Enjoy the sights, sounds and excitement of the best-selling fantasy novel by JRR Tolkein, and see the Alhambra transformed into Middle Earth in a spectacular production of The Hobbit.

With sparkling magical effects, join Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf on their quest to confront Smaug the dragon.

Glyn Robbins’s acclaimed stage adaptation is perfect for Hobbit fans both young and old, although some scenes may be frightening for children under eight. The Hobbit runs from Tuesday until Saturday.

*Apparently, when builders were working on a new exhibition at Leeds City Museum, they discovered a lost gallery inhabited by a rogue museum curator, Dr Rock, who had been missing from his workplace for some time.

A mineral fanatic, he’s been slowly gathering materials for his own exhibition about his favourite subject. It’s such a fascinating exhibition, that Leeds City Museum has opened this space for free.

Dr Rock will be visiting the gallery from time to time, but if you don’t catch him, there are plenty of films that he has made for you to view. You can also see poisonous rocks and the effects of putting a mobile phone in a blender.

*It’s hard to keep children entertained, especially when the weather is bad, but there’s a chance to get them singing along and giggling at Square Chapel, Halifax, tomorrow.

Starting at 2.30pm is Pick’n’Mix, a fun show full of storytelling, music and craft. Tickets cost £6.

*The annual concert held at Bradford Cathedral in aid of the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Appeal on behalf of local charities takes place next Saturday, from 7.30pm.

Among those taking part are Bingley Grammar School Senior Woodwind Ensemble, Dixon’s Academy Swing Band and dancers from Haycliffe School and Grange Technology College.

*If you would like to explore our region’s industrial heritage, then why not pay a visit to Thwaite Mills, in Stourton, a fully-restored working watermill?

Set on a river island two miles south of Leeds city centre, it’s a unique museum where you can literally feel the force of nature in action.

Visit the engineer’s workshop, step back in time inside Thwaite House, a Georgian Grade II listed building, and follow the riverside sculpture trail from the mill.