What's On This Week
Until Sept 8 - Summer Special, West Cliff Theatre, Clacton. 01255 433344.

Monday - Grimm Tales, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 60650.

Monday until Saturday - Macbeth, Gardens of Marshall Legal, Trinity Street, Colchester.

Tuesday - Limbo, Colchester Arts Centre, 8pm. 01206 500900.

Tuesday - History Alive Present The Saxons, Colchester Castle. Various times. 01206 282940.

Wednesday until Friday - Design Your Own Celtic T-shirt, Colchester Castle. Various times. 01206 282940.

Thursday - Barbara Nice, Craig Deeley, Matt Green, Tony Cowards, Funny Farm Comedy Club, Wivenhoe Town Football Club, Broad Lane, 7pm.

Thursday - Brightlingsea Farmers' Market, community centre, Lower Park Road, 9am to 12pm.

Thursday - Time Lords' Newstime: Earth, Quay Theatre, Sudbury, 6pm. 01787 374745.

Friday - Frinton Farmers' Market, Methodist Church hall, 9am to 12pm.

Friday - Colchester Morris Men, The Old Crown, Messing, 8pm.

Saturday - St Osyth Summer Fair, Cowley Park, 12pm to 5pm.

Saturday - Big Garden Volunteering Day, High Woods Country Park, Colchester, 11am to 3.30pm. 01206 853588.

Saturday and Sunday - West Bergholt Historic Vehicle Rally, Nayland Road, 10am.

Saturday and Sunday - Fuchsia show, Colbayns Hall, Clacton, Saturday 2pm to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Sunday - Harwich Sea Festival, 11am.

Sunday - Richard Digance, West Cliff Theatre, Clacton, 7.30pm. 01255 433344.

Sunday - Tree-mendous Trees! Self guided trail, High Woods Country Park, Colchester, 11am to 3pm. 01206 853588.

Live Music This Week
Tuesday - Boomerang, Stanway Rovers Football Club, New Farm Road, 8pm.

Wednesday - Riot, Lana, Zero Initiative, The Twist, Colchester. 01206 562453.

Wednesday - Zoe Rahman, High Barn, Bardfield, 8.30pm. 01371 811291.

Thursday - Vialka, Colchester Arts Centre, 8pm. 01206 500900.

Thursday - The Mighty Resonators, Kings Arms, Colchester.

Thursday - Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, High Barn, Bardfield, 8.30pm. 01371 811291.

Friday - Party in the Park: Tribute to the Giants, Castle Park, Colchester.

Friday - FX, Wivenhoe Cricket Club.

Friday - Dan's People, Molly Malones, Colchester.

Friday - Voulez Vous, Princes Theatre, Clacton, 8pm. 01255 686633.

Friday - Happy Chainsaw, Absent Kid, The Pier, Clacton.

Friday - Mick Hutton/Steve Rich Duo, The Food Factory, The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, 8.30pm.

Friday - Kalmia Country, The Black Horse, Stratford St Mary.

Friday - Remembering John Denver, Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 01787 374745.

Friday - Charlotte Glasson Quintet, Jazz at the Fleece, Boxford, 8.30pm. 01787 211865.

Friday until Sunday - Brightlingsea Music Festival.

Saturday - Party in the Park: Last Night of the Proms, Castle Park, Colchester.

Saturday - Joanna Eden, The Food Factory, The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, 8.30pm.

Saturday - The Animals, The Retreat, Bocking. 01376 554923.

Saturday - Dirty Faces, The Pier, Clacton.

Saturday - Dane Stevens, Bradfield community Centre. 01206 251335.

Saturday - Chocolate Fireguard, Molly Malones, Colchester.

Sunday - Party in the Park: Chill in the Park, Castle Park, Colchester, 12pm to 6pm.

Sunday - Chicago Teddy Bears Society Jazz band, Colchester Jazz Club, New Farm Road, Stanway.

Sunday - Joanna Eden, The Food Factory, The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, 12.30pm.

Sunday - Jealous, Romance, Black and Blue, The Cambridge Arms, Colchester.

Sunday - Clacton Co-operative Band, Princes Theatre, Clacton, 8pm. 01255 686633.

Sunday - Gadjo, High Barn, Bardfield, 8.30pm. 01371 811291.