TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Bryn Terfel. NIA - Young

Voices. CBSO Centre - Timothy Lines and CBSO colleages (lunchtime). Stourbridge: Rock

Caf 2000 - The Business. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - The Dylan Project. Coventry:

Warwick Arts Centre - Gaudeamus free lunchtime concert.

FRIDAY: Areley Kings: Village Hall - The Kremlinaires. Kidderminster: Jacksons - Pop

Divas. Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Dirty DC.

Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Peter and The Wolf schools concert (morning). Ruth Angell

Band free commuter jazz. University of Birmingham Chorus and Philharmonic

Orchestra. Hibernian - YYZ. MAC - Scorching Bay. Edgbaston Cricket ground - Abba Now. Becketts Restaurant - Ballroom Glitz. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Mark Radcliffe

and The Family Mahone.

SATURDAY: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Kidderminster Valentines. Swan Centre - Wyre

Forest Young Voices (afternoon). Clows Top: Victory Hall - The Kremlinaires. Birmingham: NIA - Classical Spectacular. NEC Arena - A-Ha.

Hibernian - Are You Experienced? Symphony

Hall - London Philharmonic Orchestra. Andy Hamilton and the Blue notes lunchtime jazz.

Sutton Coldfield: Ramada Hotel - Ballroom Glitz (and December 8). Wolverhampton: Robin

R'n'B2 - Achtung Baby. St Johns-in-the-Square - Neil Aston (morning). Little Civic - Headspeed. Worcester: Cathedral - Handel's Messiah. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Miles Hunt.

SUNDAY: Bewdley: Ramada Hotel - Abba Now. Hartlebury: Castle - Kidderminster

Valentines (daytime). Birmingham: Symphony

Hall - Salvation Army carols. NEC Arena - Feeder. Mac - Katlama and Butterfly Catchers.

Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Chumbawamba. Wulfrun Hall - Maximo Park. Coventry:

Warwick Arts Centre - Byron Wallen's Indigo.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Band Showcase night. Wolverhampton: Robin R'nB2 - Live Band of the Year semi-final featuring Sciattica and Viva Finito. Civic Hall - Human League. Wulfrun Hall - Lamb of God. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Paul Carrack.

Alexandra Theatre - Spirit of Christmas. NIA - Faithless.

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

2000 - 13-17 year-olds disco. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Rufus Wainwright. Alexandra

Theatre - Alexander O'Neal. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Steve Harley and Cockney

Rebel. Wulfrun Hall - Porcupine Tree. Civic Hall - David Gray.

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Saturday until December 10.

Hippodrome, Birmingham - My Fair Lady, until Saturday.

Alexandra, Birmingham - Scrooge, until Saturday. A Brummie Christmas, Sunday.

MAC, Birmingham - Short Cuts, Thursday. The Emperor's New Clothes, until January 8.

Swan, Worcester - A Surprise for Farmer Christmas, Saturday (morning). Jack and the

Beanstalk, Wednesday until December 28.

Grand, Wolverhampton - Swan Lake, until Saturday.

Arena, Wolverhampton - Fetch!, Thursday. Signs of a Diva, and Time Troupers, Monday. Silent

Movice h2 dance, Tuesday.

RST, Stratford - Great Expectations, until February 4.

Festival, Malvern - The Real Thing, until Saturday.

Forum, Malvern - Snow White on Ice, until Sunday.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - Jason and the Argonauts, until December 31. Who's Afraid of

the Big Bad Book? Saturday (daytime) until December 31.

Arts Centre, Evesham - A Christmas Carol, until Saturday.

Exhibitions

Library, Kidderminster - 75th Anniversary of Kidderminster Art Society, until January 1.

Contemporary Crafts, Tuesday until January 4.

Library, Bewdley - Around and About, Wednesday until December 28.

Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham - Art and the 60s, until April 3.

MAC, Birmingham - Membranes and Edges, until January 2. The Wishing Ceremony, until January 8. Self, until January 8. Masquerade, until

January 8.

Botanical Gardens Gallery, Birmingham - small paintings for Christmas, Saturday until January 6.

Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester - Watercolours by Diana Scott, until December 10.

Barrie Cook-A Painter's Journey, Saturday until

February 4.

Library, Bromsgrove - Bromsgrove's War, Monday until December 19.

Lighthouse, Wolverhampton - The Other Way Works, until December 3.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - Real in the World, until December 3.

New Art Gallery, Walsall - Contemporary Jewellery, until March 27.

Craft Gallery, Bilston - Craftsense, until December 31.

Hettert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry - 1,000 years of Coventry's history, until December 31.

Library, Pershore - Brushstrokes, Saturday until

December 3. Between Colour and Imagination, Saturday until January 1.

Library, Wythall - Paintings by Norma Southwick, Saturday until December 17.

Library, Upton - Paintings by Manse Art Group, Friday until December 30.

Library, Tenbury - recent paintings by Diana Davies, until December 31.