A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead.
Thursday, May 16
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Coddington: Village Hall, talk by David Ives on 1943: The Secret Eakring Oilfield, 7.30pm
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
Newark: Spotlight Gallery, Colour Texture Light exhibition by Clive McCarthy, to June 8
Newark: Stray’s, 4&6, 7pm
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
Newark: Stray’s, Neil C. Young New Trio, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Crow Jane
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; evening with author John Connolly, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, David Bowie By Candlelight, 7.30pm
Saturday, May 18
Halam: The Old Vicarage, Halam Hill, open garden, 1pm-4.30pm
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 Newark Through Time town tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Market, Newark vegan and ethical market
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church, Newark Choral Society perform Rossini’s Petete Mess Solennelle, 7.30pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Robin Bibi Band
Newark: Palace Theatre, The Comedy Store Newark, 8pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Ferocious Dog and many more
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Girl Band!
Nottingham: Bodega, Afflecks Palace
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Lost In Music. 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am; tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 12.15pm-1.15pm
Sunday, May 19
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale,7am-1pm
Newark: Flying Circus, The Blues Irregulars, 4pm
Newark: Navigation, live music, 6pm
Newark: Palace Theatre, The Shires – The Two Of Us tour, 7.30pm
Norwell: Norwell Nurseries, open gardens, 2pm-5pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Lucy Spraggan
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Nottingham: Bodega, Highschool
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Jaackmaate’s Happy Hour Live, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, guided tour, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Ride Of Remembrance For Grace
Woodborough: 38 Main Street, open garden, 1pm-5pm
Monday, May 20
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by Stay And Play
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Runway Monday antiques market
Tuesday, May 21
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Hygge Nordic walk, 10am-noon
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter, 7.30pm plus matinees, to May 25
Nottingham: Bodega, Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
Southwell: Library, Storyhullaballoo for under 5s, 4pm-4.30pm
Wednesday, May 22
Newark: Palace Theatre, Psychic Sally, 7.30pm
Southwell: Minster, tour of The Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens, 10.30am-11.30am; Reach 25th anniversary service, 7pm
Thursday, May 23
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Comedy Night At The Royal, 8pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, Bruce Dickinson
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Blancmange
Nottingham: Playhouse, Rotten, 7.45pm
Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9
Friday, May 24
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Chaka – The Music Of Chaka Khan, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, Talawa Firsts, 7.45pm, and tomorrow
Nottingham: Rock City, Raised By Owls and Red Method
Southwell: Minster, Friday Lunchtime Concert: Timothy Selman, 1.30pm-2.15pm
Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon
