ART

Robert Golden – Lighthouse café, Poole (until December 31)

Cruising with the Queens – Southampton City Art Gallery (until January 30)

Bournemouth Arts Club: Views of Bournemouth – Russell-Cotes Gallery, Bournemouth (until Sunday)

Local Ceramics Show – Russell-Cotes Gallery, Bournemouth (until October 31)

A Contemporary View of Bournemouth – Russell Cotes Gallery, Bournemouth (from Tues, until October 31)

Writers of Influence – Southampton City Art Gallery (until September 26)

Robert Jefferson: Pottery and other works – Poole Museum (until October 31)

Andy Blake: Land, Sea & Sky – Place Mill, Christchurch Quay (until Sunday)

Nicola Burley: Soul Searching – David Lloyd Club, Ringwood (until September 26)

Exploratory Laboratory – Bridport Arts Centre (until October 23)

Abi Kremer: Colour Rhythms – Lighthouse, Poole (until October 9)

Eric Bailey & Tim Edwards: Paintings and Photographs – Shaftesbury Arts Centre (until October 3)

Sue Hart Jewellery: Be-Dazzled – Harris Interiors, Ashley Cross (until October 9)

Bournemouth Arts Club: 90th Annual Exhibition – Peacock Gallery, Upton County Park (from next Fri, until October 18)

FRIDAY

Theatre

Mary Shelley Talks – Mary Shelley Festival, Natural Science Society, Bournemouth

The Sound of Music – Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

The Duenna – Lighthouse, Poole

A Voyage Round My Father – Salisbury Playhouse

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Under Milk Wood Project – Dorchester Arts

Blood Brothers: The Play – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Carousel – Barrington Theatre, Ferndown

Music

Instant Sunshine – Layard Theatre, Canford School

Hayseed Dixie – Salisbury Arts Centre

The Deadstring Brothers – Talking Heads, Southampton

Le Trio Joubran – Lighthouse, Poole

Pasadena Roof Orchestra – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

80s Mania – Salisbury City Hall

Stricken City + Idles + Wooden Pigs – Sixty Million Postcards, Bournemouth

Chris Walker Swingtet – Verwood Hub

Fin Gunn Celebration Concert – Bridport Arts Centre

Underdog Academy – Joiners, Southampton

Silver Beatles + BB3 – The Brook, Southampton

Comedy

Terry Alderton + Yianni Agislaou + Seann Walsh – Funnybone, Centre Stage, Westbourne

James Dowdeswell + James Goldsbury + Rob Coleman + MC Donald Mack – Powell Theatre, Sherborne

Dance

Jaleo Flamenco – Lighthouse, Poole

Ministry of Burlesque – Rubyz, Bournemouth

Swanage Blues Festival

Red Lion- Open Mic with Martin & Johnny

Bar Seven - Robin Bibi Band

Tawny’s Wine Bar - Sonny Black

Grand Hotel - Back Porch Band

Black Swan - Will Killeen

Ship - Motel 6

White Swan - Riotous Brothers

Red Lion - The Jives

Crow’s Nest - Pete Harris Band with Hugh Budden

Ship, Langton - Blues TBA

White Horse - Saiichi Sugiyama

Anchor Inn - Riverside Blues

Local gigs

Amberwood - Martin Boucher

Belvedere – Fairlite

Captains Club, Christchurch - Julian Ward

Cellar Bar, Boscombe - Willie & The Bandits

Champions - Anger Management

Cottonwood - Jazz At The Cottonwood

Finns, Weymouth – Paisley

Fiveways, Charminster - Mr Wise Guy

Holme Bush, Corfe Mullen - Rebecca King

Lord Nelson - Girl Toyz

Nelson's Tavern, Mudeford - Mudeford Crabs

O'Neill's – Juice

Railway, Blandford - This Way Up

Reef Encounter - Phil Dewhurst

Spyglass & Kettle - Fabulous Four Ply

Talbot, Winton - Johnny Cash Tribute

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Groove Brothers

Wheatsheaf Hotel, New Milton - Davy Jones Locker

SATURDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

The Duenna – Lighthouse, Poole

A Voyage Round My Father – Salisbury Playhouse

The End of Romance rehearsed reading – Mary Shelley Festival, Natural Science Society, Bournemouth

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Lost Forest – Bridport Arts Centre

Let’s Hang On – The Brook, Southampton

Stories on a Shoestring – Nuffield Theatre Studio, Southampton

Music

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Salisbury City Hall

Corrine West & Kelly Joe Phelps – Forest Arts, New Milton

Music For Everyone – Poole Hospital Charity Concert, Lighthouse, Poole

Wessex Afrobeat Band with Lekan Babalola – Dorchester Arts

StringerBessant – Joiners, Southampton

Ben Montague – Mr Kyps, Poole

Colt 45 – Verwood Hub

Superfly – bhone live, The Winchester, Bournemouth

And Finally… Phil Collins – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Swanage Blues Festival

Swanage Railway - Pete Harris & Hugh Budden

East Bar - Fabulous Fezheads

Bar Se7en - Robert Hokum Band

White Horse - Jam Session with Robin Bibi Band

Red Lion - Open Mic with Martin and Johnny

Bankes Arms, Corfe - Back Porch Band

Ship, Swanage - The Riotous Brothers

White Swan - Riverside Blues Band

Grand Hotel - Pete Harris Band with Hugh Budden

Bar Se7en - The Jawbreakers

Tawny’s Wine Bar - Sonny Black

Bar Se7en -Steve Darrington All-Stars

Grand Hotel - Saiichi Sugiyama Band

Black Swan - Will Killeen

Ship, Swanage - Robin Bibi Band

White Swan - Coalhouse Walker Blues Band

Red Lion - Fabulous Fezheads

Crow’s Nest - Back Porch Band

White Horse - The Mustangs

Anchor - C Sharp Blues

Comedy

The Comedy Works – Lighthouse, Poole

Spoken Word

Shocks, Sparks and Corpses: Electricity in the 18th and 19th Centuries – Mary Shelley Festival, Natural Science Society, Bournemouth (afternoon)

Local gigs

Belvedere - Jim Martin

Bluebird Silver Dollar, Longham – Capricorn

Bournemouth Pier - Soul On Sea + Jamrock

Captains Club, Christchurch - David Walsh

Cellar Bar, Boscombe - Conrad Barr's All Day Charity Event

Champions - Mordekkers + Godhead + Si Genero

Cricketers Arms - Raising Cain

Darby's Corner, Poole – Foxx

Finns, Weymouth - Devils Rejects

Fiveways, Charminster - Baddest Blues Band

Hop Inn – iCandi

Hub, Verwood - Colt 45

Inn On The Furlong,- Ringwood - Crosscut Saw

London Tavern, Poulner- Street Life

Lord Nelson - AC Bee Bees

Nelson's Tavern, Mudeford – Wayward

No 4 Café, Southbourne - Hanna Robinson

O'Neil's – Fuzzy

Red Lion, Milford On Sea – Mafia

Richmond, Charminster - Under Fire

Seabournes, Pokesdown – Vulcan

Spyglass & Kettle – Banned

Talbot, Winton - David Marx

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Dean Rhymes

Thomas Tripp, Lymington - Alex Kirche Band

SUNDAY

Theatre

The Naked Truth – Weymouth Pavilion

Music

Focus – Mr Kyps, Poole

Gerry & the Pacemakers + The Searchers + PJ Proby + Chip Hawkes – Sixties Gold, Salisbury City Hall

Go West – The Brook, Southampton

Spiers & Boden – Bournemouth Folk Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne

TRC + Feed the Rhino – Joiners, Southampton

Chris Holmes Big Band – Salisbury Arts Centre

Comedy

Comedy Sweetshop Open Mic – The Winchester, Bournemouth

Swanage Blues Festival

Swanage Railway - Pete Harris & Hugh Budden

Bar Se7en - Back Porch Band

Red Lion - Open Mic with Martin and Johnny

Bankes Arms, Corfe - Robert Hokum Band

White Horse - Jam Session with Robin Bibi Band

White Swan - Blue Touch

Anchor - Dave Raphael Band

Grand Hotel - Sonny Black

Bar 7 - Saiichi Sugiyama Band

Ship, Swanage - The Jawbreakers

Grand Hotel - Steve Darrington All-Stars

Anchor - Blue Touch

Spoken Word

Gothic Bournemouth – Mary Shelley Festival, Natural Science Society, Bournemouth

Bournemouth and Viareggio – Mary Shelley Festival, Natural Science Society, Bournemouth

Vigil and poems – Mary Shelley Festival, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Afternoon:

Captains Club, Christchurch - Dave Quincy Trio

Filly Inn, Brockenhurst – Victor

Lord Nelson - Juju Men

Evening:

Belvedere - Jazz Sounds

Captains Club, Christchurch - Simon Woodley

Chaplin's Boscombe - Sunday Sessions

Elm Tree, Langton Herring - Zoe Schwarz Jazz Duo

Everton & Lydmore Club, Lymington - Charity Gig Grand Canyon

Lord Nelson - Back Beat

Mirimar Hotel - Regular Joes

Nelson's Tavern, Mudeford - Open Mic

O'Neill's - Live Music

Red Shoot - QED

Sloop Parkstone - Matt Black

Thomas Tripp, Christchurch - Lady Winwood's Maggot

MONDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

Death and the Maiden – Salisbury Playhouse

The Naked Truth – Weymouth Pavilion

Music

Everything Everything – Talking Heads, Southampton

Lisbee Stainton – Hamptons, Southampton

Naciketa: A Musical Epic – Bridport Arts Centre

Tellison – Joiners, Southampton

Solid Air – The Winchester, Bournemouth

Comedy

Shappi Khorsandi – Lighthouse, Poole

Spoken Word

Alexei Sayle – Lighthouse, Poole

Local gigs

Boot Inn, Weymouth - Stompin' Dave

Captains Club, Christchurch - Lee Hayter

Champions - The Skints + Rundown Jack + Blowouts

TUESDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

Death and the Maiden – Salisbury Playhouse

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Mayor of Casterbridge – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Shakespeare Schools Festival – Lighthouse, Poole

Music

Liane Carroll Trio – Lighthouse, Poole

Joe Brown – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Oysterband – Electric Palace, Bridport

The Tennessee 3 – The Brook, Southampton

Pete Harris & Hugh Budden – Ringwood Folk Club, Elm Tree, Hightown

Spoken Word

In Conversation: Ariel Dorfman & Nigel Osborne – Bridport Arts Centre

Local gigs

Amberwood, Walkford - Bernie Farrenden

Bluebird Silver Dollar, Longham – Yorkie

Captains Club, Christchurch - David Walsh

Centre Stage - Chicken Soup Choir

Chaplin's - Chris Woodford

Holme Bush Inn - Irish Music Session

Inn on The Furlong, Ringwood - Worried Men

O'Neill's - Revolving Door Open Mic

WEDNESDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

The Rebel Cell – Lighthouse, Poole

Death and the Maiden – Salisbury Playhouse

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Game – Sahlberg Studio, Salisbury Playhouse

Frankenstein: The Year Without a Summer – Bridport Arts Centre

The Mayor of Casterbridge – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Is That a Bolt In Your Neck? – Weymouth College Theatre

Music

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Lighthouse, Poole

Stiff Little Fingers – The Brook, Southampton

Golden Days of Variety – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Marionette – Joiners, Southampton

Comedy

Jenny Éclair – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Dance

Anchises – Up Close Festival, Ocean Room, Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth

About Around – Salisbury Arts Centre

Poetry

Polar Bear + Mowgli + Reynard Zoot + DJ James Pinnock – Freeway Poets, The Winchester, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Captains Club, Christchurch - Al Sirpico

Chaplin's, Boscombe - Open Mic

Lord Bute Hotel, Highcliffe - Dave Shepherd Quartet

Lord Nelson - Rhythm & Blues Jam

Thomas Tripp, Christchurch - Andy Grant

Thomas Tripp, Lymington - Folk Club

Wheatsheaf, New Milton - Acoustic Singaround

THURSDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

The Rebel Cell – Lighthouse, Poole

Death and the Maiden – Salisbury Playhouse

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

Frankenstein: The Year Without a Summer – Bridport Arts Centre

The Mayor of Casterbridge – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Music

Curved Air – The Brook, Southampton

Bob Brozman – Bournemouth Folk Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne

Brothers Grimmer – iBar, Bournemouth

Emily Maguire + Bob Fletcher – Mr Kyps, Poole

The Birthday Massacre – Joiners, Southampton

Justin Pearson & Kathy Rockhill – Lunchtime Recital, Lighthouse, Poole

Comedy

Dara O’Briain – Lighthouse, Poole

Spoken Word

An Evening with Johnnie Walker – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Polar Bear + Mowgli + Reynard Zoot – Freeway Poets, The Winchester, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Captains Club, Christchurch - Esther Frake

Cellar Bar - X-rated + Ambideckstruss

Champions - Local Band Showcase

Inn on The Furlong, Ringwood - Charlotte Hilton

Justine Pearson & Kathy Rockhill

Nelson's, Blandford - Stereo 4

Number Four Cafe, Southbourne - Mike OCD

Rising Sun, Wimborne – Equilateral

Talbot - Prairie Dogs

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Smooth Piano Sounds

Urban Beach, Boscombe - Lucas Rae

White Buck Burley - Chicago Jazz Aces

FRIDAY

Theatre

Blood Brothers – Mayflower, Southampton

Death and the Maiden – Salisbury Playhouse

The Colour of Nonsense – Lighthouse, Poole

Riverside Drive & Old Saybrook: Comedies by Woody Allen – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Detective Show – Lighthouse, Poole

Frankenstein: The Year Without a Summer – Royal Manor Theatre, Portland

The Mayor of Casterbridge – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Music

Example + Devlin– O2 Academy Bournemouth

Korn – Southampton Guildhall

Chris Farlowe & The Norman Breaker Band – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Mark Chadwick – The Brook, Southampton

Wishbone Ash – Salisbury City Hall

The Highteas – Talking Heads, Southampton

Reg Meuross Album Launch – Electric Palace, Bridport

Julie Dunn – Jazz Café, Bridport Arts Centre

Science of 8 Limbs – Joiners, Southampton

Small Fakers – Mr Kyps, Poole

Bon Jovi Experience – Weymouth Pavilion

Comedy

Micky Flanagan: The Out Out Tour – Forest Arts, New Milton

Wayne Deakin + Eric Lampaert + tbc – Funnybone, Centre Stage, Westbourne

Dance

About Around – Up Close Festival, Ocean Room, Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth

Stuck – Up Close Festival, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Amberwood – Buddies

Belvedere - Lee Burton

Captains Club, Christchurch - Julian Ward

Cellar Bar, Boscombe - Alex Roberts

Champions - The Prodigy Experience + Transcend

Cottonwood - Jazz At The Cottonwood

Cricketers - Folk & Beer Festival

Fairmile, Christchurch – Vulcan

Finns, Weymouth – Reactor

Fiveways, Charminster - Lady Winwood's Maggot

Lord Nelson – Catalyst

Nelson's Tavern, Mudeford - Now & Retro

O'Neill's - Black Orchid

Railway, Blandford - May Contain Rock

Red Shoot, Linwood - Gasoline Alley

Reef Encounter – Fearne

Spyglass & Kettle - Prairie Dogs

Talbot, Winton - Mr Wise Guy

Thirty Three, Canford Village – Foxx

Wheatsheaf Hotel, New Milton - Paint It Blue

White Horse, Netley Marsh – Riverside

The venues

The BIC and Pavilion

Bournemouth Pier

Bridport Arts Centre

The Brook, Southampton

Centre Stage

City Hall, Salisbury

Coade Hall, Bryanston School

Dorchester Arts

The Electric Palace, Bridport

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton

Forest Arts, New Milton

Funnybone Comedy Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne

Joiners Arms, Southampton

Lighthouse

Mayflower, Southampton

Mr Kyps

The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

The Old Fire Station

02 Academy Bournemouth

The Powell Theatre, Sherborne

Regent Centre

Salisbury Arts Centre

Salisbury Playhouse

Sixty Million Postcards

Southampton Guildhall

The Talking Heads, Southampton

The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

The Hub, Verwood

Weymouth Pavilion