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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Changing Childhoods Trail
A child wearing a black and white top, is leaning over a clipboard with a pencil and paper.

Children and Young People's Activities

Changing Childhoods Trail

10 – 14 Sep 2024

4+

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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Young Artists Collective
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Bright Lights Young Artists Collective

Register your interest

Tuesdays (Fortnightly), 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Celebrate Different Collective
Free
A group of six stand round a table. They are looking at pieces of paper in front of them.

Children and Young People's Activities

Celebrate Different Collective

11 Sep – 30 Oct 2024
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Washington Young Film Makers Collective
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

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Thursdays, 6pm-8pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, 10am-12pm

8-12

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Arts Centre Washington

Fantastic Fusing
A hexagon shaped tile with an amazing pattern containing red, blue, orange, yellow, green and white glass grains and glass spaghetti.

Children and Young People's Activities

Fantastic Fusing

14 Sep – 28 Oct 2024

6+

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National Glass Centre

Exhibitions

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Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time
Free
Five female canteen staff catch up at the end of their shift at Redcar Blast Furnace, 1983. They are sitting around a rectangle table. THere is a full length window behind them. .

Exhibitions

Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time

10 Sep – 03 Nov 2024
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time
Free
A photograph by Ian MacDonald. The black and white photograph shows a group of people gathered around a canteen table with wide windows stretching across the wall to their left.

Exhibitions

Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time

10 Sep 2024 – 04 Jan 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening
Free
A row of terraced houses sit in the background, with a large swathe of green grass in front. On the grass are several police men wearing helmets and carrying shields and batons. They are charging at men dressed in jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.

Exhibitions

Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening

10 Sep – 03 Nov 2024
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Display
Free
Simon Roberts, Let This Be a Sign, 2008, photographic print. Courtesy the artist and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection. A large office space filled with computer screens. A female with blonde hair sit at a desk.

Exhibitions

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Display

10 Sep – 30 Dec 2024
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

North East Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt
Free
Three fabric panels covered in squares. In each square is the photo or name of a person. The three quilts are in a large stone room.

Exhibitions

North East Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt

10 Sep – 02 Oct 2024
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

People's Art
Free
Wally Dogs - White Staffordshire earthenware pottery with gold lustre. The background is bright red.

Exhibitions

People's Art

10 Sep – 01 Dec 2024
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National Glass Centre

Adult workshops & Activities

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Shake It Up

Adult Workshops and Activities

Shake It Up

Tuesdays, 3pm-4:30pm

55+

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Arts Centre Washington

One Voice Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Morning Watercolours
A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Morning Watercolours

Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm
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Arts Centre Washington

The B#'s Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

The B#'s Community Choir

Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am
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Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age
Free
A person with long waved hair and a black top adds coloured strips of fabric to hessian.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

11 Sep 2024 – 19 Feb 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Afternoon Watercolours
A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Afternoon Watercolours

Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Theatre & Performance

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Occupational Hazard

Theatre and Performance

Occupational Hazard

Presented by ACCA

12 Sep 2024

14+

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Arts Centre Washington

Othello

Theatre and Performance

Othello

Presented by Elysium Theatre Company

03 Oct 2024

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

The Hidden Garden

Theatre and Performance

The Hidden Garden

Presented by Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah

10 Oct 2024

5+

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Arts Centre Washington

Daisy Donald

Theatre and Performance

Daisy Donald

Presented by Blackbird Creative Arts

24 Oct 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Nightmares
A person wearing a suit in a dark blue room, eyes cast down in sadness. There is a reflection of them at the bottom of the image but it's face is distorted to look goulish.

Theatre and Performance

Nightmares

Presented by The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty

28 Nov 2024

14+

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Arts Centre Washington

Tinsel

Theatre and Performance

Tinsel

Wrongsemble presents Tinsel

03 – 07 Dec 2024

3+

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Arts Centre Washington

Film

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A Passion for Vaux - Sunderland's Lost Brewery

Films

A Passion for Vaux - Sunderland's Lost Brewery

Part of Heritage Reels

Presented by Lonely Tower Film and Media

11 Sep 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Wicked Little Letters

Films

Wicked Little Letters

Part of Wednesday Matinees

18 Sep 2024

15+

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Arts Centre Washington

Mean Girls

Films

Mean Girls

Part of Babes in Arms

19 Sep 2024

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... Mayor

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Mayor

Part of Sunderland Film Club

19 Sep 2024

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... We Need to Talk About Kevin

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... We Need to Talk About Kevin

25 Sep 2024

15+

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City-wide

The Colour Purple

Films

The Colour Purple

Part of Wednesday Matinees

16 Oct 2024

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Music

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Songs from this City
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A group of three musicians playing a variety of musical instruments.

Music

Songs from this City

14 Sep 2024
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Sarah Beth Briggs
A person with red hair sits down to the left and on the right is an open piano.

Music

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Sarah Beth Briggs

24 Sep 2024
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

First Friday Folk
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Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

05 Oct 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

QWEEN UK

Music

QWEEN UK

12 Oct 2024

16+

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Arts Centre Washington

The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass

Music

The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass

27 Nov 2024
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Special Events

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Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours
Free
A group of people stand in a white gallery space. They are all turned to look at a colourful artwork on the wall.

Special Events

Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours

10 – 12 Sep 2024
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Heritage Open Days
Free
A large pink H sits above the words Heritage Open Days. These words are blue except Open which is pink.

Special Events

Heritage Open Days

14 – 15 Sep 2024
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National Glass Centre

Glass Pumpkin Demonstrations
Free
A glowing hot orange pumpkin with black speckles being heated by a hot blue flame

Special Events

Glass Pumpkin Demonstrations

21 – 31 Oct 2024
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National Glass Centre