Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (May 11-17)

The Adam Buxton Band will be performing at Dreamland in Margate on Wednesday. Tickets £30.32. 

Marking its first birthday, Writing in Progress welcomes back previous performers for a best of compilation show at Off Licence in Cliftonville on Wednesday.

British fashion designer Martine Rose will discuss her career through the music that has inspired her at Faith in Strangers in Cliftonville on Wednesday. Tickets £22. 

Acclaimed theatre maker Alexis Gregory brings his new play Smoke to Ark in Cliftonville on Thursday. Tickets £14. 

Son of Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate, Simon Postgate will be giving a talk on the much loved children’s TV show at Beach Creative in Herne Bay on Friday. Tickets £10. 

Drag king Pat Riarchy hosts Karablokey at Alley Bar in Ramsgate on Friday, performing duets with only the most manly of patrons. Tickets from £5. 

Pomus takes over Dreamland’s Sunshine Cafe on Friday and Saturday, cooking up confit pollock among their three courses. Places £100 per person. 

The Broadstairs and St Peters Community Festival returns on Saturday, showcasing and raising awareness for groups supporting local residents and building a cleaner, safer, kinder community. Free entry. 

Comedian Adam Morrison Jones performs his new work in progress show Moves at Salt in Broadstairs on Saturday. Tickets £11.92. 

Margate’s Pink Suits performs their show Dance Me to the End of Love as part of Battersea Art Centre in London’s Bloom Festival on Saturday. Tickets from £9.50. 

Ramsgate’s own Look Mum No Computer represents the UK at Eurovision on Saturday. Ramsgate Arts Club and Queens Head are putting on viewing parties. 

Plant yourself an edible hanging basket at Pierremont Hall in Broadstairs on Sunday. Tickets £15. 

Local ‘moth-ers’ Bob Dean and Bob Hinge give a talk on the magic of moths at The Secret Garden at Quex Park in Birchington on Sunday. Free entry. Email thesecretgardenquex@gmail.com to book your place. 

The Ellington Park May Fayre takes place on Sunday from 11.30am to 6pm, with live music, train rides, a funfair, dog show, market stalls and more. Free entry. 

To close her exhibition My Hands Are My Voice at the Beaney in Canterbury, Margate-based textile artist Rachelle Francis will be in conversation at the museum on Sunday. Tickets £15.