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Music 27 KEYSIDE 1 December The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BRISTOL, BS1 6UA. 7.30pm. £13. thelouisiana.net . BSO: ‘A FINE ROMANCE’ 3 December Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk . JESPER SVEDBERG AND HUGO SVEDBERG 4 December Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 1.05pm. 01202 280000. “Lunchtime recital.” ‘A NIGHT AT THE OPERA’ 4 December Village Hall, STUDLAND, BH19 3BT. 7.30pm. £12.50 / £6. 01929 450587 / artsreach.co.uk . “Expect a wonderful show for both opera newbies and a fi cionados alike.” SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT 5 December Methodist Church, 36 South Street, CREWKENE, TA18 8DB. 7pm. £7. southsomersetmusiccentre.co.uk. THE BLOCKHEADS 5 December Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, FROME, BA11 1BE. 7.30pm. £26. cheeseandgrain.co.uk. ALICE ZAWADZKI, FRED THOMAS, MISHA MULLOV-ABBADO 28 November The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Road, POOLE, BH14 9HT. 7.45pm. £20 / £11. soundcellar.org. Jazz. ALICE ZAWADZKI, FRED THOMAS, MISHA MULLOV-ABBADO 28 November Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. lighthousepoole.co.uk . Jazz. OLD BABY MACKEREL 28 November The Ropemakers, 36 West Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3QP. 8.30pm. 01308 421255 / theropemakers.com. “Bluegrass like no other!” LA VIE EN ROSE 28 November Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 8pm. £18 / £9. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com . “The exuberant, toe-tapping music of 1930s Paris played with a swing and joie de vivre as fresh today as when Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli fi rst conjured it up.” sherbornetimes.co.uk OUT NOW AND ONLINE Artist at Work No.82: DNA Series Middlebere Heath by Elizabeth Brown PALOOKA 5 + LOS COYOTE MEN + 3ET 29 November CICCIC, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 8.30pm. £14 / £12. 01823 337477 / ciccic.co.uk . “Three amazing bands plus vinyl DJs and dancers.” CONSONE QUARTET 29 November The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, CREWKERNE, TA18 7AL. 6.45pm. £20. 01460 75928 / concertsinthewest.org . See 28 November. Hot Fingers “Expect a mix of music from the 1920s and 1930s including hot jazz, country blues, gypsy swing, novelty foxtrots, gospel and more!” 28 November: Village Hall, WOODLANDS, BH21 8LJ. 7.30pm. £12.50 / £6. 07462 570117 / artsreach.co.uk. 29 November : Village Hall, MILBORNE ST ANDREW, DT11 0JX. 7.30pm. £12.50 / £6. 01258 839060 / artsreach.co.uk. 30 November: Village Hall, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5EE. 7.30pm. £12.50 / £6. 07590 352219 / artsreach.co.uk. CONSONE QUARTET 28 November Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 11.30am. £15. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com . “The fi rst period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are known for their honest and expressive interpretations of repertoire, notably from the classical and romantic eras.” CONSONE QUARTET 28 November Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. 7.30pm. £20. 01460 54973 / themeetinghouse.org.uk . See above. THE EMBEZZLERS 6 December CICCIC, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 8.30pm. £20 / £16. 01823 337477 / ciccic.co.uk . Ska. THE BLOCKHEADS 6 December Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, EXETER, EX4 3LS. 7 30pm. £26. exeterphoenix.org.uk.