Six things to do in the next 72 hours: February 17, 18 and 19

FOOD & DRINK: ASHCROFT ALE FESTIVAL

Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham, Saturday, 12-4.30pm / 6-11pm

Sample some exciting craft ale and cider from the southern counties at the annual Ashcroft Ale Festival, while enjoying some great live music.

COMEDY: LAUGH OUT LOUD CLUB

Portsmouth Guildhall, Saturday, 7.30pm

Join MC Adam Vincent at the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club where Scottish stalwart Paul Pirie and Benidorm star Milo McCabe are among the comics on a mission to tickle ribs aplenty.

FOLK: INDIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

Tuppenny Barn, Southbourne, Saturday, 8pm

Folk duo India Electric Company are touring their Seven Sisters EP, which looks at the relationship between the traditional and the contemporary.

CONTEST: DECKS FACTOR

Acapulco Bar & Eatery, Southsea, Sunday, 12-5pm

AuralSex is on the hunt for Portsmouth’s hottest new DJ and is offering the chance to play a set in Ayia Napa through its Decks Factor contest, now in its second of four heats.

CINEMA: SUNSET BOULEVARD

Chichester Cinema, Sunday, 3.30pm

Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic Sunset Boulevard stars Gloria Swanson as an ageing silent film star who ensnares a young screenwriter.

JAZZ: FLETCH’S BREW

Inn Lodge, Copnor, Monday, 7.15pm

Drummer Mark Fletcher brings his band Fletch’s Brew to Portsmouth Jazz Club. He is joined by trumpeter Freddie Gavita and bassist Leonard Cottle.