TONIGHT: Bewdley: Ramada Hotel - Richard Digance. The Talbot - Doctors Orders. Kidderminster: Town Hall - Variety Showcase

family entertainment. Birmingham: Marriott Hotel -

Lupa. Symphony Hall - The Brilliance of Baroque. MAC - The Wrigley Sisters. Bar Academy - Murmur. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Kim Simmonds. Wulfrun Hall - Alabama 3. Robin R'n'B2 -

Re-Genesis. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - Rear View Mirror. Worcester: Swan Theatre - The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World-Ever! Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Warren Mailley-Smith free lunchtime concert.

FRIDAY: Bewdley: The George - The Bravo Boys. Ramada Hotel - Gilbert and Sullivan Evening.

Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Birmingham: Cathedral - Alexander Mason free lunchtime organ recital. Symphony Hall - Trio Gitano free communter jazz.

Sketches of Spain tribute to Miles Davis. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Swing Out Sister.

Civic Hall - Slaid Cleaves and Gurf Morlix. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Roy Harper. Himley: Country hotel - Abba Now. Hednesford - Tackaroo -

Fred Zeppelin. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Kerrang on Tour. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre -

Coull Quartet.

SATURDAY: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Kidderminster Male Choir and The Sirens. Bewdley:

Ramada Hotel - Mike Sanchez. Wolverhampton: Arena Theatre - Tejendra Narayan Majumdar.

Robin R'n'B2 - Gerry and The Pacemakers. Civic Hall - Ian McNabb. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Aranmore. Swan Theatre - Music for an Autumn Evening by the West Midlands Bell Ensemble. Stratford: Cox's Yard - Fred Zeppelin. Birmingham:

Symphony Hall - Hundreds in Harmony III. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Killer Queen.

SUNDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Around the World in 80 minutes family CBSO concert.

Alexandra Theatre - Joe Brown and Marty Wilde. MAC - Andy White. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Chas 'n' Dave. Robin R'n'B2 - Al Stewart. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Stipe. Coventry:

Warwick Arts Centre - The Trachtenbury Family.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - band showcase night. Wolverhampton: Grand Theatre -

We'll Meet Again (and Tuesday). Robin R'n'B2 - I.Q. Wulfrun Hall - Bowling for Soup. Birmingham:

Symphony Hall - Dougie Brown Winter Proms. Dudley: JBs - Saxon. Coventry: Warwick Arts

Centre - Matthew Bourne Trio.

TUESDAY: Stourport: Dave Star - Howard Sheldon Trio. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - 13 to 17 year

olds disco. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Vivaldi's

Four Seasons played by Jansen Ensemble. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Walter Trout and The Radicals. Wulfrun Hall - New Model Army. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Bowling for Soup.

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco and live band. Worcester:

Huntingdon Hall - Capercaillie. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Bullet For My Valentine. Robin R'n'B2 - Hugh Cornwell. Birmingham: Symphony Hall -

Matthew Best and Irene Theorin sing Wagner with CBSO. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Spanish Harlem Orchestra.

Theatre

Civic Centre, Stourport - Oliver!, Monday to October 22.

Community Centre, Hagley - Annie, until Saturday.

Swan, Worcester - Sensing change, Union Dance Co,

Tuesday.

Alexandra, Birmingham - Lady Salsa, Monday until October 22.

Hippodrome, Birmingham - Hobson's Choice (ballet), until Saturday. Stomp, Monday until October 22.

MAC, Birmingham - Sampad, Monday. Beyond Midnight, Wednesday until October 21.

Grand, Wolverhampton - Marrying the Mistress, until Saturday. Midnight, Tuesday until October 22.

Arena, Wolverhampton - When the Lights Went Out, Thursday. Piaf, Friday. The Merchant of Venice,

Tuesday. Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry, Wednesday and October 20.

Festival, Malvern - Hamlet, until Saturday. Sweeney Todd, Tuesday until October 22.

Forum, Malvern - Completely Hollywood (abridged), Tuesday/Wednesday.

Norbury, Droitwich - Ronnie and the Elephant, Saturday (afternoon).

RST, Stratford - Comedy of Errors, until October 31.

Swan, Stratford - Believe What You Will, until November 4.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - Tristan and Yseult, until Saturday. Hysteria, until Saturday. Park (dance), Tuesday.

Exhibitions

Library, Kidderminster - New Colour, until October 22.

Quay Gallery, Bewdley - work by Kidderminster Art Society, until Saturday.

MAC, Birmingham - When in Rome IV, until October 23. Avenues, until October 23. Uncertainties, until

October 23. Impressions, until October 30.

Symphony Hall, Birmingham - Movers and Shakers, until October 28.

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham - Weather Guitar, until November 13. Works by Rita Donagh, until

November 13.

City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester - In All Directions, until Saturday.

Porcelain Museum, Worcester - A Feast of Food and Flowers, until October 23.

Lighthouse, Wolverhampton - Urban Dreams, until November 23. Exhibits in wood and stone, until October 21.

Library, Bromsgrove - Back to Nature, until October 22.

Library, Droitwich - Art from school pupils, until Saturday. Heads and Bones, until October 29.

Library, Redditch - From Office to Canvas, a life-changing journey, until October 29.

Library, Pershore - Polly Nation and Bridie Austin Paintings of Flora, until October 22.

Library, Tenbury Wells - We Could be Heroes, until October 31.

Library, Wythall - The Agony and the Ecstasy, until October 22.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - A Life full of holes: The Strait Project, until October 22.

Romsley Picture Gallery, Alveley - Shropshire, Spain and Portugal, Saturday until October 23.