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

Friday, March 9

A CEILIDH with live music from the Reunion Band takes place at Orton Market Hall at 7.30pm. Tel 015396-24258.

WORDS by the Water, the 6th Cumbrian Literature Festival, gets under way tonight at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, with appearances by Shirley Williams, Roy Hattersley and Max Stafford-Clark. Tel 017687-74411.

HIGHLIGHTS Rural Touring Scheme brings The Dancical, an explosion of physical and rhythmic dance movement styles, to Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, tonight at 7.30pm. Tel 015242-71275.

Saturday, March 10

TWISTING Yarn and Bradford Theatres present Life of Pi at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. Tel 01539-725133.

THE Just William Show, Alison Neil's one-woman play that affectionately remembers author Richmal Crompton, is performed by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme at Arnside Educational Institute, Church Hill, at 7.30pm. Tel 01524-762254.

WHILE most rugby enthusiasts will be watching the final rounds of the Six Nations competition, Kendal will be playing catch-up in North Division One. The town's rugby side lost two games to bad weather and this weekend their home match with Stockport has been rescheduled. Kick-off at Mint Bridge is at 3pm.

Sunday, March 11

STEP out on the first of a series of mine heritage walks from Yewthwaite Mine starting at 11am. Tel 017687-80055.

THE Final concert of North Westmorland Arts 2006-2007 season sees Classic Rhythm return to Appleby Public Hall, at 7.30pm. Tel 017683-51934.

LEVENS Choir, with conductor Ian Jones, performS a programme From Darkness to Light, with Howells's Requiem; Britten's Flower Songs and solo items at St George's Church, Kendal, at 7.30pm. Tel 01539-733944.

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.