What's On This Week
Until Saturday - Flower Girls, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7.45pm. 01473 495900.

Monday - Meeting Joe Strummer, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Monday - Charity Film Screening: Black Gold, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, 8pm. 01245 606505.

Tuesday - Kate Humble, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Tuesday and Wednesday - The Tempest, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, 1pm. 01245 606505.

Tuesday and Wednesday - Frankenstein, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, 7.45pm. 01245 606505.

Wednesday - Me and You and Everyone We Know, Colchester Film Society, Headgate Theatre, Colchester. 01206 366000.

Wednesday - Mbira and percussion workshop with Linos Wengara, Colchester Arts Centre, 2.30pm to 4.30pm. 01206 500900.

Thursday - Essence of Ireland, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Thursday - Jongleurs on the Road, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, 7.45pm. 01245 606505.

Thursday until Saturday - Humble Boy, St Luke's Church Extension, Church Road, Tiptree, 7.30pm. 01621 814309.

Friday - An Evening with Jonathan Miller, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Saturday - African Market Day, Colchester Arts Centre, 11am to 5pm. 01206 500900.

Sunday - Essex Food Show, Cressing Temple Barns.

Sunday - National Gardens Scheme Open Garden: East Bergholt Place, East Bergholt, 2pm to 5pm.

Live Music This Week
Monday - Last Night's Fun, Colchester Arts Centre, 7.45pm. 01206 500900.

Monday - Sophie Ellis Bextor, Sub Zero, Essex University. 01206 863211.

Tuesday - Kico Cowan, Lakeside Theatre, Essex University, 1pm. 01206 873261.

Tuesday - Tony Goodacre Trio, Stanway Rovers Football Club, New Farm Road, 8pm.

Wednesday - Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Wednesday - Simon Finn, The Dead Rat Orchestra, Plantman, Colchester Arts Centre, 8pm. 01206 500900.

Wednesday - Derek Collier (violin), Stephen Smith (piano). Lion Walk Church, Colchester, 1pm.

Wednesday - Craig Ogden (classical guitar), Paul Tanner (marimba), Colchester Institute, 7.30pm.

Thursday - Midge Ure, High Barn, Great Bardfield. 01371 811291.

Thursday - Elmfield Tri, Maldon United Reformed Church, 1pm.

Friday - Maps, Colchester Arts Centre, 8pm. 01206 500900.

Friday - Bassistry, High Barn, Great Bardfield. 01371 811291.

Friday - Mick Hutton/Malcolm Miles Duo, The Food Factory, Colchester Business Park, 8.30pm. 01206 845000.

Friday - FX, Molly Malones, Colchester.

Friday - Black Cat Bone, The Bull, Colchester.

Friday - Live Wire, The Brewers Arms, Colchester.

Friday - Cubana Bop, The Fleece, Boxford, 8.30pm. 01787 211865.

Saturday - Hold Tight It's 60s Night, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm. 01206 573948.

Saturday - Batanai Marimba, Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, 8.30pm. 01206 500900.

Saturday - Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Tour, Sub Zero, Essex University. 01206 863211.

Saturday - Clacton Choral Society, The Pier Avenue Baptist Church, Clacton.

Saturday - Mick Hutton/Steve Rich Duo, The Food Factory, Colchester Business Park, 8.30pm. 01206 845000.

Saturday - Scandal, The Bull, Colchester.

Saturday - The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, 7.45pm. 01245 606505.

Saturday - Big Down Under, The Rifleman, Braintree. 01376 323382.

Saturday - Mary Humphreys and Anahata, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, 8pm. 01245 606505.

Sunday - The Rumble Strips, Colchester Arts Centre, 8pm. 01206 500900.

Sunday - The London Hot Rhythm Boys and the Rae Brothers, New Farm Road, Stanway. 01206 501891.

Sunday - Claire Harper, The Food Factory, Colchester Business Park, 12.30pm. 01206 845000.

Sunday - Robert Fowler Quintet, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, 12.15pm. 01245 606505.

Sunday - The Hanover Band, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, 7.30pm. 01245 606505.

Sunday - Andy Fairweather Low and all star band, High Barn, Great Bardfield. 01371 811291.