Your essential guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.

THEATRE

Vienna Festival Ballet's 35th Anniversary Gala
Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange
Vienna Festival Ballet's reflection on 35 years of performing classical ballets all over the world will take you on an unforgettable journey through the best of ballet in one magical evening. Tickets £21 adults, £15 under 16s. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Milked
Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
A black comedy about friendship, unemployment – and a cow called Sandy. Tickets: £12/£8. www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

Four of Swords Theatre Presents Jekyll & Hyde
Friday & Saturday, 7pm, Poltimore House, Exeter
Four of Swords Theatre invites you on a daring expedition into the deepest darkness of the human soul with ambitious stagecraft, spectacular video projection and haunting live music set within the House. Pre-performance drinks in the Chapel from 6pm and 8pm. Tickets £12 avaialble at www.four-of-swords.com

MUSIC

Craig Charles (pictured)
Friday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
The Coronation Street and former Red Dwarf star has carved out a successful broadcasting and DJing career, presenting BBC 6 Music’s Funk & Soul Show, as well as DJing regularly at the iconic Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes venue in London. His club DJ shows bring you the same eclectic mix of songs covering Northern Soul, Funk, Soul and modern remixes. 8pm - 2am. Tickets £16 standing. Over 18s. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay; Vanity, 9pm, free.
John Gandys, Gandy Street: Scallywag, 9pm, free.
The Old Firehouse, New North Road: LionStar, free before 10.30pm, £1 after.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Iscatels, 9pm, free

Mad Dog McRea
Saturday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs. Tickets £14.50 standing. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Live Music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The Bowling Green, Blackboy Road: Kiss This! 9.30pm, free.
The Bishop Blaize, Commercial Road: The Embezzlers, 9.15pm, free.
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: Basher Tate, 9pm, free.
The Old Firehouse, New North Road: Cabaret Voltaire presents The Hot Tin Roofs, free before 10.30pm, £1 after.
The Kings Arms, Cowick Street: The Esplanades, 9.30pm, free.

Radio Clash + from the Specials Neville Staple and his Band
Sunday, Exeter Corn Exchange
Radio Clash recreate The Clash in sound and vision together with the set list they performed in 1978 and also on the same night exclusively from The Specials’, Neville Staple and his Band will perform with passion the classic songs, he has done so since that 1978 show day. Whether you were alive or not at the time of the 1978 concert or where there!. A must be at gig for everyone! This show will definitely 'Rock The Casbah'. Tickets £22.50. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Gretchen Peters
Sunday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Hailed by many as one of Nashville’s best contemporary songwriters, Gretchen Peters’ intelligent and introspective songs have been covered by pop, country, blues and folk artists all over the world. She possesses a rare ability to drive a strong point, yet capture it eloquently in song. That ability has won Peters two Grammy nominations and sold her millions of records worldwide. Tickets £18 seated. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
The Old Firehouse, New North Road, Exeter: ExTunes – Sweet Nothings, Josh Gray and folk, 8pm, free.
The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth: Martin Weller, 8.30pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: K2, 6pm, free.
Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton: Just Misbehavin’, 12.30pm, £2.
Sidbury Village Inn, Sidbury: Tracy Louise, 8.30pm, free.

EVENT

NCT Nearly New Sale
Saturday 11.30am, Magdalen Court School, Victoria Park Road, Exeter
Your chance to purchase nearly new baby equipment, prams, pushchairs, carriers, high chairs, playmats, stair gates, ride-ons, trikes, scooters, bikes, clothes, shoes, wellies, fancy dress, toys, books, DVD's, ICT...and lots more. 11.30am-1.30pm.  £1 entry, no buggies.

Buy Local Food & Drink Festival
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Budleig Salterton
The second Budleigh Salterton Food and Drink Festival features demonstrations by top chefs, a food market, Ready Steady Cook! Budleigh style, vegetable sculpting, beer festival, live music, craft activities, face painting and lots more for the whole family.  The event opens at 5pm on Friday 13 March through to 4pm Sunday 15 March. Weekend passes are £5, day passes are available and kids go free! Full details of the programme can be found at  www.budleighfoodanddrink.org.uk

Bingo/Curry Night
Saturday,7.30pm, Dunsford Village Hall
Dunsford Cricket Club invites you to a Bingo/Curry night at Dunsford Village Hall, on Saturday 14th March at 7.30pm. Meat prizes, raffle, licensed bar. Curry tickets £5 adults, £3.50 children, available in advance only, call Bex 07957 658156. Curry will be served after the bingo.

A Choral Selection Box
Sunday, 3.30pm, St Paul’s Church, High Street, Honiton
The University of Exeter Chapel Choir will be performing a selection of choral works including such favourites as Parry’s ‘I Was Glad’ and Wood’s ‘O Thou the Central Orb’. The concert will take place in St Paul’s Church, known for its fantastic acoustic and organ. Tickets available on the door. http://www.honitoncofe.org/

Mothers Day Open Afternoon
Sunday, noon, Poltimore House, Exeter
Take a stroll in the grounds or explore the house, then return for some refreshments in the Chapel Cafe. Free admission for mums. Noon-4pm. http://www.poltimore.org/

EXHIBITIONS

More By Luck than Judgement
Victoria Yard Gallery, Exeter College in Queen Street, Exeter
A remarkable exhibition spanning the 40 year career of one of the UK’s top photo journalists opens in Exeter this month. Modestly titled More By Luck Than Judgement, the show consists of around 60 iconic photographs depicting some of the biggest news stories in the South West. The man behind the lens is Richard Lappas, based in Exeter, whose award-winning pictures are still regularly seen in the UK’s national newspapers, particularly the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times. He also finds time to pass on his skills to news journalism and photography students at Exeter College. The exhibition runs until Thursday March 26.

The F-Word: The Changing Language of Fashion
Killerton House, Broadclyst
From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion. Killerton’s latest costume exhibition ‘The F-Word: the changing language of fashion’ opens on Saturday 14 February and explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Dartmoor Life in the First World War
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown
Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we remember those who gave their lives during the First World War. But how much thought do we give to those who survived and to those at home who strived to support the war effort? Dartmoor Life in the First World War provides a unique snapshot of what life was like on Dartmoor during the First World War – how life for many continued as normal, how farming changed and women came to work on farms and in the forests. It covers the recruitment marches and the wounded soldiers who were brought to Dartmoor to recuperate as well as the impact on the area of the Conscientious Objectors who were housed in Dartmoor Prison. It highlights the endeavours that people made to raise funds and collect materials to support the war effort. Open daily from 10am, until 9 September.