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What’s on this weekend: 28th-30th October

This week’s top pick

Monster Parade - Gateshead Millenium Bridge. Sun Oct 30.4.30pm-5.30pm (meet from 4pm on Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays.) No tickets needed.

This year’s Juice festival has seen a celebration of the creativity of children and young people, and to end the festivities, a ‘monster parade’ is taking place on the quayside. Hundreds of children and their families are expected to join young musicians from The Sage Gateshead for a fancy dress parade that will include monsters created by North East based arts company Unfolding Theatre, along with artist Molly Barrett and children from Bill Quay Primary School, and West End Womens’ and Girls’ Centre. The event will take the theme of an ‘anti-monster protest’ with children carrying banners and slogans. At the end of the parade, the monsters will be loaded into a ferry, and carried off down the river.

Family
Stupendous Steamroller Printing Event - Newcastle Quayside. Sun Oct 30. 11am-2pm. Free.

A unique chance for people of all ages to become involved in this large-scale printing project. Organisers of the International Print Biennale present ‘Coquet Lass’, an antique steamroller who will be rolling her way over a specially commissioned linocut, created by artists and children at Northern Print in Ouseburn.

Museums and Exhibitions
Unfinished Business, contemporary art - Wallington Hall. Sat Oct 29 - Sun Oct 30. 11am-5pm. Tickets: £9.70 adults; £4.85 children; £24.25 family.

This exhibition celebrates the 200th birthday of Pre-Raphealite artist, William Bell Scott, who was involved in the decoration of Wallington. Over 20 artists have produced works in response Scott’s famous works. Paintings will be displayed in Wallington’s Central Hall, a project which Scott never completed. Visitors are invited to discover the works, and more about Scott’s connection with the property.

Music
Boss Sounds Reggae Festival - Northumbria Students Union, Newcastle. Sat Oct 29. 6pm. Tickets: £17.50

A festival of national importance, the Boss Sounds Reggae Festival, showcases some of the best ska, reggae and rocksteady sounds. This year’s lineup includes legendary Jamaican artists such as Dennis Alcapone, Dawn Penn and Owen Gray. Lee Thompson, one time guitarist for Madness also brings his acclaimed Ska Orchestra to the North East for the first time, for what promises to be one of the best festivals to date.

Food and Drink
Middlesbrough Farmers Market - Nature’s World, Middlesbrough. Sun Oct 20. 10am-2pm. Free.

Local produce and crafts are on offer at this market that attracts visitors from all over the country. Sample seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat and poultry. Lunches and refreshments are available in the Tearooms all day.

Cinema
We Need to Talk About Kevin - Tyneside Cinema. Sat Oct 29 12.30pm and 3.50pm.

Adapted from Lionel Shriver’s award winning novel is brought to the cinema screen by director Lynne Ramsay and tells the tale of guilt and horror. It’s the story of a mothers coming-to-terms with the murders her son has committed. A unique and disturbing story that has wowed audiences so far.

Comedy
Fred MacAulay, Mary Bourke, Simon Donald and Tony Jameson. - The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle. 9pm. Tickets: £10 adults; £9 concessions; £5 members.

One of the best known faces in Scottish comedy, Fred MacAulay, brings a wealth of experience to The Stand, as does Mary Bourke, a respected comedy writer most famous for penning “the joke that was heard around the world,” i.e. “My name is Shazia Mirza, at least that’s what it says on my pilots licence.” Viz legend Simon Donald also brings his inimitable wit, along with rising local act Tony Jameson.

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