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CINEMAClint Eastwood directsand stars in timelythriller Gran Torino,Clive Owen is anInterpol agent in TheInternational and ReneeZellweger and HarryConnick Jr fall in love inromantic comedy NewIn town, plus supernatu-ral horror in The Unborn

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NIGHTSCENELionel Vinyl is back with aweekly slot at Soul Suite,plus the return ofGoodgreef to the Syndicate,

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DUKE’SDIARYStatus Quo’s new Christmas date inBlackpool and local acts make itthrough to Live and Unsigned

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FOOD &DRINKOne of Blackpool’s topIndian restaurants getsbigger and better plusnew host at the helm ofthe Halfway House

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IN THEWINGSSt Annes youngstersprepare for Alice inWonderland revealsLisa Ettridge in ourweekly am-dramcolumn.

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WHAT’SONThe Fylde Coast’sbiggest and best list-ings guide to showsand events on Friday,Saturday and Sunday

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By Robin DukeEntertainment Editor

The Kite Club flies againfrom this weekend - andthis time it is spreading

its wings to new and sometimesoverlooked venues.Tomorrow sees the Fylde Coastdebut of The Joscho StephanTrio who will perform in TheRowan Suite at Ribby HallVillage in Wrea Green, admis-sion £12.50.Tickets can be bought on thenight or reserved fromstugt@hotmail.com or go towww.thekiteclub.co.uk for fur-ther booking details.“I am taking the Kite Clubaround the parishes of the Fyldeinstead of staying in one loca-tion,” says Kite Club organiserStuart Walmsley. “However thebigger gigs will still be held atthe Tower Lounge in Blackpool.“Ribby Hall has many facilitiesand the Rowan Suite is a superb,plush room with tabled seatingand a full bar. There is amplefree parking with hotel accom-modation and restaurants.”Joscho Stephan’s roots lie inGipsy Swing music, the stylepioneered in the 1930s by thejazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.Joscho Stephan has not merelyabsorbed this music, but alsointerprets it on the highest leveland is extending its boundaries.Despite his youth, after fourhighly acclaimed CDs and aDVD he has played his way intothe illustrious circle of thefinest Gipsy Swing musicians inthe world. Great jazz musicianssuch as Paquito de Rivera,James Carter, Charlie Marianoand Grady Tate enthusiasticallypraised the talented newcomerafter performing together.He has toured Australia with topguitarists Martin Taylor andTommy Emmanuel and has per-formed with his own bands (trioto quintet) at numerous impor-tant European festivals.His concert appearances in NewYork's Lincoln Centre and theAmerican country capital

Nashville were equally well-received, as were his perform-ances in the New Yorker jazzshrine Birdland.Just 20 when he released his firstCD on the highly regarded labelAcoustic Music Records, hisname was already known to insid-ers as a force to be reckoned with.His debut was named CD of the

month by the American mag-azine Guitar Player and crit-ics waxed eloquent about thisvirtuoso young musician.This authentic European jazzform with its charmingmixture of joyous enthusiasmand relaxed coolness offersthe ideal platform forJoscho Stephan’s remarkable

technical abilities.On his fourth album AcousticLive, Stephan showcases hismastery of Gipsy Jazz, accom-panied by varying line-upsfrom trio to sextet, and simul-taneously stretches the bound-aries of the genre.Invitationsto renowned festivals arebecoming ever more frequent.

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FILMSCHART1 (1) Bolt 3D (PG)2 (-) Confessions of a Shopaholic (PG)3 (7) Hotel For Dogs (U)4 (5) Slumdog Millionaire (15)5 (-) Push (12A)6 (4) He’s Just Not That Into You (12A)7 (6) The Curious Case of BenjaminButton (12A)8 (2) Notorious (15)19 (3) Friday The 13th (18)10 (8) My Bloody Valentine 3D (18)

Coming soonComing soonSUPERHEROES unite to overcome prejudicein Zack Snyder’s stylish adaptation of AlanMoore and Dave Gibbons’s celebratedgraphic novelWATCHMEN... and an inexpe-rienced monarch (Emily Blunt) finds thecourage to reign from the love of an honestman (Rupert Friends) in historical romanceTHE YOUNG VICTORIA (previewsBlackpool and Cleveleys next Thursday).

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A BRILLIANT bittersweet comedy newlyreleased on DVD is Then She Found Me - andyou could win a prize copy.Adapted fromElinor Lipman’snovel of the samename, Helen Huntmakes her featuredirecting debut withthis touching storyof schoolteacherApril Epner (Hunt)and her very unlike-ly path towards per-sonal fulfillment.Following the sepa-ration from her hus-band (Matthew Broderick) and the death ofher adopted mother, April is contacted by herapparent birth mother (Bette Midler), whoturns out to be a local talk show host BerniceGraves. As Bernice tries to become the motherto April that she was never able to be, Aprilseems to find solace in the arms of the parentof one of her students (Colin Firth), only tofind that the mystery to life’s questions cannotbe solved by a simple revelation. A film that ischarming and tender as well as intelligent,Then She Found Me (15) has been released byChelsea Films, rrp £15.99.To win a prize copy, name the film in whichHelen Hunt chased tornadoes across the USA.To enter send your answer, along with yourname, address and telephone number to: ThenShe Found Me DVD competition, TheGazette, Avroe House, Avroe Crescent, SouthShore, Blackpool, FY4 2DP. Closing dateFriday, March 6. The winners will be pickedat random from postal entries.

Could the timing be more per-fect for a conspiracy thrillerthat paints the banking com-

munity as moustache-twirling vil-lains?With the blame for the credit crunchbeing leveled squarely at financialinstitutions, which allowed savers toborrow well above their means, TheInternational chooses a sitting duckas its primary target.Screenwriter Eric Warren Singerwas inspired by the downfall of theBank of Credit and CommercialInternational, which collapsed in1991, just as UK and US legislatorsdiscovered details of arms dealingsand money laundering.From the seed of corporate shameblooms a fast-paced, action-packedwork of fiction, pitting two ordinarypeople against a huge globalmachine with tentacles that reachinto the upper echelons of power.Money speaks louder than princi-ples – it controls global politics,drives people to commit desperateacts and finances terrorism and warswhich leave entire nations clamour-ing for survival.Interpol Agent Louis Salinger(Clive Owen) uncovers evidence ofserious infringements within one ofthe world’s most powerful banksand resolves to bring the institu-tion’s boardroom to justice.Jonas Skarssen (Ulrich Thomsen),Wilhelm Wexler (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and their partners are wise tothe investigation and hire a hit mancalled The Consultant (Brian F.O’Byrne) to eliminate this peskythorn in their side.Joining forces with ManhattanAssistant District Attorney EleanorWhitman (Naomi Watts), Louis fol-lows the money around the world,travelling from Berlin and Milan toNew York and Istanbul in the hopeof gathering enough proof to exposethe dodgy dealings.

However, the men in power will stopat nothing to protect their invest-ments, even murder.

The International is distinguished bya couple of brilliantly orchestrated

action sequences.An assassination attempt on aprominent politician is a master-class in sustained tension and slickediting, with terrific use of over-

head shots of a rally where theshooting is due to take place.

However, the piece de resistance is arunning gun battle in the iconicSolomon R Guggenheim Museum inNew York, where Louis and anunlikely ally has to somehow evadeheavily armed goons to make theirescape.

The entire building is riddled withbullets and shattered glass.

The suspense dissipates a little as theplot gallivants around Europe; theending in particular is an anti-climax.

Owen is strong as a man of convic-tion willing to go to any lengths inthe name of justice but Watts isalmost surplus to requirements, offscreen for all of the pivotal moments.

THE INTERNATIONAL (15)Rating: 6/10

TEAMEFFORT:Naomi Wattsand CliveOwen (above)

This ‘comedy’will leaveyoucoldHOPELESSLY misconceived and poorly executed,New In Town is a tiresome comedy reminiscent ofSweet Home Alabama that careens awkwardlyfrom slapstick to heartbreak via tedium andincredulity.Screenwriters Kenneth Rance and C Jay Cox setmost of the film in the tiny Minnesotan town ofNew Ulm, full of eccentric characters, who evi-dently live just down the road from Fargo.The Scandinavian-American accents and bizarrecolloquialisms are laid on thick from the openingscene, in which four women sit around a kitchen

hired by her bosses back in Miami to spearheadthe restructuring of the town’s ailing MunckFoods plant. Lucy is a city girl with a love ofshoes, who always has one perfectly mascara-edeye on the next rung up the career ladder.Unfortunately, what she finds in New Ulm is

snow, more snow, the odd stray cow in the middleof the road and union representative Ted Mitchell(Harry Connick Jr), who intends to safeguard thejobs of as many employees as possible.The locals, including Munck Foods secretaryBlanche Gunderson (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) andlocal realtor Trudy Van Uuden (Frances Conroy),welcome Lucy with a warm smile.At first, Lucy clashes with all and sundry, evenfiring plant foreman Stu Kopenhafer (JKSimmons). However, she soon settles into townlife and discovers an affinity with her neighbours.New In Town is fatally flawed by design. The castdon’t stand a chance. The romance betweenZellweger and Connick Jr leaves us as cold as ablast of that sub-zero wind.The leading lady gamely embraces all of the phys-ical comedy, like getting stuck in a jumpsuit andfalling over in the show, but Zellweger alone can-not polish something that is dull to its frozen core.

NEW IN TOWN (12A)Rating: 3/10

table talking tapioca.Nice people, but they aresketched so flimsily, you fearthey will blow over in onestrong gust of wind.Into the winter wonderlandcomes ambitiousexecutive Lucy Hill (ReneeZellweger), who has been

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Push (12A)Blackpool and Cleveleys. A futuristic governmentagency rounds up psychics for the express pur-pose of creating an army capable of controllingevery thought and event.Bolt (U)3D – Blackpool. 2D all screens. Man’s best friendlearns to stand on his own four paws in computeranimated comedy.He’s Just Not That Into You(12A)Blackpool and Cleveleys. Drama-comedy aboutthe affairs of the heart of myriad 20 and 30something men and women living in Baltimore.Doubt (15)St Annes only. Set in a ‘60s Catholic school itlacks the immediacy and some of the tension ofthe stage version but is still a riveting game of catand mouse.

Hotel For Dogs (U)All cinemas. A family-oriented tale of two enter-prising orphans, whose enduring love for theirfour-legged friends sparks a magical adventure.Notorious (15)Blackpool and Cleveleys. A reverent if not entirelyaffectionate portrait of Christopher ‘Biggie’Wallace aka rapper The Notorious B.I.G.Slumdog Millionaire (15)All cinemas. The extraordinary Oscar-winningjourney of an orphan from the Mumbai slums tothe country’s version of Who Wants To Be AMillionaire?The Curious Case of BenjaminButton (12A)All cinemas. F Scott Fitzgerald tale of a man whogrows younger not older with each passing day.The Pink Panther 2 (PG)Blackpool and Cleveleys, weekends only. TheCurious Case Of The Completely Pointless Sequel,starring an embarrassing Steve Martin.The Reader (15)St Annes only. A young man falls ill and is assistedby passing stranger Hanna. The pair embark on apassionate affair, but when they meet eight yearslater, Hanna (an Oscar-winning performance byKate Winslet) is standing trial for war crimes.Inkheart (PG)Blackpool only – weekendmatinees. Family adven-ture about a secret class – the Silvertongues – whopossess the power to literally bring books to life. Butfor every fictional character allowed to leap acrossthe divide, a real personmust take their place.

Confessions of a Shopaholic(PG)Blackpool and Cleveleys. RebeccaBloomwood (Isla Fisher) is a journalist with acredit cards habit, a shopping addiction andmassive debts. Cheap and cheerful comedy.

Win ticketsWin ticketsFIVE lucky Weekend readers will win a pairof tickets to see Gran Torino or any film oftheir choice, on one of the eight big screensat Vue Cinemas, Cleveleys.To have the chance to win, simply answerthis question: Clint Eastwood starred inwhich classic 1970s film?Was it a) Dirty Harry or b) Dirty FredThen text BGCINEMA followed by space,

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Clint superbasanembitteredwarveteran

In what reportedly will be his final appearance in front ofa camera, Clint Eastwood delivers a tour-de-force per-formance as a xenophobic war veteran in this timely,

humanist drama.While the rest of America looks to conflicts raging over-seas, the veteran actor and director picks his thematic bat-tles much closer to home.In particular, he examines the clashes of ideals in predomi-nantly white, blue-collar neighbourhoods, where the ethnicand cultural make-up has been irrevocably altered by theinflux of immigrants.This volatile mix of old and new, east and west, explodes

heartfelt thanks for saving her brother.The strength of the performance lies inEastwood’s ability to chip away at Walt’s steelyfacade and reveal the rage and despair within.“I lived with death for three years in Korea,’’Walt tells Father Janovich sadly, “I did thingsthat won’t leave me till the day I die - horrible

things, things I have to live with.’’“Sounds like you know more about death thanyou do living,’’ responds the holy man.Newcomers Vang and Her pale next to such aformidable, eye-catching performance, particu-larly in the heart-wrenching final act when Waltproves that love has no limits.

with devastating consequences in Gran Torino,a powerful tale of modern-day vigilantismbased on a script by Nick Schenk.At the emotional heart of the story is WaltKowalski (Clint Eastwood), a man haunted byhis experiences in the Korean War and con-sumed by grief over the death of his belovedwife.He is a man of few words, none of them kind,who harbours resentment towards everyonearound him, including his two sons, Mitch(Brian Haley) and Steve (Brian Howe).The old coot has no interest in the sermons oflocal priest Father Janovich (ChristopherCarley), and even less time for the Asian next-door neighbours he labels “swamp rats.’’When Hmong gang-banger Spider (DouaMoua) and his four-strong posse scrap withneighbour’s son Thao (Bee Vang) on his lawn,Walt intervenes with his rifle.Spider and co flee the scene and Thao’s oldersister Sue (Ahney Her) shows her gratitude bystrengthening ties between the two households.Against the odds, Walt finds himself warmingto his neighbours and he takes Thao under hiswing, encouraging the lad to become the manof his house.However, Spider and his gang have Walt andhis protege in their sights and the only lan-guage they understand begins with the pull ofa trigger.Gran Torino is another beautifully crafted,deeply compassionate and timely piece offilmmaking from Eastwood, which provokesdifficult moral questions about personalresponsibility and sacrifice in a world riven bygang violence and peer pressure.The veteran star is mesmerising as acurmudgeon who chews on political correct-ness and spits out the bones, dismissing Sue’s

GRAN TORINO (15)Rating: 8.5/10

CONFRONTATION: Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), Thao (Bee Vang, Vu (Brooke Chia Thao), Grandma(Chee Thao) and Sue (Ahney Her)

Aboring yarnof supernatural sillinessTHE UNBORN (15)Rating: 4/10

A PREPOSTEROUS supernatural yarn thatkeeps a straight face while the rest of us snigge.This is generic horror hokum that awkwardlyuses the Holocaust as a backdrop to an out-landish tale of secret experiments and evil spirits.Leading lady Odette Yustman spends longer thanis strictly necessary in just her underwear, wail-ing like a banshee as her accursed heroine isstalked by Jerusalem crickets and a demon child.Copious dream sequences and hallucinations –

like a mirror that rattles in the night and a creepy,masked bulldog – drag out the character’s ordealuntil the demon handily reveals itself to the sup-porting cast, giving credence to her raving.The plot unfolds in fits and spurts, only makingthe whole enterprise more laughable as charac-ters spill key information about dead twins and a

mythological, shape-shifting force called a dyb-buk without winking an eye, as if they were dis-cussing the weather forecast.

Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) has never forgiv-en her mother for taking her life. Soldiering onwith her father Gordon (James Remar), Caseybegins to suffer disturbing visions and one of hereyes changes colour. Unable to cope, Casey andher boyfriend Mark (Cam Gigandet) turn to RabbiSendak (Gary Oldman) who suggests exorcism.

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Roll away theyearsat cult discoskateeventDIG out those leg-warmers and afrowigs, the 70s and 80s cult disco sensa-tion of Roller Disco is back at 53Degrees in Preston tomorrow – and thistime the kids can join in too!

Putting the fun back into going out, theparty starters at Superfunk Roller Disco

have revolutionised clubbing with theaid of roller skates, loud clothing andfunky disco grooves.

DJ Simba will be playing a soundtrackof the finest vibes from the 70s and 80s,guaranteed to put the glide in your slideand some dip in your hip, and if you

want to dress up to get down, make itloud and wear it proud.

Superfunk Roller Disco offers skaters ofall abilities the chance to bounce, boogieand roll the hours away. Capacity at theBrook Street venue is limited, so to caterfor demand there will be two shows, the

first from 7.30pm-10pm and the secondwill run from 10.30pm-1am. There isalso a junior roller disco 4.30pm- 7pm.If you’re Under 12 you must be accom-panied by an adult skater or spectator.

Tickets available from: Students’ UnionReception, Fylde Road, Preston (01772

893 000), Reef Clothing, The Mall StGeorge’s, Preston (01772 887 750),online from www.53degrees.net, SEEwww.seetickets.com, 24 Hour CreditCard Hotline (0871) 220 0260 andTicketline www.ticketline.co.uk 0161832 1111.

By Robin DukeEntertainment Editor

It’s another big one at TheSyndicate on Saturday with thereturn of Goodgreef with

Trance legend Marcel Woods ,plus a full one hour “live show”from Giuseppe Otavianni.Also on the night is up-and-com-ing new man of the moment SiedVan Riel as well as Goodgreef res-ident Jordan Suckley andSyndicate promoter and residentDJ Jason Fubar.“It promises to be another amazingnight of Future Trance with a twistof the excellent live show elementfrom Italy’s Giuseppe Ottaviani,”says Jason.With an unrivalled list of banging

floor fillers to his credit, MarcelWoods refuses repetition and is ona constant quest for innovations.One of the greatest DJs in theNetherlands, he thinks outside thebox, leaving trance and technolabels far behind him.Musical Madness has become thecreed under which Marcel flies theworld, with the last five yearsbeing first class all the way.But it’s not just DJing, it’s alsoproducing massive tracks, with the2006 official Trance EnergyAnthem Advanced a bestseller inevery territory around the globeand setting the benchmark forfuture projects.Playlist support has been nothing

short of comprehensive, with A listtrance DJs such as Tiësto, Paul vanDyk and Armin van Buurenhammering Marcel’s productionsalongside harder edged DJs suchas Judge Jules, Eddie Halliwelland Yoji Biomehanika.

Giuseppe Ottaviani from Viterbo, asmall Italian town near Rome,studied classical music as a teen,before he discovered electronicmusic and started to spin his firstDJ-sets at clubs and on local radiostations.

His deep enthusiasm for anythingrelated to technology led to himbeginning to use his computer tomake and produce his own music,and when he met Andrea Ribeca in1999 (an electronic musicenthusiast and also DJ) both quick-ly decided to start their own musicproject: NU NRG – Giuseppe’s

starting point as a professionalmusician and producer.

Since that time he has releasedclub anthems like Dreamland, theSpaceflower EP, Butterfly, Casino,Connective and the smash hit FreeFall and won numerous awardslike the Trance Award in 2004 and2006 for Best Live Act.

Sied Van Deal is being tipped byTiësto as “the hottest produceraround” and by DJ Magazine as“the next big thing to hit trance”.

Aged just 10 years old, Sied’sintroduction to dance music camevia Acid House.

But it wasn’t until early 2006 thatSied produced his first track,Fearless. Released on Sub Traxx, itwas smashed by early advocateTiësto and proved to be a vital firststrike in his music career.

MUSIC MEN: Marcel Woods and (above left) Giuseppe Otavianni

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Double takeon new bossBy Robin DukeEntertainment Editor

Make his a double... Customers at TheSandhills in St Annes Square havebeen doing a double take at newly

appointed manager Adrian Clay.“Some of them think I look just like the blokebehind the bar at The Raikes in Blackpool,”says Adrian, who has been at the Barracuda-owned hostelry for the past few weeks.Then again they could be forgiven for theirconfusion because it is, in fact, the same man.Adrian and his wife Jeanette swapped theBlackpool town centre party scene for the his-toric Raikes two years ago after five yearsmaking the Litten Tree in Queen Street one ofthe resort’s busiest and most awarded pubs.But having put the Liverpool Road pub backinto the heart of the community Adrian feltready for another challenge.

“Barracuda asked if I was interested and aftera whirlwind meeting I was offered manage-ment of The Sandhills,” he said. “They knewI’d got my own place but they were keen forme to try and bring some consistency to thebusiness after a couple of managementchanges so a deal was done.”After discussing the move with Jeanette, thecouple decided she would stay managing TheRaikes whilst Adrian does the daily commuteto St Annes.He describes The Sandhills as “a fantastic pubin a fantastic town with fantastic potential”and is particularly hoping to boost the venue’sevening trade.Now he’s hoping to introduce an element oflive entertainment to the pub– just as he didwith The Raikes – as well as a poker night,quiz night and more sport.“We need to raise the profile of the place andthere are exciting times ahead,” he said.

Down memory lane with LionelMAKE way for some MondayMadness with Lionel Vinyl backin action at a start-of-the-weekmemory lane session in the SoulSuite.

For the last few years Lionel hasbeen working all over the UK,and Europe for high profile cor-porate and even higher profilecelebrities.

His popularity at these eventshas made it hard for him toappear back in Blackpool on aregular basis – but when theMonday slot at the QueenSquare venue was offered

Lionel loved it. “I am lookingforward to performing back inBlackpool, especially on aMonday because that was thenight that built up my local fol-lowing all those years ago,” saysthe Afro wigged star. “The SoulSuite is the ideal venue for theMonday get together because ofits warm feel and appreciationof soul, Motown and discomusic.”

“So many people in the hoteland leisure industry work allweekend and then there isnowhere for them to go on the

Monday. Well now you can alljoin my disco show with aMotown flow at the Soul Suite.Lionel Loves You!”

Lionel will start his show about9.30pm and after the singersfinish around midnight you cangroove into the early hours withthe Soul Suite resident DJ.There are selected drink offersavailable.

And so that you keep up withLionel Vinyl, he has finallybrought himself into the 21stcentury on Facebook ... justsearch Lionel Vinyl.

GermanbandopenatnewvenueMISERY Of Sound is back with a bangafter a three month absence.The popular club nights will feature forthe first time at a new venue for the nightat Jenx/Liquid Lounge, Topping Street,Blackpool on Saturday.For the first MOS event of the year therewill be a live performance fromElectro/ColdWave/post-punk bandSchwefelgelb who hail from Germany.

Influenced by 80s New Wave, NDW andPunk, the band transfer these into new,razor-sharp progressive sounds.Making their third appearance for theMOS club nights is Blackpool’s ownanswer to Cabaret Voltaire and DepecheMode, Trapped Nerve.As special guests this month there isanother Electro/New-Wave based bandBrud. Plus, to top the night there is an

album launch party for French Gothic/Progressive Rock band Brotherhood ofPagans with their new album Only Once.The night starts at 10pm with resident DJGrimly Fiendish and guest DJ Lucretiusplaying the best in Goth/Deathrock/Post-punk Dark Indie and New-Wave.18 + on the door, r.o.a.r, £4 entry,checkwebsite for all current details @www.miseryofsound.co.uk

in briefin brief❖The No 4 & Freemasons

on Newton Drive now haslive entertainment twice aweek, on Sundays andThursdays.This Sunday sees entertain-ment from Hayley J plus a KeyTo The Box session and nextThursday local band Sling Backtakes to the stage.On Sunday, March 8, there isan appearance by the NickDow Blues Band.The pub also has a quiz nighteach Tuesday. Free to enterwith prizes and free snacks,the evening starts at 8.30pm.

❖The Links in St Anneslaunches a new monthly

Northern Soul & Motown Nighttomorrow with DJ Paul Gplaying the sounds of the latelamented Blackpool Mecca,Wigan Casino, Twisted Wheeland The Ritz.Music runs from 8pm to mid-night and the night will takeplace on the last Saturday ofeach month.

❖Up to 20 pubs, clubs andbars in Blackpool will be

taking part in a new pokercompetition which could seethe winner take home a finalprize of £1,500.Organised by Neil Barnett’srecently formed EverestPromotions, the competitiontakes place in a differentvenue each night – startingwith Q’s Snooker Club, SouthShore on Monday and TheAlbert on Lytham Road onTuesday.Entry to the nightly games is£5 with winners going throughto an eventual final at the GCasino where entry will be £12and the total prize could be asmuch as £1,500, says Neil.

DISCO DATES: Lionel Vinyl

BUSY MAN: Adrian Clay now has charge of two pubs

Unmissableoffersat Island ‘paradise’THE ISLAND in St Annes has an offeryou just can’t miss.Not only are they offering the best deal intown with their “Crunch Busting” movie,“all you can eat” hot buffet, tenpin bowl-ing and softdrink all for£9.99, but nowthey’ve intro-duced a newItalian menuwith favouritestarter dishesfrom £2.50 andfillet steak at£14.95.Chef Marc ofPortofino andJoya experience has been with The Islandfor over a year and is now managing theteam, so quality is assured.The restaurant boasts some of the bestviews on the Fylde Coast, overlooking theRibble Estuary, and for the warmermonths has al fresco terraces for coffeeand drinks. The restaurant has a casual

soft furnished area with a more formalraised area with no view obstructed.Undoubtedly The Island is one of themore contemporary restaurants on theFylde Coast and whether you’re coming

for lunch or dinner,you’ll find that Marc’steam are there to lookafter you,Bookings are now beingtaken for Mother’s Day,so why not treat yourmum to a “tasty Italian”or maybe even make anight of it and take in afilm.See the websitewww.theisland.ws for

film times and to view the menu.The Island also has conference and meet-ing room facilities and function roomsthat can cater for any event from awedding, birthday or anniversarycelebration to a seminar or exhibition.Call The Island on 01253 722620 or emailinfo@theisland.ws

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Eveningof swing

MICHAEL Hall TheatreSchool presents anevening of swing, bigband music and jazz clas-sics on Saturday.

Swing, Swing, Swing – ItDon’t Mean a Thing! fea-tures the Lytham LightOrchestra, MHTS AdultChoir and Young Singersand Dancers.

The concert starts at7.30pm and tickets at £5and £3 are available onthe door or in advancefrom the MHTS, 19Preston Old Road, Marton(tel; 01253 696990).

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Blues legendBobcomes to townTONIGHT sees the first of two showsat the Grand Theatre’s LawrenceHouse Studio featuring original mem-bers of the 60s British blues boom.Next month sees the appearance ofblues/jazz bandleader/actor/writerZoot Money, and tonight’s show starsThe Bob Hall Show featuring TopTopham.Acknowledged as Britain’s finestblues and boogie pianist, Bob Hall’selectrifying keyboard wizardry andfinely crafted songs have influencedgenerations of piano players.

He first came to fame in the 60sR‘n’B explosion, backing John LeeHooker, Howlin’ Wolf and LittleWalter among others, and subsequent-ly leading bands including membersof The Rolling Stones, FleetwoodMac and Manfred Mann.The Bob Hall Show is pure enjoy-ment, with unrivalled energy andenthusiasm. Much credit for this goesto Bob’s long-time partner, HilaryBlythe, whose crystal-clear harmonyvocals and rock-steady bass playingunderpin all his performances.

A diminutive dynamo, Hilary’s ownmoving treatment of blues and gospelclassics are highlights of their show.Completing the trio is the supremely-gifted guitarist Top Topham. Afounder member of The Yardbirds in1963 whe he was just 15, Top playedon their early recordings and also onmany legendary sessions for the BlueHorizon label.Tickets are on sale from the GrandTheatre box office on (01253) 290190or online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk

Jazz starsat hotelTRADITIONAL outfit theMike Carnie Jazz All Starsare the star attraction atLancashire’s newest jazzvenue, the Crofters Hotel,Garstang, on Sunday(8pm).

For more information call(01772) 709923 or thehotel on (01995) 604128.

Three acts from the area have madeit through to the live rounds ofLive and Unsigned.

Pink Hearse founder member Katlow,London-based Blackpool duoTroubadour and young vocalist RyanCregan beat off competition from hun-dreds of others on the day.They will now compete live on stage inthe Live and Unsigned Manchesterregionals at The Willows in Salford.Auditions kicked off across the UK inJanuary and over the course of a monthjudges will be seeing over 10,000 audi-tionees, to discover those who have thepotential to be professional recordingartists.In the only competition of its kind, eachact was asked to audition live in front ofa judging panel, instead of judging ondemo tapes or recordings.The judges looked at a range of genresincluding punk, rock, acoustic, pop,urban and electronic, and were searchingfor an original act who had the liveability to impress an audience of over2,000 alongside a number of industryjudges and A&R associates.Live and Unsigned 2009 is the UK’slargest competition for live acts andartists who are original and unsigned.The three local acts will now join othersuccessful performers in Salford onMarch 29 when they will be asked toperform a sample of their original mate-rial as well as a cover to illustrate theirversatility.Kiddo360, a band from Wales, were thewinners of Live and Unsigned 2008 andhave since won the Vodafone award forbest Live and Unsigned act alongsideacts such as Kate Nash, The Ting Tingsand Primal Scream held at BrixtonAcademy in London. This was in addi-tion to a national tour and recordingtheir single in professional studios.To book tickets to see the best of ourregions talent battle it out live contactinfo@liveandunsigned.uk.com or con-tact one of the acts appearing in theshow.Katlow is better known under her realname of Laura Catlow-Morris but sincestriking our on her own she has had tochange her professional identity becauseof a similarly named American band.Check out her my new Myspace site -www.myspace.com/katlowmusicTroubadour – Andrew Bache andMichael Shanagher from Blackpool –have been described by the charityorganisation War Child (the people who

brought us the Help! album and MissSarajevo with U2 and Pavarotti) as “anexceptional two piece with a diverserange of instruments including didgeri-doo, harmonica and banjo as well as thetrusty acoustic guitar.”

“We have just had a review by WarChild and were listed on their unsignedfavourites with one of our songs on theirpage to download,” said Mick. “If peo-ple download our track from the WarChild Myspace page then money getsdonated to charity.

The new War Child: Heroes album is acollection of 15 cover versions by actsincluding Scissor Sisters, Lily Allen,Duffy, Elbow, Beck, The Kooks andFranz Ferdinand. The album went onsale on February 16 and tracks can bedownloaded from www.warchild.org.ukYou can hear Troubadour in action anddownload some of their tracks fromwarchild.com, and part of your purchaseprice will be donated to the War Childcharity.You can catch Troubadour playing liveat The Raikes Hall tonight as part of theMellow Yellow music night.Troubadour’s next local performancewill be at the Ashley Conservative Clubin Thornton on March 27, opening foracoustic guitarist Jon Gomm. Tickets forboth gigs are just £7.Check out www.myspace.com/trouba-dour 2007for more details.Ryan Cregan was one of the contest-ants in the Gazette’s latest BlackpoolYoung Talent final.See him in action on our websitewww.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

WithRobinDukeEntertainmentEditor

HIGH HOPES: Katlow,a founder member ofPink Hearse

CHARITY CHAMPS: Troubadour

STATUS Quo have con-firmed their nextBlackpool visit.Britain’s best-loved rock-ers have announced a 31-date UK 2009 Wintertour.Tickets went on saletoday at £32.50 each andare available from (0844)856 1111, www.black-poollive.com in personfrom the Winter Gardensbox office.They are also availablefrom (0844) 576 5483 orwww.livenation.co.uk<http://www.livenation.co.ukStatus Quo perform atBlackpool Opera Houseon December 17.

SINGING TALENT: Ryan Cregan

KEYBOARD WIZARDRY: Bob Hall

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Just a penny a pint – that’s what’son offer at Blackpool’s mosthaunted pub – Frenchman’s Cove.

Just order any char-grilled steak or chopmeal from Monday to Friday between12pm and 5pm and a pint, house doubleor glass of wine will cost you just onepenny.

But, of course, you could always justchoose a meal from the extensive halfprice menu.

Why not try the chef’s curry, rice/chipsnaan bread, poppadom, mango chutneyand a pint for an amazing £5.99.

Or if it’s just a snack you fancy, tryburger and chips and a pint for £4.45 –both of these options are available allday every day.

With a pint of Tetley’s smooth at £1.35and Carlsberg lager at £1.50 a pint, thisis the way to beat the credit crunch.

And of course you can also win a gallonof beer and get free curry and rice – justenter cool Carl’s big Tuesday night quiz.

If karaoke is your thing get free shotsevery Thursday and Sunday with Lola’skamikaze karaoke, or you can alwaysdisco every Friday and Saturday from8pm with powerful Pierre DJExtraordinaire with the best of the 60sand 70s.

And for the best of the rest be sure to trythe cocktails served in a fish bowl foronly £10.

You might not see the ghost at theFrenchman’s Cove but you will certainlysee value for your money and get awarm welcome in the locals’ pub in thetown centre.

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Newchef’spledgeonqualityatpubTHERE’S no half measures at theHalfway House, now that new headchef Grahame Tinnion is in charge.A tenth generation Sandgrownun’,Grahame has come out of early retire-ment to take over the cooking at thepopular Squires Gate pub.Grahame retired back to Blackpool acouple of years ago having run cafesand restaurants on the Isle of Man,where his wife comes from.Now in sole charge of the food opera-tion at the Halfway House, he intendsconverting what is currently an under-used games room and bar into“GT’s” – a traditionally dressedrestaurant with carvery visible from

the street outside and full waitressservice.

“With drinks prices creeping up andsmokers being kept outside there hasbeen an upsurge of interest in eatingout – especially in pubs,” saysGrahame. “I will be offering value formoney and quality locally sourcedfood but I won’t be going down thebargain basement “two for a fiver”promotions. The potential for successhere is enormous.”

His policy seems to be working –Sunday carveries have shot from dou-ble figures to treble and weekdaytrade has likewise increased in leapsand bounds.

“There is a statement of intent at thefront of my menu which says I willchange any meal and give a fullrefund if someone has a genuine com-plaint,” he says. “So far there haveonly been two – and neither wereabout the quality of the food.”

Food ranges from snacks such astoasted crumpets with beans andcheese for £1.95, omelettes at £2.95to smoked haddock fishcakes at£3.15, grilled plaice at £5.25 to maincourse 8oz sirloin steak with all thetrimmings at £8 and home madeburgers.

For more details ring (07951) 247458or e-mail gtx@tiscali.co.uk

MealdealchoiceTHE highly rated Oliver’sBistro & Restaurant in theLancaster House Hotel at272-274 Central Drive, hasintroduced a two coursemeal deal every Wednesdayto Saturday from 5.30pm to6.45pm for just £7.95.

In addition, with even morechoice, the eaterie hasretained its Early Birdmenu but extended the timefrom 5.30 to 8pm.

Also available is the A LaCarte menu, a weeklySteak Night and Sundaylunch.

Reservations can be madeon (01253) 341928. Moreinformation at info@oliversbistro.com andwww.oliversbistro.com

Murderon themenuIF you fancy a bit of mur-der and mystery with yourmeal then The Villa at WreaGreen is the place to belater this month.After their last sell-outappearance there, murdermystery specialists theDark Nights TheatreCompany are returningwith A Party To Murder – awhodunnit based on abirthday celebration.The evening is on Friday,March 27, from 7.15pmand tickets are £29 eachwhich includes the enter-tainment and a three coursemeal (£59 to includeovernight accommodation).Reservations can be madeon (01772) 684347.

Awards celebrate the best of fine diningLANCASHIRE’S internationallyacclaimed cask-ale brewerMoorhouse’s celebrated the success ofthe north’s top dining destinations atthe recent 25th Hi-Life Dining Awardsevent.

The independent Burnley brewer spon-sored the Best North West Restaurant

category at the celebrity dinner, withthe accolade scooped by theThyme@theSirloin Inn at Hoghton,near Preston – also a Moorhouse’scustomer.

A fiercely fought contest – hailed asThe Dining Oscars of the north – sawHi-Life diners vote in several

categories to find the region’s top din-ing spots.

Held at Manchester’s five-star HiltonHotel in the Beetham Tower, thecharity event was attended by many ofthe region’s showbusiness personalitiesincluding several members of theCoronation Street and Hollyoaks cast.

Last year The Thyme@ the Sirlointook the Best Lancashire Restaurantaccolade.

Moorhouse’s managing director DavidGrant said: “Thyme@the Sirloin is aterrific restaurant that upholdsLancashire’s long standing and welldeserved reputation for top dining.

Recognition at this prestigious eventwas extremely well deserved.

“We are very keen to support thisevent and promote the tradition ofexcellence of Lancashire’s hospitalityindustry. That the North West’s winneris also one of our customers is, ofcourse, great news.”

BIG IDEAS: Grahame Tinnion

By Robin DukeEntertainment Editor

One of Blackpool’s best knownIndian restaurants is now biggerand better. The Lee Raj on

Squires Gate Lane has almost doubledits size, completely changed its imageand introduced a brand new menufeaturing several dishes which areexclusive to the area.A new stand-alone takeaway outlet hasalso been opened, meaning customersno longer have to wait inside the mainrestaurant for their orders.The changes have been introduced byrestaurateur Abu Chowdhury who hasreturned to the venue after an extendedspell in India and Dubai due to familycommitments.“The Lee Raj has always had a loyalcustomer base from South Shore and StAnnes but I felt the place needed re-inventing with a more contemporaryfeel,” he said.“Situated where we are actually worksto our advantage with people able to getaway from the pub and club crowd toenjoy their meal and drinks in a morecivilised environment.”Converting adjacent premises hasmeant the restaurant now has 120 cov-ers as well as an extended bar area andthe new takeaway.Decorated with a mainly black andwhite colour scheme, it has a city centrefeel which Mr Chowdhury is confidentwill attract customers from across thearea.“I have introduced a lot of new dishesto the menu and several of them are notavailable anywhere else on the FyldeCoast,” he said.“We now have a lot more fish dishesthan we used to as well as a full rangeof Indian desserts which we make onthe premises and which are not avail-able elsewhere.”

The menu boasts more than 40 startersand as many Chef’s Recommendationsmain courses, as well as an extensiveselection of familiar favourites.

There is also a full wine list ranging

from house white and red at £12.95through to Dom Perignon Champagneat £99.95.

Starters range from £2.90 to £4.50 withspeciality and recommended main

courses generally from £8.90 to £9.95and other available just over £5. Thereis a 25 per cent discount on takeawaymeals.For more details and reservations ring(01253) 401800 or (01253) 406300.

AT YOUR SERVICE: Staff bring out an order at the refurbished and extended Lee Raj, Squires Gate Lane, South Shore

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AttractionsRRIIPPLLEEYY’’SS BBEELLIIEEVVEE IITT OORR NNOOTT OODDDDIITTOORRIIUUMM.Wonders of the world and other oddities.Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Ocean Boulevard,South Promenade. From 10am daily.BBLLAACCKKPPOOOOLL TTOOWWEERR. The £3million JungleJim’s Towering Adventureland VictorianBallroom, Aquarium, Circus and Tower TopRide (weather permitting). From 10am. CentralPromenade, Blackpool. Details (01253) 622242SSEEAA LLIIFFEE CCEENNTTRREE.. Includes the latestattraction Suckers. Golden Mile, Blackpool.Daily from 10am. Details, (01253) 621258.SSAANNDDCCAASSTTLLEEWWAATTEERRPPAARRKK.. Award winningseafront attraction with its £3.5 millionHyperzone white knuckle area. Weekends andschool holidays. The Promenade, South Shore.Details, (01253) 343602.BBLLAACCKKPPOOOOLL ZZOOOOAANNDD DDIINNOOSSAAUURR SSAAFFAARRII.Home to more than 400 animals as well as 32different dinosaurs. Daily from 10am. EastPark Drive, Blackpool. Details (01253) 830830.LLOOUUIISS TTUUSSSSAAUUDDSSWWAAXXWWOORRKKSS. Brad Pitt andSamuel L Jackson are among the faces inCeleb City. Daily from 10am. CentralPromenade, Blackpool. Details, (01253)625953.FFAARRMMEERR PPAARRRR’’SS AANNIIMMAALLWWOORRLLDD. Rarebreeds galore. Wyrefield Farm, Rossall Laneand Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood. Daily, 10amto 5pm. Details, (01253) 874389.

MusicLLYYTTHHAAMM SSTT AANNNNEESSMMUUSSIICC CCIIRRCCLLEE.. TheBoreas Trio (Sophie Wang - violin, CamillaBisengaliev - oboe and Jonathan Fisher -piano) with a programme of Bach, Beethoven,Elgar, Salieri and Schumann. The Hall, KingEdward VII and Queen Mary School, St Annes.7.30pm.FFYYLLDDEE AARRTTSSMMIIDD DDAAYY RREECCIITTAALL.. Second ofthe series at this venue - with StevenWilkie(violin) and Kathleen Uran (piano) and aprogramme of Handel, Kreisler, Mendelssohnand Dvorak. Lytham Assembly Rooms,Dicconson Terrace, Lytham. 2pm.

Theatre and showsSSPPIIDDEERR’’SSWWEEBB.. The Agatha Christie TheatreCompany presents its fourth production -starring Denis Lill, Melanie Gutteridge,Catherine Shipton, Ben Bealon, BruceMontague and Mark Wynter. Grand Theatre,Church Street, Blackpool. Tonight andSaturday, 7.30pm. Matinee Saturday, 2pm.BBIILLLLYY LLIIAARR. The Keith Waterhouse andWillisHall 60s classic of a loveable dreamer -starring Helen Fraser, Dicken Ashworth, LauraDrummond, Victoria Hawkins, Chris Hansonand Holly Zuin-Ankrah. Charter Theatre, GuildHall, Lancaster Road, Preston. Tonight,7.30pm. Saturday, 2.30 and 7.30pm. Sunday,2.30pm.

CCHHIINNCCOO..Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club.Details (01253) 852709.CCHHAARRIITTYY NNIITTEE FFOORR RROOMMAANNIIAA.. Knott EndWMC, Salisbury Avenue. (01253) 810362.

OthersJJOOHHNN CCOOOOPPEERR CCLLAARRKKEE.. LegendarySalford born punk poet. 53 Degrees, BrookStreet, Preston. 7.30pm.

Pubs and barsTTHHEE JJEEPPSS.. Thornton Football Club,Thornton.TTHHEE HHEEAATT.. The Royal Oak, Lytham Road,South Shore.TTHHEE AACCCCUUSSEEDD.. Nine piece band. The OldBank Inn, Bond Street, South Shore.GGAAYYNNOORRMMIICCHHAAEELLSS.. Female vocals. TheBurn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton.NNOORRTTHHEERRNN SSOOUULL AANNDDMMOOTTOOWWNNNNIIGGHHTT.With DJ Paul Gee. The Links, Heeley Road,St Annes.TTRRIIDDEENNTT. Hard working, hard rockingband. The Shovels, Hambleton.JJOOHHNN BBRRIINNDDLLEEYY.. The Raikes Hall,Liverpool Road, Blackpool.TTHHEE BBAADDGGEE.. The blues - from Clapton toHendrix. Lane Ends Pub, Weeton Road,Wesham.MMOONNKKBBEERRRRYY.. First appearance at thisvenue. Strawberry Gardens, Poulton Road,Fleetwood.BBAACCKKBBEEAATT. Male/female trio. G Casino,The Promenade, South Shore.CCHHUUNNKKYYMMOONNKKEEYYSS. Five piece band. TheBurlington, Lytham Road, South Shore.TTHHEE BBRRYYAANN AADDAAMMSS EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE.. TheKing Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool.CCAABBAARREETT AANNDD KKAARRAAOOKKEE. With JayPhillips, Rob Johnson, Johnny Roxx andBecky Jay. K2 Bar, Church Street,Blackpool.TTHHEE JJOOEEWWIILLDDYY SSHHOOWWBBAANNDD. Weeklyresidency. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, ThePromenade, South Shore.BBIIGGGGEESSTT PPAARRTTYY IINN TTOOWWNN.. With DJ PaulO’Brien. Brannigans, Blackpool.DDAAVVEEWWAARRDD RROOAADDSSHHOOWW.. Disco night -latest releases, chart and classic hits. TheShip & Royal, Clifton Street, Lytham. 8pmtomidnight.JJIIMMMMYY DDAAYY.. Back by popular demand.Che Bar, Talbot Square, Blackpool.DDAAVVEE GGAARRTTHHWWAAIITTEE. Chart, commercial, r‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Birley Street,Blackpool.CCAABBAARREETT NNIIGGHHTT.. Guest acts weekly. ThePrincess Music Hall Tavern, Foxhall Road,Blackpool. Also Friday.PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT.. With resident dj Andy. WestCoast Bar, Bispham Road, Cleveleys. From8pm to 2am.DDIISSCCOO AANNDD KKAARRAAOOKKEE PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT.Halfway House, St Annes Road, SquiresGate.

OOPPEERRAA NNOORRTTHH.. George Gershwin’s Let ‘EmEat Cake. The Lowry, Salford Quays, GreaterManchester. 7.15pm.RROOCCKK ‘‘NN’’ RROOLLLL.. Regional premiere of TomStoppard’s acclaimed play spanning theyears 1968 to 1990. Library Theatre, StPeter’s Square, Manchester. To March 14.Box office, (0161) 2367110.MMAARRYY PPOOPPPPIINNSS.. One of only a handful ofregional dates for the blockbuster musical.Palace Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester.To March 7. Box office, (0844) 8472277.UUPP AAGGAAIINNSSTT TTHHEEWWAALLLL. A big, bold andbrash comedymusical featuring more than20 soul and funk tunes from the 70sperformed by five actor/singers and a fivepiece band. Octagon Theatre, Howell CroftSouth, Bolton. To February 28. 7.30pm. Boxoffice, (01204) 520661.SSAABBBBAATT.. The trials of the Lancashirewitches in 1612 go under the microscope in anew and powerful play by Richard Shannon.The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster. ToFebruary 28. Monday to Saturday, 8pm. Boxoffice, (01524) 598500.MMAACCBBEETTHH.. Nicholas Gleaves stars in guestdirector Matthew Dunster’s contemporaytake on the gripping Shakespearian tragedy.Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square,Manchester. Monday to Friday, 7.30pm.Satuday, 8pm. Matinees Wednesday,2.30pm and Saturday, 4pm. Box office,(0161) 8339833.To April 11.

Pubs and barsTTHHEE JJEEPPSS.. The Queens, Fleetwood.TTHHEE HHEEAATT.. Tommy Duck’s, The Beachtavern, South Promenade, South Shore.TTHHEEMMEE NNIIGGHHTT.. Celebrate the Mardi Gras aswell as enjoy the Caroloke Zone. The LastOrders, Thornton.CCHHAAOOSS TTHHEEOORRYY.. The Old Bank Inn, BondStreet, South Shore.TTHHEE AAUUDDIITTOORRSS.. The Steamer, QueensTerrace, Fleetwood.FFLLIIPP.. Pop and rock. The Station, StationSquare, Lytham.TTRRIIDDEENNTT.. Hard working, hard rocking band.The Farmers Arms, Lytham Road, SouthShore.SSTTAARRFFIISSHH.. The Raikes Hall, Liverpool Road,Blackpool.OONNEE LLOOVVEE.. Male/female duo. G Casino, ThePromenade, South Shore.RRIIFFFF RRAAFFFF.. The King Edward VII, CentralDrive, Blackpool.CCAABBAARREETT AANNDD KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. With Jay Phillips,Rob Johnson, Johnny Roxx and Becky Jay.K2 Bar, Church Street, Blackpool.JJIIMMMMYY DDAAYY. Back by popular demand. CheBar, Talbot Square, Blackpool.BBIIGGGGEESSTT PPAARRTTYY IINN TTOOWWNN.. With DJ Damo.Brannigans, Market Street, Blackpool.DDAAVVEE GGAARRTTHHWWAAIITTEE.. Chart, commercial, r‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Birley Street,Blackpool.FFUULLLL OONN FFRRIIDDAAYY PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT. Walkabout,Queen Street, Blackpool

CCAABBAARREETT NNIIGGHHTT. Resident compere plusguest acts. The Princess Music Hall Tavern,Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Also Saturday.PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT. With resident dj Andy. WestCoast Bar, Bispham Road, Cleveleys. From8pm to 2am.DDJJ’’SS GGIINNGGEE AANNDD TTRRIIGGGGEERR. Rumours, TalbotSquare, Blackpool.DDIISSCCOONNIIGGHHTT. With djs’ Kudos, Dave G andAka Ali. From the 60s to current sounds.TheQueens, Talbot Road, Layton.RR&&BB TTOOOOLLDD SSCCHHOOOOLL. Chubby’s Bar, 94-98The Promenade, Blackpool. Free admission.IIAANN CCAALLVVEERRTT aanndd SSCCOOTTTTWWAALLKKEERR. Party,pop chart and dance music. The Edge,Hardhorn Road, Poulton. And Saturday.SSOOUULL NNIIGGHHTT.. Soul, Motown, Philadelphia andNorthern with DJ John Miles. Plus live acts.Soul Suite, Queen Square, Blackpool.DDAAVVEEWWAARRDD RROOAADDSSHHOOWW. Latest releases,chart and classic hits. The Ship & Royal,Clifton Street, Lytham. 8pm tomidnight.DDIISSCCOONNIIGGHHTT.. With Papa Greywolf. BayHorse Hotel, Station Road, Thornton.LLIIVVEE EENNTTEERRTTAAIINNMMEENNTT.. The Royal, MartonDrive, Marton.RROOYY LLYYNNCCHH.. Radio Wave presenter inresidence. The Loft Wine Bar & Nightclub,Lofthouse Way, Fleetwood.DDIISSCCOONNIIGGHHTT.. Halfway House, St AnnesRoad, Squires Gate.DDJJ NNIIGGHHTT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road,Blackpool. And Saturday.

KaraokeTTHHEE KK FFAACCTTOORR.. Leading to an April 10 final.£1,000 in prize money plus professionalcontract. Hosted by DJ Naydene. Entry free.The Swift Hound, Rigby Road, Blackpool.9pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE PPAARRTTYY TTIIMMEE. With host Steve.The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool.From 8.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT. Choose from over50,000 songs. The Cherry Blossom Hotel,Warley Road, North Shore. From 9.30pm.JJJJ’’SS KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Excelsior, Lytham Road,South Shore. 8.30pm.TTOOPP NNIIGGHHTT KKAARRAAOOKKEE. With resident hostRobbie. The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes.KKAARRAAOOKKEE DDIISSCCOO. Over 40,000 tracks. TheSandpiper, Cleveleys Avenue, Cleveleys.KKAARRAAOOKKEE NNIIGGHHTT. Plus comedy from JaniceYorkeThe Old Bridge Cabaret Pub, LythamRoad, South Shore.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Knobby’s Bar, West Street,Blackpool. From 7pm to late.BBIILLLLYY’’SS SSIINNGGAALLOONNGG KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Plough,Chain Lane, Staining.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. With DJ Marki. The Rose &Crown, Corporation Street, Blackpool. 8pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE AANNDD FFUUNNQQUUIIZZ. With the CannyMan. Progress Sports & Social Club,Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm - midnight.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Jaggy Thistle, York Street,Blackpool. Noon to 2am.RRAAGGIINN’’ BBUULLLL KKAARRAAOOKKEE RROOAADDSSHHOOWW.. TheAlbert, Lytham Road, South Shore.

FFUUNN KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Over 5000 song titles -discounted drinks for singers. The Dickens,Princess Road, Cleveleys. 8.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE && EENNTTEERRTTAAIINNMMEENNTT.. With Cliff -£100 prize money plus bingo. Burn NazeHotel, Gamble Road, Thornton.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Victoria, Dock Street,Fleetwood. To 1am.

NightclubsAANNDDYY JJ’’ss FFEEEELLGGOOOODD NNIIGGHHTT. Start theweekend with a plus - free admission withflyer, drinks £1.50 until midnight. TheResidence, Vicarage Road, Poulton.UURRBBAANN UUNNDDEERRGGRROOUUNNDD.. DJ Fontalba withr&b, reggae andmore. Hush, Talbot Square,Blackpool. From 10pm to 4am.

Rock, blues and popRROOCCKK AANNDD RROOLLLL PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT. With guestbands. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, ThePromenade, South Shore.MMEELLLLOOWWYYEELLLLOOWW.. Featuring Troubadour,Out the Back Room and York singer-songwriter Andy Stones. Upstairs At TheRaikes, The Raikes Hall, Liverpool Road,Blackpool.SSTTUUDDIIOO BBLLUUEESS.. The Bob Hall Show -featuring the legendary 60s blues andboogie pianist plus bassist Hilary Blythe andformer Yardbirds member, guitarist TopTopham. Lawrence House Studio, GrandTheatre, Matcham Court, Blackpool.

Social clubsDDAAVVIIDDWWAAIINNWWRRIIGGHHTT. Stanley RoadWMC,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168.JJUULLIIEE PPEERREEZZ.. Duple Social Club, 96a BondStreet, South Shore. Details, (01253)341647.KKEEVVIINN SSYYMMOONNSS.. Brun GroveWMC andInstitute, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 762186.MMIIKKEE AALLOONNEE.. Layton Institute, WestcliffeDrive, Layton. Details, (01253) 391774.JJEEAANN PPAASSQQUUAALLLL.. Claremont ConservativeClub, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981.TTHHAATT’’SS EENNTTEERRTTAAIINNMMEENNTT.. NationalFederation of Entertainment Secretariesproduction. Blackpool’s Number One Club,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 346516.LLAA--BBEELLLLEE. Bloomfield Club, 128 BloomfieldRoad, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 344583.SSHHIIRRLLEEYY AANNNNEE SSCCOOTTTT.. Hotels andApartments Club. Details, (01253) 623784.DDAARRRREENN SSHHAAWW. North Shore WMC, CrossStreet, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974.SSTTAARRNNIIGGHHTTWWIITTHH CCAARRLLOO PPAAUULL SSAANNTTAANNAA..Cleveleys Men’s Club. (01253) 853219.JJEENNNNIIFFEERR JJAAMMIIEESSOONN.. Brunswick Club,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208.FFRREENNCCHH CCOONNNNEECCTTIIOONN.. Bispham Con. Club,Red Bank Road. Details, (01253) 357519.DDOONN TTAAYYLLOORR.. St Annes Conservative Club,352 Clifton Drive North. (01253) 723471.SSCCAANNDDAALL.. Highfield Road & Rec., SouthShore. Details, (01253) 342389.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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Wonderland fun Enjoy murderwith a meal

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Diary dateBlackpool Variety branch ofEquity monthly meeting.The Carlton Hotel 282-286North Promenade, Blackpool.Tuesday March 3, 1pm

FYLDE COAST AMATEURDRAMATICS WITH LISA ETTRIDGE

A MURDER mystery with a twist is coming toThornton’s Tiffin’s Tea Shop.The Ad Hoc Theatre Company is presentingStrangled By Sausage - on Friday March 6,and guests can also enjoy a meal.The event, called a post-panto murder mys-tery is at The Marsh Mill venue from 6.30pm.It is written by local writing duo Ian and ZoeLamond and billed as “a whodunnit of absurdproportions”.Ian Lamond said: “This is a ridiculous post-panto romp with some rather nice food, in theconvivial surroundings of Tiffins and theMarsh Mill.”Tickets are £15 and include a meal, they canbe booked from Tiffin’s by calling (01253)857100.

■ Ring Lisa Ettridge with am dram news on 361729 ● email lisa.ettridge@blackpoolgazette.co.uk

CHILDREN from St Annes arepreparing to bring a fairy taleclassic to the stage in March.Clifton Academy of Dance, Dramaand Music are putting the finish-ing touches to their production ofDisney’s Alice in Wonderland.Based on the much-loved book byLewis Carroll, the story followsthe adventures of Alice as shechases a white rabbit through themysterious Wonderland. Shemeets a curious selection of char-acters on the way including thelarger than life Tweedle Dee andTweedle Dum, the grinningCheshire Cat, the Queen OfHearts and The Mad Hatter.

Audiences can look forward toclassic songs including: I’m Late,The Un-Birthday Song and Zip-A-Dee-Doh-Dah.A group spokesmansaid: “Afterthe success of our younger chil-dren performing Snow White andThe Seven Dwarves in December,we are now very proud to present

Alice In Wonderland.“The show will be a wonderfularray of the young talent theacademy has to offer. It is pro-duced and directed by the acad-emy’s Rachel Kirkham and givenmusical direction by SarahAppleton who is one of ourdance teachers.

“Our costumes have beendesigned and made by our resi-dents seamstress’ Debra Chantryand Liz Rugman and are fantas-tic, from the cuddly white rabbitto the cool caterpillar.”“The vibrant, wonderful world ofWonderland should not be missedand it really does showcase theyoung talent we have in St Annes.”The show (above, left) is at OurLady’s Star Of The Sea SocialCentre on St Alban’s Road. It willbe on two consecutive weekendsMarch 13 and 14 and 20 and 21.Tickets are available to buy fromthe Academy reception or byphoning (01253) 721060.

the weekendLISTINGSFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebbrruuaarryy 2277,, 22000099 15RR&&BB NNIIGGHHTT. With DJ Benji. Chubby’s Bar,94-98 The Promenade, Blackpool. Freeadmission. To 3am.IIAANN CCAALLVVEERRTT aanndd SSCCOOTTTTWWAALLKKEERR.. Party,pop chart and dance. The Edge, HardhornRoad, Poulton. And Friday.7700ss//8800ss NNIIGGHHTT.. With DJ Dex. The Gynn,Gynn Square, North Shore.DDJJ GGLLEENNNNMMIILLLLEERR.. Party soul and discoplus live acts. Soul Suite, Queen Square,Queen Street, Blackpool.CCOOLLIINN JJOONN.. Party night. Rumours, TalbotSquare, Blackpool.PPOOPP QQUUIIZZ.. Music through the decades.The Fairhaven, Marine Drive, Ansdell. From9pm.FFAAMMIILLYY NNIIGGHHTT. Music and games for allthe family. Progress Sports & Social Club,Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm -midnight.DDJJ NNIIGGHHTT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road,Blackpool. And Friday.

Theatre and showsSSeeee aallssoo lliissttiinnggss ffoorr FFrriiddaayy..

KaraokeCCLLIIFFFF’’SS KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Special Saturdayedition. The Steamer, Queens Terrace,Fleetwood.KKAARRAAOOKKEE PPAARRTTYY TTIIMMEE. With host Steve.The Duke of York, Dickson Road,Blackpool. From 8.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE PPAARRTTYY NNIIGGHHTT.. Choose fromover 50,000 songs. The Cherry BlossomHotel, Warley Road, North Shore. From9.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE NNIIGGHHTT.. The Royal, MartonDrive, Marton.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Gardeners Arms,Fleetwood Road, Thornton. 8.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Knobby’s Bar, West Street,Blackpool. From 7pm to late.RRAAGGIINN’’ BBUULLLL KKAARRAAOOKKEE RROOAADDSSHHOOWW.. TheAlbert, Lytham Road, South Shore. AndFriday.KKAARRAAOOKKEE//DDIISSCCOO.. Plus jackpot bingo. TheTank, Preston Street, Fleetwood.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Victoria, Dock Street,Fleetwood. To 1am.

NightclubsSSUUPPEERRFFUUNNKK RROOLLLLEERRDDIISSCCOO.. Early showall ages, later shows 18-plus. Music fromthe 70s and 80s. 53 Degrees, BrookStreet, Preston. 4.30, 7.30 and 10.30pm.GGOOOODDGGRREEEEFF.. Marcel Woods, GiuseppeOttaviani (live), Sied Van Riel, JordanSuckley and Jason Fubar. The Syndicate,Church Srteet, Blackpool. 10pm - 4am.SSAATTUURRDDAAYY NNIIGGHHTT LLOOVVIINN’’. Dance, clubanthems, house, electro, oldskool andtrance (Dance Arena), funky house, r&b,current floorfillers (Buddha Room), chartand party, r&b and bassline (The Studioand The Gallery). Club Sanuk, NorthPromenade, Blackpool.AANNDDYY JJ.. Resident dj in residence. TheResidence, Vicarage Street, Poulton.UURRBBAANNOONN IICCEE. DJ Fontalba with urban,real r&b, hip hop, reggae andmore. Hush,Talbot Square, Blackpool. From 10pm -4am.CCLLUUBB NNIIGGHHTT.. Party, chart and indie withLee “Jester” Watson (Level 1), DJ Fubarwith dance, house and electro (mainarena) and r’n’b and hip hop (Level 3).,The Syndicate, Church Street, Blackpool.

Social clubsJJAACCKKSSOONN BBRROOWWNN. Star vocalist. TheWainwright Club, Blackpool.IIRREENNEE SSIILLVVAA.. Stanley RoadWMC,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168.OONN TTHHEE LLEEVVEELL.. Duple Social Club, 96aBond Street, South Shore. Details, (01253)341647.TTOONNYY RROOSSCCOOEE. Brun GroveWMC andInstitute, Blackpool. (01253) 762186.CCOOVVEERR UUPP. Hampton Road Social, SouthShore. Details, (01253) 341508.TTUUBBEE SSTTAATTIIOONN nndd SSAALLLLYY JJAAXX. LaytonInstitute. Details, (01253) 391774.NNIICCKK CCUUPPIITT.. Comrades of the Great WarClub (Blackpool) Ltd, 116 Adelaide Street,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 625841.TTOONNYY DDUUVVAALL. Claremont ConservativeClub, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981.FFRRAANNKK DDAANNIIEELLSS aanndd TTRREEVVOORRWWAALLLLAACCEE.Bloomfield Club, Details, (01253) 344583.

MMAARRTTIINN JJAAMMEESS. Hotels and ApartmentsClub, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784.DDAAVVEE SSUURRMMAANN.. North Shore WMC,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974.LLAAUURREENN BB.. Blackpool Trades and SocialClub. Details, (01253) 622580.MMAAUURRIICCEEMMAALLOONNEE. Blackpool CentralBowling and Social Club Blackpool. Details,(01253) 341145.DDIIAANNEE LLEEEE CCAARRRROOLLLL aanndd LLEEEEWWAAIINNWWRRIIGGHHTT . Thornton Cleveleys RoyalBritish Legion, Rough Lea Road. Details,(01253) 852450.MMAARRTTYY LLEEEE aanndd RROOGGEERR HHOOBBSSOONN.Cleveleys Men’s Club. Details, (01253)853219.DDOONN TTAAYYLLOORR.. Brunswick Club, BethesdaSquare, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208.PPRREESSIIDDEENNTT’’SS NNIIGGHHTTWWIITTHH JJEENNNNYY BBRRYYCCEE.Bispham Con. Club. (01253) 357519.TTAAMMRRYYAANN.. St Annes Ex-Servicemens Club,Alexandra Road. Details, (01253) 721033.DDAAVVEE BBRROOOOKKLLYYNN.. St Annes ConservativeClub. Details, (01253) 723471.AAFFTTEERR DDAARRKK. Highfield Road & Rec., SouthShore. Details, (01253) 342389.TTOONNYY GG FFOORRDD. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30Queen Street. Details, (01253) 622979.CCHHAARRLLEEIIGGHH.Thornton Cleveleys WingsClub. 135, Victoria RoadWes. (01253)852709.DDEEAANN RRIICCHHAARRDDSS. Knott EndWMC,Salisbury Avenue, Knott End. Details,(01253) 810362.AALLEEXX JJAAMMEESS.. Willows Catholic, BrynningFern Lane, Kirkham. Details, (01253)682195.FFRREEEE AANNDD EEAASSYY. With the Terry MartinDuo. Blackpool RBL Club, King Street,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 626308.CCAABBAARREETT NNIIGGHHTT. Weekly guest. ThorntonCleveleys Wings Club. (01253) 852709.

Rock and popLLIIVVEE//WWIIRREE. Full scale AC/DC tribute showwith all the hits andmore. 53 Degrees,Brook Street, Preston. 7.30pm.RRUUBBYY TTUURRNNEERR.. One of the UK’s finest soulsingers. The Platform, Station Buildings,The Promenade, Morecambe. 8pm.TTHHEE KKIITTEE CCLLUUBB.. Flying again with the FyldeCoast debut of The Joscho Stephan Trio’sgypsy swing and jazz. The Rowan Suite,Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green.SSWWIINNGG,, SSWWIINNGG,, SSWWIINNGG -- IITT DDOONN’’TT MMEEAANN AATTHHIINNGG.. An evening of swing, big bandmusic and jazz classics by the Michael HallTheatre School Adult Choir and YoungSingers and Dancers plus the Lytham LightOrchestra. Michael Hall Theatre School,Preston Old Road, Marton. 7.30pm.MMIISSEERRYY OOFF SSOOUUNNDD.. New venue for thefirst gathering of the year - withSchwefelgelb, Trapped Nerve, Brud andalbum launch party for French bandBrotherhood of Pagans. Jenx/LiquidLounge, Topping Street, Blackpool. From10pm

MusicCCEELLEEBBRRAATTIIOONN OOFF TTHHEE BBEESSTT IINN YYOOUUTTHHMMUUSSIICC 22000099.. The Rotary Club of Prestonpresents an array of young talent. Grand Hall,Guild Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston. 7pm.FFRRAAZZEERR GGIILLLLEESSPPIIEE. Music to dine by.Westerfield’s Restaurant, North Euston Hotel,The Esplanade, Fleetwood.

Theatre and showsSSeeee lliissttiinnggss ffoorr FFrriiddaayy..RROOCCKK ‘‘NN’’ RROOLLLL.. Regional premiere of TomStoppard’s acclaimed play spanning theyears 1968 to 1990. Library Theatre, StPeter’s Square, Manchester. To March 14. Boxoffice, (0161) 2367110.

Rock, pop and jazzMMIIKKEE LLOOVVEELLLL 4. Weekly beats with the eats.Art Deco Cafe, Stanley Park, Blackpool. 1 -3pm.AALLLL TTHHAATT JJAAZZZZ.. Weekly live music session.North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade,Fleetwood.JJAAZZZZ OONNAA SSUUNNDDAAYY. Weekly live musicsession. The Bourne Arms, Bourne May Road,Knott End. 3 - 6pm.TTHHEEMMIIKKEE CCAARRNNIIEE JJAAZZZZ AALLLL SSTTAARRSS. Sixpiece bandmixing Dixieland, blues and swing.The Crofters Hotel, Cabus, near Garstang.8pm.

MusicAANNTTHHOONNYY KKIINNGG.. Lunchtimemusic toaccompany Sunday lunch. WesterfieldsRestaurant, North Euston Hotel, TheEsplanade, Fleetwood.

Pubs and barsDDOOUUGG DDRRAAKKEE QQUUAARRTTEETT.. Weekly afternoonfree admission live music. The Shovels,Hambleton. 3 - 6pm.HHAAYYLLEEYY JJ.. Plus Key To The Box. The No 4Freemasons, Newton Drive, Blackpool.TTOONNYYMMIITTCCHHEELLLL.. In acoustic mood. TheSteamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood. 1 - 3pm.IIAANN HHOOOOPPEERR AANNDD PPAAUULL DDOOBBIIEE.. Two of thearea’s most popular singers andmusicians inweekly session. The Edge, Hardhorn Road,Poulton. 8pmDDJJ NNOORRRRIIEE. Party night. Rumours, TalbotSquare, Blackpool.OOPPEENNMMIICC NNIIGGHHTT. Take your owninstruments. Free admission. Drinkspromotions. The Blue Room, Church Street,Blackpool. From 8pm.WWIINNDD DDOOWWNN SSUUNNDDAAYY. Soul - Motown andNorthern from Glenn Miller. Soul Suite,Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool.

PPEETTEE’’SS QQUUIIZZ &&MMUUSSIICC.. With prizes. TheClarence, Preston New Road, Marton.8.45pmLLAANNDDLLOORRDD’’SS GGEENNEERRAALL KKNNOOWWLLEEDDGGEE QQUUIIZZ.40 weekly general knowledge questions inthe new look pub. The Boot & Shoe, Elswick.9pm.BBEEEERR AANNDD CCAASSHHQQUUIIZZ. Chance to win £50bonus prize. Dog & Partridge, Lytham Road,South Shore.MMUUSSIICC QQUUIIZZ.. Plus Guess the Key. Raikes HallHotel, Liverpool Road, Blackpool. From8.30pm.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT. The Admiral, St Annes RoadWest, St Annes.FFAAMMIILLYY FFOORRTTUUNNEESS QQUUIIZZ. Devonshire Arms,Devonshire Road, North Shore. From9.30pm.

Talent showsTTHHEEWWHHIITTTTLLEE’’SS GGOOTT TTAALLEENNTT. Early doorsweekly search a star - £50 to the winner.Open to all. Whittle Springs (The Victoria),Talbot Road, Blackpool. 5 - 8pm.

KaraokeFFUUNN KKAARRAAOOKKEE. With race night and quiz.The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool.From 8.30pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. With guest DJ. The Royal Oak,Breck Road, Poulton. Free admission. From8pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE NNIIGGHHTT.. The Old Bridge, LythamRoad, South Shore. 8.30pm.CCLLIIFFFF’’SS KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Steamer, QueensTerrace, Fleetwood.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. Knobby’s Bar, West Street,Blackpool. From 7pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. King Edward VII, Central Drive,Blackpool. From 8pm.FFAAMMIILLYY KKAARRAAOOKKEE.. The Hansom Cab,Station Road, Lytham. 4 - 7pm.AAFFTTEERRNNOOOONN KKAARRAAOOKKEE. With Michael.Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, VictoriaRoadWest, Cleveleys. 3 - 5pm.KKAARRAAOOKKEE. Frenchman’s Cove, South KingStreet, Blackpool.KKAARRAAOOKKEE NNIIGGHHTT. More than 3,000 tunes.The Regal Hotel, Victoria RoadWest,Cleveleys. Also Thursday, 8pm.KARAOKENIGHT. Weekly session. The Victoria, ChurchRoad, St Annes.KKAARRAAOOKKEE//DDIISSCCOO.. Plus Skint Or Mint. TheTank, Preston Street, Fleetwood.

Irish, folk & countryIINNDDIIAANNAA RRAAIINN.. Fort San Antone, GreatBirchwood County Music Park, Lytham Road,Warton. Lunchtime.TTHHEE DDIIDDDDLLEEYY DDEEEESS.. Weekly Irish andcountry session. The Halfway House, StAnnes Road, Squires Gate.IIRRIISSHHMMUUSSIICC NNIIGGHHTT.. Music to unwind to. Allwelcome to play or listen. The Victoria Bar,North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade,Fleetwood. 8.30pm.CCOOUUNNTTRRYY AANNDDWWEESSTTEERRNN NNIIGGHHTT.. Livemusic, shoot outs, bucket draw. HamptonRoad Club, South Shore.CCOOUUNNTTRRYY AANNDDWWEESSTTEERRNN NNIIGGHHTT.. Guestacts. Progress Sports & Social Club,Exchange Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.

Social clubsSSUUSSIIEE BB.. Brun GroveWMC and Institute, ,Blackpool. Details, (01253) 762186.CCAARROOLLAANNNN BB.. Hampton Road Social, , SouthShore. Details, (01253) 341508.NNEEFFSS AAFFTTEERRNNOOOONN SSHHOOWWCCAASSEE.. Blackpool’sNumber One Clubl. Details, (01253) 346516.JJAANNEE HHAARRVVEEYY.. Cleveleys Men’s Club, SlingerRoad, Cleveleys. Details, (01253) 853219.JJUULLIIEE PPEERREEZZ.. Duple Social Club, 96a BondStreet, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647.AANNDDYY AASSHH.. Blackpool Trades and SocialClub. Details, (01253) 622580. And BlackpoolCentral Club. Details, (01253) 625735.JJAAYYDDOONN RROOBBEERRTTSS.. Talbot Club, Blackpool.Details, (01253) 624305.LLEEEEWWAAIINNWWRRIIGGHHTT ((lluunncchh)) aanndd DDAAVVEEBBRROOOOKKLLYYNN ((eevveenniinngg)).. Bloomfield Club, 128Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253)344583.LLIISSSSAA. Thornton Cleveleys Royal BritishLegion. Details, (01253) 852450.JJAANNEE HHAARRVVEEYY.. Cleveleys Men’s Club, SlingerRoad, Cleveleys. Details, (01253) 853219.AALLAANN BBAARRKKEERR SSHHOOWWCCAASSEE.. Four acts andcompere. Layton Institute, (01253) 391774.

SUNDAY

Ruby TurnerThe Platform, Morecambe

WEEKEND CHOICE

MMIISSSS PPAATTRRIICCIIAA’’SS MMUUSSIICC HHAALLLL.. TheatreBar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, SouthShore. 1 - 5pm.CCAABBAARREETT NNIIGGHHTT.. Different actweekly.Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, ThePromenade, South Shore. 8.30pm tomidnight.BBIINNGGOO AANNDD FFIINNDD TTHHEE JJOOKKEERR.. Minimumcash prize of £50. The Golden Eagle,Anchorsholme. 3.30pm.DDIISSCCOO//KKAARRAAOOKKEE. Plus Skint Or Mint. TheTank, Preston Street, Fleetwood.FFAAMMIILLYY FFUUNN DDAAYY. DJ SeanWhithamwithkaraoke, party hits andmore. The RoyalOak, Breck Road, Poulton. Noon to 4pm.PPOOKKEERR NNIIGGHHTT. The Royal, Marton Drive,Marton.

NightclubsII LLOOVVEE SSUUNNDDAAYYSS. Dave Pope and CraigSmith play r&b, hip hop and funky house.Main Arena, Club Sanuk, NorthPromenade/Springfield Road, Blackpool.10.30pm to 3.30am

Quiz nightsFFRREEEE QQUUIIZZ.. With the DaveWardRoadshow. Weekly prizes The Ship &Royal, Clifton Street, Lytham. 9 - 11pm.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.. Beer giveaway and £50bonus question. The Excelsior, LythamRoad, South Shore. 8.45pm.FFUUNN PPUUBB QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT. With the CarolokeZone. Last Orders, Trunnah Road,Thornton.QQUUIIZZ DDAAYY.. Plus bingo and Play YourCards Right with compere Joe Gordon.The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood.From 5pm.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.. And Play Your Cards right.The Boot ‘n’ Shoe, Elswick. 9.15pm.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT. With Paul Gee plus Play YourCards Right. The Links, Heeley Road, StAnnes.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.. Plus The Accumulator.Presented by Danny. The Belle Vue,Whitegate Drive, Blackpool.FFUUNNQQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.. Plus meat raffle andName That Tune. Hosted by Trigger. TheBurn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton. From4pmQQUUIIZZ AANNDD CCHHAARRIITTYY FFUUNNQQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.Weekly quiz, fortnightly fund raiser forBrian House Children’s Hospice. BlackpoolCatholic Club, Queen Street, Blackpool.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT. Including general knowledgeandmusic rounds. Also Open The Box.The Mere Park Hotel, Preston Old Road,Marton.SSTTEEVVEEMM’’ss SSUUNNDDAAYY QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT.. Generalknowledge, pop, rollovers - hosted bySteve Mulligan. The Mount Hotel, TheEsplanade, Fleetwood.QQUUIIZZ NNIIGGHHTT. Plus Open the Safe. Cashprizes to be won. Gardeners Arms,Fleetwood Road, Thornton.

One of the UK’s finest soulsingers, Ruby Turner, will beat the Platform in Morecambeon Saturday.Born in Jamaica, Ruby grewup in Montego Bay. She wasrelocated to England whenshe was nine.Her major break came whenshe was taken under the wingof Britain’s Blues legend, thelate Alexis Korner.In the mid 80s she joinedCulture Club at the height oftheir stardom.Solo hits followed including IfYou’re Ready (Come GoWithMe), I’d Rather Go Blind andIt's Gonna Be Alright andRuby has also sung on releas-es by such musical icons asBryan Ferry, UB40, StevieWinwood, Jools Holland andMick Jagger.She has also sung on Comic

Relief and performed theNational Anthem forTheQueen at the opening of theMillennium Dome. Ruby hasrecently released her longawaited album Live at Ronnie

Scott’s which includes oldhits and recent favourites.Described as ‘truly the gen-uine article and blessed witha voice that has been likenedto Aretha Franklin and Janis

Joplin’ she continues to winthe hearts and minds of anever growing fan base.The show will start at 8pm.Tickets £15 from the boxoffice on (01524) 582803.

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ENJOY a free buffet at SouthShore’s liveliest pub when youbring your party (minimum 20)

to Burlington’s.Located in Lytham Road, Blackpool,Burlington’s has something for every-one with great meal and drinks deals,live entertainment and top live sport-ing events.The new Sizzling Platter Menuincludes sizzling steaks from £3.99and Sizzling Combos at £5.99.Choose two items from steak, ribs,scampi, chicken breast and gammonon a sizzling platter served with achoice of potatoes, a tomato and friedonions at £5.99.The new Pub Favourites deal offers aselection of five meals at an unbeliev-able £1.99.The choice includes chicken andchips, scampi and chips, sausage andchips, fish and chips, plus burger andchips, all served with peas!Credit Crunch Fridays continue untilFriday, March 27, with two for onebottles of Budweiser, Corona andBecks.Buy a single on selected spirits andget your double free, choose any threealcopops for £5 or enjoy a sambuccafor just £1.Everyday prices include house winefrom only £5.99 a bottle – double upfor £1 on spirits with any alcopops atthree for £5.95, plus many more dis-counts – check the pub for details andenjoy a pint of John Smiths or Fostersfor £1.79 from Monday to Fridaybetween 11am and 7pm.

Saturday night sees the return of livefive-piece band The ChunkyMonkeys. This is followed by a livetribute to Neil Diamond by DaveRadstock, on Friday, March 20.

This, coupled with the free buffets,which seem to be a big hit with theirlocals, make the The Burlington Pubthe place to be in South Shore.

They have now added a free DJ as

well as a free buffet for parties, ifrequested (numbers permitting, ask inthe pub for details) and they haveextended their popular Credit CrunchFriday through until Easter.

Other new offers include: thisMonday, March 2: Quiz Night – get10 per cent off your first order bycutting out the voucher at the bottomof the advert.

Regular Monday Quiz Night: Startsfrom 9pm. Free sandwiches on thenight. Cash jackpot £250 (jackpothigher for loyalty card holders).

Live football matches:

Saturday, February 28:

Middlesborough v Liverpool kick off3pm

Chelsea vs Wigan Athletic kick off3pm

Sunday, March 1

Aston Villa v Stoke City kick off 3pm

Wednesday, March 4

Newcastle United v ManchesterUnited kick off 7.45pm

Manchester City v Aston Villa kick off7.45pm