Upcoming Local Events in NE16 and the Gateshead area


Saturday, 10 March 2012
Blaydon RFC v Cinderford (14:30)Crow Trees Ground, Blaydon | Kick Off: 14:30
For tickets & prices visit:
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/tickets
Monday, 12 March 2012
Get Walking - Red Kite WalkEvery Monday 1.30pm – 3pm. Walks take place in Derwent Valley. Led by the Friends of Red Kites group, this accessible walk takes in the best of Gateshead’s countryside and includes information on red kites and the local area. Start location and route changes each month so continue to join us throughout the year to see and learn more.
For further info including the starting location of our walks this month, please visit
www.friendsofredkites.org.uk (click on "Health Walks" on the left hand side of the page) or call 07790 085 659.

Friday, 23 March 2012
Gateshead International Jazz Festival 2012 - The Sage GatesheadFriday 23rd to Sunday 25th March. Tickets on sale now!
The eighth Gateshead International Jazz Festival will feature jazz from across the globe filling every corner of the building over three days.
Headliners for this year’s event include Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, who will open this year’s festival. The funkier side of jazz gets going with Porkchop and Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown’s saxophonist); and in the festival’s
very own Jazz Lounge, will be one of the world’s great alto
saxophonists, Peter King with his quartet.
American artist Curtis Stigers, superb pianist Marcus Roberts and trumpeter Ambrose Akimusire are also performing. The festival also celebrates the best in UK jazz with a unique double bill of two of the leading musicians of the past two decades - Andy Sheppard with Trio
Libero and Courtney Pine with his stunning Europa project featuring him on bass clarinet.
Visit The Sage Gateshead’s website to find out other acts added to the line up.
Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661.
www.thesagegateshead.org

Saturday, 24 March 2012
Gateshead International Jazz Festival 2012 - The Sage GatesheadFriday 23rd to Sunday 25th March. Tickets on sale now!
The eighth Gateshead International Jazz Festival will feature jazz from across the globe filling every corner of the building over three days.
Headliners for this year’s event include Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, who will open this year’s festival. The funkier side of jazz gets going with Porkchop and Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown’s saxophonist); and in the festival’s
very own Jazz Lounge, will be one of the world’s great alto
saxophonists, Peter King with his quartet.
American artist Curtis Stigers, superb pianist Marcus Roberts and trumpeter Ambrose Akimusire are also performing. The festival also celebrates the best in UK jazz with a unique double bill of two of the leading musicians of the past two decades - Andy Sheppard with Trio
Libero and Courtney Pine with his stunning Europa project featuring him on bass clarinet.
Visit The Sage Gateshead’s website to find out other acts added to the line up.
Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661.
www.thesagegateshead.org

Sunday, 25 March 2012
Gateshead International Jazz Festival 2012 - The Sage GatesheadFriday 23rd to Sunday 25th March. Tickets on sale now!
The eighth Gateshead International Jazz Festival will feature jazz from across the globe filling every corner of the building over three days.
Headliners for this year’s event include Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, who will open this year’s festival. The funkier side of jazz gets going with Porkchop and Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown’s saxophonist); and in the festival’s
very own Jazz Lounge, will be one of the world’s great alto
saxophonists, Peter King with his quartet.
American artist Curtis Stigers, superb pianist Marcus Roberts and trumpeter Ambrose Akimusire are also performing. The festival also celebrates the best in UK jazz with a unique double bill of two of the leading musicians of the past two decades - Andy Sheppard with Trio
Libero and Courtney Pine with his stunning Europa project featuring him on bass clarinet.
Visit The Sage Gateshead’s website to find out other acts added to the line up.
Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661.
www.thesagegateshead.org

Saturday, 31 March 2012
Blaydon RFC v Stourbridge (14:30)Crow Trees Ground, Blaydon | Kick Off: 14:30
For tickets & prices visit:
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/tickets

Saturday, 7 April 2012
'The scrumdidlyumptious world of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at the Black Horse BeamishThe scrumdidlyumptious world of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory comes to the Black Horse Beamish.
Saturday 7th April, 12pm - 4pm.
- FREE Fun for all
- Meet Willy Wonka at his Chocolate Factory Stall
- Fair Ground Rides
- Hog Roast
- Children’s Fancy Dress Competition
- Golden Egg Hunt (£1 entry fee)
In your wildest dreams you can not imagine the marvelous surprises that await you.
Black Horse, Red Row, Beamish, County Durham. DH9 0RW
Tel: 01207 232569

Monday, 9 April 2012
Get Walking - Red Kite WalkEvery Monday 1.30pm – 3pm. Walks take place in Derwent Valley. Led by the Friends of Red Kites group, this accessible walk takes in the best of Gateshead’s countryside and includes information on red kites and the local area. Start location and route changes each month so continue to join us throughout the year to see and learn more.
For further info including the starting location of our walks this month, please visit
www.friendsofredkites.org.uk (click on "Health Walks" on the left hand side of the page) or call 07790 085 659.

Saturday, 14 April 2012
The Hollies - The Sage, GatesheadSaturday 14 April, 7.30pm
The Hollies – 50th Anniversary Tour - though its composition has changed since emerging in the 1960s, a component of the magnificent British pop revolution,
The Hollies hallmark sound has not wavered. Along with the Beatles and the Stones, this band helped shape the world of pop and rock as we know it today. No support act is needed as they perform their classics - 'The Air That I Breathe', 'Bus Stop', Carrie Anne', 'Just One Look', 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' and much more.
Tickets: £27/£22/£8
Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661.
www.thesagegateshead.org

Saturday, 21 April 2012
Blaydon RFC v Rosslyn Park (14:30)Crow Trees Ground, Blaydon | Kick Off: 14:30
For tickets & prices visit:
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/tickets
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Rotary Club of Whickham Clavering: A Celebration of Musical DramaWhere: Dryden Centre, Everstones Road Gateshead NE9 5UR
When: 26th / 27th / 28th April
Tickets only £6
Concessions £4 (Children, Older People & Students)
Contact
maria.field@hotmail.co.uk or call 07940486556 for tickets and more information

Friday, 27 April 2012
Rotary Club of Whickham Clavering: A Celebration of Musical DramaWhere: Dryden Centre, Everstones Road Gateshead NE9 5UR
When: 26th / 27th / 28th April
Tickets only £6
Concessions £4 (Children, Older People & Students)
Contact
maria.field@hotmail.co.uk or call 07940486556 for tickets and more information

Saturday, 28 April 2012
Blaydon RFC v Barking (15:00)Crow Trees Ground, Blaydon | Kick Off: 15:00
For tickets & prices visit:
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/tickets
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Rotary Club of Whickham Clavering: A Celebration of Musical DramaWhere: Dryden Centre, Everstones Road Gateshead NE9 5UR
When: 26th / 27th / 28th April
Tickets only £6
Concessions £4 (Children, Older People & Students)
Contact
maria.field@hotmail.co.uk or call 07940486556 for tickets and more information