Newcastle Folk Club Regular Events

Newcastle People’s Chorus Choir practice
6.00pm
Trades Hall Council rooms, King Street – opposite Panthers, Newcastle
Trade Union Choir meets every Monday night. New Chorus members always welcome.
Ph:  Fran (02) 4968 9418

Strath Hunter Dancers – Adults
7.30pm
Uniting Church, Metcalfe St, Wallsend
Ph: Elma (02) 4943 3436

Welsh, Cornish and Manx Folk Dancing
7.30pm – 9.30pm
All Saints Anglican Hall, Cromwell St, New Lambton
Beginners welcome.
Ph: Margaret (02) 4952 1327 or 0413 229 740, or email: westwick1@dodo.com.au

Poetry at the Pub
7:30pm – 3rd & 5th Monday of the month
Northern Star Hotel, Beaumont St, Hamilton
All meetings include an open reading bracket.
Ph: Clarke 0407 225 441
Gold coin donation requested
www.poetryatthepub.com

Young Actors Reamus Youth Theatre
16 – 25
The Playhouse Maitland Rep Theatre
Ph: 0407 105 651

Newcastle Irish Set Dancers – Regular classes every Tuesday (Feb-mid Dec) from 7:15-9:15 pm at The Place – Charlestown Community Centre, cnr Frederick & Ferris Sts. Beginners learn the steps and movements from 7:15pm. Contacts: Arthur Kingsland or Julia Smith. T: (02) 4955 5701  E: newcastleirish@gmail.com  Web: http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/

Ukukele Orchestra – the Ukastle Ukestra
6:30pm for utter beginners, 7:30pm – 9pm for Ukestra
Croatian Wickham Sports Club, Albert St, Wickham
We will learn and play together (and sing!) simple pop / rock songs suited (or not) to uke. BYOU (BYO Uke). A limited number of ukes will be available for first timers, and kids who are capable of playing with adults are welcome too.
Ph: Mark 0430 434 291, or email markjackson@iinet.net.au
$10 for the evening

Original Uprise
7pm
Jack’s Bar & Grill, Erina
Creating a platform for the original music scene
Ph: 0415 622 402, or email original.uprise@rock.com
www.myspace.com/originaluprise

Folk On The Radio 2nurfm –  9pm Wednesdays – Tune in for a tasty selection of all things folk with your hosts Jane Klein and Phil Bates

Hunter Bush Poets – Bush Poets Night 3rd Wednesday 6:30pm to 8:30pm Carrington Bowling Club, Cowper St Carrington.

The Acoustic Folk Lounge Session at the Grand Hotel
32 Church St, Newcastle, 7pm-10pm, 1st Wednesday of the month, Contact Cath Laudine Phone 0437 556 864.

Gosford Bush Poets
7pm – Last Wednesday of the month
Gosford Hotel
Ph: Peter Mace (02) 4369 3561, or email peterthepoet@gmail.com, or email Brian Bell brianthepoet@hotmail.com
Free entry, dinner available

Bushwalking with Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers
Ph: (02) 4946 0069

Irish Folk Session with JONO SMITH

Quill $ Compass 171 Darby St, Cooks Hill

From 6pm Come and Jam with Jono at our Weekly Folk Session.  Jono Smith the resident Folk Master will give a two hour free lesson! First up bring along your instrument and learn an Irish Tune.  Then from around 7.30 sing your heart out with some swashbuckling Sea Shanties.

Newcastle Action for Refugee Rights
5.30pm
401 Hunter St, Newcastle
Ph: (02) 4926 2924

Strath Hunter Dancers – Juniors 8yrs to Teens
4.15pm, Youth 5.30pm
All Saints Anglican Hall, New Lambton
Ph: Elma (02) 4943 3436

Scottish Country Dancing
7.30pm – 9pm
Uniting Church Hall, First St, Booragul
Ph: Lorraine (02) 4943 1241

Kent’s Open Mic Session
7pm -2nd & 4th Thursday of the month
Shenanigan’s at the Imperial Hotel, 458 High St, Maitland
Ph: (02) 4933 8048

Mainly Tunes with Occasional Song Sessions
7:30pm – 3rd Thursday of the month
Ph: Anne (02) 4961 0115 for more information and venue, or email anniea34@bigpond.com

Coming soon

Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Night
7:30pm – usually, but not strictly, the 1st Sat of the month
Uniting Church Hall, 178 Glebe Rd, Merewether
Ph: Ron (0427261313)
7.30pm-10.30pm (when Daylight Saving is operating), 7pm – 10pm (when Daylight Saving is not operating).
Door donation prices $15 adults, Concession price is $12, and $10 members, unless otherwise stated. Children under 16 free.

English Country Dancing
2pm – 3.30pm – 3rd and 4th Saturday of the month
All Saints Parish Hall, Cromwell St, New Lambton
Beginners welcome. Ph: Margaret Kenning (02) 4952 1327 or 0413 229 740, or email westwick1@dodo.com.au

MEDIEVAL DANCING…Saturdays 3.30 – 5.30pm  All Saints Parish Hall, Cromwell St, NEW LAMBTON  CONTACT – Diane Call – MEDIEVAL MAGIC  0418 118 758 or E: dianeraewyncall@gmail.com

Creative Circle Session
2pm – 4pm – 2nd Saturday of the month
51 Scholey St, Mayfield
Songs, tunes, poetry, interplay, drama.
Ph: Lee 0411 883 264
$2 – afternoon tea provided

Central Coast Bush Dance
7:30pm – 11:30pm – 2nd Saturday of the month (not Jan)
East Gosford Progress Hall, Cnr Wells St & Henry Parry Dr, East Gosford
Ph: Janice or Barry (02) 4388 2253, or Mark (02) 4342 5333
$15
www.ccbdma.org

Junior Theatre

5-16 yrs
Maitland Repertory, High St. Maitland
Ph: (02) 4933 6976

Bushwalking with Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers
Ph: (02) 4946 0069

Music at the Wetlands
1st Sunday of the month
The Wetlands Centre
Ph: (02) 4951 6466

BUSH DANCING 3rd Sundays 3.00 to 5pm/…Note change Time & Venue   Lambton Parish Hall, 18 Morehead Street, Lambton. Beginners welcome.
Ph: Margaret Kenning (02) 4952 1327 or 0413 229 740, or email westwick1@dodo.com.au

Traditional Irish/Folk Session – 1st Sunday of the month, 3-6pm at the Lake Macquarie Hotel, opposite Morisset Railway Station  For further information contact: Gabriele on 0418146555 gcalcagno2008@hotmail.com  or Sharyn 0418146554 sharynn6@hotmail.com

Irish Music Session
Irish Music Session, 3rd Sunday of the month, 3 to 6pm. Town Hall Hotel, cnr Turton Rd & Station St Waratah. For a feast of fantastic tunes. Enquiries Roz or Shayne ph.4967 3167, m. 0407 643 844.

Lakeside Folk Circle
4pm – 7pm – 4th Sunday of the month
Teralba Community Centre
Relaxed two hour acoustic folk blackboard concert, and one hour all-in music/singing session
$2.50 (incl tea, coffee and biscuits)

The Croatian Club Irish Music Session
1st Sunday of the month, 4pm – 6pm ish, Croation Club, 20 Albert St. Wickham NSW.