YOUNG musicians are being invited to attend a weekend Latin jazz workshop led by ensemble Three Jazz, from 10.30am to 3.30pm, on Saturday (October 26) and on Sunday (October 27) at The Courthouse. Participants will be helped to devise original compositions and the event culminates in a show for parents which will be recorded. To book a place, which costs £15, or details, visit ruralarts.org or call 01845-526536.

APPRENTICE FOCUS: Thirsk School will offer businesses the chance to learn about setting up apprenticeships at an event on Tuesday, November 12, from 5.30pm. The roadshow will be held at the school in partnership with Thirsk Clock, Thirsk and District Business Association, Friends of Thirsk School and the National Apprenticeship Service.

ADVENTURE FILMS: The Ritz Cinema, in Thirsk, will screen a range of short adventure films as the concluding part of a movie festival that celebrates pushing mind and body to the limits, on Sunday (October 27), from 2pm. For details, visit ritzcinema.co.uk or call 01845-524751.

SHOP OPENING: Domestic appliance sales and repairs firm Electrocare, which has been established for more than 30 years in Northallerton, will open a shop in Kirkgate, Thirsk, on Saturday (October 26). The firm has taken on two members of staff from the Thirsk area to help run the shop.

HEARING CLUB: Thirsk Hard of Hearing Club will meet on Thursday, November 7, in East Thirsk Community Hall, for a demonstration of Christmas crafts. For details, or help with transport, call 01845-537444.

NIGHT WALK: A cabinet maker is inviting walkers to join him on a three-mile walk in the dark from Thirlby, near Thirsk, to raise funds for Herriot Hospice Homecare on Friday (October 25), from 6.30pm. The walk passes Lake Gormire on the way to the bank top, where there will be refreshments and a bonfire. After the walk there will be a prize draw and refreshments at Thirlby Pavillion. For tickets, costing £5, call 01845-597453 or email christine.robinson@herriothh.org.uk

SEASONAL SALE: An autumn fayre will be held at St James’s Methodist Church, Thirsk, on Saturday, November 16, from 10am to noon. The event, which will raise funds for the church and an overseas school project, will include Christmas plants and gifts, cakes, preserves and a fair trade stall.

FRENCH LESSONS: A six-week French language class will be held at Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall on Wednesdays, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, from October 30. For details about the course, which costs £50 and £45 for concessions, call 01845-522342 or email ajh@firedog0demon.co.uk

MOVIE TIMES: The Ritz Cinema in Thirsk will screen thriller Prisoners (15 ), from Friday (October 25) to Thursday, October 31, at 7.30pm. For details, call 01845-524751 or visit ritzcinema.co.uk