Writing Fiction for Children: Creating a story from character workshop with Jane Eagland, 18Oct 1-3pm, St Wilfrid's Church, Preston, £6

Tickets for Jane Eagland (www.janeeagland.com) workshop £6 from Preston Tourist Information Centre. Selling fast!

Converting 16 jpgs of brochure pages into 1 PDF... well, trying. If you want a PDF of our brochure emailing, give us a shout!

Tue Oct 19 7pm Edwardian Musical Comedy talk by Bill Borrow, £3 at door @ Avenham Suite, Guild Hall, Preston PR1 1HT

Wed Oct 27, 1.30pm Edwardian Musical Comedy talk by Bill Borrow, £3 at door @ Avenham Suite, Guild Hall, Preston PR1 1HT

Thu Oct 21 7pm Victorian Preston through the eyes of Edward Beattie, talk by Stephen Sartin @ Minster of St John, Church St, Preston PR1 3BU

What's in a name? Find out all about the origins of surnames in a talk by Peter Watson, 26Oct 1.30-3pm, Avenham Suite, Guild Hall, £3 @ door

PAA Book, CD and DVD Fair, Sat Oct 30 10am-4pm, Minster of St John, opp Tesco Express, Church St, Preston PR1 3BU. Free entry. Refreshments.

Sales tables @ PAA Book CD & DVD Fair Oct 30 just £5. Contact Vince Smith, 01257 272929, [email protected] by Oct 27. #preston

The Lost Streams of Medieval Preston walk with David Hunt, Oct 20, 10.30-12.30 meet @ Minster of St John, Church St, PR1 3BU £3 @ door

Workshop The Art of Stitching - Hand embroidery with Marie Brown, Oct 19, 10am-12pm Minster of St John. Tickets £6 from Marie 01772 791 754

Singing workshop | Harmony with Joe Martin, Oct 19, 1-4pm, Minster of St John, Church St. Tickets £6 Preston TIC. Joe Martin 07887 640 039

Workshop | Circle Dance with Rosemary Forrest, Oct 25 1-3pm Minster of St John, Church St £6 @ door or Preston TIC. #preston #art #dance

Hairspray song workshop with Joe Martin, Oct 27 1.30-4pm Preston Minster. Tickets £5 from TIC Enq Joe Martin 07887 640 039 #preston #arts

Workshop: Latin/Ballroom dancing Oct 27 7-10pm @ St Michael&All Angels. Tix £5 @ TIC. Info Ron and Iris 07803 417276 / 07779 377858 #dance

Pre-launch tomorrow 10am-3pm @ St Georges shopping centre Preston. Join in The Big Draw and enjoy live music. Free event, all welcome.

Pre-launch with The Big Draw, Stitch Magic, Preston Musical Comedy Society and Katie Ryan was a big success. Thanks all & St George's.

Come to St George's shopping centre Preston tomo, 10am-3pm. Prelaunch. Magi'Chris, Stitch Magic, Preston FM, Mobius Loop, town cryer FREE

"Character Building! Cartoon drawing workshop" with Leo Brown, ages 6+, Fri 29, 1.30-3.30pm, Preston Minster, Tix £6, Leo 01772 791754.

Book, CD and DVD fair by Preston Arts Association, Preston Minster, Sat, Oct 30, 10am-4pm. Free entry. Light refreshments available.