Wednesday, October 19

FILM: War of the Worlds, Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (8pm).

STAGE: Breakfast With Mugabe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also Oct 20, 21 and 26.

Postcards From America, Attic Theatre, Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also Oct 20, 21, 24, 25 and 26.

SOCIAL: Live Wyres Social Singles, Bull Inn, Fernhill Heath (8.45pm).

Thursday, October 20

MUSIC: Caravan, Rock Cafe 2000, Millrace Lane, Stourbridge.

Friday, October 21

MUSIC: Schubert, String Quintet in C Op 163, Midland Chamber Players, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham (1.10pm).

Philarmonia Orchestra, Town Hall, Cheltenham (7.30pm).

RarescaleThe Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham University 1.10pm.

A Kick up the Eighties party night, Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge.

Fred Zeppelin, The Hibernian, Pershore Road, Stirchley Road, Birmingham.

Al Stewart, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester.

Saturday, October 22

RAMBLING: Fairfield Ramblers, meet at Robin Hood, Drayton (10.15am).

EXHIBITION: National Collectors Fair, The NEC, Birmingham. Also Sun.

MUSIC: Graham Bonnet's Rainbow, Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge. Also Sun.

Disarm Goliath and The Wild Roses, The Hibernian, Stirchley.

Mercury in Concert, Cheltenham Town Hall (8pm).

Gordon Giltrap, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester (8pm).

Sunday, October 23

MUSIC: Sunday Showcase Concert, The Corelli Ensemble, Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham (2.30pm).

Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Town Hall, Cheltenham (3pm).

Monday, October 24

LECTURE: The Cranbrook Colony, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham (1pm).

STAGE: Sherlock Holmes: The Athenaeum Ghoul, Swan Theatre, Worcester (7.30pm). Also Oct 25.

Tuesday, October 25

MUSIC: Midas, Zero Point, Southern Cradle and Jaded Day, Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge.

STAGE: Trade, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also Oct 26, 27 and 28.

An Evening with Hilary Kay, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester (7.30pm).

Wednesday, October 26

STAGE: Snake in the Grass, Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (7.45pm). Until Sat Oct 29.

Arsenic and Old Lace (All & Sundry), Artrix, Bromsgrove (7.30pm). Also Oct 27. 28 and 29.

MUSIC: Dutoit, Par Excellence, The Philarmonia Orcestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham (7.30pm).

An Evening with Aled Jones and Friends, Town Hall, Cheltenham (7.30pm).

SOCIAL: Live Wyres Social Singles, The Perdiswell, Droitwich Road, Worcester (8.45pm).