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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

12 – 14 Sep 2024

4+

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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

Register your interest

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

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

Saturday Art Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Art Club

Saturdays, 1pm-3pm

8+

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Arts Centre Washington

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

12 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

12 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

12 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

12 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

12 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

12 Sep – 01 Dec 2024
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National Glass Centre

Adult workshops & Activities

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Mind on the Music
Free

Adult Workshops and Activities

Mind on the Music

Register your interest

Thursdays (Fortnightly), 1pm-3pm

30+

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Arts Centre Washington

Here to There
Free

Adult Workshops and Activities

Here to There

Delivered by Helix Arts

Thursdays, 2pm-4pm

55+

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Arts Centre Washington

Autonomy's Summer Social
Free
A stack of coloured rectangular card sat on orange tissue paper. In the background are teenagers working on craft activities.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Autonomy's Summer Social

Creative activities for autistic adults (16-25) and their carers

12 Sep 2024

Autistic adults (16-25)

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National Glass Centre

Figure Drawing for Beginners

Adult Workshops and Activities

Figure Drawing for Beginners

12th, 19th, 26th September and 3rd October

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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Arts Centre Washington

Washington Writers

Adult Workshops and Activities

Washington Writers

Fridays (Fortnightly), 12pm-2pm
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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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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

Sunderland Film Club presents... Much Ado About Dying

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Much Ado About Dying

Part of Sunderland Film Club

24 Oct 2024

15+

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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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Arts Centre Washington

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

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