THURS 1ST MAY

MUSIC
Damage Control, The Grange, Newcastle Road, 9pm, free. Tel. 549 8962.
Three Adventurers, Clarendon, High Street East, Sunderland, 9pm, free.
Se Ganainm, plus guests, East Boldon Folk Club, Grey Horse, Front Street, East Boldon, 8pm, free.
The Little Comets, Bonded Warehouse, Low Street, Sunderland, £3. Tel. 0772 568 6054.Ady Ferguson, The Black Horse, West Boldon, 9pm, free.
Alan Knights, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 9pm, free.
River City Jazzmen, Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 488 0954.
The Caffreys, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, £3. Tel. 514 3844.
Revolutionaires, Stormont Main Club, Springwell Terrace, Wrekenton, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 5224.
Ambience, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Sonner, Out of Towners, Plan for Tonight, Backseat Angel, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Borderland, Easy Street, Front Street, Chester Le Street, 9pm, free. Tel. 389 4102.
Chuck Prophet, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £12. Tel. 230 4474.
Sunderland Regional Recorded Music Society, Ewesley Road Methodist Church Hall, nr. Royal Hospital, 7.15pm-9.30pm, £2. Tel. 388 1450.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130. An Evening Of Clairvoyance with Sean Roper, Redhouse WMC, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £6. Tel. 0798 467 0924.Lucky Numbers, by Mike Yeaman, People's Theatre, Stephenson Road, Heaton, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 265 5020.
Treasure Island, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 1.30pm and 7pm, £7.50 to £14.50. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
Quiz, Duck And Kangaroo, Raeburn Road, Red House, 8.30pm, free.
Dog obedience/socialisation classes, Scout hut, Crow Lane, East Herrington, 6.30pm onwards. Call Jo on 07929 354 473 to book a place on six week course or log onto: www.paws2play.net

FRIDAY 2ND MAY

MUSIC
Poor Boys, Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2791.
TT Blue, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Whole Hog, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Mo Jo Hand, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
The Rattlers, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 455 8219.Russ Tippins, Hollymere, Leechmere Road, Grangetown, 9pm, free. Tel. 521 3809.Alan Knights, The Highwayman, Lambton, Washington, 9pm, free.
Ady Ferguson, The Inn Place, Doxford Park, Sunderland, 9pm, free.
Danny And The Champions Of The World plus guests, The White Room, Holmeside, Sunderland, 8pm, £3.Tony Liddle Band plus guests, The Lancastrian Suite, Lancaster Road, Dunston, 7pm, £6. Tel. 460 5353.
FM, Daisy Hill, Heugh Edge, Sacriston, 9pm, c/c. Tel. 371 0288.
The Pontiacs, Keelboat, Fatfield, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 3896.
Urban Spacemen, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Shanghai, Ox And Plough, Oxclose, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 0170.
Sour Mash Trio, Sand Dancer, Sea Road, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 454 4861.
Watershed, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Steve Stoker, The Caledonian, Lyons Street, Hebburn, 9pm, free. Tel. 483 3634.
New Age Jam, The Musketeer, Great Lime Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free.
Heavy Load, The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 455 6083.
Last Minute, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Wilko Johnson, The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
The Pistoleros,Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
The Suzeraines, Washington FC, Concorde, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
Jeepers Peepers, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £5. Tel. 230 4474.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Lucky Numbers, by Mike Yeaman, People's Theatre, Stephenson Road, Heaton, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 265 5020.
Treasure Island, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7pm, £7.50 to £14.50. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
Karaoke Competition (H4), New Herrington WMC, Recreation Ground, 8pm, free.
Karaoke, The Davy Lamp, Easington, 8pm, free.

SAT 3RD MAY

MUSIC
T-Rox, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
The Force, Peterlee Catholic Club, Grampian Drive, Peterlee, 9pm, £2. Tel. 586 3027.
New Stories, Jolly Steward, South Shields, 9pm, free.
Ady Ferguson, Victoria, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9pm.
The Poor Boys, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 455 8219.The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Metroradio Arena, Newcastle, 8pm, £24.50.
Terry Gorman, Ale Taster, Durham Road, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0770.
Ammunition, Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5675.
Neil James, Beehive, Sedletch, Houghton, 9pm, free.
Rigid Digits, Alexandra,
Acoustic Beatles, Duke Of Albany, Albany Centre, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 0019.
Road Dogs, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 296 6814.
FM, Golden Lion, Lion Place, South Hylton, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 534 8008.
Knee Jerk Reaction, Jolly Miller, Durham Road, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 7747.
Dave Black, Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 427 2951.
Tony Liddle Band, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
The Rattlers, Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2720.
The Me Me's, Moorhouse, Front Street, Seaton Burn, 9pm, free. Tel. 236 8092.
Charlotte French, Sand Dancer, Sea Road, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 454 4861.
New Age Jam, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
The Underdogs, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Spartan, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
The Clashed, The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
Rod Clements, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, £5. Tel. 487 0666.
Steve Percival And Nick Phillips, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 6606.
Erik And The Vikings, Trimmers Arms, Commercial Road, Riverside, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 454 5550.
The Demountables, Washington FC, Concorde, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
New Stories plus guests, Whitburn Lodge, Whitburn, Sunderland, 1pm. Tel. 529 0800. Whodlums, Woodlands, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 1083.
Steve Pearson and Nick Palmer, Times Inn, Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham,
The Sour Mash Trio, The Clarendon, High Street East, Sunderland, 2pm, free. Tel. 510 3200.
Sawtooth, plus guests, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4474.
The Jasper Hart Band, The Philadelphia Pub, Success Road, Philadelphia, 9pm, free. Tel. 584 0356.
Twister,The Albion, Ryhope Village, Sunderland, 9pm free.
STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Lucky Numbers, by Mike Yeaman, People's Theatre, Stephenson Road, Heaton, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 265 5020.
Treasure Island, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 10.30am, 2.30pm, and 7pm, £7.50 to £14.50. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
Record Hop, Houghton Rock 'n' Roll Club, Sports Centre, Station Road, 7pm, £1.
Hexham Book Festival, Hexham, Northumberland, In venues around Hexham.
Karaoke, Dun Cow, Seaton Village, Seaham, 8.30pm. Tel. 513 1133.
Table Top Sale, St. Mary's Church Hall, Easington Village, 9.30am to 12pm, 50p. Funds in aid of the Church.
Book Signing-Broken Harmony, by crime novelist Roz Southey, Waterstone's, The Bridges, between 11.00am and 2pm.
Local History Fair, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, 10am to 4pm, free.
Hindu Nari Sangh, The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7pm, £5. Tel. 454 1234.
Herbology, find out how the Anglo-Saxons used herbs, Bede's World, Church Bank, Jarrow, 12pm to 4pm, normal admission prices apply.

SUN 4TH MAY
MUSIC
Damage Control plus Avatar, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 3.30pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
Six Nowt, Masters Bar, High Street West, Sunderland, 3pm, free. Tel. 564 2827.
Small Weller, Grindon WMC, Gregory Road, Grindon, 12.15pm.
Grumpy Old Men, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Krisis, Davy Lamp, Brick Garth, Easington Lane, 4.30pm, free.
Steve King, New Herrington WMC, Recreation Ground, 8pm, c/c.
The Dusty Tools, Hastings Hill Pub, Sunderland, 8.45pm, free.
Sticky Fingers, Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5675.
Ady Ferguson, The Kings Arms, Deptford, Sunderland, 5pm, free.
Whitaker Waller And Harcourt, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 4pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Gypsy Thieves, Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 488 0954.
The Force, Moorhouse, Front Street, Seaton Burn, 9pm, free. Tel. 236 8092.
Steve Daggett, Roker Hotel, Roker Terrace, Sunderland, 6pm, free. Tel. 567 1786.
Charlotte French, (5pm), FM (7pm), Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Diablo, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 4pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Storm, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 6606.
The Sour Mash Trio, The Mile, Brigham Place, South Shields, 8pm, free. Tel. 454 7495.
GoFaster, plus guests, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Fairport Convention, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £14 to £15. Tel. 454 1234.
Green Room, plus guests, Hendon Grange, Sunderland, 8pm, free.
Indicators, Phoenix, Stockton Road, Seaham, 8pm, free.

EVENTS
Ghost Hunt, Crook Hall And Gardens, Durham City, 11am to 5pm. The Ghost Tours begin at 1pm and 3.30pm, and are included in the entry price, £5.50 Adults, £4.50 children. Tel. 384 8028.
Karaoke, Duck And Kangaroo, Raeburn Road, Red House, 8.30pm, free.
Hexham Book Festival, Hexham, Northumberland, In venues around Hexham.
The Northern Writers' Awards 2008, Hexham Book Festival, Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Northumberland, 3pm, free (ticket required). Tel. 01434 652 477.
Ancient Woodland Restoration Guided Walk, Staward Gorge, Bardon Mill, Hexham, 10.00am to 12 noon, £3 per person and £1.50 car park. Booking Essential: 07879480979.
Folk in the Farmyard, Cherryburn, Station Bank, Mickley, Nr Stocksfield,1.30pm to 4.30pm, bring a picnic. Tel. 01661 843276.
Herbology, find out how the Anglo-Saxons used herbs, Bede's World, Church Bank, Jarrow, 12pm to 4pm, normal admission prices apply.
Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May
Gone to Pot, watch an Anglo Saxon potter demonstrate his craft and then make your own, Bedes World, Church Bank, Jarrow, 12pm to 5.30pm, normal admission charge.
Bowburn Toy And Train Collectors Fair, Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn,10.30am to 3pm. Tel. 01302 534149.

MON 5TH MAY

MUSIC
Music Festival, Grumpy Old Men plus guests, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, Sunderland, 2pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
Music Festival, Small Weller plus guests, Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland,1pm, free. Tel. 514 5675.
Green Room plus guests, The Albion, Ryhope, 1.30pm, free.
All day Music Festival, with Steve Daggett, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Davy Lamp, Easington, 9pm, free.
Acoustic Festival, Easy Street, Front Street, Chester Le Street, 2pm, free. Tel. 389 4102.
New Stories, The Clock, Hebburn, 8pm, free.
Terry Gorman, Arts Centre, Fatfield, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 219 3455.
Terry Gorman (3pm), Ady Ferguson, Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, 5pm, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Robot Elvis, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Demob Happy, In Cities, Waterfront, The Flytes, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Sunderland College Music Practice Degree show, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, free. Tel. 230 4474.
Extraordinary Gentlemen, Davy Lamp, Brick Garth, Easington Lane, 6.30pm, free.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Our House, The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £10 to £12. Tel. 454 1234.

EVENTS
Hexham Book Festival, Hexham, Northumberland, In venues around Hexham.
May Day Festivities, Beamish Museum, Co. Durham, £10 to £16. Tel. 370 4000.
Canny Crack, traditional music and Dance, Cherryburn, Station Bank, Mickley, Nr. Stocksfield, 1pm to 4.30pm.
Herbology, find out how the Anglo-Saxons used herbs, Bede's World, Church Bank, Jarrow, 12pm to 4pm, normal admission prices apply.
Gone to Pot, watch an Anglo Saxon potter demonstrate his craft and then make your own, Bedes World, Church Bank, Jarrow, 10am to 5.30pm, normal admission charge.
May Day Celebrations, Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields,10am to 4pm, free.
Ghost Hunt, Crook Hall And Gardens, Durham City, 11am to 5pm. The Ghost Tours begin at 1pm and 3.30pm, and are included in the entry price, £5.50 Adults, £4.50 children. Tel. 384 8028.

TUES 6TH MAY

MUSIC
Who's George?', Alex Hall Band, Djangleabra, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £3. Tel. 230 4236.
Led Bib, The Hub, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £10. Tel. 230 4474.
Antibusk featuring Lucas Renney, The Left Outsides, Richard Dawson, The White Room, Holmeside, Sunderland, 8pm, £3.
Sunderland Pianoforte Society, Museum And Winter Gardens, Burdon Road, Sunderland, 7.15pm, £9. Tel. 252 5396.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Our House, The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £10 to £12. Tel. 454 1234.
Birmingham Royal Ballet, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.30pm, £7 to £14. Tel. 332 4041.

EVENT
Water Power at Cragside, Cragside, Rothbury, Morpeth, 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Tel. 01669 620333.

WED 7TH MAY

MUSIC
Revolutionaires, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Napoleon III, Hreda, Kansas Burns, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Make Model, Land Of Talk, Major Dawson, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £5. Tel. 230 4474.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Our House, The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £10 to £12. Tel. 454 1234.
Birmingham Royal Ballet, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 1.30pm and 7.30pm, £7 to £14. Tel. 332 4041.

EVENTS
Batty in Boldon, armed with bat detectors discover what species of bat can be found in the area.
Meet car park behind the Grey Horse Pub, Front Street, East Boldon, 9pm, free.


CINEMA LIST
From Friday, May 2 to Thursday, May 8 (Week 18)

EMPIRE CINEMA, SUNDERLAND Tel: 0871 4714 714
Iron Man (12A) 11.15 (Fri-Mon), 12.15, 2.15, 3.15, 5.15, 6.15, 8.15, 9.15.
Made of Honour (12A) 10.40 (Sat/Sun), 1.00, 3.30, 5.55, 8.30.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15) 11.20 (Fri-Mon), 1.50, 4.40, 7.15, 9.50.
Nim's Island (U) 10.45 (Sat/Sun), 1.15, 3.40, 6.00, 8.20.
P2 (18) 7.20, 9.40.
The Eye (15) 12.05, 2.25, 4.45, 7.05, 9.30.
Three and Out (15) 12.00 (not Sat/Sun), 2.20, 4.50.
Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who (U) Sat-Mon 11.10, 1.20.
Fool's Gold (12A) 12.40 (not Sat-Mon), 3.20, 6.10, 8.45.
21 (12A) 12.00 (not Sat/Sun), 3.00, 5.45, 8.45.
Drillbit Taylor (12A) Sat-Mon 10.45, 12.50.
Step Up 2: The Streets (PG) 11.30 (Fri-Mon), 1.50, 4.10, 6.40, 9.20.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG) 12.10, 2.40.
27 Dresses (12A) 5.00pm.
In Bruges (18) 7.10, 9.45.
Son of Rambow (12A) 12.20, 2.30, 4.45, 6.50.
Deception (15) 9.10pm.
Alvin & The Chipmunks (U) Sat/Sun 10.30am.
Enchanted (PG) Sat/Sun 10.30am.

CINEWORLD, BOLDON Tel: 0871 2002000
Iron Man (12A) 11.00, 11.40, 2.00, 2.40, 5.00, 5.40, 8.00, 8.40.
Made Of Honour (12A) 11.00, 1.30, 3.55, 6.25, 8.50.
Nim's Island (U) 11.00, 1.20, 3.40, 6.00, 8.20.
P2 (18) 11.50 (not Sat-Mon), 2.10, 4.30, 6.55, 9.15.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15) 1.00, 3.30, 6.15, 9.00. Audio Described available all showings. Subtitled: Sun 1.00pm. Mon 6.15pm.
The Eye (15) 11.30 (not Sat-Mon), 1.50 (not Sat-Mon), 4.20, 6.50, 9.10.
Deception (15) 1.40 (not Sat-Mon), 4.05 (not Sat-Mon), 6.35, 9.00.
Fool's Gold (12A) 12.40, 3.20, 5.50, 8.30.
In Bruges (18) 8.55pm.
21 (12A) 12.20, 3.10, 6.05, 8.50.
Son of Rambow (12A) 12.00, 2.15, 4.30, 6.40.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG) 11.20, 1.40 (Sat-Mon), 4.05 (Sat-Mon).
Horton Hears A Who (U) Sat-Mon 11.50am.
Step Up 2: The Streets (PG) 11.30 (Sat-Mon), 1.50.
Alvin & The Chipmunks (U) Sat 11.10am.
Bee Movie (U) Sat 10.50am.
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (U) Sat 10.30am.

CUSTOMS HOUSE, SOUTH SHIELDS Tel: (0191) 4541234
Iron Man (12A) 11.45 (Sat-Mon), 2.15 (Sat-Mon), 4.45, 7.15.

GALA, DURHAM Tel: (0191) 3324041
Iron Man (12A) 11.45 (Sat), 1.30 (Thur), 2.30 (not Thur), 4.15 (Thur), 5.15 (not Thur), 8.00 (not Thur), 8.30 (Thur).
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15) 1.00 (Sat), 3.30, 6.00, 8.30 (not Mon/Wed).
Casablanca (U) Tues 12.30pm
Hotel Harabati (15) Mon 8.30pm.
Double Indemnity (PG) Wed 8.30pm.

ODEON, METROCENTRE, GATESHEAD Tel: 0871 22 44 007
TYNESIDE CINEMA Tel: (0191) 232 8289
VUE HARTLEPOOL Tel: 08712 240240