Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley.

Friday, February 9

CLASSICS SUCH at Clever Trevor, Reasons to be Cheerful and Hit me with your rhythm stick will on the programme when The Blockheads perform at Barrow's Forum 28, at 8pm. Tel 01229-820000.

SEABIRDS of the Shetlands is the subject of a lecture and slide show by Dr Jim Fowler, of Cumbria Bird Club, to the Duddon Support Group of Cumbria Wildlife Trust, in the Methodist Church, Broughton-in-Furness, at 7.30pm. Tel 01229-716663.

THE Theatre by the Lake at Keswick hosts the Shakespeare Schools Festival when local schools bring the bard to life. Tel 017687-74411.

Saturday, February 10

KESWICK Lions presents their annual talent show, The Mane Event, at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, at 7.30pm. All proceeds go to charity. Tel 017687-74411.

BOOSTED by a free-scoring 50-7 win over New Brighton last weekend, Kendal Rugby team travel to Broughton Park, Manchester, determined to advance towards a dream Twickenham final in the EDF Intermediate Cup. Kendal are strong favourites against a side from two divisions below them in the rugby pyramid and victory would put them through to the semi-finals of the prestigious competition. Kick-off is at 2.15pm.

KESWICK Lions presents their annual talent show, The Mane Event, at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, at 7.30pm. All proceeds go to charity. Tel 017687-74411.

Sunday, February 11

THE Escape Group will be walking on Whin Rigg and Ill Gill Head, Eskdale, meeting at Ulverston station at 9am. Tel 01229-827443.

THE Abbey Singers, with their director of music, Carlisle Cathedral organist Jeremy Suter, will perform a varied programme including music by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Finzi and Rutter, as well as Negro spirituals and songs by Gershwin, at Appleby Public Hall, at 7.30pm. Tel 017684-83777 or 017683-51934.

CLOSE Up and Far Away - landscape and close-up photographic images by Irena Grajewska - will be on show in Artisan Café, at Booths in Kendal, until April 16. Tel 01539-742370.

For a full list of events around our region, see this week's Pick of the Week in the Leisure Section of this week's Westmorland Gazette.