Thursday, May 17

Studley Cygnet Players: The Hollow, Studley Village Hall. Until May 19. Tickets from Studley News, Alcester Road, Studley Library, High Street, and members of the cast.

Alcester Amateur Operatic Society: Music to Your Ears, Greig Hall, Alcester. Until May 19. Tickets from 01789 763446.

Backdoor Blues Corporation, Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.

Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Yussef, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Lyndon Concert Band Summer Concert, Dovehouse Theatre, Olton, Solihull. Tickets from 0121 706 7139.

Papa Noel and Adan Pedrosa, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Friday, May 18

Elkie Brooks, Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham. And May 19. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.

Torch Theatre: Conversation with a Cupboard Man, The Summerhouse, Stratford. And May 19. Tickets from 01789 403403.

Curious Theatre Company: The Jigsaw Piece, The Summerhouse, Stratford. And May 20. Tickets from 01789 403403.

Southside Big Band, Dovehouse Theatre, Olton, Solihull. Tickets from 0121 706 7139.

Karim Karim: Anywhere, Anyone, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Saturday, May 19

Rodgers and Payne present Reach for the Stars, Palace Theatre, Redditch. Tickets from 65203.

The More the Merrier, Forge Mill Museum, Needle Mill Lane, Riverside. Illustrated talk by Jenni Dobson of the Quilters' Guild, 2.30pm. Admission £3.50. Pre-booking essential on 62509.

Pentabus: Missing/Crossing, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Spring Show Time starring The Brother Lees, Dovehouse Theatre, Olton, Solihull. Tickets from 0121 706 7139.

Rosemary Lee and Peter Anderson: Passage, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Travelling Light Theatre Company: Walking the Tightrope, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Sunday, May 20

Equation, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.

Monday, May 21

Wythalll Forum: A Japanese Wedding, Wythall Library, May Lane, Hollywood, 7.45pm. Admission 75p.

Joolz, Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham. And May 22. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.

Queensbridge Musical Theatre Society: Anything Goes, Solihull Arts Complex. Until May 26. Tickets from 0121 704 6962.

David Thomas with the Pale Orchestra and Chorus: Mirror Man (A Geography of Sound in Two Acts), Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Tuesday, May 22

Hazel O'Connor: Beyond the Breaking Glass, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Interplay Theatre: Song from the Sea, Warwick Arts Centre. Tickets from 024 7652 4524.

Wednesday, May 23

Orchestra of the Swan: Beethoven - The Revolutionary, Civic Hall, Stratford. Tickets from 01789 414513.

Average White Band, Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham. Until May 27. Tickets from 0121 643 4525.

Brash Young Gits: An Evening of Extremes, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. And May 24. Tickets from 0121 440 3838.