What’s on in the Advertiser area from May 15 to May 23
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, May 15
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Coddington: Village Hall, Coddington History Group talk on Woodhead - The Lost Railway, 7.30pm
Elston: Village Hall, Art Group Exhibition, 2-5pm
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Comedy Night At The Royal, 8pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, The Shires
Newark: Town Hall Spotlight Gallery, Digital Explorations exhibition, to June 7
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: Palace Theatre, Dads Army Radio Show, 7.30pm
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, War Horse, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Playhouse, A Thousand Splendid Suns, to May 24
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Darren Brown - Only Human Live, to Saturday
Southwell: Minster, Queen By Candlelight, 7.30pm
Friday, May 16
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: Not My Monkey, Drag bingo with Kitty Tray
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Scissor Sisters
Southwell: Minster, lunchtime concert with Timothy Selman, 1.30pm-2.15pm; Southwell Music Festival launch concert, 7.30pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, May 17
Elston: Elston Village Hall, Art Group Exhibition, 2pm-5pm
Gonalston: Hall Farmhouse, NG14 7JA, open gardens for National Garden Scheme, 1pm-5pm, and tomorrow
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Tom Ball: Spotlight, 7.30pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Red Hot Chilli Pipers featuring The Red Hot Chilli Dancers
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 (deep dive) 1pm
Newark: Palace Theatre, Music From The Movies, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Bryan Adams
Nottingham: Rock City, The Sherlocks
South Muskham: Village Hall, ballroom, sequence, and line dances, 7pm-10pm
Oxton: Village Hall, Tarren Live, 8pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 10am-noon
Southwell: Minster, Chapter House Concert - Southwell Chamber Choir, 11am; Nottingham Harmonic Choir with Glories Of Venice, 7.30pm
Sunday, May 18
Balderton: St Giles’ Community Hall, East Midlands Recorder Orchestra performance, 4pm
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am
Newark: Flying Circus, Country Fair and Friends, 2pm
Norwell: Norwell Nurseries, open gardens for National Garden Scheme, 2pm-5pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Eric Clapton
Nottingham: Theatre Royal,Henning When: Acid Wehn, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm; plant hunters’ fair, 11am-4pm; Music In The State Chamber: Ridgway Chorale, 7.30pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Partizan War Gaming and History.
Monday, May 19
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by stay and play
Southwell: Minster, talk on What Might The Southwell Dragon Have Meant To Medieval People? 2pm
Tuesday, May 20
Lowdham: The Bookcase, talk by Tom Andrews on The Greatest Policeman? 2pm-3.30pm
Newark: Library, places of welcome, 10am-11am
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 1pm-3pm
Newark: Bridge Centre, Newark Scottish Country Dance Society, 7.30pm- 9.30pm. Term times only
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Jasmin Vardimon - ALiCE dance, 7.30pm
Southwell: Library, Storyhullabaloo, 4pm-4.30pm
Wednesday, May 21
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Francis Rossi, 7.30pm
Newark: Library, adult colouring group, 10.30am-noon
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 7pm-8.45pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 2.15pm-3.15pm; organ festival with Tom Bell, 7.30pm
Southwell: Workhouse, start of Becher walking tour, 10.45am-12.30pm
Thursday, May 22
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: Engine Shed, Josh Widdecombe - Work In Progress
Newark: Town Hall Spotlight Gallery, Digital Explorations exhibition, to June 7
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
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, A Squash And A Squeeze, 4.30pm, plus 10.30am and 1.30pm tomorrow and 10.30am Saturday
Nottingham: Playhouse, A Thousand Splendid Suns, to Saturday
Friday, May 23
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Genesis Connected, 7.30pm
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: National Civil War Centre, talk on The Seige Of Leicester, 7.30pm
Newark: Prince Rupert, Bob Marley tribute
Newark: Palace Theatre, A Vision Of Elvis, 7.30pm
Newark: Not My Monkey, Ben Martin
Newark: Flying Circus, Highway Junkies, 9pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Live At Lunch: Kylia Tsz Yam Pai, 1pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
