Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (12-14 August).

CINEMA

Big Screen in the Park
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 9pm, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter
With Mexican street food, local ale and ciders and delicious coffees from the BikeCaffe, grab your friends and celebrate the biggest Exeter Big Screen in The Park ever. Tickets are £5 in advance or £6 on the gate. It costs an additional £1 to bring your own chair chair. Line up: Friday – Jaws (12A); Saturday – The Martian (12); Sunday – Stand By Me (15). Gates open at 7.30pm with films starting at 9pm.

THEATRE

Theatre in the garden: Ratburger
Saturday, 6pm, Killerton Estate, Broadclyst, Exeter
Heartbreak Productions bring to life David Walliams top-rated book. Support Zoe as she battles to escape the leaning tower block to fulfil her dream of travelling the world. Expect a blend of dark reality and empowering comedy. Recommended for aged 7+. Full details and booking here.

LEP Live Wrestling
Saturday, 5.30pm, Matthews Hall, Topsham, Exeter
High flying action featuring body slams and suplex's, a fantastic night of entertainment for the entire family.  Featuring Exeter Loud Mouth Jason King, Mexican Sensation Maximo Jr, and many more. Tickets from £5. Tickets here or call 0788 7731 773. 

MUSIC

Live music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Venezia, Exeter Quay: The Dappers, 9pm, free.
John Gandys, Gandy Street: Carnaby Street, 9pm, free.

PatternPusher Presents
Saturday, 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Exeter’s finest art-rock band curate an evening for music fans with eclectic tastes. Featuring guest bands hand-picked by PatternPusher including headliners Moriaty. £4. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/whats-on

Teignmouth Folk Concerts
Saturday, 8pm, Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth
Music with Geoff Lakeman - a veteran of the acoustic music scene and the father of a folk dynasty and George Papavgeris, who started writing songs less than 10 years ago. www.teignmouthfolkconcerts.co.uk

Live music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The Devon Yeoman, Beacon Heath: Matthew Finnish, 10pm, free.
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street: Blue Arse Fly, 9pm, free.
The Bowling Green, Blackboy Road: Tweaks,  9.30pm, free.
Heart of Oak, Pinhoe: Kiss This! 9pm, free.

80's Gold - Live
Sunday, Newton Abbot Racecourse
A star studded array of pop’s best loved names from the 1980s. Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), ABC, Bananarama and Midge Ure (Ultravox) will be performing their greatest hits and more on stage; there will also be music from local bands so this will be an amazing night of music, fun and nostalgia. www.newtonabbotracing.com

Live music
Sunday, various venues
The Royal Oak, Heavitree, Exeter: Reckless, 4pm, free.
The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth: Martin Weller, 8.30pm, free.
The Strand Inn, Exmouth: Point Blank, 4.30pm, free.
The Point, Exmouth: Just Misbehavin’ 6.30pm, free.
The Bank, Exmouth: Eventine, 3pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: The Barefoot Bandit, 6.30pm, free.
Bicton Inn, Exmouth: Jas Walker, 5pm, free.
Buccaneers Bar, Crediton: Piano in the Bar, 7pm, free.

EVENTS

Coffee and Crafts by the Quay
Saturday, 11am, The XCentre, Commercial Road, Exeter Quay
Local brain injury charity Headway Devon's popular craft fair and coffee morning returns. This event combines a wide range of stalls from talented local sellers with delectable treats in one of Exeter’s most beautiful spaces.  11am-3pm, free entry.  https://www.facebook.com/coffeeandcraftsbythequay/

Topsham Community Market
Saturday, 8.30am, Matthew’s Hall, Topsham, Exeter
A good mix food stalls, antiques, clothes, jewellery and craft stalls, every Saturday, 8.30am-1pm.

Bird ringing demonstration
Saturday & Sunday, Seaton Wetlands
An exciting chance to see wild birds up close as they are ringed to allow us to obtain important data about them. Please note, this event is dependent on suitable conditions and weather. 
http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/bird-...

Fun Dog Show
Sunday, 10am, Poltimore House, Exeter
Can your dog win best wiggle in Show at this fun day for all. Doors open a 10am with the first fun class starting at 11am.  Lots of prizes to be won from hairiest hound to child handler class, something for everyone pooch and owners alike.  Raffle and tombola, prizes for dogs and humans.  Nominal fee to enter a class, house and grounds will also be open throughout the day. 10am-3pm. http://www.poltimore.org/index.php/public-events

Summer Fair
Sunday, The Donkey Sanctuary, Slade Farm, Sidmouth
Bigger and better than ever, a day filled with live entertainment, fun-filled activities and international food for all the family to enjoy, 10am – 4pm.  www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events

Robin Hood Week
From Sunday, Powderham Castle, Kenton
Get ready for some swashbuckling pocketwatch action with out merry men… and women! Themed sessions take place at specified times. Sessions run for approximately 45 to 60 minutes and are aimed for children between 5 -11yrs (and adults) of all ages.   http://www.powderham.co.uk/events/robin-hood

EXHIBITIONS

Flower Power: Botanical illustrations from India
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
An exhibition of beautiful early 19th-century illustrations of Indian flora exploring the plants’ usage in traditional Ayurvedic and modern medicine. Part of Naturally Inspired: RAMM’s season of botanicals, gardens and landscapes. The exhibition runs until 11 September. http://www.rammuseum.org.uk

Fashion to Dye For
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter
Killerton's latest exhibition 'Fashion to dye for', will be opening its doors to invite people into the wardrobe to discover how colours, dyes and design shaped fashion history. From a 50's red silk gown (said to have belonged to Princess Margaret), to a 70's blue denim jacket and flares and a young boys red dress - colour can reveal much about the wearer. The collection brings to life how colour can reveal much about the wearer and also looks into the origins, status and function of colour in fashion. The exhibition is open daily until Sunday 30 October. Normal admission fees apply. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Laura Reeves: Bouquets
Exeter Phoenix
Laura Reeves employs a process of collecting, researching and reviving histories from the recent past, creating idiosyncratic archival materials that aim to give them new relevance, drawing them out into the present. The exhibition runs until 3 September. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk