Featured Events in Newcastle in September, 2024 (Continuously Updated)

Join us for a massive ukulele jam session on 9/6/2024 at 6:30 PM - bring your uke and let's strum together! Welcome to the One Giant Ukulele Session! Join us at O'Hares Lounge Bars, Newcastle for a fun-filled evening of ukulele strumming and singing! 🎶✨ Bring your uke and jam to some classic tunes in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. No uke? No problem! Come sing along with us (there will be charity buckets at the door for your generous donations ). We're raising funds for the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team, an invaluable service to our community. Let’s help them achieve their goal for a much-needed purpose-built Rescue Base! See you there! ANCHOR UKES, NEWCASTLE Information Source: Anchor Ukes, Newcastle | eventbrite

Join us for another ENAS! This year will once again be an informal roundtable discussion about aspects of the experimental sound scene in the UK featuring local guest artists, performances and speakers. Our guests will feature, Pinnel, JohnnyX and AKO This year we will be a The Lubber Fiend in Newcastle we will also stream the event for those that can't join us in person. We hope to see you there! Information Source: eventbrite

A special event for Heritage Open Days, an artist-guided sketch walk through medieval Blackfriars and contemporary ChinatownBlackfriars is the only remaining medieval friary in the City and one of Newcastle’s oldest surviving buildings. The friars of the Dominican Order, who lived here, wore black cloaks over their white tunics and were nicknamed Blackfriars. Nearby Chinatown and the old City Walls create a blend of cultures that reference the past and are a dynamic reminder of multi-cultural Newcastle. You'll receive your own “chapbook, a traditional format with a rich history. Originally sold in 16th-century Europe by peddlers known as chapmen, these compact publications were filled with popular literature, folk tales, religious tracts, or political pamphlets. On the walk, you can explore, sketch and photograph the buildings which you will illustrate in your chapbook. Your artists for the walk will be: Steve Pardue,Heidi ChenandGeoffreyWong Meeting placeWe'll meet at the Creative Central NCL Hub near Grainger Market at 9:45am on 14 September. We expect the walk to last around two hours, including time to photograph and sketch. You will be invited to return to the Hub to finish your chapbook and get advice and tuition from one of our resident artists. Information Source: Creative Central NCL | eventbrite

The Conservatorium of Music's Piano and Vocal students would like to show you what they've been working on! Come along and support Newcastle's emerging musicians as some students perform to an audience for the first time. This is a great opportunity for friends and family to see student progess and for the students to gain performance experience in a supportive and fun atmosphere. Doors and bar will be open from 5:30pm with drinks and snacks to purchase (card only). Concert commences at 6pm. Entry is free but please register. About the venue Newcastle Conservatorium of Music is located on the corner of Auckland and Laman St Newcastle. There is limited on street parking around the venue and the nearest light rail stop is Civic. If you have any accessibility requirements, please email hciss-events@newcastle.edu.au for information. You can find out about the Conservatorium's programs here Information Source: Newcastle Conservatorium of Music | eventbrite

Join our Boozy Brushes Sip and Paint, Indie Art Party! Where artistic spirit meets the eclectic soundscape of indie rhythms, creating a unique symphony of paint and music. Painting is a fantastic way to unwind, explore your creative potential and socialise with your friends or someone new. We want to show people that art is not restricted to a particular type of individual and learning new painting skills can be lighthearted, fun and therapeutic. All of our classes are beginner friendly and are taught by a drag queen who will guide you through the painting process. You can also chose to show off your own skills and paint something entirely different should you choose to. All of the supplies will be provided, including: CanvasEaselBrushesPaintApronsFood and drink available to purchaseAlongside potentially winning one of our exciting prizes, guests can also take home their own masterpiece. Please arrive 10 minutes before the class with your ticket to hand.Our tickets are non-refundable once purchased.If you would like to reschedule your class please provide us with at least 24 hours notice and you should be able to join a future event.Look forward to getting creative with you all :) Information Source: Boozy Brushes | eventbrite

Join the exciting Danny Beard Meet & Greet event at Bobby's Freshers Party in Newcastle upon Tyne. Taking place at Bobby's Bar Newcastle on 78 Scotswood Road, this event is scheduled for September 29, 2024. Don't miss this opportunity to meet Danny Beard in person and enjoy a memorable evening. Tickets are priced at £11.65. Come and be a part of this special occasion at Bobby's NCL!

Sean O’Brien will read from his new poetry pamphlet, Juniper, for which this event will be the Newcastle launch. Each ticket-holder will be given a free copy of Juniper on arrival. Additional copies will also be on offer at the event for the special price of £5. Sean has lived in Newcastle for over 30 years. His eleventh collection of poems, Embark, was published by Picador in 2023; his twelfth will follow in 2026. Between these full collections, his publications include a chapbook, Impasse: for Jules Maigret (2023) from Hercules Editions, and two pamphlets, Otherwise (2023), and now Juniper, both from Brighton-based Dare-Gale Press. Sean’s asked two poets to join him for the evening to read their own work: Northumberland-based poet Pippa Little has three collections from Carcanet and Arc, most recently Time Begins to Hurt (2022), and is completing a fourth. She is a poetry tutor for Faber Academy Newcastle. Harry Man lives in County Durham. This year sees the publication of both his first poetry collection Popular Song (Nine Arches Press) and his translations of the work of Norwegian poet Endre Ruset, Noriaki, (Broken Sleep Books). Harry is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newcastle University. Drinks will be available at the bar downstairs. PLEASE NOTE: There are steep stairs up to the first floor venue and no lift. Information Source: Gerry Wardle | eventbrite

Searching for the Subject - A Painter's Journey The lecture will take place in the seminar room next to the Art Material Shop. The Hatton Gallery reception will guide you in the right direction if you are unsure where the seminar room is. Artist, Curator and Academic Dr Narbi Price will talk candidly about his career to date, focussing on how interests and subject matter can coalesce into a cohesive practice. His work takes seemingly everyday scenes which hold additional historical, cultural or personal significance, applying diverse techniques to a photographically derived painting style. It takes sites of chosen events and considers notions of collective memory, pilgrimage and history through the act of painting. He is interested in painting as a receptacle for memory, and in how collective and personal memory can be evoked visually. Winner of the Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2017, Journal Culture Awards Visual Artist of the Year in 2018, and Prizewinner in John Moores Painting Prize in 2012, Narbi's PhD was entitled ‘Repainting the Pitmen: The Ashington Art Group & Robert Lyon - Rethinking Legacy through Archive and Practice’. It explored the legacy of The Ashington Group of artists (also known as the Pitmen Painters) through the production of 30 new paintings and curation of two exhibitions and publications. It looked at the post-industrial landscape of Northumberland through the lens of previous artistic activity. He is the current Chair of Contemporary British Painting. ----- The event is free for Friends of the Hatton members, or £5 at the door for non-members. You can join the Friends with a yearly subscription of Single: £15/ Family & Double: £20/ Students & under 25s: £5. As a Friend, you get to : – Exhibit your artwork in exhibitions organised by the Friends. – Attend special events, workshops and lectures. – Access to the Philip Robinson library (main Newcastle University reference library). There is also an Archive and Research space, which Friends can use. – Receive regular bulletins throughout the year – Get discounts in the art material store next to the Gallery – Get discounts in the Gallery Shop – Get discounts on framing at an established Newcastle based picture framer Reid Framing. F ind out more here and join on the Friends of the Hatton website: https://friendsofthehatton.org.uk/join-us/ Information Source: Friends of the Hatton | eventbrite

Experience the vibrant and diverse atmosphere of the Rainbow Improvised Promenade Cabaret With Community Picnic in Newcastle upon Tyne. Taking place at Exhibition Park on Claremont Road, this event is set for September 28, 2024. Immerse yourself in a day of entertainment and community spirit, all for free. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of creativity and togetherness in the heart of the city.