CINEMA: The 2009 documentary film Encounters At the End Of The World (U), which took Werner Herzog to Antarctica and earned him his first Oscar nomination, can be seen at Stoke Film Theatre this evening at 7.45pm. Call 01782 411188.

MUSIC: Limehouse Lizzy will be playing at The Queens in Basford on Saturday night (July 4). Doors open at 8.30pm. Tickets cost £10 in advance and £12 on the door. For further information, call 01782 616180.

THEATRE: Lady Barbara Skelton is beautiful, wild and wicked. Forced into a respectable marriage, she sinks into a life of gambling, highway robbery, and murder, in Magadalen King-Hall's The Wicked Lady, opening at Basford's New Vic Theatre on Friday. Call the box office on 01782 717962.

EXHIBITION: A selection of 14 paintings for sale by local artist Charles Walker can be seen from tomorrow at Burslem Art Gallery at 7 Queen Street, Burslem. Charles has run a popular life-drawing classes for 12 years in the Potteries and is also a key member and fund-raiser for contemporary arts group SOTart. The gallery is open 10am to 3pm, Mondays to Saturdays.