WHAT'S ON | February

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THURSDAY 3 FEBRUARY

• Young Adult Book Club at Newcastle Library. Open to teens and adults alike who love the young adult genre. Read, discuss and get creative about your favourite titles. Held on the first Thursday of every month, the event is free however spots are limited. Book your ticket online. 4.30pm–5.30pm

• MONO: A Three-Person One-Man Show at Civic Theatre Newcastle. A comedy tour de farce from three of Australia’s best loved performers; Noeline Brown (The Naked Vicar Show), Max Gillies (The Gillies Report) and John Wood (Blue Heelers) are the entire cast of “Mono”; the brand new classic comedy by Angus FitzSimons (Senior Moments). It’s sure to be full of laughs! Book your tickets at www.civictheatrenewcastle.com.au

FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY

• Civic Bar Beats at Civic Theatre Newcastle. Enjoy free live music every Friday until the 1st of April

• West Side Story at Rathmines Theatre. Tickets are $25 and include drinks and catering. Doors open at 6pm

• Newcastle Caravan Camping Lifestyle Expo at Newcastle Entertainment Centre. With over 160 exhibitors and thousands of products on display, it’s the ultimate way to check out what caravan and camping is all about. 4–6 Feb

• Craft Beer Tasting at Wanderlust Bar in Nelson Bay. A professionally guided journey through 5 exceptional beers from Bracket Brewery. 6pm–8pm

• Ange Lavoipierre; I've Got 99 Problems And Here Is An Exhaustive List Of Them at Newcastle Comedy Club. Fastpaced and unrelenting, this beguiling display of self-pity is the holiday from your own problems you’ve been waiting for. For more information and tickets visit www.newcastlecomedyclub.com.au

• Soul Café Friday Chill at Pacific Park, Newcastle East. There are just three Friday nights left to enjoy Summer evenings picnicking in the park and listening to artists from across the region! 6.30pm–8.30pm

SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY

• Resurgence presented by National College of Dance at Civic Theatre Newcastle. 6.30pm

• Kokedama Workshop by Krystalis at Wangi Library Creative Hub for a fun experience making the latest in plant crazes – Kokedama

• Flow at Lighthouse Arts, Nobbys- Whibayganba Headland. Flow features photographic works by members of the WH!P Collective (Women of the Hunter in Photography). Sat + Sun until 19 Feb

SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY

• MAC – ARTSPACE Young children and their families can enjoy free, simple art activities guided by the art museum educators. Book your ticket via Eventbrite

THURSDAY 10 FEBRUARY

• Greek Cooking Class at The Essential Ingredient. 6pm-9pm

• Animal Flow Foundation Course at Movement Continuum. An introductory course to learn all level one Animal Flow® movements, which are integrated into flows. The course runs over 6 weeks. 6.30pm–8pm

• ABBARAMA – The Modern ABBA Tribute at Civic Theatre Newcastle. Get ready to sing-along to all your favourite ABBA songs – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me and so many more! Tickets and more information at www.civictheatrenewcastle.com.au

SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY

• Seaside Scavenge will be making its way to Dixon Park for a day of eco-education, live music, op-shopping, waste-wise workshops, and more. 11am–3pm

• Maximum Adventure Race Series at Cams Wharf. Short, fast and fun, and suitable for anyone and everyone with a real sense of adventure, the Maximum Adventure Race Series is designed to offer the perfect introduction to the exhilarating sport of adventure racing. 12+13 Feb

• Ted Mulry: Memories Civic Theatre Newcastle. A celebration of the iconic '70's singer/songwriter

SUNDAY 13 FEBRUARY

• A League Women Newcastle Jets v Sydney Football Club at No 2 Sportsground

• Hunter Events Health, Wealth & Wellbeing at Newcastle Showground Exhibition Centre. Get the best advice, tips and tricks from all the industry professionals with interactive demonstrations & guest speakers.

TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY

• Harvest Live presented by Live Nation and Australian Rock Collective. The Neil Young masterpiece, ‘Harvest’, live in concert in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. Civic Theatre Newcastle 7.30pm–10pm

WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY

• Family History – Help Sessions at Speers Point Library. Book a free, one hour session with the Lake Macquarie Family History Group. Held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Book your session online or call 02 4921 0400.

FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY

• Maitland Show at Maitland Showground, 18–20 Feb. Celebrate 160 years of the Maitland Show with entertainment for the whole family.

• Creativity at Civic Theatre. A satire for the zeitgeist as creatives in a regional conservatorium take on their tone-deaf leaders in a bid to save music. 18–26 Feb

• Touch Rugby League NSW State Championship at Earnie Colland Fields, Gateshead. Lake Macquarie City will play host to the Touch Rugby League NSW State Championships. 18–20 Feb

SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY

• The Gin Event at Museum Park. The ultimate English Garden Party with 12 local distilleries offering their local gin, delicious food, and live music. 11am–3pm + 4pm–8.30pm

• Garmin Classic presented by Newcastle Port Stephens Game Fish Club in Port Stephens. 18–20 Feb

SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY

• Sunday Sessions at MAC (Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie). Grab a wine or beer, enjoy some local music and artmaking from 1pm–3pm. Tickets are $20 and cover a cheese platter and all art materials.

TUESDAY 22 FEBRUARY

• Creative Play for Under 5’s at MAP mima. Enjoy hands-on activities, where you and your child can explore and discover together

WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY

• Midnight Oil “Resist” at Newcastle Entertainment Centre. The tour will see the legendary band performing classic songs from across their repertoire while also showcasing some urgent new works.

SATURDAY 26 FEBRUARY

• THIS THAT Festival is returning to Newcastle for its sixth year, staying true to its respected brand of party starter acts, epic headliners and full-service vibes. Tickets available from www.thisthat.com.au

• Political Women: Overlaps and Divergences at Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie (MAC). A free exhibition featuring artists from diverse cultural, generational, personal and artistic perspectives to illustrate and celebrate the complexity of contemporary feminist discourse. 26 Feb–8 May.

• First Class 21 at Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie (MAC). A curated selection of outstanding artworks produced by HSC Visual Arts students in the Hunter, Upper Hunter & Central Coast. 26 Feb–8 May.

SUNDAY 27 FEBRUARY

• POP UP Art Space in the Park at Museum of Art and Culture, yapang. Young children and their families can enjoy simple art activities guided by friendly art museum educators. This is a free program and bookings are essential. Book via Eventbrite.

COMING UP...

• Lake Mac GLAM Conference 3–4 March

• RAW Comedy 4 March

• Newcastle Show 4–6 March

• Newcastle Fringe Festival 17–27 March

• Gin & Jazz Festival 2–3 April

• Newcastle Food Month April