LAUNCH PARTY: Best-selling author Gervase Phinn will attend the launch party for the new terrace at White Rose Book Cafe, Thirsk, on Saturday, June 1, from 2pm to 4pm. For details, call 01845-524353.

ON TRACK: A model railway exhibition to raise funds for CLIC Sargent, a charity which provides support and information for children and young people with cancer and their families, will be held at the Three Tuns Hotel, on Sunday (May 26), from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free. For details, call 07891-372759.

YOUNG MUSICIANS: The Three Jazz ensemble from Leeds are returning to The Old Courthouse, Thirsk, to lead the blues workshops for young people, on Saturday and Sunday (May 25 and 26), at Rural Arts, from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Tickets for the weekend cost £15. For details, call 01845-526536.

NUMBERS UP: Thirsk Athletics Bowls and Cricket Club sections are jointly holding a family fun bingo event on Saturday, (May 25) at 8pm. at the clubhouse in Newsham Road, Thirsk. Tickets cost £3 per person and include bingo tickets. Barbecue food will be available and there will be a raffle too.

MUSEUM MATTERS: Thirsk Museum Society will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday (May 28), at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, in Kirkgate, Thirsk. Members and non-members are welcome. During the 2012 season the museum welcomed 1,350 visitors.

MEAL TOGETHER: Sowerby Women’s Institute will hold a friendship lunch at the Friends Meeting House, Thirsk, on Friday, June 7, from noon to 1.30pm. The event will raise funds for the Tear Fund, a relief and development charity.

STORY SESSION: White Rose Book Café, Thirsk, will host its monthly storytime, titled Sports and Stripes, on Saturday, June 1, from 10 to10.30am. Entry is free. For details, call 01845-524353.

FILM SHOWINGS: The Ritz Cinema will screen science fiction action movie Oblivion (12A), from Friday (May 24) until Thursday, at 7.30pm. For details, call 01845-524751.

DRAWING WORKSHOP: A workshop for children titled Drawing With Impact will be held on Wednesday, (May 29), from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm at The Old Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk. Entry costs £5 per person per session (booking essential). For details, call 01845-526536 or visit ruralarts.org

ARTISTS' SHOWCASE: St Mary’s Church, Thirsk, will host an exhibition featuring the work of students who attend art classes at the town hall. The exhibition will be open daily from Saturday (May 25) to Saturday, June 8, from 10am to 4pm, except on Sundays, when it is open from noon to 4pm.

DANCING EVENT: Thirsk Hard of Hearing Club will meet on June 6 at East Thirsk Hall for circle dancing. Anyone who requires transport can call 01845-537444.