What to do this weekend: October 9
Courses, festivals and days out in London and the rest of the UK

Exhibition Garry Fabian Miller: Voyage, HackelBury Fine Art Gallery
Until October 19 4, Launceston Place, London W8 020-7937 8688
Thirty-seven years' worth of work on show, including the series ‘Sections of England: The Sea Horizon'
Workshop Ian Piper: Wildlife Photography, Armscote Manor October 10, 10am-4pm, £15 including lunch Armscote, Warwickshire 01608 682375
Covering planning, lighting and equipment-participants will have an opportunity to photograph some of Armscote's rare breeds. Suitable for all abilities.
Festival Beatrix Potter Family Festival, St Mary Abbots Church October 12, 10am-4pm, entry £3 Kensington Church Street, London W8 020- 7937 5136
Readings and costumes from the Royal Ballet, plus the chance to eat in Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's tea room and plant seeds in Mr McGregor's garden. Day out The Royal Artillery Hunt Cross-Country Ride, Salisbury Plain October 13, 10am-1pm, entry before October 7 costs £15, thereafter £20 Wiltshire 01264 781642
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Cookery course Christmas Cakes and Puddings, Bettys Cookery School
October 15, 9am-4.30pm, £180 Harrogate, North Yorkshire 01423 814016
Learn how to produce perfect Christmas cakes, puddings and mincemeat, as well as a streusel tart and rum sauce.
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Venice and the 19th-century art museum in Britain, Society of Antiquaries
October 14, 6.30pm for 7pm, tickets £18 or £15 for friends of the Fund Burlington House, London W1 020-7736 6891
Given by author and curator Giles Waterfield, supporting Venice in Peril.
Book now Two Moors Festival, Devon
October 16-27 01643 831006
Ten days of concerts and recitals across Exmoor and Dartmoor.
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