Newly announced events in Thanet and East Kent

A one-off gig by one of Britain's finest electronic bands, a kids show in the vein of Horrible Histories and a supper club by Chef Songsoo Kim - just a few of the fab dates in the calendar coming your way.

Make the most of daylight savings with an evening social cycle. Col’s Kent’s Bike Tours runs a weekly ride every Tuesday departing at Margate station at 6.30pm. It’s free, and should last around two hours and take you along some cracking coastal paths.

Stereolab will be playing a one-off warm up show at The Booking Hall in Dover on Saturday, May 24 before they jet off on a world tour. The show also coincides with the release of their new album Instant Holograms on Metal Film - their first LP since 2010. If you miss them in Dover, there are further dates around the UK in December, but none so close or anywhere near as intimate as the 330 capacity Booking Hall. Tickets £25.

Rare DJing documentary Hang the DJ is set to be screened in a handful of cinemas around the UK for the first time in 27 years this May, including The Palace in Broadstairs. Made in 1998, the film features interviews with A-Trak, Carl Cox, Danny Tenaglia, Junior Vasquez, Mix Master Mike, Larry Levan and Roger Sanchez. The Broadstairs screening on Thursday, May 22 will also feature a Q&A with journalist Joe Shabadu, followed by an after party at Neptunes Hall. Proceeds go to the charities We Are With You and Endometriosis UK. Tickets £11.55.

Writer and cultural historian John Higgs will be discussing his new book on Doctor Who, titled Exterminate/Regenerate, with Dan Schreiber at the Fort Road Hotel on Thursday, April 24. If you haven’t read his book on The KLF, you should do that right now, by the way. Anyway, this is the latest in The Margate Bookshop’s series of author talks. Book your free seat.

The Deal Music and Arts Festival is set to take place from July 3 to 13. Featuring classical music, theatre, literary talks, film and more it will take over venues across Deal, Sandwich and Dover. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, April 22. Check out the full line up.

Ramsgate interiors shop Our Curated Abode will host Margate illustrator Meghan Metcalf on Wednesday April 30 for a crockery doodle workshop. In this two hour workshop, participants will create their own decorative wall plate, crafted on vintage ceramics. The workshop casts £36 and includes a glass of fizz. Tickets available at ourcuratedabode.com/workshops

Ross From Friends will be DJing under his new alias Bubble Love at Faith In Strangers on Saturday, June 7. That’s the electronic artist Ross From Friends - aka Felix Clary Weatherall - not David Schwimmer, for the avoidance of doubt. More playful and club-focussed than his main project, this will be a rare opportunity to see him in such an intimate setting in either guise. Tickets £16.03.

A show that sounds utterly brilliant (and for kids, but whatever), the Rubbish Shakespeare Company and Silly History Boys are teaming up for The Story Forge: Make Your Own Myth. Silly historians Lee Hithersay and Robert Rhys Bond will be inventing three new myths, using only the minds of the audience and some cardboard props. Aimed at children aged 7+, there will be two performances at The Gulbenkian in Canterbury on Saturday, May 3. Tickets £8.

This month’s Lounge Wizards psychedelic music night at Daisy in Cliftonville will take place on Thursday, April 24. There will be live performances from cosmic pop artist Apollo Ray and poet Mark from the Zoo. Free entry. There’s also a co-promotion from Lounge Wizards and Freak Out! coming up at Where Else on Saturday, June 7, featuring The Echograms, Charlie Hannah and Tony Westcliff. Tickets for that are £8.61.

Ramsgate’s Micro Museum has now reopened for the summer season. You can drop in to check out the impressive collection of vintage computers and games consoles every weekend until the end of October. Full dates.

Chef Songsoo Kim will be cooking up a Korean seafood feast for one night only at Colina in Margate on Friday, April 25. The set menu is inspired by the food found in Korea’s seaside towns, such as raw fish soups, soy-pickled crab, and charcoal-grilled squid. £45 per person.

Sample the produce of local fine winemaker Barnsole at Little Swift in Margate on Thursday, April 24. Vineyard owners Sally and Phil will run you through their red, white and sparkling wines and share the stories of how they are made. Places are £25. Email hello@littleswift.co.uk to book.

A Night For Weird Folk returns to Margate Arts Club on Saturday, May 24 for a special night celebrating three years of the folk club nights and 10 years of organisers Bower Street Morris. There will be performances by morris dancers from around the country, live music, drag, tarot readings and more. Tickets £8.

The Good Egg in Margate is two years old. I’m not sure how it could be that long already, but I don’t see why they’d lie about it. Whatever, they’re having a party and you’re all invited. Yes, even you. From 6pm until late on Thursday, April 24 they’ll be serving up £5 margaritas and £5 bowls of scran. What’s in a bowl of scran? Doesn’t matter, it only costs a fiver.

Cliftonville’s Lido Stores hosts a new joint exhibition by sculptor Sheila Vollmer and painter Jackie Askew titled Two Singers, One Song from April 24 to May 10. There will be a private view on Saturday, April 26 from 7-9pm.

Have you always dreamed of being able to paint and eat pizza at the same time? Well, let’s make that dream a reality. Local artist Vicki Griggs will be leading a guided painting session at Louie On Sea in Margate on Thursday, May 1. She’ll lead you step-by-step through creating two artworks, while you wolf down pizza from Hot Wood Pizza and quaff a complimentary drink. Tickets £38.62.

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