What's on in and around Exeter this weekend - Oct 19-21

Stuck for ideas of what to do this weekend? Need inspiration? Find out what’s on in Exeter, Mid Devon and the surrounding area this weekend…

FRIDAY OCTOBER 19th

Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road: Mansfield Park - A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production of Jane Austen's classic Mansfield Park.

A new adaptation by Tim Luscombe. Directed by Colin Blumenau and designed by Kit Surrey. 7.30-10.30. £20.50 per ticket.

Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place: Krafty Kuts - The hip hop and electro-inspired DJ/producer presents a big live show. Standing event. 9-11pm. £12.50 per ticket.

Seaton Tramway, Harbour Road, Seaton: Prink Friday - Breast Cancer Awareness during October. Travel for a £1.00 return fare and donate the rest. Only valid on Special departures from Seaton Terminus at 10.30, 12.00, 14.00 & 15.30 all in the aid of Breast Cancer Care.

RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter: Lunchtime Talk - Fashion and Family History Captured in Time - Shelley Tobin, RAMM’s Assistant Curator of Costume, will offer tips on how to date family photographs, exploring what it is possible to learn from people’s clothes and hairstyles. Supported by WBW Solicitors, RAMM Business Club Gold member.1pm-2pm. £4.50/£3 per ticket.

Exeter Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road: An Evening with Mark Beaumont - Mark Beaumont is 29 years old, from Perthshire in Scotland and is an adventurer, documentary maker and author. In 2007/2008 Mark broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation by bicycle, then in 2009/2010 he then went on to cycle from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, also climbing the highest peaks in North and South America. In 2011 Mark was part of the six-man team who rowed through the Canadian Arctic to the 1996 location of the North Magnetic Pole. 7.30-10pm. £14/£12 per ticket.

Cygnet New Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter: New Writing - Whisky Jack Productions in association with the Cygnet Company New Writing. For the fouth year running plays written by members of Nick Discombe’s writing workshops will be presented at the New Theatre in staged readings. Diverse, entertaining and extremely thought provoking. 7.30-9.30pm. £6 per ticket.

2nd Tiverton Scouts meet 7.30pm-9pm, ages 10-and-a-half to 14, please contact 07736 362044.

Tiverton Pannier market, general market 8.30am-4pm.

Tiverton Amateur Operatic Society rehearsals, War Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, 01884 253672 for info.

BNI morning meeting, Tiverton Hotel, 7am, 08700 550798.

Crediton Photography Club, 7.30pm, Masonic Hall, Union Road.

Calverleigh Village Hall, Exe Valley, Churches Fish Club for 5-11 year- olds, during term time. After school until 5.15pm.

Culm Valley Leisure Centre, Tai Chi class, 11am-noon. 01398 332104.

Pilates Class, Willand Youth Club, 9.15am-10.15am for adults of all ages and abilities. Call Sally on 01884 829249.

Bingo at Uffculme Bowling Club, Highland Terrace, 7.30pm.

Karaoke, Queen’s Head, Castle St, Tiverton, 8.30-11pm.

Badminton Club - correct telephone number is 01398 351359.

The Weary Traveller, Cullompton, karaoke, 9pm-1am.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20th

Killerton House, Broadclyst, near Exeter: Cider and Apple Weekend - The cider and apple weekend celebrates Killerton’s 50 acres of orchards which grow nearly 100 varieties of old English apple, including the Killerton Sweet and Killerton Sharp which are unique and originate from the 2,400 acre farming estate. 11am-4pm. £2 per adult, £1 per child.

Exeter Great Hall, Stocker Road: Newton Faulkner - the musician has sold over 1million albums in the UK alone. His debut Hands Built By Robots spent over 10 months inside the Top 40 Album Charts and become one of the Top 20 Biggest Selling UK digital albums of all time. The support has been confirmed as Colour The Atlas. £19 per ticket.

Quickes Farm Shop, Home Farm, Newton St Cyres: Apple Day - An Autumn celebration of apples, artisan food and sustainability. Hog roast from Kenniford Farm, mulled cider, kids activities, food demos and live music.11am-4pm. Free admission.

Cygnet New Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter: New Writing - Whisky Jack Productions in association with the Cygnet Company New Writing. For the fouth year running plays written by members of Nick Discombe’s writing workshops will be presented at the New Theatre in staged readings. Diverse, entertaining and extremely thought provoking. 7.30-9.30pm. £6 per ticket.

Poltimore House, Exeter: Fungi Foray with Nigel Pinhorn -Join local fungi expert, Nigel Pinhorn, on an exciting fungi hunt in the grounds. Booking is essential.

Tickets available from www.poltimore.org/events or call 01392 248938. 10.30-12.30pm. £4 per ticket.

Exeter Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road: The Knicker Lady - Her brilliant, two act, One Woman Show combines drama, satire and sometimes broad comedy as she tells the fascinating, often hilarious story of women’s lives over the last 250 years. Frequently seen on television, Rosemary is filling theatres across the UK. 7.30-10pm. £12 per ticket.

Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road: Mansfield Park - A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production of Jane Austen's classic Mansfield Park.

A new adaptation by Tim Luscombe. Directed by Colin Blumenau and designed by Kit Surrey. 2.30-5.30pm / 7.30-10.30pm. £20.50 per ticket.

Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street: The Man - The UKs Premier Tribute to Van Morrison. 'The Man' is the premier tribute to the music of the UK's finest ever soul and R&B artist, Van Morrison. It features an uncanny performance by outstanding vocalist Phil Hambling and is backed by one of the most exciting R&B bands currently touring the country. 8-10pm. £14/£12 per ticket.

Voodoo Lounge, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place: Mehal - There is a fluidity and sensuality unusual for a male singer-songwriter in Mehal’s work – the longing in songs like Touch rises like a heatmiser riding the music from a whisper to a demanding, passionate intensity. Mehal breaks out of the confines of acoustic-rock to forge a forward-thinking folk-blues akin to John Martyn’s soul, being enveloped by John Cale’s mastery of drama. Mehal’s smoky impassioned vocals will get in your bloodstream on songs like A Song For…. This dark fairground twist is a Some Velvet Morning for the 21st century while the Latin-tinged roll of Esteban and Juliet is an assured and sassy update of the love song. 7.30-10pm. £7.50/£5.50 per ticket.

Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place: The Bollywood Brass Band - Lose yourself in Bollywood for the night with the great tunes and compulsively danceable rhythms of the most popular music in the world. The experience is completed with projections of sensational dance sequences featuring India’s greatest actors and actresses, in sync with the live music. Four funky drummers and six hot horns play massive hits from Indian films, all driven by the huge beat of the dhol drum. They’ve been a big hit on the festival circuit, including, to great acclaim, Womad. Standing event. 8-11pm. £12/£10 per ticket.

Tribal Belly Dance classes. Exe Valley Leisure Centre, Tiverton, 10.30am - 11.30am. Call Kelley 01398 331143 or info at www.kalash-tribal.com

Tiverton Pannier market, general market 8.30am-3pm.

Tiverton, under-5s story, Ottakars, 11am, 01884 242511.

Tiverton Rowing Club, rowing sessions at Petroc, 9.30am. More info on club website www.tivertonrowingclub.org.

Tribal Belly Dance classes. Exe Valley Leisure Centre, Tiverton, 10.30 – 11.30am. Call Kelley 01398 331143 or info at www.kalash-tribal.co.uk

SUNDAY OCTOBER 21st

Killerton House, Broadclyst, near Exeter: Cider and Apple Weekend - The cider and apple weekend celebrates Killerton’s 50 acres of orchards which grow nearly 100 varieties of old English apple, including the Killerton Sweet and Killerton Sharp which are unique and originate from the 2,400 acre farming estate. 1pm-4pm. £2 per adult, £1 per child.

Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street: Eddie Reader - Eddi Reader was brought into the limelight with Fairground Attraction and their single 'Perfect' and parent album First of a Million Kisses which both topped the British charts. However, it has been her subsequent solo albums which signalled her increasing ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them all very much her own. From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi brings to joyous life all forms of song and what sets Reader apart is the depth and quality of the emotional performance; her ability not only to move the listener but to connect her experience to that of her audience. Doors open 7.15pm. Starts 8pm. £20 per ticket.

Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place: Keith James - The songs of Leonard Cohen. Live concert in the Voodoo Lounge at Exeter's Phoenix pays homage to the music of Leonard Cohen. The most enigmatic, mysterious and sub textural songwriter the English speaking world has ever known. Revered and covered by the entire music community; Leonard Cohen’s exact sense of prose, his wry humour and his courage to wrestle with the unspoken. Forgiving human frailty with the brush of each line.His recent spectacular world tour of stadium venues has been successful beyond belief but has not, with regret, exposed the solitary inner strength of the songs in their original perfect form. Keith James; with a lifetime reputation of performing in this exact way and an undying love of the pure song gives you a concert of this amazing material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable. Also included are Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca and Leonard Cohen that Keith has set to music. 8pm-10pm. £12 per ticket.

CCANW, Haldon Forest: The Secret Life of Lichens - Jo Pullin from the Devon Wildlife Trust and Barbara Benfield, a lichen expert, will be at the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World and are leading a family event to discover the amazing world of lichens. Activities and artwork will be child orientated but adults can learn something too. 11.30am-3.30pm. £2.50 per child. Adults free.

Soccer Sixes, Exe Valley Leisure Centre, Tiverton, 2pm- 5pm. Call Steve Roach on 07717 112476 or www.soccersixes.net.

Cullompton, Padbrook Park karaoke with Big Mac, 7.30pm-11pm.

Halberton Petanque (Boules), 2pm. Telephone 01884 253173 for more details.

Bingo, Culm Valley Bowling Club, Cullompton, 7pm. Non members welcome.