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

Brierfield Live arts and cultural project, town centre, Brierfield, noon-4pm. Workshops, live music, food etc.

Open Gardens, Downham Hall, 2-4.30pm.

Arts and Crafts Fair, St John's Church, Worsthorne. Until August 11.

Spirit of Friendship Festival, town centre, Darwen, 10.30am-3pm. Games, balloon race, face painting etc.

Free pottery sessions, Witton Park Visitor Centre, Blackburn, 1-4pm.

Exhibition of old Accrington, New Jerusalem Church, Hargreaves Street, Accrington, 11am-3pm.

Lancashire Countryside Services walk from Beacon Fell Country Park to the edge of Bleasdale Fells. Meet Bowland Visitor Centre 10am, moderately hard walk of about eight miles.

Joanne Smith (soprano), Margaret Plested (piano) perform at St Peter's Church, Burnley, 11am. Refreshments available from 10.30am.

Bowls competition, Grange Bowling Club, Grange Street, Clayton le Moors, 9.30am. Admission free, refreshments available.

Table Top/Jumble Sale, Furthergate WMC, Blackburn, 1-3pm. Organised by Longton Estate Residents Association.

A ranger-led easy going stroll around Beacon Fell Country Park starts from Bowland Visitor Centre, 2pm.

Accrington and Blackburn CHA Club ramble, 6-10 miles with leaders Harold and Doreen Walmsley. Meet Bulls Head, Wilpshire, 12.30pm.

Blackburn Lions Gala, Witton Park, Blackburn.

Felt making workshop, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, 10am-2.30pm.

Hot toast and coffee morning, United Reformed Church, Haslingden, 10.30am-noon.

Carl Martin, Forts Arms, Clayton le Moors, 9pm.

Maupa, Leezium, Spitfire, Albion, Clayton le Moors, 8pm.

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

Summer Exhibition, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington. Until August 26.

"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. Until August 31.

Guided Tours, Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, 1pm-5pm. Until August 26.

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.

Design For Living, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

Dirty Blonde, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill, Leeds.

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

Fandango, The Dukes, Lancaster. Until August 10.

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.

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

GRAND, Clitheroe: Men In Black II (PG).

APOLLO, Blackburn: Eight Legged Freaks (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Men In Black II (PG), Thurs only Spy Kids 2 (PG) and Bend It Like Beckham (12), tomorrow only Recess: School's Out (U).

APOLLO, Burnley: Eight Legged Freaks (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Men In Black II (PG), Spiderman (PG), Minority Report (12), Thurs only Spy Kids 2 (PG) and Harts War (15), tomorrow only Rugrats In Paris (U).

WARNER, Walton-le-Dale: Eight Legged Freaks (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Men In Black II (PG), Minority Report (12), Thurs only Spy Kids 2 (PG), tomorrow only Resident Evil (15), tomorrow and Sunday only Thunderpants (PG).