LANCASTER

St MARTIN'S College students present a version of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's classic Jacobean drama, The Changeling, at the Dukes, Lancaster, from Wednesday, January 26 to Saturday, January 29, at 7.30pm. For details, call 01524-598500.

SPEND an evening in the company of comedian and star of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, Ted Robbins, at the Lancaster Grand Theatre, on Saturday, January 29, at 7.30pm. The vening will also feature music from James Loynes.

WINDERMERE

WINDERMERE and Bowness Operatic and Amateur Dramatic Society presents Jack and the Beanstalk, the tale of a lazy boy, who gets more than he bargained for when he trades a cow for some magic beans, at the Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge from Wednesday, January 26-30, with a performances at 2pm and 7.30pm. For details, call 015394-44868.

LAKELAND Horticultural Society is hosting a talk by Matthew Wilson entitled New Trends in Gardening, at the Ladyholme Centre, Windermere, on Saturday, January 29, at 2.30pm. For details, call 01539-821060.

MILNTHORPE

THE Widening Horizons group is organising a talk and slideshow entitled England, My New England by Nancy Flynn, at the Community Centre, Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, on Wednesday, January 26, at 10am. For details, call 01539-740197.

BEETHAM

ENJOY some classical Indian music and dance with South Asia Arts UK who will be performing a show entitled Indigo,at the Heron Theatre, Beetham, on Friday, January 28, at 7.30pm. For details, call 015395-62776.

KENDAL

JOIN the Owl and the Pussycat on their extraordinary seafaring adventures in a beautiful pea-green boat, at a new production by Tall Stories at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, on Sunday, January 30, at 2pm. For details, call 01539-725133.

BARROW

SPEND an evening in the company of Simon Yates, best-known as the man who cut Joe Simpson's rope in Touching the Void, at Forum 28, Duke Street, on Friday, January 28, at 7.30pm. Yates will be giving a lecture and slideshow highlighting the memorable moments of his 20-year climbing career. For details, call 01229-820000.

SILVERDALE

LEARN more about the natural history of Morecambe Bay on an Introduction to Birdwatching walk around the RSPB nature reserve at Leighton Moss, on Saturday, January 29 and 30, at 2pm. The walk will be guided by experts from the centre and will help with general garden bird identification. For details, call 01524-701601.

SEDBERGH

CUMBRIA Wildlife Trust Sedbergh Support Group is hosting a talk entitled Camels and Canyons: Mongolia and the Wild West by Jackie Foot and Susan Garnett, on Wednesday, January 26, at Settlebeck High School, Sedbergh, at 7.30pm.