What's On
Until Saturday - The Ghost Train, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 606505.

Until Saturday - Annie, Braintree Institute.

Tuesday until Saturday - CO2: Godspell, Mercury Theatre, Colchester. 01206 573948.

Tuesday until Saturday - Hard Times, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. 01473 295900.

Wednesday - Past Half Remembered, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Wednesday - Memento Mori, Lakeside Theatre, Essex University. 01206 873261.

Wednesday - Lecture: History of Colchester by Andrew Phillips, Christ Church, Ireton Road, Colchester.

Thursday - Coggeshall Baroque Trio, Braintree Baptist Church, 1pm.

Friday - Scott Capurro, Kevin McCarthy and Cole Parker, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Friday - Shylock, Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 01787 374745.

Friday and Saturday - Essex Poetry Festival, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 606505.

Saturday - Wivenhoe Farmers' Market, William Loveless Hall, 9am to 1pm.

Saturday - Booktalk Fair, Colchester Library, 10am to 1pm.

Saturday - Teddy's Halloween Show, Colchester Arts Centre, 2pm. 01206 500900.

Saturday - Felix Dexter, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Live Music
Monday - The Young Knives, Sub Zero, Essex University.

Monday - Rag Mama Rag, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900 Monday - Opera Box and Mozartissimo, Princes Theatre, Clacton.

Tuesday - Pita Vs Z'Ev, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Tuesday - Yorkie, Stanway Rovers Football Club, New Farm Road, Colchester.

Wednesday - Vent, Colchester Institute.

Wednesday - Gillian Ward Russell (organ), Lion Walk Church, Colchester, 1pm.

Wednesday - Tim Eaton and Friends, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, 1pm.

Wednesday - Level 42, Ipswich Regent. 01473 433100.

Thursday - The Cooper Temple Clause, Sub Zero, Essex University.

Thursday - Mark One, Virus Syndicate, Vex'd, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Thursday - Coggeshall Baroque Trio, Christ Church, Braintree, 1pm.

Thursday - Ghostwood Shanks, Leopardskin Nuclear Bomber, Affrain, On A Down, Eight Mile Sigh, The Twist, Colchester. 01206 562453.

Friday - Livid, One Louder, The Twist, Colchester. 01206 562453.

Friday - Maximum Rhythm n Blues, Ipswich Regent. 01473 433100.

Friday - Time Machine, Molly Malones, Colchester.

Friday - Ollie Austin, Shrub End Social Centre, Colchester.

Friday - Opus Jinx, High Barn, Great Bardfield. 01371 811291.

Friday - Cathedral Consort. Chelmsford Cathedral, 12.30pm.

Friday - Freebird, St Anne's Castle, Great Leighs.

Friday - Fiddlers Elbow, The Black Horse, Stratford St Mary.

Friday - Kalibre, Delphi Club, Newton Road, Sudbury.

Friday - Patrick Villanueva's Jumbazz Organ Trio, Jazz at the Fleece, Boxford. 01787 211865.

Saturday - Think Floyd, Princes Theatre, Clacton. 01255 686633.

Saturday - Radio 1 Xtra live broadcast, Sub Zero, Essex University.

Saturday - Legion Seven, Zen Motel, Loci, The Twist, Colchester. 01206 562453.

Saturday - Conspire and Celebrate, Headgate Theatre, Colchester. 01206 366000.

Saturday - Food Loving Criminals, Molly Malones, Colchester.

Saturday - Four Tops, Rose Royce, Hot Chocolate, Heatwave, Ipswich Regent. 01473 433100.

Saturday - Memo Gonzalez and the Bluescasters, The Retreat, Bocking. 01376 554923.

Saturday - Steve Scott's Changes, Brightlingsea community centre.

Saturday - Freebird, Coggeshall Conservative Club.

Saturday - Big Down Under, The Rifleman, Braintree.

Saturday - Tony Williams and Bill Legend, Earls Colne Village Hall. 01787 224905.

Saturday - Nicky Lewin, Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree. 01206 395052.

Saturday - The Humdingers, The Black Horse, Stratford St Mary.

Saturday - Ashley Hutchings' Rainbow Chasers, Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 01787 374745.

Sunday - Pedro Luis Ferrer, Colchester Arts Centre. 01206 500900.

Sunday - Academy of Ancient Music, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 606505.

Sunday - Ken Colyer Trust Jazz Band, Colchester Jazz Club, New Farm Road, Stanway.

Sunday - Martin Dobson (sax), Five Bells, Colne Engaine, 1pm.

Sunday - Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Friends, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. 01473 295900.

Sunday - Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman of Yes, Ipswich Regent 01473 433100.