EIGHTY children from three Newcastle primary schools had a very good excuse for daydreaming as they visited their new school just before the end of term.Read
SHARRON Blackmore started painting properly two years ago. You might find that a bit hard to believe, given the array of accomplished animal portraits on these pages.Read
THE artist Cerith Wyn Evans spent yesterday scouting locations for a major new installation in Sunderland. Meanwhile performance poet Kate Fox is working with children in seven schools in Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields.Read
TYNESIDE folk group The Keelers will perform sea shanties at the National Glass Centre tomorrow night to serenade the new exhibition at the Sunderland venue, Songs of the Sea.Read
COINCIDENTALLY, just before ringing to discuss the business of laughter with Simon Donald, I bump into one of his biggest fans, cartoonist Geoff Laws whose work graced this paper for many years.
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A FILM which could do for choirs what Brassed Off did for brass bands begins shooting in the North East next week with a glittering cast led by Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp.Read
THE region’s reputation as a hotbed of literary talent was highlighted last night when 16 writers received Northern Writers’ Awards worth a total of £28,000.Read
AFTER the success of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by veteran playwright Edward Albee, Northern Stage turns to another American to open its autumn season in the big Stage 1 auditorium.Read
CATHERINE Tate apparently called them “brilliant, really brilliant” which is no mean accolade for comedy sketch trio The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek.Read
THE Sage Gateshead opened with a fanfare in December 2004, so it’s surely a little early for the 10th anniversary that is to be celebrated this weekend with a programme of concerts, performances and even a world record attempt?Read
SOME of the country’s most highly-rated professional musicians will perform at the Brinkburn Music Festival this weekend – but talented local youngsters will be playing the first notes.Read
MAURIZIO Anzeri’s exhibition at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art has divided its audience. It opened just recently but already I have met people who love it and others who find it disturbing. One person I know can’t bear to look at it.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.
