MUSIC

Friday:

The Resisters — The Tap, Sandown (9.30pm).

Woody — Newport Ale House (8pm).

Mark Cook — Crown Inn, Shorwell (7pm).

All That Jazz — Bargeman's Rest, Newport (8.30pm).

Tasha — Cowes Ale House (8pm).

Talon – the best of the Eagles — Shanklin Theatre (7.30pm).

Doghouse Band — The Steamer, Shanklin.

The Hillmans — Shanklin Conservative Club.

Force of Habit — The Railway, Ryde.

Dirty Lil Secret — Crispin, Newport (9pm).

Afterburner — The Marine Bar, Ryde (9pm).

Silvertone — High Park Tavern, Ryde (9.30pm).

Sharpetones — Dairyman's Daughter, Arreton (8pm).

Grizzled Skipper — Bugle, Yarmouth (9pm).

Blues Anonymous — King Harry’s Bar, Shanklin (9pm).

Stage Fright — The Old Comical, Sandown (8.50pm).

Jim Thorn Trio — Pizza Express, Newport (7pm).

Saturday:

Jim & Loren Thorn — Djangos (7pm).

Superstition — Kings Head, Yarmouth (9pm).

Blues Anonymous — Dairyman's Daughter, Arreton (8pm).

Pinstripe — Freshwater Conservative Club (9pm).

Atticus — Bargeman's Rest, Newport (8.30pm).

The Cool Connection — The Piano Cafe, Freshwater (7.30pm).

Storm — Royal British Legion, Shanklin.

Chris Sinatra — Shanklin Conservative Club.

Jimi Smith, solo Meat Loaf tribute — The Sportsman’s Rest, Porchfield.

Stage Fright — The King Lud, Ryde (6pm).

Tensheds — Quay Arts, Newport (8pm).

DJ Marc Lebone Disco — The Old Corner Bank, Sandown (8.30pm).

Alberts — Crispin, Newport (9pm).

Paolo — British Legion Club, Ventnor (9pm).

YZI — Sandown Conservative Club (9pm).

You Know Who — High Park Tavern, Ryde (9pm).

Porch Acoustic Duo — Ship and Castle, East Cowes (9pm).

Baggywrinkles Blues — Newport Conservative Club, Newport (9pm).

That's Life — Steamer Inn, Shanklin (8pm).

Sunday:

Nik Potts — Newport Ale House (4pm).

Jules Nelson — Crab & Lobster, Bembridge (1pm).

Usual Suspects — Sun Inn, Hulverstone (1pm).

JC & Angelina — Buddle Inn, Niton (1pm).

Frampwood Mac — Bargeman's Rest, Newport (1pm).

Woody — Cowes Ale House (4pm).

Baggywrinkles Blues — High Park Tavern, Ryde (4pm).

Karaoke — The Castle Inn, Ryde (8pm-Midnight).

Vectis Brass Christmas Concert — Salvation Army Hall, Newport (2.30pm).

Ollie & Daisy — Steamer Inn, Shanklin (1pm).

Sunny & Nik — Dairyman's Daughter, Arreton (1pm).

Superstition — The Railway, Ryde (6pm).

Monday:

Traditional Irish Session — Cowes Ale House (8pm).

The Shalfleet Shanty Singers — The Horse & Groom, Ningwood (7.30pm-10pm).

Acoustics originals and open mic night — Quay Arts, Newport (7.30pm).

Christmas concert by Cowes Concert Band — All Saints’ Church, Gurnard (7.45pm).

Jam on Mondays — The Crispin, Newport.

Steve Parkes Hosts Hammond X666 Organ, Piano & Keyboard Club — The Wight Hotel, Sandown (8.30pm-11.30pm).

Tuesday:

Jam night — Newport Ale House (8pm).

Acoustic Open Mic — Cowes Ale House (7pm).

Brading Community Choir — St Mary’s Church, Hall, Brading (7.30pm-9pm).

Folk Night — The Dairyman's Daughter, Arreton (8.30pm).

Jazz at the Mouse with The Grant O'Brien Trio — The Wight Mouse Inn, Chale (8.30pm-11pm).

Wednesday:

Sandown & Shanklin Military Band Christmas Concert — St. John's Church, Wroxall (8pm).

Charity Quiz — Newport Ale House (8.30pm).

Open Mic Night — The Railway, Ryde (8.30pm).

Thursday:

Seaview Fun Choir — St Peter’s Church, Seaview (3.30pm-5.30pm).

Open mic night — The Solent Inn, Ryde (8pm-11.30pm).

Open mic night — The Old Comical, Sandown (8.30pm).

Jazz Blues Variety Evening with The Steve Parkes Piano Trio & guests — The Wight Hotel, Sandown (8.30pm-11.30pm).

Open mic — The Vectis Tavern, Cowes (9pm).

EVENTS:

Men in Sheds — Winchester House, Shanklin (today (Friday), Monday and Wednesday, 10am-4pm).

Tea dance — Ventnor Winter Gardens (today (Friday), 2pm-4pm).

Games night - Magic the Gathering TCG, Keyforge — Heroes, Newport (today (Friday), 6.30pm-10.30pm).

Friends of Lord Louis Library craft fayre — Lord Louis Library, Newport (Saturday, 10am-4pm).

Christmas craft and gift fair with card making material sale — Parish Hall, Newport (Saturday, 10am-2.30pm).

Fun prize quiz with chocolate round — Traveller’s Joy, Northwood (Sunday, 8pm).

Charity quiz — Flanagan's, Sandown (Monday, 8.30pm).

Free games day - Magic the Gathering Commander, Warhammer 40k/Age of Sigmar — Heroes, Newport (Sunday, 11am-4pm).

Tea dance – Ballroom and sequence dancing — IW Community Club, Cowes (Tuesday, 2pm-4pm).

Tea dance — IW Community Club, Cowes (Tuesday, 2pm-4pm).

Tea dance and live music with Chic and Bernie — Brading Town Hall (Tuesday, 2pm-4pm).

Games night - Board games, Pokemon TCG and Dragonball TCG — Heroes, Newport (Tuesday, 6.30pm-10.30pm).

Beginner ballroom and Latin dance classes — Riverside Centre, Newport (Tuesday, 7pm-8pm).

Charity quiz in aid of Bloodwise — Hong Kong Express, Newport (Tuesday, 8.30pm).

The Wellbeing Singing Group — St John’s Church Hall, Ryde (Wednesday, 11am).

Tea dance — Aspire, Dover Street, Ryde (Wednesday, 2pm-4pm).

Game night - Dungeons and Dragons — Heroes, Newport (Wednesday, 6.30pm-10.30pm).

Rhymetime for babies and toddlers — Sandown Library (Thursday, 10.30am-11am).

Games night - Warhammer 40k/Age of Sigmar, Final Fantasy TCG — Heroes, Newport (Thursday, 6.30pm-10.30pm).

Improver ballroom and Latin dance classes — Riverside Centre, Newport (Thursday, 8pm-9.30pm).

IW HEALTH WALKS:

Cycle Track, Arctic Road, Cowes (Monday, 10.30am), Brighstone Library (Tuesday, 1.30pm), Cricket Pavilion car park, St Helens (Wednesday, 10am).

WALKS & RUNS:

IW Ramblers — Jubilee car park, Brighstone, 15 miles (Saturday, 9am).

IW Ramblers — Freshwater Bay car park, 16 miles (Sunday, 9.00am).

IW Ramblers — Village car park, Brighstone, five miles (Sunday, 10.30am).

IW Ramblers — Carisbrooke Priory car park, six miles (Thursday, 10.30am).

Parkrun — Seaclose Park, Newport (Saturday, 8.45am).

Junior Parkrun — Seaclose Park, Newport (Sunday, 9am).

ART:

A different take on Xmas exhibition by TRAC — Quarr Abbey, Ryde (today (Friday) to Tuesday, 10am-4.30pm).

Quay Arts OPEN 2019 — Quay Arts, Newport (all week, 10am-4pm).

Advent art exhibition by Charlotte Hodge Thomas — 24 Walls Road, Bembridge (today (Friday) to Monday, 10am-5pm).

Technology and film artist Jan Frith a pop-up installation of her latest interactive digital work Sewing Memories — Aspire Ryde (Thursday (5) to Saturday (7) December, 10am to 4pm.

THEATRE:

Gillian Cartwright presents The Nutcracker — Medina Theatre, Newport (Saturday, 7.30pm. Sunday, 2.30pm).

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp — Trinity Theatre, Cowes (Friday, 7.30pm).

Nin Conti – Humour4Tumours — Shanklin Theatre (Saturday, 2pm).

Spotlight (IOW) Ltd presents Snow is Falling — Shanklin Theatre (Sunday, 6.30pm).

The Russian State Ballet and Opera House present Swan Lake — Shanklin Theatre (Monday, 6.30pm).

Ryde School presents Les Miserables — Medina Theatre, Newport (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7pm).

Killing Steve: Murder Mystery Nights — Quay Arts, Newport (Wednesday, 7pm).