EVENTS in East Lancashire and further afield for Saturday, February 12.

Pick of the day

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jon Richardson is bringing his show It’s Not Me, It’s You to Burnley Mechanics tonight. Jon is known for his apperances on Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

BLACKBURN

9am - MP Jack Straw advice surgery, Bangor Street Community Centre.

10am to 4.30pm - Quaker Tapestry exhibition, Blackburn Cathedral. Free entry.

10am to 4.45pm - Upstairs, Downstairs, exhibition about life in Victorian times, Blackburn Museum, Museum Street.

10.30am - Aerobics, Evissa, Kind William Street. 01254 447303.

2pm/7pm - Alice in Wonderland, Thwaites Empire Theatre. Booking office 01254 685500. Tickets £10, children £7.

3.30pm to 4.15pm - Service of Celebration for the Year of the Bible and presentation of RSCM Awards, Blackburn Cathedral.

BURNLEY

1.45pm - Burnley Writer’s Circle, meet at Sion Baptist Church, Church Street.

8pm - Jon Richardson, ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’ tour, Burnley Mechanics. Tickets £13, discounts £12.

8pm - The Travelling Band and The Boy Gray, free gig at the Bridge Bier Huis.

8pm - Karaoke, Ighten Leigh Social Club, Padiham Road. 01282 422306.

8pm - Lee Nelson, Rosegrove Unity Working Men's Club.

DARWEN

10am - Zumba, Darwen Leisure Centre.

10am - Advice on how to save money on energy bills, the Carus Centre, Hoddlesden.

11am to 4.30pm - Darwen's Heritage exhibition, photographic exhibition by Matt Donnelly, The Dart Gallery, Market Street.

7.30pm - Showaddywaddy in concert, Darwen Library Theatre. Tickets £20.

8pm - Local singer Jackie, ’60s to present day music, Hindle Arms, Rakes Bridge, Lower Darwen. Includes pop quiz.

HYNDBURN

8.30am - Bob’s Brekkie, St John’s Church, Manchester Road, Baxenden.

10am to 4pm - Plant a pumpkin weekend, 118 - 120 Belfield Road, Accrington. Hyndburn Homes has donated land in Accrington to the community for people to use as a community garden and food growing scheme.

PENDLE

10am - Guided tours of Nelson Town Hall by Mayor Tony Beckett.

2pm - Pocket Money Cinema showing Robin Hood (12a), Ace Centre, Nelson. Adults £2, children £2.

2.30pm - Afternoon Tea, Ace Centre, Nelson. £3.50.

7.30pm - Leyland Band - Romance in Brass, Colne Muni, Albert Road. Tickets £10.

7.30pm - The Hustle, British Blues band, Rainhall Centre, Barnoldswick. £7 full, concessions £6.

8pm - Jenny Eclair, ACE Centre, Nelson (sold out).

RIBBLE VALLEY

10am to 5pm - Blackburn Cathedral Walking Group: Ribchester Figure of Eight. Park on the public car park in Ribchester (GR: 649351) and meet the walk leader, Stuart Rothwell. Morning walk starts at 10am and will be down the valley via Ox Hey and Butcher Fold following the Ribble Way below Ribchester. At 2.30pm a walk will include the return over Duddle Hill passing Stydd Chapel.

7pm - Knights of St Columbia, dancing to modern sequence and ballroom. Meet at St Michael and St John’s Church Parish Hall. 01200 427029. 7pm - The Soul Train, The Grand, York Street, Clitheroe. Tickets £8.

ROSSENDALE

7.30pm - Whitworth Valentine’s Ball, champagne reception and dinner, live music from The Ambassadors and disco. Whitworth Civic Hall, Market Street. £20.

8pm - The Jackson Kay Band, indie/rock covers, Cafe Artisan, Rawtenstall. Free.

FURTHER AFIELD

1.30pm/7pm - Hamlet, The Lowry, Salford.

2.30pm/7.30pm - Spamalot, Palace Theatre, Manchester.

7.30pm - Romeo & Juliet, Octagon, Bolton.

7.30pm - Mogadishu, Royal Exchange, Manchester.

7.30pm - Quicksand, Dukes Theatre, Lancaster.

7.30pm - The Blues Band, The Lowry, Salford Quays.

7.30pm - Hamlet, The Lowry, Salford Quays.

7.30pm - Man Made Sole, The Met, Market Street, Bury.

7.30pm - Creole Choir of Cuba, Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester.

7.30pm - The Houghton Weavers, Stockport Plaza.

7.30pm - An evening of swing music by the University of Lancaster Music Society, Platform, Morecambe.

8pm - Merseymania, The Grand, Lancaster.

8pm - Sarah Millican, Floral Hall, Promenade, Southport.

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