What's On (Sep 14-16): 60s Gold Tour, Local Children Matter, Megson and more

Take a trip back to the swinging sixties at the Grimsby Auditorium on Friday with the Live: 60s Gold Tour.

John Steel and Micky Gallagher from the original Animals will be among the highlights with Gerry And The Pacemakers and PJ Proby sure to add to the ultimate feel-good factor.

Friday, September 14 (7.30pm). Grimsby Auditorium. Tickets: £26-£28.50. Call 01472 311300.

 

Based on a true story which later became the subject of a hit Broadway musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas comes to Scunthorpe’s Plowright Theatre.

This lively and entertaining show celebrates with song and dance the infamous brothel, The Chicken Ranch, managed by the ‘Madam’ Miss Mona.

Daily until Saturday, September 15 (7.30pm). Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets: £11 (Adult), £9 (Concession). Call 0844 854 2776

 

More than 150 youngsters will showcase their talents on stage in the Local Children Matter production at the Grimsby Auditorium on Saturday.

Aspiring young singers, dancers and comedians from across North East Lincolnshire have been practising for the show throughout the summer holidays at the Nunsthorpe Together community group.

Saturday, September 15 (7pm). Grimsby Auditorium. Tickets: £3. Call 01472 311300.

 

The Baths Hall’s indie night Furnace returns this Saturday.

Local band Glanford - who are set to release their brand new EP this month - headline the event with support from Fateful and Jamie Carnie. DJs will take the party on into the night spinning tunes from The Stone Roses to The Vaccines.

Saturday, September 15 (8.30pm). The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. Tickets: £5 (in advance), £3 (students in advance), £6 (on the door). Call 0844 854 2776

 

A huge selection of culinary delights await at Epworth’s Autumn Food Fair on Saturday.

Following on from the great success of the Spring and Summer Food Fairs, Epworth once again plays host to food producers from across the area. A great selection of stalls will be on offer selling quality foods including fresh and rare breed meats, gourmet fishcakes, preserves and home-baked cakes.

Saturday, September 15 (9am-3pm). Epworth Market Place. Free Entry. For more information call Brigg Tourist Information Centre on 01652 657053.

 

Folk duo Megson will perform at Ropery Hall in Barton-Upon-Humber on Friday.

The husband and wife pairing of Stu and Debbie Hanna have been nominated three times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and are winners of three Spiral Earth Awards.

Friday, September 14 (8pm). Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber. Tickets: £10 (in advance), £12 (on the door). Call 01652 660380.

 

Andy Evans and Jack Pudsey with Fusion Youth Theatre present a new musical drama, Queen of the Seas at the Whitgift Theatre in Grimsby on Saturday.

The history of female pirates is brought together in a new piece of theatre - with a sinister twist.

Saturday, September 15 (7.30pm). Whitgift Theatre, Grimsby. Tickets: £4-£7. Call the Caxton Theatre Box Office at Grimsby Central Library on 01472 346251.

 

The Halloween season starts early this year as zombie-infested stop-motion animation ParaNorman shuffles into cinemas this week.

The film follows Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a boy with the ability to speak with the dead, who finds himself taking on ghosts and zombies to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Trailer for ‘ParaNorman’ (PG)

ParaNorman is showing daily in 2D and 3D at cinemas in northern Lincolnshire including Parkway Cinema in Cleethorpes, Vue cinema in Scunthorpe and Playhouse Cinema in Louth. Check with your local cinema for times.