ACORN: Introduction to Community Organising
Sun 26 January // 11:00
Angry at the way things are in this country? Want to do something about it? Then ... [more]
New Volunteers Induction
Sun 26 January // 12:00
Sun 2 February // 12:00
Sun 9 February // 12:00
Sun 16 February // 12:00
Sun 23 February // 12:00
Sun 8 March // 12:00
Sun 15 March // 12:00
100% volunteer powered. Come & join us - get inducted! [more]
Open 12pm - 5pm
Sunday Cafe
Sun 26 January // 12:00
Sun 2 February // 12:00
Sun 9 February // 12:00
Sun 16 February // 12:00
Sun 23 February // 12:00
Run by volunteers, our vegetarian/vegan café is open EVERY SUNDAY 12 NOON to 5PM, selling hot ... [more]
Canny Little Library Open Day
It's your libray - come make it happen!
Sun 26 January // 14:00
Canny Little Library's annual open day. [more]
Jump Cut Film and Dance Festival
Hail the New Puritan
With music from The Fall and design by Leigh Bowery
Sun 26 January // 19:30
[more]
Jump Cut Film and Dance Festival
Gentle Lunette - dance performance by ‘Dillenia Dance Theatre’
Sun 26 January // 21:30
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Community Led Housing Introduction
Community Led Housing for Cultural Creatives
Open invite all welcome
Wed 29 January // 17:30
[more]
Holocaust Memorial Day (Newcastle City Council) presents
A People Uncounted
Thu 30 January // 19:00
A PEOPLE UNCOUNTED is a stunning look at the gross injustices perpetrated against the Roma people ... [more]
Jump Cut Film and Dance Festival
Hellzapoppin'
Any resemblance between Hellzapoppin' and a motion picture is entirely coincidental
Fri 31 January // 19:30
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Star & Shadow presents
Intensive Tech Training
basic sound/stage/audio-visual tech training for inducted volunteers
Sat 1 February // 14:00
Sat 8 February // 14:00
WE NEED STAGE CREW, SOUND ENGINEERS AND AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNICIANS...learn where everything is, what plugs into what ... [more]
Gardening Session
Practical work in the garden
Sun 2 February // 11:00
Sun 16 February // 11:00
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Family Film Club
Sun 2 February // 14:00
Sun 9 February // 14:00
Sun 16 February // 14:00
Sun 23 February // 14:00
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Resounding Silents presents...
Der Golem (1920)
featuring a live score by NoizeChoir with guest Graeme Wilson
Sun 2 February // 19:30
With the Jewish community of the Prague Ghetto threatened with expulsion Chief Rabbi Loew constructs a ... [more]
Below the Made Ground
Wed 5 February // 18:00
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A series of making/disrupting/unmaking interventions across Newbridge Project, Newcastle City Centre and Star and Shadow. Dawn ... [more]
Chop Socky Dojo
classic martial arts movie club
Thu 6 February // 19:00
Thu 5 March // 19:00
Thu 2 April // 19:00
Thu 7 May // 19:00
Thu 4 June // 19:00
Thu 2 July // 19:00
Exploring the 20th Century's established canon of great martial arts movies, obscure genre flicks and the ... [more]
Unmaking the Ground (Live sound installation)
Thu 6 February // 19:00
*
The OLD Star & Shadow and the NEW Star & Shadow talk to each other via ... [more]
Star & Shadow presents
Dinosaurs In A Mining Facility (2018)
the UK premiere screening
Fri 7 February // 19:30
Awards... Motor City Nightmares Film Festival 2019 Best Sci-Fi Feature Alternative Film Festival Winter 2018 Best ... [more]
Municipal : Broken English Club + Autumns LIVE
Fri 7 February // 22:00
Municipal returns exploring the outer reaches of techno. [more]
Northern Alternative Film Foundation presents
SHOOT FIRST
a monthly film production workshop
Sun 9 February // 14:00
Sun 8 March // 14:00
Sun 12 April // 14:00
Sun 10 May // 14:00
Sun 14 June // 14:00
Sun 12 July // 14:00
An original film production will be made every session from scratch with recent "Newcastle Improv Festival ... [more]
Dirty Electronics & Tim Shaw – Points of Failure
DIY electronics, found objects, light and sound making circuits
Sun 9 February // 19:00
Working with DIY electronics, found objects, light and sound making circuits, Tim Shaw and Dirty Electronics ... [more]
Lawnmowers Theatre Company Present
Krocodile Klub
Fri 14 February // 18:30
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Lawnmowers Theatre Company presents The Krocodile Klub A vibrant nightclub run by and for adults with ... [more]
Star & Shadow presents the
Extra Ordinary (2019)
on very limited release
Fri 14 February // 19:30
Rose (Maeve Higgins) is a shy driving instructor and (after the death of her father in ... [more]
Star & Shadow presents the
Anti Valentine's Day Massacre
a cathartic cabaret for a lonely world
Fri 14 February // 20:00
the antidote to a plastic packed shrink wrapped festival of enforced commercialism featuring music and performances ... [more]
Chalk Present
Fart Orchestra! : MAPS Festival
Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart, the more you eat, the more you…
Sat 15 February // 10:00
Get ready to become a member of the Fart Orchestra! Join sound artist Helen Collard to ... [more]
Chalk present
Hen Ogledd + Mogic Workshop : MAPS Festival
Hen Ogledd will take you on a psychedelic journey through time and space.
Sat 15 February // 14:00
Get ready to spin, jump and ‘take a trip to the tip’ as we welcome Richard ... [more]
Byker Grave present
Church of the Cosmic Skull
putting the ABBA in SABBATH
Sat 15 February // 20:00
Church of the cosmic skull are absolutely infectious live. Total ear-to-ear smile inducing 70s worship walking ... [more]
The Star & Shadow Cinema presents:
NASA LIE THE EARTH IS FLAT NO CURVE
Double Bill: alongside 'Mission to Mars', a new short from Czech artist Luboš Zvičina
Sun 16 February // 18:00
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Three day event throughout the building
William Kentridge Weekend
Kentridge's most ambitious and mesmerising works, revealing how his ideas evolve from concept to completion.
Fri 28 February // 13:00
Sat 29 February // 13:00
Sun 1 March // 13:00
A unique opportunity to experience the varied and exciting works of artist William Kentridge. Born in ... [more]
Venue space 'gallery' exhibition 1 until at least 7 PM / Friday and Saturday evening bar & music
William Kentridge Weekend 'Venue Space'
continious screening programme of one hour
Fri 28 February // 13:00
Sat 29 February // 13:00
Sun 1 March // 13:00
The venue space will be transformed into a gallery with a continuous screening programme which last ... [more]
Day one of the Festival
William Kentridge Weekend 'Cinema programme'
films, documentaries, illustrated talks
Fri 28 February // 13:30
DAY ONE of William Kentridge Weekend with films, documentaries, Q and A and a illustrated talk [more]
Day two of the festival
William Kentridge Weekend 'Cinema programme'
films, documentaries, illustrated talk and Q &A
Sat 29 February // 13:30
DAY TWO of William Kentridge Weekend with films, screenings, documentaries, illustrated talk and Q &A [more]
Day three of the Festival
William Kentridge Weekend 'Cinema programme'
films & documentaries
Sun 1 March // 13:30
DAY THREE of William Kentridge Weekend, films & documentaries already shown on Friday and/or Saturday for ... [more]
Resounding Silents presents...
Von Morgens Bis Mittersnachts (1920)
vintage silent movie, contemporary live score
Sun 1 March // 19:30
A lesser known work of the German Expressionism era due largely to the film being considered ... [more]
Opal Tapes Present
Christoph de Babalon x Acre x Burning Pyre x Spewis
Sat 7 March // 22:00
Live Late Night Techno [more]
Coalescence Sound System present
Coalescence Dub Club
Sat 14 March // 20:00
Coalescence Dub Club is back and this time in the wicked Star and Shadow in the ... [more]
Star and Shadow Presents
John Carpenter's Dark Star
Fri 27 March // 19:30
John Carpenter’s cult sci-fi classic. Join the scout ship Dark Star twenty years into its mission ... [more]
Municipal : O/V/R
James Ruskin & Regis ALL NIGHT!
Fri 27 March // 22:00
O/V/R is the collaborative project of Regis and James Ruskin. Both men are long-serving techno figureheads ... [more]
Pigs x7 presents "Viscerals" - Album Launch shows
With support from Pentecostal Party
Fri 3 April // 20:00
Sat 4 April // 20:00
Following on from 2018's 'King of Cowards', Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs return with ... [more]
Resounding Silents presents...
Blood And Sand (1922)
featuring a live score by Adam Littlemore
Sun 5 April // 19:30
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Opera at the Star and Shadow
The Magic Flute (1975)
Ingmar Bergman's film of the Mozart classic
Fri 17 April // 19:00
Ingmar Berman's version of Mozart's well-loved work is widely viewed as one of the most successful ... [more]
Taupe
live
Sat 18 April // 20:00
Currently touring the UK, Newcastle based trio specialising in razor-sharp polyrhythmic play, exploratory improvisation and raw, ... [more]
Star and Shadow Presents
Lift to the Scaffold (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)
Featuring a classic jazz soundtrack by Miles Davis
Fri 1 May // 19:30
A husband, a wife, the wife's lover and a plan for the perfect murder...all set to ... [more]
JANUARY 2020
Sun 26 10:00 .... XR Training 10am-3pm
11:00 .... ACORN: Introduction to Community Organising
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
12:00 .... CRAFT CAFE A6 black frames painting and drawing
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
14:00 .... Canny Little Library Open Day It's Your Libray - Come Make It Happen!
21:30 .... Jump Cut Film And Dance Festival Gentle Lunette - dance performance by ‘Dillenia Dance Theatre’
Mon 27 18:00 .... PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Wed 29 17:30 .... Community Led Housing Introduction Community Led Housing for Cultural Creatives Open Invite All Welcome
Thu 30 18:00 .... Cafe induction
19:00 .... Holocaust Memorial Day (Newcastle City Council) Presents A People Uncounted
Fri 31 19:30 .... Jump Cut Film And Dance Festival Hellzapoppin' Any Resemblance Between Hellzapoppin' And A Motion Picture Is Entirely Coincidental
21:30 .... Swing Time Disco with Swing Eight
FEBRUARY
Sat 01 14:00 .... Star & Shadow Presents Intensive Tech Training Basic Sound/Stage/Audio-Visual Tech Training For Inducted Volunteers
Sun 02 11:00 .... Gardening Session Practical Work In The Garden
11:00 .... XR Training 11am-5pm.
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
14:00 .... Family Film Club
14:00 .... Finance Induction
Mon 03 18:00 .... OPEN MEETING
Wed 05 18:00 .... Below the Made Ground *
Thu 06 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
19:00 .... Unmaking the Ground (Live sound installation) *
Fri 07 19:30 .... Star & Shadow Presents Dinosaurs In A Mining Facility (2018) The Uk Premiere Screening
22:00 .... Municipal : Broken English Club + Autumns LIVE
Sat 08 14:00 .... Star & Shadow Presents Intensive Tech Training Basic Sound/Stage/Audio-Visual Tech Training For Inducted Volunteers
Sun 09 12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
14:00 .... Family Film Club
15:00 .... BAR TRAINING Bar Training
Mon 10 18:00 .... OPEN PROGRAMMING MEETING
Fri 14 18:30 .... Lawnmowers Theatre Company Present Krocodile Klub *
19:30 .... Star & Shadow Presents The Extra Ordinary (2019) On Very Limited Release
20:00 .... Star & Shadow Presents The Anti Valentine's Day Massacre A Cathartic Cabaret For A Lonely World
Sat 15 10:00 .... Chalk Present Fart Orchestra! : MAPS Festival Beans, Beans, They’Re Good For Your Heart, The More You Eat, The More You…
20:00 .... Byker Grave Present Church of the Cosmic Skull Putting The Abba In Sabbath
Sun 16 11:00 .... Gardening Session Practical Work In The Garden
11:00 .... Extinction Rebellion Monthly Meetings
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
14:00 .... Family Film Club
Mon 17 18:00 .... CARETAKING MEETING
Sun 23 11:00 .... ACORN: Introduction to Community Organising
12:00 .... Craft Cafe. Radical Cross Stitch
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
14:00 .... Family Film Club
15:00 .... BAR TRAINING Bar Training
Mon 24 18:00 .... PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT MEETING
MARCH
13:30 .... Day Three Of The Festival William Kentridge Weekend 'Cinema programme' Films & Documentaries
Mon 02 18:00 .... GENERAL MEETING. THE SOVERIGN BODY
Thu 05 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Fri 06 20:00 .... Wandering Oak event (prebooking)
Sat 07 22:00 .... Opal Tapes Present Christoph de Babalon x Acre x Burning Pyre x Spewis
Sun 08 12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
Mon 09 18:00 .... OPEN PROGRAMMING MEETING
Sat 14 20:00 .... Coalescence Sound System Present Coalescence Dub Club
Sun 15 11:00 .... Extinction Rebellion Monthly Meetings
12:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
Mon 16 18:00 .... CARETAKING MEETING - ANNUAL REVIEW
Sun 22 11:00 .... ACORN: Introduction to Community Organising
Mon 23 18:00 .... PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Thu 26 19:30 .... Steve Hauschildt
Fri 27 19:30 .... Star And Shadow Presents John Carpenter's Dark Star
22:00 .... Municipal : O/V/R James Ruskin & Regis All Night!
Sun 29 12:00 .... Craft Cafe: Sew a little bird
Mon 30 18:00 .... PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT MEETING - SPECIAL
APRIL
Thu 02 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Fri 03 20:00 .... Pigs x7 presents "Viscerals" - Album Launch shows With Support From Pentecostal Party
Sat 04 20:00 .... Pigs x7 presents "Viscerals" - Album Launch shows With Support From Pentecostal Party
Sun 05 19:30 .... Resounding Silents Presents... Blood And Sand (1922) Featuring A Live Score By Adam Littlemore
Sun 12 14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
Fri 17 19:00 .... Opera At The Star And Shadow The Magic Flute (1975) Ingmar Bergman's Film Of The Mozart Classic
Sat 18 20:00 .... Taupe Live
Sun 19 19:30 .... The Marx Brothers In ... A Night at the Opera (1935)
Sun 26 12:00 .... Craft Cafe: Crafting with book pages
MAY
Fri 01 19:30 .... Star And Shadow Presents Lift to the Scaffold (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) Featuring A Classic Jazz Soundtrack By Miles Davis
Sun 03 19:30 .... Nosferatu (1922)
Thu 07 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Sun 10 14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
JUNE
Thu 04 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Sun 07 19:30 .... Schatten – Eine Nächtliche Halluzination (1923)
Sat 13 19:00 .... Fundraising event for Bicycles for the Gambia
Sun 14 14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
JULY
Thu 02 19:00 .... Chop Socky Dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Sun 05 19:30 .... Symphonie Diagonale (1924) + shorts
Sun 12 14:00 .... Northern Alternative Film Foundation Presents SHOOT FIRST A Monthly Film Production Workshop
SEPTEMBER
Sun 06 19:30 .... Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
OCTOBER
Sun 04 19:30 .... Berlin Die Symphonie Der Grosstadt (1927)
NOVEMBER
Sun 01 19:30 .... A Propos De Nice (1929) + shorts
DECEMBER
Sun 20 19:30 .... The Night Before Christmas (1913) + Xmass Shorts
* cheap night