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Culture Club members can win a pair of tickets to see Gotta Sing Gotta Dance at the Empire Theatre, Consett on Thursday, October 1.
This brand new show for 2009 heralds a new breed of musical theatre compilation with over two hours of thrilling song and dance numbers from stage and screen.
A cast of top West-End performers, accompanied by a live band, take you on an exhilarating ride through the world of musical theatre in this fully choreographed show which features over 60 songs from some of the greatest musicals ever written including Cats, Mary Poppins, Chicago, Crazy for you, Beauty and the Beast, Carousel, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Singing in the Rain, Cabaret, The Sound of Music and many more.
Gotta Sing Gotta Dance visits the Empire Theatre, Consett on Thursday 1st October at 7.30pm tickets are £16 full / £15 concs to book call the box office on 01207 218 171 or visit www.leisureworksonline.co.uk
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Culture Club members have the chance to win one of 100 weekend tickets to the NewcastleGateshead Art Fair which will be running from Friday October 2 until Sunday October 4 at The Sage Gateshead.
Galleries from overseas and the UK are taking space, showing an extensive range of unique art works – paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photographs and glass – with price tags ranging from under £100 to several £1000s.
Highlights include international and national galleries showcasing their works from as far away as Norway and the Czech Republic.
This year will also see the return of the emerging artists showcase at the NewcastleGateshead Art Fair with unrepresented artists from the North East exhibiting.
Whether you’re a first time buyer or a serious collector, the Art Fair is set to appeal to all.
This year’s fair has attracted more galleries than 2008 showing how the event is well on its way to being on the international art fair map and one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the North East’s arts calendar.
Culture Club members have the chance to win one three pairs of tickets to see the Best of Transatlantic Mediumship when exceptional US Medium James Van Praagh comes to Newcastle City Hall on Monday October 12.
James Van Praagh introduced the television viewing world to mediumship by starring in a daytime talk show, Beyond with James Van Praagh, shown in the UK on Living TV. He later went on to produce the hugely successful Ghost Whisperer series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt now shown all over the world. James natural easy going style and genuine way of working matches that of Tony who is privileged to be working with the best from across the pond. The joint spiritual energy of the evening will create a unique atmosphere for communication with loved ones who have passed over.
Culture Club members have the chance to step back in time once again with the Time Bandits on Saturday, October 3 at 11am, for a 'Get Carter' tour of central Newcastle.
Accompanied by a narrative of the main action from the book/film, Culture club members will be taken to the King Edward and High Level Bridges, Pink Lane, Oxford Galleries, and the Quayside via the Long Stairs, where members will get a full understanding of the gritty 1970's film with some re-enacted scenes along the way.
Please note the tour is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
Culture Club members have the chance to win one of thirty pairs of tickets to attend Something Old, Something New an artist talk and book launch Part of the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme on Wednesday, September 16.
This week, the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme gets underway with the Hit The Ground exhibition opening at the Hatton Gallery and 13.1, a play for families at Live Theatre.
You can also hear Vicki Bennett (People Like Us) and Susan Pui San Lok, two of the artists featured in Hit The Ground, in conversation at the Tyneside Cinema at 6.30pm on Wednesday 16th September.
Rebecca Shatwell, Director of AV Festival, will chair this talk with Vicki and Susan as they discuss their latest works.
Come along to find out more about how they have engaged with visual archvies as part of their practices. Free wine on arrival.
This event also marks the launch of a new publication celebrating lok's work Faster, Higher, published by Film and Video Umbrella, which features extensive visual documentation of this major multi-screen installation, alongside specially commissioned essays from critics Adrian Rifkin and Chris Berry.
Culture Club members have the chance to win a pair of tickets to see The September Issue and receive signed merchandise from the film.
The September issue has been described as The Devil Wears Prada – for real. Director R.J. Cutler gains unprecedented access to the inner workings of Vogue Magazine as they prepare for their September issue, the most anticipated issue of the year. At the centre of it all is Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and the most powerful and polarising figure in fashion.
Wintour, along with her team of larger-than-life editors, go through the tough, emotionally draining (but always entertaining) process of putting together the fashion bible, with the film following them on photo shoots, into closed-door staff meetings and behind the scenes at Fashion Week. It’s a world we only think we know, and here we find its real side in an intimate, funny and ‘absolutely fabulous’ flick.
Culture Club members have the chance to see Live Theatre’s award-winning production Motherland on Thursday 17 September at 7.30pm for a special discounted price of £10. This exclusive package includes a ticket to the first night performance, a free copy of the Motherland playtext as well as a complimentary drink* to enjoy during the show.
Motherland, which was one of the big success stories of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival winning a Fringe First, The Spirit of The Fringe Award and The Stage’s Best Ensemble, shares the true stories of North East women, whose lives have been touched by the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
To find out more about the show visit www.motherland.org.uk
Culture Club members have the chance to attend a exclusive tour on Thursday, October 8 at 6:30pm at the Great North Museum, Newcastle.
The discovery of the preserved body of a man in a peat bog at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, in 1984 raised many questions. The man at the centre of the story remains a mystery, despite the efforts of archaeologists, historians, forensic scientists and museum curators.
The exhibition which runs until Friday, November 27 provides different perspectives on the life and death of a man who returned to us after nearly two thousand years. Using virtual technology, you can become the forensic investigator; using all of the facts and evidence presented in the exhibition to determine how and why he died.
The Great North Museum is offering Culture Club members a unique opportunity to be taken on a guided tour of the exhibition with archaeological expert and curator Andrew Parkin on Thursday 8 October at 6.30pm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL TO PUT YOUR NAME ON A RESERVE LIST PLEASE EMAIL cultureclub@ncjmedia.co.uk
Blackfriars restaurant is offering ten culture club members an irresistible £5 off the price of a £30 ticket to their sumptuous Chocolate Dinner on September 25.
For only £25, ten lucky members will be treated to such culinary delights as Mexican mole, venison with chocolate sauce and a bitter chocolate torte during a mouth-watering three course meal at the oldest purpose built dining room in the UK.
Jane Williams, owner of Davenport’s Chocolates, will give a brief talk at this celebration of all things chocolate. Jane trained for almost a decade under a top Swiss chocolatier and creates beautiful artisan chocolates for Blackfriars.
Grab one of the ten discounted tickets on offer to spend an evening in chocolate heaven!
You have the chance to win one of two family tickets to see a 13.1 a newly commissioned play as part of the Great North Run Cultural Programme at Live Theatre on Wednesday September 23.
Now in its fifth year, the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme brings together artists from a range of disciplines to mark this extraordinary and inspiring sporting event. To add to its ever expanding programme the this year commissioned award winning playwright Mike Kenny was asked to write a play suitable for all the family, and inspired by the run.
Alice and Diane are sisters. They're doing the Great North Run. Alice is fast - she loves running. Diane is slow - hates it. Basically Alice is a bit of a hare whereas Diane is more of a tortoise. See who wins this time, assuming they reach the finishing line without throttling each other. They're doing the run to raise money for charity in memory of their Mam but she’s not the only thing they remember.
Thousands of people run the Great North Run and they all have their stories. This specially commissioned play celebrates them all.
13.1 runs from Wednesday 16th – Thursday 24th September 7.30pm (no performances Sunday 20th or Monday 21st) Saturday 19th September, 11.00am and 2.00pm and 7.30, Tickets are priced £6; £4 concession; family ticket £16 and are available from the Live Theatre Box Office on (0191) 232 1232
Locomotion – The National Railway Museum at Shildon celebrates its 5th anniversary with its annual Steam Gala event on Saturday September 19 and Sunday September 20.
This fabulous event has something for families and railway enthusiasts alike. Visitors will have the chance to see several guest locomotives, alongside the museum’s impressive regular displays.
Visiting locomotives include Planet and NCB22. Planet is a replica of an original 1830 locomotive from the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, and is on loan from the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
What’s more, Oliver Cromwell will be arriving at the museum on the evening of Saturday September 19, for display on the Sunday of the Steam Gala. Part of the National Collection, Oliver Cromwell hauled the last steam train on British Rail in August 1968.
As part of the Steam Gala event, railway and photography enthusiasts are invited to a very special early morning photography session. From 7.30am to 9.30am on Sunday September 20, visitors will have the exclusive chance to take photographs of some fabulous engines being prepared for the day ahead, and in light steam.
Tickets for the photography session are available now, priced £5 per person. But Locomotion – The National Railway Museum at Shildon is offering one Culture Club member the chance to win a pair of tickets to this exclusive event.
Culture Club members have the chance to attend a unique tour on Tuesday, October 6 at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle.
Join Beth Bate, Curator of the Great North Run Cultural Programme, for a guided tour of the Hit The Ground exhibition, where she’ll be talking about each of the new films and installations – the inspiration behind them and the artists who were commissioned to make them.
Now in its fifth year, the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme brings
together artists from a range of disciplines to mark this extraordinary and inspiring sporting event.
Using everything at their disposal from archive footage of the last 28 years of the Bupa Great North Run to the gruelling training sessions in the lead up to the run to inspire them, the artists have created a series of commissions that explore the theme of running; what it is to be an athlete, the relationship between the runner and the city, and the stories of the people, be they fun runner or elite athlete, that take part in the run.
Culture Club members can win a pair of tickets to see three times Olivier Award nominated Fascinating Aida at the Empire Theatre, Consett on Saturday, September 19.
It’s hard to believe Britain’s top comedy trio are 25 years old (+ 1) but for those of you who thought they’d retired, this isn’t a comeback it’s a chance for you to help them celebrate this auspicious birthday. After a successful tour earlier this year the girls have decided their Silver Jubilee can be celebrated for a few more years at least.
The show combines song, comedy, storytelling and dance, utterly enchanting audiences with beautiful harmonies and intricate rhymes delivered by founding member Dillie Keane alongside Adele Anderson and Liza Pulman. Not to be put off if you have seen the show before the girl are promising a whole host of new song as well as the classics of course.
Culture Club members can also book to see Fascinating Aida for a special discounted price of £12. To take advance of the offer call the box office on (01207) 218 171 and quote CULTURE – OFFFER. For more information and to view clips from the show visit www.leisureworksonline.co.uk
Cragside Formal Garden is at its best in September and the National Trust would like to invite Culture Club members at enjoy an exclusive tour of the Garden on Friday September, 11at 11am, led by Head Gardener, Alison Pringle.
The Formal Garden includes a traditional Orchard House with a mouth watering array of fruit and an Italian Terrace with its fantastic loggia and quatrefoil fountain. There is a stunning Dahlia Walk which will be in full bloom at this time of year as will the top terrace carpet bedding which takes on a new theme annually.
The tour will end with a walk across the newly restored Iron Bridge which connects the Formal Garden with Cragside House. The bridge offers fantastic views down the Debdon Burn where you can stand among the towering fir trees or wander up through the rock garden. After the tour has ended invited guests are free to explore the wider estate, perhaps taking a stroll around one of Lord Armstrong’s lakes or a more strenuous hike off the beaten track where you can climb to a vantage point that offers sweeping views of the coquet valley.
Please note the tour is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, TO PUT YOUR NAME ON A RESERVE LIST PLEASE EMAIL cultureclub@ncjmedia.co.uk
The world premiere of “The Black Page” comes to Tyneside Cinema on Thursday, September 24, extraordinary, interactive film by award-winning audiovisual group The Sancho Plan. The London-based group have developed ground-breaking technology that fuses live music and visuals to create performances like no other.
Culture Club members have the chance to win a pair of tickets to the premiere and drinks reception, plus entry to the private after party.
The Sancho Plan have created an entertainment experience in which their live onstage band control in real-time a cast of onscreen animated characters. The Black Page tells the tale of a lost wanderer who stumbles into a surreal desert landscape, and learns that the door home can only be opened by an unusual guardian.
With several BAFTA awards amongst them, The Sancho Plan has established an excellent international reputation. The Black Page is by far The Sancho Plan’s most ambitious project to date, and has received mentoring from Hollywood heavyweights such as production designer Alex McDowell (Dreamworks, Fight Club) and Pixar animator Mark Walsh.
The Empire Theatre, Consett is gearing up for a night of hilarity to celebrate the birthday of three times Olivier Award nominated, Fascinating Aida on Saturday September 19. Culture Club members can book tickets for a discounted price of £12 making a saving of £3.50.
It’s hard to believe Britain’s top comedy trio are 25 years old (+ 1) but for those of you who thought they’d retired, this isn’t a comeback it’s a chance for you to help them celebrate this auspicious birthday. After a successful tour earlier this year the girls have decided their Silver Jubilee can be celebrated for a few more years at least.
The show combines song, comedy, storytelling and dance, utterly enchanting audiences with beautiful harmonies and intricate rhymes delivered by founding member Dillie Keane alongside Adele Anderson and Liza Pulman. Not to be put off if you have seen the show before the girl are promising a whole host of new song as well as the classics of course.
Following sell out seasons in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan, the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers continues to tour the UK and comes to the Sunderland Empire this September and Culture Club members can purchase tickets for just £17.50!
Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving story of twin boys separated at birth, only to be reunited by a twist of fate and a mother’s haunting secret. When Mrs Johnstone, a young mother, is deserted by her husband and left to her own devices to provide for seven hungry children she takes a job as a housekeeper in order to make ends meet. It is not long before her brittle world crashes around her when she discovers herself to be pregnant yet again – this time with twins! In a moment of weakness and desperation, she enters a secret pact with her employer which leads inexorably to the show’s shattering climax.
A sensational cast, incredible show stopping music, remarkable staging and five star performances make Blood Brothers an enthralling night of entertainment, with a memorable score including A Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.
Culture Club members can get tickets for Stars on Sunday for only £11.
North East X factor finalists Journey South, have gathered together their show business pals to present a night of comedy and music at The Journal Tyne Theatre on Sunday September 27, 2009 in aid of The Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund.
Among guests who have confirmed their availability to appear are entertainers Johnny De Little, Jason King. Glitz and glamour will be provided by The Dream Girls and the Sonny Dogan Dance Machine. The bill will also include the Reavley Theatre School and there will be a Take That Tribute by Envy. The show will start at 7.30pm.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge not only serves a functional purpose as the River Tyne’s only foot and cycle bridge but its impressive design and engineering attracts people from all over the world. To celebrate this striking landmark, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art has commissioned Sheffield based artist Jonathan Wilkinson from WeLiveHere to create a limited edition art print of the bridge. Culture Club members have the chance to win a copy of the framed print.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge opened to the public on Monday, November 20, 2000, and is the world's first and only tilting bridge. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford, its unique tilting movement enables sea vessels to pass under the entire pivoting structure in a movement that evokes the slow opening of a huge eye, giving the bridge its alternative name of the ‘Winking Eye’.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge Litho print is exclusively on sale at BALTIC Shop and completes the WeLiveHere Gateshead Series which includes Litho prints of BALTIC, The Angel of the North and Trinity Square Car Park, which was made famous in the classic 1960’s movie Get Carter. The latest print goes on sale at BALTIC Shop on Monday 24 August priced £20.00 (unframed).
Culture Club members can win one of two pairs of tickets to see Skellig at The Journal Tyne Theatre on Tuesday, October 13 both winners will also receive a copy of David Almond’s Skellig.
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill and his parents are frantic. Then Michael wanders into the crumbling garage and sees something lying beneath the spiderwebs and flies. Michael confides in his new friend Mina and together they carry the creature Skellig into the light, changing their world forever.
Newcastle writer David Almond's eerie and magical story Skellig, published in 1998, became an instant classic, snatching the Whitbread Children's Book Award from Harry Potter and winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal. It has also been made into a major film. Now Almond’s amazing play comes to The Journal Tyne Theatre for the first time in a theatrical treat everyone aged 7 to 107 will want to experience.
Culture Club members have the chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to attend a unique concert as The Avison Ensemble will be working in partnership with Division Lobby to bring music in unchartered styles to the Northeast in the Charles Avison Tercentenary year. The concert will take place on Sunday, September 27, at King’s Hall, Newcastle.
A unique, groundbreaking ensemble was established this year to explore hitherto unchartered territory in improvised music. The brainchild of leading lutenist Paula Chateauneuf, this group is one of the fruits of a research project delving into a neglected area of performance practice. An all-star line-up of early musicians has been assembled specially for a series of concerts, including performances at the Southbank Centre London and Concertgebouw Bruges, and will be in existence for a short time only.
The excitement of improvised performance is an experience long enjoyed by jazz audiences. The Division Lobby brings the exhilaration of spontaneous music creation to the early music platform, with colourful and varied programmes consisting entirely of music extemporized in 17th-century Italian traditions. This is not “crossover” or “fusion” but improvisation, pure and simple, involving richly ornamental techniques developed by the finest musicians working in the courts, churches, and noble houses of 'seicento' Italy. The Division Lobby transforms 17th-century musical sketches into dazzling virtuosic performances, using harpsichords, lutes, violins, lira da braccio and cornetti.
Bookings and information are available from frances@avisonensemble.com
www.avisonensemble.com
Culture Club members can take advantage of a fantastic buy one get one half price ticket offer for ‘Porridge’ at the Theatre Royal on Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15, 2009.
Penned by the original writers Dick Clement and Newcastle’s own Ian La Frenais – the same team who gave us Auf Wiedersehen Pet – this hilarious new play features all your favourite characters from the original series.
So prepare for laughsa- plenty as Fletch, Godber and the other inmates of Slade Prison take on the system under the nose of the ever suspicious Mr Mackay in what promises to be a sure-fire comic treat for the whole family.
 
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