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2 for 1 tickets at Picture House, Belsay Hall.
Visitors have one more chance to view Picture House, Belsay Hall’s groundbreaking exhibition of film, art and design that runs until 30 September.
Curated by Judith King and Juha Huuskonen, the fifteen works of art form part of the ground breaking exhibition of film, art and design specially commissioned from a range of leading artists, film directors, thespians, musicians and fashion designers.
The historic nineteenth century hall is the source of inspiration for the exhibition and promises to offer visitors a unique
experience.
Belsay Hall is located 14 miles north west of Newcastle, in Northumberland.
Opening times 10am – 5pm, daily.
Prices: Adults £8.50 / Concessions £6.40 / Children £4.20 / Family ticket £21.20. English Heritage members enter for free.
For more information please visit www.picturehousebelsay.co.uk or call 01661 881636
Terms and Conditions: One person/admission per voucher. Single use only.
Cannot be used in conjunction with other offers (including membership, family tickets, oversees visitors pass or any other special offer).
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Our Friends In The North is one of a series of cutting edge design exhibitions that will take place across the North East this autumn during Design Event 07 (DE07). The third annual Design Event, DE07 forms part of Dott 07 (Designs of the time 2007), a year of community projects, events and exhibitions based in North East England that explore what life in a sustainable region could be like – and how design can help us get there.
All ten designers - including Vaughan Oliver and Michael C Build - will be at the event at the Robert Stephenson building on South Street behind Central Station on Friday 12 October from 6.30-8.30.
To be in with a chance to win a ticket to this special event plus a goody bag containing signed artwork from the designers please answer the following question: “What is the name of the designer who created the artwork for Jamiroquai’s album Travelling Without Moving”?
To enter this competition simply answer the question and send it along with your name, membership number, address and phone number to: Our Friends In The North competition, The Journal Culture Club, NCJ Media, Groat Market, Newcastle, NE1 1ED. Entries must arrive by Friday 28 September 2007. Alternatively email info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk with the same details. The first five correct entries drawn at random on Friday September 28 2007 will receive the prize as offered (one pair of tickets). Winners will be contacted directly within 48 hours of the draw and details will be updated monthly at www.journallive.co.uk/winners
Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk/legal. This competition is open to Journal Culture Club Members only.
From the producers of the highly acclaimed Kings of Swing show, Legends Of Las Vegas is a superb and fast paced show featuring Tony Benedict and his favourite guest singers, plus The Greg Francis Orchestra live on stage and it’s coming to the Sunderland Empire on Tuesday September 11, 2007.
This exciting new show takes you to an era when British stars such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Englebert Humperdinck and Matt Monro were regular performers on the ‘strip’. It also features music from the American stars, Barry Manilow, Bobby Darin, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and many more, concluding with a sensational tribute to the ‘King’, Elvis Presley.
Celebrating the music and song of the legendary stars that performed on the 'Strip' during its golden era, this show is bursting with variety and has something for everyone. It’s all here in the Legends of Las Vegas show.
Culture Club members can get 2 tickets for the price of 1 to see The Legends Of Las Vegas at the Sunderland Empire on Tuesday September 11, 2007. Tickets range in price from £15.50 to £17.50 each.
The time is drawing near for the winner of the Criminal Shorts crime writing competition to be announced! With the North East being home to some of the UK’s leading crime writers, and crime fiction being the most popular type of book borrowed from the Lit & Phil library, the Lit & Phil decided to team up with the Journal to hold a crime fiction short story competition. This gave established and aspiring writers the opportunity to submit a piece of their own crime writing. The winning story will earn a cash prize and be published in The Journal’s Culture magazine. Judging the entries were an impressive panel of distinguished crime-writers: Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Chaz Brenchley.
The winner and runners-up will be announced at an Awards Presentation Evening on Thursday September 20, 2007, held at the Lit & Phil. The trio of celebrity judges will be attending, and talking about what makes a good piece of crime fiction. The main event starts at 7.30pm, but the Lit & Phil is offering 20 Culture Club members the opportunity to attend a special pre-show reception, starting at 7.00pm. Drinks will be served, and those attending will get the chance to meet those long-listed for the competition. Tickets are free for Culture Club members and are a must for crime writing fans.
Join us at Bede’s World on Saturday September 8, 2007 & Sunday September 9, 2007 for our fabulous Farmers’ and Craft Market, where we will be offering FREE admission to Bede’s World’s Museum and Farm throughout the whole weekend.
Over the course of the weekend visitors can browse around a diverse range of crafts stalls, marvel at skilled craft demonstrations, sample some of the culinary treats on offer, as well as have a go at one of the traditional craft activities we will be running on the farm.
Exhibitors including The Northumberland Cheese Company and The Society of Northumbrian Craftsmen will be showcasing an enticing selection of locally produced goods, ranging from stunning jewellery and handcrafted pottery, through to delicious award winning cheeses.
In addition to the Farmers’ & Craft Market, visitors can take advantage of free entry to the museum and Anglo-Saxon demonstration farm, which is home to rare breeds of animals and reconstructed timber buildings.
Bede’s World’s Farmers’ Market also forms part of the Heritage Open Days, a national scheme run by the Civic Trust, created to celebrate England’s historic architecture and culture by providing all members of the local community the opportunity to learn more about the riches of their local heritage.
To celebrate the opening of the Bede’s World’s Farmers Market we would like to give one lucky Culture Club member the chance to win a sumptuous two course Sunday lunch for four people on Sunday September 9, 2007.
The Farmers’ and Craft Market runs from 10am - 4.30pm daily. Bede’s World is located on Church Bank in Jarrow, just two minutes from the Tyne Tunnel’s south entrance. For further information contact our reception on (0191) 4892106 or visit our website
Culture Club members have the chance to join the exciting new Big Knit trend in fashion knitting, led by DKNY & Stella McCartney. On September 15 and 16, 2007, the Mushroom Works Gallery on Spillers Mill Quayside will be playing host to yet another fabulous Big Knitting workshop led by international textile artist & designer, Ingrid Wagner.
Big Knitting is fun, fast and a completely different method of knitting using multiple strands of coloured wool or fabric simultaneously. Forget the neat needles and 3 years to finish a jumper – ever heard of knitting with pins the size of broom handles? This is definitely the 21st century for handknitters!
On the one day course you can make your own big crazy cushion cover or wildly fabulous bag with 400mm & 600mm length needles or go for the broom handles at 1.2 metres length on the 2 day course and knit a superb rug or a multicoloured throw for your sofa. Or how about a curtain? The resulting textiles are sturdy, washable, deeply comfortable to use and definitely different.
“Big Knitting challenges the current image of hand knitting.” Ingrid says, “There are no complicated stitches. You only need to know or learn how to cast on and off, and knit in garter and stocking stitch. It couldn’t be easier or more fun. People just love coming to these workshops, to switch off from a demanding job, have fun or just to do something different. Big Knitting is great for all these reasons.”
The Big Knitting One Day Workshop costs £75 and the 2 day is £140. Limited places are available. Culture Club members are eligible for a 10% discount on either course fee.
Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at Darlington Civic Theatre next month and Culture Club members can get two tickets for the price of one with our great offer.
Pygmalion runs from Monday September 10 to Saturday September 15, 2007 and stars Tim Pigott-Smith, Michelle Dockery, Tony Haygarth, Barbara Jefford, Barry Stanton and Una Stubbs.
No play Shaw ever wrote enjoyed the instant success of Pygmalion and introduced two characters of such enduring popularity as Professor Henry Higgins and the Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle.
Pygmalion formed the basis of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady and has been filmed as both a play and a musical.
Henry Higgins is played by Tim Pigott-Smith, well-known for his starring television roles in The Jewel in the Crown, which brought him international recognition, and The Chief. He has performed extensively with both the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and in the West End.
Michelle Dockery plays Eliza. She starred on television in the adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather and played Betty in Fingersmith.
Tickets normally cost £16 to £24 and the performance starts at 7.30pm in the evenings with matinee performances on Thursday at 2pm and Saturday at 2.30pm.
Darlington Civic Theatre is offering Culture Club members two tickets for the price of one on either Tuesday 11, Thursday 13 or Saturday 15 (2.30pm or 7.30pm) September.
Acclaimed conductor Ray Farr is bringing Massed Brass Bands back following the success of six Massed Brass concerts in the spectacular setting of The Sage Gateshead’s Hall One on Sunday September 30, 2007.
Ray has invited European champions the YBS (Yorkshire Building Society) Band to play the first half of the spectacular concert with its very impressive line-up of soloists, including internationally renowned Morgan Griffiths on euphonium, and tour de force repertory.
For the second half of the concert audiences will be wowed with some local talent in the form of Durham Constabulary Band, Stanhope Silver Band and Westoe Brass Band; this gives local bands the opportunity to share the stage with the acclaimed YBS Band. They will be playing a light hearted and entertaining brass band showcase including ‘Polovtsian Dances’, the ‘Radetsky March’, and ‘633 Squadron’.
YBS (the former Yorkshire Building Society Band) has, for the last decade, been the most successful of all contesting brass bands. Stanhope Silver Band is the current holder of theBrass Band Champion award and will be celebrating its 185th birthday next year. Established in 1968 award-winning Durham Constabulary Band was originally made up of members of Durham’s police force; these days, the band members are from all walks of life. Established in 1873 as the Harton Colliery Band, the band won the British Open in 1919 before becoming known as the Westoe Colliery Brass Bandin 1958 when the two collieries (Harton and Westoe) merged. The Westoe Brass Band, as it is now known, has been supported by South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust since the colliery's closure in 1993.
The concert starts at 2pm. Tickets normally cost A/B/C/D: £13.50 E: £7 but The Sage Gateshead is offering Culture Club members two tickets for the price of one.
It’s always good to know somewhere in the centre of Newcastle for a delicious meal or snack – and that’s exactly what The Lounge provides.
Although it may be more familiar to many people as a great place for drinks or a night out, the Neville Street venue also offers first class food throughout the day and into the early evening.
Open for food from 11am until 5pm, The Lounge has an extensive menu with the emphasis on traditional favourites.
Dishes such as fish and chips, homemade burgers, pasta, steaks and salads are all on offer along with lighter meals such as jacket potatoes and sandwiches.
The Lounge has teamed up with Culture Club to offer members a free glass of wine with their lunch.
Offer includes a choice of house red or white.
Make sure you check out what The Lounge has to offer anytime of the day or night!
The Lounge, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne 0191 261 2211.
In September we sample an offering from “The most ambitious simultaneous worldwide publication ever undertaken" by reading the Penelopiad by Margaret Atwwood. It is the first in a series of books by Canongate that each represents a retelling of a myth by an internationally renowned author. Amelia Joicey chose September’s book to coincide with the RSC season in Newcastle, where the Penelopiad is being performed at Northern Stage (tickets available from www.theatreroyal.co.uk, 08709055060).
In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages.
Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan war after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumours, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay. When Odysseus finally comes home after enduring hardships, overcoming monsters and sleeping with goddesses, he kills her suitors and - curiously - twelve of her maids.
In a contemporary twist to the ancient story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged maids, asking: 'What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?' In Atwood's playful retelling, the story becomes as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing.
With wit and verve, drawing on the storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and reality - and sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery.
Read an extract at http://www.canongate.net/The-Penelopiad/The-Penelopiad-Extract
Born in Ottawa in 1939, Margaret Atwood is the author of more than thirty-five internationally acclaimed prize winning works of fiction, poetry and critical essays. The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye, Alias Grace, and Oryx and Crake were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize, which she won with her tenth novel, The Blind Assassin. Margaret Atwood is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has been awarded the Norwegian Order of Literary Merit and the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.
The book group will meet on Wednesday September 5, 2007 at Northern Stage, Newcastle from 6pm to 7.15pm. Please note the change of venue for this month’s meeting only. Readers are expected to source their own copy of the book.
This week we’ve teamed up with The Biscuit Factory to offer Culture Club members the chance to attend an exclusive ‘Meet the Artist Event’ on Friday September 7, 2007 at 5pm.
Guests will receive a complimentary glass of Pimms upon arrival and then listen to a talk entitled ‘Tales of a Narrative Artist’ by Mychael Barratt. Mychael was born in Toronto, Canada but thinks of himself as Londoner since arriving for what was meant to be a two week stay twenty years ago. He has that immigrant’s zeal for his adopted home and includes local settings that have a personal resonance in much of his work. He is a narrative artist and anecdotal incidents from his day-to-day life, which he gathers like a magpie, are at the heart of his paintings and prints.
Mychael’s work reflects a passion for drawing and reading. Some of his more complicated images are composed from twenty or more detailed sketches, many of which are lifted from the margins of whatever book he happens to be reading at the time. There is an underlying narrative element in each piece, which is important although not always immediately apparent. The titles often provide keys to the narrative and are such a central part of the creative process that they are usually conceived at the same time as the image.
Mychael has been a commissioned artist for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and creates some pieces every year specifically for the plays they are staging.
This is the first time that the Biscuit Factory has the opportunity to show originals by this well-loved artist. After the talk there is the opportunity for questions and meeting the artist in person.
In addition, lucky members are then invited to stay on for the Preview Night of the Autumn Show (taking place from 6pm to 9pm). The show features painters Tom Marine & Christine Relton, Mychael Barratt, Zoë Hyde & Matthew Hickey, sculptor Neil Wood and new bodies of work by an exciting group of 3D artists and jewellers.
We have only 20 invitations to this exclusive event for Culture Club members.
A clash of swords as well as cultures is the theme of a brand new radio play coming to the Customs House in September.
Son of Samurai is the latest hilarious offering from North East playwrights Trevor Wood and Ed Waugh and tells the story of a Geordie salesman who discovers he is the descendant of a legendary Samurai warrior.
The writers are perhaps best known for their international hit comedy Dirty Dusting as well as Waiting for Gateaux, Good to Firm and Raising the Stakes. This will be their first radio play - billed as a poignant comedy centring on what happens when wildly different cultures and attitudes collide. And as with all good radio plays, someone has to do the sound effects – and this time round, it’s the audience.
The duo’s unique brand of outrageous comedy kicks off at the South Shields theatre on September 7, 2007 and runs until September 29, 2007.
Culture Club members can purchase two tickets for £10 with this week’s special offer.
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1ES
Magical waterfalls, mischievous angels and a marvellous love story are usually trapped in the pages of books in a library. But a unique show in Newcastle brings paintings, statues and books to life at the Literary and Philosophical Society and Mining Institute.
The Novocastrian Philosophers’ Club is a theatrical journey around the Literary and Philosophical Society and Mining Institute on Newcastle’s West Road between 6th and 16th September.
When an Explorer returns to the Library to beg for funds for his journey a beautiful but shy Librarian falls secretly in love with him. Audiences are then led on a mysterious journey where they meet a chorus of strange philosophers, stumble on paintings that spring to life and even traverse a real waterfall.
“The Novocastrian Philosophers’ Club is a very unusual and fun show. Only 15 people are allowed into each performance, so everyone gets a totally individual experience." Explained Producer Cinzia Hardy. “We’ve also made the show in a very unusual way. This is a co-production between The Literary and Philosophical Society, Mining Institute Northern Stage and the creative team that I have assembled in Newcastle. Bringing together artists, actors, librarians, researchers, musicians, and book-binders, has created a piece that is funny, romantic, mysterious and exciting. Just like all the people who have made and perform in the show.” Added Cinzia.
Culture Club members have the chance to see a special performance of the show on September 5, 2007 at 7pm, before it opens to the public. This production is only open to Culture Club Members. Tickets cost only £5 saving for members and there is a chance to meet the cast at the end of the show.
The Literary and Philosophical Society is located on Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, just down from Central Station.
 
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