Events in East Lancashire and further afield for Thursday, February 24.

Pick of the day

An anti-cuts meeting organised by Blackburn and District Trades Union Council will feature speeches and protest singer Alun Parry in the Windsor Suite at King George’s Hall tonight from 7.30pm.

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.

7.30pm - Union anti-cuts meeting, Windsor Suite in King George's Hall. Speeches from trade union representatives and protest singer Alun Parry.

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

BURNLEY

11am to 4pm - Science Made Simple, Aerodynamics and the Science of Flight, bandstand, St James Street, town centre.

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

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

DARWEN

6.15pm - ‘Tough times, tough choices’ community voices session with leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, Coun Kate Hollern, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy. Call Olga Thwaites on 01254 588891 to book. Places limited.

8.30pm - Darwen Music Projects presents a night of ‘Corporation Pop’ featuring Tram Town Junction and The Boneshakers at the Blackhorse pub in Redearth Road. Free.

Tonight - Lantern Walk through Sunnyhurst Woods. To book call 01254 55423

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.

11am - Marmaduke, free movie, Rainhall Centre, Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick.

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

7.30pm - Sid Calderbank talk entitled 'A Lancashire Garland', history of of the county in poems, songs and stories, Barnoldswick History Society, Barnoldswick Library. Non-members £2 including refreshments.

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.

1.30pm - Stepping Out, meet at Chipping car park. 01200 414484.

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

8pm - Ribble Valley Blues and Jazz presents Israeli drummer Asaf Sirkis and his trio. Atrium cafe bar, Clitheroe Castle. £10.

ROSSENDALE

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.

7.30pm - Talk on ‘The Life and Death of St Kilda’ by Mrs B Garvey of Edenfield, Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall. Non-members £1.

9pm - Folk & acoustic Night. Live music with Dave Molloy. Spring Terrace Working Men’s Club, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall. Free.

FURTHER AFIELD

7pm - Ben Folds, Apollo, Manchester.

7pm - Les Savy Fav, Moho, Manchester.

7.15pm - A Doll's House, Lowry, Salford. Until March 12.

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

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

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

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

8pm - Darwin Deez, Academy 2, Manchester.

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