A taste of ancient and new, in pub's 'cybeer' link-up

A celebration of Cornish beers – some brewed specially for the occasion – will be taking place in St Agnes this week.

The idea of Driftwood Spars landlady Louise Treseder, the event aims to be unlike any other beer festival by combining the ancient art of brewing with the latest digital technology.

"We are lucky enough to have superfast broadband at the Driftwood Spars," said Louise. "In the past we have held wine-tasting sessions, with live video link-ups to winemakers in other countries. So this year we have decided to have a similar set-up for our beer festival.

"We will be linking live to the Sierra Nevada brewery in California over the weekend for a 'cybeer' tasting session."

The owner of Belgium's Orval Brewery will be joining drinkers at the pub for a 'talk and taste' session, while Roger Protz, editor of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, will also be sharing his expertise and anecdotes during the event.

"The Driftwood Spars is at the forefront of the great Cornish beer revival," said Roger. "As well as producing delicious prize-winning beers itself, it features beers from established Cornish brewers such as St Austell, Sharps and Skinners, and ales from the new legion of small producers in Cornwall.

"The pub is in an inspirational location for a beer festival and I'm looking forward with keen anticipation to sampling some great beers and some fine pasties."

The Celebration of Beer festival is at the Driftwood Spars in St Agnes from Friday, March 15, to Sunday March 17. For more details, visit www.driftwoodspars.com.

OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK

AWLISCOMBE

Parish Hall: Sarah Moule's Femmes Fatales, Songs for Scarlet Women, Sarah the voice, Jenny Carr piano. £8. Saturday 7.30pm.

BARNSTAPLE

Queens Theatre: Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor. Tuesday 7.30pm; The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. Thursday 10.30am & 1pm; Shakespeare4Kidz – The Tempest, Wednesday 10.30am 1.30pm; Sons of Kemet, Gallery Cafe Wednesday 8pm.

BICKINGTON

Village Hall: Sarah Moule's Femmes Fatales, Songs for Scarlet Women, Sarah the voice, Jenny Carr piano. £8. Thursday 7.30pm.

BODMIN

The Masons Arms, Higher Bore Street: Bodmin Folk Club – Open House Night. Non-members £12.50. Friday 8pm for 8.15pm start.

BOVEY TRACEY

Devon Guild of Craftsmen: Transplantation, a sense of place and culture: British and Australian narrative jewellery. Until April 21.

BRADNINCH nr EXETER

St Diesen's Church: Roger Woodward, piano, Debussy etc. Tickets £8, under-18s free on the door. Thursday 7.30pm.

BROADWOOD

Methodist church: Concert by St Joseph's Choir, refreshments to follow. Friday 7.30pm.

BUDE

Parkhouse Centre: Launceston & District Cats Protection Easter Fayre. various stalls etc. Admission into box at door. Saturday 10am-12noon.

BUGLE

Village Hall: Bingo Monday, eyes down 7.30pm.

CALSTOCK

The Old Chapel: Jade Gall, saxophone with Jonathan Watts on piano. Donations welcome. Friday 8.30pm.

CAMBORNE

The Wesley Centre: Camborne Old Cornwall Society meet Tuesday 7.30pm.

CLAYHIDON

Parish Hall: Sarah Moule's Femmes Fatales, Songs for Scarlet Women, Sarah the voice, Jenny Carr piano. £8. Friday 7.30pm.

CREDITON

31 High Street: Newton St Cyres Art Group Exhibition. weekdays 9.30am-5pm until March 29.

DARTINGTON

High Cross House: 21 Group Exhibition. Friday until June 2, 10.30am-5pm.

DELABOLE

Methodist Church: Community lunch. Bring and buy, raffle etc. Wheelchair-friendly. All welcome. £5.50. Tuesday 12noon-1.15pm.

Methodist church: 150th Anniversary, Sunday 11am Rev Steve Wild 6.30 Songs of Praise, 7.30 Four Lanes Male Voice Choir. £5.

DEVORAN

Village hall: Jim Moray, support from Palmer (Tom and Holly Palmer). Saturday 7.30pm. Tickets £11.

EXETER

The Great Hall, Exeter University: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Thursday 7.30pm.

Northcott Theatre: Curiosity Shop. Until March 16.

New Theatre: Jonathan Kay, 21st century Fool. Friday 7.30pm.

The Mint Church: Exeter College Choral Society Concert. Tickets £5 (£3). Wednesday 7pm; Exeter Bach Society present St Matthew Passion. Saturday 7pm.

FALMOUTH

Town: Falmouth Spring Festival, guided walks and talks and a Spring Fair. Saturday until March 24.

Princess Pavilion, Garden Room: Mad Dog Mcrea, Friday 8.30pm; Nobody Rides the Unicorn, stunning storytelling and puppetry for children. Suitable for 4 years plus. Sunday 4pm.

FROME

Merlin Theatre: The Boy at the Edge of the Room by Forest Forge Theatre Company Wednesday 7.45pm; Yorke Dance presents: Across Connections Saturday 7.45pm.

GERRANS

The Royal Standard: Euchre Drive. Monday 8pm.

GREAT TORRINGTON

The Plough Arts Centre: PYT Seniors – Two, theatre, Wed-Thurs 7.30pm; Jamie Smith's Mabon. Music. Friday 8pm; St Patrick's Night Shindig, party, Saturday 8pm.

GWEEK

Village Hall: Ballroom/sequence dance, Saturday 8pm.

ILFRACOMBE

Landmark Theatre: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. Wednesday 10.30am & 1pm; Kathryn Tickell: Northumbrian Voices. Friday 8pm.

KINGSBRIDGE

St Edmunds Church: Tamar Concert Choir. Tickets £10 on the door. Saturday 7.30pm. In aid of RBL Poppy Appeal.

Harbour House: Kingsbridge Community College 8th annual exhibition Tuesday-Sat 10am-5pm.

Town Hall Foyer: Kingsbridge Country Market. Wednesday 8am-noon.

LANGORE nr LAUNCESTON

Village Hall: Light Lunch. Homemade soup, dessert, tea/coffee only £3. Wednesday 12-2pm.

Village Hall: Gaming evening. Bring your own army. 16-plus. Admission £1. Friday 5pm-10pm.

LAUNCESTON

Central Methodist Church: Knowledge and Nibbles. Teams of six or less. Entry £3 per person. Saturday 76.30pm.

Central Schoolroom: Launceston Stamp Club Stamp and Postcard Fair. Saturday 10am -3pm. Dealers, stamps, postcards. Free admission.

The Eagle House Hotel: Launceston Stamp Club meet with speaker Mr J Grimwood Taylor on Postal Reform. Thursday 7pm.

Homeleigh Garden Centre, Dutson: Wine and Wisdom. Teams of six in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance and Langore Village Hall. Friday 7 for 7.30pm.

LEEDSTOWN

Village Hall: Cornwall Hospice Care Quiz Night. Entrance £2. Bring your own drink/wine. Raffle and Hospice Stall. Friday 7.30pm.

LISKEARD

The Public Hall: Plymouth Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 5.30pm.

Sterts Theatre: Sterts Singers in concert. Friday 7.30pm.

LOSTWITHIEL

The Community Centre: Antique and Collectors Market. Friday 11am-3pm.

MELDON

Village Hall: Okehampton Sequence Dance Club. £1.50 per person. Wednesday 8pm-10.30pm. Beginners welcome.

MORETONHAMPSTEAD

Green Hill Arts: CanzArt personal perspectives exhibition of paintings. Open daily 10am-4pm (including Sundays) from Saturday until March 21.

NEWQUAY

The Fistral Beach Hotel: Newquay Pentire Probus Club Coffee morning. Wednesday 10am. New members welcome.

OKEHAMPTON

Fairplace Church: Cancer Research UK Annual General Meeting. All welcome. Wednesday 3pm.

OTTERHAM & ST JULIOT

VILLAGE HALL: Table-top sale, Saturday 10.30am. Tables £5. Wheelchair friend. 01840 261225 to book a table.

OTTERTON

Village Hall: Otterton Garden Club spring Show , Saturday 2pm-4.30pm; Otterton Garden meet Tuesday 7.30pm with Dr David Allen who will talk on Wild Flowers of the East Devon Coast. Visitors £3.

PAR

Par St Mary's Methodist Church: Homemade soup and sweet lunch. 12.30pm Tuesday. £3.50. All welcome.

PENZANCE

YMCA, The Orchard: Cruse Bereavement Care Meeting of Penzance Friendship Group. Thursday 10.30am. Ring 01726 76100.

The Old Dairy: Siobhan Purdy, My Life in Paintings exhibition. Until June 4.

PLYMOUTH

The Guildhall: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir Soprano Catherine Hamilton, tenor Gordon Pike, baritone John Hobs. Tickets £17 on the door. Sunday 7.30pm.

St Andrew's Minster church: University of Plymouth Choral Society with UPCS Sinfonia. Tickets £12, students/chd £5. Saturday 7.30pm.

Theatre Royal: Jersey Nights. Mon-Saturday

Pavilions: Chinese State Circus, Monday and Tuesday.

Elburton Methodist church: The Plymouth Area Police Choir in concert in aid of The Mission in Britain Fund. Tickets at the door. Friday 7.30pm.

Matchroom, Plympton: The Sounds of the Drifters. Saturday.

The RBL Club, Crownhill: Guy Fenton's All Stars, New Orleans Jazz. £8 for visitors. All welcome. Sunday 7.30pm.

Drum Theatre: Sailors & Sweethearts. Until March 16.

Stoke Library, Devonport: Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice 200th Anniversary Display. Library opening times apply.

POLTIMORE

Poltimore House: Coffee morning for people who might want to volunteer. Saturday 11am.

PORTSCATHO

Memorial Hall: Old Cornwall Society talk on The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry by Hugo White. All visitors welcome. Wednesday 7.30pm.

RILLA MILL

Village Hall: Whist drive, Tuesday 7.30pm.

SALTASH

St Nicholas & St Faith Parish Church: Sue Davies, piano, Jefffery Boorer, clarinet, Claire Fielding, soprano, Christine Liddicoat contralto and Kathryn Bunkum, soprano. Tickets £5. 842361 (Plymouth). Saturday 7.30pm.

Pentillie Castle: Garden open day, Sunday 11am-4pm.

Wesley Methodist Church: Craft fair, light refreshments. Saturday 10am-3pm.

SIDMOUTH

Methodist Church: Budleigh Salterton Male Voice choir Concert with Val Howels, soprano, in aid of Sidmouth and Newton Poppleford Carnival Committee. Tickets £6 from 01395 567803. Saturday 7.30pm.

SOUTH POOL

Hall: Sarah Moule's Femmes Fatales, Songs for Scarlet Women, Sarah the voice, Jenny Carr piano. £8. Wednesday 7.30pm.

ST AUSTELL

Wheal Martyn: China Clay Museum and country park. Open 10am-5pm.

ST BURYAN

Village Hall: St Buryan Farmers Market. Saturday 9.30-12.30pm.

ST IVE nr LISKEARD

Coombegate Cottage: Garden open in aid of NGS. £3.50. Sloping site with steps. refreshments. Sunday 1-4pm.

TAMAR VALLEY

Methodist Church: Christian Aid Lent Lunches – Soup and Sweet, Friday 12.30pm.

TAVISTOCK

Melvin Hall, Kelly College: Kelly College Concert Society Britannic Ensemble Wednesday 7.45pm. Tickets on the door, £11.

The Wharf: Music with Ian Hunter, Tuesday 8pm; music with Kathryn Tickell, Thurs 8pm.

Parish Centre: Tavistock Branch of the Devonshire Association meet Friday 7.30pm, for talk. Visitors £1.50.

TEIGNMOUTH

The Arts Centre, Teignmouth College: Newton Abbot & District Society of Arts present Alasdair Beatson, piano and Min-Jin Kym – violin. Tickets £14 on the door. Saturday 7.30pm.

THURLESTONE

Parish Hall: National Trust South Hams Centre talk on Flete and the Flete Estate. Entrance £3. All welcome. Monday 2.30pm.

TORPOINT

Maryfield Church: Rame Peninsula Male Choir present a concert on St Patrick's Day with conductor Jonathan Delbridge with Liz Sidebotham, accompanist. Sunday. Doors open 2.15pm. Admission £4.

TORQUAY

Princess Theatre: Ellen Kent's Carmen. Wednesday; Vienna Festival Ballet's Sleeping Beauty, Friday; TOADS Stage Musical Company present Showstopper The Improvised Musical, Saturday.

Babbacombe Theatre: Spellbound, Tuesday and Wednesday 8.15pm; Never Forget- Rowcroft Hospice. Please come and support a very good cause. Saturday 7.30pm.

TRURO

The Baptist Church: Cruse Bereavement Care Meeting of Truro Friendship Group. Saturday 6pm. Ring before attending the group for the first time. 01209 822464.

TOTNES

Meadowbrook Community Centre, Dartington: Shaun Michael Duo. £6 (St Patrick's Day special). Saturday doors open 6.30pm for 8pm start.

TRURO

Hall for Cornwall: Truro Country Market. Tuesday 9.15-3pm.

WINSFORD

Village CP 906 349: North Devon Ramblers walk Bye Hill, The Punchbowl. About seven miles. Sunday 10.45am.