What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area May 2 - May 10
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead.
Thursday, May 2
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am
Newark: Stray’s, Adam Schofield, 7pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Northern Ballet’s Romeo And Juliet, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Kira Mac
Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9
Friday, May 3
Newark: Stray’s, Mucky Slide, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, The Feeling
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, FM – Old Habits Die Hard 40th anniversary tour
Nottingham: Playhouse, singer Louis Croft, 8.30pm
Southwell: Minster, Friday Lunchtime Concert – Lynda Edwards, 1.30pm-2.15pm
Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon
Saturday, May 4
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Chris McCausland: Yonks, 8pm
Newark: Inspire, Buttermarket, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for under-fives, 10am-10.30am; Chilldren’s Lego and Games Club, 11am-1pm; adult social Scrabble, 1pm-3pm; children’s craft activity, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Besieged But Never Beaten (deep dive) walking tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Stray’s, Josh Walter Trio, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, Punch, 7.30pm plus matinees, to May 25
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Clubland
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Wedding Present – Watusi 30th anniversary
Nottingham: Bodega, VC Pines
Rufford: Country Park, Mini Vintage Fair, to May 6
Southwell: Minster, Mansfield Choral Society – Gloria, A Choral Celebration, 7.30pm
Sunday, May 5
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Dawn Chorus walk and breakfast, 4.40am-7am; VE Day concert with the Nottinghamshire Band of the Royal Engineers, 12.30pm-3.30pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Hayley Ellis – Hayley’s Comet, 7.30pm
Newark: Stray’s, Swing Zippers, 1pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Joe Pasquale: 40 Years Of Cock...Continued, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Symphonic Queen with Kerry Ellis, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, guided tour, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Monday, May 6
Nottingham: Rock City, Tom Walker
Southwell: Minster, bell tower tour, 11am-noon; organ concert by Kris Thomsett, 3.30pm
Tuesday, May 7
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Hygge Nordic walk, 10am-noon
Lincoln: Engine Shed, An Evening With Sir Ian Botham, 7pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, 2:22 A Ghost Story, 7.30pm plus matinees, to May 11
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Dog Eat Dog
Southwell: Library, Storyhullaballoo for under 5s, 4pm-4.30pm
Wednesday, May 8
Newark: Palace Theatre, That’ll Be The Day, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 10.30am-11.30am
Thursday, May 9
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am
Newark: Palace Theatre, Railways Remembered, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, 2:22 A Ghost Story, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Fisherman’s Friends, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, CVC
Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9
Friday, May 10
Nottingham: Playhouse, Surfacing, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, When Rivers Meet
Nottingham: Bodega, Zach Templar
Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon
Southwell: Minster, Men United charity concert, 7.30pm