Arts & Entertainment

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The food and music festival runs at Upton Country Park in June

Tasty food and music festival at Upton Country Park to get ready for Glastonbury!

A TASTY festival is on offer at a Dorset food festival in June – just ahead of Glastonbury! The Upton…

Arnewood School cast and crew of 100 put on Madness-inspired musical

A CAST and crew totalling almost 100 combined for a mad show at The Arnewood School in New Milton. The…

How Dorset has been celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

IN February, the world comes together to mark LGBTQ+ History Month – and Dorset is no different.

There’s been a murder in Wimborne! And Michael Bannerman’s on the case

A MAN has been found dead beneath the tower of Wimborne church. Or at least, they have in the latest…

The Poole Harbour Festival is set to take place in July

Razorlight, The Coral, Reef and more for Poole Harbour Festival

RAZORLIGHT, The Coral and Reef will top the bill at the 2024 Poole Harbour Festival. They are joined by The…

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to play at Poole Pride in June. Picture: Lighthouse

Sophie Ellis-Bextor to headline first ever Poole Pride event

POP diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor will headline the first ever Poole Pride event this summer. The Murder on the Dancefloor star…

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play in Poole in March

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds announce intimate Poole concert

FORMER Oasis star Noel Gallagher will be landing his High Flying Birds in Poole for an intimate show in…

Leweston performing arts scholarships deadline fast approaching

SCHOLARSHIPS are available at Leweston School for budding actors and more – but get your applications in soon! The deadline…

The Verwood Choral Society meets at St Michael's each Monday night

New voices urged to join Verwood Choral Society

PEOPLE are being urged to put their voices to good use – and join a choir. The Verwood Choral Society…

Swanage's Mowlem Theatre and the mill in Sturminster Newton are among those to receive funding

Dorset arts groups and museums handed £450,000 in funding boost

ARTS organisations and museums in Dorset have been handed more than £450,000 in funding. Dorset Council’s Organisational Revenue Support Fund…