
Here’s our latest round-up of latest events taking place from Friday July 4 to Thursday August 10 across the borough.
Friday, August 4
Barbie (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 4 – Wed 16 Aug, Various Times
£6.80pp / £5pp on Tuesdays
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Ladybird, Little Women) comes Barbie, starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
“A miraculous achievement” Independent ★★★★★
Telegraph ★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★ Empire ★★★★ Metro ★★★★
Directed by Greta Gerwig
With Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling,
1hr 54 mins // US 2023

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (PG) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 1 – Sat 5 Aug, Various Times
£6.80pp / £5pp on Tuesdays
Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
This year, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
“Has heart, energy and vibrancy” Filmhounds ★★★
Empire ★★★ Guardian ★★★
Directed by Kirk DeMicco
Voiced by Lana Condor, Jaboukie White, Toni Collette
1hr 31 mins // US 2023

Brad Dear – The Robin Hood Inn, Lambley

Elemental (PG) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 1 – Thu 17 Aug, Various Times
£6.80pp / £5pp on Tuesdays
In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: How much they actually have in common.
Telegraph ★★★ Times ★★★ Guardian ★★★
*Please note, the Pixar short film Carl’s Date, will play before the start of the film.
Directed by Peter Sohn
Voiced by Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie
1hr 49 mins // US 2023

Friday Quiz Night – Burnt Stump Inn, 9.00pm
The quiz is a Web based quiz so a phone tablet or laptop will be needed – don’t worry if not 100% with technology it’s really easy and our team are on hand to support if needed

Nicola T as Beyonce – Top Spot, Carlton

Saturday, August 5
Aithon Cooper – Calverton Working Men’s Club, Calverton

Scott Anson – Top Spot, Carlton

Netherfield Summer Fair – Netherfield Loco Centre, Netherfield, 11.00am – 4.00pm

Dave Johns – The Crossing Social Club, Carlton

Newstead Soul Club – The Newstead Centre, Newstead, 8.00pm – 12.00am
Newstead Soul Club residents and guest Dj Carl Piper playing your favourite Northern soul and Motown oldies fantastic dance floor and private car park

Evie Marlow – Beacon Hill, Carlton, 9.00pm

Brad Dear – Gleaners Inn, Calverton, 8.45pm


Sunday, August 6
The Soulman -Top Spot, Carlton

Fundraising Tournament & Fun Day – Woodborough Playing Field, Woodborough, 2.30pm

Mark Ritchie – As Seen O̶n̶ Near a TV – Bonington Cinema, Arnold, 7.30pm
£2pp
Mark Ritchie, has toured the world and is a regular at the Edinburgh fringe. He returns with a hilarious new storytelling show, that he will be taking to Edinburgh later this summer… As Seen o̶n̶ Near a TV

Sunday Quiz Night – Larch Farm, Ravenshead
Sunday & Wednesday evenings

Sunday Quiz Night – Old Volunteer, Carlton

Monday, August 7
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.

Nottingham Organ Society – Elizabeth Harrison – Bonington Theatre, Arnold, 7.30pm
£8pp
The top organ players from across the country play at The Bonington Theatre on the first Monday of each month!

Monday Quiz Night – Bread & Bitter, Mapperley

Monday Quiz Night – Four Bells, Woodborough, 7.30pm

Tuesday, August 8
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

Bike Night – The Gleaners, Calverton

Wednesday, August 9
Family fun day fundraising for Air Ambulance – The Gleaners Inn, Calverton, 4.00pm – 8.00pm
Everyone Family fun day, Bouncy castles, Face painting from 6pm, Lace city chorus from 7pm, Bat the rat, Giant jenga, Raffle lots of great prizes,
Tombola, Bottle tombola, Treasure hunt map win tickets for Ramsdale pirates crazy golf. Raffle tickets and treasure hunt map on sale @ Gleaners .

Wednesday Quiz Night – Larch Farm, Ravenshead
Wednesday & Sunday evenings

Catch-up Screenings: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG) – Bonington Cinema, 1.30pm
Wed 9 – Thu 10 Aug
£6.80pp
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
“In every possible universe, and every interpretation, this slaps.” Little White Lies ★★★★★
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson
Voiced by Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld
2hrs 15 mins // US 2023


Thursday, August 10
Thursday Quiz Night – The Gleaners, Calverton, 8.30pm

DJ Scott, Throw Back Thursdays – Top Spot Club, Carlton, 8.00pm
Old School with some great tunes from Reggae, Ska, Northern Soul, Motown, 70’s and 80’s.
Plus 25% discount on all Drinks.

Thursday 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
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