Trumpeting success
Watch and listen to Rachel Flint’s report of the brass and wind festival at the RGS
Category Archives: Going out
Choirs and cakes
Fiona and Chris Clarke report on some tasty but contrasting festival highlights
Swing it – in Jesmond
Anastasia Tscheprassow captures on camera some of the moves from the festival’s swing dance workshop, while Jess Ballantyne talks to one of the dancers
Opera star to perform in Jesmond
Angelika Kirchschlager to sing at the Royal Grammar School, writes Emma Humphreys
Learning to bead
Catriona White’s slideshow sees children and parents handcraft their own jewellery in Acorn Road boutique
Mother’s Day gifts in Jesmond
Local stores offer plenty of ideas for kind-hearted sons and daughters, discovers Rachel Flint
Top restaurants for mums’ special day
Still not booked a table for Sunday’s big event? Watch this slideshow by Harriet McHugh and Hannah Stirling-Martin for their suggestions
Lord mayor launches biggest Jesmond festival yet
Almost 60 events across 24 different local venues over the next fortnight
West Side Story set for Jesmond?
RGS considers following up Jesus Christ Superstar with Broadway classic, writes Catriona White
Jazz supper at Jesmond Dene House
Tonight’s the night for fine food and music with Laura Adams and the Paul James Band, writes Harriet McHugh