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

THURSDAY, MAY 10

Harrogate

Theatre: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea at Harrogate Theatre. Until May 19.

Exhibition: Flaunt Every Kiss by David Rusbatch at RedHouse Originals, Cheltenham Mount. Until May 26.

Exhibition: Horton & The Hebrides: Paintings by Norman Adams RA at 108 Fine Art, 16 Cold Bath Road. Until May 19.

Music: Live music with The Resonators at the Blues Bar.

Music: Acoustic jam session hosted by Ade Payne at Charlies Place, Otley Road. 8pm. Weekly,

Music: Acoustic night at the St Roberts Social Club, Roberts Street. Second and fourth Thursdays of the month. 8-10.30pm.

Music: Harrogate Jazz - The Squinting Cat 8pm. Free entry. Vocalist Emily Brown with Jon Taylor (sax/flute) and the AC Trio. harrogatejazz.info

Ripon

Coffee Morning: Ripon Community Link coffee morning in Ripon Town Hall 10am-noon.

FRIDAY, MAY 11

Harrogate

Music: Mod tribute band Roundel at Monteys Rock Café, The Ginnel. 8pm.

Music: Swampgrass at the Blues Bar.

Music: Band night with Marc and Abi of Issimo at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Pannal

Event: Craft with flowers evening at Pannal Village Hall 7pm. Tickets £8 contact Bev Thompson on 01423 873672.

Knaresborough

Music: Strut Ya Stuff, cheese-free disco funk classics with DJ Mike Atkinson, at Six Poor Folk. 9pm to midnight.

Ripon

Music: Gary Stewart and his Graceland Band perform Paul Simon’s Graceland at RAOS Hall, Allhallowgate.

Darley

Event: The Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan at Darley Memorial Hall.7pm.

Wetherby

Cinema: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Fri-Sun: 7.30pm. Mon: 12.30pm, 7.30pm. Tue-Wed: 7.30pm. Thu: 2pm, 4.30pm. Sherlock Gnomes - Fri: 4.30pm. Sat-Sun: 2pm. Mon-Wed: 4.30pm. Thu: noon. Visit www.wetherbyfilmtheatre.co.uk.

Thirsk

Cinema: Ritz Cinema Thirsk - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Fri-Thu: 7.30pm. Matinee Wed: 2.30pm. Visit www.ritzcinema.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MAY 12

Harrogate

Music: Chris Difford – Some Fantastic Place – My Life In and Out of Squeeze at Warehouse Recording Co, Wetherby Road. 7pm.

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

Music: Acoustic night with Biz Denton at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Event: Local History Fair at Harrogate Library part of ‘Local and Community History Month’ 10.30am-3pm.

Event: Masquarade Ball at Harrogate Railway 7pm-midnight. £14 entry. DJ and live singer.

Coffee Morning: Oatlands Community Centre, Gladstone Street 10.15-11.30am supporting the Acorn Centre.

Knaresborough

Music: The Cross Keys, Cheapside - Last Orders, covers band 9pm.

Ripon

Music: Classic hits from across the decades with Jaspa at South Lodge. 8.30pm.

Grewelthorpe

Music: Alligator Gumbo plays New Orleans’ jazz and blues at Grewelthorpe Village Hall.

Boston Spa

Music: No Jazz in the Spa at the village hall.

BISHOP MONKTON

EVENT: Ripon Rotary Bike Ride - starting and finishing at Bishop Monkton Village Hall.

SUNDAY, MAY 13

Harrogate

Music: Chris Difford – Some Fantastic Place – My Life In and Out of Squeeze at Warehouse Recording Co, Wetherby Road. Noon.

Music: Live music at the Blues Bar including Washburn Resonators (3pm), Hell Fire Jack and Strangers in Paradise (9pm).

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

Music: Sunday Acoustic Session at the Hales Bar.

Muisc: Harrogate Jazz - Harrogate Arms, 11 Parliament Street 7.30pm. Free entry. Vocalist Cherie Gears with the AC Trio. harrogatejazz.info

Ripon

Open day: White Rose Sailing Association open day noon-4pm. For details visit www.wrsa.org.uk

Open gardens: Harrogate and Knaresborough branch of Amnesty International open garden and teas at Norton Conyers 2-5pm. Admission £6.

Exhibition: Kirby Hill, Langthorpe and District wall hangings displayed at All Saints’ Church, Kirby Hill 2-4.30pm.

Wetherby

Open garden: 9.30am-4.30pm, 57 Glenfield Avenue, Wetherby in aid of Martin House Hospice.

Green hammerton

Event: Green Hammerton and Whixley Scarecrow Trail 11am-4pm. Maps (£2) from Green Hammerton CofE Primary School playing field.

Summerbridge

Open garden: Woodlands Cottage, Summerbridge, HG3 4BT open for the National Garden Scheme 1-5pm. Admission £3.50.

Little Ouseburn

Open gardens: selection of small and large gardens. 10am-5pm. Admission £5, children free. Free parking.

Birstwith

Open garden: Springfield Farm - two acre garden. 11am-3pm. Admission £3.50. Sleights Lane, High Birstwith HG3 2LH.

MONDAY, MAY 14

Harrogate

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

TUESDAY, MAY 15

Harrogate

Music: Acoustic session at the Blues Bar.

Music: Harrogate Jazz - The Empress 8.15pm. Free entry Award winning saxophonist Krzysztof Urbański. harrogatejazz.info

Club: Harrogate and District Family History Society talk ‘Our Cousin Florence’ at St Paul’s United Reformed Church Hall, Belford Road 7.30pm.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

Harrogate

Event: Profumi di Toscana wine night at Sasso restaurant, Princes Square. 7.30pm.

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

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

Open day: Royal Hall Open Day 10am-4pm. Free admittance. Guided tours 11am and 2.30pm.