Saltburn Farmers' Market, nr Railway Station, Saltburn on Saturday, 9-2pm

More than 40 stalls with locally produced food, drink and artwork. 

• Saltburn Allotment Association: Perhaps the most local food of all, with a stall brimming with fresh fruit & veg, plants, jams and preserves – all from the allotments just a few hundred yards from the Market itself, and some of it picked fresh on the morning of the market!

• Garth Cottage Herbs: One of the first stalls you’ll see after stepping off the train at Saltburn. Paul Turner recently won a prestigious Gold Award at the Harrogate Flower Show, and brings a huge array of culinary herbs, smoked garlic, and herb infused oils & vinegars direct from North Yorkshire.

• Beez Neez Apiary: Bee-keeper Allan Stonehouse brings a sweet & spicy array of honey, jams and preserves to the Market – with honey made with the help of thousands of busy bees at his farm in Malton, North Yorkshire.

• The Clucking Pig: They’re not only loved by 1,000’s of local foodies, David & Christine Laing were invited to take their Gourmet Scotch Eggs to Buckingham Palace earlier this year too.
 

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Grand Opera House, on Saturday

A new production, based on the smash-hit movie.
The Musical is the heart warming, uplifting adventure of three friends, Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback.

They hop aboard a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they ever could have ever dreamed of.

With a dazzling array of outrageous Olivier and Tony award-winning costumes and a hit parade of dance floor favourites, including It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The Nightlife, this wildly fresh and funny musical is a journey to the heart of Fabulous!

  • Tickets on 0844-8713024. 

The Prince Experience UK, The Forum Music Centre, Darlington on Saturday, 8pm

2016 saw the passing of one of the most prolific and controversial musical icons of all time, Prince.

It seemed there was nothing this man couldn’t do, and because there was only one Prince, there’s only one Prince tribute band, The Prince Experience. The nine piece group is made up of amazing musicians who all have one thing in common - they are huge fans of the music. This love is clear to see, and of course hear when the band perform.

Only The Prince Experience have the audacity, and the musicianship to do justice to the music of the purple genius and it all comes together in an incredible onstage explosion of hits. From the floor shaking 1999 and the era defining soundtrack from the movie Purple Rain, right through to the hits of the  90s and beyond.

This is a night not to be missed if you are a fan of the late, great musical genius.

  • Tickets on 01325-363135. 

NE Volume Magazine Live, Srtockton Arc, Saturday from 4pm

The Teesside-based music magazine NE Volume will present a day of live music from some of the most in-demand bands in the North East, including Frankie & The Heartstrings, The Lake Poets, Boy Jumps Ship, Glass Caves, Velvoir, Abel Raise the Cain and Talk Like Tigers, as part of the magazine’s second anniversary celebrations.

  • Tickets on 01642-525199

Mashamshire Annual Show, Masham Town Hall, on Saturday, 11-4pm
An opportunity for competitors of all ages to display their horticultural, craft, artistic, cookery and baking skills.

Visitors to the show can admire the competitor’s efforts, enjoy tea and cakes and participate in the auction of Show items and trophy presentation.

Doors open at 1:30pm, following the judging. Masham Town Hall. £1 entry.

The Northern Echo: Dave Stewart is working on a musical version of Ghost

Dave Stewart Live, Sunderland Empire, on Sunday, 1.30pm

The legendary co-founder of Eurythmics, Dave Stewart is coming home for a live concert to celebrate his 65th birthday.

Alongside singer Annie Lennox, Stewart achieved worldwide fame in the Eighties and Nineties with a string of hits, including Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Here Comes the Rain Again and There Must Be An Angel (Playing with my Heart).

His writing credits include songs for artists including Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry and Bono. Dave, who was born and grew up in Sunderland, has picked three local bands, Social Room, Lilliput and Picnic to join him on the night, along with his Nashville all-star players.