Thursday May 17

l Children: Tom's Midnight Garden, Festival Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern. Until Saturday.

l Tribute, Viva Santana, Robin Hood, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill.

l Music: Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Huntingdon Hall, Corwngate, Worcester, 8pm.

l Music: Barbican Piano Trio, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 8pm.

l Music: Papa Noel and Adan Pedrosa, mac, Cannon Hill park, Birmingham, 8pm.

Friday May 18

l Music: Akkerman, Robin Hood, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill.

l Music: Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Music: Roger McGuinn, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, 8pm.

l Motown: The Atlantic Dream, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham.

l Comedy: Barry Cryer, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, 8pm.

Saturday May 19

l Tribute: Rainbow Rising, Robin Hood, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill.

l Theatre: Missing/Crossing, mac, Cannon Hill park, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Theatre: Passage, Warwick Arts Centre, Univeristy of Warwick, Coventry, 7.30pm.

l Music: Mozart's Requiem, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Blues: Eric Bibb, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham.

l Talent: Reach for the Stars, Palace Theatre, Alcester Street, Redditch, 2pm.

l Music: Halfway to Paradise, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, 8pm.

Sunday May 20

l Music: Slowburner, Robin Hood, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill.

l Music: The Voice of Salsa, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, 7.30pm.

l Music: The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Music: Equation, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 7.30pm.

Monday May 21

l Music: Deacon Blue, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, 7.30pm.

l Theatre: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry. Until Saturday.

l Music: Mirror Man, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, 7.30pm.

Tuesday May 22

l Music: Yaa Asantewaa, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. Until Saturday.

l Music: Jeff Simkin's Quartet, Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham 8pm.

l Music: Hazel O'Connor, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, 8pm.

l Literature: Heat, mac, Cannon Hill park, Birmingham, 7.30pm.

Wednesday May 23

l Music: Average White Band, Ronnie Scott's, Broad Street, Birmingham. Until May 27.

l Comedy: Ardal O'Hanlon, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham. 2.15pm.

l Music: Sixties Gold, Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, 7.30pm.