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WHAT’S ON IN NEWCASTLE COOKING UP A STORM The passionate Italian with the keys to Jamie’s new gaff MARVELLOUS MEETINGS Castles, power stations and other cracking seminar spaces NOW THAT’S MAGIC A mystical world opens up in Newcastle YOUR FREE FORTNIGHTLY GUIDE 12 MAR 2014 – 26 MAR 2014 Run Sunderland YOU’RE IN NEWCASTLE YOUR FORTNIGHTLY GUIDE Be Part of the action on Bank Holiday Weekend TO WHAT’S ON Hey readers smell that aroma lingering around NE1 right now. I don’t mean the meaty whiff of pasty peddlers and their army of sausage rollers - or even the fruity tang de la transport publique. Fill your snozzcumbers again and you might just catch a whiff of the essence of spring. With the skies a little less black and biblical, the emergency poncho crowd has returned to fill outdoor seats once more and ooh la la doesn’t it feel so cosmopolitan. Flower pots and pocket parks are blooming and the city is alive – yes to the sound of music. But forget connotations of annoying spinning nuns with giant guitar cases. This is proper music 3 Runners we’re talking about. There’s top bands like local heroes Maximo Park here this fortnight for the sunderland city sticky floor denizens. At the same time, the sit down set can look forward to the likes of Russell Watson and the force of nature that is Subo. HalF There’ll be laughs too, and plenty of them, with Hebburn star Chris 1 Team Ramsey and comedy hightower Miranda Hart among the stand-up stars descending here in the next few days. There’s plenty more besides, so what are you waiting for? Go have some fun. 04 NEWS 13.1 Miles Everything you need to know this fortnight 06 PERFECT RECIPE FOOD Welcome to Jamie’s new NE1 gaff 08 MARVELLOUS MEETINGS FEATURE Take on the challenge with your friends, Cracking conference spots here in Newcastle 10 MUM’S THE WORD FEATURE family or work colleagues! Give her a Mother’s Day to remember PLUS All the highlights of the next two weeks – your first stop shop for entertainment listings in Newcastle Editorial: Andrew Mernin All contents copyright © 2014 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. 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READ ON FOR THESE AND MANY MORE LISTEN UP tu n GOINGS ON IN NE1 THIS FORTNIGHT Want to sample some of the best artists The best of the local gigs scene, that the North East has to offer and with Metro Radio’s Zoe Addison ONE TO WATCH take home some incredible artwork at Want to know the name of the hottest MAKE HASTE OR ridiculously low prices? For art lovers MISS OUT THE ENGLISH BEAT ground breaking artist to impress your in Newcastle, Ouseburn Open Studios Prepare to be friends with? Well, let us introduce Tickets are selling fast for the upcoming Spring Salon Sale, which takes place transported you to Nina Canell. The Swedish artist Maker Faire event in Newcastle next on Sunday 23 March, represents the MODEL SEARCH back more makes sculptures that help provide real month. To get your fill of mind-boggling most significant artistic coming REACHES CLIMAX than three physical substance to often intangible science and technology – including a giant together since Michelangelo’s brush Bethan Sproat, 18, from Blyth, has decades questions. Stopping short of creating robot hand that can crush a car – you better met the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, won this year’s search for the Face down the meaning of life out of tea bags, her act fast. The event, billed as the greatest with 36 Lime Street, Toffee Factory, of…NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week memory lane work does incorporate materials such show (and tell) in the world, takes place Northern Print, Mushroom Works 2014. The would-be model fought as 2 Tone as stray socks and chewing gum. at the Centre for Life on 26 and 27 April. and The Biscuit Factory opening their off tough competition to win the luminaries The Definitely worth a look. Nina Canell: See www.life.org.uk for details. doors to offer very special prices for title and her face will now be English Beat Near Here lands at the Baltic on end of line collections and one off splashed across posters, programmes bop into NE1. Singer, Friday 18 April. works. Running for over 13 years, and adverts publicising the event songwriter and guitarist BAND ON THE RISE NEW BAR BRINGS the event has become a local which takes place in NE1 from 9 behind one of the biggest Ahead of their gig at the Sage on 2 HOLLYWOOD institution, with affordable art, craft – 17 May. The event showcases the bands of its kind, Dave May, fast-emerging Tyneside band GLAMOUR and design begging to be placed region’s fashion industry from the Wakeling is touring with his Kosoti have this month released their There are few camp Hollywood on your mantelpiece. best of retail through to fashion and merry men, and you can taste the 80s action for yourself at debut single War. It’s double A side icons as celebrated as Norma design departments at the city’s their gig on 19 March. promising insanely catchy melodies Desmond, which is the thinking Northumbria University and The event is bound to be a and thoughtful song writing, with behind the newest bar to hit Newcastle College. Finalists wore joyous occasion, with their Pirouettes as the second track. Visit Newcastle’s gay scene. Sunset garments created by fashion design iconic ska-pop rhythms www.kosoti.com to see where Boulevard – named after Norma’s students from Northumbria and upbeat Jamaican vibes you can buy it and for details of most famous film – is the new University following a brief from instantly revisiting the the upcoming Sage gig. addition to our thriving LGBT fashion footwear brand, Dr Martens atmosphere of the era. Dave bar circuit. While Ms Desmond and were photographed by award and the gang promise to BONMARCHE ON may be the archetypical figure of winning photographer, Eric perform all the hits of The THE MOVE faded Hollywood glamour, there’s Murphy. Alisia Murphy, casting Beat including ‘Mirror in the Fans of fashion, I’m a Celebrity nothing faded about this place, director at Boho Models was Bathroom’, ‘Can’t Get Used to Get Me Out of Here and the VIRAL with plenty of Tinsel Town magic among the judges. Losing You’, as well as cover Royal Family, we have you covered. inside. The venue, on Marlborough CALLING ALL www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/nfw of the Smokey Robinson David Emanuel – that bloke who VIDEO Crescent, is also the perfect place WOODY ALLEN FANS classic, ‘Tears of a Clown’. I designed Lady Diana’s dress and for a quick drink before heading Relive the genius of Woody Allen reckon it’s inevitable that upon more recently was seen chewing A little something for those to a show at its quite fabulous on the big screen at the Star and NEWCASTLE INDEED hearing the signature sound animal privates in the celebrity TV that have always wanted to namesake and NE1’s dedicated Shadow Cinema, which is this DOES VINTAGE of that sax in their tunes you’ll get the goose bumps. jungle - will be visiting NE1 to go whale watching. Such cabaret club, Boulevard. Now get month running a season of films Newcastle does vintage very well majestic creatures... Louis ‘Sir Lou’ Kahn from help launch the new site of high ready for your close up darlings. by the screenwriter, director, actor, and the people of NE1 have always The Beat sums up the band’s street fashion store Bonmarché. The comedian, author, playwright, and embraced all things heritage, from plans for the gig: “Dave sees new store, which moves from its musician. Taking in classics like 1950s glamour and distressed furniture his job here on Earth to be former home in intu Eldon Square, HEY YOU UP IN THE SKY… Manhattan, Annie Hall and Play It to everything else that’s old but trendy. bringing a message of love, is opening at 96-98 Grainger Street If you averted your eyes upwards from your smartphone recently you might Again, Sam, the Star and Shadow Those looking to fulfil their every unity and a steady, rhythmic on Thursday 13 March at 9.30am, have noticed two massive cranes towering above the Central Station. Don’t Cinema should be given a big desire when it comes to vintage groove of danceable songs with cupcakes and goody bags for panic, they’re not dismantling our rail link to the world. They are in fact shiny medal for its services to furniture, home wares, clothing, to the masses”.