SKIPTON: There is still chance catch Skipton Little Theatre's latest comedy Over My Dead Body.

Written by popular playwright Derek Benfield, the play focuses on Gerald who, following his wife's recent death, strives to maintain his new-found freedom.

The trouble is, while happily hoping to spend the rest of his days alone with his tender memories, he is forced to fend off unexpected visitors.

The play runs until Saturday, with performances at 7.30pm, and tickets are available by emailing skipton.little.theatre@gmail.com or calling 07527 141176.

* Craven Museum and Gallery's current exhibition celebrates two of the town's internationally-renowned festivals, which will be staged in the autumn.

A Tale of Two Festivals showcases the delights of the Yarndale Festival in September and the Puppet Festival in October.

Yarndale celebrates all things woolly, with an impressive selection of exhibitors, stunning exhibitions, skill demonstrations and a full programme of textile workshops.

And as a taster to the event on September 26 and 27, Yarndale has set up a woolly exhibition in the museum.

Visitors can even become a living exhibit, by knitting and nattering in the gallery!

Skipton Puppet Festival is held once every two years and is now famous across Europe.

From small beginnings, it has grown into a not-to-be-missed event with 40 international performers and acts for adults as well as for children.

It will take place from October 2 to 4.

For the exhibition, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild - the oldest puppetry organisation in the world - has loaned a wide range of puppets.

A Tale of Two Festivals will run until October 4 and for more details about the two events, visit yarndale.co.uk and skiptonpuppetfestival.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 next Saturday, August 29.

* The popular Beer House Boys will be in action at Skipton’s Three Links Club on Saturday.

They will perform from 8pm and all are welcome.

* Skipton Folk Unplugged will hold a Singers Night on Monday.

The club meets at the Narrow Boat pub from 8.30pm and all are welcome.

SETTLE: Organisers of the popular Settle Sessions poetry recitals are to run two free summer-holiday workshops to inspire youngsters to get into poetry.

Run in partnership with Settle Library, the two fun and relaxed sessions will be taught by experienced poets who will help budding young writers create their own poem.

The sessions are aimed at youngsters aged between seven and 12 and will take place at the library today and next Thursday, August 27.

There will also be an opportunity for the newly inspired poets to perform their poems in front of a live audience at the next Settle Sessions event at The Folly, in September.

Those interested should register their interest with Settle Library.

* The Gallery on the Green - housed in a converted telephone kiosk - is hosting a photographic exploration of the US Pacific Northwest by June Davies From Tiny to Tall features bugs, birds, flowers, beaches, sunsets and magnificent redwood forests from the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

The exhibition will run until October 10. For more information, visit galleryonthegreen.org.uk.

Austwick band The Jukebox Junkies will be in action at Victoria Hall on Saturday.

The rock and country band, formed last year, will perform at the Bank Holiday Bar, Barbecue and Bop event.

The bar and barbecue will be open from 7pm, with the music starting at 8.30pm.

Tickets cost £5 and are available from 01729 825718.

* Settle Photographic Group has again organised a hunt for framed photographs in local shop windows.

This year's Find The Photos has about 90 pictures and maps can be obtained free of charge from the Tourist Information Centre or downloaded from settlephotos.org.

The hunt runs until Wednesday, August 26.

The photographs will then be taken to Clapham where they will be on show in Clapham Village Hall from Bank Holiday Saturday to Bank Holiday Monday.

The exhibition will be open daily from 11am to 5pm and entry is free. Refreshments will be available.

* The new Gavagan Art Gallery, in Settle Town Hall, is holding its first exhibition.

Called Beyond the Horizon: Paintings of North Yorkshire and Provence, it features work by Norman Adams.

A professor at the Royal Academy Schools, he bought a house at Horton-in-Ribblesdale in the 1950s and the rugged North Craven landscape proved an inspiration.

The exhibition features a number of works from this period which haven't previously been exhibited as well as watercolours painted in Provence where Adams sought inspiration from the landscape which had influenced Van Gogh, a painter he greatly admired.

The exhibition will run until August 31.

* The Lime Gallery at The Courtyard has launched its summer exhibition.

It features work by artists Hester Cox, Margaret Uttley, Pam Grimmond, Colin Binns, Casey Allum, Tracy Levine, Anna Tosney and Sarah Cemmick.

The exhibition runs until August 31.

* 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.

BARNOLDSWICK: Barnoldswick's soul nights will return next week after a summer break.

And taking charge will be DJ Tom Dacey, who started as a photographer on the soul circuit.

He will be helped by Ethan and Jordan who starred as extras in the film, Northern Soul, which was released last year.

The event will take place at Rolls-Royce Leisure Club in Skipton Road next Friday, August 28, from 8pm to 1am. Admission is £5 on the door.

GARGRAVE: Sean Gilligan's Band will provide the music at a village hall ceilidh in aid of the NSPCC next Saturday, August 29, from 7.30pm.

Tickets are £10 per person or £5 for children and can be obtained from committee members or Poppyfields Florist on 01756 748071. A pie and peas supper is included in the entry fee and there will also be a licensed bar and raffle.