MUSIC UNPLUGGED: Musicians can experience a wide range of acoustic performances every Tuesday at 8.30pm at the Acoustic Music Club. New and experienced performers get the chance to perform in front of an audience of music lovers. The club is at The Studio Bar, in Beckenham Road, Beckenham. No electric guitars and no need to book.

LIZARDS LIVE: The Lounge Lizards return to The Studio Bar with their original blend of blues, jazz, funk and rock arrangements of well-known standards from the 60s through to the 90s. The popular six piece perform at 7pm on October 5 at the bar in Beckenham Road, Beckenham. Tickets are £3.50. Call 020 8663 0103.

ART LECTURE: An evening lecture on the Spanish school of painting will be given by Jennifer Morgan. The talk will be at 8pm on October 5 in the Verrall Hall of the United Reformed Church, in Widmore Road, Bromley. Call 020 8462 3668. Admission for non-members is £1.

CALLING COLLECTORS: A collectors fair for postcards, stamps, cigarette cards, coins, militaria, paper ephemera and trading cards takes place once a month in Orpington. The next fair will be on October 11, from 4.30pm to 8pm, at Crofton Halls, in Crofton Road, Orpington. Call Gerry Widdowson on 01689 854924.

ACT NOW: Anyone interested in acting, directing or helping backstage should contact the Beckenham Amateur Dramatic Society. The society's next production is in November. Call 020 8460 8630.

POETRY READING: Poetry readings will be given by Eleanor Farjeon and Ursula Fanthorpe. Organised by Shortlands Poetry Circle, the readings are at 2.30pm on October 9 at Ripley Arts Centre, in Sundridge Avenue, Bromley. Call 020 8460 0119.

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