Here is the What’s On guide for August 17 - August 23


Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Music

Friday

Showaddywaddy — Shanklin Theatre (7.30pm).
Mark Cook — The Crown Inn, Shorwell (7.30pm-9.30pm).
Karaoke — The Solent Inn, Ryde (8pm).
Toca Bonito — Quay Arts, Newport (8pm).
Beats Working — The Wishing Well, Pondwell (8.30pm).
The Sharpetones — The Steamer Inn, Shanklin (8pm-10pm).
Jukebox Jazz — The Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton (8pm-10pm).
The Colour Fools — Cowes Ale House (8pm-10pm).
Graham McCullough — Newport Ale House (8pm-10pm).
Cane and Plumley — The Waterfront, Totland (8.30pm).
The Mix — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
Last Orders — The Bargeman’s Rest, Newport (8.30pm-10.30pm).
The Alberts — King Harry’s Bar, Shanklin (9pm).
Sporting Life — The Vine Inn, St Helens (9pm).
The Meteors — The Simeon Arms, Ryde (9pm-midnight).
Spike Oatley — The High Park Tavern, Ryde (9.30pm).

Saturday

Baggywrinkles Blues — Garlic Festival, Newchurch (noon).
Jukebox Jazz — The Gaslight Cafe, Sandown Train Station (1pm-3pm).
Two Wight Guys — Besty & Spinky’s, Ventnor (2.30pm).
The Rug Band — The Gaslight Cafe, Sandown Railway Station (3pm-4pm).
Elvis Day — Porchfield Cricket Club (3pm-11pm).
Vectain — Quay Arts, Newport (7pm-9pm).
Usual Suspects — The Yachtsman, Cowes (7pm-9pm).
Blackheart Orchestra — Niton Village Hall (7.30pm).
Summer Time Blues — Brading Station (7.30pm-10pm).
Simon Howard — Shanklin Royal British Legion.
Six Feet Under — The Royal British Legion, Ventnor.
The Colour Fools — The Railway Medina Tavern, Newport (8pm).
Jukebox Jazz — The Garlic Farm, Newchurch (8pm-10pm).
Gary de Courcey — The Crab and Lobster, Bembridge (8pm-10pm).
That’s Life — The Steamer Inn, Shanklin (8pm-10pm).
Last Orders — The Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton (8pm-10pm).
The Alberts — Wroxall Social Club (8.30pm).
Dorian — The Old Corner Bank, Sandown (8.30pm).
The Outfit Duo — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
That’s Jazz — The Bargeman’s Rest, Newport (8.30pm-10.30pm).
Mac — Sandown Conservative Club (9pm).
Beats Working — The Waverley, Carisbrooke (9pm).
PPI — The Crispin, Newport (9pm).
Close To Home — The High Park Tavern, Ryde (9pm).
Cane & Plumley — The Breeze, Island Harbour, Newport (9pm).
Bittersweet — Newport Conservative Club (9pm-11.45pm).
The Meteors — Freshwater Conservative Club (9pm-midnight).

Sunday

Sunday Morning Recital — Quay Arts, Newport (10.30am). 
Baggywrinkles Blues — Garlic Festival, Newchurch (1pm).
Jukebox Jazz — The George, Yarmouth (1pm-3pm).
Last Orders — The Buddle Inn, Niton (1pm-3pm).
Jake Winsor — The Sun Inn, Hulverstone (1pm-3pm).
Damian Paul — The Yachtsman, Cowes (1pm-3pm).
Dave Waight — The Bargeman’s Rest, Newport (1pm-3pm).
Menage — The Steamer Inn, Shanklin (1pm-3pm).
Claydon Connor — The Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton (1pm-3pm).
Luke Guy Reed — Ventnor Park Bandstand (2pm-4pm).
Sam Sheasby — The Bugle Inn, Yarmouth (2pm-5pm).
An afternoon of music — Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor (2.30pm).
Irish Sessions — Quay Arts, Newport (3pm).
Cane & Plumley — The Globe, Cowes (4pm).
Two Wight Guys — Cowes Ale House (4pm-6pm).
Duncan DR Jones — Newport Ale House (4pm-6pm).  
Monkton Street Preachers — The High Park Tavern, Ryde (4pm-7pm).
Jukebox Jazz — The Old Comical, Sandown (6pm-9pm).
Karaoke — The Castle Inn, Ryde (8pm-Midnight).
End of the Line — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).

Monday

The Shalfleet Shanty Singers — The Horse & Groom, Ningwood (7.30pm-10pm).
Jam on Mondays — The Crispin, Newport.
Traditional Irish Sessions — Cowes Ale House (8pm).
Simon Spurr — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
Steve Parkes Hosts Hammond X666 Organ, Piano & Keyboard Club — The Wight Hotel, Sandown (8.30pm-11.30pm).

Tuesday

Baggywrinkles Blues — Seaview Village Regatta (8pm). 
Jam Night — Newport Ale House (8pm-10pm).
Folk Night — The Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton (8.30pm).
Simon Ledger — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
Jazz at the Mouse with The Grant O’Brien Trio — The Wight Mouse Inn, Chale (8.30pm-11pm).

Wednesday

Jive Talkin’ — Shanklin Theatre (7.30pm).
Sandown and Shanklin Military Band — Rylstone Gardens, Shanklin (8pm).
The Outfit Duo — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
Open Mic — 1st Floor (above Rocket Ronnie’s Pool Hall), Newport (8.30pm-11.30pm).

Thursday

Seaview Fun Choir — St Peter’s Church, Seaview (3.30pm-5.30pm).
Open Mic Night — The Solent Inn, Ryde (8pm-11.30pm).
Glenn Carroll — Holliers Hotel, Shanklin (8.30pm).
Open Mic Night — The Old Comical, Sandown (8.30pm).
Jazz Blues Variety Evening with The Steve Parkes Piano Trio & guests — The Wight Hotel, Sandown (8.30pm-11.30pm).
Open Mic Jam Night hosted by Jim Elston — The Solent Inn, Ryde (8.30pm-11.30pm).
Open Mic — The Vectis Tavern, Cowes (9pm).


Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Art

Hidden Heroes of the Isle of Wight — Museum of Island History, Newport (All week).
Exhibition by Lilly Louise Allen — Quay Arts Cafe, Newport (All week, 9am-11pm).
Pottery, Paintings, Photography and Sculpture — Quarr Abbey Art Gallery, Ryde (Friday-Tuesday).
An Exhibition of Painting Inspired by Wight — Ventnor Botanic Garden (Sunday-Thursday, 10am-5pm).

Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Music

Free Heritage and Art Sessions — Newport Library (Friday, 10.30am-12.30pm).
The Wight Proms — Northwood House, Cowes (Friday-Sunday).
Newport Illuminated Carnival — Leaving Matalan car park, Newport (Saturday, 9pm).    
Naturist Open Day — Valerian Sun Club, Havenstreet (Sunday, 11am-4pm).
The Late Poet Laureate John Betjeman’s Birthday Celebration — St Alban’s Church, Ventnor (Sunday, 3.30pm). 
Rachael Hurst Clairvoyant — Ryde Town Club (Sunday, 6pm-7.30pm).
Charity Quiz — Flanagan’s, Sandown (Monday, 8.30pm).
Tea Dance — IW Community Club, Cowes (Tuesday, 2pm-4pm).
Tea Dance & Live Music with Chic & Bernie — Brading Town Hall (Tuesday, 2pm-4pm).
Encaustic Art Readings Workshop by Les and Pete Cobain — Ryde Town Club (Tuesday, 7.30pm-9.30pm).
Charity Quiz in aid of Layla’s Trust — Hong Kong Express, Newport (Tuesday, 9pm).
Tea Dance — Aspire, Dover Street, Ryde (Wednesday, 2pm-4pm).
Charity Quiz Night — Newport Ale House (Wednesday, 8.30pm).
Rhymetime for babies and toddlers — Sandown Library (Thursday, 2pm-2.30pm).

Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Theatre

Beyond the West End — Shanklin Theatre (Thursday, 8.15pm). 

Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Music

Barton Primary School, Newport (Friday, 10.30am), Northwood House small car park (Monday, 10.30am), West Wight Sports Centre, Moa Place, Freshwater (Monday, 1pm), outside Ryde Bowling Alley (Tuesday, 10.30am), outside Brighstone Library (Tuesday, 1.30pm), Cricket Pavilion car park, St Helens (Wednesday, 10am), outside Honor & Jeffrey, Freshwater (Wednesday, 10am),  Lake Common, by the bench (Wednesday, 10.30am), Lake Common, by the bench (Thursday, 10.30am), Hope Road car park, Shanklin (Thursday, 10.30am), Brannon Way car park, Wootton (Thursday, 1.15pm).

Isle of Wight County Press: What's On guide - Music

IW Ramblers — Godshill car park, 15 miles (Saturday, 9am).
IW Ramblers — Afton Road, Freshwater, 5 miles (Sunday, 10.30am).
IW Ramblers — Carisbrooke Priory Car Park, 6.5 miles (Tuesday, 10.30am).
IW Ramblers — Russell Road, Shorwell, 10 miles (Thursday, 10.30am).
Parkrun — Appley, Ryde (Saturday, 8.45am).
Wight Sole Walks — Mottistone Down, 8 miles (Sunday 10.30am).

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