Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your guide to the best of what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 September).

THEATRE

Boeing Boeing
Friday & Saturady, 8pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth
It's the 1960's and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier, a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other! www.manorpavilion.com

MUSIC

Rave On - Tribute to Buddy Hollyl
Friday, 7.30pm, Exmouth Pavilion
Marc Robinson and the Counterfeit Crickets bring you an authentic evening of pure Rock n Roll, celebrating the music of the man himself Buddy Holly. https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Annika Skoogh Trio, 8pm, free.
John Gandys, Gandy Street: Bootlegger’s Turn, 9.30pm, free.
Ship & Pelican, Heavitree: BarraCoodas, 9pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Castletown, 9pm, free.
The Lord Nelson, Topsham:  Wired, 9pm, free.

Synthwest II
Saturday, 7pm, Exeter Phoenix
Celebrating synth and electronic music in the South West, Synthwest II features a headliner set from Vile Electrodes with support from Lou Latham vs Dubb Clown and Shelter.  £8.50. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Summer Recital of Light Classical Music
Saturday, 7.30pm, St Lawrence Church Hall, Lower Hill Barton Road, Exeter
Award-winning Flautist Leonie Stevenson-Jones, supported by soprano Victoria Armillotta, will be hosting an evening of light classical music to raise funds for local charity Rainbow Living. Tickets on the door are £8, £5 for students, under fives free, with all proceeds going towards the charity’s third Rainbow House.

Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston
Saturday, 8pm, Bow Village Hall, near Crediton
After spending most of the summer recording their eagerly awaited third album – The Watchmaker's Wife – Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston will undertake a run of UK tour dates in September showcasing tracks from the new album, due for release in the spring of 2016, along with performing material from their back catalogue.  Tickets are £10, available by calling 01363 82379. www.sykespreston.com

Live Music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: Kiss This! 9.30pm, free.
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street: Dave Can’t Dance, 9.30pm, free.
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Mark James Acoustics, 7pm, free.
The Bowling Green, Blackboy Road: NUMB, 9pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: 4 King Dwarphz, 9pm, free.

Big Fish Little Fish - Ibiza Closing Party Themed Family Rave
Sunday, 1.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. DJs Tony Slackshot (Get On It / Jackin’) plus residents High Eight & Little My play (grown up) dance music on the multi-sensory dancefloor with glitter cannons, bubbles and giant parachute dance. Craft tables, play area with tents and tunnels and baby chillout space with mats and small ballpool; licensed bar, free transfers, glowsticks and Happy Monkeys smoothies at the end. Cafe Bar serving savoury and sweet treats for ravers young and old. Other activities include a kids DJ workshop, photo booth, extended play area and more. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/big-fish-little-fish/

The Great Crediton Jam Night
Sunday, 7pm, Buccaneers Bar, East Street, Crediton
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night and from September will start happening twice a month. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a, keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat. https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcreditonjamnight?fref=ts

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: Eventine, 6pm, free.
Ship Inn, Teignmouth: Rox, 6pm, free.
Ferry Boat Inn, Shaldon:  Mafia Babies, 4.30pm, free.
Sidbury Village Inn, Sidbury: Ian Kenna, 8.30pm, free.

EVENTS

Family Open Day
Saturday, 10am, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service HQ, The Knowle, Clyst St George, Exeter
Learn about the work of firefighters and how they can make their homes safer. There will be lots to see and do, including: safety advice and demonstrations, barbecue, blaze bear, face painting, vintage fire engine, climbing wall, Fireman Sam shop, bouncy castle, birds of prey and more! 10am-4pm.

Hospiscare fete
Saturday, 1pm, Wonford Hospital, Dryden Road, Exeter
BBQ, afternoon tea, bouncy castle, face painting, crafts, toys, books, gifts and lots of games and a display of birds of prey, massages and lots more. Fun for all, 1pm-5pm.

Topsham Classic Car & Steam Vintage Fun Day
Saturday, 10.30am, Collingwood's Bed & Breakfast, Broompark Nurseries, Exeter Road, Topsham
Bringing owners' cherished cars and steam engines together. There will be plenty of refreshments, BBQ and Bar, bouncy castles, vintage games, animals to see, craft stalls and face painting and lots more. Bring along your deckchairs for some fun in the sun!! 10.30am-4.30pm. Tickets on sale at Estuary League of Friends shops, Topsham, or on the door. Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) £5, individual ticket £2. http://www.estuary-league-of-friends.co.uk/

Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester
Saturday, 4.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter
Exeter Chiefs ake on Gloucester in the Westcountry Challenge Cup, kick off 4.30pm. Tickets are available at www.exeterchiefs.co.uk

Exeter Street Slide
Sunday, 10am, Fore Street, Exeter
For one day only on Sunday 6th September Exeter Deaf Academy will be installing a giant waterslide (300ft long) on Exeter's Fore Street in the City Centre - all in aid of Exeter Deaf Academy. It will be a great spectacle, so go along and watch the chosen sliders see the summer out with a splash! 10am-6pm. http://www.exeterstreetslide.co.uk/

Toy and Train Collectors Fair
Sunday, 10am, Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Catering for all collectors, walk, browse and look for those elusive and hard to find models - the list is endless: Dinky, Corgi, Minichamps, Hornby Bassett Lowke, Meccano, as well as dolls, Teddies and lots more! 10am-4pm. Adults: £3.50, children under 15 free with an accompanying adult.  www.bulldogfairs.com

Crediton RFC Family Fun Day
Sunday, noon, Crediton Rugby Club, Exhibition Road, Crediton
As part of the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, Crediton RFC invite everyone to a day for all the family. This will mark a day to start a number of events being held at Crediton RFC to celebrate rugby's biggest year! A Family Fun Day where everyone is welcome. Free entry, noon-4pm.

EXHIBITIONS

Devon Open Stuidos 2015
Devon Open Studios 2015 will take place from Saturday 5 - Sunday 20 September. Devon Open Studios is a unique opportunity to meet artists in their studios in some of the most beautiful, unexplored parts of Devon. In addition to being able to buy art direct from the creator, many demonstrate, give talks or give you a chance to have a go. Full details www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk

Sophie Willoughby
Exeter Phoenix Cafe Bar Gallery
Sophie Willoughby is a visual artist based in Bristol who specialises in photography, printmaking and bookmaking. Her art practice is process driven. She works creatively with photography and printmaking employing experimental methods and combining processes, which enables her the scope to try out different approaches to image making.Her work is on show today and Saturay 5 September. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Celebrate
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey
Celebrating 60 years of supporting South West makers the Devon Guild’s annual summer exhibition articulates notions of festivity and reflection that such milestones bring. This exhibition allows Members to showcase a real diversity of new craftwork. Along with storyboards, road signs and a new App, themes of heritage are combined with new trends in making. This exhibitio closes on Sunday 6 September. www.crafts.org.uk