Arnold Library, Nottingham

Discover more about Gedling’s history and heritage as the borough turns 50 in 2024.

On this course you will learn about Gedling through its various parks and nature reserves, pumping stations, and many historic places of interest. If you have an interest in local history then this course is for you.

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Surface Gallery, 16 Southwell RoadNottingham

Silver Surface: Volunteer Show
Surface is delighted to present Silver Surface, our annual volunteer show, which this year commemorates the gallery’s 25th anniversary.
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730 Daily Self-Portraits
Chaz Howkins has been creating daily self-portraits every day since January 1st 2021. 730 Daily Self-Portraits represents the first two years of this ongoing project. The series of daily self-portrait drawings and paintings started when the artist was feeling particularly uninspired to create new work and decided to set themself a challenge to create a self portrait every day for a month.
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Brain Dump
Clegg is a multi media artist responding to connection and memory of places, people, objects and story. Drawing informs a large part of her work, the process sketching bringing both inspiration and a sense of connection to place. ‘Travels With My Sketchbook’ (aka ‘Brain Dump’) is an installation of work in response to sketches Clegg has made whilst visiting Cumbria and the Lakes over the last few years, exploring colour and line utilising different materials and processes including print, vinyl and textiles.
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Nottingham Arts Theatre

After being raised at Hardup Hall by her father, the Baron, Cinderella finds herself with a new step-mother and two step-sisters. They treat Cinderella like a servant but she has a few friends to help her along the way including; Buttons & Moz, a teenage mouse! Prince Charming is holding a very big party for everyone in the town but the Baroness won’t let Cinderella go until she has finished all her chores.

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Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham

Paula Rego was one of the great artists of our time, whose work tells stories that combine fantasy, imagination, innocence, and cruelty, in order to explore life in all its complexity and mystery.

This new exhibition casts a spotlight on her remarkable practice as a graphic artist, and particularly the British literary influences that inspired her most ambitious bodies of works in printmaking: Nursery Rhymes, Peter Pan and Jane Eyre.

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Lakeside Arts, Nottingham

This exhibition brings together items from the University Museum, Nottingham City Museums and Galleries and Derby Museums to document this fascinating practice, throwing light on the Bronze Age of the East Midlands.

Around 3000 years ago, the rich warriors of the East Midlands made offerings in the River Trent, and about 200 of these bronze objects have been recovered from the river, making it one of the biggest such collections in Europe.

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Nottingham Contempory

Nottingham Contemporary presents a major retrospective of the late British artist Donald Rodney (b.1961, UK; d.1998, UK). Bringing together nearly all that survives of his work across painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and digital media with rare archive materials, the exhibition highlights Rodney's significance to the recent history of British art. Though Rodney has had a perennial influence on the wider UK artist community, there have been few opportunities to experience the full breadth and complexity of his work. This touring exhibition will highlight the significance of Rodney's work and re-address themes of racial identity, chronic illness, Black masculinity and Britain's colonial past.

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Nottingham Playhouse

The legendary Nottingham Playhouse panto reaches new heights with a giant of a show – Jack and the Beanstalk!

When Jack exchanges the family cow for mysterious beans, he begins an epic adventure when they grow into an enormous beanstalk. Join Jack as he bravely climbs to discover a land above the clouds, where a ferocious giant lurks in his castle. Will Jack outwit the giant and leave with his magic harp? And can he bag the golden egg-laying goose that will change his family’s fortunes forever?

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Nottingham Castle

Impressions: Nottingham’s collection meets four masterpieces from the Clark Art Institute, USA.

Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery presents an exciting new collection exhibition, taking the lead from four Impressionist paintings Artists Claude Monet (1840-1926), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) that helped to define the artistic movement known as Impressionism.

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Nottingham Central Library 1 Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG1 7FH

In the run-up to Christmas, we will be launching Trish Kerrison’s first full collection, Just Breathe, alongside Full Body Reclaim by Caroline Stancer, which is the eleventh in Five Leaves’ successful New Poetry series* of pamphlets featuring debut publications from talented emerging poets living or working in the East Midlands.

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Online

As Christmas closes in once more, ghost story season hits its peak with cold nights and fireside tales the order of the day. In this two-week course, we’ll explore the essentials of writing chilling tales in the form, taking in how to build atmosphere, developing strong characters, pacing and more! Led by acclaimed lecturer, workshopper and co-ordinator of the UK Ghost Story Festival, Alex Davis.

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Malt Cross, Nottingham

The Storytellers of Nottingham return to the Malt Cross with an evening of Winter's Tales (and one belated Halloween one!) At least 8 local Storytellers who bring a variety of Tales from ancient to modern, and from Greece to Grimsby. Stories to chill but more to warm your spirit and fire your imagination. It may be chilly outside but come and warm your story soul with us at the Malt Cross.

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Alice is a curious and very clever girl, if a little perplexed by the land she tumbles into. She was sure she was just chasing a rabbit... in a waistcoat? Come and join us as we explore the world of Wonderland. From the wisdom of a duchess to the madness of a hatter. Through croquet games and tea parties, into the strangest courtroom there ever was. It does not matter which direction you travel in; you will always reach somewhere if you walk long enough.

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Nottingham Playhouse

Meet the newest duckling on the pond.

To everyone’s surprise, they’re nothing like the rest of the family.

As the seasons change, the duckling heads out on a mission to find some new friends. Along the way they encounter some crafty creatures and have exciting adventures before discovering that the best thing to be, is yourself.

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Bunkers Hill, Nottingham

Speech Therapy bids farewell to 2024 and hello to festering festive fun at our last monthly gathering of the year on Friday 6th December 2024! We will have all the usual fun and games and extra festive fings occurring. There will be a single featured artiste in the form of the mighty Restless Spirits...whereby the ever excellent poetry of Matt McAteer is somehow made even better filtered through a sonic air fryer of invention and imagination (trust me, it is better even than that description).

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Join us for a magical evening featuring the incredible talents of:

Davina Songbird: Prepare to be enchanted by her soulful voice and captivating lyrics.
SUNIQUE: Angelic voice of a singer who is of Swiss-Jamaican heritage and a semi-finalist on The Voice Kids UK.
Frank LaFunk: Local Rap Icon should get you moving and shaking with a premier flow and expert penmanship.
Khandasi: From Birmingham a singer/poet who graces our microphone with Swahali

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The Meadows Library

Discover over 90 years of music, history, memories and culture at the Victoria Embankment Bandstand with Nonsuch Studios at the Meadows and Central Library. Uncover the hidden stories of life by the riverside with Heritage Facilitator Anne Forgan and Nonsuch’s local bandstand archivists. They will be sharing their findings from a 12 week research project with a guest speaker Steve Howard, Nottingham Music Archivist.

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Squire Performing Centre, Nottingham

Join us for a raucous and risqué night of entertainment as Far Out Theatre presents their latest cheeky pantomime – their version of Treasure Island – strictly for adults only!

In this naughty twist on the classic tale, follow the misadventures of Jim Hawkins, who sets out on a quest for treasure like no other. Jim falls head over heels for the irresistible Lizzie Thrustington but young Jim Lad needs to watch out for the dastardly Long John Johnson, known for his long trouser snake and mischievous ways.

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Mansfield Road Mansfield Road Nottingham NG13FN

Have you ever felt that our lives are woven together by the threads? That regardless of our individual uniqueness, we all go through similar things? From Birth, growth, challenges, and triumphs, victories, they come to us all. Yet, one thing that anchors us is, capturing these moments on paper, preserving them as testaments to God’s grace, even when we forget.

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Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens, Nottingham

Our winter wreath making workshops are always a really lovely atmosphere. The sessions take place in our large poly tunnel, we use a lovely range of foliage gathered at the gardens and each wreath is always really unique.

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As Midwinter closes in, join us for the final Darkness in the Fields event for 2024, drawing together an exciting range of folk horror writing talent for two days of workshops and author interviews.

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Theatre Royal, Nottingham

TV fashionista Gok Wan will lead the cast of Peter Pan as The Magical Merman along with TV personality and actress Denise Welch as Captain Hook, children’s TV favourite Paul Chuckle as Starkey, comedy ventriloquist, & BGT Finalist Steve Hewlett as Smee along with Kate Stewart as Tink, Molly Farmer as Wendy and Aiden Carson as Peter Pan.

This family treat will include all your favourites from Neverland including Tinker Bell, Wendy, John and Michael Darling. With amazing special effects, stunning sets, beautiful costumes and barrel-loads of laughter, Peter Pan will take your whole family on a magical trip to Neverland like never before!

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Attenborough Nature Reserve, Barton Lane Attenborough, Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 6DY

Join Nottinghamshire wildlife photographer Jack Perks for a photography course at Attenborough Nature Reserve. Jack has been a professional photographer for over 10 years working on series such as Springwatch, Countryfile and many more.

The course will begin in the nature garden, accessible through Attenborough Nature Centre, followed by a walk around the reserve. The workshop will focus on macro photography and you will have the chance to capture the array of birds, wildflowers and invertebrates found at Attenborough.

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Sherwood Hall, New Theatre, Nottingham University

When the lives of three unsuspecting characters crash together after a sudden death, a winding journey through grief unfolds. With Olivia’s curiosity driving her towards her sister’s killer, Jason, and her mother is left isolated in her spiralling grief, before she too starts to visit Jason, but at what cost? Seeing characters driven towards the very end of their own sanity, the depths and intricacies of both grief and guilt alike start to emerge.

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Lace Market Theatre, Nottingham

The miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, learns to appreciate the need to value people above wealth and possessions in Dickens’ timeless classic, and to understand that the human spirit can rise above any adversity.

With a story line faithful to the original book, sing-along carols, a Greek-style chorus, and fast-moving changes of scene and character, this version broke box office records when first performed at the then Derby Playhouse.

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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham

Join Christian, Leah, and a host of Nottingham activists for a panel discussion on organising, your protesting rights, and the future of activism in Nottingham.

We’re lucky enough to have two national experts on law, law enforcement and how it interacts with your democratic rights, coming to our shop in December. Both Christian Weaver and Leah Cowan have released excellent, informative books this year; however, this event is not just to talk about their books, but to engage in discussion with local activists on what organising does and could look like in Nottingham.

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Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, Nr Newark

A rollercoaster of a comedy show for all the family; a hilarious, rip-roaring adventure encountering swashbuckling pirates, tropical islands and high seas. Experience the epic adventure of Treasure Island as you've NEVER seen it before. Set sail with Long John Silver and some other characters you may not expect and prepare for a belly laughing journey to the Caribbean and back. X marks the spot this Christmas! Arrrghh!

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King Billy, Sneinton, Nottinghm

Just wanted to do a little reintroduction to who we are ! Free Minds is a safe space for funky people at any and all writing and speaking levels to share their poetry and listen to others. We’ve had people perform ballads, raps and even stories at our lovely little room at the King Billy pub in Sneinton; and every night gets better and better !

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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH

Join us for a hot mulled drink, a mince pie, and a chat on all things witchy and magical. We’ll be hosting Deb Robinson, the creative force behind the very popular Witch Casket subscription box, and author of The Witch-ionary, a dictionary to all the weird and wonderful terminology that gets bandied about in modern witchcraft and pagan traditions. The new book is perfect for those just starting out but the talk will have something of interest at any point on their journey, or for non-witches who are just interested in how the magical people in our world celebrate their midwinter festivities.

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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH

Please join Dr Hongwei Bao from the University of Nottingham to celebrate the launch of his new book Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics (Sage).

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified geopolitical tensions, bringing Sinophobia and anti-Asian racism into sharp focus. At the same time, a growing Asian diasporic consciousness is emerging worldwide, celebrating Asian identity and cultural heritage. Yet, in the space between anti-Asian racism and the rise of Asian advocacy, the voices of queer people have often been largely missing.

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Nottingham Playhouse

Led by Deaf actor and creative Donna Mullings, be prepared to explore all things that make panto fun like slapstick comedy, the art of audience interaction and recognisable stock characters.

This workshop is designed for families, so parents should book and stay (and are thoroughly encouraged to get involved!) Deaf and hearing should expect a fantastic time!

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Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens Kirkby Gardens Nottingham NG2 2HZ

Join us for an indoors classroom based workshop where you will have an introduction into how to identify different species and where to record them.

What is a Citizen Scientist and how can you and your community take action for nature by becoming one! We will look into " What is citizen science" and some of the great projects that have been running for many years and the impacts they have had locally and nationally. How some of these projects and programs could be used by you and your group to collect important monitoring data and also inform the mangement of your space.

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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH

Our book group is open to all. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your life. All we ask is that you read the book in advance and take part in the discussion. There’s a short introduction by a member of staff, a group regular, or someone we know with a special interest in the book in question.

Life on our planet as you’ve never seen it before: in this novel six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity?

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The Place Activity Centre, Sherwood, Nottingham (16th Dec)
Bakersfield Community Centre, Nottingham (18th Dec)

This Christmas Hothouse Theatre's Christmas offering is a unique night of seasonal stories to get you into the mood for the holiday.

Featuring a rehearsed reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, the evening will bring together local writers and performers sharing their favourite festive tales.

There will also be an open mic section.

This evening is a Bring Your Own Bottle event.
It is also a pay-what-you-can (suggested donations £5).

Ticket available from the venue, on the door or online
The Place Activity Centre, Sherwood, Nottingham
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Bakersfield Community Centre, Nottingham
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Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH

Dandelions Poetry is back at Five Leaves for our special reading between Christmas and New Year. Come and join us for a dose of poetry at the ‘in between’ time of year. We are very pleased to have Rory Waterman as our featured poet. Rory has four collections of poetry published by Carcanet press. Come Here to This Gate, his fourth collection, was published in 2024. Rory’s poems have been published in the Times Literary Supplement, Poetry Review, The Best British Poetry, PN Review, the Guardian and the Financial Times. He is also a reviewer, critic and Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Nottingham Trent University.

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The biggest international Top 100 Best Reviewed 5-star short film festival in the Midlands!

Now entering our 11th year, we pride ourselves on championing international films from around the globe, providing a platform for challenging, innovative, diverse, and high-quality films for a growing local and global audience.

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