Featured Events in Newmarket in December 2024 (July Updated)

Glenn Marais of Spirit First, Walking the Healing Path Together Presents a meditation and healing drum circle. Join Glenn for a powerful meditation and fun, engaging drum circle. Afterward, we’ll head downstairs for a drink and a social. Date: Dec.01 Time: 2-3 P.M Location: Old Flame on Main upstairs in the Main St Music Hall. Entrance from the side of the building Cost: $30.00 includes drum and facilitation Participants can pick up their drum at 1:30 at the side door from Glenn. www.glennmarais.ca Information Source: Old Flame Brewery | eventbrite

Your sip & paint event at our home, The Graze Kitchen, Newmarket will be themed around Annie Dalton‘s fabulous Morning Wonderland painting! Escape this Christmas into a whimsical morning winter adventure. Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed! Your PopUp Painting experience in Newmarket will include: All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apronGuidance from a practicing artist - but feel free to go off-piste!A themed playlist to immerse you in your experienceYour ticket includes a glass of prosecco (non-alcoholic alternatives are available) and a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the barPlease note your ticket does not include a drink, but a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the barYour canvas is yours to keep. Hang it with pride!Please see our booking terms and conditions here. PopUp Painting guests at Graze Kitchen enjoy 10% discount off food with our events Information Source: PopUp Painting & Events Ltd | eventbrite

The Charmers - Scotlands Witch Trials Unveiled by artist- Anne Robinson Anne Robinson grew up in Ayr and works with film, sound, and drawing, often collaboratively. Her art work is concerned with ‘time’: working with archives to ‘listen to the past’. Anne has exhibited in the UK and internationally, including: The Hurrier (2021), Wakeful (2018) and Thrashing in the Static (2014) at: CCA, Whitechapel Gallery, APT, Southwark Park Galleries. She was a commissioned artists for ‘Queer Times’ at GoMA in 2018 and her earlier work features in ‘Women in Revolt!’ (2023-24) at Tate Britain and Modern Two, Edinburgh, with screenings at BFI, and E-Flux. She is Director of Programmes for Fine Art at Middlesex University. Instagram: @anrobs Website: annerobinsonartwork.org ‘The Charmers’ are a (possibly fictional) band, formed by seven accused ’witches’ from Ayrshire. These runaway time-travelling-players were discovered on a 17th century scroll by an artist researching the Scottish witch trials. Now they’ve made a 4-track EP ‘Not to be Found’ and are ready to go out on tour. This is an art project in diverse forms: films, drawings, sound, broadside ballads, workshops and conversations. ‘The Charmers’ draws on research over a three year period by artist Anne Robinson into the Scottish ‘witch’ trials of the 17th century: known to be amongst the most brutal in the world. During her archival investigations, she found scrolls recording seven accused ‘witches’ in Ayrshire, near her home town of Ayr, as ‘not to be found’ - apparently fugitives. From these fragments, using ‘critical fabulation’ and experimenting with art practice - writing, songs, film, and collaborating performers, the work developed around the idea of a ‘sci-fi folk ballad’. In this story, the accused 'witches' abscond using the very conjuring they are accused of: transported away out of their cells to form a band, on tour with their familiars to historical moments of transformative rebellion - levellers’ meetings, molly houses, cabaret, disco protests… At this point, they have recorded 4 tracks as a 12” vinyl EP. These stories of accused ‘witches’ have resounding relevance today: misogyny, banishment, sexuality, class and ‘othering’. With huge thanks to all the Charmers: Deb Smith, Jo Gate-Eastley, Tansy Spinks, : Violin, Electric Violin, Maggie Nicols, Limpe Fuchs, Debbie Armour, Nic Howiantz, Karina Townsend, Brian O’Neill, Helen Spackman, Louissin Torah Pilikian, Charlie Wood, Rachel Gomme.. and supporters: Arts Council England DYCP, Middlesex University, Space Arts, Dimple Discs, Narture, Ayr, Beaconsfield Contemporary Art, and Queer Materialities Group at GSoA. There will be ‘Broadside Ballad’ Workshops and an Artist’s Talk with the show. Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite

BLUM EXPERIENCE: Illustrate Your Universe Join us on Saturday, December 7th, for an immersive workshop with Jenny! Step into the BLUM Experience and discover how to illustrate your unique universe. This hands-on event is all about exploring creativity and bringing your inner world to life through art. Don’t miss this inspiring session! Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite

🤠🎶 Get ready to kick up your boots and dance the night away! Country Line Dancing is coming to Old Flame Brewery Newmarket on December 7 from 7pm to 9pm. Join us as Cheatin Hearts takes the stage, ready to stomp and sway with all of you! 👢🎵 Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, come join the fun as we teach a variety of line dancing routines. We'll break them down step by step, ensuring everyone can join in on the excitement. It's two full hours of pure JOY and FUN! 💃🕺 Plus, your $20 ticket includes 2 hours of lessons AND one drink of your choice. Talk about a deal! So grab your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and join us on the top floor of Old Flame Brewery Newmarket for a night of unforgettable memories and the love of country line dancing in your soul. 📅 Save the date: Saturday, December 7, 7pm-9pm 📍 Location: Old Flame Brewery 140 Main St. S, Newmarket (top floor) 💵 Ticket price: $20 (includes 2 hours of lessons + 1 drink) Let's make some memorable moments together! See you there! 🎉🎶 Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another guest. Information Source: Old Flame Brewery | eventbrite

Photograms are a camera-less darkroom process where objects are placed on photographic paper, creating abstract photographic compositions through light and shadow. Reaching back to the origins of photography in the 1830’s photograms were popularised in the 1920’s by Dada artist photographer Man Ray and the Constructivist El Lissitzky as a challenge to traditional photography. This graphic process brings chance and mystery into printmaking. A great introduction to darkroom printmaking, we’ll familiarise you with the darkroom, B&W print chemistry and take you step by step through the photogram process. You’ll have the opportunity to create up to five of your own photograms to take away at the end of the session. We have a collection of found objects to share at the darkroom, but you are welcome to bring your own favourite objects, something simple or symbolic. Leaves, feathers and glass work well. The printing paper is 12 x 20 cm so bear this in mind when sizing your objects. Weather permitting, we may also walk down to the beach to forage for objects. This will be a small group of up to 5 participants. Suitable for all levels of experience. Cost : £ 75.00 with all materials included. Plan for the Workshop: · Brief history of the photogram · Demonstration of photogram creation and processing · Coffee and foraging for objects (weather permitting) · Hands on creation of your own photograms Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite

Your sip & paint event at The Graze Kitchen, Newmarket will be themed around Debbie Lord‘s fabulous Reindeer, Christmas night painting! Escape this Christmas into a whimsical evening winter adventure. Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed! Your PopUp Painting experience in Newmarket will include: All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apronGuidance from a practicing artist - but feel free to go off-piste!A themed playlist to immerse you in your experienceYour ticket includes a glass of prosecco (non-alcoholic alternatives are available) and a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the barYour canvas is yours to keep. Hang it with pride!Please see our booking terms and conditions here. PopUp Painting guests at Graze Kitchen enjoy 10% discount off food with our events. Information Source: PopUp Painting & Events Ltd | eventbrite

Witness the impossible with a superb two part show. Part One - Watch the award winning comedy magician Wayne Goodman entertain, amuse and confuse with his amazing show. Witness the impossible with a superb 2 part show Part Two - Wayne will present and demonstrate the powers of the magical mindreader, by using a mixture of magic, psychology and body language that will leave the audience spellbound and speechless. Information Source: The Graze Kitchen Ltd | eventbrite

Artist Anne Robinson will present her new work 'The Charmers' (2024), currently on show at MAKE. ‘The Charmers’ are a (possibly fictional) band, formed by seven runaway 'witches'. discovered on a 17th century scroll when the artist was researching the Scottish witch trials: recorded as ‘gone away’ ‘not to be found’. They've made a 4-track vinyl EP and are ready to go out on tour.. The Scottish witch trials of the 16th and 17th Centuries are known to be amongst the most brutal in the world. During archival investigations, Anne found scrolls showing a group of seven accused ‘witches’ in Ayrshire,recorded as ‘not to be found’. Speculating from these fragments, and working with film, text, drawing, songs, and performance, she has developed the work around a ‘sci-fi folk ballad’. In this work, the accused 'witches' abscond using the very conjuring they are accused of: transported away out of their cells to form a band of queer time-travelling players, on tour with their familiars to historical moments of rebellion and change. This is visual arts project in diverse forms: short films, performance, exhibition, sound, ballads, prints, drawings, gatherings, workshops and conversations. Anne's art practice is mainly film based, often collaborative: concerned with the perception and politics of time passing, and working speculatively with archives to ‘listen to the past’. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including recent screenings and shows at: The Hurrier (2021), Poor on the Roll (2021) Wakeful (2018) and Thrashing in the Static (2014) include CCA Glasgow, Whitechapel, APT, Southwark Park Galleries, Feminist Library and BFI. She was a commissioned artists for ‘Queer Times’ at GoMA in 2018 and as a member of See Red Women’s Workshop, featured in ‘Women in Revolt!’ 2023-24 at Tate Britain and Modern 2 in Edinburgh. She has have a practice-led PhD and is Director of Programmes for Fine Art at Middlesex University. Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite

You are invited to join this ballad making workshop using voice, words and improvising to make a broadside ballad - we will draw on themes in the show about witches, outsiders and banishment and you are very welcome to bring along your ‘ballad’ ideas! Broadside Ballads were ‘story’ songs printed on one large sheet with illustrations and widely distributed and shared - common in the UK from the 16th to19th centuries. They could be political, topical, scandalous, or love songs. The workshop is led by Anne Robinson alongside her exhibition at Make: ‘Coming Soon.. The Charmers!’ and building on the ‘sci-fi folk ballads’ and Broadsides she made for her ‘Charmers’ and ‘Hurrier’ art projects, expanding stories of the banished, broke, and usually unrecorded from archive fragments. ‘The Charmers’ are a (possibly fictional) band, formed by seven accused ’witches’ from Ayrshire. These runaway time-travelling-players were discovered on a 17th century scroll by an artist researching the Scottish witch trials. Now they’ve made a 4-track EP ‘Not to be Found’ and are ready to go out on tour. This is an art project in diverse forms: films, drawings, sound, broadside ballads, workshops and conversations. No experience of songwriting necessary - all welcome! Materials provided Workshop Free (donations welcome ) Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite

As part of her exhibition The Charmers, artist Anne Robinson is hosting a series of free workshops and an artist talk at MAKE. Her latest work, The Charmers (2024), presents a speculative narrative inspired by a 17th-century scroll uncovered during her research into the Scottish witch trials. The scroll mentions seven runaway ‘witches’ from Ayrshire, recorded as ‘gone away’ and ‘not to be found’. From these historical fragments, Robinson has imagined a (possibly fictional) band formed by these fugitives. The Charmers have even ‘released’ a 4-track vinyl EP and are now ‘touring’ their sci-fi folk ballad. Through film, text, drawing, song, and performance, Robinson’s work reimagines the voices of these lost figures, offering a creative response to the brutality of Scotland’s 16th and 17th-century witch trials, some of the most severe in history.You are invited to join this workshop to make printed 'broadside' prints of ballads using drawing, collage and Riso printing. We will draw on themes in the show about witches, outsiders and banishment and you are very welcome to bring along your ‘ballad’ ideas! Broadside Ballads were ‘story’ songs printed on one large sheet with illustrations and widely distributed and shared - common in the UK from the 16th to19th centuries. They could be political, topical, scandalous, or love songs. The workshop is led by Anne Robinson alongside her exhibition at Make: ‘Coming Soon.. The Charmers!’ and building on the ‘sci-fi folk ballads’ and Broadsides she made for her ‘Charmers’ and ‘Hurrier’ art projects, expanding stories of the banished, broke, and usually unrecorded from archive fragments. No experience of art or print making necessary - all welcome! Materials provided, but please feel free to bring any preferred drawing materials. Workshop Free (donations welcome) Information Source: Narture CIC | eventbrite