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Naturally 7 Tuesday, March 1 Who needs instruments? Not Naturally 7 who use only the power of their vocal chords to replicate a band, an orchestra, a recording studio...the whole thing! Celebrity fans? They have more than a few – Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, Stevie Wonder are among them. An intimate show at The Stables that will truly wow you. Tuning up: stables.org

Women’s Walking Network Thursday, March 3, 10am-midday Get outside and get active, meet new people and discover more of the spaces on your doorstep. This month’s Parks Trust event is a brisk three and a half mile walk around historic Great Linford Manor Park and surrounding areas. Wear sturdy footwear and remember a drink – it’s a thirsty business! Step on: theparkstrust.com

The Song Loft Friday, March 4, 8pm-10pm Join The Tartan Painters live and unplugged in the Beechey Room at the latest Performers Night at the Stony Stratford venue. Payment is a fiver on the doors. Check in: thesongloft.com

Naturally 7 bring their vocal talents to The Stables

Woburn Sands Band Saturday, March 5 An evening to celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year – there will be flags for all, and a programme full of perfect pieces to entertain the whole family. A royal affair: stables.org

Spring Festival of Music – Orchestral Spectacular Sunday, March 6 The NMPAT county orchestras take the stage at the Royal and Derngate in Northampton. Tuned up: royalandderngate.co.uk

Slimming World – Taste The Freedom Monday, March 7 Feeling the need to shift a few pounds? Slimming World is offering sessions in Stony Stratford every Monday at 4.30pm, 5.30pm or 7pm. Shape up: Call 07886 808205

Andy Parsons – Healing The Nation Thursday, March 10 The comedian heads to Kettering Arts Centre as part of his rescheduled tour. Find the funnies: ketteringartscentre.com NMPAT – Big Sing Wednesday, March 9 - Thursday, March 10 Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust presents Big Sing, two nights celebrating vocal music with massed choirs of 500 young singers from Northamptonshire’s Primary Schools and NMPAT County Choirs. Tune in: royalandderngate.co.uk

Linocut Workshop Saturday, March 12 & Sunday, March 13 Printmaker Charlotte Ashman shares the art of linocut at this two-day event, which is being held at RiverKnits, The Depot at Weedon Bec. Find out more: Call 01327 342273

Friends! The Musical Parody Sunday, March 13 A fun show celebrating and poking fun at the wacky misadventures of the group of 20-something pals from the hit show that won over a generation. They’ll be there for you: atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes

Denton & District Gardening Club Monday, March 14, 7.30pm Val Bourne, who writes articles on gardening for several well-known publications, will be talking about The Living Jigsaw at Denton Village Hall (NN7 1DT). Members go free, visitors pay £3. A raffle and refreshments will feature. Blooming great: Call 01604 890875 or email m.pateman@yahoo.co.uk

Dr Hook Thursday, March 17, 7.30pm Dr Hook, still fronted by Dennis Lororriere, visit The Derngate as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour. Get ready to hear big hits like Sylvia’s Mother, Sexy Eyes and When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman in this hit-filled show. Share the night: royalandderngate.co.uk

Moonrakers Friday, March 18, 8pm-11pm A Celtic folk quartet from Oxford who are clever with instruments including cello, harp, mandola, guitar and whistles. Let your ears loose at York House in Stony Stratford. Celebrate the sounds: thesongloft.com

MK Western Front Association – Lecture ‘On to Aleppo’ Friday, March 18 Join author and lecturer Stuart Hadaway at Wolverton Working Men’s Social Club for a talk that takes you away from the mud of the Western Front and into the scorching sands of the desert. The focus is the 1918 campaigns in Palestine, the Transjordan and Syria, culminating in the Battles of Megiddo between the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and the Ottoman Force. Western front to Wolverton: westernfrontassociation.com Larry Dean Thursday 3 March Larry Dean, double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a brand new hour of “confessional storytelling at its funniest” (Herald).

MK Parks Trust are running a bushcraft workshop at Elfield Nature Park on March 19 Guns N’ Roses Experience Friday, March 18 Relive the rock ‘n’ roll excess of the mighty music makers responsible for smash hits like Sweet Child O’ Mine, Paradise City and Welcome to the Jungle, with the only tribute band whose guitarist is endorsed by Marshall Amps. That’s how hard these guys rock! It’s So Easy: thepicturedrome.com

Open Spring Flower Show Saturday, March 19, 2.30pm-4.30pm Join Denton & District Gardening Club at the event, featuring a plant stall, raffle and home-made refreshments, as well as 34 competitive classes, including some for children. Competition is open to all. Sowing the seed: Call 01604 890875 or email m.patemen@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

Introduction to Bushcraft – Whittling and Coppicing Saturday, March 19, 1.30pm-3.30pm Learn how to whittle using natural materials during this Parks Trust organised workshop at Elfield Nature Park. Once you have harvested the wood, and learned new skills, you’ll be able to practice making items you can take home. Woody wonders: theparkstrust.com

NOASIS & Supakarma Saturday, March 19 Celebrate the music of the Gallagher brothers after being warmed up by the sounds of reformed indie-rockers Supakarma playing on home turf at The Craufurd Arms in Wolverton. Roll with it: thecraufurdarms.com

March Highlights

The Billy Joel Albums Show Tuesday 8 March Come and enjoy two more classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety… in one sensational show. The award-winning Elio Pace and his amazing band return to The Stables, this time performing albums, Streetlife Serende and 52nd Street.

Andy Fairweather Low Saturday 19 March Andy Fairweather Low came to prominence as lead singer with Amen Corner. Since those early days Andy has gone on to work with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and many more.

Curtis Stigers Thursday 24 & Friday 25 March His string of hit singles, millions of albums sold and a 28-year recording career aside, Curtis Stigers’ commitment to artistic growth and to bringing new tunes to the Great American Songbook has become unparalleled in modern music.

Natasha Seale Sunday 27 March Vocalist and former West End leading lady Natasha Seale leads a stellar band in a celebration of Duke Ellington, featuring new arrangements of repertoire including The A Train, Satin Doll, Sophisticated Lady and It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.

The Stables, Wavendon Milton Keynes MK17 8LU Box office: 01908 280800 stables.org

Youth Brass 2000 Sunday, March 20, 3pm National Youth Brass Band Champions, Youth Brass 2000 visit The Core in Corby for an afternoon of brass band classics and contemporary music. Brassed off: thecorecorby.com

Waddesdon Manor Wednesday, March 23 Having been ‘put to bed’ during the winter months for important cleaning and conservation work, the rooms are ready for the new season which launches today. The house will then be open WednesdaySunday, 11am-4pm. Advance booking essential. Go inside: Waddesdon.org.uk

Forever Flowers: Snowdrops at Waddesdon Wednesday, March 23 - Sunday, March 27, 10am-5pm In partnership with the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, the Aviary Gardens at Waddesdon will house a temporary display of 500 handcrafted iron snowdrops, dedicated to the life and memory of loved ones who are no longer with us. Beautiful tribute: Waddesdon.org.uk

Curtis Stigers: Live in Concert Thursday, March 24 – Friday, March 25 The award-winning singer, songwriter and saxophonist makes a welcome return to the Wavendon venue. I Wonder Why: stables.org Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club Friday, March 25, 8pm The monthly comedy night is back at The Lab in Corby, with smile bringers Andrea Hubert, Jonny Awsum and Matt Green. Sally-Anne Hayward is your compere. Having a laugh: thecorecorby.com

Napalm Death Saturday, March 26, 7pm Legendary extreme metal band Napalm Death make their long-awaited return to Milton Keynes, with support from Corbybased heavies Raging Speedhorn Bring the noise: thecraufurdarms.com

Tograiser! Saturday, March 26, 8pm – 10.45pm A fundraiser to swell the coffers in support of this summer’s Togfest, featuring Togmor themselves, and with support from Fozz. Music and merriment in no small portion. Folk it up: togfest.org

Stamp Fair with MK Philatelic Society Saturday, April 2, 10am-4pm The bi-annual Stamp Fair returns. A variety of stamp dealers and a good range of stock will be available at the event, being held at The Methodist Hall in Bletchley’s Queensway. Pop along and meet members of the club, receive advice and guidance on unusual stamps, or perhaps sell your unwanted items. Stamp donations are also welcomed for charity auctions. First class event: Call 01908 521220 or visit miltonkeynesphilatelicsociety.co.uk Enjoy live international and national theatre and dance performances from the best seat in the house at MK Gallery’s Sky Room independent cinema.

Event Cinema Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake Sunday 6 March | 2pm Composed by Russian Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875, Swan Lake has become one of the most popular ballets in the world. The White Swan is truly a symbol of Russian Ballet, of its beauty and magnificence.

Exhibition On Screen:

Frida Kahlo (12A)

Tuesday 8 March | 7pm

A journey through the life of a great artist and true icon, discovering her art and uncovering the truth behind her often-turbulent life.

ROH Live: Rigoletto Sunday 13 March | 2pm In his first work as Director of the Royal Opera House, Oliver Mears brings Verdi’s masterpiece into the modern world. This special anniversary screening of Verdi’s Rigoletto celebrates 171 years since its premiere in 1851.

Leith Theatre: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (15+) Saturday 19 March | 7pm Within the century-old walls of the historic Leith Theatre, this gothic tale of double lives and inner demons takes on its own hybrid identity in this unique retelling. Audiences will witness the simultaneous creation and screening of this one-off experience.

Exhibitions Ingrid Pollard: Carbon Slowly Turning 12 March – 29 May The first exhibition to fully explore Guyaneseborn British artist and photographer Ingrid Pollard and her pioneering and experimental practise from the 1980s to the present day. Free entry for Milton Keynes residents every Tuesday.

Ingrid Pollard, Self Evident (detail), 1992, 9 colour light boxes, each 50.8 x 50.8 cm and 8 silver gelatin prints, each 84.1 x 118.8 cm. © and courtesy of the artist

To book tickets, please visit www.mkgallery.org or call on 01908 676 900