The Crack
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Updates on stuff happening in the north-east, plus mini-reviews and more More MORE!
August issue out NOW! @rainbowgirrs on the cover - playing The Cluny, plus Marrapalozza 3, Sharon Van Etten at Boiler Shop, Henry VIII @TheatreRoyalNew, Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery, Our Place at the Dorman Museum, Mima, Seven Stories anniversary, Dr Packer at Pilgrim & MORE!

Come and join Tyne Theatre Voices, our brand-new community choir 🎵 Tyne Theatre Voices (TTV) is a new, accessible adult community choir launching this September. We'll be open to all abilities - we just want your enthusiasm! Find out more: bit.ly/TTOHttv 🎭
Great response to opening of Pete Robinson’s ‘Harvest of the Deep’ exhibition. Please to welcome so many of the fishing community to the Old Low Light tonight. Open to visitors Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 3pm.
Exhibition open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 3pm bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
🎭 The @durhamfringe Festival kicks off this week! Comedy, theatre, music, dance & more, all packed into 5 brilliant days across #DurhamCity. 🎟️ Book now: lnk.bio/s/DurhamFringe… 📅 Wed 23 to Sun 27 July #DurhamFringe #WhatsOnDurham #lovedurham #durhamculturecounty
In celebration of Northern Pride, we’re excited to launch our brand-new Queer History Trail, running from Monday 14th July to Monday 28th July.
Now's your chance to grab FRONT ROW tickets for just £15 to The Book of Mormon! 🙏 We'll be releasing a limited number of £15 every Friday at 10am for the following week so be quick! 🎟️ 📅 Tue 22 Jul – Sat 9 Aug ℹ️ Accessible perfs 🎟️ bit.ly/4jilvaN 🎭 @bookofmormonuk
SOUL'D OUT SESSIONS: Hip Hop grooves, Neo-Soul cuts and the SOS Cypher open mic. Fired by the Soul'd Out house band. Join the movement at Pilgrim Newcastle! Friday 25th July 18+ skiddle.com/whats-on/Newca…

Castillo Nuevo Orquesta - the region's finest Afro-Cuban & Latin groove band play Pilgrim Newcastle Thurs 31 July. Celebrating the musical traditions of Latin America & the Caribbean, with a modern interpretation & some modern soul & funk vibes. skiddle.com/whats-on/Newca…


ANNOUNCING: @AW1ls3n Bones Ate Arfa + @jamtubofficial for an early one on Sunday Nov 16th - *6pm Start* - Tickets Here: ticketweb.uk/event/bones-at…
Newcastle Fringe Festival Events presents Kirsty Hall: What is Home? at The Lubber Fiend Tues 22 July. A multi-media show with songs, spoken word, & digital art, taking the audience through themes of ownership, connection, displacement & security. ticketsource.co.uk/newcastle-frin…

Tonight!
🏖️ Whitley Bay Salt & Ash event! 🐚 Thursday 17 July at the bound This part of the North Tyneside coast is dear to me, not least because it features in my #CaminoOfTheNorth A stroll along the shore celebrating the soul of Northumbria and its stories 🎟️ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/whitl…
Performing in Newcastle at Masala Festival this Saturday for @GemArtsuk gemarts.org/whatson/events…
Don’t miss the final churchyard tour of the season @nclcathedral this Saturday 19 July. Find out about if Queen Victoria was truly unamused, a pioneering feminist & the mystery behind the Vampire Rabbit! FREE (but a donation would be nice). Booking here: ticketsource.co.uk/newcastle-cath…


This is a real WOW. Do not miss...!
New immersive dome show launches Saturday 🌍🌌 Life: The Greatest Story takes you from Earth’s oceans to outer space in a 360° search for life. Narrated by @bbcdoctorwho's Alex Kingston and included with your science centre ticket. life.org.uk/who-we-are/lat…
This Friday it's 'Discovery Nights Unplugged' @Discovery_Mus (18+) 6pm-9pm. Use local sea glass to make a mandala/upcycle/embroidery/mini meditation/sketching/archives/bite-size pub quiz with comedian Si Beckwith/traditional games. + music & bar! 🍸Book👉 northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymuseu…




*Sunday Social* by Electric Day Dreams; Sunday July 27th (2-6pm). *Free Entry (just buy the DJ a drink). A summer afternoon of Rare Groove + FREE Gin n mixer for the first 25 people, & thereafter cheap house Gins all afternoon for everyone. #gin #FreeGin #raregroove #summervibes
SOUL'D OUT SESSIONS: Hip Hop grooves, Neo-Soul cuts and the SOS Cypher open mic. Fired by the Soul'd Out house band. Join the movement at Pilgrim Newcastle! Friday 25th July 18+ skiddle.com/whats-on/Newca…
