Until June 20 A One Man Show of Paintings by Alan Burden, Ruhm Gallery, Penrith.

May 19-21 La Bella Helene, Theatre By The Lake.

May 21 Indoor market, Public Hall, Appleby, 9am-3.30pm.

Ceilidh: Reunion Band with caller Ken Woolfenden, Skelton Village Hall 7.30pm.Details from Colin 017684 84486.

May 22 - July 11 Wed-Sat 10-5 Sun 11-5pm Exhibition: Earth - paintings by Bob Armstrong and ceramics by Lorna Graves Gossipgate Gallery, Alston 01434 381806.

May 22 /23 Maurice Dickson plays the Acoustic Tearoom, at Rattan and Rush, Kirkby Stephen. Details on 017683 72123.

May 22 Leprosy Mission Coffee Morning Public Hall Supper Room, Appleby.

Penrith Live Blues: Trafficker, Penrith Playhouse 7.30pm. Details on 01768 483932 or 01768 868990.

Cobweb Orchestra: non residential weekend, Kirkby Stephen Primary School 10.30am-9.30pm.Detail on 01388. 602436.

Movie Meal Evening Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure and The Mysteries of Egypt. Rheged. Details on 01768 860 090.

The Mikado, Theatre By The Lake, 2pm and 8pm.

May 23 Wader Watch Family Fun Day with English Nature and the RSPB at Langdon Beck, crafts and games for children, displays and information all in the showfield next to the Langdon Beck Hotel from 11am until 3.30pm. Ring English Nature on 01833 622374 to book your place. If you have your own binoculars do bring them along.

Cobweb Orchestra: non residential weekend, Kirkby Stephen Primary School 12 noon-6.30pm, details on 01388 602436.

Eden Open Studios: 39 Eden Artists open the doors to their studios. Various Locations in Eden 11am-5pm. Details on 01768 899444 .

Concert: Locrian Jazz Ensemble and The Sunbeams Concert Troupe Tirril Village Hall, 7.30pm.Details on 01768 895485.

The Birds and the Bees Garden Bonanza - A fun day of activities for all the family with guided tours, music, rural craft and plant stalls, children's activities and refreshments. There will be birds of prey on display and a chance to experience beekeeping first-hand. Admission: adults £3, children £1, family rates available. Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal 10am-4pm. Detailson 01539 816300.

May 24 Fellside Singers Spring Concert, Sands Methodist Chapel, Appleby 7.30pm, Concert: Levens Choir present Vaughan Williams and the Tudor Inheritance Morland Church, 7.30pm. Details on 01539 733259.

May 25 Footwear Sale Public Hall, Appleby 9.30-3.30pm.

Penrith Art Club: Club Night - Portraits St Catherine's School, Drovers Lane, Penrith. 7.15pm. Details on 01768 862348.