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Lesley Waters is running a winter cooking school

20-23: Bugsy Malone, Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport. Open House Productions are showing Bugsy Malone at Colfox School. Performances at 7.30pm, all tickets £7. On Saturday 23 there is also an afternoon performance at 2.30pm, all tickets for the matinee priced £6. Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre 01308 424901.

21: Sherborne Historical Society Lecture, Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 8pm. Emeritus Prof Brian Bond - Goodbye to All That? - Memoirs of the Western Front. New members and visitors welcome. 01963 364075.

21: Neil Maya Quartet, Chetnole village hall, 7.30pm. The Neil Maya Quartet play an accessible and eclectic mix of high quality jazz. As well as swing, they like to play Cuban and other Latin styles and typically their set includes their own versions of standards by Mingus, Monk, Chick Corea and Cole Porter, but also their own material. An evening of smooth and sophisticated music! Call 01935 873555 or visit artsreach.co.uk

21: The Nightingale, Evershot village hall at 10.30am and Thorncombe Village Hall at 4pm. See entry on 20th for details. Call 01935 83580 for Evershot or 01460 30247 for Thorncombe or visit artsreach.co.uk

21: The Beacons, Winfrith village hall, 7.30pm. Featuring Oli-Wilson Dickson on violin and voice and Eddy Jay on accordion, guitar and voice, The Beacons play everything from mind-bending Macedonian dances to delicate Welsh airs, from sizzling gypsy serendes to barn-storming Bluegrass. Call 01305 852117. Or visit artsreach.co.uk

23: Sherborne Jazz Club presents Benn Clatworthy, White Hart Inn, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne. Doors for all shows open at 7.30pm. Tickets £12 on the door, £8 for students, £6 for under 16s. Call 01963 23301 or visit myspace.com/sherbornejazzclub

23: Mad Woman in the Attic, Nether Compton Village Hall, 7.30pm. Presented by the Boiling Kettle Theatre Co. Set in a rural community in Somerset, Mad Woman In The Attic is a humorous, poignant play that challenges preconceptions about senior citizens. It will strike a chord with anyone who's going grey and give their younger friends and relations a new perspective! 01935 413220 or visit artsreach.co.uk

23: Dance, mainly ballroom, Uplyme Village Hall, Lyme Road, Lyme Regis, 8pm. Ballroom, Latin and some sequence, in aid of Hall funds. Everyone welcome, price includes tea and biscuits. 01297 442439. 23: Antiques and collectors fair, Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 10am to 4pm. Call 01749 677049.

Potted Potter takes fans through all seven HP books in an hour

23: Market, St Martin's Community Hall, Broadmayne, Dorchester, 10am. Raffle, craft, plants, books, jigsaws, cards, local trout, sausages and eggs, cakes and preserves. Chance to sit and chat with a cup of tea or coffee. 01305 852886.

23: Traditional Rag-Rugs workshop, Highway Farm, West Road, Bridport, 10am-4pm. Have you ever fancied having a go at rugging? Well now's your chance! Experience tutor Angela will help you create something unique, a very relaxing day out. Cost £35, including lunch and materials option to buy hook. Book in advance. Call 01308 424321. Or visit highwayfarm.co.uk

23-March 1: Burton Bradstock Players present All for One at Burton Bradstock village hall, near Bridport. A swashbuckling musical play All for One, loosley based on Dumas' The Three Musketeers. Matinee 2pm on Saturday, February 23, evening performances at 7.30pm Monday, February 25 to Saturday, March 1. Adults £6, children under 16 £4. Call 01308 897879.

24: Potted Potter, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, performances at 3pm and 6pm. The Unauthorised Harry Potter Experience in which Dan and Jeff go through all the Potter books in sixty minutes. The show includes a game of Quiddich for the audience. For tickets call 01297 442138 or visit marinetheatre.com

24: The Beacons, Drimpton village hall at 2.30pm and Child Okeford Village Hall at 7.30pm. Featuring Oli-Wilson Dickson on violin and voice and Eddy Jay on accordion, guitar and voice, The Beacons play everything from mind-bending Macedonian dances to delicate Welsh airs, from sizzling Gypsy serenades to barn-storming Bluegrass.

Call 01308 867031 for Drimpton and 01258 861391 for Child Okeford. Or visit artsreach.co.uk

24-25: Antiques fair, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester. Call 01305 215003.

25: The Wildlife and Ecology of the Exe Estuary & Jurassic Coast - lecture by Rod Lawrence. Main Hall, Bridport United Church, Bridport, 2.30pm. On behalf of the Golden Cap Centre of the National Trust - non-members welcome. Call 01297 489116.

26: Sherborne Jazz jam session at the Plume of Feathers, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, 7.30pm. Bring your instrument and sit in with the house trio of Peter Maxfield on bass, Dave Wallace on drums and Paul Chousmer on piano. Alternatively, just listen and enjoy. Entry £2. Visit myspace.com/sherbornejazzclub

27: Mad Woman in the Attic, Shipton Gorge village hall, 7.30pm. Presented by the Boiling Kettle Theatre Co. A humorous, poignant play that challenges preconceptions about senior citizens in a world dominated by youth culture. It will strike a chord with anyone who is going grey and give their younger friends and relations a new perspective! Call 01308 897562 or visit artsreach.co.uk

27: Winter Kitchen at Lesley Waters Cookery School, Chantmarle Manor, Frome St Quintin. An exclusive opportunity to join Lesley in the kitchen at Chantmarle for a hands-on day of watching, cooking and eating great food. As part of a small group you will spend the day with Lesley, cooking up her favourite seasonal local produce and enjoy a wine tasting. Later on, relax in the stunning surrounds of Chantmarle with a glass of champagne, before sitting down to an intimate lunch and enjoying the fruits of your labour. See website for booking information and availability. Visit lesleywaters.com

27: Sherborne Science Café, Sherborne House, Newland, Sherborne, 7.30pm. Peter Marshall: Citizen Astronauts Call 01935 815052 or visit sherbornesciencecafe.co.uk

27: Barbican Piano Trio, Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. Perform Haydn, Taneyev and Brahms. Call 01305 262735 or visit dorsetcountymuseum.org

28: Sunray Folk Club, Broadmayne village hall, Broadmayne, Dorchester. Membership club, see website for full details. Call 07786 654074 or visit bobkirkpatrick.co.uk/sunrayfolkclub.htm

28: Romney Event: Late 18th Century Ceramics and Furniture Surgery, Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, 6.30pm. Ceramics expert Anthony du Boulay and furniture expert Michael Legg will look in detail at items from the museum's collections. Call 01305 262735 or visit dorsetcountymuseum.org

29: Winter Kitchen at Lesley Waters Cookery School, Chantmarle Manor, Frome St Quintin. An exclusive opportunity to join Lesley in the kitchen at Chantmarle for a hands-on day of watching, cooking and eating great food. As part of a small group you will spend the day with Lesley, cooking up her favourite seasonal local produce and enjoy a wine tasting. Later on, relax in the stunning surrounds of Chantmarle with a glass of champagne, before sitting down to an intimate lunch and enjoying the fruits of your labour. See website for booking information and availability. Visit lesleywaters.com

29: Almost Elton, Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. One man, One piano, a show full of Eltonmania. Starring Matthew Rock. Tickets cost £12, early booking advise - through Dorchester Tourist Information Centre. Call 01305 267992 or visit almostelton.co.uk

29: Beetle Drive with a Pudding, Blackdown village hall, near Broadwindsor, Beaminster. 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. A Blackdown Church event. £5 adults, £3 children, £15 family. Call 01460 30661 or 01460 30517.

29: Sound The Jubilee, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 8pm. Tim Laycock and The New Scorpion Band present traditional songs, stories and music of The Movement to Abolish the Slave Trade. Call 01297 442138. Or visit marinetheatre.com

29: Dorset Association Lecture on The Dorset Yeomanry, Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. A Talk by Captain Colin Parr. Call 01305 262735.

10:29am Tuesday 4th March 2008

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