Saturday, January 26
Kelso Folk and Live Music Club – burns night supper: The Contented Vine, Kelso. 7.30pm. Tickets £14. Music with Donald Knox and Pat Douglas, and other performers are invited to join the line-up. Contact paulmcginley532@btinternet.com.
Winter Warmer Ceilidh: Blainslie Village Hall, 8pm till Midnight. Ticket price £6, includes stovies. Live music by Jigtime. For tickets call 01896 860607.
babel fish (live music): Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. 7.30pm. £14/£5. 01721 725777. www.eastgatearts.com
String Jam Club – Burns night bash: Salmon Inn, Galashiels. 8pm. £8.
Sunday, January 27
Sir John Blackwood McEwen – concert: Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick. 2.30pm. £10/£2. Tel: 01450 360688.
Wednesday, January 30
Hawick music live!: Concert by Hawick High School music students at the Heart of Hawick. 7pm. £6/£2. 01450 360688.
Friday, February 1
RICHARD DURRANT (Guitar concert): Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. 7.30pm. Tickets £14/£5 under-16s, from 01721 725777 or online at www.eastgatearts.com
Ian Bruce and Ian Walker (live folk): Eckford Village Hall. 7pm. £8 (including stovies supper). To reserve tickets, contacting Sandra Kinnoch on 01835 850324 or Annette Fraser at Borderland Fabrics on 01835 862228. BYOB.
Saturday, February 2
Canary gold, by Théâtre Sans Frontières: Wynd Theatre, Melrose. 7.30pm. £12 (£8 students). Tel: 01896 820028. www.thewynd.com
Sunday, February 3
Kelso Music Society – Pianist Anna Tilbrook (Concert): Featuring tenor James Gilchrist, and the Puertas String Quartet. Kelso High School. 2.30pm.
Friday, March 1
Choirs In Concert – One Acchord Ladies Barbershop Chorus: Featuring choirs and quartets from around the Borders and beyond. Tait Hall, Kelso. 7.30 p.m. Tickets £8 from Hector Innes, 33 The Square, Kelso 01573 224719, Reiver Properties, 65 Bank Street, Galashiels 01896 759860, mob no. 07971848347.
Thursday, February 21
firebrand theatre company – white rose: Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick. 7.30pm. Also shows on Friday, February 22, and Saturday, February 23. 01450 360688 or www.heartofhawick.co.uk (preview tickets £10, other two £12).