PREVIEWS

AUGUST’S DIVERSIONS INCLUDE AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY NORTHERN PRACTITIONERS, WITTY DRAG, UP AND COMING COMEDY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL, A CELEBRATION OF THE LGBTQ+ MUSIC SCENE AND MUCH MORE!

MUSIC SAT 5 BORDERS: UKRAINE FUNDRAISER

Local legend Jacklyn, Berlin-based Beth Alana, and upcoming Lithuanian talent Šikšna will team up to spin some electrifying techno in aid of a fundraiser for Helping To Leave, a foundation that helps Ukrainians evacuate from military conflict areas.

The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle www.facebook.com/thelubberfiend

ART & LIT

Music Canny Queer Fest

Presented by the Newcastle-based Canny Queer Collective, this celebration of the LGBTQ+ scene will feature Polyvinyl, Ceramic, Pink Poison and Gaydar, plus unplugged sets by some local favourites. Profit will be split between suicide prevention charity If U Care Share Foundation and the collective themselves, enabling them to continue to support the region’s Queer music scene.

The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle www.linktr.ee/cannyqueercollective