Music

Pat Nugent and Mustang Live
Help the Poppy Appeal by dancing the night away to the award winning Irish Country Music Band, Pat Nugent and Mustang. Call 01628 520257 for more details. Tickets: £6 Entry (payable on the door or pre-book tickets).
22 November, 8pm, Flackwell Heath Royal British Legion, Common Road.Flackwell Heath.

The Kingcats Rock ''n' Roll Band plus DJ Jivin' George
Great dance floor and licensed bar. Open from 8pm till late. £10 tickets. Tel: 07721842142.
22 November, 8pm, The Royal British Legion, Queensmead Road.Loudwater.

Vivaldi in Venice
Marlow Choral Society presents their Autumn Concert 'Vivaldi in Venice', featuring Vivaldi's Gloria, Kyrie, Beatus Vir, bassoon concerto and other pieces. Conducted by Christopher Grant with the Cygnus Orchestra. Tickets available from choir members, Marlow Information Centre, WPS Stationers in Spittal Street, Marlow, and at the door on the night. For more info visit www.marlowchoralsociety.org.uk. 01628 471015.Tickets: £12.
23 November, 7.30pm, All Saints Church, The Causeway.Marlow.

Autumn Serenade
An Autumn Serenade of varied music, just right to give you a warm glow on a cold evening. Programme includes Fiona Haynes (Soprano) - music for voice by Fauré, Schubert and others; Marco Lemme (organ) - Bach Prelude & Fugue in G major, transcriptions of Wagner’s Meistersinger and Lohengrin; members of Lea Barn Divertimenti playing the Holst Wind Quintet; and Phoebe and Issy Mansell, Marlow’s "ukulele twins". Something for everyone there. 01628 486227. Tickets: £7.
23 November, 7.30pm, Christ Church URC, Oxford Road.Marlow.

UB40 Bob Marley Tribute.
'Neil' as Ali Campell - Former stars in their eyes finalist - UB40 Bob Marley tribute show, with DJ Mike Allen, Caribbean food also available on the night. 01494 355567.Tickets: £6.
23 November, 7.30pm, The Wooburn Club, 16 The Green, Wooburn Green.

The Blossom Street Choir
Amersham Concert Club presents the 5* rated a cappella group, The Blossom Street Choir. Entitled Down by the Sea the programme has a focus on the nautical including works by Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst. Tickets at the door, £15 (free for the under 18’s) or from the Box office 01494 765420. www.amershamconcerts.org.uk.
23 November, 8pm, Dr. Challoner's High school, Amersham.

Big Band Concert
The Heart Rehabilitation Organisation of Berkshire is holding its annual Big Band Concert fundraiser featuring the BBO Big Band at the Bourne End Community Centre. Tickets are £11 each and available from the Bourne End Community Centre. Tickets include Coffee and mince pies during the interval.
24 November, 7.30 p.pm, Bourne End Community Centre, Bourne End. 

Miscellaneous

Blood Donor Session
Save a life give blood. New and regular blood donors are needed to attend the next Blood Donor session in Gerrards Cross. Session times: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2 to 4.30pm. To enrol, book an appointment or to find out other venues in your area phone 0300 123 23 23 or log onto www.blood.co.uk.
23 November, 9.30am, The Memorial Centre, 8 East Common .Gerrards Cross.

Coffee Morning
Fundraising for the Stokenchurch Community Bus.  Coffee, tea, squash, mince pies and biscuits will be available.  Also a bring and buy stall, cake stall, books, bric a brac and nearly new clothes.  A warm welcome awaits everyone who can attend.
25 November, 10am to 12pm, Longburrow Hall, Stokenchurch

Barn Dance
Caller: Terry Phipps with Bodgers Wood Band. Tickets £7.50 (£2.50 for under 18s) to include a Ploughmans Supper. Beer, wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee available to purchase. Contact Liz Thorpe (01844 351565) or Jane Honeyball (01844 351096) for tickets.Fund raising to refurbish part of Chinnor Methodist Church.
29 November, 7 to 10pm, Chinnor Village Hall, Church Road, Chinnor
           
Sales and markets

Indoor Boot Sale
Popular Indoor 'Boot ' Sale in aid of 7th High Wycombe ( Manor Farm ) Scout Group. Table supplied and refreshments available. Bookings and enquiries to 01494 813000. 50p entrance.
23 November, 10am, Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Ave, Hazlemere.

Seeleys House Christmas Fair
A good mix of stalls including jewellery, small leather goods, patchwork, Christmas cards and gifts. Refreshments. This is FOSH’s major fundraising event for the year. FOSH (Friends of Seeleys House) plays an important role in supporting the Day Service and Respite Unit at Seeleys House through the provision of equipment and funding for social and other activities that would not otherwise be possible for the young people and adults who use Seeleys House..Tickets: £1 entry, children free.
23 November, 10am, Seeleys House, Campbell Drive, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield.

The Beaconsfield Art & Craft Fair
Fine art and quality local crafts. The Beaconsfield School PTFA is holding its autumn exhibition, where all work is for sale. The main focus of the exhibition will be a diverse range of hanging artwork, ceramics
and sculptures; featuring pieces by locally and nationally known artists. Complementing the art, there will be a wide selection of quality, local, handmade crafts on sale. A complimentary glass of wine and refreshments are served Friday evening, with a bar also available. Homemade refreshments available all day Saturday. Art work produced by the children of The Beaconsfield School will be on display during the Fair. Tickets: Free.
22 November, 7 to 9.30pm, 23 November, 10am to 4pm, The Beaconsfield School, Wattleton Road.Beaconsfield.

Santa at Christmas Bazaar
Santa, with his dog, makes a very early appearance for the children at Stokenchurch Dog Rescue's large Christmas Bazaar with bargains and festive fun galore. It's this charity's 50th anniversary. Christmas gifts, greetings cards, new and nearly new clothes, bric a brac, household goods, books, DVDs, CDs, fun, cakes, refreshments - and much more. Call 01494 482695 for more details.
23 November, 10am, Liston Hall, Liston Road.Marlow.

Deanway United Church Christmas Fair
Coffee, tea, lunches, tombola, raffle, gifts and lots more. 20p entrance.
23 November, 10am to 2pm, Deanway United Church, Deanway.Chalfont St Giles.

Marlow Christmas Market
Eclectic mix of gifts, festive food and entertainment. Free entry. Sip a warming glass of mulled wine, savour delicious mince pies and listen to the carol singers as you browse the fabulously festive stalls with their eclectic mix of original gifts, decorations, scrumptious food and edible presents. For more information call 07912 696658 or visit www.flyingpigsmarketing.co.uk; There’s ample free parking at the Crowne Plaza Marlow in Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow SL7 1GJ, directions can be found on www.cpmarlow.co.uk
24 November, 11am to 4pm, Crowne Plaza Marlow 

Table Top Sale
50p entrance. Kids free. 01494 711144..
24 November, 10am to 12pm, Holmer Green Royal British Legion, 48 Beech Tree Road.Holmer Green.

Wycombe High School Frost Fayre
Come for a cosy shopping evening. Buy gifts for friends and treats for yourself; enjoy a glass of mulled wine or a soft drink, and a hot snack. Stalls include: cards, jewellery, art, crafts, toiletries, food, chocolate, cup cakes, soft furnishing. Licensed bar, raffle, tombola..01494 523961.Tickets: £4 adult, £2 child.
28 November, 6.30pm, Wycombe High School, Marlow Road.High Wycombe.

Highcrest Academy Festive Fayre
A fun-filled evening - many stalls including jewellery, Henna, sweets, cakes, cards, gifts, books, Tarot reading and much more. A chance to buy your Christmas presents early. Free Entry. Call 07980 069248 for details. Tickets: Free..
28 November, 6pm, The Highcrest Academy, Hatters Lane.High Wycombe.

Children's activities

Boo and Bang with Cat Weatherill
This show is a combination of spooky ghost stories and a wondrous science show. Cat is one of Europe's most famous storytellers and a best selling children's author. Suitable for eight plus. Tickets £10 adults and £5 for children. From Claire Shann on 01494 481507.
22 November, 6.30pm, Bledlow Ridge Village Hall, HP14 4AL

Papercraft Model Exhibition and Workshop
An Opportunity for creative fun for Parents and children together. For more details contact Ian Thorpe no 870770 or email irthorpe@aol.com.
23 November, 10am to 4pm, Reading Room, Chalfont St Giles.

Nature Club for Children.
For children ages 6 and upwards. Contact Wycombe Museum for more information.01494 421895.Tickets: £4 per session.
24 November, 2 to 4pm, Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 6PX.

Shows and talks

High Wycombe and District Cage Bird Society,
Annual Bird show. All types of birds from finches, canaries, budgerigars to parrots. Further details at www.hwbbs.co.uk or call 07811321328.
24 November, 1.30pm, Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Avenue, Hazlemere.

Marcus Chown
Come to Amersham Library and hear award-winning writer and broadcaster Marcus Chown explain how the world of the 21st century works as part of his What a Wonderful World Tour. Find out the answer to 'Why you could fit the entire human race in a volume of a sugar cube' and 'Why each of us is a galaxy - in fact, 1000 galaxies'. Cost: Free. Advance booking recommended. Suitable for: Teenage and Adults. Not Suitable for Under 14s.
26 November, 7pm, Amersham Library, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, HP6 5AH

The Waterways of Northern France & Belgium
While most cruise the favourites of southern France, Roger Squires takes the less visited canals from Dunkirk to Ostend for a travelogue of new territory. Roger has been a life-long supporter of the canals and waterways in the UK and internationally. He has been an IWA Trustee and Chairman of London Region. His work was recognised by a British Empire Medal in 2012. Call 01932 248178. Tickets: Donation.
27 November, 8pm, Little Chalfont Village Hall, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont.

Films

Film Night. Trashed: Documentary with Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons sets out to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem, as he travels around the world to beautiful destinations tainted by pollution. This is a meticulous, brave investigative journey that takes Irons (and us) from skepticism to sorrow and from horror to hope. 07880 921941. anthony_abbott@hotmail.com.
25 November, 7.45pm, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Gold Hill East.Chalfont St Peter.

Film: More Than Honey
This thought-provoking and award-winning documentary by Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof, looks at the mutually dependent relationship between mankind and honeybees, the reasons for the current bee crisis and what might happen if our bees disappeared. Admission free, but £2 donation requested to cover costs. To guarantee your place, please e-mail wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk . Directions, parking, and more information at www.wycombefoe.org.uk .
29 November 2013, 7.30pm (doors open 7pm), Wycombe Environment Centre, 17 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2LG.

Education

Open Evening
Come along and find out about our Art and Design, Media, Performing Arts, Music, Computing, Business and Enterprise and Foundation Studies courses, as well as information about our Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. You will also be able to talk to staff about all our part-time and HE courses, including our new Saturday College courses. Call 0800 614 016. Tickets: Free.
27 November, 6pm, Amersham and Wycombe College, Amersham Centre Stanley Hill, Amersham.

Accountancy Open Evening
The team at Thames Valley Training & Development are pleased to announce their next Accountancy Open Evening. Whether you’re looking for your first job in accountancy or want to enhance your skills, come along and find out how studying part-time for internationally recognised qualifications from AAT, ACCA or CIMA can boost your career prospects and earning potential. To find out more and book an appointment at the Open Evening with our Accountancy tutor, please call 01494 60 30 60 today or email info@tvtd.co.uk.
28 November, 4 to 9pm, Bucks New University, Queen Alexandra Road.High Wycombe.

Theatre

Hi-De-Hi!
The Marlow Players are proud to present the stage adaptation of this popular TV series, revisiting the 1950s and Holiday Camp with its host of colourful characters. It's the start of a new season. The winner of the annual 'Miss' competition will go to the new Camp in the Bahamas. Rivalry among the girls is fierce, particularly between Gladys and Sylvia. Peggy, the cleaning-lady, is desperate to fill the vacancy for a new yellowcoat. Ted Bovis is forced to employ even more dubious money-making schemes, to pay alimony to his formidable ex-wife. Yvonne and Barry Stuart-Hargreaves, the camp dancers, send the rumour mill into overdrive, when they hear Gladys escorting a drunken Jeffrey into his chalet one night. Tickets are on sale now at the Tourist Office in Institute Road, Marlow or on The Marlow Players' website www.MarlowPlayers.org.uk. Come along and join in the fun. Call 01494 880486. Tickets: £10 to £12, Age 12 and under £5.
28 until 30 November, 8pm, The Shelly Theatre, Court Garden, Pound Lane.Marlow.

Art


Winter Moon Wonders
A wonderful festive exhibition with magical winter sparkle, featuring art and designer craft by some of our favourite artists and makers - Wendy Andrew (painting), Hannah Willow (jewellery & painting), Flora McLachlan (painting & printmaking), Tamsin Abbott (stained glass), Jackie Morris (illustrated books & paintings), Rachel Wright (textiles), Sue Rawley (pewter boxes & mirrors), Mark Duffin (paintings), Caroline Hyde-Brown (textiles), Casey Jon (ceramics) and introducing Yve Sturgeon (sculpture) and Louise Firchau (paper-cuts), both exhibiting at the gallery for the first time. Open daily from 10am to 5pm weekdays and Saturdays and 12noon to 4pm on Sundays. For more details see www.obsidianart.co.uk or call the gallery on 01296 612150
22 November to 5 January, At Obsidian Art Gallery, Stoke Mandeville

Comedy

Comedy Knights at Clayton's - Marlow
A sharp and sardonic night of classy stand up. Featuring unmissable showman Kelly Kingham, Edinburgh Fringe breakout star Nathaniel Metcalfe and likeable Max Dickens MCs Contact Telephone Number 01628 488404. Tickets: £5 on the door or in advance.
28 November, 8pm, Clayton's Marlow, 16 Oxford Rd Buckinghamshire.Marlow.


On The Radar

Christmas Food Market
The Manor's longest running market which has a range of goods to tempt the foodies among us and to get ready for the Christmas celebrations. There will be fresh ducks and local meat for sale, as well as cakes, sweets, local cheese and biscuits, chutneys and relishes and a selection of local beers and ales. Normal admission charges apply. Go to www.waddesdon.org.uk.
29 November to December 1 and 6 December to 8 December, 10.30am to 4.30pm, Waddesdon Manor, Near Aylesbury, HP18 0JH

A Victorian Christmas
See the manor decorated in a Victorian Christmas style. Father Christmas will be at the manor during the weekends in December leading up to Christmas (starting on the 7th). There is also a chance to join a wreath making workshop on the 7 and 8 and 14 and 15. To add to this there are some Christmas performances throughout the month. Normal admission charges apply. To find out more go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden.
1 December to 1 January (not 24 and 25), 11am to 3pm, Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe.


How to make perfect mulled wine (and other tastes of Christmas)
Enjoy an evening of mulled wine making. Choose the perfect wine to accompany Christmas dinner and sample some festive foods. There will be historical facts thrown in. Leave the car at home. Tickets are £10 from 01494 421895. Go to www.wycombe.gov.uk/museum.
4 December, 7.30 to 9pm, Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue, High Wycombe

Marlow Music Makers Choir's 2013 concerts
Founded in July 2009, Marlow Music Makers offers programmes of lively music which may include popular songs from around the 1920s up to the present day along with appropriate musical numbers played by their own musicians. Tickets for the concert, which includes a glass of wine and light refreshments during the interval, are £9.  They will be available from Insight Opticians, High Street, Marlow or by calling 01628 484618 or 01494 883392. Proceeds go to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in Saunderton. 
5 to 7 December, 7.30pm, United Reformed Church, Oxford Road, Marlow

Traditional festivities at Cliveden
Begin your family’s Christmas celebrations with a visit to Father Christmas who’ll be making time in his busy schedule to visit Cliveden on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays before Christmas.  A special garden trail will lead you to Father Christmas’s grotto where the man himself will welcome children, receive ‘wish lists’ and distribute gifts (£5 per child plus usual admission).
December 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 22, 10am to 3.30pm and Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 December,  10am to 1pm, Cliveden, Taplow, nr Maidenhead

Christmas in England.
Five Centuries of music from Byrd to Taverner by Wendover Choral Society, The City of Cambridge Brass Band and conductor - Peter Bassano.
The programme includes Byrd:  Christmas Motets and Mass for four voices; Gregson:  Laudate Dominum; Britten:  A Boy was Born; Ball:  The Highest Peak; Taverner:  Five Carols and Christmas Carols for Audience and Band. Tickets £12:  £10 Concessions: 17 and 18 year olds - £5:  Children under 16 Free.Available from the Clock Tower (01296 696759) or at the door.
info@wendoverchoralsociety.com
7 December, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Wendover.