Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (February 23-March 1)

Stand up comedy in a cinema, wolf pup life drawing, a night where small talk is banned and more. Here are our picks for what's happening in Thanet and beyond this week.

The Palace Cinema in Broadstairs hosts Chump’s Comedy on Wednesday, with stand up sets from Paul Foot, Alexandra Haddow and Andy Field. Tickets £15. 

Wild Life Drawing is back at Gather& in Ramsgate on Wednesday. This time around the models will be wolf pups. Tickets £35 with 10% donated to Wolf Watch UK.

Wild Life Drawing class in Ramsgate features owls as models

More lively than your standard life drawing class, Wild Life Drawing works with models who won’t pose or be still, and are an opportunity to be inspired by the natural world, as founder Jennie Webber explains

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Margate Assembly is back at Off Licence in Cliftonville on Wednesday. Performing this month are Moss.E, The Tender Mercys and Ffogg. Suggested donation £7. 

Hate small talk? Head to Depths at Olby’s on Thursday where there will be none. It’ll be a night of deep conversations with guided prompts. Free but book. 

Authors and broadcasters Tash Walker and Adam Zmith discuss their book The Log Books: An Intimate History of Queer British Voices and the Helpline That Listened at CAMP on Thursday. Free tickets. 

Margate has a new quiz on its busy trivia night calendar. The first edition of the Lovers & Quarrels quiz will take place at Cinque Ports on Thursday (and every last Thursday of the month) focussing on famous romances and break ups. It starts at 7.30pm and entry is £3 per person. 

Let’s get quizzical: Thanet’s best pub quizzes

Pub quiz season is here. Check out all the best nights in Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs to test your general knowledge

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Margate’s Turner Contemporary will host a panel discussion on Friday celebrating ten years of Margate Pride. Robert Diament will lead the talk with past and present directors Dan Chilcott, Tryg Verran, Mia Pollak and Amy Redmond. Tickets £5. 

Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on the event’s growth from short protest to month-long festival

Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on growing the grassroots festival from a three-minute walk into a whole town takeover

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Independent music festival You Are Here takes place at The Gulbenkian in Canterbury from Friday to Sunday, curated by nine East Kent promoters. Tickets £30. 

The Tate Modern in London’s new Tracey Emin exhibition opens on Friday, featuring work from across her 40 year career some of which has never before been exhibited. Tickets £20.

The Sunken Garden in Westbrook is holding a seed swap event on Saturday. More details. 

Mermaid Chunky will play Where Else in Margate on Saturday. Tickets £15. 

The Cookie Man hosts the first monthly Cookie Social at Lowlife in Cliftonville on Saturday from 11am to 3pm. There will be cookies and activities to keep the kids occupied while you eat them. 

Jonny Woo performs his new show Suburbia at the Alley Bar in Ramsgate on Saturday. Tickets £20 for the matinee or evening performances. 

Lucy Taylor, Rosko Piko and Morrison Ford play the opening night of new Ramsgate venue Downstairs, in the basement of the Bedford Inn on Saturday. Tickets £10. 

The inaugural edition of the Comedy Store’s new regular night at Dreamland is on Saturday with performances from Joe Wells, Kate Lucas, Paul Thorne and Rory O’Hanlon. Tickets £19.80.

Getdown Services play Booking Hall in Dover on Sunday. Tickets £18.