{"id":5219,"date":"2020-02-22T00:36:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5219"},"modified":"2020-02-22T00:36:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:36:38","slug":"celebrate-90-magical-years-of-civic-jewels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/22\/celebrate-90-magical-years-of-civic-jewels\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate 90 magical years of Civic jewels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nTo celebrate the 90th\u00a0anniversary of the opening of the Civic Theatre and City Hall,\u00a0a\u00a0first ever\u00a0\u2018access all areas\u2019\u00a0tour will be offered\u00a0to the general public\u00a0on Sunday 1 March.
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the event was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the historic pasts and bright futures of\u00a0both the Civic Theatre and City Hall.
\n\"Civic-and-City-Hall-build-inside.jpg\"Civic Theatre and City Hall under comnstruction.<\/sup><\/strong>
\n\u201cCity Hall and the Civic Theatre are beautiful buildings which are part of the cultural and civic fabric of our city,\u201d Councillor Nelmes said.
\n\u201cThey are owned by and maintained for the people of Newcastle. Our 90th\u00a0anniversary celebrations are an opportunity to show residents and visitors aspects of both venues they have never seen before.\u201d
\nThe event kicks off in Wheeler Place at midday, with a host of free, fun activities, including an aerial circus show, circus skills workshops, live music including a funky brass band, giant wooden games and puzzles, face painting and air brush tattoos.
\n\"Civic-and-City-Hall-90th-birthday-courtesy-CN3-inside.jpg\"Manager Civic Services Delia O\u2019Hara with Civic Theatre Manager Leonie Wallace and the Lord Mayor.<\/span>
\nThe Civic Digest caf\u00e9 will be open for business and the art deco Civic Bar will provide somewhere to relax with music performed by talented local musicians\u00a0throughout the\u00a0afternoon.
\n\u201cAfter the official launch in Wheeler Place, guests are invited to come on special behind-the-scenes guided tours of both City Hall and the Civic Theatre, running between 12.30pm and 3.30pm,\u201d Manager Civic Services Delia O\u2019Hara said.
\n\u201cBookings are not necessary, but we advise you to be early, so you don\u2019t miss out.
\n\u201cOn the Civic Theatre tour, you will go up onto the stage and into the backstage areas, normally off limits to the public. You will hear about what goes on behind-the-scenes, and while on stage a range of leading local Newcastle drama, dance and musical theatre companies will provide a rare insight into the secrets of staging a production \u2013 from auditions through to tech runs. This program is presented in collaboration with the City of Newcastle Drama Association.
\n\u201cThe City Hall guided tours will take guests through all three levels of the building \u2013 including the Lord Mayor\u2019s office and Council Chambers \u2013 giving visitors an insight into the many uses of the building over the past 90 years and major events which have taken place.
\n\u201cIn the Cummings Room, we will present an historical exhibition about both venues, including a rarely seen silent film commissioned locally in the 1930s, and local historian Sue Ryan will be on hand from 1pm-2pm to answer questions about the history of both buildings.
\n\u201cGuests are also welcome to visit the Concert Hall where, between 12.30pm and 3.30pm, some of our most talented local musicians will present the \u2018Showcasing the Steinway\u2019 program.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To celebrate the 90th\u00a0anniversary of the opening of the Civic Theatre and City Hall,\u00a0a\u00a0first ever\u00a0\u2018access all areas\u2019\u00a0tour will be offered\u00a0to the general public\u00a0on Sunday 1 March. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the event was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the historic pasts and bright futures of\u00a0both the Civic Theatre and City Hall. Civic Theatre and … Continue reading “Celebrate 90 magical years of Civic jewels”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}