​FRIDAY

BARN DANCE: An event iIn aid of mayor’s charities, barn dance with Contraband, bring your own refreshments, Upton Junior School, Edge End Road, Broadstairs, 7pm for 7.30pm, £8, call 01843 868718. 

GIG: Mel Harris, Tartar Frigate, Harbour Street, Broadstairs, call 01843 862013. Fat River Band, Wrotham Arms, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, call 01843 293316. Paul Purdy, acoustic guitarist, Barnacles, King Street, Margate, 01843 293316. Crossfire, Christies Wine Bar, Station Approach Road, Birchington, call 01843 847847.

KARAOKE: Bradstow Mill, High Street, Broadstairs, call 01843 861108. With Bob Allen, Foy Boat, Sion Hill, Ramsgate, 9pm, call 01843 591198.

LECTURE. The law today, speaker Lord Bingham of Cornhill, formerly the Senior Law Lord. Lecture Theatre, Woolf College, University of Kent, Canterbury. 6pm. Call 01227 764000.

MAH JONG: Beginners or experts. are welcome, please Bring your own set, with you if you have one, Qing, 7 Market Place, Margate, places are free but limited, please let Anne-Marie know on call 01843 299055.

TALK: The Mystical Vision of Nicholas of Cusa by Joseph Milne, University of Kent, Hilderstone College, St Peter’s Road, Broadstairs, 7.30pm. call 07768 263667.

SATURDAY Jan 30

CANDLEMAS FAIR:  St Laurence Parish Hall, High Street St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, 10.30am, light lunches from 11.30am, admission 20p in aid of church funds, call 01843 592478 for more details.

CINEMA: Big, Big Show Round – The Wiggles, The Vue, Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, all tickets from £5, call 08712 240240.

DAVID O’DOH-PARTY: David O’Doherty, 2008 comedy Edinburgh Festival Fringe award winner, Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury, 7.54pm, £12, call 01227 769075 or visit www. gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk.

GIG: Archive, Churchill Tavern, Paragon, Ramsgate, call 01843 587862. Purity, Red Lion, King Street, Ramsgate, call 01843 586713. Hey Rudi, Flying Horse, Park Road, Ramsgate, call 01843 597708. Kelly’s Heroes, Wrotham Arms, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, call 01843 293316. The Fling, Lord Nelson, Nelson Place, Broadstairs, call 01843 861210. The Interseptors, The Rodney, High Street, Garlinge, call 01843 831138.

KARAOKE: Prince Harry, Thanet Road, Ramsgate, 7pm to 10pm, call 01843 850524.

JUMBLE SALE: Archbishop School, St Stephens Hill, Canterbury, 10am to  noon, refreshments available.

THEATRE: Bermuda Tangle and The Parachutist, two one act plays, Sarah Thorne Theatre Club, Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, Broadstairs, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £5, call 0845 2626263 or email info@sarahthorne-theatreclub.co.uk.

Princess and The Pea, Theatre Royal, Addington Street, Margate, 3pm, £8 adults £6 children £25 for five people, call 0845 130 1786 or visit www.theatre royalmargate.com.

CONCERT: Fairport Convention, Theatre Royal, Addington Street, Margate, 7.30pm, call 0845 130 1786 or visit www.theatreroyal margate.com.

SUNDAY Jan 31

CINEMA: Big, Big Show Round – The Wiggles, see SaturdayThe Vue, Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, all tickets from £5, call 08712 240240.

FARMERS’ MARKET: The Oval Lawns, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, 10am to 3pm, call 01843 226033.

JAZZ: Four’s a Crowd, Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 8pm, £5, call 01843 835611.

OPEN DAY: Demonstrations of aikido, judo, karate and bujinkan taijutsu, ask questions and even join in, Thanet Martial Arts Centre, Zion Place, Margate, 11am to 3pm, for more information call 07988 061718 or email mail@thanetmartial arts.info.

THEATRE: Bermuda Tangle and The Parachutist, see Saturdaytwo one act plays, Sarah Thorne Theatre Club, Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, Broadstairs, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £5, call 0845 2626263 or email info@sarahthorne-theatreclub.co.uk.

THEATRE: Sleeping Beauty, Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate, 1pm and 6pm, adults £14, and children £10, call 01843 296111.

MONDAY Feb 1

COMEDY CLUB: Dan Antopolski and Jimmy McGhie, Bramley’s Bar, Orange Street, Canterbury, 8pm, £10.50, call 01227 787787 or visit www.new marlowetheatre.co.uk.

DANCE: Tap dancing, Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 6pm to 8.15pm, £4.50, call 01843 835611.

SCRABBLE: Granville Theatre and Cinema, Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, 2pm to 4pm, £2.50, 01843 591750.

TUESDAY Feb 2

KEEP FIT: Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 6.15pm to 7.15pm, £4.50, call 01843 835611.

NETWORKING: A chance to network with other businesses, G Casino, Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, £10 per person includes dinner, drinks on arrival, plus free game tuition, to book call Sherrill on 01843 579361.

RISK RUSK: The Lamplighter’s Lament, Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury, 7.45pm, £12, call 01227 769075 or visit www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk.

SPORT: Westgate Indoor Bowls, Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 9am to 1pm, membership £10 a year, £2 a session, call 01843 835611.

TEA DANCE: Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 2.30pm to 5pm, £3.50, call 01843 835611.

WEDNESDAY Feb 3

AN EVENING WITH LARRY LAMB: Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury, 7.45pm, £17.50, call 01227 769075 or visit www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk.

LECTURE: Better health care in a cold financial climate – how volunteers, communities and charities take the lead when money is short, speaker Mr chief executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care Thomas Hughes-Hallet. Lecture Theatre, Woolf College, University of Kent, Canterbury. 6pm. Call 01227 764000.

THURSDAY Feb 4

TAP DANCING: Westgate Pavilion, Sea Road, 6.15pm to 7.15pm, see Monday£4.50, call 01843 835611.

THEATRE: Footloose the musical, Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate, 7.30pm, £10, call 01843 296111.

THEATRE: A Street Car Named Desire, Theatre Royal, Addington Street, Margate, 7.30pm, £8 or £7 concession, 10 per cent discount on groups of 10 or more, call 0845 130 1786 or 01227 787787, or visit www.theatreroyal margate.com.