Two For One Fun Up For Grabs At Half Term And Beyond
Looking for half price family fun at half term, Easter and beyond? Then call in at Middlesbrough’s bustling Emporium business start-up unit to pick up a book chock full of bargains.
‘Your entertainer’ is the essential 2-for-1 voucher book for families living in the Teesside area who are looking to save money and is on sale in The Emporium for a limited time only.
Whether you fancy a game of bowling, a visit to a theme park or attraction, a day at the zoo or ....
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Keep Christmassy And Carry On At The Dorman
All are invited to a special wartime-themed Advent celebration at Middlesbrough’s Dorman Museum at the weekend.
The 20-minute live music and theatre performance takes place in the street gallery at the museum in Linthorpe Road on Saturday, November 17 from 4pm.
The production is the work of the team that put on the hugely successful Ballad of Captain Cook at Stockton’s Georgian Theatre earlier this year.
They’ve teamed up once again with playwright Martin Riley, ....
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New Boutique Wool Shop In The Corner Emporium
The latest independent retailer is set to move into Middlesbrough’s thriving Corner Emporium in the Cleveland Centre.
Thefineyarnshop has been a dream of avid hand knitter Helen Swan’s for many years.
Helen, who was taught to knit by her mother at the age of six, spotted a gap in the local area for wool shops supplying good quality yarns alongside first class customer service.
So she decided to put her 30 years experience of in the retail and service sectors – Helen ....
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Final Olympic Weekend On The Big Screen
A vibrant and fun atmosphere at the Big Screen in Middlesbrough will celebrate the final days of a memorable Olympic games.
Samba band Groove Inc will play at the BBC Big Screen in Centre Square from 7pm to 8pm on Sunday (August 12) as the countdown begins to the closing ceremony.
Groove Inc have already wowed the crowds at the Team GB v Brazil football game at the Riverside and at the ....
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Scarecrows And Home-grown Veg On The Mela Menu
The hunt is on for Middlesbrough’s tastiest home-grown veg and scariest home-made scarecrows.
Prizes are up for grabs as part of the Lottery-funded Grow It, Cook It, Share It initiative, with the winners due to be crowned at this year’s Mela in July.
The project, run by Middlesbrough Environment City, runs until the end of 2013 and aims to help local people grow their own food and eat healthily.
There are events and activities throughout the year, with highlights for 2012 ....
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Stripped Back For Success
Hartlepool music promoters Bonus Grooves Ents in association with rockpig, present monthly Lo-fi Acoustic, Americana and Folk nights at Hartlepool Marina’s; The Moorings Eaterie, located on Navigation Point. These evenings entitled ‘PinDrop’ celebrate the best original and acoustic talent both locally and nationally, in lovely intimate surroundings with a fully licensed bar. ....
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Easter Funnies 2 - Lol
Laugh Out Loud. How many times do I type that on a text without actually meaning it? Last night I laughed out loud for real at Easter Funnies 2. In fact I was thankful for the respite of a break in the middle as I had serious face ache.
Easter Funnies is a collaboration between Writers' Block and ARC Sketch Group where a group of disparate people come together and are guided to write a load of ....
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Hollywood Star Shelby Heads To Town Hall
A Grammy award winning, Hollywood starlet is heading to Teesside for a rare and intimate outing. Americana songbird Shelby Lynne will be bringing her solo acoustic tour to Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt on Thursday 23 February, one of only 4 UK dates.
Lynne started out in the music industry in 1989 but didn’t make her real breakthrough until 10 years later with the release of ....
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Going Dark
One of the most enlightening plays I have seen in years. Max works at a planetarium and is employed to present the shows to the public introducing the galaxy, the universe and hopefully answering some of the big questions about space. But he also faces a big challenge in his personal life and we are drawn into his personal and professional battles all revolving around the question of how ....
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Arc Conference Explores Arts And Dementia
ARC is bringing dementia awareness to the forefront of its programme and events in September with two stunning theatre performances and a professional symposium. The performances of Autobiographer and 1 Beach Road coincide with the mini conference, which aims to explore different approaches around dementia.
The Exploring Arts and Dementia Conference will contain briefings from both ....
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Make Your Mark In History - Etching Workshop This Saturday
To celebrate the centenary of the Transporter Bridge Artist Adrian Moule wants the public to get involved by coming along to an etching workshop where we will make 100 individual etchings of the transporter bridge. This image will then be donated to MIMA, The Dormans Museum or the Visitor Centre to become the offical birthday card for the bridge.
Each person who takes part will be shown the ....
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World Famous Tv Psychic Heads To Teesside
Celebrity TV Psychic Medium Colin Fry is returning to Middlesbrough Town Hall on Friday 15 July due to popular demand. His shows at the Town Hall regularly sell out full of believers in awe of his unrivalled talents.
Colin is well known for his many television appearances including Psychic Private Eyes, The Three Mediums and the hit Living TV series 6th Sense with Colin Fry, which ran ....
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Coming Up At The Georgian Theatre... A Christmas Extravaganza!
Coming up at The Georgian Theatre soon- Cherry B's Burlesque on Saturday 11 December
Loosely Acoustic on Friday 17 December Kinfauns Yuletide Bonanza on Mon 27 December
Cherry B's Christmas Spectacular on Saturday 11 December, Doors open at 8.00pm Featuring a scrumptious selection of some of the North East's finest Burlesque performers, with stunning sounds from Cherry L' Mour and Meg La Mania, plus cheeky festive performances from Trixie D Licious, Frankii ....
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England’s Heartbeat
The legendary founder of The Fall and longtime football fan Mark E Smith has thrown his hat into the World Cup ring and come up with the brilliant new anthem, "England's Heartbeat" co-written with Ed Blaney and Jenny Shuttleworth, and recorded under the guise of Shuttleworth.
A great new song, not a rehash, with no celebrities trying to rekindle faded careers! I’ve got to say it is ....
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Get A Flea Market In Your Ear
Get yourself down to Peg Powler Gallery this evening for a last chance to see a charming art show, Rebecca Little’s Flea Market Show.
Young local artist Rebecca Little has an eye for the quirky and unusual and the imagination to turn the humdrum into something extra special. Rebecca’s exhibition is the culmination of many weeks, months and years of scouring ....
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Freebass For Music Live
Manchester music legends confirmed for Middlesbrough Music Live
Brand new 21st Century supergroup Freebass – featuring the bass players of legendary bands New Order, The Stone Roses and The Smiths - have today been confirmed as one of the headline acts for this year’s Middlesbrough Music Live on Sunday June 6.
Headed by Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order), Mani (The ....
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Pete Firman - Boro Magic Man Brings His Top Show Home
Boro magic man brings his top show home
One of TV’s top magic men is bringing his smash hit Edinburgh show back home to Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt on Friday 9 April – and is promising plenty of new tricks up his sleeve as he plans for another storming Edinburgh festival this summer.
Boro born Pete Firman has taken the comedy world by storm and bagged rave ....
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The Hairy Bikers’ Big Night Out
TV’s favourite foodies set for Boro Town Hall
TV’s favourite foodies The Hairy Bikers are heading to Middlesbrough Town Hall for what looks set to be a fantastic night of inspirational cooking, tall tales and massive belly laughs on Wednesday 16 June.
Simon King and David Myers are the stars of BBC2’s smash hit programmes ‘The Hairy Bikers ....
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Lemn Sissay: Why I Don't Hate White People
He didn’t know a black person until he was eighteen. It wasn’t his fault. They just thought it was better that way.
Playwright, performer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay – the child of an unlikely liaison between Wigan Social Services, Ethiopia and Eritrea – spent most of his adult life searching for his family.
This extraordinary journey was the ....
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Special Edinburgh Preview At Catch 22!
Jon Richardson is coming to Stockton. One of the most hotly tipped comics of the year is previewing his brand new Edinburgh show at Stockton’s hugely popular Catch 22 Comedy Club at what looks set to be another busy night at ARC on Friday 26 June.
Jon Richardson is already making big waves on the UK comedy circuit. He’s supported Alan Carr on a huge 60-date national ....
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I Am Kloot - Boro Rebound
The Kids Are Solid Gold is chuffed to bits to be able to welcome back one of Britain's most gifted songwriters, I Am Kloot front man, John Bramwell. Kloot are currently in the studio recording their new album with Mercury Music Prize winner, Guy Garvey at the controls and John's show in Middlesbrough represents the chance to get an early preview of this work. We're also thrilled ....
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The Weekend In Middlesbrough
Here is a quick look at some of the events taking place in Middlesbrough this weekend.
Jimmy and the Sounds + The Felons (Uncle Alberts)
Sadly, this isn't a collaboration between Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Swedish sensations The Sounds… but it is in fact a brand new Teesside supergroup formed from the ashes of The Cutters and they remind us of a mixture of Ryan Adams and The ....
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This Week At The Arc
Here is a look at what is happening this week at the ARC in Stockton.
Strangeface Theatre Company present The Last Resort
Spitting Image does Under Milk Wood? Strangeface present their production about greed, ambition and, ultimately, redemption in a darkly comic folk tale told with masks, puppets and original music played live for adults and young people aged 9 and over.Far ....
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Ed Byrne's 22,000 Good Reasons
TV Comic’s Boro gig draws record competition entries
Tees Valley tourism bosses are celebrating the power of the internet, after an online competition to win tickets for top stand-up comic Ed Byrne’s upcoming gig at Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt, plus an overnight stay for two at the town’s four star Thistle Hotel, attracted an astonishing 22,000 entries from across the ....
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It’s A Tv Special: ‘mock The Week’ Stars Come To Boro
Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt could be mistaken for the ‘Mock the Week’ TV studios, when two of the show’s best known comics bring their respective live shows to Boro within four days of each other later this month.
Just weeks after a storming sell-out show by Stephen K Amos, the Crypt looks set to be packed again for Andy Parsons on Saturday 21 February, closely ....
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