Whats on: Your guide to events in and around the Harrogate district area across the next seven days.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Harrogate

theatre: Olivier award-winning play The Weir at Harrogate Theatre. Until Saturday.

Quiz: Christie’s Bar Quiz, Harrogate, from 8.30pm. £1 entry.

karaoke: Thursday karaoke from 9pm at Hales Bar.

Exhibition: Paintings & Drawings by Paul Reid at 108 Fine Art, 16 Cold Bath Road, Harrogae. Until September 23.

music: Live music with Scapegoat Kelly at the Blues Bar.

music: Acoustic night at the St Roberts Social Club, Roberts Street. All genres, any instrument. Open to all performers and non-performers. Second and fourth Thursdays of the month. 8-10.30pm.

Tai chi: New term Tai Chi Qigong class at St Robert’s Centre. 2-3.15pm. To enrol contact Lin Tippet on 07956 250040. Weekly.

Concert: Music at the Manhattan features Steve Hubble at the Manhattan Club 8pm. Admission £6, free to new visitors. Free parking.

Knaresborough

Exhibition: Exhibition by artist Peter Robson at Art in the Mill, Green Dragon Yard.

Ripley

Exhibition: New Paintings by Laura Wallace at Chantry House gallery. Until October 1.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Harrogate

Music: Pepper Jam at the Blues Bar.

Music: Band night at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Music: Singer Holly Webber at The Ivory, The Ginnel. Plus DJ Tony Walker. 9pm.

Ripley

show: Badapple Theatre Group presents Salsa Verde comedy with dance at Ripley Town Hall.

Ripon:

Festival: StrEat Food & Family Fun Festival at Newby Hall with live music, famous DJs, glamping and more at Newby Hall. Until September 24.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Harrogate

Event: Chris Bramhall’s Metal Thunder 4 for Childhood Brain Tumour Research including Asomvel, Croak Ditch, FWF, The Omega Era and more at Bilton WMC.

Music: The Jed Thomas Blues Band at the Blues Bar.

Music: Acoustic night with Hayley Gaftarnick at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Event: Starbeck Methodist Church refreshments 10am-4pm at Wesley Chapel Oxford Street. Also cakes, preserves and book stalls.

Knaresborough

Music: Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash plays Argus and more at Frazer Theatre. 7pm.

Fewston

Event:Lunches, teas and full refreshments for Saint Michael’s Hospice and Motor Neurone Disease at Fewston Parochial Hall. 11am-4.30pm. Also Sunday.

Boston Spa

Music: Jazz in the Spa presents Shades of Jazz (ex-Jazz Allsorts) at the village hall.

Wetherby

Festival: Mint Festival with top dance DJs at Stockeld Park.

Fair: Antiques and collectors fair. Wetherby Town Hall, every Saturday 9am-4pm. Free Admission. Contact Dawn on 01937 582803.

Ripon

Event: Christmas Flower Demonstration at Bishop Monkton Village hall 2–4pm. In loving memory of Linda Warrington. All in aid of Marie Curie. £7 per ticket from Bean Emporium Boroughbridge, Realitea, Ripon.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Harrogate

Music: Sunday Acoustic Session at the Hales Bar.

Music: Three live acts at the Blues Bar including Stax (3pm), The Doubtful Bottle (6pm) and Serious Sam Barrett (9pm).

Music: Martin Rose hosts a weekly acoustic session at The Regency.

Music: Dan Burnett’s Open Mic night at The Ivory (weekly). 8pm.

Club: The Friends of Harrogate and District Museums meeting at 2.30pm at the Old Swan Hotel ‘The Essence of a Georgian Gentleman’.

fair: Wedding Fair at St George Hotel, Harrogate noon-4pm. Free entry.

Knaresborough

event: Making Light – Life of Bind Jack at Frazer Theatre. 7.30pm.

Wetherby

Music: Lofthouse 2000 Band at the Riverside Bandstand between 2.30-4.30pm.

lotherton

Music: Young Artists Recitals at Lotherton Hall at 2pm. Dinara Klinton - piano solo.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

HARROGATE

Music: Open Mic Night with Martin Rose at The Blues Bar.

Film: Harrogate Film Society screening of The Second Mother (Brazil, 2015) at Ashville College, Green Lane, 7.45pm. Members free, guests £5 (students £3).

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

HARROGATE

Theatre: Classic modern play Rita, Sue and Bob Too at Harrogate Theatre. Until September 30.

Music: Hales Bar country music session (weekly) from 8pm hosted by Ade & Rob with weekly special country guests.

Music: Acoustic session at the Blues Bar.

Music: Stray Sound Ladies barbershop choir at Starbeck Methodist Church. 7.30-9.30pm. Weekly. More info from Sue Lynch at [email protected]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

HARROGATE

Event: Tartufo Italian tuffle night with chef Stefano at Sasso restaurant. 7.30pm.

Music: The Paul Middleton Angst Band at the Blues Bar.

Music: Matt Anderson’s Acoustic Underground + guests at Retro bar, Commercial Street.

Club: Harrogate Saltire Scottish Country Dance Club - every Wednesday at Brackenfield School Hall, Duchy Road. 7.45-10pm.

York

Event: Harrogate blues-reggae band Slack Habits at Music Marquee, Parliament Street. 5pm.

FURTHER AHEAD

Harrogate

Event: Macmillan Afternoon Tea on Thursday, September 28 2–4pm at Belmont House Care Home, High Street, Starbeck.

Wetherby

Event: An Evening with Eddie Gray at 7.30pm on Friday, September 29 at Wetherby Sports Association, Lodge Lane, Wetherby Ings. Tickets Adults £15; Under 18’s £7,50 includes steak pie supper. Tickets available from St James Parish Office and WSA.

Ripon

Coffee Morning: Ripon Community Link coffee morning in Ripon Town Hall on Thursday, September 28 10am-noon.

Knaresborough

open evening: Medusa Gothic Morris open evening on Thursday, September 28 at Park Grove Methodist Church, Knaresborough. For more details contact Sally on 01423 868753.

Concert: Knaresborough Guild of the RNLI presents Harrogate Male Voice Choir at Gracious St Methodist Church, Knaresborough on Saturday, September 30 7.30pm. Tickets £6 from Anita 01423 865991 or on the door.