Calamity Jane, Civic Theatre, Darlington, on Saturday

FOLLOWING numerous highly acclaimed productions, that include Sweeney Todd and Sunset Boulevard, The Watermill Theatre returns with a new production of the classic musical Calamity Jane starring Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man Two Guvnors) alongside Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale) and a cast of multi-talented actors and musicians, this new production gets to the heart and soul of the musical. Calamity Jane can outrun and outshoot any man in Deadwood. Hard, boastful and desperate to impress, she travels to Chicago to recruit a star, Adelaid Adams, for the Deadwood Stage. But things don’t go too smoothly for Calamity, as everyone in town favours the new girl and she struggles to keep her jealousy and pride in check. It takes her long standing enemy Wild Bill Hickok to make her see sense, and realise her Secret Love. Tickets on 01325-486555.

Big Air, Extreme Stunt Show, Mowden Park RFC, on Saturday, 6-8pm

YOU’LL be keeping your feet firmly on level ground as the Extreme Team take to the air to battle it out. Monster beasts will compete once again in the Extreme Arena. Still pulling 1500 horsepower and car-crushing to the max, Lil’ Devil and Extreme are getting ready to demonstrate just what Big Air is all about. Check out the Extreme BMX team. As long as it’s got two wheels and plenty of stamina, it’s game on, as these talented young riders showcase their tricks mid-air. Tickets on gates. Adults £14, children £7, under-threes free. Tel 08444-771000.

The Singing Farmers, The Forum, Northallerton on Sunday, 2.30pm

THEY’RE back for their 12th tour and to raise even more funds and awareness for the RABI charity. The concert is all about great songs from all eras and features farmers Ken Jackson, Charles Marwood and Tony Richards. The other two singers are Phillip Holden and Chris Berry. Lloyd Lockwood completes the line-up as keyboard player. Tickets £13. Tel 01609-776230.

Little Ouseburn open gardens, York, on Sunday, 10am-5pm

LITTLE Ouseburn is a small North Yorkshire village lying about 12 miles north-west of York. The village centre is a conservation area and the 12th century church is a Grade I listed building. The Thompson Mausoleum, associated with Anne Brontë and now in the care of York Conservation Trust, situated in the churchyard, will be open for visitors to the open gardens day. About a dozen gardens will be open for the public in this picturesque village. The gardens range from the grand to the jewel-like in size, from traditional to contemporary in design, all lovingly tended. Home-made lunches and teas will be provided by locals at the village hall and an afternoon barbecue on the village green. There will be a tombola, a vintage car display and special children's activities. Wheelchair access is limited. Proceeds go to help the village church and village hall. Admission £5, children free. Tel 01423-331928.

Anna and Elizabeth, Cath and Phil Tyler, The Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe, on Sunday, 8pm

ANNA and Elizabeth bring their intimate and haunting traditional music and mesmerising multi-media show to the UK for the first time. The American duo, based in Virginia, springs from the talents of Anna Roberts-Gevalt (fiddle, banjo, guitar) and Elizabeth LaPrelle (ballads, banjo), and their shared desire to inspire people with Appalachian roots music. Powerful harmony singers steeped in knowledge of mountain tunes, ballads and stories, these young women are gifted storytellers and visual artists reviving the lost art of "crankies", scrolling storyboards made of sewn fabric or cut paper. Support comes from Waiting Room favourites Cath and Phil Tyler. Presenting traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, US-born Cath and adopted North-Easterner Phil are one of the UK’s most acclaimed folk duos, featu,ring full-voiced sacred harp singing and sparse mountain banjo. Tel 01642-780465.

Prehistoric Pottery – adult workshop with Graham Taylor, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, on Saturday, 10am-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm

THE course will include an introductory talk exploring how people sourced and prepared clay to make pots; the opportunity to see real prehistoric pottery; a practical workshop where you can make your own replica pot and take it home; plus an opportunity to explore the Bowes Museum before or after your workshop. Cost £17.50 per adult (includes refreshments); book on 01833-690606.