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Jack and the Beanstalk Trail
A child wearing a white and black striped top, sitting down and writing with pencil and paper.

Children and Young People's Activities

Jack and the Beanstalk Trail

12 Dec 2024 – 04 Jan 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Christmas Cabaret

Music

Christmas Cabaret

13 Dec 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Mixtape Xmas
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Theatre and Performance

Mixtape Xmas

The Six Twenty presents Mixtape Xmas

19 Dec 2024

14+

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Arts Centre Washington

The Muppets Christmas Carol + Make Your Own Muppet
A man stands with puppets all in Victorian dress

Films

The Muppets Christmas Carol + Make Your Own Muppet

Part of Film and Fun

21 Dec 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Reindeer Alert Light
Two glass crafted into Christmas lights. The first light has a night time scene with blue dark sky and a sleigh, the second has a green Christmas tree and red and yellow baubles.

Children and Young People's Activities

Reindeer Alert Light

23 Dec 2024

4+

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National Glass Centre

Children & Young People’s Activities

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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 Dec 2024 – 26 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Jack and the Beanstalk Trail
A child wearing a white and black striped top, sitting down and writing with pencil and paper.

Children and Young People's Activities

Jack and the Beanstalk Trail

12 Dec 2024 – 04 Jan 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Mini Science Club
A group of children and adults gather round a large, red plastic bowl of water. In the bowl are a selection of toys to play with in the water.

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

13 Dec 2024 – 14 Feb 2025

1 – 4

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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

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

Right Track
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Right Track

Delivered by Loud and Clear in partnership with Sunderland Music Hub

Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm

12-21

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Arts Centre Washington

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Saturdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm

13-18

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Arts Centre Washington

Exhibitions

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Washington Open Exhibition 2024: Spotlight
Free

Exhibitions

Washington Open Exhibition 2024: Spotlight

12 – 21 Dec 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

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

12 Dec 2024 – 04 Jan 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection
Free
A barrel of a cannon points from left to right. The whole cannon has been covered in a shiny pink cloth. A female, also dressed completely in pink, bends at a right angle and sticks her head into the cannon. The cannon and the female are standing on very dry grass.

Exhibitions

The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

12 Dec 2024 – 02 Mar 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice
Free
The comedian Joe Lycett stands in front of a theatre dressing room mirror. There are lights around the mirror. He is reflected reading a prompt card. He is using is mobile phone. Tour manager and photogrtapger Harry Griffin sits at the back of the room taking a photograph of Joe. Coats and clothing are hung up at the back of the room

Exhibitions

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space & Pop Recs Ltd.

12 Dec 2024 – 02 Mar 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Revisualising Women’s work
Free
A black and white image of staff standing in front of piles of wooden crates. They are wearing scarves over their heads and protective coats.

Exhibitions

Revisualising Women’s work

12 Dec 2024 – 04 Jan 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Veterans into Clay Sunderland
Free
A red brown ceramic pot. The lid, which is the same colour, is being lifted off by a white hand

Exhibitions

Veterans into Clay Sunderland

Showing in National Glass Centre Learning Gallery

12 Dec 2024 – 31 Jan 2025
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National Glass Centre

Adult workshops & Activities

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Make your own Christmas Bauble
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A red mottled glass Christmas bauble hangs on a tree, attached with a red ribbon. The tree has small white globe shaped lights on every branch.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Make your own Christmas Bauble

11 – 22 Dec 2024

Age 12+

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National Glass Centre

Life Drawing in the Granary

Adult Workshops and Activities

Life Drawing in the Granary

12 Dec 2024

18+

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Arts Centre Washington

Oil Painting
A box of oil paint tubes with white lids.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Oil Painting

Fridays, 9:30am-11:30am
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Creative Age

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

Fridays, 1pm-3pm
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Flameworked Christmas Decorations
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Flameworked transparent glass Christmas decoration shimmers against a black background

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Christmas Decorations

14 – 15 Dec 2024

16+

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National Glass Centre

Copper Foil Hanging Decorations
Copper Foil Hanging Decorations with yellow, green, and purple stained glass segments

Adult Workshops and Activities

Copper Foil Hanging Decorations

15 Dec 2024

16+

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National Glass Centre

Theatre & Performance

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Washington Youth Theatre present Blood Wedding
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A composite image of members of Washington Youth Theatre playing characters from Blood Wedding and a back ground of flowers

Theatre and Performance

Washington Youth Theatre present Blood Wedding

Presented by Washington Youth Theatre.

11 Dec 2024
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A Christmas Carol
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Theatre and Performance

A Christmas Carol

Dyad Productions presents A Christmas Carol

12 Dec 2024

10+

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Mixtape Xmas
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Theatre and Performance

Mixtape Xmas

The Six Twenty presents Mixtape Xmas

19 Dec 2024

14+

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Arts Centre Washington

Hansel & Gretel

Theatre and Performance

Hansel & Gretel

10 – 25 Jan 2025

Suitable for all ages

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Arts Centre Washington

The Dreamtime Fellrunner
A woman dressed in running clothes gestures upwards

Theatre and Performance

The Dreamtime Fellrunner

13 Feb 2025

Suitable for ages 14+

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Arts Centre Washington

Lee Kyle: Bottle It
An image of a man aggresivly holding a bottle behind smashed glass

Theatre and Performance

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

28 Mar 2025
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Film

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The Muppets Christmas Carol + Make Your Own Muppet
A man stands with puppets all in Victorian dress

Films

The Muppets Christmas Carol + Make Your Own Muppet

Part of Film and Fun

21 Dec 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Heritage Reels: North East Comedy
Bobby Thompson a comedian from the 1960/70s wearing a flat cap, scruffy jumper, stood next to a microphone pulling a funny face

Films

Heritage Reels: North East Comedy

15 Jan 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

Films

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

16 Jan 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

Films

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

30 Jan 2025
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Music

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Christmas Cabaret

Music

Christmas Cabaret

13 Dec 2024
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Arts Centre Washington

Special Events

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