TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. CBSO Centre - Mozart and Dvorak string quartets played by CBSO members (lunchtime). Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Both Sides of Phil Collins. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Riverman.

Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Mike Sanchez and his band. Little Civic - Play. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Students from

Birmingham Conservatoire free lunchtime concert.

FRIDAY: Kidderminster: St Mary's Church - Kidderminster Male Choir. Briars Hotel - Abba

Now. Stourport: The Angel - jazz. Birmingham: Cathedral - Abigail Kelly free lunchtime concert.

NEC - Music Live (until Sunday). Symphony Hall - John Williams Trio free commuter jazz. Andreas

Scholl. Hibernian - Deft Leppard. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Fleetwood Bac. Wulfrun Hall -

Turin Brakes. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - D-Ran D-Ran. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre -

Michael Nyman. Hednesford: The Tackeroo - Ballroom Glitz.

SATURDAY: Birmingham: NEC Arena - Simply Red. Symphony Hall - CBSO play music by

Bruckner and Mozart. Hibernian - The Doobie Others. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Chris Farlowe and Norman Beaker Band. Grand Theatre - Vampires Rock. St John's in the Square - Richard Jenkinson (morning). Wombourne: Civic Centre - Ballroom Glitz. Malvern: Forum Theatre - Cherish the Ladies. Stratford: Cox's Yard - Mentallica.

SUNDAY: Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Eleanor Percy and Irina Lyakhovskaya. Birmingham:

Symphony Hall - 53th Midlands Festival of Remembrance. Alexandra Theatre - Greg Lake.

MAC - Simon Scardanelli and Stanley's Choice. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Incredible String Band. Wulfrun Hall - Festival of Remembrance.

Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Karine Polwart. Parallax Beat Brothers. Evesham: Arts Centre -

Avonbank Brass Band.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - band showcase night. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall -

Paddy McGuinness. Robin R'n'B2 - Live Band of the Year Competition. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Warwick University Wind Orchestra and Brass Band.

TUESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Godsizeand Orius. Birmingham: Symphony Hall -

Peter Donohoe and the CBSO. NIA - Taste of Chaos. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - The Proclaimers. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Karine Polwart.

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco. Birmingham: NEC Arena -

Alice Cooper and Twisted Sister. CBSO Centre - Peter Donohoe and CBSO players. Wolverhampton:

Robin R'n'B2 - The Bernard Allison Band.

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - Abigail's Party, Monday until November 12.

Village Hall, Little Witley - The Pea The Bean and The Enormous Turnip, Friday.

Swan, Worcester - Cooking with Elvis, until Saturday. The Jester and the Wicked Witch, Saturday (daytime).

Hippodrome, Birmingham - The Merry Widow, Thursday. The Barber of Seville, Friday. Don

Carlos, Saturday. My Fair Lady, Wednesday until December 3.

Alexandra, Birmingham - Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare4kidz, Thursday. Mrs Brown's Last

Wedding, Tuesday until November 19.

NIA, Birmingham - Disney on Ice - Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey, until Sunday.

MAC, Birmingham - Three Billy Goats Gruff and other fairy tales, Sunday (daytime).

Grand, Wolverhampton: Annie, Monday until November 12.

Arena, Wolverhampton - I am a Viking, Thursday. Soul Sither, Friday/Saturday. Romeo and Juliet, Tuesday until November 10.

Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - Bobby and Johnny, Wednesday.

Civic Hall, Brierley Hill - Half a Sixpence, Monday until November 12.

Festival, Malvern - A Man for All Seasons, until Saturday. The Rivals, Monday until November 12.

Forum, Malvern - Richard Alston Dance Company, Thursday/Friday. The Revenger's Tragedie, Wednesday until November 12.

Swan, Stratford - Believe What You Will, until Saturday. Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - The

Receipt, until Saturday. Some Girls are Bigger than Others, until Saturday. Radioplay, Monday

until Wednesday. The Deranged Marriage, Tuesday until November 12.

Exhibitions

Library, Kidderminster - Wass Art, until November 19. Worcestershire Beaders, until

November 28.

Museum, Bewdley - The Pleasure of Painting, until November 21.

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham - Weather Guitar, until November 13. Works by Rita Donagh, until

November 13.

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

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

Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester - Worcester Society of Artists, until November 26.

Watercolours by Diana Scott, until December 10.

Lighthouse, Wolverhampton - Urban Dreams, until November 23.

Library, Bromsgrove - Children's arts clubs, until November 18.

Library, Tenbury Wells - Brushstrokes, until November 30.

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

Library, Wythall - Jilly's Paintings, until November 19.

Library, Upton - Queenhill Art Group, until November 30.

Library, Pershore - Local scenes by Gerald Womack, until November 19.

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