Here’s our latest round-up of events taking place from Friday, February 23 to Thursday, February 29 across the borough.
Friday, February 23
Friday Quiz Night – Burnt Stump Inn, 8.00pm
Trad Jazz Session – The Vale Social Club, Colwick
Stevens & Knight – Top Spot, Carlton
Peppa’s Cinema Party (U) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 23 – Wed 28 Feb, 10:30am £6.80pp
Come on everybody it’s time for Peppa’s Cinema Party! This year Peppa Pig celebrates her 20th anniversary and to mark such a HUGE occasion she is throwing the MOST EPIC PARTY EVER – and all of her friends are INVITED! (That’s YOU!) Featuring the voices of Katy Perry as Ms. Leopard and Orlando Bloom as Mr. Raccoon in an episode of the 3-part Wedding Party story, the whole family can enjoy 10 never-before-seen Peppa Pig episodes!
And with 5 brand new songs, as well as 11 interactive entertainment shorts with Peppa and her friends playing, dancing and singing in the real world, you and your little ones will be moving and grooving with Peppa in a whole new way! So grab your coat and jump into your boots, let’s be on our way to the Peppa Cinema Party!
65 mins
All of us Strangers (15) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 23 – Thu 29 Feb, Various Times £6.80pp £5.00pp on Tuesdays
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.
As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
“It shimmers and it aches” Telegraph ★★★★★
“A beautiful romance ” Guardian ★★★★★
Times ★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★
Directed by Andrew Haigh
With Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal
1hr 45 mins // US 2023
EVENT CINEMA: National Theatre Live: Vanya (Cert TBC) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 23 – Sun 25 Feb, Various Times £12.50pp
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End, Vanya will be playing exclusively in cinemas in 2024.
“The performance of the year” The i ★★★★★
Vanya
adapted by Simon Stephens, after Anton Chekhov
directed by Sam Yates
designed by Rosanna Vize
1hr 57 mins | No Interval
*Additional screenings may be added at a later date
Old Skool Night – Elwes Arms, Carlton
Saturday, February 24
Penny Diamond – Arnold Liberal Club
Nick Keen – Admiral Rodney, Calverton
Burlington Live – St Paul’s, Daybrook, 7.30pm
Nutty Boy Tribute – The Vale Social Club, Colwick
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie Tribute Show – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Sat 24 Feb, 7:30pm £15.00pp
Join Rebel Rebel for a powerful musical experience as they present the greatest hits of David Bowie from across his career alongside a full performance of the seminal Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust album.
*Please disregard a previous note that the car park will be closed. The date of the car park closure has been moved to 22 February.
Gemma Cristina & Davy Champion – Top Spot, Carlton
Sunday, February 25
Mapperley Tales by Bob Massey – The Bread and Bitter, Mapperley
Pop-Up Food Fayre – Burton Joyce Old School Building
Bonnie – Top Spot, Carlton
Sunday Quiz Night – Larch Farm, Ravenshead, 9.00pm
Wednesday & Sunday evenings
The Color Purple (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Mon 26 – Thu 29 Feb, Various Times £6.80pp £5.00pp on Tuesdays
A woman’s painful journey of self-realisation sees her face prejudice, abuse and sexual violence in this musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, featuring jubilant and defiant songs in the face of challenging themes.
“A joy to watch” BBC ★★★★
Nominated for 1 Academy Award– Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Brooks)
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
With Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks
2hr 20 mins // US 2023
Artists Makers & Fine Foods Market – Papplewick & Linby Village Hall
Monday, February 26
Monday Quiz Night – The Arrow, Arnold, 7.30pm
Harry Potter Quiz Night – Copper, Mapperley
Pub League Poker – The Brick Yard, Carlton
Free pint to the winner of the night for season 2, along with the cash pot from player buy ins (£5 a head) and 100 points on the leaderboard.
Monday Quiz Night – The Bread & Bitter, Mapperley
Monday Quiz Night – Four Bells, Woodborough, 7.30pm
Tuesday, February 27
Flying High Film Workshop – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 27 Feb, 10:30am £10.00pp
We would love you to join us for this once a month opportunity for adult members of the community to come together for fun, camaraderie, learning, sharing food and film.
Each month in the Bonington Theatre, we will meet at 10.30am for a 2-hour exploration workshop (discussions, exercises, some role play and improvisation for those brave enough!) examining the themes, context, characters, ideas and plot of a particular film. There will be a light buffet style lunch, teas and coffees before watching the film at 1.30pm. The event should finish 3.00pm – 3.30pm depending on the length of the film.
The Color Purple centres around Celie’s painful but triumphant journey of self-realisation as she faces prejudice, abuse and sexual violence, eventually leaving her abusive husband for a romantic relationship with jazz singer, Shrug Avery and becomes an independent business woman.
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, featuring jubilant and defiant songs in the face of challenging themes.
“A joy to watch” BBC ★★★★
Nominated for 1 Academy Award– Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Brooks)
N.B. This film is 2 hrs 20 mins so will finish at 3.40pm.
Pub Quiz – The Brickyard, Carlton
Booking advised due to popularity of event.
£2 buy in per person, £25 bar tab to be won and a rolling higher or lower jackpot
EVENT CINEMA: Exhibition on Screen: Painting the Modern Garden- Monet to Matisse – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 27 Feb – Wed 6 Mar, Various Times £12.50pp
Based on the sell-out show at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from the Royal Academy of Art, London.
From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern gardens to explore expressive motifs, abstract colour, decorative design and utopian ideas. Guided by passionate curators, artists and garden enthusiasts, this remarkable collection of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, and avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century will reveal the rise of the modern garden in popular culture and the public’s enduring fascination with gardens today. Long considered spaces for expressing colour, light and atmosphere, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the worlds greatest artists. As Monet said, ‘Apart from painting and gardening, I’m no good at anything’. For lovers of art or lovers of gardens, this is an ideal film.
Filmed and Directed by David Bickerstaff
Produced by Phil Grabsky
Bike Night – The Gleaners, Calverton
Wednesday, February 28
Wednesday Quiz Night – The Nags Head, Carlton, 8.30pm
Wednesday Quiz Night – Robin Hood & Little John, Arnold, 8.30pm
Thursday, February 29
Boogie Night Thursdays – The Longbow, Arnold, 6.00pm – 9.30pm
Creating a safe and fun environment for adults with learning difficulties to socialise and dance the night away.
Thursday Quiz Night – The Gleaners, Calverton, 8.30pm
Damian Balthazar – Top Spot
Quiz Night – Sashas Bar, Arnold
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Thursday Quiz Night – The Vale Hotel, Woodthorpe, 8.00pm
Weekly quiz night in support of local food bank.
Thursday Quiz Night – Copper Mapperley, 7.00pm
Thursday Quiz Night – Gedling Inn, Gedling, 8.00pm
All listings correct at time of going to press
Please contact venue to confirm availability and details