Thursday September 20

l Show: Walsall Illuminations, Walsall Arboretum, gates open 7.30pm, runs until October 28.

l Exhibition: Portraits of Black Achievements Exhibition, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, 10am-5pm, runs until October 29.

l Lecture: Cosmic Evolution -- how will our Universe end? Professor Sir Martin Rees FRS The Astronomer Royal, The Birmingham and Midland Institute, 9 Margaret St, Birmingham, 6.30pm.

l Dance: DanceXchange, Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. Runs until December 1.

l Opera: Turandot, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 7.30pm. Also tomorrow.

l Show: Beyond Broadway, Palace Theatre, Alcester Street, Redditch, 7.30pm. Also tomorrow.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

Friday September 21

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Jazz: Big Band Swing with The Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra, Kidderminster Library Centre, 8pm.

l Club: South Worcestershire's Weekly Folk Club, The Albion, 48 Bath Road, Worcestershire, 8.30pm.

l Show: Beyond Broadway, The Palace Theatre, Alcester Street, Redditch 7.30pm, Also tomorrow.

l Music: Fred Zeppelin, Hare and Hounds, Watery Lane, Kersley, near Coventry, 8.30pm.

l Music: Moore or Less, Tribute to Gary Moore, Finn and Firkin, Pershore Road, Stirchley, 8.30pm.

Saturday September 22

l Show: Vivaldi by Candle Light, The Palace Theatre, Alcester Street, Redditch, 7.30pm.

l Concert: Belcanto, Annual Concert Performance, North Bromsgrove High School, 7.30pm.

l Comedy: Jeffrey Bernard is unwell, The Rose Theatre, Chester Road North, Broadwaters, Kidderminster, contact (01562) 743745.

l Concert: Rory McLeod Family Concert, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, 8pm.

l Opera: Carmen, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham 7.30pm.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Music: The Counterfeit Stones, Robin RnB Club 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm.

l Show: Pass the Port, The Saloon, Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwickshire, 7.30pm.

Sunday September 23

l Music: The Banks's Free Concert: Fiori + Hi-life + DJ Steve Pickett, Robin RnB Club 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Fair: Michaelmas Craft Fair, Cleobury North Village Hall, Outside Bridgnorth, South Shropshire, 11am- 4pm.

Monday September 24

l Forum: Wythall Forum, Wythall Library, May lane, Hollywood, 7.45pm.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Show: Love Fifteen, ST Hilda's Church, Warley, Smethwick, 7.30pm.

l Show: Bond, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 7.30pm.

Tuesday September 25

l Show: American Style Wrestling, The Palace Theatre, Alcester Road, Redditch, 7.30pm.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Comedy: Richard Blackwood, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

Wednesday September 26

l Music: Roy Harper on tour, Robin RnB Club 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm.

l Show: The Secret Rapture, The Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm.

l Show: Love Fifteen, ST Hilda's Church, Warley, Smethwick, 7.30pm.

l Show: The Shaolin Monks -- Wheel of Life, Alexandra Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Comedy: Two of a Kind, Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Road, Bromyard, 8pm. Until Saturday.