ANNA Ridding conducts The Regent Singers, of Morecambe, when the ensemble joins forces with the Carlton Male Voice Choir, of Nottingham, in a fund-raiser in aid of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary Macmillan Unit at The Dome, Morecambe, tomorrow, Saturday (7.30pm).

Tickets £5/£4 concessions, at the door.

CONTRALTO Janet Hoyle and members of Crosscrake parish take part in Mary Wakefield: Her Life in Words and Music, tomorrow (Saturday, 7.30pm).

Accompanist for the concert, at St Thomas' Church, is Michael Critchlow.

The event is part of the Friends of Crosscrake weekend celebrating the parish's past and present.

The late Mary Wakefield was a Crosscrake resident and lived at Sedgwick House.

Tickets £3/children free at the door or from the church.

MUSIC written by director of music at Cartmel Priory, Adrian Self, features as part of the priory's Festival Weekend.

Lancaster pianist John Clegg gives the first performance of Adrian's 24 Preludes tomorrow (Saturday, 8pm) plus works by Mozart, Poulenc and Cesar Franck.

Sunday's This is Our Time festival service (3.30pm), devised by Denny Gaudin, includes newly-commissioned pieces by the popular local composer.

Tickets for Saturday £5/children £2 at the door.

VIOLINIST Benjamin Nabarro and Philip Moore (piano) perform music by Grieg, Debussy, Brahms and Ravel for the next Grange-over-Sands and District Concert Club event on Saturday, October 7 (7.30pm).

The young musicians first met at Chetham's School of Music, Manchester.

As well as concert appearances, Philip has recorded for radio and television and Benjamin is leader and principal soloist with the New London Soloists Orchestra and a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Tickets at the door.

Members £ 8/non-members £9/students £2.

A MAGICAL folk tale from Brittany told in simple French is the latest Theatre sans Frontieres production to be presented at Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre on Friday (7.30pm) and Saturday (2pm), October 6/7.

Le Chat Noir has a wicked stepmother, feckless father, beautiful daughter, foolish stepsister, handsome prince and a mysterious black cat from Celtic folklore.

Box office 01539-725133.

THIS year's Cumbria Craft Guild exhibition, staged at Grizedale's Gallery in the Forest, is coming up fast,

running from Wednesday, October 11, until Saturday, November 4, open daily 10.30-4.30pm.