EVENTS in East Lancashire and further afield for Wednesday, February 23.

Pick of the day

Billed as one of the rising stars of 2011, Canadian comedian Tom Stade started making a name for himself after being invited to appear on BBC1’s Mock The Week in 2009. He's at Blackburn's King George's Hall tonight.

BLACKBURN

10am-4.30pm - Tapestry showing history of Quakers. Blackburn Cathedral. Free. Until February 28.

10am to 4.45pm - Upstairs, Downstairs, exhibition about life in Victorian times, Blackburn Museum.

1pm - Lunchtime recital with Christopher Woodward, Blackburn Cathedral. Free.

7.30pm - The Gondoliers, Blackburn G&S Society, Thwaites Empire Theatre. Until February 26.

8pm - Tom Stade, George's Comedy Club Extra, King George's Hall.

BURNLEY

Noon to 5pm - Not Forgotten. Geraldine Pilgrim exhibition on the heritage of the hall. Towneley Hall. Until September 11.

7pm - Quiz night for mayoral fund, Padiham FC. Entry £2. There will be prizes and raffle. Quizmaster is Coun Andy Tatchell.

7.15pm - Sion Panto Society’s Red Riding Hood, Sion Baptist Church, Burnley. Until February 26.

HYNDBURN

2pm to 5pm - The Seasons of Life and Land, art by the late Gilda Dickinson, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington. Wed-Sun. Until March 27.

PENDLE

9am - 5pm. Melt - Concealed Forms. Exhibition by Keith Parkinson and Beverley Chapelhow. ACE Centre, Nelson. Until March 2.

7.30pm - Pendle Hippodrome Youth Theatre presents The Likes of Us, Pendle Hippodrome, Market Street, Colne. Call 01282 863210. Until February 26.

RIBBLE VALLEY

10am - 4.30pm. Annual LACi exhibition - craft and design work by new graduates from the North West. Platform Gallery, Clitheroe. Until March 5.

11am - 4pm. Blackburn Artists Society exhibition, Samlesbury Hall. Until February 28.

7.30pm - An evening with Lisa Allen, The Grand, York Street, Clitheroe.

7.30pm - Oklahoma, Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society, St Mary’s Centre, Clitheroe. Until February 26.

ROSSENDALE

9am - Rossendale Ramblers, meet at top Whitaker Park car park near ski slope, Haslingden Road, for walk TBA. Free.

2pm - Family fun, magician, face painting and Boo Theatre, St Mary’s Parish Church, St Mary’s Way, Rawtenstall. Organised by Home Start Rossendale. £1.50.

7.30pm - Disney's Jungle Book, That's Entertainment, Haslingden Primary School. Tickets £6, £5 concessions. Call box office on 01706 214474. Until February 26.

FURTHER AFIELD

7.30pm - Zoe Lyons, Dukes Theatre, Lancaster.

7.30pm - Private Lives, Royal Exchange, Manchester. Until April 9.

7.30pm - Romeo & Juliet, Octagon, Bolton. Until March 5.

7.30pm - James Blunt, Apollo, Manchester.

7.30pm - Calendar Girls, Palace Theatre, Manchester. Until February 26.

7.30pm - Blood Brothers, Lowry, Salford. Until February 26.

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