Jim Kellar
Newcastle Herald
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Top Newcastle coffee cafe Xtraction Espresso changes hands
Leading Newcastle coffee cafe owner Kenn Blackman, whose Xtraction Espresso outpost on the corner of King and Bolton streets in the East End set a standard for quality caffeine and food, has sold the business. → Read More
The Sheepdogs coming to The Gum Ball make new music that sounds retro
They will never be out of fashion, because they've never been in fashion → Read More
Newcastle Art Gallery director Lauretta Morton on the grand plan
When the doors open again, it will be more than a new building → Read More
Vego's pushes through pandemic and opens second restaurant at Charlestown
Owner Mark Hughes knew a vegetarian fast-food business could succeed. → Read More
What needs to be done to reopen the historic Victoria Theatre in Newcastle
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Memories from the Victoria Theatre, a video documentary project capturing the history of Newcastle's Victoria Theatre
Jim Kellar is editor of the Newcastle Herald's Weekender magazine. He has been a journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1997, covering culture, art, food and music. jkellar@newcastleherald.com.au → Read More
If Brian Lizotte cannot find a buyer for his legendary music club he may close it by July
After a great run of 14 years running the most respected music dinner show restaurant in Australia, Brian... → Read More
Noonan show at Common Circus, Singleton portraits, Cooks Hill reopens, Straitjacket's calendar
Rachel Noonan is a contemporary, abstract artist who works from her home studio in Charlestown. She has curated... → Read More
Come From Away musical coming to Civic Theatre sparks memories of Central Coast couple caught up in the 9/11 crisis
For the well-travelled couple Iain and Julia Campbell, Australians based in San Diego at the time, the day of September 11, 2001, was just another travel day. → Read More
So much to see at Bluesfest, like Femi Kuti, Robert Glasper, Kingfish Ingram AND the headliners
I admit it, this is just a tease. With more acts yet to be announced, it's still time... → Read More
Immersive Our Country film experience runs over 40 six-metre screens
Karina Holden is not what you would call an overnight sensation. The head of factual at Northern Pictures, she is a conservation biologist turned natural history filmmaker. Along the way she's become a star, with a show she co-created, Love on the Spectrum (US version) winning four Emmy awards, including outstanding unstructured reality program. → Read More
Waratah pole home was worth the planning hassle for luxurious result
Newcastle prestige home buyers agent Chad Dunn gambled on creating his own unique home in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah, and he's pretty happy with the result. → Read More
Newcastle Writers Festival will celebrate its10th anniversary with first-announced guests including Craig Silvey, PIp Wlliams, Mawunyo Gbogbo, Andrew Qulity and Amy Thunig
Much-loved Australian writers Craig Silvey and Pip Williams, and debut authors Mawunyo Gbogbo, Andrew Quilty, and Amy Thunig, have been announced as the first of what will be 100 artists in the 10th Newcastle Writers Festival. → Read More
QT offers Christmas feast you can put together at home
Another bonus of having a QT hotel in Newcastle has just been announced: it's called Christmas by QT at Home - a dining experience with lashings of indulgent Christmas cheer with an expertly crafted meal kit for simple assembly at home. → Read More
Maitland Regional Art Gallery's 2023 calendar includes APY Lands artists, Vincent Namitjira, Ben Quilty and more than 50 Hunter artists
The show never stops at Maitland gallery. The gallery has so many exhibition spaces there is always something new or different to see, no matter what a visitors taste in art may be. → Read More
Mitch Revs playful new artwork shines in The Long Road Home exhibition at his Hunter Street gallery
Newcastle artist Mitch "Revs" Resevsky has carved out a mighty reputation in the last eight years, drawing attention... → Read More
Newcastle Pride festival kicks off with youth formal and runs through early November
An ambitious month-long schedule of events kicks off Newcastle Pride festival this weekend, starting with the organisation's first-ever... → Read More
Titan Arum: Justin Shoulder's delicious shapeshifting dance among carnivorous plants
Titan Arum, showing in the New Annual festival, is an evolving performance that takes the audience into a... → Read More
NewAnnual festival set to entertain and inform Newcastle from September 23 to October 2
It's less than a week until the NewAnnual creative festival → Read More
Emerson Rodriguez marks 12 years in Hunter Valley restaurant business
On Monday, September 19, Emerson Rodriguez will celebrate 12 years of running his own restaurant (Emerson's, on Lovedale... → Read More