SKIPTON: Dean Taylor will return to Skipton Castle on Saturday, with two one-man shows.

Under the banner Shakespeare's Summer Other Tales, people will be treated to Macbeth Speaks and The Actor's Apology - and picnics are welcome.

Macbeth Speaks will see one of the Bard's most dramatic and tragic figures brought back to life in modern times, while The Actor's Apology tells the story of one of the finest Shakespearean actors of his time who became a hopeless drunk and was forced to apologise to his audience.

Each piece has been adapted by Dean Taylor from plays written by John Cargill Thompson.

Macbeth Speaks will be performed at 2pm and The Actor's Apology at 7pm. Tickets cost £8 for the matinee, £10 for the evening, and £15 for both.

To book, telephone the box office on 01772 466 256 or online at deantaylorproductions.co.uk, or email dtproductions@blueyonder.co.uk Skipton Ladies Choir will give its summer concert on Saturday.

The choir, which celebrated its silver jubilee last year, has a varied repertoire, ranging from The Beatles to John Rutter.

Starting at 7.30pm, the concert will take place at Skipton Baptist Church and admission on the door is £8 for adults and £6 for concessions. The price includes refreshments.

The Settle-Carlisle Railway will run the second of its popular Music and Ale trains on Saturday.

It will set off from Skipton Station at 8pm - the train actually originates at Leeds where it leaves at 7.19pm - and travellers will be serenaded by jazz band, The Worth Valley Hot Stompers, and other folk performers.

There will also be beer from Settle’s Three Peaks Brewery and when the train arrives at Ribblehead, guests will be treated to freshly barbecued sausages, courtesy of the Long Preston-based Blue Pig Company.

For the non-meat eaters, there’s a vegetarian option.

There are around 20 minutes or so at Ribblehead station before the train reappears and returns to Skipton for 9.19pm.

Tickets can be purchased at settle-carlisle.co.uk Mill Bridge Gallery is hosting an exhibition of work by artist Judy Sale.

Travel on The Edge shows Judy’s bright, bold abstract canvasses, which have been inspired by the many countries in which she has lived and worked.

American-born Judy, who now lives in Haworth, is also involved in restoring ancient buildings.

The exhibition will run until Saturday, August 29.

Folk duo Dogwatch will entertain at Skipton Folk Unplugged on Monday.

The group - comprising John and Joy Rennie - will play tunes and sing songs about various subjects, but a large proportion of them will relate to the sea and seafaring men.

The gig will take place at the Narrow Boat pub from 8.30pm and any proceeds will go to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

SETTLE: Phone calls are the inspiration of the Gallery on the Green's latest exhibition.

The gallery is housed in a decommissioned phone box and the exhibition, Call Me, is a written collage of notable literary telephone dialogues.

It has been put together by Ellen Bell and Jo Hamill and remembers the days before smart phones, mobiles and even landlines, when private telephone conversations had to be conducted inside a public call box.

Call Me runs until August 15 and further details are available from Settle Tourist Information Centre or online at galleryonthegreen.org.uk Visitors to The Museum of North Craven Life have the choice of two exhibitions.

Community Skills tells the story of the potteries in Burton-in-Lonsdale, which were fired up in the mid 18th century and showcases around 60 pots from the museum’s collection.

It runs until November 1.

The second exhibition, Reality Hits Home, focuses on the First World War and contrasts the frontline experiences of the volunteers with life at home where people were fearful for the first time of enemy attack from the skies.

It will run until the end of August.

For more information, call 01729 822854 or visit ncbpt.org.uk/folly.

Settle Music will hold one of its popular guitar sessions tomorrow.

It will take place at Settle Primary School from 7pm to 9pm and the cost is £5.

CARLETON: The film, Saving Mr Banks, will be screened at Carleton Village Hall next Saturday, July 18.

It is about author PL Travers, who after 20 years of resisting Walt Disney’s interest in her book Mary Poppins, travels from London to Hollywood to consider his proposition.

The screening starts at 7.30pm and tickets costing £4 are available from the Village Shop.

CLAPHAM: The Langcliffe Singers will perform their summer concert at St James' Church on Saturday.

The programme will feature two main works – Henry Purcell's Come Ye Sons of Art and Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Soloists include Sheila Hartley, Julia Glossop, Audrey Daley, Stephen Hogg, Richard Williams and Robin Knipe and choir member Liz Neale will read stanzas from John Dryden's A Song for St Cecilia's Day.

Organist will be Alistair McKenzie.

The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £10, are available from Cave and Crag, Bentham Post Office, Skipton Camera Centre and on the door.

GLUSBURN: Cybertown - an electro and classics tribute band - will perform at Glusburn Institute on Saturday.

The event will mark the 30th anniversary of the first Live Aid concert and all proceeds will go to Oxfam, which helps people across the world.

The gig starts at 8.30pm and tickets costing £5 are available from the institute on 01535 630223.

SILSDEN: Silsden Band will play at a community event in Silsden Methodist Church on Saturday from 10.30am to noon.

TOSSIDE: An Abba tribute band will entertain at Tosside Community Hall on Saturday, July 25.

The gig starts at 7.30pm and admission is £7.