives me a chance to share the stage with 3 of the best artists in Australia — the man who taught me more about music than any other person in the world: my dad Bill Chambers and my 2 favorite new singer/songwriters Harry Hookey and Ashleigh Dallas.’
Cost: $86.50 dinner and show, or $51.50 for show only. Available from Belmont 16’s or their website
Time: 6:30 for dinner and show or 7:45 for show only
A Taste of Honeysuckle @ A Secret Laneway next to Silo
***This event has been POSTPONED until August Third***
Honeysuckle residents and traders are proud to launch A Taste of Honeysuckle on Saturday night 22 June, kicking off at 6pm. Located in a secret laneway you will find ten local Hunter wine and cider producers along with Honeysuckle restauranteurs in pop-up laneway stalls for a culinary experience that will delight the senses. To make the night even more magical, the annual “L!vesites - Winter Heat” festival lights up at sunset. Flaming sculptures, fiery street performances, live music and a new dazzling lantern parade will set Honeysuckle aglow. The Maritime Centre lawn will be alight with candles, fire logs will line the Promenade and fire sculptures will keep away the winter chill. Moreover Newcastle Youth Orchestra will entertain the crowds with their performance -From Russia with Love.
Time: Kick off 6pm
Winter Heat @ The Maritime Center Lawn
***This event has been POSTPONED until August Third***
The annual Livesites’ Winter Heat festival lights up at sunset. Flaming sculptures, fiery street performances, live music and a new dazzling lantern parade will set Honeysuckle aglow.The Maritime Centre lawn will be alight with candles, fire logs will line the Promenade and fire sculptures will keep away the winter chill. If you are coming into town this Saturday evening you might like to pass by Harbour Square where theNewcastle Youth Orchestra will be entertaining with their performance of - From Russia with Love. If it is raining they will be performing within the Newcastle Museum.
Time: Kick off 6pm
Sunday 23rd June
Cheap Specials @ The Price of Whales
$10 schnitzel all day and what better way to celebrate the weekend that a $4 Corona or $5 Crusier all day! A great place to unwind before the ‘Mondayitis’ kicks in. Share a few drinks or dance the night away with live music downstairs and DJ’s upstairs
Monday 24th June
Liza William’s - Message’s from Beyond @ The Civic Theatre
Ever wonder what happens when you die? Do you yearn to hear from someone who recently passed? Join TV’s top medium and clairvoyant Lisa Williams as she describes the transition into the spirit world. Returning to Australia after a sold out national tour in 2011 to share her gift of communication with spirits from the ‘Other Side’, Lisa will reveal her knowledge about the ways we connect with and understand the messages our loved ones are trying to convey to us. Lisa will demonstrate her astonishing mediumship abilities by performing live readings with members of the audience!
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $89.90
Tuesday 25th June
Snitty and Trivia @ The Mary Ellen
For a cheap mid week night out why not indulge in a local favourite, chicken schnitzel and hang around for some classic trivia, who know;s you could be in for a win!
Time: Trivia from 8pm
Wednesday 26th June
Almost Famous @ The Argyle House
Sweet Kick’s Wednesday’s is bringing the ‘golden oldies’ back. With a line up of your favourite high school tunes for the 80’s 90’s and 2000’s. Make the most of it with $4 drinks till 1am and FREE student entry. What better way to celebrate the end of Uni exams and welcome in the mid year break.
Time: Door’s open 9pm
Sesame Street presents Elmo’s World Tour @ The Civic Theatre
The Sesame Street gang have circled the globe and now bring this popular musical show back to Australia by popular demand! Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Grover, Zoe, Cookie Monster and Elmo use the letters of the alphabet to navigate a voyage through imagination that sees them visiting China, Zambia, France, India and Australia! Elmo and his friends have fun learning how people sing and dance and say hello in different places, but things don’t go to plan when Cookie Monster eats a letter of the alphabet. Can Abby Cadabby find the right spell to help? Along the way, audiences will also delight in hearing a sensational tale from The Count and help some travelling rubber-duckies find a place to stay with Bert and Ernie. Featuring a bunch of classic Sesame Street songs alongside catchy new tunes, Sesame Street Presents Elmo’s World Tour is sure to delight fans of all ages.
Time: 10am
Cost: All VIP $39.90, ARes $24.90, Group 12+ VIP $35.90 ARes $22.40
State of Origin @ Newcastle Panther’s
Come and watch the game on the BIG screen! $3 schooners and free pool from 3pm-6pm and great dinner specials available, rump for $14! Round up a crowd and support your team.
Time: 8pm for the game
Thursday 27th June
Naidoc Week Solidarity Concert @ Bar on the Hill
The NAIDOC Week Solidarity Concert coincides with The Wollotuka Institute’s 30th anniversary and is a joint endeavour between Wollotuka and The U. Headlined by Last Kinection and supported by Whitehouse, anyone and everyone is welcome to attend this free event at Bar on the Hill in June. The Last Kinection are an Indigenous hip hop trio made up of brother and sister Weno and Nay, and long time friend DJ Jaytee. No strangers to the music industry, The Last Kinection are breaking down stereotypes and introducing Australia to the next generation of Indigenous music and all three are Newcastle University Students! Supports, Whitehouse have something to say and knows how to play. The front section consists of Grant Saunders aka Sonic Nomad on vocals and his cousin Allan Morris on guitars. Saunders has been writing Protest music since he first heard Grand Master Flash’s ‘The Message’. Morris is the third generation of a long line of talented Koori Morris musicians and can play drums, keys and bass almost as well as he plays lead guitar. This colossal Koori writing team combined with a hot Sri Lankan rhythm section with D Man on Bass and Cha Cha on drums forms a concoction that can only be described as fresh and highly infectious. Transport home from the gig is also taken care of with a free bus running into the transport hubs in Newcastle and Hamilton after the show.
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
The Beards @ The Cambridge Hotel
Adelaide sensations The Beards will play a string of dates across Australia in late May and most of June as part of their The First World Tour. The tour, which will run from March through to June will see the band playing their home-grown brand of beard-related rock anthems across North America, Europe and Australia, and will include festival appearances at South by Southwest, Canadian Music Week, Bearded Theory, and Byron Bay’s Bluesfest.
Time: 8pm
Cost: $25.30 from BigTix
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