Thursday, July 5

Palace Youth Theatre, Palace Theatre, Redditch. Until July 7. Tickets from 65203.

Adam Bloom, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Big and Daft, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Oddsocks: Othello, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. And July 6. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Formula Students, Birmingham NEC. Until July 7. Tickets from 020 7222 7899.

David Byrne, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Friday, July 6

Ross Noble, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Max Power Live 2001, Birmingham NEC. Until July 8. Tickets from 0870 909 4133.

Merri-May Gill: Merri-May! Doesn't Everybody? The Summerhouse, Stratford. Tickets from 01789 403403.

HMV Birmingham International Jazz Festival: Tommy Smith Quintet with Dave Liebman (USA) and Ralph Peterson's Fo'tet (USA), Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham,. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.

Valentini Trio, Harvington Hall, Kidderminster. Tickets from 01562 777846.

Solihull Schools Music Festival, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Saturday, July 7

British Gymnastics Trampoline Championships, Birmingham NIA. And July 8. Tickets from 0870 909 4144.

The Weird Sisters: Cheap Day Return, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Absolute Banana: Double Bill, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Until July 9. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Drama Pool @ The Summerhouse: C'est La Guerre, The Summerhouse, Stratford. Tickets from 01789 403403.

Pershore Midsummer Brass, 12th annual festival of brass music, Pershore Abbey and the Angel Inn Gardens Marquee, Pershore, 10am-10pm. Tickets available on the day.

Jazz in the Garden, Harvington Hall, Kidderminster. Tickets from 01562 777846.

Sunday, July 8

Toy and Train Collectors' Fair, Birmingham NEC. Tickets from 01526 398198.

Parsons and Naylor, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Mac and World Unlimited: Barachois, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Family Picnic Day, Harvington Hall, Kidderminster. Tickets from 01562 777846.

Monday, July 9

HMV Birmingham International Jazz Festival: Big Daddy and Red Hot Java (USA), Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1pm and 8pm. Free entry.

Tuesday, July 10

Lou Dalgleish, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Wednesday, July 11

Rodgers and Payne present Summer Showtime, Palace Theatre, Redditch. Tickets from 65203.

The Prisoner's Dilemma, The Other Place, Stratford. Until October 13. Tickets from 01789 403403

HMV Birmingham International Jazz Festival: Paul Carrack, Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham. And July 12. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.