What’s On - August 9, 2013

friday

((august 9)))

theatre and shows

cbeebies live show. Join Sid Sloane and his action packed live show, perfect for children aged 3-7. Marine Hall, Fleetwood. 11am and 2pm. Tickets £11 (01253) 887693.

priscilla queen of the desert. Get ready for the ride of your life! the feel-good international hit sensation is coming to Blackpool starring Noel Sullivan based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they had ever dreamed of. Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.

rebellion. The original Punk and Alternative Festival. 4 Days, 6 stages, over 200 bands Acoustic Stage, Punk Art, Cinema, Merchandise - celebrate all things Punk Rock..... Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.

legends. Appearing Freddie, Elton, Buddy and Neil. Close your eyes and you could be listening to the real thing. Sands Venue, Promenade, Blackpool. For tickets ring 625262.

pubs and bars

nikki fallows. Performing material made famous by the likes of Pink, Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Nelly Furtardo. The Bar @ Toast, Wood Street, St Annes.

hooker. The GasTank, Preston Street, Fleetwood. 9pm.

casinos

badness madness. Tribute to Madness and The Two Tone sounds. G Casino, The Sandcastle, south Promenade, Blackpool.

SOCIAL CLUBS

nicky newsome & jez. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.

gerry sandon. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.

back to back. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.

wayne gee. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore.

brian gold. The Layton, Westcliffe Drive, Layton, Blackpool.

rob johnstone. Blackpool’s Number One Club, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.

body & soul. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.

tom collins plus trevor wallace. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.

bobby lawrence. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.

decades of elvis. Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool.

nik powers. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys.

emma louise plus mike dennett. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.

jason lee. St Annes Conservative Club, 314 Clifton Drive North, St Annes.

sammi shepherd. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool.

tony g ford. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. 135, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. 


family night. Station Road Social Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.

others

the poulton dragon. Meet the Dragon Protection Office and enrol in SWORD (Society for the Welfare of Rare Dragons) and learn all the skills you need to become a SWORD ranger, then siet and hear the tale of The Poulton Dragon. Tickets £2. Poulton Library, Blackpool Old Road, Poulton. 1pm-3pm.

more tea vicar. A celebration of stitch by the Blackpool and Lytham St Annes branches of the Embroiderers’ Guild. Exhibitions, demonstrations, sales table and tombola. Free admission. North Pier Theatre, Blackpool. 2-4pm.

art exhibition. Blackpool Art Society annual exhibition showing pictures of all media including embroidery, miniatures, pastel pencil drawing etc. Fylde Gallery, Booths, Lytham. 10.30am to 4.30pm, some evenings and Sundays.

saturday

((august 10)))

theatre and shows

night of music. A night of acoustic music from BBC, including upcoming acts Mike Dignam, David Shurr, Jess Roberts and Jamie Brewer. Thornton Little Theatre, Thornton. Tickets free, apply www.bbc.co.uk/tickets

THE ULTIMATE KIDS VARIETY SHOW. Some of the UK’s hottest in-demand acts all rolled together into one fantastic show! Come and enjoy magic, illusion and comedy from Magic Mark Daniel; from hit tv show Get Your Own Back Dave Benson Phillips along with his gunge tank!; the amazing UV Puppets; our host and compere the hilarious Dean Keating; and the Nicky Figgins Centre Stage Academy Dancers. North Pier, Blackpool. 2pm

the variety show. The Variety Show features some of the UK’s hottest in-demand acts all rolled together into one fantastic show! TV funnyman and Mr Musicals Neil Hurst; the amazing voice of Rochelle; crazy comedy juggler Tom Rolfe; soul sensation Sammy Small; Blackpool’s very own comedy vocalist Laura Catlow; outstanding vocalist John Andrew; magic, illusion and comedy from Mark Daniel and Company; from Britain’s Got Talent comedy impressionist Drew Cameron; from hit tv show Get Your Own Back Dave Benson Phillips; and not forgetting our host and compere the hilarious Dean Keating! North Pier, Blackpool. 7.30pm.

priscilla queen of the desert. Get ready for the ride of your life! the feel-good international hit sensation is coming to Blackpool starring Noel Sullivan based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they had ever dreamed of. Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.

rebellion. The original Punk and Alternative Festival. 4 Days, 6 stages, over 200 bands Acoustic Stage, Punk Art, Cinema, Merchandise - celebrate all things Punk Rock..... Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.

legends. Appearing Freddie, Elton, Buddy and Neil. Close your eyes and you could be listening to the real thing. Sands Venue, Promenade, Blackpool. For tickets ring 625262.

casinos

the gilLettes. Soul and Motown cover trio. G Casino, The Sandcastle, South Promenade.

pubs and bars

northwest collective alldayer. 12 hours of non stop soul, featuring 10 DJs from around the North West, £8. The Highgate, Blackpool Road, Newton-with Scales. 1pm-1am.

captain crew. Victoria Bar, North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood. 8.30pm.

monkberry. The Strawberry Gardens, Poulton Road, Fleetwood.

wyreless acoustic. Genting Casino, Queens Promenade, Blackpool.

faye. Young vocalist from Lytham, with a varied repertoire of pop, soul and jazz with songs from the 1960s to the present day. The Bar @ Toast, Wood Street, St Annes.

april moon. The Raikes, Blackpool. 9.30pm.

blue pig orchestra. The Belle Vue, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool.

SOCIAL CLUBS

sid scouse with emma wright & jason j. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.

andy martin. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.

billy dean. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.

kevin rees owen. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore.

mike alone. Claremont Conservative Club, Westminster Road, Blackpool.

tim james. Blackpool’s Number One Club, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.

tony mitchell. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.

helen louise plus nicky newsome. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.

nikki miller. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.

mike dennett & chi (lunch), gary gibson’s beatles story (eve). Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool.

tena ladies. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion, Rough Lea Road, facing Cleveleys Bus Station.

junction 27 plus brenda noel. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys.

martin gabriel plus venn tracey. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.

tony rydall. Comrades of the Great War Club (Blackpool) Ltd, 116 Adelaide Street, Blackpool.

paul andrew. Knott End WMC, Salisbury Avenue, Knott End.

lee brady. St Annes Conservative Club, 314 Clifton Drive North, St Annes.

flashback. Highfield Road & Rec., 79 Highfield Road, South Shore.

liam halewood. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool.

tony james. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. 135, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. 


mike dennett & chic. Station Road Social Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.

others

more tea vicar. A celebration of stitch by the Blackpool and Lytham St Annes branches of the Embroiderers’ Guild. Exhibitions, demonstrations, sales table and tombola. Free admission. North Pier Theatre, Blackpool. 10am-4pm.

art exhibition. Blackpool Art Society annual exhibition showing pictures of all media including embroidery, miniatures, pastel pencil drawing etc. Fylde Gallery, Booths, Lytham. 10.30am to 4.30pm, some evenings and Sundays.

sunday

((august 11)))

theatre and shows

joe pasquale’s summer tour. Audiences will be able to see Joe Pasquale pirouette through puns, leap through laughs, slide into songs, then gasp at his amazing double gusset, see his skates, including ‘Barry’s’ special hole and other favourite fish! And as Joe says “You won’t get a frosty reception, and that’s snow joke (see what I did there?)” Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool.

rebellion. The original Punk and Alternative Festival. 4 Days, 6 stages, over 200 bands Acoustic Stage, Punk Art, Cinema, Merchandise - celebrate all things Punk Rock..... Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.

legends. Appearing Freddie, Elton, Buddy and Neil. Close your eyes and you could be listening to the real thing. Sands Venue, Promenade, Blackpool. For tickets ring 625262.

pubs and bars

quizzes

cash prize quiz. With quiz master Steve M. Victoria Bar, North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood.

SOCIAL CLUBS

mike dennett & chic with maurice mallone & jennifer ball. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.

kev rees owen. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.

little mo peters. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.

cactus jack. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore.

joe black. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.

andy gale (lunch), double click plus george king. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.

brad leigh scott. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.

kurtis king (lunch), georgia & billy hunter (eve). Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool.

roy denarne. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion, Rough Lea Road, facing Cleveleys Bus Station.

brian broadie. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys.

darren shaw. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.

peter holden. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool.

scott rhodes. Station Road Social Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.

others

more tea vicar. A celebration of stitch by the Blackpool and Lytham St Annes branches of the Embroiderers’ Guild. Exhibitions, demonstrations, sales table and tombola. Free admission. North Pier Theatre, Blackpool. 10am-4pm.

art exhibition. Blackpool Art Society annual exhibition showing pictures of all media including embroidery, miniatures, pastel pencil drawing etc. Fylde Gallery, Booths, Lytham. 10.30am to 4.30pm, some evenings and Sundays.