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Win tickets to see Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus Meryl Streep stars in Doubt plus Disney comedy fun in Bolt 3D. PAGES 4 & 5

NIGHT SCENE Happy Retro returns for The Syndicate and a new band replaces former Rock Quest winners PAGES 6 & 7

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FOOD & DRINK

By Robin Duke Entertainment Editor

Poulton’s quality kebabs, thrill for top Fylde fish fryer and toast to relaunched town centre venue PAGE 9

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IN THE WINGS Panto season is over - oh no it isn’t!.... reveals Lisa Ettridge in our weekly am-dram column PAGE 10

WHAT’S ON

ith the nation seemingly having forgiven presenter Jonathan Ross for his much publicised broadcasting indiscretions and his television and radio show proving as popular as ever, now it’s comedian and actor Russell Brand’s turn to put himself back in the spotlight with his latest nationwide tour.

Some 20 months after making his Blackpool debut, he’s back at the Opera House tonight after dates at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Monday and Manchester Apollo on Wednesday and Thursday.

But anyone expecting a hint of apology or contrition from the controversial performer might as well ask for their money back before the show starts.

Despite national red tops claiming the tour had only sold out after Ross and Brand’s headline hitting antics, all tickets were were sold months ago.

Popular funnyman in town

Nevertheless it’s the comedian’s first public outing in the UK since he and Ross landed themselves in hot water for remarks made – and initially overlooked – during a radio show in which they left offensive messages on veteran actor Andrew Sachs’ phone answering machine.

Not that it seems there really is no such as bad publicity – Ross’s viewing figures have leapt since his unpaid “holiday” and Brand’s self imposed exile to America only added a couple more noughts to his the bank balance of his burgeoning film career (though it has put his radio ambitions on hold for a while!).

It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for the foppish funnyman. His scene-stealing per-

formance in Judd Apatow’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall drew widespread acclaim, enhancing the reputation he earned with Britflicks Penelope and St Trinians.

He has more recently been seen in Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler and has been cast in Judd Apatow’s next feature, filming later this year.

Russell’s stand up show has also been taking North America by storm. An appearance at Montreal's world-renowned comedy festival followed sell-out dates at New York’s Grammercy Theatre and Los Angeles’ Roxy.

His autobiography My Booky Wook topped the UK best-seller list and sold in excess of 600,000 hardback copies.

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THE SECRET OF MOONACRE (U) Rating: 6/10

ORPHANED at a young age, plucky 13-yearold Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) is forced to leave behind her old life to seek lodgings with her eccentric and gruff uncle, Sir Benjamin Merryweather (Ioan Gruffudd), on the isolated Moonacre Valley estate.

Accompanied by the caretaker, Miss Heliotrope (Juliet Stevenson), Maria soon learns of an ancient feud between her family and the De Noir clan, whose young son Robin (Augustus Prew) takes an immediate dislike to the teenage Merryweather.

Maria realises that she holds the key to reuniting the warring estates by tracking down a set of magical pearls before the next full moon.

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HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (12A) Rating: 5/10

BASED on the book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That Into You is an ensemble drama-comedy about the affairs of the heart of myriad 20 and 30 something men and women living in present day Baltimore.

The characters counsel one another on the pitfalls of mating and dating but amidst the tears, humiliation and occasional declaration of undying affection.

He’s Just Not That Into You is a disappointingly familiar scrapbook of relationship highs and woes, culminating in the usual array of broken hearts, smouldering kisses and wedding vows.

TOP FILMS 1 (1) My Bloody Valentine 3D (18) 2 (3) Slumdog Millionaire (15) 3 (4) Beverley Hills Chihuahua (U) 4 (2) Valkyrie (12A) 5 (7) Bride Wars (PG) 6 (5) Seven Pounds (12A) 7 (6) Uunderworld - Rise of the Lycans (18) 8 (8) Role Models (15) 9 (-) Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (12A) 10 (-) Revolutionary Road (15)

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Man of God stands accused of sinning

DOUBT (15) Rating: 8/10

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n this 24-hour, digital age of CCTV cameras, the internet and the paparazzi, no sordid secret or lapse in judgement remains concealed forever.

The truth will come out, splashed across a front page or captured live on the camera of an omnipresent mobile phone.

Reading and seeing is believing.

However, our hunger for news is insatiable and in the absence of solid facts, we often nourish that hunger with gossip and rumour.

So, what happens when you believe something to be true, even though you have no tangible evidence to back up your suspicions?

How far would you go in your pursuit of the absolute proof?

“What do you do when you’re not sure? That’s the topic of my sermon today,’’ explains caring priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), at the beginning of Doubt.

Themes of certainty and suspicion underpin writer/director John Patrick Shanley’s film, adapted of his own Tony award-winning stage play of the same name, set in a ’60s Catholic school.

In this hermetically sealed world of religion and rules, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) rules with an iron fist.

Trouble erupts when painfully naive Sister James (Amy Adams) confides to her ferocious superior that the holy man has “taken an interest’’ in one of the boys, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster II).

When the head nun learns that Father Flynn spent time alone in the rectory with Donald, she draws

CATHOLIC CLASH: Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius Beauvier and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Brendan Flynn

Coming soon Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) tracks down a notorious thief called The Tornado in THE PINK PANTHER 2... a pair of plucky orphans (Emma Roberts, Jake T Austin) secretly uses a dilapidated hotel as a refuge for stray animals in HOTEL FOR DOGS (Blackpool and Cleveleys previews Saturday and Sunday matinees), Jason Vorhees lives to slay another day in Marcus Nispel’s gory remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH and BOLT 2D (weekend previews Cleveleys and St Annes - with 3D version opening at Blackpool today). unsavoury conclusions, despite protestations from Sister James.

“It’s my job to outshine the fox in cleverness. That is my job!’’ declares Sister Aloysius. “We are going to have to stop him ourselves.’’

Inviting Father Flynn into her office with Sister James as a witness (for the sake of propriety), Aloysius con-

fronts the man of God, determined to bully him into a confession of guilt.

Instead, he pleads innocence.

The situation spirals out of control when Sister Aloysius contacts Donald’s mother (Viola Davis) to apprise her of the supposed facts.

Like Frost/Nixon, the film version of Doubt lacks the immediacy and

some of the palpable tension of the stage version but Shanley’s adaptation of his own source material is still a riveting game of cat and mouse.

Streep devours the screen, eyes burning with indignation as the nun pursues her vendetta, engaging in some terrific verbal skirmishes with Hoffman’s besieged priest.

Adams provides the meek voice of reason while Davis is stunning in just 10 minutes of screen time, taking our breath away with her character’s reaction to the unfounded allegations of child abuse.

The balance of power shifts, our loyalties are torn and like Sister James, we try to remain unbiased in the eye of the storm.

Comedy fun from man’s best friend MAN’S best friend learns to stand on his own four paws in Byron Howard and Chris Williams’ computer animated comedy, which pokes fun at our obsession with celebrity.

For more than 60 years, Walt Disney has been synonymous with exquisite, hand drawn animation, which redefines the way we looked at the world.

Yet in recent years, the Disney brand has lost some of its lustre, supplanted by the rise of Pixar and its eye-popping brand of computer animation, as demonstrated in Toy Story, Finding Nemo and WALL-E.

BOLT 3D (U) Rating: 7/10

Now the two brands join forces for the very first time in Bolt.

Breathlessly orchestrated action sequences and the requisite lashings of Disney sentiment guarantee top pedigree entertainment for the entire family, underscored with a message about the responsibilities that come with owning a four-legged friend.

Since he was a pup, Bolt (voiced by John Travolta) has been the star of a hugely popular TV series of the same name, in

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which he plays a genetically engineered canine with superpowers who saves plucky owner Penny (Miley Cyrus) from the clutches of the dastardly Dr Calico (Malcolm McDowell).

Since Bolt has been raised on set and sleeps every night in a trailer, he truly believes that he is a superhero with the strength to charge down speeding vehicles.

Bolt is a delightful romp for young and old alike, balancing thrills and spills with broad comedy, most resting in the excitable paws of Rhino, who might just be Bolt’s number one fan.

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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett as Daisy

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (12A)

Blackpool and Cleveleys. Set in New York City over the course of one manic night, this is a warm hug of a teenage movie. Great soundtrack.

Beverley Hills Chihuahua (U)

All cinemas. What happens when a ridiculously pampered canine, who won’t leave the house without her bling, is stranded far from home?

Bride Wars (PG) All cinemas.

Strictly a chick flick, unless the thought of Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway fighting in the aisle appeals.

My Bloody Valentine 3D (18)

Blackpool only. Gore-laden remake of the 1981 Canadian slasher flick about a pickaxe wielding serial killer.

Role Models (15)

Blackpool and Cleveleys. The latest foul-mouthed bro-mantic comedy is a genuinely funny escapade that milks every guffaw from its predictable fish-outof-water scenario.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (12A) Rating: 8/10

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ased on a short story by F Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is the frontrunner at this year’s Oscars with a hefty 13 nominations.

Were it not for Slumdog Millionaire, David Fincher’s visually arresting, realist fable would probably sweep the board in a similar fashion to The English Patient.

However, this technically dazzling, 166-minute epic still stands a good chance of cluttering the mantelpiece with golden statuettes.

Claudio Miranda’s gorgeous cinematography shows off the majestic production design to the full, complemented by slick computer-generated effects and Alexandre Desplat’s heartstringplucking score.

Yet there is something slightly awry in this fantastical tale of a man who grows younger not older with each passing day.

Perhaps it’s the unshakeable feeling that we’re being emotionally manipulated, or the pacing, which seems to drag in places with Fincher’s directorial flourishes.

The film opens in a New Orleans hospital room where Caroline (Julia Ormond) watches as her elderly mother Daisy (Cate Blanchett)

Odd journey through life clings to life. To pass the time, Caroline reads from an extraordinary journal.

“My name is Benjamin Button and I was born under unusual circumstances...’’ confides the eponymous hero as we are transported back to 1918, when an expectant father (Jason Flemyng) races home to witness the birth of his son.

Mr Button recoils in horror at the baby swaddled in a blanket: the mewling infant looks like an old man, with ossified bones and wrinkled skin, and will apparently die within hours.

He abandons the child in the dead of night and African-American retirement home nurse Queenie (Taraji P Henson) takes pity on the

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abandoned babe, raises him as her own.

As Benjamin (Brad Pitt) grows older, he looks ever more youthful.

When he is eventually strong and old enough to leave the retirement home, Benjamin seeks his fortune aboard a tugboat captained by a hard-drinking Irishman (Jared Harris) and finds romance with a beautiful ballet dancer called Daisy (Cate Blanchett), who will pirouette her way into his heart.

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button recalls Forrest Gump, possessing the same scope and ambition as it juxtaposes an ordinary man’s extraordinary escapades against a backdrop of 20th century American history.

Fincher orchestrates some stunning set pieces including an explosive encounter with a World War II U-boat and dazzling sequence about the cruelty of fate and coincidence.

Digital trickery superimposes Pitt’s face onto the bodies of other actors until he is able to embrace the lead role entirely.

He perfectly captures his character’s inner turmoil; the fear of forging emotional bonds with Daisy or the people he cares about because “while everybody else was ageing, I was getting younger, all alone.’’

Supporting performances are equally strong, notably Henson’s surrogate mother, who stares tenderly at Benjamin that first night and remarks, “You may be as ugly as an old pot... but you still a child of God.’’

TOP CHOICE

Revolutionary Road (15)

Blackpool only. Sam Mendes’s beautifully crafted adaptation of the novel by Richard Yates chills to the bone with its unflinching portrait of scenes from a disintegrating marriage in ‘50s suburbia.

Seven Pounds (12A)

Blackpool and Cleveleys. A terribly earnest tale of self-sacrifice and redemption of a broken man with a secret. Unintentionally funny.

Slumdog Millionaire (15)

Blackpool and Cleveleys. Danny Boyle’s modern day fairy-tale charts the extraordinary journey of an orphan from the Mumbai slums to the country’s version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

The Reader (15)

All cinemas. Michael (Ralph Fiennes) and Hanna Schmidt (Kate Winslet) embark on a passionate affair, but when they meet eight years later, Hanna is standing trial for her earlier war crimes.

Valkyrie (12A)

All cinemas. Controversial war opus relates the final attempt on Hitler’s life before his suicide in April 1945.

Underworld 3: Rise Of The Lycans (15)

Cleveleys only. This prequel delves into the origins of a centuries-old blood feud.

Twilight (12A)

Blackpool weekend matinees. Surprisingly entertaining and sprightly romantic yarn where mortals and vampires live side by side.

The Wrestler (15)

St Annes only. Mickey Rourke makes a spectacular comeback as Randy “The Ram’’ Robinson, an ageing wrestler .

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Exravaganza of magic and fun

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HOWZAM 09, Blackpool’s festival of circus and magic, confirms a stellar line up for this year’s 10-day festival in Blackpool from February 13 -22.

The event features stars from around the world and sensational specialist acts direct from Las Vegas!

Masks and flowers are essential when Tina C “The Yellow Rose of Texas” presents Carnival Ball at Showzam 09, at Blackpool Tower Ballroom, on Friday, February 13, from 8pm - 2am.

Prepare for an evening of style and romance as ex-beauty queen Tina C hosts dancing, cabaret and vintage glamour.

Burlesque beauties, elegant dancers, and other stars of neo variety again visit Blackpool in for one night only.

This year’s ball is a tribute to the original Blackpool Flower Carnival.

Ladies are invited to pamper and dress up in vintage or glamour to celebrate the 1950s with a taste of “country”.

Think Tammy and Patsy, Doris and

Dolly – sexy ladies with big hair and even bigger skirts.

Tina C AKA Chris Green, the affectionate parody of a white trash country superstar, invites you to bop, swing and hand jive as the Swing Commanders, the UK’s leading Western swing band, rock the ballroom with their swing, boogie-woogie, rockabilly and hot jazz fusion.

Entertainers include Miss Ruby Blues, known for her rock ‘n’ roll burlesque shows and sultry blues voice, Empress Stah, trapeze artiste and burlesque cabaret performer, Andrew Van Buren, Ryan Styles and Diamond and Pearl.

So fill out those cortèges, lower those hemlines and gentlemen be smart and sexy, for Blackpool’s Carnival Ball Note: Don’t miss Chris Green in Miss Behaves Variety Nighty at The Grand Theatre, on February 14 and 15.

International stars of magic entertain at the Opera House on February 14.

The line-up includes Russ Stevens and his large-scale illusions, French magician

Omar Pasha, his ultra violet lights and remarkable “black art” illusions, such as the legendary Indian rope trick.

Other performers include Soma with his mobile phone act, Rafael and his comedy doves, world champion card manipulator Mahka Tendo and Nestor Hato whose explosive card performances even change his hair colour.

Jerome Helfenstein mixes shadowgraphy with an animated video screen backdrop; Graham Jolley, the most outstanding mind reader of his generation, and world champion magician Juan Mayoral.

Variety Live at The Grand, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 19-21, has a world class line-up and includes Jeff Hobson, a top comedy magician.

From the Cirque du Soleil, wonder at Wolfgang on the German Wheel and watch the colourful and lively Mazeppa Cossacks from the Ukraine.

Variety Live includes the endearing physical comedy of Rob Torres, finding absurdity in everyday tasks.

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LOTS OF LAUGHS: Comic acts will feature prominently in Showzam!

Vaudevillian Charlie Frye & Co, synthesise virtuosic skills and love of their art into something classic yet fresh.

For the last 20 years, Charlie and his wife Sherry have delighted audiences with their blend of silent comedy, slapstick, magic, juggling, and acrobatics.

Singing star Ben Stone has performed

for the Royal Family and has worked alongside Lionel Richie, Westlife, Charlotte Church and Will Young.

Variety Live proudly presents Wally Eastwood “the man with the fastest hands on earth” and the longest playing comedy juggler in Las Vegas history. ● www.showzam.co.uk

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Riccy takes charge at Toast THERE’S been a change at Toast Cafe Bar and Grill on Corporation Street in Blackpool.

Owner Riccy Caunce has now taken over the reigns and has relaunched the town centre venue.

“The management team I had in just weren’t coming up with the goods so it was time to start again and this time take control myself,” said Riccy, who opened the premises last year with a view to bringing a touch of big city style to the town centre.

“The ideas I had just weren’t being put into practice.”

So along with the managers and many of the original staff, out has gone the computerised ordering system.

“The connections were poor because of where we were located so we have reverted to the good old fashioned system of writing orders down and taking them to the kitchen,” said Riccy. “It’s working fine now.”

He admits that for a while customers were having to wait far too long for their food, but again “it’s a problem which has been ironed out”.

Now Toast has also added tapas to its menu with a choice of 10 ranging from £3.25 to £4.45 a serving, including a paella of chorizo sausage, chicken and peas cooked in white wine and served with saffron rice, and sauté prawns in a pancetta and white wine cream sauce served on warm bruschetta. Daily special main courses included mussels, steak and ale pie and Thai curry.

Riccy is also thinking of introducing a pie night to the venue.

“It’s all been a learning curve but we are getting there, and now that I’m at the helm I will make sure everything runs smoothly,” he said.

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Frank rings the changes FILIPINO’S in Poulton is being reinvented as The Matrix.

The Breck Road venue now operates as a bar and eaterie but will soon be moving its upstairs drinking area on to the ground floor – and shifting the eating upstairs.

“You don’t have to eat here to have a drink anymore so we are trying to create an atmosphere where people can come in and try us and see the changes we are in the process of making,” says the new man in charge, Frank Smithson who was co-owner of the former Viva La Diva showbusiness restaurant in Blackpool.

“We aren’t rushing into anything but I’d like to develop a wide ranging tapas menu so people can eat as much or as little as they like.”

He’s also keen on bringing back live music to the premises and will be starting next weekend with a Valentine’s Special.

Swing and middle of the road singer Gary Thomas will be performing on Friday and Saturday, January 13 and 14 – admission free.

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HEALTHY FOOD: Chris and Paula Dorkins with their locally-sourced lamb kebab at the Cyprus Takeaway in Poulton Picture: ROB LOCK

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oulton’s popular Cyprus Takeaway has hit back at a recent report that kebabs are bad for you.

A survey of 76 councils across the country, which tested 490 kebabs, revealed that many contained worryingly large amounts of fat and salt, even before the addition of mayonnaise and other extras.

Researchers found that the average kebab provided 98 per cent of the daily salt quota for an adult.

A typical example also contained nearly 1,000 calories, which is half the daily recommended maximum for women, and

148 per cent of the daily saturated fat limit. Some 35 per cent of those kebabs which were labelled contained meat from several types of animal. Alarmingly, six kebabs tested positive for pork when it was not declared as an ingredient. Two of these were described as Halal.

But Cyprus Takeaway proprietor Chris Dorkins says it is unfair to brand all kebabs as bad for you and cites the constant queues at his Blackpool Old Road outlet that they are not simply a post-pub or pre-club snack “Our doner kebab is hand-made daily from 100 per cent minced lamb,” said Chris. “We only add herbs, spices and seasoning – nothing else. We also offer

other alternatives such as chicken and lamb kebabs and for people with special dietary needs all our kebabs including doner are gluten-free and can be served in a gluten-free pitta bread if requested.

“All our meats are locally sourced – chicken from Wilkinson’s Farm at Out Rawcliffe and lamb from Sam Clegg’s of Poulton.”

He added: “It is a shame that the kebab market has become tarnished by mass produced rubbish kebabs made from minced up meat of indeterminate origin held together by rusk with additives and stabilisers and goodness knows what else – and sold by people who don’t care to find out.”

FYLDE Coast restaurants missed out in this year’s Dining Awards organised by Blackpool-based Hi Life Dining Club Stars and celebrity chefs were out in force at the Oscar-style 25th Anniversary Hi-Life Dining Awards at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester. The event raised thousands of pounds for Cancer Research UK. The awards are voted for by thousands of regular Hi-Life diners and restaurateurs.

The Best Overall Restaurant award went to Sam’s Chop House in Manchester; Best Chef was Paul Askew of London Carriage Works in Liverpool; the Best North West Restaurant was Thyme @ The Sirloin Inn, Hoghton, Best Atmosphere award went to Wagamama in the Printworks, Manchester, and Best Hi-Life Platinum Restaurant was Harvey Nichols Second Floor Restaurant, Manchester.

Top five honour for fish frier Alastair ALTHOUGH it was third time unlucky for Alastair Horabin from Seniors in Normoss and Thornton he admits to having been thrilled to be shortlisted for finalist for Young Frier of the Year for the third time.

AWARDS SHORTLIST: Alastair Horabin

Still only 23, he celebrated a hat trick of nominations in the prestigious Seafish National Fish and Chip Young Frier of the Year Awards, held in London last month.

Alastair was in the final five friers in the UK .

He said: “It’s a great competition which helps gives fish and chips the exposure they deserve. It is a clear sign that I am doing something right to be shortlisted for the third time in a row.

“Although I feel I can still achieve more, I have reached certain goals which I feel reflect true commitment to the fish and chip industry.”

Alastair has been recently appointed director for Seniors and intends to increase his portfolio along the Fylde Coast in the not too distant future.

sustainable waters and Alastair is back in action at both venues this week for National Chip Week which runs from February 9-15.

Despite the amount of time and effort he puts in to the business he still has time to dedicate to fundraising and this year he will climb Ben Nevis to raise money for one of Seniors’ charities – The Deep Sea Mission.

Chip shops participating in National Chip Week include Blackpool’s Bispham Cottage, Harrowside Chip Shop and Harry Ramsden’s; Pisces, Shakies and the Famous Granada Fish Bar in Fleetwood; Three Fishes in St Annes and Seniors in Normoss.

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FRIDAY Attractions BLACKPOOL TOWER. The £3 million Jungle Jim’s Towering Adventureland Victorian Ballroom, Aquarium, Circus and Tower Top Ride. Weekends, plus ballroom only on Wednesday. From 10am. Central Promenade, Blackpool. Details (01253) 622242 SANDCASTLE WATERPARK. Seafront attraction with its £3.5 million Hyperzone white knuckle area. Weekends and school holidays. Details, (01253) 343602.

BLACKPOOL ZOO AND DINOSAUR SAFARI. Home to more than 400 animals as well as 32 dinosaurs. Daily from 10am. East Park Drive, Blackpool. Details (01253) 830830.

LOUIS TUSSAUDS WAXWORKS. Brad Pitt and Samuel L Jackson are among the faces in Celeb City. Daily from 10am. Central Promenade, Blackpool. (01253) 625953.

FARMER PARR’S ANIMAL WORLD. Rare breeds galore. With added Santa Claus until December 24. Wyrefield Farm, Rossall Lane and Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood. Daily, 10am to 5pm. Details, (01253) 874389.

Music NORTH FYLDE MUSIC CIRCLE. Internationally acclaimed pianist Sam Haywood with a programme of Bach/Busoni, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Hummel, Korngold and Liszt. Grand Hall, Blackpool Sixth Form College, Blackpool Old Road, Highfurlong, 7.30pm.

AFTERNOON DANCE. With Michael Conradd.

Community Centre, Kirkham. 2pm.

Theatre and shows MURDER WITH LOVE. Leslie Grantham, Neil Stacy and Marcus Hutton star in this revival of the thriller by Francis Durbridge. Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool. Tonight and Saturday, 7.30pm. Plus Saturday matinee, 1.30pm.

THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. The Cleveleys Windmill Players present Nigel Patrick’s comedy. Thornton Little Theatre Four Lane Ends, Thornton. And Saturday, 7.30pm.

BOEING BOEING. Revival of a classic stage comedy involving one man, his three air stewardness fiancees and a long lost cousin.

The Lowry, Salford Quays. To Saturday, 7.30pm. Also Saturday matinee, 2pm.

THE CONVICT’S OPERA. Adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera

by Stephen Jeffreys, directed by Max StaffordClark. The Library Theatre, Manchester. Today, 8pm. Saturday, 3 and 8pm.

SPRING AND PORT WINE. The Anonymous Players revive the 1960s Bolton-based family drama of battling generations. Lowther Pavilion, Lytham. And Saturday, 7.30pm.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE ICE TOUR. All the favourite characters - plus skates! MEN

Arena, Manchester. 7pm.

MARY POPPINS. One of only a handful of regional dates for the blockbuster musical.

Palace Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester.

To March 7. Box office, (0844) 8472277.

TRUE LOVE LIES. Brad Fraser’s new wild and wisecracking drama of family relationships stretched to the breaking point. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

To February 21. Box office, (0161) 8339833.

UP AGAINST THE WALL. A big, brash comedy musical featuring more than 20 soul and funk tunes from the 70s performed by five actor/singers and a five piece band.

Octagon Theatre, Bolton. To February 28.

7.30pm, plus matinees February 14, 21 and 25 at 2pm. Box office, (01204) 520661.

SABBAT. The trials of the Lancashire witches in 1612 go under the microscope in a new and powerful play by Richard Shannon.

The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster. To February 21. Monday to Saturday, 8pm. Box office, (01524) 598500.

Pubs and bars DAVE LEE MICHAELS. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood.

JIMMY DAY. Back by popular demand. Che Bar, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

THE MARK THORNLEY BAND. The Hop Inn, Cookson Street, Blackpool.

THE DEADBEATS. The Raikes Hall, Liverpool Road, Blackpool.

THE SHY TEDS. Rock, pop and punk covers.

The Oxford, Oxford Square, Marton.

THE UNEXPECTED. The King Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool.

THE JEPS. Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood.

DJ NIGHT. Hits from the 60s to the present day. Yates’s, Talbot Square/Clifton Street, Blackpool.

BIGGEST PARTY IN TOWN. With DJ Damo.

Brannigans, Market Street, Blackpool.

DAVE GARTHWAITE. Chart, commercial, r ‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Birley Street, Blackpool.

FULL ON FRIDAY PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout, Queen Street, Blackpool CABARET NIGHT. Resident compere plus guest acts. The Princess Music Hall Tavern, Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Also Saturday.

PARTY NIGHT. With resident DJ Andy. West Coast Bar, Cleveleys. From 8pm to 2am.

DJ’S GINGE AND TRIGGER. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

DISCO NIGHT. With djs’ Kudos, Dave G and Aka Ali. From the 60s to current sounds.The Queens, Talbot Road, Layton.

R&B TO OLD SCHOOL. Chubby’s Bar, 94-98 The Promenade, Blackpool. Free admission.

IAN CALVERT and SCOTT WALKER. Party, pop chart and dance music. The Edge, Hardhorn Road, Poulton. And Saturday.

SOUL NIGHT. Soul, Motown, Philadelphia and Northern with DJ John Miles. Plus live acts. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool.

DAVE WARD ROADSHOW. Disco night -

in thewings

latest releases, chart and classic hits. The Ship & Royal, Lytham. 8pm to midnight.

DISCO NIGHT. With Papa Greywolf. Bay Horse Hotel, Station Road, Thornton.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. The Royal, Marton Drive, Marton.

DJ NIGHT. Ed Mahon with house and Hed Kandi. 1am, Pleasant Street, Lytham. From 10pm.

PARTY NIGHT. With DJ Daryl. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool.

ROY LYNCH. Radio Wave presenter in residence. The Loft Wine Bar & Nightclub, Lofthouse Way, Fleetwood.

DISCO NIGHT. Halfway House, St Annes Road, Squires Gate.

DJ NIGHT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road, Blackpool. And Saturday.

Karaoke THE K FACTOR. Weekly heats leading to an April 10 grand final. £1,000 in prize money plus professional contract on offer. Hosted

by DJ Naydene. Entry free. The Swift Hound, Rigby Road, Blackpool. 9pm.

KARAOKE PARTY TIME. With host Steve.

The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool.

From 8.30pm.

KARAOKE PARTY NIGHT. Choose from over 50,000 songs. The Cherry Blossom Hotel, North Shore. From 9.30pm.

JJ’S KARAOKE. The Excelsior, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.30pm.

CAROLOKE. Disco, fun and karaoke with Carol Hartwell. Last Orders, Trunnah Road, Thornton.

TOP NIGHT KARAOKE. With resident host Robbie. The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes.

KARAOKE DISCO. Over 40,000 tracks. The Sandpiper, Cleveleys Avenue, Cleveleys.

KARAOKE NIGHT. Plus comedy from Janice YorkeThe Old Bridge Cabaret Pub, Lytham Road, South Shore.

KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm to late.

BILLY’S SINGALONG KARAOKE. The Plough, Chain Lane, Staining.

KARAOKE. With DJ Marki. The Rose & Crown, Corporation Street, Blackpool. 8pm.

KARAOKE AND FUN QUIZ. With the Canny Man. Progress Sports & Social Club, Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm - midnight.

KARAOKE. Jaggy Thistle, York Street, Blackpool. Noon to 2am.

RAGIN’ BULL KARAOKE ROADSHOW. The Albert, Lytham Road, South Shore.

FUN KARAOKE. Over 5000 song titles discounted drinks for singers. The Dickens, Cleveleys. 8.30pm.

Comedy STAND AND DELIVER COMEDY CLUB. This month - Mundo Jazz, Steve Shanyaski, Shelley Cooper and Peter McCole. 53 degrees, UCLan, Preston. 8pm.

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Nightclubs ANDY J’s FEELGOOD NIGHT. Start the weekend with a plus - free admission with flyer, drinks £1.50 until midnight. The Residence, Vicarage Road, Poulton.

SPIRIT. Music for all tastes with guest djs.

Spirit, The Venue, North Promenade, Cleveleys. 10pm to 3am.

URBAN UNDERGROUND. DJ Fontalba with r&b, reggae and bashment. Hush, Talbot Square, Blackpool. From 10pm to 4am.

CLUB NIGHT. Dave Jay in the dance arena plus rota of residents with different styles in different rooms. Plus Over 25s Night in The Gallery. Club Sanuk, Blackpool.

Cabaret CHARITY CABARET NIGHT. The Tickety Boo duo plus former Kings of Swing member Tony Martin and comedian KSK raising funds the development of Staining Millennium Playing Field. Newton Hall, Country Club, Staining. 7.30pm.

Rock, blues & pop ACOUSTIC PROJECT. The New Holly, A6, near Garstang.

PUNK NIGHT. First of the year with the Senton Bombs, Eastfield, Norfolk band The Faintest Idea. West Coast Rock Café Club Above, Abingdon Street, Blackpool.

ROCK AND ROLL PARTY NIGHT. With guest bands. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore.

A TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS. All the hits - and more.

Guild Hall, Preston. 7.45pm.

Social clubs EDDIE WALLACE. Stanley Road WMC, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168.

IAN ANTHONY. Duple Social Club, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647.

ANDY MUNRO. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, Blackpool. (01253) 762186.

JUNIOR TALENT SHOW - 2ND SEMI FINAL. Layton Institute. (01253) 391774.

DANNY ANDREWS. Claremont Conservative Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981.

POWDER BLUE. Bloomfield Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 344583.

ASHLEY JACKMANN. Hotels and Apartments Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784.

DEAN RICHARDS. North Shore WMC, Cross Street, Blackpool. (01253) 627974.

ADAM JAMES. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road. Details, (01253) 853219.

DAVE ROSS. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208.

PINK LINT. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham. Details, (01253) 357519.

JOHN MALCOLM. St Annes Conservative Club. Details, (01253) 723471.

CRAWFORD & BROWN. Highfield Road &

Rec., South Shore. Details, (01253) 342389.

JERRY SANDON.Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. Details (01253) 852709.

Rock and pop BAND NIGHT. First of a regular session this week Catlow, The Drop Out Wives, Dirty Daggers and CSOD. Beat, Corporation Street, Blackpool.

ROCK NIGHT. Glyn Bailey and the Many Splendid Things, Ego Musto, Litterbug and Katie Leigh. West Coast Rock Café Club Above, Abingdon Street, Blackpool.

GERRY CROSS THE MERSEY. Gerry Marsden and his current Pacemakers with music and anecdotes from his years in the limelight. The Platform, Station Buildings, The Promenade, Morecambe. 7.30pm.

SATURDAY Pubs and bars TONY MITCHELL. Back by popular demand.

The Burn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton.

JD POWERS. Hits from the 70s onwards.

The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes.

TRIDENT. Hard working, hard rocking band.

Rossall Tavern, Fleetwood.

THE BLUE PIG ORCHESTRA. The Oxford, Oxford Square, Marton.

STATED QUO. Tribute to you know who.

The King Edward VII, Blackpool.

DJ SENO. Fun and games. Yates’s, Talbot Square/Clifton Street, Blackpool.

DAVE WARD ROADSHOW. Disco night latest releases, chart and classic hits. The Ship & Royal, Lytham. 8pm to midnight.

JIMMY DAY. Back by popular demand. Che Bar, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

DAVE GARTHWAITE. Chart, commercial, r ‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Blackpool.

CABARET NIGHT. Resident compere plus guest acts. The Princess Music Hall Tavern, Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Also Friday.

PARTY NIGHT. With resident dj Andy. West Coast Bar, Cleveleys. From 8pm to 2am.

SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY. The biggest party in town with prizes and Grab The Ads. Brannigans, Blackpool.

DISCO AND KARAOKE PARTY NIGHT. Halfway House, Squires Gate.

JAM MACHINE. John J, Andy Senior and Leakie teaming their talents for big city feel in the intimate bar. Bar Red, Church Street, Blackpool. 8pm to 2am. Admission free.

R&B NIGHT. With DJ Benji. Chubby’s Bar, 94-98 The Promenade, Blackpool. Free admission. To 3am.

IAN CALVERT and SCOTT WALKER. Party, pop chart and dance music. The Edge, Hardhorn Road, Poulton. And Friday.

70s/80s NIGHT. With DJ Dex. The Gynn, Gynn Square, North Shore.

DJ GLENN MILLER. Party soul and disco plus live acts. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool.

FYLDE COAST AMATEUR DRAMATICS WITH LISA ETTRIDGE

It’s still panto time!

granary cat. Disappointed, the son conPANTO season is over - oh no it isn’t! templates eating the animal, but the cat The St Bernadette’s Players are preparbargains with him, promising him riches ing to bring their annual panto to the in return for a bag and a pair of boots. stage in Bispham this month.

“Our production has The group, now in their 32nd secured the services of year, are presenting Puss three stars from the In Boots and have an Blackpool Circus School, added twist to ensure an Songs From The Shows who will entertain the extra bit of sparkle.

Fairhaven Methodist Youth audiences on a couple A group spokesman said: and Community Project of evenings.

“Rehearsals are well Saturday, February 7, “It stands to be a great under way and going realFairhaven Methodist Church show so we hope people ly well. Our Puss In Boots 7pm will support us.” is a traditional panPuss In Boots will run tomimed and this producfrom Wednesday to Saturday, February tion sticks very much to the spirit of tra18-21 at St Bernadette’s Church Hall, All ditional pantomime. We follow the story Hallows Road, Bispham. It starts at of the Miller’s son who on his father’s 7.30pm. Tickets on the door. death is left with nothing more than the

Diary date

FELINE FRIENDLY: Wendy Wilson, who plays Puss

Primary pupils take to stage YOUNGSTERS from Fylde coast primary schools are set to take to the stage as Schools Alive comes to The Grand Theatre.

The annual schools variety show will feature 37 acts from Blackpool’s schools over its four nights.

The event, now in its fourth year, is part of a partnership between Blackpool Council, Blackpool Music Service and the Grand Theatre.

Youngsters will bring a

■ Ring Lisa Ettridge with am dram news on 361729 ● email lisa.ettridge@blackpoolgazette.co.uk

wide range of acts from singing and dancing to musical performances and acting.

Andrew White, Blackpool’s Music Adviser, said: “Schools Alive provides a unique opportunity for pupils of all abilities to perform at one of the country’s finest theatres.”

The show will run at the Grand from next Monday to Thursday 9-12 from 7pm. Tickets available by calling (01253) 290190.

LISTINGS

Friday, February 6, 2009 COLIN JON. Party night. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

THE JOE WILDY SHOWBAND. Weekly residency. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore.

POP QUIZ. Music through the decades.

The Fairhaven, Marine Drive, Ansdell. From 9pm.

DJ NIGHT. House and Hed Kandi. 1am, Pleasant Street, Lytham. From 10pm.

ULTIMATE PARTY NIGHT. With DJ Daryl.

Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool.

FAMILY NIGHT. Music and games for all the family. Progress Sports & Social Club, Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm midnight.

DJ NIGHT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road, Blackpool. And Friday.

BROTHER RABBIT. The Hop Inn, Cookson Street, Blackpool

Theatre and shows See also listings for Friday.

CATS WITH RED SHOES. Youngsters in the dance school’s annual production perform music from tv and musical theatre. Princess Theatre, Pontins, Squires Gate. Today, 7.30pm. Sunday, 2 and 7.30pm.

Karaoke KARAOKE PARTY TIME. With host Steve.

The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool. From 8.30pm.

KARAOKE PARTY NIGHT. Choose from over 50,000 songs. The Cherry Blossom Hotel, North Shore. From 9.30pm.

KARAOKE NIGHT. The Royal, Marton Drive, Marton.

KARAOKE. The Gardeners Arms, Fleetwood Road, Thornton. 8.30pm.

KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm to late.

RAGIN’ BULL KARAOKE ROADSHOW. The Albert, South Shore. And Friday.

KARAOKE/DISCO. Plus jackpot bingo. The Tank, Preston Street, Fleetwood.

KARAOKE. The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood. To 1am.

KARAOKE PARTY. With DJ Rob Dingaling and drinks promotions. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. 3 - 8pm.

Nightclubs SATURDAY NIGHT LOVIN’. With Paul Dunne, Dave Jones and Paul Walker with dance, club anthems, house, electro, oldskool and trance (Dance Arena), Jaylen & Jones with funky house, r&b, current floorfillers (Buddha Room), Lee Hirst chart and party, r&b and bassline (The Studio and The Gallery). Club Sanuk, North Promenade, Blackpool.

ANDY J. Resident dj in residence. The Residence, Vicarage Street, Poulton.

SPIRIT. Music for all tastes with guest djs.

Spirit, The Venue, North Promenade, Cleveleys. 10pm to 3am.

URBAN ON ICE. DJ Fontalba with urban, real r&b, hip hop, reggae and bashment.

Hush, Blackpool. From 10pm - 4am.

STEVE KELLY. Dance music all the way. Club Monaco, Teanlowe Centre, Poulton.

RETRO. First of the year - featuring main man Paul Taylor alongside Tony Walker formerly of Galaxy FM, Jason Fubar and a live PA from Baby D performing their smash hit Let Me Be Your Fantasy and I Need Your Loving. The Syndicate, Church Street, Blackpool.

Music THE BLACKPOOL MALE VOICE CHOIR. Concert for the mayor’s charities. St Paul’s Church, Honister Avenue, Marton. 7pm.

Folk, Irish and country HOWDENJONES. Glasson-based Kate Howden and Paul Jones back on tour with northern tinged music and banter.

Dolphinhome Village Hall, 7.30pm.

CAJUN MOON. Fort Santone, Great Birchwood County Music Park, Warton.

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WEEKEND CHOICE BLACKPOOL Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert of the new year, the third in the current annual subscription series, on Sunday at Blackpool Sixth Form College.

The orchestra is joined on this occasion by wellknown horn player Barbara MacLaren (right).

She played in the National Youth Orchestra before studying at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and gained some early experience as a member of the horn section of the Blackpool Symphony Orchestra.

Since graduation Barbara has pursued a busy and versatile career as a freelance musician playing with many orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and various chamber music ensembles.

She is also in great demand as a teacher.

She has also given suc-

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra

Blackpool Sixth Form College, Highfurlong cessful recitals and has performed as a concerto soloist. In the latter capacity she has previously appeared with the Blackpool Symphony Orchestra.

On Sunday she joins them in Horn Concerto No 1 by Strauss.

Sunday’s concert, conducted by Keith Hatton and led by John Resek, also includes Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia, and Brahms Symphony No 2 in D. The concert begins at 7.30pm and tickets are £6 with free admission for children.

Refreshments are available during the interval and there is a raffle. Car parking is excellent.

Ring: (01772) 682987.

Social clubs VALENTINA. Stanley Road WMC, Blackpool.

Details, (01253) 621168.

J.J. PHILIPS. Duple Social Club, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647.

CITY GENTS. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, Blackpool. (01253) 762186.

MAGIC SHOW BAND. Hampton Road Social, South Shore. (01253) 341508.

MANNA LIVE and SCOTT HANSON. Layton Institute. Details, (01253) 391774.

CHELSEA STEVENS. Comrades of the Great War Club (Blackpool) Ltd, 116 Adelaide Street. Details, (01253) 625841.

KEVIN ANTHONY. Claremont Conservative Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981.

TRACY JORDAN and JANICE YORKE .

Bloomfield Club. (01253) 344583.

VINCE WILLIAMS. Hotels and Apartments Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784.

NIKKI MILLER. North Shore WMC, Cross Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974.

STEVE WESTON. Blackpool Trades and Social Club, Blackpool. (01253) 622580.

ADI MATTHEWS. Blackpool Central Bowling and Social Club. (01253) 341145.

KEVIN REES OWEN. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion. (01253) 852450.

KRISTINA CASTELLINA and F. B. 53 .

Cleveleys Men’s Club. (01253) 853219.

BILLY HARPER. Brunswick Club, Blackpool.

Details, (01253) 624208.

MARK STEWART WOOD. Bispham Con. Club. Details, (01253) 357519.

DAVE BROOKLYN. St Annes ExServicemens Club. (01253) 721033.

TONY G. FORD. St Annes Conservative Clubs. Details, (01253) 723471.

3D. Highfield Road & Rec., South Shore.

Details, (01253) 342389.

MARK SHERIDAN. Blackpool Catholic Club.

Details, (01253) 622979.

JOHNNY ROXX.Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. Details (01253) 852709.

MAURICE MALLONE. Knott End WMC, Salisbury Avenue. (01253) 810362.

MIKE ENFIELD. Willows Catholic, Kirkham.

Details, (01253) 682195.

WAYNE MANSFIELD. Smooth sounds. The Wainwright Club, Blackpool.

Cabaret EVENING WITH THE STARS. JK as Robbie Williams plus three course meal and disco.

The Bourne Poacher, Thornton.

Others AMERICAN WRESTLING SPECTACULAR. Five championship matches, tag team titles

and plenty of other grunting and groaning. King George’s Hall, Blackburn. 7.30pm.

SUNDAY

Theatre and shows CATS WITH RED SHOES. Youngsters in the dance school’s annual production perform music from tv and musical theatre. Princess Theatre, Pontins, Squires Gate. Today, 2 and 7.30pm.

DIE FLEDERMAUS. Small scale touring operetta company Opera della Luna turn their attentions to the world of Strauss. Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.

See also listings for Friday and saturday.

Rock, pop and jazz FLIP. Pop and jazz replacing Mike Lovell for this week. Art Deco Cafe, Stanley Park, Blackpool. 1 - 3pm.

ALL THAT JAZZ. Wyre Levee Stompers (first Sunday), Sounds Easy (second Sunday), Ted Taylor Quintet (third Sunday) and Sounds 18 (last Sunday). North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood.

JAZZ ON A SUNDAY. Cyril Roe and Smooth Jazz (first Sunday), Teddy Taylor and Amanda Lucas (second Sunday), Teddy Taylor and guests (third Sunday) and James Swinnerton (fourth Sunday). The Bourne Arms, Knott End. 3 - 6pm.

Pubs and bars THE LIONEL VINYL SHOW. Plus Lionel’s karaoke. Yates’s, Blackpool.

TONY MITCHELL. In acoustic mood. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood. 1 - 3pm.

I LOVE VODKA SUNDAY. Commercial dance and chart anthems. Brannigans, Blackpool.

IAN HOOPER AND PAUL DOBIE. Two of the area’s most popular singers and musicians in weekly session. The Edge, Poulton. 8pm DJ NORRIE. Party night. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

OPEN MIC NIGHT. Take your own instruments.

Free admission. Drinks promotions. The Blue Room, Church Street, Blackpool. From 8pm.

WIND DOWN SUNDAY. Soul - Motown and Northern from Glenn Miller. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool.

MISS PATRICIA’S MUSIC HALL. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, South Shore. 1 - 5pm.

CABARET NIGHT. Different act weekly.

Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, South Shore.

8.30pm to midnight.

BINGO AND FIND THE JOKER. Minimum cash prize of £50. The Golden Eagle, Anchorsholme. 3.30pm.

DJ TRIGGER’S WEEKEND FINALE. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool.

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The Boot ‘n’ Shoe, Elswick. 9.15pm.

QUIZ NIGHT. With Paul Gee plus Play Your Cards Right. The Links, St Annes.

QUIZ NIGHT. Plus The Accumulator.

Presented by Danny. The Belle Vue, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool.

FUN QUIZ NIGHT. Plus meat raffle and Name That Tune. Hosted by Trigger. The Burn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton. From 4pm QUIZ AND CHARITY FUN QUIZ NIGHT. Weekly quiz, fortnightly fund raiser for Brian House Children’s Hospice. Blackpool Catholic Club, Queen Street, Blackpool.

QUIZ NIGHT. Including general knowledge and music rounds. Also Open The Box. The Mere Park Hotel, Preston Old Road, Marton.

STEVE M’s SUNDAY QUIZ NIGHT. General knowledge, pop, rollovers - hosted by Steve Mulligan. The Mount Hotel, Fleetwood.

QUIZ NIGHT. Plus Open the Safe. Cash prizes to be won. Gardeners Arms, Thornton.

PETE’S QUIZ & MUSIC. With prizes. The Clarence, Marton. 8.45pm LANDLORD’S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ. 40 weekly questions in new look pub. The Boot & Shoe, Elswick. 9pm.

BEER AND CASH QUIZ. Chance to win £50 bonus prize. Dog & Partridge, South Shore.

QUIZ AND BINGO NIGHT. Blackpool’s No 1 Club, Bloomfield Road, South Shore.

MUSIC QUIZ. Plus Guess the Key. Raikes Hall Hotel, Blackpool. From 8.30pm.

QUIZ NIGHT. The Admiral, St Annes Road West, St Annes.

FAMILY FORTUNES QUIZ. Devonshire Arms, North Shore. From 9.30pm.

Irish, folk and country DISCO/KARAOKE. Plus Skint Or Mint. The Tank, Preston Street, Fleetwood.

FAMILY FUN DAY. DJ Sean Whitham with karaoke, party hits and more. The Royal Oak, Breck Road, Poulton. Noon to 4pm.

POKER NIGHT. The Royal, Marton.

NICK UNLIMITED. Back by popular demand for more rock and blues. Upstairs At The Raikes, Blackpool. From 5pm.

NICE GUY EDDIE. Return of the 60s soul band. Lane Ends Pub, Wesham.

DARREN ALONE. The Hop Inn, Cookson Street, Blackpool. 6 - 9pm.

WOODY. Fort San Antone, Great Birchwood County Music Park, Warton. Lunchtime.

IRISH MUSIC NIGHT. Calming folk music to unwind to. All welcome to play or listen. The Victoria Bar, North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood. 8.30pm.

Karaoke

BRASS AT THE GUILD. More than 50 bands from all over the country competing for titles. Grand Hall, Guild Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston. From 9.30am.

BLACKPOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. First concert of the new season.

Conducted by Keith Hatton with Barbara McLaren (horn) and programme of Strauss, Borodin and Brahms. Blackpool Sixth Form College, Blackpool Old Road, Highfurloung. 7.30pm.

FUN KARAOKE. With race night and quiz. The Duke of York, Blackpool. From 8.30pm.

KARAOKE. With guest DJ. The Royal Oak, Poulton. Free admission. From 8pm.

KARAOKE NIGHT. The Old Bridge, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.30pm.

CLIFF’S KARAOKE. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood.

KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm.

KARAOKE. King Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool. From 8pm.

FAMILY KARAOKE. The Hansom Cab, Station Road, Lytham. 4-7pm.

KARAOKE. Frenchman’s Cove, South King Street, Blackpool.

FUN KARAOKE. Jaggy Thistle, York Street, Blackpool. Mid day to 2am.

Nightclubs

Social clubs

Music

I LOVE SUNDAYS. Dave Pope and Craig Smith play r&b, hip hop and funky house.

Drinks promotions. Main Arena, Club Sanuk, North Promenade/Springfield Road, Blackpool. 10.30pm to 3.30am

Talent shows THE WHITTLE’S GOT TALENT. Early doors weekly search a star - £50 to the winner.

Open to all. Whittle Springs (The Victoria), Talbot Road, Blackpool. 5 - 8pm.

FYLDE’S GOT TALENT. Talented finalists from auditions over recent weekends.

Lowther Pavilion, Lytham. 7.30pm.

Quiz nights FREE QUIZ. With the Dave Ward Roadshow. Weekly prizes The Ship & Royal, Clifton Street, Lytham. 9 - 11pm.

PRIZE QUIZ. Robin Ross or Stevie Good.

Silver Sands, Burlington Road West, South Shore. 9pm.

QUIZ NIGHT. Free beer giveaway and £50 bonus question. The Excelsior, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.45pm.

FUN PUB QUIZ NIGHT. With the Caroloke Zone. Last Orders, Thornton.

QUIZ DAY. Plus bingo and Play Your Cards Right with compere Joe Gordon. The Victoria, Fleetwood. From 5pm.

QUIZ NIGHT. And Play Your Cards right.

STUART WALDRON. Duple Social Club, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647.

PHILL DE VEER. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 762186.

ANDY GATES. Hampton Road Social, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341508.

ALAN BARKER SHOWCASE. Layton Institute.

Details, (01253) 391774.

MARK SHERIDAN. Talbot Club, 46 Milbourne Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624305.

LEAH FAITH (noon). CAROL KAYE (Evening).

Bloomfield Club, Blackpool. (01253) 344583.

LEANDRA. Blackpool Trades and Social Club.

Details, (01253) 622580 and Blackpool Central Bowling and Social Club. Details, (01253) 341145.

CHRIS STEWART. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion. Details, (01253) 852450.

CRAIG MICHAELS. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road. Details, (01253) 853219.

LISA YOUNG. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham. Details, (01253) 357519.

DES DE QUICEY. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. Details (01253) 852709.

MAGGIE ON KEYBOARD. Stanley Road WMC, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168.

Others SNOWDROP WALK. Lytham Hall, Ballam Road, Lytham. Gates open at 10.30am, last entry at 3pm.

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Located in Lytham Road, Blackpool, Burlington’s has something for everyone with great meal and drinks deals, live entertainment and top “live” sporting events.

The new Sizzling Platter Menu includes sizzling steaks from £3.99 and Sizzling Combos at £5.99.

Choose two items from steak, ribs, scampi, chicken breast and gammon on a sizzling platter served with a choice of potatoes, a tomato and fried onions at £5.99

The new Pub Favourites deal offers a selection of five meals at an unbelievable £1.99.

The choice includes chicken and chips, scampi and chips, sausage and mash, fish and chips, plus burger and chips, all served with peas!

Credit Crunch Fridays continue until February 20 with two-for-one bottles of Budweiser, Corona and Becks.

Buy a single on selected spirits get your double free, choose any three alcopops for £5 or enjoy a sambucca for just £1.

Everyday prices include house wine from only £5.99 a bottle – double up for £1 on spirits, with any alcopops at

three for £5.95 plus many more discounts – check the pub for details – and enjoy a pint of John Smiths or Fosters for £1.79 from Monday to Friday, between 11am and 7pm.

The live entertainment programme features a resident DJ every Friday and Saturday. Look out for Lil C or DJ Avon on the decks.

The Chunky Monkeys will be on stage on February 28; a Neil Diamond

trubute on March 20 and the popular Robbie Williams tribute is back on April 17.

There’s fun for everyone on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 24, with “Bouncy Boxing” Fun Day in the car park.

Sports fans should get down to Burlington’s for all the usual Sky/Setanta live games - PLUS this month:

● Blackburn v Aston Villa - Feb 7 at 3pm ● Everton v Bolton - Feb 7 at 3pm Portsmouth v Man City - Feb 14 at 3pm ● Man Utd v Fulham - Feb 18 at 8pm There are eight screens over four floors covering the action, but get there early for the big games.

Additionally, there’s pool table and darts available on the top floor.