From live music and comic opera to a new exhibition and a coastal run, there are plenty of reasons to get out and about this weekend.

Every week, Express rounds up a selection of performances, exhibitions, activities and more for Islanders to enjoy.

Here’s this week’s offering…

Live at the Barracks

Jersey-based artist Jennah Smart will blend flute, saxophone, electronics, multi-track recordings, improvisation and spoken word in a performance of her original work this Saturday.

Drawing on Jersey’s natural landscape, the programme explores the history and memories that shape island life.

The performance takes place at ArtHouse Jersey’s studios at Grève de Lecq Barracks, with doors opening at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.

Attendees are asked to bring their own drinks. Free parking is available outside the Seaside Café.

Tickets cost £15 and can be reserved online.

JSAC Autumn 10k

Fancy stretching your legs? Jersey Spartan Athletics Club’s Autumn 10k takes place this Sunday, 18 October, from 9am to 11am.

The out-and-back course starts near the Old Bank Hotel in Gorey Village, heads uphill and along the Coast Road to St Catherine’s, then returns.

The run is open to everyone, with entry costing £5 for non-members and free for Spartans members.

Runners should check in at Longbeach car park between 8.30am and 8.50am and ensure they have their race number. Non-members will receive a number at check-in.

Gilbert and Sullivan Festival

Two of Gilbert and Sullivan’s best-known comic operas are being brought to life at Jersey College for Girls as part of a festival organised by Jersey’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

The programme begins tonight with HMS Pinafore, followed by The Pirates of Penzance.

Presented in association with Jersey Arts Centre, the productions feature performers from the National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company in the principal roles.

On Sunday, experts from the UK will give a talk about the theatrical duo.

Tickets cost £30 per performance and £10 for the talk, with discounts available for those attending multiple events. Tickets can be booked through the Jersey Arts Centre website.

Eutopia by Jason Butler

More than 50 paintings feature in Jersey artist Jason Butler’s latest exhibition, Eutopia, at his studio at 10 Commercial Buildings.

Spanning a range of sizes and subjects, the works depict solitary figures in ambiguous settings, inviting visitors to pause, reflect and form their own interpretations.

The exhibition is free to visit and open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm.