October 27: The (Mostly) Acoustic Jam Night, The White Lion pub , Kirkby Stephen, Hallowe'en Special, starts 8.30pm.

Bread making workshop, with Ana Jones from organic Watermill, Little Salkeld. Free entry at Rheged. Especially aimed at getting children interested in real food. Four one-hour sessions at 11am, noon, 2pm and 3pm. Make sure you allow time to collect your baked bread. Places restricted so come early.

Tasting of Tracklement's mustards, chutneys and salsas, free entry, Rheged, 11am-4pm.

Penrith & District Camera Club: Steven Carruthers A Passage Through India and Nepal, Friends Meeting House, Penrith, 7.45pm. Details on 01768-890652.

Film Season: Apocalypse Now Redux (18) 7.30pm, Rheged, Penrith, details on 01768-860090, inquiries@rheged.com.

Cumbria Orchid Society, Appleby and District Gardeners' Society, Supper Room, Appleby Public Hall, 7.30pm.

October 28: Live Music: Acoustic Tearoom present Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby, and Maurice Dickson and Alan Cooper, Penrith Playhouse, 8pm, details on 017683-72123.

October 29: Ceilidh: with Reunion Band, Orton Market Hall, Chris Bland, 7.30pm, details on 015396-24258.

October 29-31: The Fourth Annual Exhibition - Tirril Art Group. Admission free. Reading Rooms, Tirril, Penrith, 10.30am-4.30pm.

October 30: Fruit wines, mead and Christmas puddings, free entry to sampling at Rheged, 11am-4pm.

Lecture Dave Manby on Paddling Down Everest and K2. Lecture £10 (includes free entry to the Everest exhibition). Supper £5 (must be booked in advance), 6pm Bluebird Bar opens, 6.30pm-7.30pm supper served in Reivers Restaurant, 8pm lecture.

Watercolour Painting for Beginners - with Joyce Eldred , Penrith Methodist Church, 10am-4pm, details on 01524-592623> Coffee morning, Liberal Democratic Party, Supper Room, Appleby Public Hall, 9,30pm.

November 2: Highlights: The Confession of Brother Wormwood - North Country Theatre, Lazonby Village Hall, 7.30pm, details on 01768-898804 or email highlights@boltblue.com.

Gardeners of Eden Vera Turnbull talking about the History of Garden Design, the room above the TIC, Kirkby Stephen, 2pm.

Ormside WI AGM, Ormside Village Hall, Bring & Share' Supper, 7.30pm.

November 3: Film show, Out of Africa (PG), Rheged Tickets - £5 adults £3.50 children aged 15 and under. 6.30pm Bluebird Bar opens, 7.30pm film, details on 01768-860090, inquiries@rheged.com Penrith and District Camera Club: Jane Black ARPS - Tunisian Safari, Friends Meeting House, Penrith, 7.45pm, details on 01768-890652.

Bandleyside Parish Council, Ormside Village Hall, 7.30pm.