BLACKBURN

Painting Classes by Terry O'Toole, Portfolio, Simmons Street, 10am-3pm. Drawing in Charcoal.

Karaoke Competition (heat four), Fernhurst, Ewood, 9pm.

Cyber Drop-In, 9.30am-11.30am; Parents and Tots, 1.30pm-3.30pm; Out of School Experience, 3.30pm-6.30pm, Ivy Street Community Centre. Tel: 01254 55977.

Salvation Army, Blackburn Citadal, Vicar Street, 1.45pm. Rev Y Pearson.

Lost Loves -- Bereaved Parents meeting, Queen's Park Hospital Reception, Haslingden Road, 7pm-7pm. First and third Thursday of each month.

Blackburn People's Choir, Wesley Hall, Feilden Street, 7.30pm. All welcome.

Community Youth Music -- music tuition for beginners, Roman Road Community Centre, 4.30pm-7.30pm.

Cruse Bereavement Support Centre, Springfield Nursing Home. Appointments on 01254 207999.

Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale, NAG 101 Over-50s Club, 101 Stonyhurst Road, 10am-3.30pm.

Kung Fu Club -- Juniors 7pm-8pm, Seniors, 8pm-9pm. Tony's Ballroom, Town Hall Street.

Blackburn Artists Society, St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, 7pm-9pm. New members welcome.

Survivors of Bereavment by Suicide (SOBS), 105 New Park Street, 7pm-9pm. Second Wednesday of each month. Contact: 01254 59751 (Gail).

Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society, Ewood WM Club, Bolton Road. First Thursday of each month.

Line Dancing, Furthergate WM Club, 7.30pm-10.30pm.

Spiritual Circle, Worship Centre, Thompson Street, 7.30pm.

Blackburn Martial Arts Academy, 23 Preston New Road, 7.30pm-9.30pm.

Wildlife Gardening Sessions, Audley Community Centre, 10.30am-11.30am. First Thursday of each month.

Sequence Dance, St Paul's Church, Audley, 1.30pm-4pm.

Crusaders Chess Club, Blackburn Northern Social Centre, Pleckgate Road, 7.30pm.

Blackburn People's Choir, Wesley Hall, Feilden Street, 7pm-9.30pm. New members welcome.

Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Facials, Beauty Treatments, Ageing Well Centre, Age Concern, 4 King Street, 10am-3pm.

Roe Lee Seniors Club, Scout Hut, Emerald Street, 2pm-4pm. New members welcome.

Over-55's Club, St Gabriel's Church Hall, Brownhill, 2pm-3.45pm.

Blackburn, Darwen and District Women's Aid, Wish Centre.

Mill Hill Judo Club, Mill Hill Community Centre. Juniors, 7pm-8.30pm; Seniors, 8pm-9pm.

Blackburn Ju-Jitsu and Kick-boxing Club, Kaleidoscope Club, Manxman Road, 7pm-8.30pm.

Junior Swim Fit, Shadsworth Centre, Shadsworth Road, 7pm-8.30pm.

Asian Sewing Class, St Barnabas Church and Community Centre, 85 Johnston Street, 10am-noon.

Livesey Community Base, Brookway: Food Co-op, 9.30am-11.30am; Keep-fit, 11.30am-12.30pm; Tea time club, 4.30pm-6pm.

Ju-Jitsu and Kick-boxing, Albion Mill, 7pm-8.30pm. Contact: 01254 696579.

Karaoke, Obervatory Hotel, Old Bank Lane, 7.30pm.

Over-50s Social Club, Cabin End, Windsor Road, Knuzden, 1.30pm.

Queen's Park and Audley Youth Information Project, 200 Audley Range. Revidge Fold Rainbow Guides (five to seven), Revidge Fold URC Hall, Shear Brow, 5.30pm-6.30pm.

Free Computer Training, Daisyfield Centre.

Active Living Walk, Witton Country Park Visitor Centre, 2pm.

Line Dancing, Audley WMC, 7.30pm-10.30pm. Drop-In, 10am-3pm; Police Advice Surgery and Asian Link Worker, 10am-noon; Women's Information and Self-help Centre, Cardwell Place.

Parent and Toddler Group, Livesey Community Base, 132 Brookway, 1pm-3pm.

Quiz Night, Witton Inn, Redlam, 8pm.

West End Youth Club, Clayton Street, 7pm-9pm.

Blackburn Bridge Club, The Showroom, Pleckgate Road, 7.15pm.

Line Dancing with Beth, Furthergate WMC, 7.30pm-10.30pm.

DARWEN

Meditation Classes for Beginners, Bolton Road United Reformed Church, Whitehall, 8pm.

Parents and Tots, 9.30am-noon; Keep Fit, 7pm-8.30pm, Hollins Grove Congregational Church, Hawkshaw Avenue.

Women's Group, 1pm-3pm, Youth and Community Centre, Knott Street.

Autumn Club, Derwent Hall, George Street, 1.30pm-3.15pm.

Parents and Tots, 1pm-3pm; Kids Krew (five-eight year-olds), 4.30pm-6pm, Earcroft Community Base, Hawkshaw Avenue.

Darwen Bridge Club, Methodist Church, Blackburn Road, 7.15pm.

The Blackburn and Darwen Junior Brass Band, Goose House Lane Power Station, 7pm-8.30pm.

Darwen Ladies Choir, St Peter's Church, 7.45pm-9.45pm.

HYNDBURN

Reggae Night, Duke of Wellington, Towngate, Great Harwood.

Quiz Night, The Plough, Oswaldtwistle.

Adults Martial Arts, Cobra Mixed Martial Arts School, Unit 12a (corner of Nuttall and Victoria Street), Accrington, 6pm-7.30pm.

Line Dancing, Huncoat Methodist Church, Marshall Avenue, Huncoat, 2pm.

ESOl by Accrington and Rossendale College, 9.30am-11am; Healthy Exercise Session, 10am-11am; Ladies Computer Class, 1pm-3pm; Youth Club (11 to-22 year-olds); Kickboxing, 8pm-9pm, New Era Complex, Paradise Street, Accrington.

Quiz Night, The Plough, Oswaldtwistle, 8pm.

Huncoat Neighbourhood Project Drop-in Centre, Methodist Church, Marshall Street, Huncoat, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

Yoga, Oswaldtwistle Town Hall, 7.15pm.

Sequence Dancing, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm.

Natural Healing, Maundy Grange, 29-31 Abbey Street, Accrington, 1pm-3.30pm. Ring Dorothy for appointments on 01254 232328.

Free Complementary Therapy Course, Youth and Community Centre, Clayton-le-Moors, 9.30am-11.30am.

J and R Artists at Large, Churchfield House, Great Harwood, 7pm. Second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

Hippings Vale Artists, Harvey Street Community Centre, Oswaldtwistle, 9.30am-noon.

Over-50s Sports Sessions, Hyndburn Sports Centre, Henry Street, Church, 10am-1pm.

Overcomers Christian Group, Hope Community Centre, Watson Street, Oswaldtwistle, 7.30pm-9pm. Details: 01254 386475.

Line Dancing, Clayton-le-Moors Conservative Club, 7pm-11pm.

Ju-Jitsu (Self Defence), Primetime Centre, Stourton Street, Rishton. Juniors, 6.30pm; Seniors (age 16-plus), 8.30pm.

Youth Club, Methodist Church, Marshall Avenue, Huncoat. Juniors 5.30pm-7.30pm, seniors 7.30pm-9.30pm.

Hyndburn Speakers Club, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Second and fourth Thursday of each month.

Tatsu Nami (over 16s), St Mary Magdalens School, Accrington, 6pm-7.30pm.

RIBBLE VALLEY

Stepping Out Health Walk, Spring Wood car park, Whalley, 1.30pm.

St Mary's Church Flower Club, Goosnargh Village Hall, 7.30pm. Nature's Way, by Mrs Jill Shuttleworth.

Brass at the Bounty Concert, Hark to Bounty, Slaidburn, 7.15pm.

Exhibition of original art and costumes from Hollywood blockbuster King Arthur, Ribchester Roman Museum, 10am-5pm. Until Sep 9.

Cruse Ribble Valley Bereavement Support Group, Day Hospital, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe. (Second Thursday of the month).

Walkie Talkies Mother and Toddlers Group, St Paul's Centenary Room, Longridge, 1.30pm-3pm.

Adult seven-a-side Football League, Longridge Sports Centre, 7.30pm.

Business Network International, Clarion Foxfields Hotel, Billington, 6.45pm-8.30pm.

Braille Lessons, Clitheroe Library, 9.30am-noon.

Fitness Classes, Alston Lane RC Primary School, Grimsargh: Pure Step, 7.30pm-8.15pm; Aerobics 'n' Tone, 8.15pm-9.15pm.

Bowland Wild Boar Park, Chipping.

Learning Braille, IT Learning Centre, Old Co-op Building, Henthorn Road, Clitheroe, 9.30am-noon.

Quiz Night, Corporation Arms, Longridge, 9pm.

FURTHER AFIELD

Mystique, The Horseshoe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Until November 6.

Cannon & Ball and The Grumbleweeds, Grand, Blackpool. Until Sep 26.

Ladyboys of Bangkok, The Lowry, Salford Quays.

Starlight Express, Empire Theatre, Liverpool.

Tom Thumb, Williamson Park, Lancaster. Until August 13.

The Triumph of Watercolour Exhibition, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester. Until August 7.

Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Until August 6.

CINEMAS

APOLLO, Burnley: Fantasic Four (PG), Dark Water (15), Kicking and Screaming (15), Wedding Crashers (PG), Madagascar (U), The Descent (18), Batman Begins (12A), War of the Worlds (12A), Thu preview Skeleton Key (15), Saturday Shrek 2 (U). Tel 0871 223 3445.

APOLLO, Blackburn: Dark Water (15), War of the Worlds (12A), Madagascar (U), Wedding Crashers (15), Fantastic Four (PG), Thu preview Skeleton Key (15), Saturday Scooby Doo Too (PG). Tel: 0871 22 33 446.

VUE, Accrington: Tel 0871 2240 240.

STAGE & SCREEN, Clitheroe: Tel 01200 427162