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Thursday, November 20

Pubs and clubs

The Venue, Abbey Street, Derby.
Grammatics and Esteban.
Admission: £4.
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 203545.

The Flowerpot, King Street, Derby.
The Buddy Whittington Band.
Admission: £13.
Time: Doors open at 8pm.
Contact: Derby 834438.

Victoria Inn, Midland Place, Derby.
Failsafe and Show Down City.
Time: Doors open at 7pm.
Contact: Derby 740091.

Curzons, Curzon Street, Derby.
Pop/dance night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10pm to 2am.
Contact: Darren Bowler on Derby 363739.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
70s, 80s and chart music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

White Lion, Derby Road, Sandiacre.
Live entertainment.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 939 7123.

Jazz

Marston's Social Club, Midland Place, Derby.
The Bob Wilson Jazz Band.
Admission: £7.
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm.
Contact: 01283 760313.

Unwin Road Club, Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Dave Brennan's Jubilee Jazz Band.
Admission: £4 on the door, members £3.
Contact: 01623 559703.

Karaoke

Florence Nightingale, London Road, Derby.
Karaoke.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 296885.

D. Gio's Barcafe, Victoria Street, Derby.
Karaoke.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 224252.

Crown and Cushion, Midland Road, Derby.
Karaoke Nights with Mick Middleton.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm till late.
Contact: Derby 340492.

Quiz nights

Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby.
Quiz night with prizes.
Admission: £1 per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 331563.

Cross Keys, Ashbourne Road, Turnditch.
Quiz night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9.15pm.
Contact: 01773 550263.

The Clock Warehouse, Shardlow.
Quiz night.
Admission: £1 per player.
Time: 8.30pm-11pm.
Contact: Derby 792844.

Morley Hayes, Main Road, Morley.
In the Spike Bar: pop quiz night with prizes and refreshment.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: £1.50p per person.
Contact: Derby 780480.

Windmill Inn, Park Road, Heage.
Quiz and Play Your Cards Right, with free buffet.
Admission: £1.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: 01773 857766.

The Paddock, Mansfield Road, Derby.
Fun Fortunes quiz plus Deal or no Deal.
Admission: 50p per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 833592.

Waggon and Horses, Ashbourne Road, Derby.
Fun quiz night.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: £2 per team.
Contact: Derby 344162.

The Kingfisher, Lexington Road, Chaddesden.
Quiz night with supper.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 545931.

Fitness

Enfield Road Church Hall, Mackworth.
Keep fit for the over-50s with movement, exercise and dance.
Admission: £2.50.
Time: 2.15pm-3.15pm.
Contact: 01298 812760.

Edmund Hall, Spondon.
Yoga classes.
Time: 11am-12.30pm.
Admission: £5, £4 concessions.
Contact: Derby 362234 or 07779 591616.

Stripes, Stores Road, Derby.
Inner strength - a combination of pilates, flexibility work, yoga, back rehab and meditation.
Time: 6pm.
Popcorn weight circuits.
Time: 6pm.
Mixed studio circuits - aged 16 to 75.
Time: 7pm.
Admission: £5 drop in.
Contact: Derby 366011.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Iyengar Yoga.
Time: 5.45pm-7.15pm.
Admission: £5.50, £5 concessions.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Grange Hall, Park Lane, Littleover.
Kempo Jujitsu.
Admission: Adults £3, children £2.50.
Time: 7pm-8pm.
Contact: John Booth on Derby 762307.

Dancing

Westend Community Centre, Mackworth Road, Derby.
Tea dance with tuition.
Time: 2pm-4pm.
Admission: £1.50.
Contact: Derby 364281.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Dance Plus (40+ years).
Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm.
Admission: £4.50, £4 concessions.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Polish Club, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Line dancing.
Time: 1pm-3pm for beginners and improvers.
Admission: £3.
Contact: Derby 752201.

St Patrick's Church Hall, Back Lane, Watnall Road, Nuthall.
Sequence dance class.
Beginners.
Time: 5pm-6pm.
Improvers.
Time: 6pm-7pm.
Advanced.
Time: 8pm-9.30pm.
Contact: 01773 860186.

West Indian Community Centre, Trinity Street, off London Road, Derby.
Salsa classes for beginners and intermediates.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £3.50 per class.
Contact: Derby 371529.

Welcome Hall, St John's Road, Ilkeston.
Adult dance classes.
Jive and Rock 'n' Roll.
Time: 7pm-8pm.
Ballroom and Latin.
Time: 8pm-9.30pm.
Admission: £3.50 per class, £6 all evening.
Contact: 07966 244250 or 0115 877 3477.

Nunsfield House, Boulton Lane, Alvaston.
Over-50s social dance.
Admission: £1.50.
Time: 8pm-10.30pm.
Contact: Derby 755147.

Polish Club, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Line dancing for absolute beginners.
Time: 7pm-8pm.
Admission: £2.50.
Contact: Derby 752201.

Polish Club, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Line dancing evening.
Time: 8pm-10.30pm.
Admission: £3.50.
Contact: Derby 752201.

General

Rolls-Royce Club, Moor Lane, Sinfin.
Roundabout singles' evening - join us for dancing and monthly activities.
Admission: £2.
Time: 8.30pm-11pm.
Contact: 07967 890988.

Waverley Street, Long Eaton.
Chestnut Fair.
Admission: Free.
Time: 6.30pm.

Field Terrace Community Centre, Field Terrace, Ripley.
Ripley Recorded Music Society present an evening with Herr Schubert.
Admission: Members £2, visitors £3 including refreshments.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 01773 603741.

The Courtyard, Market Place, Belper.
Christmas family craft fun. Crazy Christmas cards - set of six.
Admission: £4 per maker including all materials and refreshments. Pre-booking essential.
Time: 4pm-5.30pm and 6pm-7.30pm.
Contact: 07972 785469.

Market Place, Derby.
Farmers' market.
Time: 9am-3pm.

Wilkins Memorial Hall, Becket Street, Derby.
Darby and Joan club.
Admission: Free.
Time: 2pm-4pm.
Contact: Derby 558466.

Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre, Osmaston Road, Derby.
See the traditions and skills that go into making Royal Crown Derby so special.
Time: 9am-5pm.
Admission: £2.95.
Contact: Derby 712841.

4 Wilson Street, Derby.
Derby Shield Society sale.
Good-quality second-hand clothes, books and bric-a-brac. Refreshments available.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10am to noon.
Contact: H. M. Broomhead on Derby 882289.

Alvaston and Boulton Welfare Club, Baker Street, Alvaston.
Bingo with cash prizes.
Time: 1pm.
Admission: 35p.
Contact: Derby 758622.

St Peter's Church Hall,Shepherd Street, Littleover.
Watercolour painting classes for beginners and improvers.
Time: 10am-noon and 12.30pm-2.30pm.
Admission: £5.50.
Contact: Derby 764490.

Allestree RBL, Cornhill, Allestree.
Whist drive.
Admission: Adults 70p.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 556442.

7 Liversage Street, Derby.
British Red Cross first aid group meeting.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 01629 582171.

Resource Centre, DRI, London Road, Derby.
Derby Bipolar Support Group session - for sufferers, carers, family and friends.
Time: 6pm-8pm.
Admission: Free,
Contact: Derby 544760.

Kilburn Baptist Chapel Schoolroom, Meeting of Kyleburn Historical Society - Medieval glass in Derbyshire by Peter Shelton.
Admission: Members and children under-16 free, guests £2 on the door.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 881853.

Stage

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
Darwin Suite: Oysterband - 30th anniversary tour.
Admission: £16.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Assembly Rooms, Market place, Derby.
The Great Hall: Munich Klangverwaltung Orchestra.
Admission: £17-£26.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby.
Potted Potter, The Unauthorised Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff.
Admission: £10, concessions £8.
Time: 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Fifth Word Theatre in association with Derby Live present Painkillers.
Admission: £10, £8 concessions.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 370911.

Brewhouse, Union Street, Derby.
Violet Lane Foundation School perform Red Riding Hood.
Admission: £5.
Time: 6.30pm.
Contact: 01283 239778.

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Mozart By Candlelight.
Admission: £16.50, £20.50 and £22.50.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0115 989 5555.

Buxton Opera House.
Beth Nielsen Chapman.
Admission: £18 and £20.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

Buxton Opera House.
Pauper's Pit Theatre: Dickens in Love! Presented by Croft Productions.
Admission: £8.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

Children

Heatherton Village Community Centre, Hollybrook Way.
Little Artists' Messy Club - arts, crafts and messy play activities, for children ages nine months to five years and their carers.
Admission: £4 per child, £1 per additional child.
Time: 10am-10.45am.
Contact: 07843 008323.

Bumpi's Big Adventure, Ascot Drive, Derby.
Busy bambinos activities.
Free regular-size coffee for parent.
Admission: £3.50.
Time: 10am-11.30am.
Contact: Derby 204292.

Woodlands Community School Swimming Pool, Blenheim Drive, Allestree.
Parent and toddler splash sessions, designed for children under five.
Special sessions to encourage youngsters to gain confidence in the water.
Admission: Adults £2, free for under-fives. Adults must wear swimming hats.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: Derby 551921 ext 143.

First Stage Dance Studios, Jubilee Business Park, off Stores Road, Derby.
Drama classes for children aged three to six.
Time: 5.15pm-6pm.
Drama classes for children aged seven to 11.
Time: 6pm-6.45pm.
Drama classes for children aged 12 and over.
Time: 6.45pm-7.30pm.
Admission: £3.50 per class.
Contact: 07973 102529.

St Barnabus' Church, Radbourne Street, Derby.
Barney's Ark, toddler's church.
Admission: Free.
Time: 2pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 552876.

St Michael's Hall, Elvaston Lane, Alvaston.
Toddler group.
Admission: £2 per family.
Time: 1.30pm-3pm.
Contact: 07772 554750.

Brookfield Primary School, The Hollow.
Kumon maths and English classes.
Admission: £45 per subject per month.
Time: 3.45pm-5.30pm.
Contact: Derby 843147 or 07812 150098.

Hilton Village Hall, off Back Lane.
Music Time - fun for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 1.45pm-2.45pm.
Contact: Derby 863519.

St Nicholas' Church Hall, Allestree Lane, Allestree.
Kumon maths and English after school programme.
Admission: £45 per subject, per month.
Time: 4pm-6pm.
Contact: Derby 840928.

St Edmund's Church Hall, King's Croft, Allestree.
Mother and baby group - activities and singing for young children and babies.
Time: 10am-11.30am.
Admission: £1 per child, 50p for each extra child. Includes drink, biscuit and craft activity.
Contact: Derby 552395.

Methodist Centre, Station Road, Mickleover.
Extra-curricular maths. Tuition for children year one to GCSE level.
Time: 3.30pm-7.30pm.
Admission: £40.33 per month.
Contact: Derby 239848.

Soft Play Centre, Carlton Day Nursery, Hilton.
Toddler group.
Admission: £2 per child.
Time: 2pm-3pm.
Contact: 01283 735560.

Boulton St Mary's Church Hall, Barrett Street, Alvaston.
Parent and toddler group for children up to five years old.
Admission: 50p per family.
Time: 1.45pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 755023.

Topsy Turvey Tots, Heath Road, Ripley.
Singing and dancing, toys and activities for children aged one to four years.
Admission: £1 per family.
Time: 1.15pm-3pm.
Contact: 01773 749707.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Movement Play (two to four years and their parents/carers).
Time: 1.30pm-2.15pm.
Youth Dance.
Admission: £3.
Contact: Derby 370911.

St Nicholas' Church, Allestree Lane, Derby.
TinyTalk UK baby signing classes.
Admission: £4 per session.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: 07973 516426.

77 Falmouth Road, Alvaston.
NCT Alvaston - open house group for parents and children.
Time: 10am-noon.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 736361.

The Bridge Centre, Cromford Road, Langley Mill.
Coathangers Youth Club.
Time: 6.45pm-8.15pm.
Admission: 50p.
Contact: 01773 512463.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend and follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Afrikan Heroes - large-format photographic portraits of World War II Commonwealth veterans and their personal histories.
Derby City Open - showcase for artists across the region.
In the Community Gallery: Creative Thought - a community learning project which encourages the use of museums to inspire creativity.
Room of Light - as the shortest, darkest day draws near, take a moment to contemplate light.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 -1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Studio 61 Gallery, The Coach House, Main Road, Lea.
Admission: Free.
Time: Noon-4.30pm.
Contact: 01629 534532.

Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston.
Flick Knives and Asbos - exhibition exploring the parallels between teenage life today and the invention of teenagers in the 1950s.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10-4pm.
Contact: 0115 907 1141.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic..
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 9.30am-5.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am to 4.30pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9am-9pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Friday, November 21

Pubs and clubs

The Flowerpot, King Street, Derby.
The Smyths.
Admission: £9, concessions £8.
Time: Doors open at 8pm.
Contact: Derby 834438.

The Woodman, Ripley.
Johnny Burns night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 0115 932 9124.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
Soul, Motown, 70s and 80s music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

White Lion, Derby Road, Sandiacre.
Motown Disco.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 939 7123.

Sitwell Tavern, Sitwell Street, Derby.
Live rock band and DJ.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 0796 801 9095.

Vulcan Arms, St Thomas' Road, Derby.
WII bowling tournament.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm-1am.
Contact: Derby 770653.

Karaoke

Malin Wine Vaults, Normanton Road, Derby.
Karaoke with Lindsay and Shelley.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 07765 081328.

Brackens Hotel, Brackens Lane, Alvaston.
Disco and karaoke.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.

Masons Arms, Edward Street, Derby.
Karaoke and free pool.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 07999 012934.

Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby.
Karaoke night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 331563.

Gregory's Bar, Aspen Drive, Spondon.
Star karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm-11.30pm.
Contact: Derby 664131.

Crown and Cushion, Midland Road, Derby.
Mad Max's disco karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm-2am.
Contact: Derby 340492.

The Crown, Nottingham Road, Spondon.
Disco karaoke with Rainbow.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 673806.

Florence Nightingale, London Road, Derby.
Gateway to the Weekend - disco and karaoke.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 296885.

D. Gio's Barcafe, Victoria Street, Derby.
Karaoke.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 224252.

AJ's Bar, Nottingham Road, Derby.
John Kay's karaoke disco party.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 232771.

The Roundhouse, London Road, Alvaston.
Karaoke night.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.

Pear Tree, St Thomas' Road, Normanton.
Karaoke with Johnboy and Minnieme.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 766495.

Quiz nights

Swan and Salmon, Watchorn Lane, Alfreton.
Quiz night with prizes.
Admission: £1 per team.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01773 832870.

Kingsway Hotel, Brackensdale Avenue, Mackworth.
General knowledge quiz.
Admission: 50p.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 258941.

Dancing

St Peter's Church Hall, Normanton Lane, Littleover.
Scottish country dancing class - beginners welcome.
Time: 7.45pm.
Admission: £2.
Contact: Derby 675893.

Fitness

Stripes, Stores Road, Derby.
Running club.
Time: 9.30am.
Meditation - positive affirmation and relaxation.
Time: Noon.
Admission: £5 drop in.
Contact: Derby 366011.

Stage

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
Darwin Suite: Jeremy Hardy.
Admission: £15.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby.
Ralph McTell.
Admission: £17.50, concessions £16.50.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Brewhouse, Union Street, Derby.
Violet Lane Foundation School perform Red Riding Hood.
Admission: £5.
Time: 6.30pm.
Contact: 01283 239778.

Theatre Royal, Nottigham.
Opera North Autumn Season - Tosca.
Admission: £14.50-£45.
Time: 7.15pm.
Contact: Box office on 0115 989 5555.

Quarndon Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon.
Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society presents My Cousin Rachael.
Admission: £6.
Time: 7.45pm.
Contact: Derby 553982.

Buxton Opera House.
Pauper's Pit Theatre: Dickens in Love! Presented by Croft Productions.
Admission: £8.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

Buxton Opera House.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo.
Admission: £12, £14 and £16.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

General

Woodville Infant School, High Street, Woodville.
Christmas craft fair.
Time: 7pm-9pm.
Contact: 01283 223567.

Waverley Street, Long Eaton.
Chestnut Fair.
Admission: Free.
Time: 6pm-11pm.

Ilkeston Market Place.
Ilkeston Christmas lights switch-on.
Admission: Free.
Time: 6.30pm.

Evergreen Club, Cornhill, Allestree.
Watercolour painting classes for beginners and improvers. Booking essential.
Time: 10am-noon and 12.30pm-2.30pm.
Admission: £6.
Contact: Derby 764490.

Bancroft Sheltered Housing, Brayfield Road, Littleover.
Social bridge evening.
Admission: £2 table money.
Time: 7pm-10pm.
Contact: Derby 760291.

Children

Mansfield Street Methodist Church Hall, Chester Green.
Boogie Woogie Babes - music and movement for toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, £1 for each additional child.
Time: 1pm-2pm.
Contact: Derby 523445.

St John's Methodist Church Hall, Birchover Way, Allestree.
Boogie Woogie Babes - music and movement for toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, £1 for each additional child.
Time: 10.15am-11.15am.
Contact: Derby 523445.

Mickleover RBL, Western Road, Mickleover.
Mickleover Softplay - fun sessions for pre-school children.
Time: 9.30am-noon.
Admission: £2 per session, per child.
Contact: Derby 518236.

Wesley Hall, Potter Street, Melbourne.
Music Time - fun for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 9.30am-10.30am and 10.45am-11.45am.
Contact: Derby 863519.

Stretton Priory Centre, Church Road, Stretton.
Music Time - musical fun for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 1.45pm-2.45pm.
Contact: Derby 863519.

West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton.
Fun tots' session for children 18 months to five years and their parents.
Admission: £2.60 includes voucher for swim.
Time: 10.30am-noon.
Contact: 01159 461 400.

St Nicholas' Church, Allestree Lane, Allestree.
St Nick's Chicks - group for pre-school children and their carers. Stories, crafts, songs, prayers, refreshments and fun.
Admission: Free.
Time: 2pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 550431.

SCILLS Community Centre, Swallowdale Road, Sinfin.
Happy Sunshine toddler group.
Admission: Adults 70p.
Time: 1pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 762963.

Methodist Centre, Station Road, Mickleover.
Extra curricular maths. Tuition for children year one to GCSE level.
Time: 4pm-6pm.
Admission: £40.33 per month.
Contact: Derby 239848.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Afrikan Heroes - large-format photographic portraits of World War II Commonwealth veterans and their personal histories.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time:1pm-4pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston.
Flick Knives and Asbos - exhibition exploring the parallels between teenage life today and the invention of teenagers in the 1950s.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10-4pm.
Contact: 0115 907 1141.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic..
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 9.30am-5.30pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am to 4.30pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Admission: Free.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Time: 9am-5pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Saturday, November 22

Pubs and clubs

Flowerpot, King Street, Derby.
Eugene & Hideaway's Bridge.
Admission: £10.
Time: Doors open at 8pm.
Contact: Derby 834438.

Dove Valley Blues and Roots Club, Alms Road, Doveridge.
Dawson Smith and the Dissenters - blues and Americana-style originals.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: £6 members, £7 guests, £5 unwaged.
Contact: 01889 563123.

Foresters Arms, Scropton.
Pure Instinct - rock covers band.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01283 812525.

The Travellers' Rest, Draycott.
Live music.
Time: 10pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 872332.

Sitwell Tavern, Sitwell Street, Derby.
Live music and DJ.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 0796 801 9095.

Loudon Arms, Loudon Street, Derby.
Live entertainment.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 342147.

Duke of Clarence, Mansfield Road, Derby.
Johnny Burns music, singers welcome.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01159 329124.

Dog and Partridge, Bedford Street, Derby.
Red Pepper disco karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 730126.

Black Bull's Head, Kilburn Lane, Openwoodgate, Belper.
Live entertainment.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm-11pm.
Contact: 01773 822669.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
Soul, Motown, 70s and 80s music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

The Woodlark, Bridge Street, Derby.
Live vocalist and music from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.

Ryan's Bar, St Peter's Street, Derby.
Open mic night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30m.
Contact: Derby 295711.

Kingsway Hotel, Brackensdale Avenue, Mackworth.
Live entertainment.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 258941.

D.Gio's, Victoria Street, Derby.
DJ music for all.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7pm.
Contact: Derby 224252.

Karaoke

Pear Tree, St Thomas' Road, Normanton.
Karaoke with Johnboy and Minnieme.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 766495.

AJ's Bar, Nottingham Road, Derby.
John Kay's karaoke disco party.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 232771.

Lyndhurst Bar, Normanton Road, Derby.
Karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7pm.
Contact: Derby 204619.

Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby.
Karaoke night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 331563.

Crown and Cushion, Midland Road, Derby.
Mad Max's disco karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm-2am.
Contact: Derby 340492.

White Lion, Derby Road, Sandiacre.
Karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 939 7123.

The Florence Nightingale, London Road, Derby.
Fun and frolics with Wiggy - a disco and karaoke special.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 296885.

Gregory's Bar, Aspen Drive, Spondon.
Star karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 664131.

Dancing

Methodist Church, St Thomas Road, Derby.
Irish dance classes.
Admission: £3.50.
Time: 1.15pm-2pm.
Contact: Derby 607452.

Empire Club, King Edward Street, Ashbourne.
Dancing.
Admission: £2.50.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 513030.

Fitness First, Chester Green, Derby.
Burlesque dance classes.
Admission: £7 per class.
Time: 12.30pm-2pm.
Contact: Derby 367444.

United Reform Church, Chapel Street, Marlpool.
Popular sequence dancing.
Admission: £2.50 including free raffle and refreshments.
Time: 7.30pm-10.15pm.
Contact: 01773 765700.

Stage

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Diwali Gala 2008.
Admission: Adults £8, concessions and under-16s £6.
Time: 7pm.
Contact: Box office on 0115 989 5555.

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
Darwin Suite: Tarang in association with Surtal Asian Arts.
Admission: £10, concessions £8, Surtal members £7.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
The Great Hall: Thank You For The Music 2008 Tour.
Admission: £18.50 and £19.50.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 255800.

Brewhouse, Union Street, Derby.
Storytelling Cafe with Mats Rehnman.
Admission: £6, concessions £4.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 01283 508100.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
Opera North Autumn Season - I Capuleti e i Montecchi.
Admission: £14.50-£45.
Time: 7.15pm.
Contact: Box office on 0115 989 5555.

Quarndon Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon.
Relatively Speaking.
Admission: £6.
Time: 7.45pm.
Contact: Derby 553982.

Buxton Opera House.
Paupers Pit: Dickens in Love!
Admission: £8.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

Buxton Opera House.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
Admission: £12, £14 and £16, senior citizens matinee £9.50.
Time: 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0845 127 2190.

Fairs and sales

Memorial Hall, Aston-on-Trent.
Aston-on-Trent WI Christmas fair with various stalls.
Admission: Free.
Time: 2pm-4pm.
Contact: Derby 793196.

Kedleston Hall, Kedleston.
Christmas craft fair.
Admission: £1.
Time: 11am-3pm.
Contact: Derby 842191.

Scout HQ, off Wodlands Road, Allestree.
Derby (Allestree) Scout Group's Christmas fair - books, toys, bric-a-brac, refreshements and Santa.
Admission: Children free, adults 40p.
Time: 11am-1pm.
Contact: Derby 550783.

St Matthew's Church, Morley.
Christmas bazaar.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10am-noon.
Contact: 0115 875 8393.

North Lodge Kennels, Kings Corner, Chaddesden.
Christmas fair in aid of Midlands German Shepherd Dog Rescue.
Time: 10am-4pm.
Contact: Derby 671746.

4 Wilson Street, Derby.
Derby Shield Society bazaar.
Admission: Free.
Time: 11am-2pm.
Contact: Derby 345747.

General

Waverley Street, Long Eaton.
Chestnut Fair.
Admission: Free.
Time: 1pm-11pm.

Time, Mansfield Road, Derby.
Dinky Dancing.
Admission: £5 per child, accompanying adult £2.
Time: 3pm-6pm.
Contact: Derby 347773.

Deda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Subitano presented by Tango Siempre.
Admission: £12, concessions £10.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Box office on Derby 370911.

Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby.
Get Ready For Take Off! See a collection of amazing aeroplane artefacts and make your own aeroplane. Suitable for ages five-and-over.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10.30am-3.30pm.
Contact: Derby 255308.

Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby.
Model Railway and Grasshopper Steaming, visit the museum's 7mm scale Midland Railway Model in operation and witness the Gseptembeeorge Fletcher Victorian grasshopper beam engine in steam.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10am-4.30pm.
Contact: Derby 255308.

The Golden Hour Club, Maple Drive, Chellaston.
Chellaston Old Peoples' Welfare Committee coffee morning.
Admission: 20p.
Time: 10am-noon.

Darley Abbey Village Hall, New Yard, off New Road, Darley Abbey.
Cajun evening with the Boat Band.
Admission: £8.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 925 2460.

John Port School, Etwall.
Chatsworth Hall: Etwall Dancing Club Christmas dance.
Admission: £6, bring your own buffet and drinks.
Time: 8pm-11.30pm.
Contact: 01283 732984.

Codnor Methodist Church, Mill Lane.
Coffee shop with Trade craft and book stalls.
Time: 10am-noon.
Contact: 01773 762282.

Waingroves Methodist Church, Waingroves Road.
Coffee morning.
Time: 10.30am-noon.
Contact: 01773 743813.

Alvaston and Boulton Welfare Club, Baker Street, Alvaston.
Whist drive.
Time: 2pm.
Admission: 50p, £5 annual subscription.
Contact: Derby 758622.

Matlock Bath Aquarium, North Parade, Matlock Bath.
Original Victorian thermal baths, aquarium and exhibitions.
Time: 10am-5.30pm.
Contact: 01629 583624.

Shardlow Heritage Centre, London Wharf, London Road.
Visit the Heritage Centre for an insight into 18th-century canal transhipment port.
Time: Noon-5pm.
Admission: 75p.
Contact: Derby 792489.

Children

Chaddesden Park, Maine Drive, Chaddesden.
Soccer coaching for boys and girls aged five to eight years old.
Admission: £1.50 per child.
Time: 10.30am-noon.
Contact: Derby 523815.

The Coach House, Lea, near Matlock.
Studio 61 Art Club.
Time: 10am-noon and 1.30pm-3.30pm.
Admission: £4.95 per child.
Contact: 01629 534132.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Fledglings (five-year-olds).
Time: 9.45am-10.30am.
Grasshoppers (six-to-eight-year-olds).
Time: 10.45am-11.30am and 11.45am-12.30pm.
Leapfrogs (nine-to-11-year-olds).
Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm.
Admission: £3.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Afrikan Heroes - large-format photographic portraits of World War II Commonwealth veterans and their personal histories.
Derby City Open - showcase for artists across the region.
In the Community Gallery: Creative Thought - a community learning project which encourages the use of museums to inspire creativity. until January 4, 2009
Room of Light - as the shortest, darkest day draws near, take a moment to contemplate light.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby. Until January 2009
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901). until January 11, 2009
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Studio 61 Gallery, The Coach House, Main Road, Lea.
Admission: Free.
Time: Noon-4.30pm.
Contact: 01629 534532.

Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston. until Dec 5, 2008
Flick Knives and Asbos - exhibition exploring the parallels between teenage life today and the invention of teenagers in the 1950s.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10-4pm.
Contact: 0115 907 1141.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic.
Time:10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 9.30am-3pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am-3pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10am-2pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Sunday, November 23

Pubs and clubs

Gregory's Bar, Aspen Drive, Spondon.
Disco.
Admission: Free.
Time: 6pm.
Contact: Derby 664131.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
70s, 80s and chart music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

AJ's Bar, Nottingham Road, Derby.
Soul and Motown night.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 232771.

White Lion, Derby Road, Sandiacre.
Johnny Burns and bingo night.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 939 7123.

Karaoke

Malin Wine Vaults, Normanton Road, Derby.
Karaoke with Lindsay and Shelley.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 07765 081328.

Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby.
Karaoke night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 331563.

The Roundhouse, London Road, Derby.
Rainbow karaoke with fun games.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm-11pm.
Contact: Derby 747310.

Crown and Cushion, Midland Road, Derby.
Disco karaoke with Mad Max and Shrek.
Admission: Free.
Time: 6pm-1am.
Contact: Derby 340492.

The Florence Nightingale, London Road, Derby.
Comedy karaoke all day.
Time: Noon.
Contact: Derby 296885.

The Silver Ghost, Field Drive, Alvaston.
Rick Sheehan hosts family karaoke.
Time: 2pm-6pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 722225.

D. Gio's Barcafe, Victoria Street, Derby.
Karaoke.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 224252.

Dog and Partridge, Bedford Street, Derby.
Disco and karaoke.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 730126.

Flares, Becket Street, Derby.
Karaoke with DJ.
Admission: £2 after 11pm.
Time: 9pm-2am.
Contact: Derby 382150.

Quiz nights

The Travellers' Rest, Draycott.
Quiz.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: £1 per person, free food.
Contact: Derby 872332.

Pear Tree, St Thomas' Road, Normanton.
Karaoke quiz.
Admission: Free.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 766495.

The Spinning Wheel, Wood Road, Chaddesden.
Quiz night.
Admission: £2 per team.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01332 662754.

Jonty Farmer, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Quiz night and supper.
Admission: £1 per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 292312.

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, Queen Street, Derby.
General knowledge quiz with prizes.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 267711.

The Travellers Rest, Draycott.
Quiz night.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: £1 entry.
Contact: Derby 872332.

Pattenmakers Arms, Crown Street, Duffield.
Quiz night with prizes and supper.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 842844.

Swan and Salmon, Watchorn Lane, Alfreton.
Quiz night and Play Your Cards Right.
Admission: £1 per team.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01773 832870.

Bingo

Bull and Bush, Mackworth.
Bingo.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 514264.

Brackens Hotel, Alvaston.
Cash bingo.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.

Dancing

Waterfall Cafe Bar (upstairs), Railway Terrace, Derby.
Classes in street dance and cheerleading with the Funky Phantomettes cheerleading squad five-10 years).
Admission: £2.50 per class or £4 for both.
Time: 4.30pm-6pm.
Contact: Lorraine on 07790 372416.

Littleover RBL, Blagreaves Lane.
Sequence dancing - live music.
Admission: Adults £3.
Time: 8pm-10.30pm.
Contact: Derby 270243.

St Hugh's Social Club, Derby Road, Borrowash.
Newline Dance classes with MT Groove.
Time: 7.30-10pm.
Admission: £3.50 dancers, free for non-dancers.
Contact: 07719 555107.

Stage

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Sing Live.
Admission: £12, £16, £18.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Box office on 0115 989 5555.

General

Derby County Stadium, West car park, opposide JJB, Pride Park, Derby.
Meet for the Derby Toy Run in aid of Rainbows Children's Hospice, ride to Loughborough.
Admission: Minimum £1 entry fee payable on the day.
Time: Meet at 9am, ride-off at 10am.
Contact: 07814 723424.

Munday Pool, Markeaton Park, Ashbourne Road, Derby.
Model boat sailing.
Time: 1pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 665902.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Afrikan Heroes - large-format photographic portraits of World War II Commonwealth veterans and their personal histories.
Derby City Open - showcase for artists across the region.
In the Community Gallery: Creative Thought - a community learning project which encourages the use of museums to inspire creativity.
Room of Light - as the shortest, darkest day draws near, take a moment to contemplate light.
Time: 1-4pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 1-4pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 1-4pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic..
Time: 11.00am-4.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Rambling

Derby CHA and HF Rambling Club.
Meet at Abbots Bromley, near the Crown Inn, map ref 081245 (Explorer map 244).
Time: 10.30am.

Derby and South Derbyshire Ramblers' Association.
Meet at Waterhouses station SK085501 for an 11-mile walk, Hamps Valley.
Time: 10am.
Contact: 07770 350853.

Long Eaton Rambling Club.
Meet THCP for a nine-mile walk - Ticknall Village Hall. Lunch at Staunton Harold Garden Centre.
Time: 9am.
Contact: 0115 849 2525.

Erewash Rambling Group.
Meet at Belper Station car park (SK348477) for an eight-mile walk. Bring a packed lunch.
Time: 10.30am.
Contact: 0115 944 0257.

Amber Valley Ramblers.
Meet at Hulme End station car park Butterton, seven miles (SK 102 593).
Time: 10am.
Contact: 01773 821220.

Cycling

Derby CTC.
Meet outside the Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby, for a ride to Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham returning to the Bike Film Festival at Quad, 40 miles.
Time: 9.30am.
Contact: Derby 752384.

Monday, November 24

Pubs and clubs

Union Blue, Agard Street, Derby.
Reflections - a transgender support and social group meeting.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0796 944 8916.

Black Horse, Stanton Road, Stapenhill.
Alan Westwood.
Admission: £2.
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm.
Contact: 01283 540220.

Karaoke

Spinning Wheel, Wood Road, Chaddesden.
Karaoke night.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 662754.

Auctions

The Crown, Nottingham Road, Spondon.
Auction in the function room.
Time: 6pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 673806.

Quiz nights

Hollybrook Tavern, Hollybrook Road, Littleover.
Quiz.
Admission: £1.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 518590.

Fitness

Friends' Meeting House, St Helen's Street, Derby.
Easy yoga for all ages.
Admission: £3.
Time: 10am-11.30am.
Contact: Derby 572267.

Edmund Hall, Spondon.
Yoga classes.
Time: 1.30pm-3pm.
Admission: £5, £4 concessions.
Contact: Derby 362234 or 07779 591616.

Ashgate Primary School, Ashbourne Road, Derby.
Yoga.
Admission: £5.
Time: 7pm-8.30pm.
Contact: 01283 585350.

Dancing

Chaddesden Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Lane, Derby.
L&B line dancing.
Beginner and intermediate classes.
Admission: £3.
Time: 7.30pm-10pm.
Contact: Derby 370824.

St John's Church Hall, Coleridge Street, Long Eaton.
Modern social sequence dancing.
Admission: £2.50.
Time: 7.45pm-10.15pm.
Contact: Derby 670558.

Horsley Woodhouse Church Hall, Main Street.
Line dancing with Megan, beginners welcome.
Time: 7.30pm.
Sequence dancing for improvers with Merrilyn.
Time: 8.45pm.
Admission: £3 per class.
Contact: Derby 881566.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
MTV Moves. Learn moves to all the latest tracks.
Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm all levels, 7.30pm-8.30pm intermediate and advanced.
Admission: £5 (£4.50 concessions).
Contact: Derby 370911.

St Michael's Church Hall, Elvaston Lane, Alvaston.
English country dancing.
Time: 7.30pm–9.30pm.
Admission: £1.50, includes tea and biscuits.
Contact: Derby 557156.

Lawn Primary School, Norbury Close, Allestree.
Scottish country dancing.
Time: 7.45-9.45pm.
Admission: £2.
Contact: Derby 344746.

Rollerworld, Mansfield Road, Derby.
Absolute Salsa.
Time: Beginners and improvers 8.15-9pm, improvers plus 9-9.45pm.
Admission: £5, £4 with NUS card for first class.
Contact: 0800 0707859 or Derby 720215.

General

Parish Rooms, St Werburgh's Church, Spondon.
West Park Writers' Group. New members welcome.
Admission: First meeting free, then £2 per week.
Time: 10.15am-1.15pm.
Contact: Secretary on Derby 663289.

Memorial Hall, Park Lane, Allestree.
Allestree art painting group.
Time: 10am-noon.
Admission: £10 per quarter.
Contact: Derby 557858.

Evergreen Hall, Cornhill, Allestree.
Whist Drive.
Time: 1.45pm-4pm.
Admission: £1.
Contact: Derby 550489.

Angler's Arms, Nottingham Road, Spondon.
Socialy Singles - club for divorced, separated, widowed singles over 30.
Admission: Members £1.50, guests £2.50.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 911 7921.

The Rodney Inn, Hartshorne.
The South Derbyshire branch of the Derby County FC Supporters' Club social evening, match ticket and travel information. New and old members welcome.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 01283 210484.

West Park School, Spondon.
Family history - open meeting and taster session.
Time: 7-9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 821964.

Children

Pirates Play Island, Derby Road, Draycott.
Indoor soft play centre with a pirate theme.
Admission: £3 per person.
Time: 9.30am-3pm.
Contact: Derby 875000.

Mickleover RBL, Western Road, Mickleover.
Mickleover Softplay - fun sessions for pre-school children.
Time: 9.30am-noon.
Admission: £2 per session, per child.
Contact: Derby 518236.

Bumpi's Big Adventure, Ascot Drive, Derby.
Parent and toddler morning.
Free regular-size coffee for parent.
Admission: £3.50.
Time: 10am-11.30am.
Contact: Derby 204292.

Crazy Crocodiles Play Centre, Abbey Street, Ilkeston.
Toddler Time for children up to four years old.
Admission: £2.50 per child (includes drink of juice and a biscuit).
Time: 9.30am-2.30pm.
Contact: 01159 441 555.

Queen's Hall, London Road, Derby.
Dance Tots - ballet and modern two to four.
Admission: £4.
Time: 10.30-11.15am.
Contact: Caroline Green on Derby 361204.

Boulton Lane Baptist Church, Boulton Lane, Alvaston.
Coffee morning and toddler group for parents of visually impaired children. Come with or without the children, siblings welcome, tea/coffee, information and activities.
Admission: Suggested donation 50p.
Time: 10am-noon.
Contact: 07796 122205.

The Village Hall, off Back Lane, Hilton.
Music time - musical fun for pre-school children.
Admission: £3 additional children £1.
Time: 9.45-10.45am and 11am-noon.
Contact: Derby 863519.

All Saints' Parish Hall, Etwall Road, Mickleover.
Boogie Woogie Babes - music group for pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, £1 for each additional child.
Time: 10-11am.
Contact: Derby 523445.

Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, Willington.
Boogie Woogie Babes - music group for pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, £1 for each additional child.
Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm.
Contact: Derby 523445.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Movement Play (two-to-four-year-olds and their parents and carers).
Time: 1.30-2.15pm.
Youth Dance.
Time: 4.30pm-5.30pm.
Admission: £3
Contact: Derby 370911.

St Andrew's Methodist Church, Wilmot Street, Ilkeston.
Xtra curricular maths. Tuition for children year one to GCSE level.
Time: 4.15-6.15pm.
Admission: £40.33 per month.
Contact: Derby 239848.

Lawn Primary School, Norbury Close, Allestree.
Scottish country dancing for children .
Time: 6.45-7.45pm.
Admission: £1.20.
Contact: 01283 733811.

Stage

Buxton Opera House.
Maximum Rhythm 'n' Blues, starring The Manfreds with special guests Alan Price and Maggie Bell.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £20 and £22.
Contact: 0845 127 2190.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
Absurd Person Singular.
Admission: £10 to £23.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Africa's Hope
Admission: £12.
Time: 1.30pm and 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Time: 11am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
Blue: Photography and video installation by Maggy Milner - an installation of backlit photographs and video, sets up equivalents for loss, absence and tragedy.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 11am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 11am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 9.30am-5.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am-4.30pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9am-9pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Tuesday, November 25

Pubs and clubs

The Royal, Royal Buildings, Victoria Street, Derby.
James Yorkston, Pictish Trail and Rozi Plain.
Admission: £7.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 367720.

The Old Silk Mill, Full Street, Derby.
Open mic night.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.

The Old King's Head, Days Lane, Belper.
Belper Folk Club.
Admission: £1.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: 01246 865170.

Derby Irish Association, Becket Street, Derby.
Traditional Irish Music Seisiun.
Admission: Members free, non-members £2.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 332842.

Crown Inn, Nottingham Road, Spondon.
Free pool.
Time: 7pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 673806.

The Travellers' Rest, Draycott.
Open mic night.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
East Midlands Subaqua Club meeting.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 872332.

Jazz

Star Inn, Middle Street, Beeston.
Jazz session.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.

Old Marina Bar,
Shardlow Marina.
Jazz night.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 799797.

Karaoke

D. Gio's Barcafe, Victoria Street, Derby.
Karaoke night.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 224252.

Quiz nights

Old Black Horse, Mapperley Village.
Quiz night.
Admission: £1 per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01159 323031.

Royal British Legion, Derby Road, Chellaston.
Quiz night.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 701354.

Cross Keys, Market Place, Belper.
Fun quiz.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: 01773 599191.

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, Queen Street, Derby.
Music quiz.
Free hot dogs for entrants, win a gallon of beer.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 267711.

The Carpenter's Arms, Dale Abbey.
Quiz night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: 0115 932 5277.

The Argosy, Manor Road, Derby.
General knowledge quiz.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 343594.

Jonty Farmer, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Quiz night and supper.
Admission: £1 per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 292312.

Prince of Wales, Chapel Street, Spondon.
Quiz night.
Admission: £1.
Time: 9.30pm-11pm.
Contact: Derby 661790.

The White Post, Belper Road, Stanley Common.
Fun quiz with jackpot pay-out.
Time: 9.45pm start.
Admission: 50p per person.
Contact: 0115 930 0194.

Morley Hayes, Main Road, Morley.
In the Spike Bar: quiz night with prizes and refreshment.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: £1.50p per person.
Contact: Derby 780480.

Dancing

Scream Night Club, Friar Gate, Derby.
Absolute Salsa.
Time: Beginners 7.30pm-8.15pm.
Admission: £5, £4 with NUS card for first class.
Contact: 0800 0707859 or Derby 720215.

Waterfall Cafe Bar (upstairs), Railway Terrace, Derby.
Classes in street dance and cheerleading with the Funky Phantomettes cheerleading squad (11-16 years).
Admission: £3 per class or £5 for both.
Time: 6pm-8pm.
Contact: Lorraine on 07790 372416.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
West End musical dance all levels.
Time: 6pm-7pm.
Egyptian dance - all levels.
Time: 7.45pm-8.45pm.
Contemporary dance - intermediate and advance.
Time: 8pm-9pm.
Ballroom dancing - all levels.
Time: 7.30pm-8pm.
Swing jive - all levels.
8.30pm-9.30pm.
Admission: £4.50 (£4 concessions).
Contact: Derby 370911.

Fitness

Stripes Fitness, Stores Road, Derby.
Running club.
Admission: £5 drop in.
Time: 9.15am.
Functional fitness life skills for the over-60s.
Admission: £5 drop in.
Time: 1pm.
Contact: Derby 366011.

General

Mickleover Library, Vicarage Road.
Lip-reading class.
Admission: Free.
Time: 2pm-4pm.
Contact: Derby 519432.

St Edward's Church Hall, St Anne's Lane, Castle Donington.
Book and jumble sale.
Time: 9.30am.
Contact: Derby 810775.

Stage

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
An audience with Sally Morgan.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £18.50.
Contact: Derby 255800.

Buxton Opera House.
Ralph McTell.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £15.50 and £17.50.
Contact: 0845 127 2190.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
Absurd Person Singular.
Admission: £10 to £23.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Mercury
Admission: £13.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Children

First Steps, Cockayne Street North, Allenton.
Toy library stay and play session.
Admission: 50p for a snack.
Time: 1pm-2.30pm.
Contact: Derby 204895.

Mickleover Pavillion, Vicarage Park.
Little Artists' Messy Club - arts, crafts and messy play activities, for children ages nine months to five years and their carers.
Admission: £4 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 1pm-1.45pm.
Contact: 07843 008323.

Gateway Centre, Derbyshire Cricket Club, St Mark's Road, Chaddesden.
Little Artists' Messy Club - arts, crafts and messy play activities, for children ages nine months to five years and their carers.
Admission: £4 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 10am-10.45am.
Contact: 07843 008323.

Village Hall, Castle Hill, Findern.
Findern Kiddiclub - fun session for babies to five years and parents/carers.
Admission: £1 for first child, 50p per additional child, including refreshments.
Time: 1.30pm-2.45pm.
Contact: Derby 523212 or 01283 701834.

Central URC, Becketwell Lane, Derby.
Tuesday Tots - under-fives.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10am-noon.
Contact: Derby 769526.

Methodist Church, Brighton Road, Alvaston.
Little Rockers - toddler group.
Time: 9.30am-11am.
Admission: £2 per family.
Contact: 07772 554750.

Golden Hour Hall, Maple Drive, Chellaston.
Music time - fun for your little one.
Admission: £3 for first child, £1 additional children.
Time: 9.45am-10.45am and 11am-noon.
Contact: Derby 863519.

Baptist Church, Boulton Lane, Derby.
Childminders' group.
Time: 9.30am-11.30am.
Admission: £1.50.
Contact: Derby 726579.

St Mary's Church Hall, Bolton Lane, Alvaston.
Baby signing classes from TinyTalk UK (Derby).
Admission: £4 per session.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: 07739 551018.

St Nicholas' Church Hall, Allestree Lane, Allestree.
Kumon maths and English after-school programme.
Admission: £45 per subject, per month.
Time: 4pm-6pm.
Contact: Derby 840928.

SCILLS Community Centre, Swallowdale Road, Sinfin.
Happy Sunshine toddler group.
Admission: Adults 70p.
Time: 1pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 762963.

St Peter's Church, St Peter's Road, Chellaston.
Extra-curricular maths. Tuition for children year one to GCSE level.
Time: 3.30pm-7.30pm.
Admission: £40.33 per month.
Contact: Derby 239848.

St Barnabus Church, Radbourne Street, Derby.
Barnie's beanies - playgroup for under-fives, stories, singing, crafts and imaginative play, parents supervise their children.
Admission: £1 first child, further children 50p.
Time: 10am-noon.

First Stage Dance Studios, Jubilee Business Park, Enterprise Way, off Stores Road, Derby.
Dance class for pre-school children.
Time: 4.30pm-5.15pm.
Ballet class for five to seven.
Admission: £2.50.
Time: 5.45pm-6.15pm.
Tap class for five to seven.
Admission: £2.50.
Time: 6.15-6.45pm.
Contact: 07973 102529.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Time: 11am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
Blue: Photography and video installation by Maggy Milner - an installation of backlit photographs and video, sets up equivalents for loss, absence and tragedy.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston.
Flick Knives and Asbos - exhibition exploring the parallels between teenage life today and the invention of teenagers in the 1950s.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10-4pm.
Contact: 0115 907 1141.

Leabrooks Gallery, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes.
Exhibition by Mandie Haywood - horses and wildlife in acrylic.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 602961

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 9.30am-5.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am to 4.30pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9am-9pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Wednesday, November 26

Pubs and clubs

The Travellers' Rest, Draycott.
Live music.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 872332.

The Royal, Royal Buildings, Victoria Street, Derby.
Eject Rewind featuring Soft Toy Emergency and Astroboy Can Save the Planet.
Admission: £4, £3 NUS.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: Derby 367720.

Ram Inn, Bridge Street, Derby.
Student night jam session.
Admission: Free.
7.30pm.
Contact: 07897 395751.

Napier, Milton Street, Derby.
60s sing-a-long with Nathan.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 07807 395751.

Cross Keys, Market Place, Belper.
Live music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 01773 599191.

Ryan's Bar, St Peter's Street, Derby.
Open mic night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30m.
Contact: Derby 345577.

Flares, Becket Street, Derby.
Hustle.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm-2am.
Contact: Derby 382150.

Florence Nightingale, London Road, Derby.
Pool knockout.
Admission: £2 entry - winner takes all.
Time: Sign in 8pm.
Contact: Derby 296885.

Jazz

Horse and Groom, Parker Street, Derby.
Ford Jones Dixieland Jazz Band.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 598604.

Karaoke

D. Gio's Barcafe, Victoria Street, Derby.
Karaoke.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 224252.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
Karaoke night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

The Silver Ghost, Field Drive, Alvaston.
Kurryoke night with Rick Sheehan, Miss Kerry B and friends.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 722225.

Quiz nights

Gregory's Bar, Spondon.
Quiz night.
Time: 8.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 664131.

White Hart, Stanley.
Quiz night.
Admission: 50p per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: 0115 932 5048.

AJ's Bar, Nottingham Road, Derby.
Quiz night.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 07882 533836.

Byron Hotel, Lower Dale Road, Normanton.
Quiz night.
Admission: £1 per person, four per team.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: Derby 344651.

Brackens Hotel, Brackens Lane, Alvaston.
Bingo quiz night.
Admission: 50p per brain.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: Derby 576930.

Hollybrook Tavern, Hollybrook Road, Littleover.
Quiz.
Admission: £1.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 520901.

The Old Plough, Weston-on-Trent.
Woody's pop quiz and Top Hat.
Admission: £1 per person.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 700331.

The George Cross, Boyer Street, Derby.
Quiz night.
Admission: £2.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 340289.

Seven Stars, King Street, Derby.
Fun quiz and buffet.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 340169.

Spanker Inn, Spanker Lane, Nether Heage.
Quiz night.
Admission: 25p per person.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: 01773 853222.

The Greyhound, Friar Gate, Derby.
Quiz night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 242460.

The Paddock, Mansfield Road, Derby.
General knowledge quiz and Play Your Cards Right.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: £1.50 per team.
Contact: Derby 833592.

King William IV, The Bridge, Milford.
Quiz night.
Time: 9.30pm.
Contact: Derby 840842.

Crown and Cushion, London Road, Derby.
Quiz night and Open The Box.
Time: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 340492.

Norman Arms, Village Street, Derby.
Quiz night, all welcome.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9pm.
Contact: Derby 766329.

Blue Peter, Shardlow Road, Alvaston.
Quiz night with cash prizes.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: £1 per person.
Contact: Derby 576921.

Nag's Head, Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover.
Music quiz.
Time: 9pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 513104.

Auctions

The Crown, Nottingham Road, Spondon.
Auction in the function room.
Time: 6pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 673806.

Storytelling

The Voice Box, Forman Street, Derby.
Storycircle - share stories, poems, songs and music.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: Free.

Fitness

Stripes, Stores Road, Derby.
Inner strength - a combination of pilates, flexibility work, yoga, back rehab and meditation.
Time: 1pm.
Kickboxing circuits.
Time: 6.30pm
Admission: £5 drop in.
Contact: Derby 366011.

Martial Arts

Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Derby.
Judo.
Admission: Adults £3, children £2 .
Time: 8pm-10pm.
Contact: Derby 205629.

Dancing

Queen's Hall, London Road, Derby.
Children's dance classes.
Ballet.
Admission: £3.80.
Tap and Disco.
Admission: £4.50.
Time: 5pm to 7pm.
Adult Latin American classes.
Admission: £4.50.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 07976 973154.

First Stage Dance Studios, Jubilee Business Park, off Stores Road, Derby.
Dance class for pre-school children.
Time: 4.30pm-5.15pm.
Adult tap classes for beginners.
Time: 7.15pm-8pm.
Adult tap classes for improvers.
Time: 7.15pm-8pm.
Admission: £3 per class.
Contact: 07973 102529.

Marehay Miners' Welfare, Derby Road, Marehay.
Sequence dance and social.
Admission: 50p.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 880818.

Nunsfield House, Boulton Lane, Alvaston.
Evening social and dance.
Admission: £1.75 includes tea and biscuits.
Time: 8pm-10.30pm.
Contact: Derby 571113.

Derby Irish Association, Becket Street, Derby.
Set dancing.
Time: 8pm-10.30pm.
Contact: Derby 761654.

Moon Hotel, Station Road, Spondon.
Derby Mosaic Club - for divorced, separated, widowed, mature and singles - mixed dancing or just chat with new friends.
Admission: £2.
Time: 8pm-11pm.
Contact: Derby 360331.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Short breaks (for eight-to-12-year old boys only), hip-hop and basic breaking.
Time: 5pm-6pm.
Strictly breaking - street dance skills.
Time: 7.15pm-8.30pm.
Admission: £3 per class.
Contact: Derby 370911.

General

Surestart Room, Brackensdale School, Brackensdale Avenue, Mackworth.
BABES breastfeeding support group.
Admission: Free.
Time: 12.30pm-2.30pm.
Contact: Derby 715611.

St John's Church Hall, Devonshire Drive, Mickleover.
Friendship group.
Time: 2.30pm.
Admission: 50p.
Contact: Derby 514281.

The Blue Pool, Stenson Road, Derby.
Weight Watchers' Group meeting.
Time: 10am-11.30am.
Admission: £5.50.
Contact: 0845 3451500.

Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre, Osmaston Road, Derby.
See the traditions and skills that go into making Royal Crown Derby so special.
Time: 9am-5pm.
Admission: £2.95.
Contact: Derby 712841.

Alvaston and Boulton Welfare Club, Baker Street, Alvaston.
Coffee morning.
Time: 10am-11.15am.
Contact: Derby 758622.

Derby New Church, Horwood Avenue, Littleover.
New Slimming World group.
Admission: Adults £4.50, children free, OAPs and concessions £4.25.
Time: 7pm.
Contact: Derby 602711.

The County Pub, Sinfin Lane, Sinfin.
Weight Watchers' Group meeting.
Time: 6pm-7.30pm.
Admission: £5.50.
Contact: 0845 3451500.

Derby Women's Centre 4 Leopold Street, Derby.
Coffee morning - meet new people and make new friends.
Admission: £1 donation appreciated.
Time: 10am-noon.
Contact: Derby 341633.

Shipley Park Visitor Centre, Heanor.
In the Green Room - astronomy workshop and observing session.
Time: 7.45pm.
Contact: 01298 78234.

Stage

Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby.
Jeff Green.
Admission: £13
Time: 8pm.
Contact: Derby 255800.

Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby.
Beyond the Barricade at Christmas.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £15 and £18.
Contact: Derby 255800.

Quarndon Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon.
Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society presents Relatively Speaking, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn.
Admission: £6.
Time: 7.45pm.
Contact: Derby 553982.

The Brewhouse, Union Street Burton.
New Era Musical Theatre Group present We're Having Another Shout.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £8.
Contact: 01283 508100.

Buxton Opera House.
Fish.
Time: 7.30pm.
Admission: £17.50.
Contact: 0845 127 2190.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
Absurd Person Singular.
Admission: £8 to £15.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Christmas Music Hall.
Admission: £11.
Time: 7.30pm.
Contact: 0115 989 5555.

Children

Hilton Village Hall, off Back Lane.
Little Artists' Messy Club - arts, crafts and messy play activities, for children aged nine months to five years and their carers.
Admission: £4 per child, additional children £1.
Time: 10am-10.45am.
Contact: 07843 008323.

St John's Methodist Church Hall, Birchover Way, Allestree.
Boogie Woogie Babes - music and movement for toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3 per child, £1 for each additional child.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: Derby 523445.

First Stage Dance Studios, Jubilee Business Park, off Stores Road, Derby.
Singing class for children aged seven to 11.
Time: 4.30pm-5.30pm.
Singing class for children aged 12 and over.
Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm.
Admission: £6.
Contact: 07973 102529.

Community Centre, Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover.
Music Time - musical fun for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3, additional children £1.
Time: 11am-noon.
Contact: Derby 863519.

St Mary's Church Hall, Boulton Lane, Alvaston.
Baby signing classes from TinyTalk UK (Derby).
Admission: £4 per session.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: 07739 551018.

The Village Hall, off Back Lane, Hilton.
Music Time - fun for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Admission: £3, additional children £1.
Time: 1.45pm-2.45pm.
Contact: Derby 863519.

St Nicholas' Church Hall, Allestree Lane, Allestree.
Kumon maths and English classes.
Admission: £41 per subject, per month.
Time: 4pm-6pm.
Contact: Derby 840928.

Mickleover RBL, Western Road, Mickleover.
Mickleover Softplay - fun sessions for pre-school children.
Time: 9.30am-noon.
Admission: £2 per session, per child.
Contact: Derby 518236.

SCILLS Community Centre, Swallowdale Road, Sinfin.
Happy Sunshine toddler group.
Admission: Adults 70p.
Time: 1pm-3pm.
Contact: Derby 762963.

Chaddesden Community Centre, Chaddesden Lane, Chaddesden.
Extra-curricular maths. Tuition for children year one to GCSE level.
Time: 4pm-7.30pm.
Admission: £40.33 per month.
Contact: Derby 239848.

Littleover Methodist Church, Constable Drive.
TinyTalk UK baby signing classes.
Admission: £4 per session.
Time: 10am-11am.
Contact: 07973 516426.

Scout HQ, Duncan Road, near the Cavendish.
72nd Derby Scouts' meeting.
Admission: Pay subs £1.50 for two weeks, then free.
Time: 7pm.
Contact: Derby 700481.

Baptist Church, Charnwood Street, Derby.
Ozzy Road kids' club with games, crafts and bible stories.
Time: 5.30pm-6.45pm.
Contact: Derby 349468.

Exhibitions

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand.
Butterflies and Moths - an array of specimens from Britain and from all over the world.
Arthur Keily: Derby's Marathon legend - follow in the footsteps of one of the city's sporting heroes.
Long Crawlies and Little Crawlies - come along to the Joseph Wright gallery and park your bottom on an original piece of art.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 716659.

Pickford's House, Friar Gate, Derby.
The Victorians - an overview of fashion from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901).
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Blue: Photography and video installation by Maggy Milner - an installation of backlit photographs and video, sets up equivalents for loss, absence and tragedy.
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Full Street, Derby.
Derby City Open - 3D: showcase for artists across the region.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 255363.

The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott.
Form, Figure and Stitch - a solo exhibition showing the intricate, large-scale works of Susan Macarthur.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: Derby 873929.

Ripley Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Ripley.
The Inland Waterways of Derbyshire, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by well-known local artist Wallace Spence.
Time: 10am-5.30pm.
Admission: Free.
Contact: 01773 841488.

Sharpe's Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote.
Artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.
Time: 10am to 4.30pm.
Contact: 01283 218150.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby.
Derby City Open, exhibition of photographic work.
Cube Annexe Gallery - exhibition by Jen Miles and Malcolm Basing.
Admission: Free.
Time: 9am-9pm.
Contact: Derby 370911.

Thursday, November 27

Pubs and clubs

Curzons, Curzon Street, Derby.
Pop/dance night.
Admission: Free.
Time: 10pm to 2am.
Contact: Darren Bowler on Derby 363739.

Beckets, Becket Street, Derby.
70s, 80s and chart music.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm to late.
Contact: Derby 204934.

White Lion, Derby Road, Sandiacre.
Live entertainment.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8pm.
Contact: 0115 939 7123.

Jazz

Brunswick Inn, Station Approach, Derby.
Brookside Jazz with Jayne.
Admission: Free.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: Derby 550666.

Unwin Road Club, Sutton in Ashfield.
The Savannah Jazz Band.
Admission: £4.
Time: 8.30pm.
Contact: 01623 559703.

Marston's Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton.
John Evertee's Red Dragon Jazz with Ruth Frith.
Admission: £7.
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm.
Contact: 01283 760313.

Hillside Club, Derby Road, Lenton.
Brian Carrick's Algiers Stompers.
Admission: £8 on the door, £7 NRC members.
Time: 8pm-11pm.
Contact: 0115 921 2464.