Your what’s on guide

Here is a list of what’s on in the area

Friday February 14

The Jay Kays, Oak House, Holly Walk, Leamington, from 9pm, call 07766 445111.

Saturday February 15

Drawing in Stitch Day for Adults, workshop led by Jo Roberts in response to David Carpanini’s exhibition A Painter-Printmaker and his World, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 11am to 4pm, £15 per person, call 742700.

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Valentine’s in Love with singer David Harrop, timeless classics love songs in the big band swing jazz genre of Michael Buble and Frank Sinatra, Regent Court shopping centre, Livery Street, Leamington, from noon to 3pm.

Action 21 will be holding a toddler and baby table top clothes sale in East Lodge, Jephson Gardens, Leamington. from 10am to 2pm, 339077

Snowdrop Weekend, indoor display and open gardens, Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, from 11am to 4pm, also on between the same times on Sunday February 16, call 493339 or visit wwww.hillclosegardens.com

Live music by Harley Street and Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 9pm.

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Riff Raff, live band, Southam Sports and Social Club, from 9pm, free admission.

Moore Rodin sculpture exhibition featuring works by Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin, Compton Verney gallery near Kineton. Entry £13.60 (concessions available). Call 745500.

Little Earthquake theatre company are performing The Tell-Tale Heart at Eathorpe village hall, 8pm (doors 7.30pm). Tickets £8.50 if booked before February 9 or £10 if booked after (concessions available). Call 632664 or 632242.

Sunday February 16

Ensemble 360, family concert at 11.30am followed by adult concert at 3pm, Bridge House Theatre, Warwick, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

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Noel’s Knights, live music, musicians and singers welcome, from 2pm, Oak House, Holly Walk, Leamington, call 07766 445111.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Charwelton, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Wellesbourne, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Katie Alcock flute, St Nicholas church, Warwick, from 3pm, free admission, www.stnicholaswarwick.org.uk

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Leamington Chamber Orchestra, a concert full of Nordic melody and drama, Leamington town hall, from 3pm. tickets £11 or £9 for concessions and £2 for under-18s, from Presto Classical on 317025 or visit www.leamingtonchamberorchestra.org.uk.

Tuesday February 18

Gillian White will talk about “Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I and Kenilworth Castle” to the Leamington Society at Dormer Place Conference Centre, at 7.30pm, admission £2, visitors very welcome.

Love Leamington Month at Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, handling session, see and touch items from the collection stores which are related to families in Leamington, a fun and interactive session for all the family, from 2pm to 3pm, free admission, for more information call 742700 or visit the website www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Art Fund talk on Michelangelo at Princethorpe College. Tickets £14, proceeds to the Art Fund. Call 01788 565166.

Wednesday February 19

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Leamington Spa Horticultural Society. Chickens in an Eco garden by Anthony Allen, St Peters church hall, Dormer Place at 7.30pm, everyone welcome, non-members £3 on the door including coffee/tea and biscuits

Family Magic Lantern Show. Join Spencer & Son for their mesmerising Magic Lantern show, using a real historic Magic Lantern and slides. Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, at 2pm and 2.30pm, free admission, for more information call 742700 or visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Ufton, pub food at the finish, meet at the car park opposite Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre at 9.30am, call 498668.

Thursday February 20

Half-term Art Club, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 2pm to 4pm, for more information call 742700 or visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Friday February 21

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Friday Focus, free lunchtime talk, artist Maurice Sheppard will reflect on the contemporary life of David Carpanini. He will also talk about his own artistic life and David’s practice with references to the exhibition catalogue. Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 1pm.

DJMC Karaoke, The Wharf inn, Fenny Comtpon, from 9pm, free admission.

Saturday February 22

Snowdrop opening in aid of National Gardens Scheme charities. Hill Close Gardens, Bread & Meat Close, Warwick, from 11am to 4pm, adults £3.50, Children from five to 16 £1, light refreshments, plant and gift sales, call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Live Music with Mr Bojangles followed by Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 9pm.

Sunday February 23

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Kenilworth Rambling Club, eight-and-a-half-mile walk, Corley Moor, call 864624.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Shustoke, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Stoneleigh, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Monday February 24

Leamington History Group, talk by Richard King entitled A Warwickshire Miscellany, Dormer Conference Centre, St Peter’s church, Dormer Place, Leamington, from 7.30pm, for more information call 424659 or email [email protected]

Tuesday February 25

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Choir of New College Oxford, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Friday February 28

London Haydn Quartet, Pump Room, Leamington, from 7.30pm, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Saturday March 1

Kenilworth School PTA indoor car boot and book sale, Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, from 9am to noon, £1 entry for adults, £10 per pitch including a table, call 07986 938902 or email [email protected]

Solihull and District Orchid Society, meeting and talk by Gianpiero Ferrari on the Orchids of the West Coast of Australia, St George and Teresa Parish Centre, Station Road, Dorridge, from 2pm, call 747822 or visit www.solihullorchidsociety.org

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AMICI - Inspiration from Coventry Cathedral, music, readings, slides, St Nicholas church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, admission £10, www.oxboffice.com

Lino Printmaking for Adults with Eric Gaskell, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 11am to 4pm, £15 per person, call 742700.

Sunday March 2

Kenilworth Rambling Club, five-mile walk, Bubbenhall, call 864624.

Tuesday March 4

Leamington and Warwick Society, Stafford Holmes will talk about English building materials and the role of lime mortars in the repair of Warwick Castle at the Lord Leycester Hall, Warwick, from 7.30pm, visitors welcome.

Wednesday March 5

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Steve Walwyn’s Kelly’s night at the Zephyr Lounge in Spencer Street, Leamington, with the Steve Gibbons Band. Doors 7.30pm. Admission £10.

National Trust, Mid-Warwickshire Association, ‘The Fine Art of Crime’ - a talk by former police officer Malcolm Kenwood, Spa Centre, Leaminton, from 7.30pm, visitors £3, free for members.

Thursday March 6

Poetry Reading and Study Group, readings and discussion for the works of Kathryn Simmonds, Warwick Quaker Centre, High Street, Warwick, from 7.45pm, new members welcome, call 511969.

Friday March 7

Riff Raff, live music, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, from 9pm, free entry.

Saturday March 8

The Jolly Rodgers, live music, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, from 9pm, free entry.