Star and Shadow Programme

food

CAFE OPEN EVERY SUNDAY 12 NOON - 4PM

Sun 18 May // 12:00
Sun 25 May // 12:00
Sun 1 June // 12:00
Sun 8 June // 12:00
Sun 15 June // 12:00
Sun 22 June // 12:00
Sun 29 June // 12:00
Sun 6 July // 12:00
Sun 13 July // 12:00
Sun 20 July // 12:00
Sun 27 July // 12:00

Our Volunteer Run, Vegan Cafe is open every Sunday afternoon. Serving Organic, Fairtrade Coffee and Teas, … [more]

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KNITTING CLUB - Woolly Mammoth

Sun 18 May // 12:00
Sun 25 May // 12:00
Sun 1 June // 12:00
Sun 8 June // 12:00
Sun 15 June // 12:00
Sun 22 June // 12:00
Sun 29 June // 12:00
Sun 6 July // 12:00

KNITTING CLUB - Woolly Mammoth [more]

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RE-JIG SEWING WORKSHOP WITH ROSI

Sun 18 May // 12:00
Sun 22 June // 12:00
Sun 20 July // 12:00

Learn skills to repair, alter, recycle or decorate all kinds of clothes and household fabrics into … [more]

workshop

Art Club

Free art club [more]

workshop

Creative Writing

Sun 18 May // 14:00
Sun 25 May // 14:00
Sun 1 June // 14:00

Free, sociable, writing group. Composed of beginners and pros alike! [more]

free drop-in

STARCADE

...Keeps Going!

Sun 18 May // 16:00
Sun 22 June // 16:00

The world's most sinister text file will be plugged back in - at least 3 more … [more]

film

Tokyo Story

Sun 18 May // 19:30

A constant fixture in critics’ polls, Tokyo Story is Yasujiro Ozu’s most enduring masterpiece and a … [more]

meeting

Star and Shadow

Caretaking meeting

online and in the building

Mon 19 May // 18:00
Mon 16 June // 18:00
Mon 21 July // 18:00
Mon 20 October // 18:00
Mon 17 November // 18:00
Mon 15 December // 18:00
Mon 19 January // 18:00
Mon 16 February // 18:00
Mon 16 March // 18:00

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Picture for event aya (performing 'hexed!')

music performance

Doxology presents

aya (performing 'hexed!')

Local support from: Yeah You; Kiik Amor; Aqua Tofana; Kitty (DJ)

Tue 20 May // 19:00

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film

Greats of Japanese Cinema Season

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

Miyazaki's fantasy classic!

Thu 22 May // 19:30

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film

We are Fugazi from Washington DC

Fri 23 May // 18:30

Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live … [more]

training for volunteers

Cafe Induction

Sun 25 May // 11:00

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film

Under the Cherry Moon

Sun 25 May // 19:30

Winner of five Razzies - that's not a "wrecka", but it's something! [more]

meeting

Star and Shadow

Programme Development Meeting

online and in the building

Tue 27 May // 18:00
Mon 23 June // 18:00
Mon 28 July // 18:00
Mon 22 September // 18:00
Mon 27 October // 18:00
Mon 24 November // 18:00
Mon 26 January // 18:00
Mon 23 February // 18:00
Mon 23 March // 18:00

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film

The Conversation

Thu 29 May // 19:30

Released at the height of the Watergate Scandal in the US, the film now feels prophetic … [more]

volunteer

Cafe Open Every Last Saturday of the Month

Sat 31 May // 10:30
Sat 28 June // 10:30

Our Volunteer Run, Vegan Cafe is open every last Saturday of the month 10:30 am to … [more]

film club

Last Saturday of the month at 11am

Family Film Club - Free Kids Film

Sat 31 May // 11:00
Sat 28 June // 11:00

A family/kids film every last Saturday of the month! Come be surprised by what we chose … [more]

film dialogue

From the west end of London

The Regulars

with Director's Q&A

Sat 31 May // 19:30

Set in London's iconic Prince Charles Cinema, this comedy drama follows a day in the life … [more]

party

HEART///BPM X Newcastle Ballroom community

Sat 31 May // 20:00

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film dialogue

in darkness and foreboding

The Spy in Black

first Powell and Pressburger collaboration

Sun 1 June // 19:30

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meeting

In the building

General Meeting (Sovereign Body)

and online

Mon 2 June // 18:00
Mon 6 October // 18:00
Mon 1 December // 18:00
Mon 2 March // 18:00

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film dialogue

Palestinian Solidarity Campaign presents

First Picture

All door takings to Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Palestinian film makers

Tue 3 June // 19:30

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meeting

Community Kitchen: Collective Meeting

Wed 4 June // 18:00
Wed 2 July // 18:00

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café

Twilight Cafe

Wed 4 June // 19:00
Wed 2 July // 19:00

Sick of spending evenings in loud pubs/bars/clubs? Why not come down to our twilight cafe... [more]

The Star & Shadow Film Quiz

Thu 5 June // 19:30
Thu 3 July // 19:30

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film

Enemy of the State

Thu 5 June // 19:30

The late Tony Scott was an expert at taking rote thriller premises and pushing them to … [more]

The Star and Shadow film retreat

Losing the Plot #11

presenting Good Cave Projects

Fri 6 June // 18:00

Losing the Plot #11 floats down from the heavens to land at Burnlaw Centre in the … [more]

artist film film music performance workshop party dialogue q&a

Newcastle Ewan Brown Anarchist Bookfair

Sat 7 June // 07:00

2025 will mark the 4th annual Newcastle Ewan Brown Anarchist Bookfair, an event celebrating the life … [more]

CAFE OPEN FOR ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR

Sat 7 June // 10:00

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Picture for event After Gig with Driven Serious, Gaydar, Ketwig Salon & 21 Melville St

music performance

Newcastle Ewan Brown Anarchist Bookfair Presents:

After Gig with Driven Serious, Gaydar, Ketwig Salon & 21 Melville St

5 Band Anarcho After Party

Sat 7 June // 19:00

Post-bookfair gig with Driven Serious, Gaydar and 21 Melville Street Evening kicks off with Glen & … [more]

meeting

First Sunday of every month

EXTINCTION REBELLION TYNESIDE - OPEN MEETING

12NOON-2PM

Sun 8 June // 12:00

Come along to find others wanting to do something about the biggest crisis facing humankind! [more]

film

Star and Shadow presents

The Shout

Sun 8 June // 19:30

The mysterious Crossley (Alan Bates) hijacks the life of an experimental sound artist, Anthony (John Hurt), … [more]

meeting

Star and Shadow

Open Programming meeting

online and in the building

Mon 9 June // 18:00
Mon 14 July // 18:00
Mon 8 September // 18:00
Mon 13 October // 18:00
Mon 10 November // 18:00
Mon 8 December // 18:00
Mon 12 January // 18:00
Mon 9 February // 18:00
Mon 9 March // 18:00

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shieldfield community volunteer

Star & Shadow Cinema Co-op

Community Kitchen

Solidarity Not Charity!

Wed 11 June // 18:00
Wed 9 July // 18:00
Wed 14 January // 18:00

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workshop

Fixit cafe

Wed 11 June // 18:00 *
Wed 9 July // 18:00 *
Wed 10 September // 18:00 *

Fixit Cafe alongside the Community Kitchen will help you fix your broken stuff in a free, … [more]

training for volunteers

Cafe Induction

Thu 12 June // 18:00

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film

Celebrating its 30th anniversary...

Tank Girl

Thu 12 June // 19:30

Who says girls don't like big guns? [more]

lgbtq+ film music party

Star and Shadow presents

Lez Pop

A Multimedia Celebration of Lesbian and Sapphic Pop Culture

Sat 14 June // 20:00

Lez Pop is a multimedia celebration of lesbian (in its broader term, sapphic) pop culture: music, … [more]

in the car park

PLANT SALE 11AM-3PM

Sun 15 June // 11:00

DONATIONS OF PLANTS NEEDED IN JUNE 2025. [more]

Picture for event THE STAR AND SHADOW ANNUAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR MARKET & PLANT SALE 11AM - 3PM

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Sunday, 15th June 2025

THE STAR AND SHADOW ANNUAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR MARKET & PLANT SALE 11AM - 3PM

Sun 15 June // 11:00

Bric-a-brac, arts, crafts, second hand clothes, books, collectibles, household items, a treasure trove of bounty to … [more]

film dialogue

looking into the sky

Nostalgia for the Light

A reckoning with Pinochet's Chile

Sun 15 June // 19:30

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film

The Love Witch

Thu 19 June // 19:30

Meet Elaine, a witch who loves men to death... literally! [more]

film

A documentary project commissioned by Tipping Point UK, Defra's Farming in Protected Landscape Programme, and supported by the North Pennines National Landscape team.