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25 March - 10 September 2023

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Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time

Sat 13-May-2023 - Sun 03-Sep-2023
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Walter Trout

With support from Alastair Greene

Sat 13-May-2023
The Fire Station

Theo Harper: The Liminal Guard

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sat 14-Oct-2023
National Glass Centre

Confluence

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sun 10-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

Cory Arcangel

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sun 09-Jul-2023
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

National Glass Centre Collection

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sun 03-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

FREE Daily Glass Making Demonstrations

Sun 14-May-2023 - Mon 31-Jul-2023
National Glass Centre

Flameworked Marbles

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sat 01-Jul-2023
National Glass Centre

Stained Glass Leaded Technique, Beginners Level

Sun 14-May-2023 - Sun 09-Jul-2023
National Glass Centre

Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time

Mon 15-May-2023 - Sat 03-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Pyrex100: Down the Decades

Mon 15-May-2023 - Thu 31-Aug-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Little Artists Drop In

Mon 15-May-2023 - Mon 17-Jul-2023
National Glass Centre

Sun and Seasons Trail

Mon 15-May-2023 - Sat 03-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Gathering light: A Bronze Age golden sun

Mon 15-May-2023 - Sat 03-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Collecting the Coronation

Mon 15-May-2023 - Wed 31-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Ways of Looking Backpacks

Mon 15-May-2023 - Sat 03-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Creative You

Mon 15-May-2023 - Wed 24-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Regular Classes and Courses for Adults

Tue 16-May-2023 - Sat 15-Jul-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Another Place: Another Space

Tue 16-May-2023 - Sat 17-Jun-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Regular Classes and Courses for Children

Tue 16-May-2023 - Sat 15-Jul-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Home educators: Architecture Workshop

Tue 16-May-2023
National Glass Centre

Twirlywoos

Tue 16-May-2023
The Fire Station

Community Choir – One Voice

Tue 16-May-2023 - Tue 23-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Watercolour Classes - Morning

Wed 17-May-2023 - Wed 24-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Community Choir – The B#s

Wed 17-May-2023 - Wed 24-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age

Wed 17-May-2023 - Wed 06-Dec-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Nifties

Wed 17-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Watercolour Classes - afternoon

Wed 17-May-2023 - Wed 24-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Celebrate Different Collective

Wed 17-May-2023 - Wed 13-Dec-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Refuge

Wed 17-May-2023 - Thu 18-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Le Vent du Nord

Wed 17-May-2023
The Fire Station

Weighting Time: A Creative Assembly

Thu 18-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Weighting Time: A Creative Assembly

Thu 18-May-2023
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Oil Painting Classes

Fri 19-May-2023 - Fri 26-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Arts Centre Washington Writers Group

Fri 19-May-2023 - Fri 14-Jul-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age

Fri 19-May-2023 - Fri 26-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Mini Science Club

Fri 19-May-2023 - Fri 20-Oct-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Artist Talk by Fiona Crisp

Fri 19-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

New Purple Celebration - The Music of Prince

Fri 19-May-2023
The Fire Station

Right Track

Sat 20-May-2023 - Sat 27-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Stained Glass & Copper Foil

Sat 20-May-2023 - Mon 18-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8 - 12)

Sat 20-May-2023 - Sat 27-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Football Freddie

Sat 20-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Saturday Art Club

Sat 20-May-2023 - Sat 27-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Washington Youth Theatre (ages 13+)

Sat 20-May-2023 - Sat 27-May-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Recital: Callum McLachlan

Sat 20-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Gaz Coombes

Sat 20-May-2023
The Fire Station

Introducing... Fused Glass

Sun 21-May-2023 - Sun 06-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Botanical Drawing in the Winter Gardens

Wed 24-May-2023 - Wed 13-Sep-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

University of Sunderland - Final Showcase '23

Wed 24-May-2023 - Thu 25-May-2023
The Fire Station

Kiln Formed Glass

Thu 25-May-2023 - Thu 17-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Drink and Draw – Life Drawing Social

Thu 25-May-2023 - Thu 13-Jul-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Sugaray Rayford

Fri 26-May-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Tableware Club

Sat 27-May-2023 - Sat 11-Nov-2023
National Glass Centre

Sunderland Male Voice Choir

Sat 27-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

London African Gospel Choir perform Paul Simon's Graceland

Sat 27-May-2023
The Fire Station

The Diana Ross Story

Sun 28-May-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Fused House

Mon 29-May-2023 - Tue 30-May-2023
National Glass Centre

Grooving with Pirates

Tue 30-May-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Painting - Memories and Wishes

Wed 31-May-2023 - Fri 25-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Bronze Age Vessels

Wed 31-May-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Do You Believe In Ghosts?

*Second Date Added*

Wed 31-May-2023 - Sat 29-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

A Shoddy Detective

Thu 01-Jun-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Meet the Archives session

Fri 02-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Plant Mania

Fri 02-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Introduction to Tyne & Wear Archives

Fri 02-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

1 Day Introduction to Ceramics - Throwing Technique

Sat 03-Jun-2023 - Sat 05-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Windows into Strange Worlds

Sat 03-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Alfie Moore - Fair Cop Unleashed

Sat 03-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Tableware Taster Session

Sun 04-Jun-2023 - Sun 27-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Swinging At The Cotton Club

Featuring The Lindy Hop Dance Company & The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra

Sun 04-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Mosaic Panel

Mon 05-Jun-2023 - Mon 14-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Tuesday Museum Club: Victoria Hall–Historical enquiry

Tue 06-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Threads

Tue 06-Jun-2023 - Tue 03-Oct-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

The Snail and the Whale

Tue 06-Jun-2023 - Wed 07-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Artistic Fused Glass

Wed 07-Jun-2023 - Wed 20-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

A Room of One’s Own

Thu 08-Jun-2023
Arts Centre Washington

BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics

Sat 10-Jun-2023 - Sun 18-Jun-2023
National Glass Centre

Sculptural Flameworking Weekend - Geometric Forms

Sat 10-Jun-2023
National Glass Centre

Plant Inspired Pottery

Sat 10-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

George Lamb - Family & Friends

Sat 10-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

The Last Quiz Night on Earth

Thu 15-Jun-2023 - Sat 17-Jun-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Cabaret Drink & Draw

Fri 16-Jun-2023
Arts Centre Washington

James Taylor Quartet

Plus DJ support from Smoove

Fri 16-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Steve Harley Acoustic Band

Sat 17-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

The High Kings

Sun 18-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Sucker Punch

Wed 21-Jun-2023 - Fri 23-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

2 Day Throwing and Introduction to Glazing

Sat 24-Jun-2023 - Sat 16-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

Botanical Watercolour Illustration for Beginners

Sat 24-Jun-2023
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Kezia Gill

Pour Me A Strong One…Again!

Sat 24-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Stained Glass Leaded Technique, Intermediate Level

Sun 25-Jun-2023
National Glass Centre

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society presents An Evening with Stephen Sondheim

Sun 25-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Laura Cantrell

Plus support from Doug Levitt

Tue 27-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Harriet

Wed 28-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

A Street Like This

Thu 29-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Creative Age Exhibition

Fri 30-Jun-2023 - Sat 05-Aug-2023
Arts Centre Washington

The Mixer: Ligeti Quartet (play Anna Meredith), Peter Brewis, Ross Millard & Faye MacCalman

Fri 30-Jun-2023
The Fire Station

Houghton Area Youth Band 50th Anniversary Concert

Sat 01-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Make Your Own... Flameworked Beads

Sun 02-Jul-2023
National Glass Centre

The Story of Soul

Thu 06-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Into the Groove

Fri 07-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Money For Nothing

Sat 08-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

For Your Eyes Only: 70 Years of Bond with the Reg Vardy Band

Sun 09-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)

Wed 12-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

The Lost Feather

Thu 13-Jul-2023
Arts Centre Washington

Get It On!

Fri 14-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Strictly Smokin' Big Band: Ella & Ellington - feat. Alice Grace

Fri 21-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

The Waiters

Sat 22-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Painted Postcard

Wed 26-Jul-2023 - Wed 30-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Gyles Brandreth: Can't Stop Talking!

Fri 28-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Glass Fusing

Sat 29-Jul-2023 - Mon 28-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

The Amazing Bubble Man

Sun 30-Jul-2023
The Fire Station

Magic of Motown

Thu 03-Aug-2023
The Fire Station

Fireman Sam Live: Sam saves the Circus

Sat 05-Aug-2023
The Fire Station

Fused Glass Panels

Wed 16-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

Craft Fair

Sat 26-Aug-2023
National Glass Centre

An Audience With Sir Bradley Wiggins

Sat 09-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Lindisfarne

Sat 16-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Bridesmaids of Britain

Sun 17-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Public Image Ltd

Mon 18-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Shawn Colvin

Wed 20-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

John Grant sings the songs of Patsy Cline with Richard Hawley & Band

Thu 21-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Eddi Reader

Fri 22-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Contemporary Painting on Glass - 4 day masterclass

Sat 23-Sep-2023
National Glass Centre

Blackmore's Blood

Sat 23-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Tom Stade: Natural Born Killer

Sun 24-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Josie Long: Re-Enchantment

Thu 28-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Sweet Caroline - A Tribute To Neil Diamond

Fri 29-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

Voices of Virtue Choir

Sat 30-Sep-2023
The Fire Station

An Evening Without Kate Bush

Sun 01-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

The Gruffalo's Child

Tue 03-Oct-2023 - Wed 04-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

The Rocket Man

A Tribute to Sir Elton John

Fri 06-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Thank You For The Music

Fri 13-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Smoove & Turrell Live

Sat 14-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton: Death Wish Blues UK Tour

Thu 19-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Jimeoin: The Craic

Fri 20-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Radio GaGa

Sat 21-Oct-2023 - Sun 22-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

80s Live

Thu 26-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Axel Blake: In Style

Fri 27-Oct-2023
The Fire Station

Calexico: Feast of Wire 20th Anniversary tour

Fri 03-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

One Night of Billy Joel - The Piano Man

Sat 04-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Sinatra: Raw

Sun 05-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Pete Firman: TrikTok

Thu 09-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

The Magic of The Bee Gees

Thu 16-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Sam Sweeney Band

Thu 23-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Livewire the AC/DC show

Fri 24-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

China Crisis: China Greatness

Sat 25-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Seth Lakeman - Accompanied by Benji Kirkpatrick & Alex Hart

Wed 29-Nov-2023
The Fire Station

Transatlantic Blondie with the Transatlantic Ensemble

Sat 02-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

80s Live

Sun 03-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

Sweet

Sun 10-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours with the Transatlantic Ensemble

Thu 14-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

Cirque: The Greatest Show

Sat 16-Dec-2023 - Sun 17-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden's Wassail

Thu 21-Dec-2023
The Fire Station

Ruby Turner

Fri 19-Jan-2024
The Fire Station

Legend - The Music of Bob Marley

Thu 25-Jan-2024
The Fire Station

Count Arthur Strong in ‘And It’s Goodnight From Him’

Sun 11-Feb-2024
The Fire Station

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