What’s on in the Advertiser area from April 3 to April 11
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, April 3
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum play sessions for under fives, 10.30am-11.30am. Term-time only
Newark: Cemetery, Chapel Interpretation Centre, open for grave search and refreshments, 10am-2pm
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Newark: Palace Theatre, Country Hits Live, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Murder On The Orient Express, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee, to Saturday
Nottingham: Playhouse, Animal Farm, to April 12; Everywhere triple bill, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Press Start, 7pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Skunk Anansie
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Alabama 3
Nottingham: Bodega, Courting
Rufford: Country Park, The Big Easter Trail, to April 27
Southwell: Workhouse, Easter Egg hunt, to April 21
Southwell: Minster, Threads Through The Bible exhibition, to May 5
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair, and tomorrow
Friday, April 4
Lincoln: Drill, The Devout
Newark: YMCA, Newark Business Club, 7am
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: Congregational Church, The Sanctuary offering quiet reflection and a listening ear, 2.30pm- 4pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Paul Smith
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, The Halle Film Music Concert: The Star Wars Saga, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, In Other Words, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Peach Pit
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Peat & Diesel
Southwell: Minster, Lunchtime concert — Highly Strung Quartet, 1.30pm-2.15pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, April 5
Coddington: Scout Hall, Easter Fair, 10am-4pm
Cotgrave: Welfare, South Notts Model Railway Show, 10am-4pm, and tomorrow
Lincoln: Drill, Laurence Jones
Newark: Town Hall, craft and makers market
Newark: Library, Lego and games club, 10am-noon; Scrabble Club, 1pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of town tour - Besieged But Never Beaten, 1pm; Talk: Bloody Be Thine End — The Discovery Of Richard III, 4pm
Newark: Flying Circus, The Blue Fire Band, 4pm
Newark: Palace Theatre, Billy Billingham — Always A Little Further, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Centre, Limelight backstage tour, 10.30am
Nottingham: Bodega, Apollo Junction
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 10am-noon
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am and 2pm-3.15pm
Southwell: Hopbarn, Jon Palmer Trio
Sunday, April 6
Balderton: St Giles’ Community Hall, Crafty Capers fair,
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am
Kelham: Renaissance, Asian Wedding Fair Showcase
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Teach Rex, 10am
Newark: Hope Community Methodist Church, Medieval Masterpieces crafts event, from 1pm
Newark: Flying Circus, The Official Deceivers, 4pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote: Old Habits Die Hard, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls
Nottingham: Bodega, Pale Blue Eyes
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 3pm-4pm
Monday, April 7
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Chicago, 7.30pm plus matinees, to April 12
Nottingham: Rock City, The Zutons
Nottingham: Bodega, Ryan McMullan
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by stay and play
Tuesday, April 8
Newark: Library, places of welcome, 10am-11am
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 1pm-3pm
Newark: Palace Theatre Cafe, Macmillan Cancer Support Group meeting, 2pm-4pm
Newark: Bridge Centre, Newark Scottish Country Dance Society, 7.30pm- 9.30pm. Term times only
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Northern Ballet — Jane Eyre, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday, April 12
Nottingham: Bodega, October Drift
Southwell: Library, Storyhullabaloo, 4pm-4.30pm
Wednesday, April 9
Newark: Library, craft group, 10am-11.30am; adult colouring group, 10.30am-noon
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 7pm-8.45pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Boundaries
Rufford: Country Park, meet the animals of White Post Farm, 10am-3pm
Southwell: Workhouse, start of Becher walking tour, 10.45am-12.30pm
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 2.15pm-3.15pm
Thursday, April 10
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Coddington: Village Hall, Coddington History Group talk on Rutland’s Roman Villa, 7.30pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Aurie Styla: The Aurator Tour, 7.30pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum play sessions for under fives, 10.30am-11.30am. Term-time only
Newark: Cemetery, Chapel Interpretation Centre, open for grave search and refreshments, 10am-2pm
Newark: Sconce And Devon Park, make your own worm farm, 10am-11am, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm- 2.30pm
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, James Oliver Band, 8pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, Tales From The Lighthouse, 11am and 2pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, Animal Farm, to Saturday
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds
Nottingham: Bodega, Keywest
Rufford: Country Park, The Big Easter Trail, to April 27
Friday, April 11
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: Congregational Church, The Sanctuary offering quiet reflection and a listening ear, 2.30pm- 4pm
Newark: Town Hall Spotlight Gallery, Digital Explorations exhibition, to June 7
Newark: Palace Theatre, T.Rextasy, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Beggars Belief, 9pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, Learning To Fly, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Lambrini Girls
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
South Scarle: Community Centre, We’ve Got Each Other, 7.30pm
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