FRIDAY
Music
Bozeat: Slim 47, The Red Lion.
Northampton: Matty Boom and DJ Bailey present The Funk Machine, 8pm, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road; free.
Northampton: Matt Potter DJ, Black Bottom CLub, George Row.
Northampton: Francine, The Garibaldi, Bailiff Street, 8pm.
Northampton: Kickstart, Frog and Fiddler, Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe.
Northampton: TTL, Kingsley Park WMC, Kingsley Park Terrace. CIU rules apply.
Northampton: One2Many, Swan and Helmet, Clare Street.
Northampton: Ray Burdett, Halfway House, Kingsthorpe Road.
Northampton: Tony Gee, Spread Eagle, Wellingborough Road.
Rushden: DJs, retro/up to date music, The Feathers, High Street. 01933 350251*.
THEATRE
Northampton: Masque Theatre open-air performance The Venetian Twins by Carlo Goldini at Abington Park Museum, 7.30pm. Tickets from 7pm on the night.
Northampton: Royal & Derngate Theatres holding auditions for local children and adults to take part in its Christmas show, The Wizard of Oz (starring Jimmy Osmond). Northampton 624811.
Northampton: Lee Evans at Derngate – SOLD OUT.
SPORT
Chesterfield: LVCC cricket –Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
OTHER
Higham Ferrers: 'Learning Curves' – exhibition by local artists, Chichele College (until Aug 5), 10am-4pm.
Kettering: Playtime (Play Therapy Services). AGM at TACT, Armstrong House, 27 Station Road, 4pm-5pm.
Kettering: Coffee mornings, Toller Church, Gold Street, 10am-noon*.
Kettering: Coffee shop/crafts, Healey Community Cafe, Parish Church Rooms on the market, 9am-2.45pm*.
Northampton: School holiday craft club, Magnolia Studios, Billing Road. Northampton 629578.
Northampton: Exhibition by Katie Mawson 'Stranded' – painting with yarn, at 78 Derngate (The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House), until Aug 31. Open Tues-Suns 10am-4.30pm. Northampton 603407.
Northampton: Exhibition by Hugh Mendes 'Existential Itch 2001-2008', The Fishmarket until Aug 23.
Rushden: Creative arts group, Full Gospel Church, High Street South, 11am-1pm. 01933 316171*.

SATURDAY
MUSIC
Blisworth: Cloud Nine (60s-current pop and rock covers band), The Walnut Tree Inn, 9.15pm; free.
Brafield-on-the-Green: Irie White, pop and reggae, WMC. CIU rules apply.
Braunston: Audio Pirates (60s-current pop and rock covers band), The Wheatsheaf, 9.30pm; free.
Cogenhoe: Live band and bingo, Sports and Social Club; adm £1. Northampton 890882*.
Flore: Billy (Elvis tribute), White Hart.
Harpole: Myke B (vocalist), The Bull, 9pm.
Northampton: Dirty Sweet plus White Noise Sound, 9pm, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road; £5.
Northampton: Auntie Ruth's present Decades Party: from 60s with Broken Shackle Tabernacle/ 70s soul with DJ Oz, and 80s Tropicana with Poptarts, Black Bottom Club, George Row.
Northampton: The Blues Pimps, 9pm-11.30pm, The Wig and Pen, St Giles Street.
Northampton: The Band from County Hell, The County Tavern, Abington Avenue, 8pm-late.
Northampton: DJ Jez Williams, The Charles Bradlaugh, Upper Mounts.
Northampton: Music all day at The Halfway House, Kingsthorpe Road, including One2Many and Fred Chase.
Northampton: Rusty Ford and The Classics (rock 'n' roll band), Kingsley Park WMC, CIU rules.
Northampton: The Chancer, 9pm; Swan and Helmet, Clare Street.
Raunds: All or Nothing (pop and rock band), Woodbine WMC.
Rothwell: Karaoke, Bluebell Inn, Bell Hill.
THEATRE
Northampton: Masque Theatre open-air performance The Venetian Twins, Abington Park Museum, 7.30pm. Tickets from 7pm on the night.
Northampton: Lee Evans at Derngate – SOLD OUT.
SPORT
Chesterfield: LVCC cricket –Derbyshire v Northamptonshire (final day)
SHOWS AND SALES
Arthingworth: Village fayre and fun dog show, . Entries taken from noon; judging starts 1pm.
Cold Ashby: Open gardens weekend, 2pm-6pm. Programmes £3 for adults from village hall, includes admission to all gardens; stalls and raffle.
Cold Higham: Annual art exhibition and sale, St Luke's Church (& Sun), 10.30am-4.30pm; home-made cakes on sale.
East Carlton: Northamptonshire Preservation Society 12th Transport Gala at East Carlton Country Park, near Corby, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; free admission, parking £2.50. 01933 469181.
Kettering: Record and CD Fair, Cornmarket Hall, London Road, 9am-4pm.
Northampton: Boothville mart, community hall, rear of ex-post office, Kettering Road North/Booth Lane, 8am-noon. Bring goods for sale by 8am. Northampton 645128
Northampton: Summer fayre, Elim Christian Centre, Gladstone Road, 2pm-4pm; stalls, attractions.
Northampton: Summer fayre, Holy Sepulchre Church, Sheep Street, 11am-2pm with games, crafts, refreshments.
Wootton: Northampton and District Fuchsia Society annual show, Wyevale Garden Centre, Newport Pagnell Road; Sat 10am-6pm (Sun 10am-5pm). Adults £1.
OTHER
Finedon: Finedon Local History Society exhibition 'Finedon in the 1950s', Friends Meeting House, High Street, 2pm-4pm*.
Harrington: Carpetbaggers Secret War Museum, Harrington Airfield, 10am-4pm, adults £4, child £2. 01536 519272*.
Kettering: Saturday Tots Club, North Park Pavilion, 2pm-4pm. Adm £1 includes refreshments*.
Rushden: Rushden Disabled Swimming Club, Splash Leisure Centre, 11am-12.30pm. 01933 389374*.
Sywell: Aviation Museum at Sywell Aerodrome, 10.30am-4.30pm; free entry. Northampton 811582 or 0796 806 1708*.

SUNDAY
MUSIC
Brafield-on-the-Green: Burt Barber (60s-80s), WMC. CIU rules.
Irthlingborough: Karaoke, the Crow's Nest, 8pm*.
Northampton: Vivid Soda - Burlesque Revue II, 7.30pm for 8pm, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road. Tickets £7.50 in advance or £10 on the door.
Northampton: Brackley and District Band, Abington Park bandstand, 2pm-5pm..
Northampton: Irie White, The Garibaldi, Bailiff Street, 6.30pm.
Northampton: Limelight, 6.30pm-9pm; Swan and Helmet, Clare St.
Northampton: Disco, 6pm, The Wig and Pen, St Giles Street.
Northampton: Declan Gaynor (Irish vocalist) from 2.30pm, Halfway House, Kingsthorpe Road.
Northampton: Without a Doubt (duo), Kingsley Park WMC, Kingsley Park Terrace. CIU rules apply.
Stony Stratford: Folk session, Vaults Bar, The Bull, lunchtime*.
SPORT
Kettering: Pre-season football friendly – Kettering Town v Birmingham City, 2pm at Rockingham Road
Southend: Pro40 cricket – Essex v Northants
OTHER
Northampton: Northamptonshire Advanced Motorists meet at Midsummer Meadow car park, 9.30am-11.30am. No booking required. 07967 651820.
Northampton: General knowledge quiz, The Artizan, Artizan Road, 8.15pm*.
Northampton: Quiz at The Headland PH, 9pm.
Northampton: Quiz, King Billy, bottom of Bridge Street, 8.30pm*.
Rushden: Art group, life drawing and painting, 10am-1pm, The Studio, 82 Crabb Street. 01933 395605*.
Sibbertoft: Tea and cakes, the Reading Room, 3pm-5.30pm; . In aid of St Helen's Church. 01858 880393*.
Sywell: Aviation Museum, Sywell Aerodrome, 10.30am-4.30pm; free entry; Northampton 811582.
Thrapston: Alive 'n' Kicking over 40s club, the Bridge Hotel, 7.45pm. 01832 734510.
Wellingborough: Quiz, Dun Cow, Gold Street, 8.15pm*.
PRESERVED RAILWAYS
Chapel Brampton: Northampton & Lamport Railway. Pitsford Road. Trains running from 11.45am Northampton 820327*.
Irchester: Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Irchester Country Park, 10am-4pm. Britain's only metre gauge collection of steam and diesel locomotives. 01933 276866.
SHOWS AND SALES
Cold Ashby: Open gardens weekend, 2pm-6pm. Programmes £3 for adults from village hall includes admission to all gardens and cream tea; stalls and raffle.
Cold Higham: Art exhibition and sale, St Luke's Church, 10.30am-4.30pm. Home-made cakes available.
East Carlton: Northampton-shire Preservation Society 12th Transport Gala at Carlton Country Park, 10am-5pm; free admission; parking £2.50. 01933 469181.
Olney: Oxfam Books and Music host a 'Holidays We Remember' display, 9.30am-1pm with memorabilia from the 1920s onwards (with Farmers' Market).

MONDAY
MUSIC
Wilby: All That Jazz (and free buffet), The Horseshoe.
THEATRE
Northampton: Start of five-day theatre summer school for ages 8–12 and 13–18, Underground, at Royal & Derngate.
SPORT
Irthlingborough: Pre-season football friendly – Rushden & Diamonds v Tottenham Hotspur XI at Nene Park, 7.30pm (Simon Parsell Testimonial)
OTHER
Broughton: Quiz night, Fox and Hounds*.
Bugbrooke: Quiz night, Five Bells, 9pm*.
Great Houghton: IVC Social Club (age 20s-40s), White Hart, 9pm. Northampton 588267*.
Kettering: Healing service, Kettering Spiritualists Church, St Peter's Avenue, 7.30pm. 01536 501970*.
Milton Keynes: Over 50s badminton group, 2pm-4pm, National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton; cost £2.50. 01908 268400*.
Moulton: Art group, Moulton village hall, 1pm-4pm. Northampton 405923*.
Northampton: Movie night presents Pulp Fiction, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road, 8pm; free.
Northampton: Glebeland Fields Allotment Project, drop-in 1pm-3pm, through gates and in-between houses 12 and 13, Glebeland Gardens.
Northampton: Northampton Duplicate Bridge, 7.30pm, 16 The Crescent; Northampton 630546*.
Northampton: Art group, Abington community centre, Wheatfield Road South, 2pm-4pm; Northampton 632048*.
Northampton: The Red Rose Club social afternoon, St James community centre, 2pm-4pm*.
Northampton: Quiz night, The Sunnyside, Boughton Green Road, 9pm*.
Raunds: St John's Ambulance Badgers, 6.30pm-7.30pm; adults 8pm-9.30pm. 01832 737931*.
Rushden: Rushden Chess Club, Conservative Club, High Street South, 7.30pm. 01832 710449*.
Salcey Forest: Walk into shape at Salcey Forest, 10.30am-noon from the cafe. 07834 765 590*.
Thornby: Vintage and classic rally, The Red Lion. Northampton 880229.

TUESDAY
MUSIC
Burton Latimer: Jam night, kit provided, 8.45pm Burton Country Club; 01933 665575*.
Higham Ferrers: Live music; floor singers welcome, Carriage House, 01933 314769*.
Irthlingborough: Rushden & District Organ Club, 7.30pm The Band Club, Victoria Street; 01933 314022*.
Kettering: Jam night, rock and blues, Kettering Town FC, Rockingham Road, 9pm*.
Northampton: Stalkers Night – Quadrafunk with Katie Malco Robregan, The Labour Club, Charles Street, 8pm.
Northampton: New club for young musicians age 11-18; meet to rehearse and plan for future gigs. Russell House, Rickyard Road, 7pm-9.30pm. Northampton 784499*.
Northampton: Open mic, The Crispin, Great Russell Street*.
Northampton: Acoustic jam night hosted by Smike, Bat and Wickets, Bailiff Street, 8.30pm*.
Wilby: Acoustic night, George Inn, 8.30pm*.
THEATRE
Northampton: Theatre summer school continues for ages 8–12 and 13–18, Underground, at Royal & Derngate.
SPORT
Rothwell: Pre-season football friendly – Rothwell Town v Kettering Town at Cecil Street, 7.45pm
OTHER
Boughton: Quiz night, Whyte Melville, 8.30pm*.
Broughton: Music quiz night, Fox and Hounds*.
Chelveston: Rushden & District Motorcycle Action Group, The Star and Garter PH, The Green, 8pm. 07860 212446.
Gretton: Quiz night, the Blue Bell, 8pm. £1pp. 01536 770404*.
Little Harrowden: Wii games console night, WMC*.
Market Harborough: Coffee morning, Harborough Theatre, Church Square, 9am-noon. Coffee/tea and cake £1*.
Northampton: Comedy Club with Tony Law, Ray Peacock and Chris Mays, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road, 7.30pm; £7.
Northampton: Cinema Club presents Bad Education, The Old White Hart, Far Cotton, 8pm; free.
Northampton: Ladies Tuesday Group, St Giles Church Rooms, St Giles Terrace (afternoon). Northampton 407869.
Northampton: Northampton Duplicate Bridge, 7.30pm, 16 The Crescent; Northampton 630546*.
Northampton: Quiz, White Elephant, near Racecourse, 8pm*.
Northampton: Quiz, The Pioneer, Hazeldene Road*.
Northampton: General knowledge quiz, Victoria Inn, Poole Street*.
Northampton: Quiz night, The Britannia, Barrack Road, 9pm*.
Northampton: New Kadampa Buddhism. Freeing the Mind, Northampton Wisdom Centre, Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, 7.30pm. Northampton 686778*.
Northampton: Women's Circle, Abington community centre, Wheatfield Road South, 2.30pm-4pm. Northampton 404605*.
Rothwell: Luncheon Club for over 60s, Marlow House community centre, Well Lane, 11.45am-1.30pm. Cost £2.85. 01536 762329*.
Rushden: Coffee shop, light refreshments, Rushden Mission Church, 10am-12.30pm*.
Towcester: Towcester Bridge Club, Conservative Club, Watling Street East, 7.30pm-10pm. 01908 551201*.
Wellingborough: Bridge classes for beginners, Railway Club, Broad Green, 7.30pm. Northampton 466044*.

WEDNESDAY
MUSIC
Foxton: J for Jazz, Black Horse, 8.30pm*.
Little Harrowden: Robbo, WMC, Main Street*.
Northampton: Dave Onions, The Malt Shovel Tavern, 121 Bridge Street. Northampton 234212*.
Northampton: Kev's acoustic jam session, Romany PH, Kingsley Road*.
SPORT
Birmingham: Pro40 cricket – Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Edgbaston
OTHER
Gretton: Gretton Bowls Club, village hall, Kirby Road, 8pm-10pm. Adm £1. 01536 263845*.
Kettering: Junior Movers, children's exercise, 4.30pm, Ise Lodge community centre. 01536 520795*.
Kettering: Art session for pre-school children, 9.45am-10.30am, Barton Hall, Barton Seagrave Road, Kettering. £4 per session*.
Kettering: Whist drive, St John's Hall, Stamford Road, 7.30pm. 01536 514119*.
Northampton: Quiz and Aces High, Kingsley Park WMC, Kingsley Park Terrace. CIU rules.
Northampton: Pop quiz, Victoria Inn, Poole Street*.
Northampton: Music quiz, The End, Cotton End*.
Northampton: Quiz, The Lamplighter, Overstone Road, 8.30pm*.
Northampton: Friendly art group, St James Community Centre, 2pm*.
Pytchley: Kettering and District Film and Video Makers, village hall, Church Road, 8pm. 01536 790285*.
Raunds: St John's Ambulance Cadets, High Street, 7.15pm. 01832 737931*.
Sywell: Northants Natural History Society. Evening photographic stroll around Sywell Country Park. Meet at the top car park at 7.30pm. Northampton 401813.
Upper Stowe: 'Knit and Knatter' at The Naked Shop (natural yarn store), Old Dairy Farm Centre, 10.30am-noon. 01327 342035.
Wollaston: Mothers Union, the library, Wollaston School, 7.30pm. 01536 726032*.

THURSDAY
MUSIC
Barton Seagrave: All That Jazz and free buffet, The Stirrup Cup, Woodlands Avenue, 9pm-11pm. Free admission
Irchester: Live Music, The 19th, 8.45pm; free*.
Northampton: The Velvet Society presents Dirty Sweet and Kelli, acoustic music, Black Bottom Club, George Row.
Northampton: Joe McMahon jam session, Swan and Helmet, Clare Street.
Northampton: Singles night, Down Under Bar, 234 Wellingborough Road, 7.30pm-midnight. Northampton 603001*.
Northampton: Disco, 70s-90s music from 7pm, The Welcome, Grafton Street*.
Towcester: Craig's open mic night; Monk and Tipster, 8pm*.
Woodford: Open mic night, The Duke's Arms, 8.30pm*.
SPORT
Birmingham: LVCC cricket – Warwickshire v Northampton-shire at Edgbaston (first day).
OTHER
Earls Barton: Christian bible talks, St John Ambulance Hall, Manor Road, 7.30pm (also Sundays 4.30pm). Northampton 810330*.
Higham Ferrers: Rainbow Guides for ages 5-7, Bede House, 6pm-7.15pm. 01933 314539*.
Market Harborough: Jogging club, Harborough Leisure Centre, 6.45pm. 01858 821284*.
Northampton: Northamptonshire Bonsai Society, Weston Favell village hall, 7.30pm; new members welcome.
Northampton: Northampton Duplicate Bridge, 7.30pm, 16 The Crescent. Northampton 630546*.
Northampton: Quiz, The Longboat PH, Duston*.
Northampton: Quiz night and meal, Monks Park WMC, Wellingborough Road*.
Northampton: Quiz, The Windmill, Welford Road, Kingsthorpe*.
Northampton: Over 50s Scrabble Club, 1pm-3pm, Circle Café, Jesus Centre, Abington Square*.
Northampton: Music and trivia quiz, The Headland, Longland Road*.
Northampton: Pop quiz, Foundryman's Tavern, St James Road*.
Roade: Quiz, The Cock, 8pm*.
Towcester: Country market, Chantry House, Market Square, 8.30am-noon*.