Gladstone's Makers Market is Back

Plus catch concerts by the Liverpool Philharmonic and The Lathums at Victoria Hall, walk the Two Saints Way in Stoke and join a Burleigh-themed needle felting workshop;

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

📚 Celebrating all Things Ceramic. 22/03, 11am-4pm, Gladstone Pottery Museum. It’s market time again! More than 50 local and national ceramicists will be in attendance at this crafty event, including former contestants of The Great Pottery Throw Down. Shop ‘til you drop as you admire the kilns. Free admission.

Shop for inspiring pottery pieces at Gladstone on 22/03

🧵 Make Do And Mend Chat. 23/03, 1pm, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Explore Mrs Sew and Sews magical world of Make Do and Mend in this inspiring talk by Meridith Towne about the women who used the most innovative, even devious, methods to maintain a fashionable wardrobe in wartime Britain. Presentation at 1pm, tickets £15 (includes a cream tea). Book in advance (01782 232323 or email).

🎺 In Town Soon: The Liverpool Philharmonic. 03/04, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. As part of the SOT Classics series, the orchestra will be performing Dvorak’s popular Symphony Number 9 (catch a snippet of it here in all its rousing glory), Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Humperdinck’s Prelude to Hansel & Gretel. Tickets from £25.03.

🐈‍⬛ A SpeCATular Event. 12/04-13/04, 10am-4pm Northwood Community Centre. Connect with fellow feline enthusiasts and see marvellous moggies compete for Best in Show at the Stoke on Trent SpeCATular. Organised by the Fancy Cats Organisation., it promotes rescue cats and ethical breeders We’re sure a purrfect time will be had by all. Tickets £15 (adults), £10 (seniors), £10 (children 12-17) £5 (children 6-11).

Find out what wartime Stoke was really like at this screening on 18/03

🍿 The Potteries at War on Film. 18/03, 11am onwards, Mitchell Arts Centre. Catch a selection of stellar footage from the Staffordshire Film Archive in both colour and black and white, including the first recruits marching away, public information films, the pottery industry during wartime and VE Day celebrations. Free admission.

🎸 See The Lathums. 17/03, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Catch the Wigan chart toppers one of their biggest tours to date run through some of their biggest hits, including The Great Escape, Fight On and How Beautiful Life Can Be. Tickets from £34.63.

Get crafty at Middlleport’s upcoming needle felt workshop on 20/03…

🚶‍♀️⛪️ Walk Two Saints Way. 22/03, 10.30am-3.30pm; meet at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Take the family for a stroll along our celebrated pilgrimage Two Saints Way from the canal path at Middleport to the museum. There’s a talk about discovering Saxon gold (1pm), and you can join a character performance of St Werburgh (12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm), or sit in on a talk on mental health and wellbeing with Mara Running Club founder George Bettany (2pm). The kids can also make a Werburgh wild goose (10.30am or 1.30pm). Admission free.

🪡 It’s Needle Felting Time. 20/03, 12pm-2pm, Middleport Pottery. Inspired by the Burleigh blue and white patterns, this workshop led by Vicky Pulman of Needlessly Felted will make for a fun, mindful afternoon. Materials, tea and coffee included and you’ll get to take your creation home with you. Tickets £35.

EVENTS LISTINGS

• Parkrun, every Saturday at 9am at Hanley Park; Trentham Gardens; Cannock Chase; Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle; Birchall Playing Fields; Isabel Trail, Stafford

• Heritage Walks with the Red Haired Stokie, various dates

• Potteries Centre Events Series, ongoing, Potteries Centre

• Throw a Pot and Pottery Painting, ongoing, Kiln at Number 12

• Throw a Pot Sessions, ongoing, LoveClay

• Guided Walks in the Peak District, Various, Multiple (Peak District)

• Titanic Brewery Tour, multiple dates, Titanic Brewery

• Spitfire Comedy Open Mic, multiple dates, Old Post Office, Burslem

• Electric Tentacle Electronic Music Open Mic, multiple dates, Captain’s Bar

• Daytime & Evening Beginner Pottery Courses, 10/02 for 5 weeks, LoveClay

• Winter Tree Walks, 05/03, 12/03, Trentham Estate

• The Toys Strike Back, 01/03-01/06, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• Badly Drawn Boy, 11/03, The Sugarmill

• Relaxed Classical Performance, 14/03, University of Staffordshire

• Philip Astley Centre First Anniversary Celebration, 15/03, Philip Astley Centre

• Jason Manford, 15/03, Regent Theatre

• Castle Classics Classic & Retro Show, 15/03, Ironmarket

• Connoisseur Guided Tour at Gladstone, 15/03, Gladstone Pottery Museum

• The Lathums, 17/03, Victoria Hall

• The Potteries at War, 18/03, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Bernadette and Other Teenage Folk Tales, 20/03-23/03, Fenton Town Hall

• Burleigh Needle Felting Workshop, 20/03, Middeleport Pottery

• Community Lanterns Procession, 21/03, Stoke Event Square

• Ceramic Makers’ Market, 22/03, Gladstone Pottery Museum

• Two Saints Way Through Stoke, 22/03, Middleport Pottery

• Make Do and Mend, 23/03, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• Revision on Tour: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, 26/03, Regent Theatre

• Burton & South Derbyshire Beer & Cider Festival, 27/03-29/03, Burton Town Hall

• Staffordshire Archaeology Day, 29/03, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• Ceramic Planter Pocket Workshop, 29/03, Middleport Pottery

• Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea & Mother’s Day Mimosa Brunch, 30/03, World of Wedgwood

• Mother’s Day Ceramic Flower Making, 30/03, LoveClay

• Hedgehog Walk with Timmy Time, 31/03-13/04

• SOT Classics: Brave New World, 04/04, Victoria Hall

• Smoke-on-Trent Festival, 05/04, The Rigger

• Soul-on-Trent, 06/04, King’s Hall

• The Night Sky Show, 06/04, Regent Theatre

• Industrial Middleport Walking Tour, 06/04, Middleport

• Longton Carnival & Pig Walk, 06/04, Longton town centre

• The Magnificent Seven, 08/04-12/04, Stoke Repertory Theatre

• Stoke on Trent SpeCATular, 12-13/04, Northwood Community Centre

• Arthur Berry - Theatremaker, 27/05-28/06, New Vic

• The Wombats, 29/05, Trentham Estate

• Ocean Colour Scene, 30/05, Trentham Estate

• Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt, 31/05, New Vic

• Bat out of Hell, 30/06-05/07, Regent Theatre

• The City Music Service Stoke-on-Trent 100 Big Sing, 04/06

• Stoke-on-Trent Day, various locations, 05/06

• The City Music Service Stoke-on-Trent 100 Big Play, 11/06

• North Staffs Symphony Orchestra Centenary Concert, King’s Hall, 25/06

• Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Celebration Concert, King’s Hall, 28/06

• Three Counties Open Art, 26/07-23/08, Burslem School of Art

• Russell Watson, 24/10, Victoria Hall

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