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

Thursday, May 10

THE Billie Holiday Story, a gritty musical dramatisation of the life of the legendary singer, mixing theatre and film through multi-media techniques, is staged at the Charter Theatre, Preston, from yesterday (Wednesday) to Saturday, May 12, at 7.30pm (also 2.30pm on Sat). Tel 0845-344-2012.

NEW work by Northumbrian artist Robert Newton will be on show at the Pinfold Gallery, Bowness, until May 19. Tel 015394-42929.

KENDAL Town Council presents its fourth pictures exhibition at Kendal Museum. The Tale of the Beatrix Potter Bequest runs until October 31, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, between noon and 5pm.

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.