REPRESENTATIVES of arts organisations around the country will gather in Newcastle today to explore the notion that there’s strength and safety in numbers.Read
ONE of the region’s most celebrated arts charities moves from indoors to outdoors this weekend with a summer garden party to further its good causes.Read
SCHOOLCHILDREN across Sunderland and Durham have been working with artists, authors, film-makers and a host of other creative professionals as part of the Creative Partnerships scheme.Read
ACCORDING to general director Anthony Sargent, it was “a proud milestone” for the Gateshead venue, and the launch of a “unique, four-year journey”.Read
AUDIENCES at The Sage Gateshead have got used to big concerts and high profile performances but as people gather in Hall One tomorrow night, hopes will be high that new musical heights are about to be scaled.Read
AFTER months, if not years, of meticulous planning and agonising decisions about the tiniest details, it’s ironic that abiding memories of a wedding can often be completely out of the control of the bride and groom.Read
ON THE summer solstice, here was a concert to brighten up the leaden evening sky. What an absolute cracker it was – full of youthful brilliance and energy.Read
THIS is Refugee Week when we are asked to discover and celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to this country and the North East in particular.Read
PHOTOGRAPHER Leah Gordon was forced to reconsider the opening sentence of her book, Kanaval: Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the Streets of Haiti.Read
THERE are some things you might expect to see on a trip to the North East coast – gulls, boats, fish and chip shops maybe. It is likely totem poles would not figure on your list.Read
SET in the front room of the Blisses’ family home by the Thames in the 1920s, Hay Fever is one of Noel Coward’s earliest hits and, according to actor Simon Callow, his first masterpiece.Read
LYNNE Thompson-Campbell’s extraordinary sculpture on show at South Tyneside College will either render you speechless or give rise to a flood of questions.Read
SUPPORTERS and staff of Seven Stories are celebrating a financial boost for their work – thanks to classic children’s writer Enid Blyton and the guardians of her legacy.Read
YOU may be new to the idea of the bumbumbox party. In fact, you almost certainly will be new to the idea of the bumbumbox party since the first such event in the country is taking place in Newcastle on Friday.Read
David Whetstone is our arts and entertainments editor and is also the editor of Culture magazine. He has worked at ncjMedia for more than 25 years and has won numerous awards for he work.
