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Culture Club have 100 places for a preview screening of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, to be featured at the Odeon Gateshead on Sunday, December 26. Based on Vikas Swarup's best selling novel, Q&A, and adapted for the screen by Full Monty scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire is a vibrant, modern love story set and shot in India.
Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ Arrested on suspicion of cheating, he tells the police the incredible story of his life on the streets, and of the girl he loved and lost.
Culture Club have 100 places reserved for this preview. For your chance to get tickets go to www.seefilmfirst.com
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Culture Club is offering members a rare chance to catch the breathtakingly spectacular 1966 Moscow production of The Nutcracker at the Sunderland Empire. Moscow’s Yuri Grigorovich, director of the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet for 30 years, has recreated the ballet. Culture Club members can take up a 2 for 1 ticket offer on evening performances from Wednesday, 23 to Friday, 25 January. This offer is available on the top three price ticket bands (£20.50-28.50).
A 120 strong company with an impressive corps de ballet of over 50 dancers and a large live orchestra offers you the best of Russian Ballet. The ballet also features Kristina Terentieva, winner of the Grand Prix International Dance Competition, Vienna 2007.
Presented by Ellen Kent & Ballet International, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is a classic story of a girl swept away to a magical dream world. The ballet includes the famous Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Waltz of the Flowers, and Russian Dance.
The Nutcracker is at the Sunderland Empire from Wednesday, January 23 to Saturday, January 26. To take up the 2 for 1 ticket offer call 0844 847 2499 and quote “Moscow”, or book online at: SunderlandEmpire.org.uk quoting password “MOSCOW”. Cast maybe subject to change.
The Journal Culture Club has teamed up with Theatre Royal Newcastle to offer Culture Club members a fantastic theatre treat.
To celebrate the arrival of John Mortimer’s comedy double bill Legal Fictions, starring Edward Fox, the Theatre Royal is offering all Culture Club members the chance to see this acclaimed production for just £5 on opening night, Monday January 21.
John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) brings his insider knowledge to this hilarious double bill of legal drama. The Dock Brief and Edwin use barbed wit and judicial humour to show that the law can make an ass of any of us.
To take advantage of this fantastic offer, please contact the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 quoting ‘Legal Fictions Culture Club offer’, (see www.journalcultureclub.co.uk for full conditions) Please have your membership number to hand. This offer applies to tickets in the Grand Circle for the first night performance only. Terms and conditions apply; this offer does not include tickets already purchased.
Legal Fictions appears at the Theatre Royal from Monday 21 January – Saturday 26 January 2008. Tickets are priced at £7.50 - £25.00 and can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 or online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Christine Constant is one of the North East’s most exciting and innovative ceramic artists. Working from her studio in Gateshead, Christine produces beautiful sculptures with forms drawn strongly from nature. Christine has exhibited in some of the region’s best known galleries, and her work recently featured in the Christmas show at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead. Christine’s work has featured in numerous books and magazines, and she has co-written a book on the use of glazes. Many people will know her work from having seen Tyne Wave, a ceramic mural which is a permanent artwork at the Metro Centre.
Christine has agreed to be the first artist to take part in a new Artist Masterclass project that we are piloting for Culture Club members. One member will get the chance to work with Christine in her studio, getting one-to-one tuition and assisting Christine in producing her work. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with an interest in ceramics or sculpture.
Because this is such a rare opportunity, Culture Club members can either apply to take part in the masterclass with Christine themselves or nominate someone they think would benefit from the experience.
Members should write (no more than 200 words) telling us why you or the person you would like to nominate should win the day with Christine. Entries should be received by Midday on Thursday, January 31, and the day with Christine in her Studio in Gateshead is on Friday, February 15.
Culture Club will be creating further events with artists, musicians and actors in the region. If there is someone you would like to take a masterclass with, then let us know at info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or write to us at; Culture Club, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. Entries for the event with Christine Constant should be sent to the same address.
Culture Club members have the chance to win one of three sets of family tickets to attend a Promenade Picnic Performance at Seven Stories on Saturday, January 24 at 12:30pm.
Children’s books are brought to life through interactive exhibitions, creative activities and special events at Seven Stories. The Promenade Picnic Performance celebrates 100 years of The Wind in the Willows and includes the timeless classic Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Characters are brought to life in an interactive performance the whole family can enjoy.
For those who would like to attend Seven Stories theatrical performance, pre-booking is essential. Contact Seven stories on 0845 271 0777 ext 715. Or go to. www.sevenstories.org.uk Normal admission charges apply.
balletLORENT will be unveiling their new production next week, as Designer Body premieres at a prestigious opening at The Sage Gateshead on Friday, January 11 at 8pm. To celebrate this event Culture Club members are being offered the opportunity to win two tickets to the opening night’s performance and a copy of the original Designer Body artwork, designed by amino with photography by Andy Taylor. The piece is signed by choreographer Liv Lorent and the balletLORENT dancers.
Designer Body presents breath-taking choreography, as seven dancers perform on constantly revolving platforms that increase and decrease in speed to dizzying effect. Couture designer Paul Shriek’s exquisite costumes gradually melt away and make up is removed until all that remains is the simultaneously powerful and defenceless nude.
Performed in the round and accompanied by an original and hypnotic soundscore by :zoviet*france:, Designer Body is a production that thrills the senses with kaleidoscopic beauty. With a superior collection of collaborators, this is balletLORENT’s most aesthetically stunning work yet.
To win the tickets and this beautiful artwork tell us ‘Where will Designer Body be premiered?’ Applications for this promotion must be received by Midday on Tuesday January 8, and applicants should include a daytime phone number. Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers must be received by Midday on Friday, January 4. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. This competition is open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per member.
Tickets for Designer Body on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12 are available from the ticket office at The Sage Gateshead on (0191) 443 4661 or more information is available at www.balletlorent.com.
Digital Cameras were one of the top presents this Christmas, and millions of people snapped them up in the sales. But all too often we only use a few of the features on our cameras and never quite produce the photographs we would like. Culture Club has teamed up with leading photographer Wyn Barnes to create a special one-day digital photography workshop. The workshop will take place on Saturday, 16 February, starting at 10am at Ryton Community Centre.
Wyn Barnes left the secure world of finance to develop her interest in photography. Joining a photography course as a mature student changed Wyn’s life, not only honing her technical skills, but launching her on a new career. She now has her own studios in Ryton, and has developed significant expertise in photographing still life, macro and landscape subjects. Wyn’s expanding portfolio of images can be viewed online at www.wynbarnesimages.co.uk.
Wyn also runs workshops covering digital cameras and Photoshop, helping students to be more creative and master various techniques. The Workshops are hands on, practical, informal learning days.
The Culture Club workshop will include; setting up your camera and learning about the buttons, dials and shooting modes, composition rules, how to use the creative effects of light and speed, and practical demonstrations to show the effects that digital cameras can create.
Weather permitting, members will visit Bradley Garden Centre as the backdrop for the photo shoot. Using Photoshop, Wyn will show how to prepare images to obtain the best results.
The day will begin at Ryton Community Centre at 10am and will finish back at the Centre at 3pm. Members should arrange their own transport between Ryton Community Centre and Bradley Gardens. Culture Club members should bring their own cameras.
Places are limited so please ensure you apply quickly as allocation will be on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Applications must be received by Midday on Thursday, 17 January 2008. This workshop is for Culture Club members only. Either email info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or send a postcard to Wyn Barnes Photography Workshop, The Journal Culture Club, The Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED, with your name, address, a daytime phone number and your Culture Club membership number
Disney's ‘High School Musical: The Ice Tour’ is coming to Newcastle. The smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie has been brought to the ice. It’s still got all the songs, the bop and the pop of the film, but this time the high-spirited story is an all-new ice show, featuring a team of world-class skaters.
Culture Club has family tickets to give away. Each winner will receive four tickets meaning the whole family can enjoy this special Culture Club event, at the Metro Radio Arena at 7.30pm on Wednesday, January 30. After the show Culture Club members will have their own special meet and greet with members of the cast in the Tyne Tees Corporate Lounge, and the children in each party will receive High School Musical goody bags.
To win four tickets for the show, tell us; “Which Channel created the original High School Musical film?”
Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and Culture Club membership number. All entries must be received by Midday on Thursday, 17 January 2008. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. Competitions/events are open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per member, per competition/event.
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When it comes to the crunch - there’s no such thing as rubbish, and Dalton Park, the North East’s biggest outlet shopping centre is going to prove just that. As part of their “going green” initiative, Dalton Park are inviting two artists from EDAN (East Durham Artists Network) to demonstrate how fashion can be created from the things we normally throw away.. The events take place on Wednesday, January 2 and Saturday, January 5.
Dalton Park are inviting the public to bring all their Christmas packaging to the workshops. Dalton Park will also be collecting packaging from all their stores, including used carrier bags, cardboard, polystyrene, parcel tape and bubble wrap. All this material will be the ‘fabric’ for the fashion workshops. You can also bring your old Christmas cards for recycling at Dalton Park – special bins for recycling cards can be found throughout the outlet.
Angela Sandwith, lecturer in design and technology in secondary education at Sunderland University will lead the workshops at Dalton Park, assisted by fellow EDAN artist Jac Howard. Angela is no stranger to creating ‘haute couture’ from unusual fabrics. One of her pieces, a colourful blazer made of crisp packets, hit the headlines following its launch at a New York exhibition.
The workshops will take place from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday, January 2 and Saturday, January 5 near the main entrance. All are very welcome to attend – but please note this is an unsupervised event so children must be accompanied at all times.
As an exclusive special treat for Culture Club members, there’s free tea or coffee at BB’s Coffee and Muffins on both the workshop days. Just show your membership card at the till.
Following the success of the October ‘Meet the Artist’ at the Biscuit Factory, Culture Club has teamed up with the gallery to create another exclusive opportunity to meet two highly popular artists, Emma Holliday and Suzanne Chong. The event will take place on Thursday, January 24 at 6pm.
Emma Holliday makes her painting accessible to everyone. She likes people to be able to look at her pictures and not be confused or intimidated. Emma paints what she sees around her, and she is well known for her paintings of the best known urban, rural and seaside landscapes from the region. Emma also paints still life and portraits which are beautifully accurate, evoking a strong Edwardian feel. Emma often works outdoors, where she enjoys the interaction with passers by and the interest created by a working artist.
Suzanne Chong was born in Hong Kong and has studied in Hong Kong, Dundee and Newcastle. Suzanne re-models classical western images and Chinese motifs into a new symbolic order which results in a fascinating East meets West style.
Suzanne grew up during a period in which Hong Kong prospered greatly, Western lifestyle rapidly invaded the Chinese lifestyle and new values quickly started to erode the old ones. Suzanne’s works represent not only her feelings of alienation in a fast changing society but also her views and feelings towards Hong Kong Chinese culture and the traditional role of women.
Suzanne’s paintings are like Chinese embroidery; slow, subtle and delicate.
To join this special Culture Club event, either email info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mail to: Culture Club Meet the Artist, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All applications must be received by Midday on Thursday, January 17. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. This event is open to Journal Culture Club members only.
The most famous Christmas ghost story has comes to Northern Stage.
Ebenezer Scrooge is the meanest man in England. Nothing is close to his heart except money. But Ebenezer is about to learn the true spirit of Christmas, in the most terrifying lesson of his life…
Northern Stage brings to life Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in a new adaptation by Stephen Sharkey for all the family. Directed by Erica Whyman, and designed by Neil Murray A Christmas Carol is a breathless, heart-stopping ride through the darkest night of Ebenezer’s life – and its brightest dawn, on Christmas Day.
The Journal’s Dave Whetstone described A Christmas Carol as a “Champagne-fizz of a production...wonderfully bright and airy” and now Culture Club has 10 family tickets (4 tickets) to give away to this hit show.
To win the tickets, which are for Thursday, January 10 at 7pm, tell us: “What is the name of Bob Cratchit’s little son?” Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers must be received by Midday on Friday, January 4. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. This competition is open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per member, per competition.
Christmas is just around the corner. You’ll have been buying gifts for friends and family, so why not treat yourself to a fantastic day out with The Journal Culture Club? Culture Club has joined forces with ERB Services Coach Hire and the Upfront Gallery in Cumbria to create a fantastic Culture Club day trip. Departing at 9.30am on Thursday, January 24 2008 from Newcastle Central Station, ERB coaches will transport you to the beautiful Cumbrian countryside to visit the Upfront Cumbrian Artists Open Exhibition. Over 150 artists, living and working in Cumbria, submit work that is selected for the exhibition by a panel of judges. This is the 6th year of this prestigious exhibition.
The visit includes a tour of the exhibition, a chance to meet the curators of the Upfront Gallery, lunch and coach travel. The trip is £18.50 for members, but places can be bought for friends and relations who are non-members for £20.50. The trip will return from Upfront at 2.30pm, arriving back at Newcastle Central Station between 3.30pm and 4pm (approx).
The Upfront Gallery presents around eighteen exhibitions a year. Work is selected by the owners to produce shows that reflect a wide cross section of artists and styles. Artists are local, national and international. Exhibitions include painting, sculpture, ceramics and textiles.
To book your Culture Club day out to the Upfront Gallery contact ERB Services Coach Hire on 0191 2240002. Quote your Culture Club Membership number when booking.
The magical pantomime Sleeping Beauty continues at the Gala in Durham until Sunday, January 6.
The show sees Maureen Nolan step into the shoes of Fairy Crystal. Also joining the sparkling line-up is Durham favourite Pee Wee Price, in his ever popular whirlwind of witty banter and comic capers in his role as Court Jester, whilst fellow funny-man Paul Hartley is hapless King Humphrey.
The magic of fairytales is bought to life in Sleeping Beauty, which features beautiful costumes and a stunning set. There are also amazing special effects and a 15 foot dragon to keep the audience on their toes!
For family-fun and a sprinkle of fairytale magic this New Year, Sleeping Beauty is the perfect family treat. Tickets start from as little as £8 and family tickets are only £40 for 4 tickets (min 1 child). There’s even a special deal for Culture Club members, who can get two tickets for the price of one on performances from Wednesday January 2 to Saturday January 5 at 7pm and Sunday 6 January at 6pm.
Call the Box Office on 0191 332 4041 quoting your Culture Club membership number. For more details about the show see the Gala Theatre’s website at www.galadurham.co.uk.
Fancy taking your parent or grandparent for a look behind the scenes of the Round, Newcastle’s award-winning new theatre for children and young people?
A dream for more than thirty years, the Round is the brainchild of Bruvvers Theatre Company boss Mike Mould. Like Bruvvers, the theatre offers top-notch theatre for all the family at affordable prices.
As its name suggests, the venue is built ‘in-the-round’, with the audience on all four sides of the stage, but it can be set to perform in any layout. Specialising in work for children and young people, the Round has already played host to drama, comedy, cabaret, live music, magic, pantomime, dance and even Shakespeare and theatre for babies.
Culture Club has joined forces with The Round to offer an exclusive behind the scenes tour on Saturday 19th January at 3:30pm with free tickets to see “Red Riding Hood and Her Amazing Grandmother” by top North East company Jack Drum Arts at 5pm. The show is suitable for children aged 4+. But Culture Club Members will have to persuade their children or grandchildren to take them to the theatre as all adults have to be accompanied by a child.
Tickets are very limited so book soon to avoid disappointment. Please call the Ticket Office on 0191 2 605 605 and quote your Culture Club membership number to claim your free tickets. Maximum 1 free child ticket and 1 free adult ticket per member (further tickets can be purchased at the normal prices.)
mima in Middlesbrough is one of the UK’s finest galleries. The gallery brings together exhibitions of fine art and craft from 1900 to now. Culture Club members are invited to join an exclusive behind the scenes event. This includes a guided tour of mima’s Bauhaus exhibition, a visit to the gallery’s collections store and a chance to meet mima’s in-house conservateur, to discover how precious works of art are maintained and restored.
Bauhaus is one of the movements that has shaped modern architecture and design. A range of exhibitions at mima explore how Bauhaus has influenced every aspect of design from children’s toys to architecture.
The event will be on Thursday, 17 January at 3pm. Places are limited so please send your name, address and Club membership number to mima Visit, The Journal, Culture Club, ncjMedia, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RD or email your details to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk.
If you’re shopping in Middlesbrough this Christmas why not pop into the Bauhaus exhibition, and visit mima's shop. mima is the perfect place to find unique Christmas gifts, including a wide range of pieces by artists and designers, art and design books, jewellery and ceramics. You can take advantage of mima's current 10% discount offer, available on all purchases over £20 before Christmas.
At WWT Washington Wetland Centre, every season brings new visitors - and winter is no exception.
Braving the cold can have great rewards, as this really is a wonderful time to be out and about spotting wildlife.
Washington Wildlife & Wetlands Trust have arranged for Culture Club members to see some fantastic wildlife first-hand. This Culture Club event will give members the chance to learn more about the history of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and its vital conservation work. To take part send your name, address, daytime phone, number and email address to Washington Wetland Centre Visit, The Journal, Culture Club, ncjMedia, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RD or email your details to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk. Places are limited so please ensure that you return your details by Midday on Friday, January 4 2008.
There is an enormous variety of birds that visit the centre. At the Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station birds such as the bullfinch, siskin and great-spotted woodpecker flock to the trees in abundance. Whilst down at Wader Lake, regular winter guests include greenshank, redshank and lapwing. Curlew arrive in their hundreds at dusk to roost near the water overnight.
The trees opposite the lake are home to the North East’s largest colony of Grey Herons, with numbers typically reaching 50 pairs. At the beginning of the year they return from their winter homes and start nest building.
Elsewhere on site, other birds – including the centre’s collection of rare and exotic wildfowl - are pairing up for spring and the mating season. They can be seen in fine breeding plumage, displaying and courting in the pens.
The centre also attracts a huge range of insects, bats and amphibians.
The exclusive guided tour will be led by centre manager Chris Francis from 1.30-3.30pm on Saturday 12 January, followed by refreshments in Waterside Café.
Culture Club members have been nominating their favourite events for 2007, and the top three nominations are,
Art in the Garden at Crook Hall. Described by Alan Titchmarsh as "a tapestry of colourful blooms", these beautiful gardens include, the Secret Walled Garden, the Shakespeare Garden, the Cathedral Garden and the Silver and White Garden.
Hiroyuki Suzuki at Northern Print. Demonstrations and masterclasses opening up unique opportunities to witness Hiroyuki Suzuki at work, creating his vibrant monotypes that conjure up imagery of the falling away of the breeze, the sense of a plant coming into being, or how the turn of the wind or direction of light shapes growth.
The Novocastrian Philosophers Club at the Literary and Philosophical Society and North East Mining Institute. A magical theatrical journey, with waterfalls, whispering books and a remarkable cast of characters in a production created specially for this historic North East setting.
To vote for your favourite event of the year from the above shortlist please either email info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or send a postcard to; Culture Club Awards, The Journal Culture Club, ncjMedia, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED, with the name of the event you would like to vote for, your name and address and your Culture Club membership number. One vote per member.
The winners will be announced at The Journal Culture Awards ceremony at Northern Stage on Monday, March 31 2008.
 
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