TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Worcester: Swan Theatre - Country Legends.

Marrs Bar - Murmur. Wolverhampton: Robin

R'n'B2 - ABC. Civic Hall - Skindred. Malvern Forum: Theatre - Paul Lewis plays Beethoven.

Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Maracaz free lunchtime concert. Kate Rusby. Goldie. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Kerrange Giants of Metal, Biochemical, Godsize and Deadweight.

FRIDAY: Bewdley: George Hotel - The Jamesons and Jake Flowers. Stourport: The Angel - jazz.

Birmingham: Cathedral - Mariko Terashi free lunchtime piano recital. Symphony Hall - Esther

Miller Quintet free commuter jazz. Wynton Marsalis. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Fred Zeppelin and Pink Fraud. Civic Hall - Desmond Bleakley organ concert (morning). Malvern: Forum Theatre - The Hollies. Worcester: Swan Theatre -

Mad About the Musicals. Huntingdon Hall - Ric Sanders Group. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Sham 69.

SATURDAY: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Young Performers Musicfest with Wyre Forest Young Voices. Highley: Severn Centre - Abba Now. Birmingham: NEC Arena - M People. Symphony Hall - Andy Hamilton and The Blue Notes free

lunchtime concert. Freddy Kempf with CBSO. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - Chris Difford and Lisa

Fitzgibbon. Robin R'n'B2 - Showaddywaddy and Ballroom Glitz. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Polish National Symphony Orchestra. Stourbridge:

Rock Caf 2000 - Brotherhood of Man.

SUNDAY: Bewdley: George Hotel - The Howard Sheldon Quartet. Newnham Bridge: The Talbot -

The Celtic Rogues. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 -

Wishbone Ash. Birmingham: MAC - KTB and

Kilbriege. Symphony Hall - Motorcity Roots. The

Live Box free evening concert. Worcester: Marrs

Bar - Gwyn Aston.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - The Fight. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Gordon

Stewart lunchtime organ concert. Songs of the Skies. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Roy Harper

Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Live Band of the Year competition.

TUESDAY: Ismere: Old Wagon and Horses - Howard Sheldon Trio. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000

- Synopsis. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Wishbone Ash. Birmingham: Symphony Hall -

Claire Rutter with the CBSO (and Wednesday). MAC - Tord Gustavsen Trio. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Alabama 3.

WEDNESDAY: Bewdley: The Talbot - King Rich. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution

disco and live band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2

- Big Joe Turner's Memphis Blues Caravan.

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - Spider's Web, Monday to October 8.

Swan, Worcester - The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles, Saturday (daytime). See How They Run, Tuesday until October 8.

Huntingdon Hall, Worcester - The Complete Beginners Guide to Opera-pruned, Saturday.

Hippodrome, Birmingham - Saturday Night Fever, until Saturday. Birmingham Royal Ballet triple bill, Wednesday until October 8.

MAC, Birmingham - You Strike the Woman You Strike the Rock, until Saturday. Jaleo Flamenco,

Monday.

Grand, Wolverhampton - Anything Goes, until Saturday. Saturday Night Fever, Monday until

October 8.

Festival, Malvern - Glorious!, until Saturday. The Mikado, Monday until October 8.

Forum, Malvern - Motionhouse Dance-Perfect, Tuesday.

Netherton Arts Centre, Dudley - Showboat, until Saturday.

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

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

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - Bront, until Saturday. Lifeboat, Saturday (afternoon). Six Dead

Queens and an Inflatable Henry!, Tuesday until October 8.

Exhibitions

Library, Kidderminster - New Colour, Saturday until October 22.

Church Farm, Shrawley - Artspace - contemporary Art and Sculpture, until Sunday.

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, Saturday until October 28.

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham - Weather Guitar, until

November 13. Work by Rita Donagh, until November 13.

City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester - In all Directions, until October 15.

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

Lighthouse, Wolverhampton - Urban Dreams, until November 23. A Collection from King's, until

Saturday.

Cathedral, Hereford - Painting and sculpture by Diana Hoare, until tomorrow.

Galanthus Gallery, Hereford - Work by three Herefordshire artists, until October 11.

Library, Bromsgrove - From camel girths to contemporary textiles, until Saturday. Back to Nature, until October 22.

Library, Droitwich - Art from school pupils, until October 15. Heads and Bones, Saturday until

October 29.

Library, Evesham - Pattern and Number, today.

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

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

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