Sunshine: Leigh Bowery Day, London
Expect plenty of impersonators with bald heads, overdone lipstick and outrageous couture on The Mall as this celebration of what would have been Leigh Bowery's 50th birthday gets underway. The bad-taste designer, artist and club scene provocateur died back in 1994, but he retains an undeniable influence beyond his critical success and that will, no doubt, be one subject that comes up in the lunchtime talk between his biographer Sue Tilly and ICA director Gregor Muir. Tilly also introduces the evening tribute to Bowery, which includes rare footage and a short film by Marcus Reeves as well as performances by Scottee, Jonny Woo, Ryan Styles and Richard Torry from Bowery's band Minty, while the Trindies will re-form for their first show in almost 30 years.
ICA, SW1, Fri, ica.org.uk
Iain Aitch
London Festival Of Railway Modelling, London
Winston Churchill and Johnny Cash were fans ? damn it, even the Hoff has dabbled in diesel-hydraulic miniatures ? so ignore the sniggers, and embrace a weekend devoted to the oft-misunderstood pursuit of model railways. Youngsters can construct card kits and test their narrow-gauge knowledge in the "layout quiz", while rail enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy workshops on controlling points and signals, painting models professionally, or ? wait for it ? "making stone walls out of plaster". By the end, participants should ? metaphorically at least ? be riding Life's Railway To Heaven.
Alexandra Palace, N22, Sat & Sun, see modelrailwayslive.co.uk
Colette Bernhardt
Home Of Metal Open Day, West Bromwich
These days you might be wearing a nice knit and a corduroy cap rather than rocking a leather jacket and mullet (witness: ex-Napalm Death singer Nic Bullen) but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy this celebration of all things metal. Bring down your memorabilia (tickets, posters, commemorative skulls) to be archived in the Home Of Metal project and hear Kerrang! Radio DJ Johnny Doom host a talk with ex-Raw Power host Krusher. Look out too for Juneau Projects' demonstration of how to make your own Flying V.
The Public, Sat, see homeofmetal.com and thepublic.com
Sian Rowe
Out & about
Ceilidh Culture, Edinburgh, Saturday to 16 Apr
Trad music and storytelling.
Various venues
Memorabilia, Birmingham, Saturday & Sunday
Meet Joe Calzaghe, Honor Blackman, Britt Eckland, plus that guy that played Herr Flick in 'Allo 'Allo. Loads of others, too.
NEC
Platform 2011, Hull, Sunday
Videogames, the latest gadgets, plus workshops, digital art and more.
The KC Stadium
World Pooh Sticks Championships, Little Wittenham, Sunday
Drop a stick into water off a bridge. Hope your stick emerges from the other side first. Boom. Winner.
Day's Lock, Oxfordshire
Bafta Masterclass: Misfits, Nottingham, Monday
The superpowered E4 hit discussed with creator and writer Howard Overman.
Broadway Cinema
Publish And Be Damned, London, Thursday
Taking in small-run and DIY books and mags.
Barbican Art Gallery
Stuart Goodwin
Catherine Bell Tessie Santiago Jessica Simpson Mandy Moore Shannon Elizabeth
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