Woo hoo! This week's Lucky Dip into What's On Richmond has pulled out a must-see show for 80s pop fans. Dust off your shoulder pads; roll up your blazer sleeves; unbutton your shirt as far as it'll go, and get ready to party with the best Duran Duran tribute band!

​You can catch the Duran Duran Experience at the Georgian Theatre Royal on Friday 14th at 7:30. Tickets are £16 here.

If you're a fan of all things orange... If you've got children who are bursting with excitement to carve a pumpkin head and stick a candle inside... If you enjoy having hideous things suddenly go BOO! at you... Then these are the places to go!

• Atley Hill Farm, near Scorton. Pick-your-own opens on 8 October. That's their photo you see - the crop's coming along nicely!
• Brymor Ice Cream, near Middleham, promises a "Halloween-themed adventure area". It also opens 8 October, and will be open Saturdays and Sundays until October 22 when it will be open seven days a week for half-term.
• ​Also near Middleham, The Forbidden Corner has a Halloween Labyrinth from 22 October, with prizes, fancy dress, a spooky quiz, a witches' brew, and a night-time scare event. Sounds horrible!
• ​Stockeld PYO near Wetherby is rather outside our area, but we couldn't resist this gem from the website: after you've picked your pumpkin, you can "treat yourself with our delicious cold and hot foot in our café". 

If you know of any more Halloween venues, with or without hot feet, or if you own a PYO pumpkin patch, let us know.

And may we put out a gentle plea? Please don't junk your pumpkin in the countryside after use. It's really not a good idea, and it looks horrible. Pumpkins are food, and shouldn't be wasted. Here's a link to no fewer than 49 recipes on the BBC's Good Food site, from Pumpkin Hummus and Pumpkin Cake to the really traditional Pumpkin Pie. Yum!

Come to The Station this Saturday, 1 October, and discover the producers who are based in The Station. With a cafe, brewery, bakery, ice-cream shop and chocolatier, there's everything needed for a balanced diet. Oh, and then there are the visiting displays: local cheeses, exotic jams, honey, cold-pressed rapeseed oils - and a barkery.

A barkery?

Yes, that's not a typo. Mr Marley's Barkery specialises in treats for your four-legged pals, who are welcome on The Station's platforms.

The food fair runs 10:00 - 16:00; more details are here. 

​(Will there be pies? Oh, we hope so.)

If you're a classical music enthusiast, and in Richmond this weekend, you're in luck! Famous international opera singer Julia Doyle appears at St Mary's Church at 7:30 on Saturday 1 October, accompanied by the Herschel Players, under top viol player (and local resident) Susanna Pell.

The programme, which they will have performed the previous day in York, will consist of sumptuous masterpieces from the French Baroque period, including works by Couperin, Rameau and Marin Marais. 

Adult tickets are £20, with concessions available. They will be sold at the door or, if you want to be certain of a place, you can book online at the National Centre for Early Music website.

Richmond Town Council is closing the Market Hall for the day of the royal funeral on Monday 19 September, and Richmond Information Centre will not be open.

Our website will be at your service, though, and our volunteers will be back on the morning of the 20th.

The familiar tones of 'National Treasure' James Naughtie can be enjoyed on 22 September at a Walking and Book Festival event.

Famous as a presenter of Radio 4's Today programme and Bookclub, Naughtie is also a knowledgeable classical music enthusiast and author. Tonight he interviews Oliver Condy, former editor of the BBC Music Magazine about Condy's new book, Symphonies for the Soul. The sub-title, Classical Music to Cure any Ailment, gives a good idea of its subject matter. The talk will be accompanied by examples of Condy's chosen music. Now here's a test: come along, and see if you leave with a spring in your step!

Influence Church, Victoria Road, Richmond; 22 September at 7:30pm. Tickets are £15 at the door.

PS 1: this talk is supported by Richmondshire Concerts, a thriving local concert society which puts on half a dozen top-quality professional concerts in Richmond every year.  

PS 2: this week's 'Lucky Dip' is just one of hundreds of events that can be found in What's On Richmond, both online (just click What's On, either here or in our main menu) and in the print edition, which appears every two months and is distributed free to shops and other outlets around Richmond.

The Artisan Market returns to Richmond this Sunday, with dozens of colourful stalls displaying and selling the very best in Yorkshire's home-made crafts and food.

You can easily spend an hour browsing, sniffing and tasting – and maybe picking up some early Christmas gifts. Then enjoy a ramble round Richmond's historic Market Place and town centre and, who knows, Sunday lunch in a café or pub..?

The Artisan Market runs from 10:00 to 15:00 on Sunday 18 September.

The X26 bus serving Darlington, Richmond, Colburn Estate and Catterick Garrison, will run a Sunday timetable only. See Sunday schedule here.

The Wensleydale Flyer 856 serving Northallerton, Leeming Bar, Bedale, Aysgarth and Hawes will also run a Sunday service. See Sunday schedule here. 

We understand that no other buses will be running in Richmondshire or Hambleton on Monday 19th - not even that one in the photo.

England's largest festival of history and culture involves thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all completely free.

​Here's a list of the venues in our area. It includes a miniature railway, an ancient abbey, a completely over-the-top museum (above), a number of stately homes which aren't usually open to the public, a picturesque folly, gardens, churches, a working Wurlitzer organ, eco-trails, workshops, a jail - and much more. Knowledgeable guides are on hand for many of the venues, to make your visit even more enjoyable. Some of the venues recommend or require advance booking - so move fast, and don't miss out!