St Paul, by Felix Mendelssohn, with Nantwich Choral Society. Saturday, March 20, 7.30pm, St Mary's Parish Church. Nicola Howard (soprano), Stephen Newlove (tenor), Richard Strivens (bass baritone), Andrew Mildenhall (organ), John Naylor (conductor). Tickets £12 (concessions £10) from: Nantwich Tourist Information Centre (Civic Hall - 01270 537359), Think about IT (Hospital Street - 01270 624209), Victoria Community Centre (West Street, Crewe - 01270 537150), all choir members or at the door. www.nantwichchoral.org.uk.      

Three Sop from Suffolk. "The ultimate heavenly experience". St Mary's Parish Church, Monday, April 5. Part of the Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Musical Festival '10. That is "sops" as in sopranos. Three glamorous singers, Imogen Cummings, Rebecca Henning and Juliet Liddell. Robert Goodrich, a former chorister at St Mary's who has arranged the concert, says the ladies will be performing "an eclectic programme bridging the traditional and jazz repertoire", according to This Month, the church's magazine. Tickets, £12.50, from the Parish Office (01270 625268) or the Church Shop (re-opens March 11). The Parish Office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 3.30pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 9am to 12 noon. The Church Shop is open 10am to 3.30pm, Monday to Saturday. 

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival '10, Thursday, April 1 to Monday 5, at the Civic Hall and other Nantwich venues. Ninety gigs over the weekend with acts including: Snake Davies, The Blockheads, Geno Washington, The Move, The Animals, Nearly Dan, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, Connie Lush, Ben Waters, Sandi Thom, and The Red Stripe Band. Prices from free to £20. Wrist bands, £5 (avoids queueing) for festival pubs and The Crown Hotel, on Sunday 4 (12 noon to 10pm) and Monday 5 (12 noon to 4.30pm) . Booking fee £1.50. www.nantwichjazz.com.  

Song and Laughter Drop-in Workshop, Sunday, April 25, 11.30am to 4pm, at Nantwich Museum, as part of Nantwich’s St George’s Day celebrations. Led by Trixi Field. "Drop in when you like and stay for as long as you like. It's designed to take the sting out of sing - and put the zing back in!" Free admission. Details: Nantwich Museum website.

An evening of songs old and new, with the Grove Singers. Friday, May 21, at The Crown Hotel, Nantwich, 7.30pm. Featuring Pass Time in Good Company barber shop quartet. In aid of the IRIS Vision Resource Centre, Crewe. Tickets £6 from the IRIS centre, 14 Chapel Street, 01270 250316.  

UPDATED MARCH 9

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