Thursday, July 4

Jazz: Funky Bay It, R n B Club 1, Brierley Hill, Merry Hill, 8pm.

Music: The Flaming Lips, The Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 7pm.

Friday, July 5

Tribute: Fools Gold, R n B Club 1, Brierley Hill, Merry Hill, 8pm.

Music: Solihull Schools Music Festival, Lyndon Music Centre, Solihull, 7pm.

Saturday, July 6

Blues: Connie Lush & Blues Shouter, R n B Club 1, Brierley Hill, Merry Hill, 8pm.

Show: Golden Jubilee City Show, Civic and Wulfrun Halls, North Street, Wolverhampton, 11am.

Music: Sounds in the Round, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.

Show: A Night at the Musicals, The Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 7.45pm.

Sunday, July 7

Jazz: Joolz, Ty's Jazz and Spice, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham.

Art: Private Face, Cotton Gallery, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.

Monday, July 8

Music: Live Band of The Year Competition, The Robin, R n B Club 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton.

Tuesday, July 9

Jazz: Peter King with the Tom Hill Trio, Ty's Jazz and Spice, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham.

Art:Beyond Our Control, Bournville Centre For The Visual Arts, Linden Road, Bournville, 10am.

Wednesday, July 10

Jazz: Passion, Ty's Jazz and Spice, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham.