ME and My Girl was an excellent antidote to the freezing weather outside the theatre.

YOUNGSTERS from Ripon Youth Theatre will be performing hit musical The Wiz early next month.

HARROGATE born actor and director Hugo Speer, who announced his partnership with Harrogate Symphony Orchestra in January, says he hopes to personally attend the orchestra’s spring concert at the Royal Hall in March.

THE nations’ favourite human-cartoon double act, Big Howard Little Howard,, return to the stage with their brand new comedy spectacular Little Howard’s Big Show at Harrogate Theatre shortly.

The third Aberford Farmers Market will be held at the Village Hall from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Saturday February 25.

HARROGATE International Festivals’ growing status has been confirmed by its latest programme of events.

THE curtain goes up next week on a play which scandalised a king as well as 19th century society in Scandinavia and Britain.

Showing from today, Friday

BIGGER, better and bolder, North Yorkshire’s top music festival is returning this year more ambitious than ever and with a new audience capacity of 6,000.

THE Fisher Singers, supported by opera stars from Covent Garden and pupils from St John Fisher’s School will perform two contrasting works at the grand re-opening concert at St Peter’s Church in Harrogate next Friday.

FOR anyone who loves the dazzling, fractured art pop of Field Music’s new album Plumb, just released this week, and who’s thinking of going to see them live at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds next Monday night but is wondering how on earth they manage to replicate their intricate songs on stage, I have a simple message: don’t worry, they don’t really try to.

Following his successful show last year, The Barefoot Gallery in Boston Spa are delighted to announce the date of March 24 for an exhibition of new work by illustrious still life painter Paul Stone.

IN bygone days, if you wanted to convert an outbuilding, add on a bedroom or build a conservatory, you just did it.

ONE thing is for sure, Basil Fawlty would never have pulled this off.

A LOTTERY grant of £45,000 is set ot breathe new life into Harrogate’s Royal Hall.

A KNARESBOROUGH indie band has decided to dedicate the launch gig for their new CD to the Sadie Rose Clifford appeal.

A HUNDRED years ago an early pioneer of cinematography, Walter Power, opened the Picture House on Thirsk’s Westgate.

HENSHAWS in Knaresborough’s latest folk music night hosts a modern great this Thursday, February 16.

ART often inspires art but it’s not so common for the inspiration to be found within the gallery itself.

A TASTE of the entertainment to come was provided at the press launch of Harrogate’s new international festival of opera and operetta.