The week's diary of events is as full as ever from the big names of Fairport Convention and Jenny Eclair to local bands and theatre productions.

ARTLANCASTER Maritime Museum, St George's Quay, is hosting an exhibition entitled Young at heart - Stories and Images from Lancaster's Marsh and Ryelands Estates. The exhibition is the culmination of an 18-month social history project looking at life on the two estates, past and present. The exhibition covers themes such as schooldays, growing up and working lives. The exhibition is open from 12.30pm-4pm daily. For details call 01524-382264.COMEDYTOP comedienne and author Jenny clair is appearing at the Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University, tomorrow (Saturday) in a stand-up comedy show entitled Middle Aged Bimbo. The performance begins at 8pm. For tickets call 0800-028-3042. JOHN Hegley, comic poet and Edinburgh Festival mainstay, is appearing at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick (017687-74411), on Thursday and Forum 28, Barrow, on Friday (February 6).

JONGLEURS celebrates its 20th anniversary of launching top comic acts such as Paul Merton and Jo Brand with a show at Burnley Mechanics tonight (Friday).

The show includes Jongleurs award -winner Ridi Lickwood and Anthony King. The first act is on stage at 8pm. For tickets call 01282-664400. CONCERTSKENDAL Midday Concert Club's series of concerts continues on Wednesday with a performance from The Fujita Piano Trio, three sisters from Japan who have toured extensively throughout the world. The programme features pieces from Mozart and Beethoven and takes place at Kendal Town Hall at 1pm. ONE of England's most influential Folk Rock bands, Fairport Convention, is making a rare appearance at Forum 28, Duke Street, Barrow, tomorrow (Saturday). The concert begins at 8pm. For tickets call 01229-820000.LANCASTER International Concert Series continues with a performance from the National Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Great Hall, Lancaster University, on Thursday. The programme is a varied one covering a variety of styles and is designed to be enjoyed by non-jazz audiences as well as jazz aficionados. The concert begins at 7.30pm. For tickets call 0800-028-3042.FESTIVALSWORD Market South Cumbria's Writers and Readers Festival - opens on Wednesday. The festival features various events at venues around the town and highlights include Poem and a Pint with one of Britain's foremost poets Simon Armitage, at the Coronation Hall on Saturday (February 7) at 7.30pm. For details of individual events call 01229-475464.MUSICKENDAL Recorded Music Society is holding a meeting entitled Music of the Night, presented by Brian Baker on Thursday. Meet at Stricklandgate Methodist Church at 7.15pm. For details call 01539-722697.SPORTIN-FORM Kendal Rugby Union Club are looking for a fourth win in a row when hosting Macclesfield in National League 3 North at Mint Bridge tomorrow (Saturday), 2.15pm kick-off.Upper Eden entertain Windermere in the North Lancs/Cumbria RFU League at Kirkby Stephen (2.15pm).Kendal Town footballers face a trip to Rossendale on Saturday in the UniBond League first division (3pm), while Westmorland Under-18s take on their Yorkshire North Riding counterparts at Town's ground, Parkside Road, in the Northern Counties Youth Competition (2pm).IT'S high noon for Kendal Winter League runners when the circuit moves to Staveley in Cartmel for the Whitestone Fell Race on Sunday (noon start).THEATREUNCOVER the secret love life of William Shakespeare at the Heron Theatre, Beetham this weekend (Friday and Saturday). Shakespeare's Other Anne by William Smethurst explores the Bard's friends, family and foes during his early life in Stratford-on-Avon. For tickets, call 015395-64283.BURTON Amateur Dramatic Society will be presenting Peter Gordon's comedy Out of Focus, at the Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal, this weekend (Friday and Saturday). The play is set in a village hall where a bookings mix-up causes uproar. The performance begins at 7.30pm. Tickets are available on the door or call 01524-781007.RIDING Lights Theatre Company will be performing Science Friction, a play examining scientific discovery, faith and moral responsibility, at St Thomas's Church, Penny Street, Lancaster, tomorrow (Saturday). The play begins at 7.30pm. For tickets call 0845-961-3000.THE Mis-fits Theatre Company presents Women on the Verge of a T Junction, a brand new comedy drama by Rona Munro at Whittington Village Hall, near Kirkby Lonsdale, tomorrow (Saturday). The performance begins at 7.30pm. Tickets are available on the door or call Eric on 015242-71103.CELEBRATE Chinese New Year at Preston Guild Hall tomorrow (Saturday). Year of the Monkey is a spectacular show featuring dancers, singers and musicians from the city of Shenzen, China. The show begins at 2pm. For tickets call 01772-258858.RELIVE the 70s Northern Soul scene when the legendary Wigan Casino was the heart of a vibrant dance explosion. Once upon a Time in Wigan pays homage to the rise and fall of Northern Soul and the effect it had on youth at the time. Currently appearing at the Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester, until February 21. For tickets call 0161-274-0600.WALKSENJOY a gentle one-mile stroll around the parkland and mature trees of Morton Manor, Morton Park, Carlisle, with the East Cumbria Countryside Project in association with the Walking your Way to Health Initiative. Meet at Morton Community Centre car park at 10.30am on Wednesday.