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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

Harrogate

Exhibition: Neil Simone Exhibition 2018 at Sutcliffe Galleries, Montpellier Street.

Exhibition: From Today Painting Is Dead – Paintings from the Harrogate Fine Art Collection at Mercer Gallery, Swan Road + The Divine Art of Photography – Portraits from the Harrogate Photography Collection.

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

Music: Acoustic jam session hosted by Rob Reynolds/Aaron Bertenshaw at Charlies Place, Otley Road. 8pm. Weekly.

Music: Hales Bar karaoke. 9pm.

Quiz: Christie’s Bar Quiz from 8.30pm.

Music: Acoustic Night - Live music at the St Robert’s Club, Robert Street. All genres, any acoustic instrument. Open to all: performers and non-performers. Every Thursday, except third Thursday, 7.45-11pm.

Music: Music at The Manhattan features James Sergeant. The concert starts at 7.30pm.

Knaresborough

Exhibition: James Owen Thomas exhibition of collages from recycled scratch cards at Art in the Mill.

Open Evening: St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Knaresborough open evening 3.30-6pm. Further information call 01423 864631.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

Harrogate

Music: Chris King Robinson at the Blues Bar.

Music: Reggae with Majesty at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Music: Soulful celebrates its second birthday in the Soul Lounge of St Robert’s Club, Robert Street. 8pm-midnight.

Knaresborough

Music: The Bootleg Bee Gees at Frazer Theatre.

Wetherby

Cinema: Wetherby Film Theatre - A Star Is Born - Fri, Sat, Sun & Tue: 4.30pm, 7.30pm. Mon: 12.30pm, 4.30pm, 7.30pm. Wed: 4.30pm. Thu: 2pm (Senior Screen), 7.30pm. Funny Girl (Starring Sheridan Smith) - Wed: 7.30pm. They Shall Not Grow Old - Thu: 4.45pm. Visit www.wetherbyfilmtheatre.co.uk.

Thirsk

Cinema: Ritz Cinema Thirsk - King Of Thieves - Fri-Tue: 7.30pm. Wed: 2.30pm, 7.30pm. Thu: 7.30pm. Visit www.ritzcinema.co.uk.

Jervaulx

Event: Jervaulx Abbey in Lights. 5pm opens and 9pm lights go out. Adults £7.50, children £5, under twos free. Pre booking not needed. Also tomorrow, Saturday, October 20.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

Harrogate

Exhibition: John Middleton’s Final Exhibition, RedHouse Originals gallery, 15 Cheltenham Mount.

Concert: Harrogate Choral Society’s The Magic of Mozart at the Royal Hall.

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

Music: Latin Fury’s Latin Dance Party at The Den, Cambridge Street.

Film: Free family movie afternoon at St Wilfrid Harrogate. 2pm screening ‘Coco’ in the parish hall followed by 4pm Children’s Service of Remembrance in church.

Pannal

Event: Murder Mystery evening commencing at 7pm, Pannal Methodist Church. Tickets £12 including supper available from [email protected].

Knaresborough

Music: Folk and blues from The Raisers at the Cross Keys. 9-11.30pm.

Ripley

Music: Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly at Ripley Town Hall.

Wetherby

Fair: Wetherby Antique and Collectors Fair, Town Hall, Market Place. Free admission. Browse, buy and sell 01937 582803.

Coffee morning: Wetherby Town Hall 10am-1pm supporting Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Bolton Abbey

Concert: Soprano Alexandra Lowe at The Priory Church with guests from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Tickets from 01765 710258. 7.30pm.

Boston Spa

Music: Jazz in the Spa presents live jazz from Classic Swing Jazz Band at the village hall.

Spofforth

Sale: Still Lovely Clothes Sale 10-4pm Spofforth Village Hall, Spofforth. Free entry/parking.

Hampsthwaite

Sale: Table Top Sale at Hampsthwaite Methodist Church 10am-1pm. Admission 50p.

Huby

Open day: Tewit Youth Band open day 11am-2pm at the Old Methodist Church, Strait Lane, Huby LS17 0EA. Visit www.tyb.org.uk

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

Harrogate

Event: True North charity event at the Royal Hall with the Paul Mirfin Band, Planet Blues poetry book and more.

Concert: Concert for Dementia Forward at St Paul’s Church, Victoria Avenue with Adrian Selway (organ) and the Arcadian String Orchestra led by Teresa Crick. 3pm.

Music: Acoustic sessions with Jake Pattinson at Monteys Rock Café, The Ginnel. 8pm.

Music: Live music at the Blues Bar with the Washboard Resonators (3pm), Juri Juices (6pm) and Kimberly Kennedy (9pm).

Music: Live Jazz at The Harrogate Arms, Parliament Street. 7.30pm. Weekly.

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

Music: Sunday Acoustic Session at the Hales Bar.

Norwood

sale: Norwood Social Hall, Bland Hill, Norwood (B.6451) table-top sale and hand-made cards. 9.30am-3pm.

Ripon

Talk: The Friends of Ripon Cathedral Lecture 3pm in Thorpe Prebend House, High Saint Agnesgate. Visitors £4.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

Harrogate

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

Film: Harrogate Film Society presents ‘Happy End’ (France, 2017), Ashville College, Green Lane, 7.45pm.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

Harrogate

Theatre: Woodlands Drama Society presents A Necessary Woman + How The Vote Was Won at Harrogate Theatre Studio. Until October 27.

Music: Live Jazz at The Empress on the Stray. 8.15pm. Weekly.

Music: Acoustic session at the Blues Bar.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24

Harrogate

Music: The Paul Middleton Band at the Blues Bar.

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