Pick of events in Scarborough for the weekend and beyond
1 Holly Johnson plus ABC and Heaven 17
Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Friday August 14
Singer-songwriter and 80s icon Holly Johnson will bring a taste of Hollywood to town. The former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman and successful solo artist will headline.
2 An evening of Psychedelica
The Crescent Lounge and Bar, Belvoir Terrace, Scarborough, Friday August 14 from 8pm
A week before his 77th birthday, performance poet Graham Rhodes, will take to the stage with URM – Unrehearsed Mayhem – his band that has been described as a cross between early Pink Floyd and Soft Machine meets Brian Pattern. Also featured are Ferrifet, Evangeline and DJ Rubean Lanark.
Tickets on door
3 Scarborough Spa Orchestra
Scarborough Spa, from Sunday August 16 to Wednesday August 19
Sunday, August 16 11am – opening morning concert; 2pm – Teddy Bears Picnic Monday, August 17 11am – morning concert; 7.30pm – evening concert Tuesday, August 18 11am – morning concert Wednesday, August 19 11am – morning concert; 7.30pm – gala night concert; Rhythm, Swing and All That Jazz
Tickets: 01723 376774 and https://www.scarboroughspa.co.uk
4 Howard Beaumont’s Music Afternoon
Scarborough Spa, Wednesday August 19 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
King of the Keyboards, Howard Beaumont, hosts a great afternoon of entertainment in the Scarborough Spa Sun Court.
Free entry
5 Magic Mike
Scarborough Spa, Wednesday Augist 19 and Wednesday August 25, daily at 7pm
Family stage spectacular packed with illusions, comedy, singing, dancers and audience participation.
Tickets: 01723 376774 and https://www.scarboroughspa.co.uk
6 Frozen the Musical
YMCA Theatre, St Thomas Street, Scarborough, every Thesday and Wednesday from now until August 26, daily at 7.30pm
Step into the enchanting world of Arendelle as a cast of 60 young people from YMCA Productions brings Disney's Frozen the Musical to the stage. Join Anna and Olfa as they search for Elsa in a winter wonderland.
Tickets on 01723 506750 or visit: ymcatheatre.uk
7 Handbagged
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until August 29
Olivier Award-winning comedy imagines what happened behind closed palace doors when two of the world's most powerful women – Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher – clashed.
Tickets: 01723 370541 and at www.sjt.uk.com
7 Scarborough Jazz Club
The Crescent Lounge and Bar, Belvoir Terrace, Scarborough, Wednesday August 19, doors open at 7.45pm
Saxophonist Jamiel Gallacher is back and has added clarinet to his repertoire. Accompanied by Ivor Keech on keyboard, Bob Walker, bass, and Rowan Oliver, drums. In the support is Little Wing, singer Angela Basson accompanied by session musician Simon Stafford.
Minimum donation £5 on door