What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area May 9 - May 17

A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead.

Thursday, May 9

Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm

Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am

Newark: Palace Theatre, Railways Remembered, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, 2:22 A Ghost Story, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday

Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Fisherman’s Friends, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, CVC

Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9

Friday, May 10

Nottingham: Playhouse, Surfacing, 7.45pm

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, When Rivers Meet

Nottingham: Bodega, Zach Templar

Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon

Southwell: Minster, Men United charity concert, 7.30pm

Saturday, May 11

Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Myths and Legends with the Master At Arms guided walk, 1pm-2.30pm; Brilliant Bats Walk and Talk, 7.45pm-9.45pm

Newark: Inspire, Buttermarket, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for under-fives, 10am-10.30am; Chilldren’s Lego and Games Club, 11am-1pm; adult social Scrabble, 1pm-3pm; children’s craft activity, 1.30pm-2.30pm

Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Besieged But Never Beaten walking tour, 1.30pm

Newark: Palace Theatre, A Vision Of Elvis, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Playhouse, Punk Rock, 5pm and 7.30pm

Nottingham: Rock City, Marisa And The Moths

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Tourist

Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 12.15pm-1.15pm; Southwell Music Festival 10th Anniversary Launch Party, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Limelight Backstage Tour, 10.30am

Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Tom Allen: Completely, 8pm

Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire County Show

Tenacious D. Photo: Travis shinn

Sunday, May 12

Southwell: Minster, guided tour, 1.30pm-2.30pm; Music In The State Chamber; Sapphie Johnson, Fleur Mauxion and Sarah Huson-Whyte, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Tenacious D

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Sir Tim Rice: My Life In Musicals, I Know Him So Well, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Jordan Mackampa

Monday, May 13

Nottingham: Rock City, Average White Band

Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by Stay And Play

Tuesday, May 14

Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Hygge Nordic walk, 10am-noon

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Bonnie and Clyde, 7.30pm plus matinees, to May 18

Nottingham: Rock City, The Cadillac Tree

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Grey Daze

Southwell: Library, Storyhullaballoo for under 5s, 4pm-4.30pm

Wednesday, May 15

Southwell: Minster, tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 10.30am-11.30am

Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Elbow

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Live At Lunch: Pianist Li Min Ong, 1pm

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Staves

Nottingham: Bodega, Eddie 9V

Thursday, May 16

Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm

Lincoln: Engine Shed, Steve Bugeja – Self Doubt (I Think) 7.30pm

Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am

Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Bonnie and Clyde, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday

Nottingham: Playhouse, Cabaret Liberte, 7.45pm

Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Maybeshewill X Bossk

Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9

Southwell: Minster, Music Of James Bond By Candlelight, 7.30pm

Friday, May 17

Newark: Palace Theatre, Talon – The Best Of The Eagles, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, The Halle, 7.30pm

Nottingham: Playhouse, The Olive Boy, 7.45pm

Nottingham: Rock City, The Rifles

Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon

Southwell: Minster, David Bowie By Candlelight, 7.30pm