SATURDAY
Newcastle Comedy Festival The Happy Wombat. 7pm, Michelle Brasier; 8.30pm, Tom Ballard.
PAW Patrol Live! 10am and 1pm, Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
Rising From The Embers - Community Day 10am to 3pm, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus.
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Show 10am, Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Leaving Jackson: The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show 7.30pm, Civic Theatre, Newcastle.
Feast and Furious 11am to 3pm, Maitland Showground. Classic cars and bikes, food and market stalls, rides and more.
Hunter Wine Country Markets 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, Pokolbin.
Handmade in the Hunter Markets 9am to 3pm, Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.
SUNDAY
Newcastle Comedy Festival The Happy Wombat. 5pm, Nick Capper; 7pm, Tommy Dassalo; 8.30pm, Luke Heggie.
Memory Walk & Jog - Dementia Australia 7am to 11am, Speers Point Park.
Autumn Fair & Botanic Gardens Day 10am to 2pm, Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, Heatherbrae.
NRL Knights vs Sea Eagles Kick-off 4.05pm, McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow.
Feast & Furious 11am to 3pm, Maitland Showground.
Hunter Valley Market - Homegrown 10am to 2pm, Bimbadgen.
Maitland Growers and Artisan Markets 8am to noon, Regal Inn, Tenambit.
Newcastle and Hunter Vietnam Veterans Markets 7am to 1pm, Wickham Park.
Adamstown Lions Community Markets 7am to 1pm, cnr Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.
PAW Patrol Live! 10am, Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
The Fabulous Caprettos - Live On The Lake 2pm, Toronto Hotel. Daryl Braithwaite, Russell Morris, Jack Jones and Rai Thistlethwayte.
ART with Ahn Wells
Colour and Feelings by Ash Campbell and Catherine Neilson is a painting and photography exhibition on now at Newcastle Art Space until Sunday, May 30. This is the first time Campbell and Neilson have exhibited together, having met through the internship program. Campbell says "I really wanted to explore exhibiting two different but complimentary mediums."
Thoughtfully arranged and beautifully executed, the works sit comfortably alongside each other. Soft muted greens, blues and silver dominate. Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday noon to 4pm. 91 Chinchen St, Tighes Hill. newcastleartspace.org.au
PRINTMANIA is a Newcastle Printmakers Workshop fund-raising event on Saturday, May 29, between 9am and 1pm at 27 Popran Rd, Adamstown. Entry is free.
The event will include printmaking activities, print and art material sales, raffle and door prizes. Coffee, cakes and sausage sizzle. NPW is one of the longest running workshops in NSW, and provides practising artists, students and beginners with access to equipment, exhibition opportunities and workshops. newcastleprintmakersworkshop.org
COLLECT 2021 at The Lock Up opens Friday, June 4, from 5.30pm on "first in, first served" basis, with all sales supporting the gallery's artistic program. Curated by The Lock Up's young and emerging curator, Sophie Weaver, it is the third annual exhibition. Collectable pieces by Michael Bell, Sally Bourke, Dale Collier, Lottie Consalvo, James Drinkwater, Lucas Grogan, Ileigh Hellier, Dani Marti, Alessia Sakoff, Shan Turner Carroll and many more will be available. Wednesday to Saturday, 10-4, Sunday 11-3. 90 Hunter St, Newcastle. thelockup.org.au
Opening Friday, June 4, at Onwards Studio is FRAGMENTS OF FEMININITY by Kimberly Swan from 6pm to 9pm including live music by Alexandria; exhibition concludes Saturday, June 5, 10-4. 6 Torpey Pl, Hamilton. onwardsstudio.com.au
Currently exhibiting in Sydney are Newcastle artists Nicola Hensel Maps for the Ever Renewable Heart and John Turier Wax Crown at King Street on William until June 5. Tuesday to Saturday 10-6; 177-185 William St Darlinghurst. kingstreetgallery.com.au
