Your what’s on guide

Friday June 13

West End actor and singer-songwriter Danny Taylor is performing to raise funds for the PDSA charity at the Liberal Club at Oak House, Upper Holly Walk, Leamington, 7.30pm. Free entry; proceeds from raffle and donations to the charity.

Charity exhibition at Gallery 150 in Regent Court, Leamington, showcasing the work of artist and illustrator Terry Dutton and members of Streets Ahead Photography Club, to raise funds for Rufus’ Friends’ Foundation and Way Ahead Support Services. On until June 22.

Friday Focus - free lunchtime talk, Roz Crampton, a long serving former member of staff at the Pump Room, will reminisce about her time working in the building. She has lots of exciting memories to talk about, including the time Mick Jagger filmed a music video in the former swimming pool, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum from 1pm.

Saturday June 14

Berkswell Village Fete, stalls, live music, children’s activities, beer tent and more, from noon to 4pm.

Lauren Night, live music, The Nelson Club, Charles Street, Warwick, members and bona fide guests welcome, call 775578.

Southam ‘Coventry Road’ Yard Sale, 14 houses along the road with ‘Stuff for Sale’, parking at the Grange Hall, and refreshments for sale from the 2nd Southam Scouts, from 10am to 2pm.

Karaoke from 8pm and World Cup football from 11pm - England v Italy, Leamington Liberal Club, Oak House, Upper Holly Walk, Leamington.

National Garden Scheme - Gardens Open For Charity, The Granary, Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, from 11am to 4pm, £4 for adults children free, also on at the same time on Sunday June 15, for more information call 01483 211535.

National Garden Scheme - Gardens Open For Charity, five private Hunningham gardens, CV33 9DS, from 12.30pm to 5.30pm, £4 adults, children free, also on Sunday June 15, for more information call 01483 211535.

Annual Rotary Charity Raft Race starts at 12.45 from Jephson Gardens Leamington and finishes at Myton Fields/St Nicholas Park Warwick between 1.30 and 3.30pm. To enter a raft see www.sparotary.org.uk or phone 07831 516875.

Summer beer and cider festival at Hilltop Farm in Hunningham, 11am to 8pm, with locally-brewed drinks, pig roast, barbecue, cocktails, live music, funfair, ice cream and face painting. Entry £2 in advance or £4 on the door. Call 632978.

Family history workshop to help people trace relatives who emigrated to Commonwealth countries or the USA, at the County Record Office in Priory Park, Warwick, 9.15am to 12.15pm. Places £12. Call 738959.

St Chad’s church fete on the Meadow, Bishops Tachbrook, 1pm to 4pm, with classic cars, live music, Maypole dancing, football shootout, barbecue, raffle, tombola and cakes, plants and toys for sale.

Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society ‘Come and Sing Gilbert and Sullivan’ concert at Kenilworth School, with rehearsal from 1.30pm to 4pm and concert at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 for singers and £13 for audience members, concessions available. Call 07523 911428.

Leamington Sinfonia concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, at Holy Trinity church in Leamington, 7.30pm. Tickets £8.50 from Presto Classical in Park Street, Leamington, on call 01789 731966.

Live music by Lauren Knight at the Nelson Club in Charles Street, Warwick. Members and bona fide guests welcome. Call 775578.

Live music by Richard Tarver and bingo at the Royal Naval Club in Adelaide Road, Leamington, 8pm to 11pm.

Avon Dassett Soapbox Derby in Avon Dassett, raising funds for the British Heart Foundation and BLESMA; entrants make their own soapbox to race in. For entry forms, visit www.avondassettsoapbox.org

Warwickshire Open Studios showcase at Gallery 150 in Regent Court, Leamington, displaying artworks of varying media by 12 artists. Free entry. On until July 13.

Coventry Philharmonic Choir, Collegium and Oriflamme, pieces by Mozart, Parry and more, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, tickets £12, call 864409.

Sunday June 15

Leamington Rambling Club, nine to 11-mile walk, North from Malvern, meet at Newbold Terrace East at 9am, call 496974.

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

Summer beer and cider festival at Hilltop Farm in Hunningham, 11am to 8pm, with locally-brewed drinks, pig roast, barbecue, cocktails, live music, funfair, ice cream and face painting. Entry £2 in advance or £4 on the door. Call 632978.

Syrinx Wind Quartet concert at St Nicholas church, Warwick, 3pm. Free admission.

Ginny Davis’ new show, Fashionably Late, is on at the Loft Theatre in Leamington at 7.30pm. Call 0844 493 4938.

Tuesday June 17

Macular Support Group Meeting, speaker Jane Arnold, will demonstrate and talk about The Second World War’s Home Front and Rations, The Baptist Church, Chandos Street, Leamington, from 2pm to 4pm, everyone welcome, Call 314841

Warwick’s Hidden Places: a historical walk around Warwick with local historian Christine Hodgetts, starting at the County Record Office in Priory Park, Warwick, at 7pm. Places £7.50. Call 738959.

Leamington History Group and Leamington Town Council are leading free guided historical tours around Leamington from today until September. Today’s starts at South Lodge in Jephson Gardens at 10.30am. To see a full programme, visit www.leamingtonhistory.co.uk

WednesdaY June 18

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Wooton Wawen, meet at the car park opposite Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre at 9.30am, call 496974.

Arsono Ensemble from Germany performing with the Warwickshire Choristers, St Paul’s church, Warwick, from 6.30pm, admission free.

Wellesbourne Flower Club’s June meeting, Vanessa Higgins will present her interpretation of ‘A Good Night Was Had by All, Wellesbourne village hall. Visitors are very welcome, £6 per person. Refreshments available.

SIX, by the new Warwickshire-based United Theatre Company, is on at Kenilworth Sports and Social Club from tonight until Sunday June 22 at 7.30pm each evening. Tickets £8.50 or £8 children. Visit www.unitedtheatre.co.uk

Leamington Horticultural Society, talk by Brian Ellis on texture and foliage in the garden, St Peter’s church, Dormer Place, from 7.30pm, non-members welcome, £3 on the door including refreshments.

Thursday June 19

Behind the Scenes at the Museum, an opportunity to see Warwickshire Museum’s collections of geology, archaeology, natural history and social history, Montague Road Museum Stores, Warwick, from 2pm to 3.30pm, £5 per person.

Networking meeting for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Warwick and Leamington, The Star and Garter, Leamington, attendance is £10 for members or £12 for non-members, bookings need to be made via www.fsbwarkleamnetwork.eventbrite.com refreshments will be provided.

Arsono Ensemble from Germany performa with Park Hill School Glee Choir, Warwick Court Rooms, Main Hall, from 7.15pm to 8.30pm, admission free, donations appreciated.

Friday June 20

Friday Focus - free lunchtime talk, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Leamington branch will celebrate the launch of their display at the art gallery and museum with a talk about their history and current activities, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 1pm.

Rebecca Schneider soprano, Holy Trinity church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington, from 1.15pm, free admission.

Armonico Consort, Victoria Requiem, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 8pm, tickets £14.50, call 0844 581 0750 or visit www.armonico.org.uk

Warwick Summer Music Festival, various choirs and musicians including Armonico Consort, The King’s Men, Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra and more, Saint Mary’s church, Warwick, until Sunday June 29, for more information and ticket prices visit www.stmaryswarwick.org.uk/festival

Saturday June 21

Kineton Music Festival, with 20 bands, food and drink at Kineton Sports and Social Club, from noon to 12am.

Proceeds to the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and another charity to be nominated. Details at www.kinetonmusicfestival.co.uk

Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, music by Handel, Mahler and more, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, tickets £12 or £5 for children and students, call 850385 or visit [email protected]

Spicy Jazz at Hill Close Gardens in Warwick, 7.30pm, with picnics in the gardens from 6pm, with quiche, cake and wine available. Tickets £12.50 (concessions £10) from 493339.

Plants to Pills: a guided walk around Priory Park in Warwick looking at plants and their uses and a chance to look at old recipe books which use the plants, starting at the County Record Office in Priory Park at 2pm. Places £7.50. Call 738959.

Warwick Rocks Midsummer Night Festival, with live music, dancing and street food, Market Square, Warwick, from noon until late.

Village Voices concert: Razzle Dazzle, at St Nicholas church, Warwick, 7.30pm. Proceeds to SW Heart. Tickets £8 on the door.

Summer fete at the Shree Krishna community centre off High Street, Leamington, 2pm to 4pm, with Indian food, bouncy castle, stalls, raffle, henna tattoos, children’s games. Free entry.

The Orchestra That Fell To The Earth are performing a charity concert at the Assembly in Leamington to raise funds for Target Ovarian Cancer. Doors 6pm, concert starts at 6.30pm. Tickets £20 from www.seetickets.com/Tour/the-orchestra-that-fell-to-earth-charity-concert

Stretton-on-Dunsmore Village Fete, from 2.30pm.

World War One Day, leran more about The Great War, workshops for adults and children, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from noon to 4pm, free admission, just drop in and join in.

Sunday June 22

Kenilworth Grange Spring Fayre, stalls will include tombola, home-made cakes, face painting and more, from 2.30pm.

Dell Music Festival for young and aspiring local musicians and singers, Food by the Fat Pug and the Star and Garter. Face painting. Graffiti artists, starts at 1pm and runs through to 7pm. in the Dell, off Warwick Place, Leamington. entrance free. call 312009, For full details visit: http://www.dellpark.demon.co.uk/events.htm