A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.

Balloon Festival, Towneley Park, Burnley.

Summer Art Club Exhibition, St Peter and St Paul's Prish Centre, Stydd Lane, Ribchester. Noon-4pm.

Children's Felt-making Workshop, Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, 10am-2.30pm.

'The Church Calendar' Exhibition, St Mary's Church, Gisburn, 10am-6pm.

Wildflower Weekend, Martin Mere Centre.

Witnesses, R and B Rock band, Ranken Arms, Hoddlesden.

Mardi Gras, Blackburn Town Centre.

As You Like It," Worden Park, Leyland.

Southport Flower Show, Victoria Park, Southport.

Free Hand Pottery Session, Witton Park Visitor Centre, Blackburn, 1pm-4pm.

Great British R and B Festival, Colne Municipal Hall.

Dance Band, Astoria Ballroom, Rawtenstall, 7.30pm.

Stephen J Burke (singer/guitarist), Traders Arms, Mellor, 8pm.

Sion Worship Band, St Peter's Church, Church Street, Burnley, 11am.

Moorland Ramble (nine miles), meet Trawden Rod car park, Wycoller, 10am.

'Bringing History Alive,' Queen Street Mill, Briercliffe.

Accrington and Blackburn CHA Club met Whitehall Park gates, Darwen, 1pm, or Turton Tower at 1.30pm.

John Chapman's Lancashire Exhibition, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Until September 28.

Summer Exhibition, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington.

"Witchcraft" Exhibition, Clitheroe Castle Museum, 11am-4.30pm. Until December.

"Bollywood Greats," Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Until September 14.

Pendle Arts Gallery, Pendle Heritage Centre, Park Hill, Barrowford, 11am-5pm. Until September 6.

Centenary exhibition, Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall, 10am-5pm. Until September 8.

"Forkbeard Fantasy," Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.

Guided Tours, Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, 1pm-5pm.

Canal Boat Trips, Barden Mill, Burnley. Until September 8.

Snorkelling Club, Waves Fun Centre, Nab Lane, Blackburn, 8am-9.45am.

Free Internet Sessions, ICT Learning Centre, Turf Moor, Burnley, 10am-noon.

Matt Wood -- Northern Underground with Alex Yates, The Chocolate Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Damian Lee, Lounge Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Jacobean Manor, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham.

Rhet Set Disco -- 1950s Galore, Blackamoor Inn, Roman Road, Lower Darwen, 8.30pm.

Aerobics, Barden Community Centre, Burnley, 5pm-6pm.

Children's Line Dancing (age six-16), Revidge Fold United Reformed Church, Pleckgate, Blackburn, 10.30am-noon.

Disabled Swimming, Daisyfield Swimming Pool, Blackburn, 7pm-8pm.

Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums, Towneley Park, Burnley.

60s Music, Churchills, 58a Bank Street, Burnley.

Alex Yates, The Chocolate Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Dance Circle, Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, 7.30pm-10pm.

Formation Dancing, Brunshaw Youth Centre, Morse Street, Burnley, 10am-noon.

Pub Idol, The Bay Horse, Osbaldeston, from 8pm.

Blackburn School of Irish Dancing, West End Youth Club, Clayton Street, Blackburn, 10am-2pm.

Museum, Gift Shop and Tea Room, Pendle Heritage Centre, Park Hill, Barrowford, Nelson.

Creme of Commercial and Classic Dance Anthems, Priviledge Nightclub, Darwen, 9.30pm.

Dance Night, The Derby, Scotland Road, Nelson.

Girls Football Classes (under-15s), Shadsworth Leisure Centre, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, 11am-noon.

Victorian Industrial Landscape, The Weavers' Triangle, Burnley.

Saturday Morning Club for five-14 year-olds, Vanguard Community Centre, 65 Bevington Close, Burnley, 10am-1pm.

Ballet and Tap Dancing for children age two years upwards, Debra McLaren School of Dancing, Bank Street, Rawtenstall, 9am-9.45am.

Only Foals and Horses Animal Sanctuary, Redshell Stables, Redshell Lane, off Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, 1pm-4pm.

Children's Disco, Freestyle and Rock 'n' Roll Dancing, all ages and all grades, Sandersons Dance Studio (Tony's), Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 9am, 10am and 11am.

Sequence Dancing, (The Ritz), New Era Complex, Accrington, 7.15pm.

Children's Dancing Lessons (ballet, tap, disco) 9.30am-12.30pm, Darwen Community Centre.

Kill or Cure: Medicine Through the Ages, Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Salford. Until December.

Star Trek: Federation Science, Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester. Until October 27.

A City's Pride -- entire collection of L S Lowry's work, The Lowry Galleries, The Lowry, Manchester. Until September 22.

The Birds, The Lowry, Manchester.

Hot Ice, The Arena, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Until November 3.

Mystique, The Horseshoe, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Until November 3.

Comedy Bonanza 2002, Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Until October 26.

Legends, The Showbar, Central Pier, Blackpool. Until October 27.

Storm Force, The Star, Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, 8pm. Until November 2.

The Bradley Beaver Show, Beaver Creek Theme Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Until November 3.

Eclipse -- circus musical, The Globe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Until November 3.

Our Commonwealth: Our Home, Bolton Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium. Until August 31.

CINEMA

APOLLO, Blackburn: The Guru (15), Reign of Fire (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Men

in Black (PG), Eight Legged Freaks (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember

(12), The Sum of All Fears (12), Spy Kids 2 (U), Thurs only Panic Room (15),

Sat morning Toy Story 2 (U)

APOLLO, Burnley: Men in Black 2 (PG), Scooby-Doo (PG), Eight Legged Freaks

(12), Minority Report (12), The Sum of All Fears (12), The Guru (15),

Goldmember (12), Spider-Man (PG), Stuart Little 2 (U), Spy Kids 2 (U), Reign

of Fire (12), Black Knight (PG), Sat only Atlantis (U), Thurs only Kissing

Jessica Stein (15)

WARNER, Walton-le-Dale: Reign of Fire (12), The Guru (15), Spy Kids 2 (U),

Sum of all Fears (12), Eight Legged Freaks (12), Men in Black 2 (PG),

Goldmember (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Scooby-Doo (PG), Minority Report (12),

Sat and Sun only Harry Potter (PG)

GRAND, Clitheroe: Scooby-Doo (PG), Goldmember (12)