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WHAT’S ON IN NEWCASTLE SkATES AT CHrISTmAS THE rEAdy pArTy Outdoor ice rink returns BOWLEd OvEr COuNTdOWN New venue rolls into town Get the festive season off to a cracker YOUR FREE FORTNIGHTLY GUIDE 30 OCT 2013 - 13 NOV 2013 UPCOMING FIXTURES FALCONS VS yOu’rE IN NEWCASTLE yOur FOrTNIGHTLy GuIdE TO WHAT’S ON Sunday London Irish The sun’s done a runner, the long nights are here and we’re all braced for another cold one. But before you consign yourself to 10 Nov living room captivity watching talent shows and celebrity dance-offs, there’s plenty going on in Newcastle city centre to keep your juices flowing. Sunday Harlequins Never mind X Factor’s wannabes. There’s an abundance of bona fide, actual talent on show right here in city centre venues in the 1 Dec next two weeks for you to feast on. As usual, there’s a load going on for kids too, and enough cultural bookishness – and comedic daftness – to keep everyone happy. Sunday Calvisano Meanwhile, Christmas party season may be a few weeks away 8 Dec yet (more on that on later), but try telling that to the city’s social hotspots – which are as busy and vibrant as ever. So put your feet up, have a gander at these pages and plot your Sunday London Wasps escape from the TV overlords. 27 Dec 04 NEWS All you need to know for a fun-packed fortnight 06 pArTy pLANS IN ACTION feature Sunday Sale Sharks A cork-popping guide to your festive celebrations 3 Jan 09 GET yOur SkATES ON feature The welcome return of a frosty favourite 10 THE TImE OF my LIFE stage Dirty Dancing with a Swayze superfan pLuS FOR INFORMATION ON MATCH DAY HOSPITALITY All the highlights of the next two weeks – your first stop shop for entertainment listings in Newcastle [email protected] Editorial: Andrew Mernin All contents copyright © 2013 room501 Ltd. All rights reserved. While every effort is made to If you wish to submit a listing for inclusion ensure accuracy, no responsibility can be accepted please email: [email protected] for inaccuracies, howsoever caused. No liability getintonewcastle.co.uk For advertising call 0191 426 6300 or email can be accepted for illustrations, photographs, @NewcastleNE1 [email protected] artwork or advertising materials while in transmission or with the publisher or their agents. facebook.com/ All information is correct at time of going to GetIntoNewcastle print, October 2013. Produced by room501 publishing on behalf of NE1 room501 Ltd Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, SR7 7TT www.room501.co.uk TICKET HOTLINE 0871 226 6060 NE1 Ltd supporting business and events in Newcastle. or buy online at www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk 3 NE1 Ad.indd 1 23/10/2013 16:24 NEWS NEWS FrOm THESpIANS ANd rOCkSTArS TO AN Army OF BIG- EArEd STEp BACk IN TImE INTErLOpErS - JuST ANOTHEr JAm-pACkEd FOrTNIGHT IN NE1. What the Fezziwig’s going on at Fenwick? They’ve only gone and transformed the second floor into NO FuN - GrAEmE mEAT WITH A a 5,000 sq ft Victorian-themed CHApmAN SAmBA BEAT Christmas village. Peer through @NOFuNNEWCASTLE With England’s place at the World assembled shop windows, gaze at PUNK • GARAGE • SURF • Cup secured, foodies can get into the delights in store and immerse PSYCH • HARDCORE • the mood for a Brazilian summer yourself in wintry wonderment. NEW WAVE • POP early, by heading to Newcastle’s Or at least get your Christmas first Brazilian Churrascaria – or shopping sorted before the barbecue samba style to you and December stampede begins. So, for the uninitiated, what me. Escobars Rodizio has opened www.fenwick.co.uk BEAuTy SpOT is No Fun? at Amen Corner, promising a true The hottest new beauty spot in town It’s a new monthly club night, Brazilian experience, fusing locally is Kiehl’s, which recently opened a held in the sexy refurbished sourced produce with authentic standalone store on Blackett Street. Head of steam basement, dishes and as much meat as you The beauty emporium with its luxe which started on friday New friends: Three-year-old Sarah Tyrer from Newbiggin can handle. skincare and haircare formulations for 25th October. Hall in Newcastle welcomes the school elephants joining Elephant Parade. www.rodizioescobars.co.uk men and women, is staffed by super-friendly experts, kitted out in That sounds quite fun ELEpHANTS ON pArAdE white lab coats. In keeping with its actually, so why the name? Catch Elephant Parade’s eye-catching decorated elephant statues on apothecary heritage, dating from its It’s a stooges song title, display at intu Eldon Square until mid-November. Their debut in founding in New York City in 1851, but it stemmed from the Newcastle forms part of a 14-stop UK tour of shopping centres. Elephant it has a quirky and inviting feel with boredom of nowhere Parade brings artists, celebrities and businesses together to create vibrant knick-knacks, glass jars and glittery playing the type of stuff public art creations on elephant statues to raise awareness of, and funds chandeliers. Kiehl’s Since 1851 is at we liked, where we could for, The Asian Elephant Foundation, a charity which supports elephant 4 Blackett Street. go have a dance. conservation projects. In the North East, pupils from Thomas Bewick, www.kiehls.co.uk Trinity Deneview, Church and Central High Schools have all designed ALL’S WELL Tell us more about this new elephants in celebration of the tour. Revel in a night of high drama night of yours? www.intuelephantparade.com with the last two weeks of the Well, we’re going to play SmALL IS BEAuTIFuL Royal Shakespeare Company’s punk, new wave, hardcore, Spending megabucks doing up giant Newcastle season at the Theatre vIrAL garage rock, psych, rock & houses is so passé when it comes to Royal. As You Like It runs until 2 roll. Owt radge really. A BryAN ANd A BrITpOppEr property TV shows. For the in thing November while All’s Well That vIdEO Wearside warbler Bryan Ferry and Liam now, thanks to TV architect George Ends Well runs from 5 to 9 Not to belittle your own What can people expect Gallagher’s Beady Eye are among the top picks Clarke, is tiny spaces with big appeal. November. The ensemble cross-cast Halloween costume this year, from it? of a bumper gigs line-up this fortnight. Ferry The Restoration Man is heading to includes leading lights Charlotte Well, we held a one-off party and a few special guests cruise into The Sage on WH Smith in Fenwick to sign copies Cornwell, Jonathan Slinger and but one Japanese hidden camera show thought dressing a few months ago and it 9 November, promising an eclectic mix of old of his new book Amazing Spaces, the Greg Hicks. As You Like It also was packed and a mosh and new stuff spanning 40 years. Snarling Liam companion to his Channel 4 series. features a score composed by Brit up as a life size dinosaur and pit broke out at one point. and his ex-Oasis chums – plus former The book and show look at the Award winner, English folk scaring some office workers It’s got a class party Kasabianite Jay Mehler – swagger into the O2 intriguing world of small builds. He’s musician Laura Marling. would be hilarious. And they atmosphere, rather than Academy on 13 November. Expect posturing in town on Saturday 9 November. www.theatreroyal.co.uk were right. your traditional club. aplenty and Oasisms throughout. www.events.whsmith.co.uk www.o2academynewcastle.co.uk Any other exciting things www.thesagegateshead.org quICk LuNCHTImE GIvEAWAy in the pipeline? quESTION We put on a handful of We love treating our readers here at NE1 and thanks to The Living Room, gigs earlier in the year, so FuNdrAISING EvENING BEST GIG IN we’re doing just that. The restaurant is giving you lucky readers an exclusive as we grow we might get Bravissimo lingerie and swimwear store in Eldon Garden is holding a NEWCASTLE? 2-4-1 offer on its new lunch menu, which includes everything from old back to putting on our fundraising evening to help boost funds for the Ryan Stanford appeal in aid of Chemical Brothers favourites like chicken and bacon club sandwiches to more exotic dishes at Newcastle Uni in favourite bands too. people with Alpers’ Syndrome, after a staff member’s grandson passed away 1997 – they don’t make ‘em like like confit gressingham duck leg. Quote NE1 to get your teeth into a We’re also available for from the disease. The event will be held on 4 November from 5pm to 8.30pm that anymore. cracking good deal. Offer runs until 15th November and is valid for two parties, weddings and and will include a raffle and a preview of the winter collections. Any purchases krIS HEAdLANd, 34, adults, with the cheaper dish given free. bar mitzvahs. made between 5pm and 8.30pm will receive a 10% discount. GOSFOrTH www.thelivingroom.co.uk www.bravissimo.com 4 5 FEATurE FEATurE Gusto As You Like It catering to individual parties. We also Besides our vast range of food we also Yule lOve cater for the little ones with Santa’s have a good cocktail, champagne and Grotto running throughout the wine list.” It Here season. Ring our Christmas team for Yuletide is, of course, the season of more details. Yule love it.” While it’ll goodwill, and partygoers can spread restaurant La Tasca offers a range of be too chilly at Christmas to their warm fuzzy sentiments a ‘fiesta’ packages and a helping hand enjoy its sprawling terrace, little further this year – from its dedicated events planners.