http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/ Find out what's on in Birmingham and the Midlands with our Birmingham guide. Live music, rock and pop gigs, theatre, nightclubs, days out and more. en-gb Birmingham Mail no Find out what's on in Birmingham and the Midlands with our Birmingham guide. Live music, rock and pop gigs, theatre, nightclubs, days out and more. whats on in Birmingham, whats on in the Midlands, Birmingham guide, live music in Birmingham, music in Birmingham, bands in birmingham, gigs in Birmingham, theatre in Birmingham, nightclubs in Birmingham, days out in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/left-in-the-dark-with-the-christmas-lights-on-97319-25215685/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/left-in-the-dark-with-the-christmas-lights-on-97319-25215685/ WHEN our Christmas lights switch on made the national TV news last Saturday, you knew it wasn’t to congratulate Birmingham City Council for doing such a fine job. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/magikstar-put-call-out-for-new-talent-97319-25215670/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/magikstar-put-call-out-for-new-talent-97319-25215670/ A GROUP of people behind some of the biggest club nights in Birmingham are on the lookout for new talent to help them create their own music. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/showing-deeper-side-of-scrooge-97319-25215560/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/showing-deeper-side-of-scrooge-97319-25215560/ SCROOGE may be the quintessential Christmas killjoy but actor Peter Polycarpou is aiming to bring out a sensitive side to the Bah Humbug! character. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/enemy-take-centre-stage-97319-25215271/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/enemy-take-centre-stage-97319-25215271/ IT has been quite a year for Coventry trio The Enemy. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/light-shines-on-yusuf-s-dream-97319-25215069/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/light-shines-on-yusuf-s-dream-97319-25215069/ A LONG-HELD ambition by The Artist Formerly Known As Cat Stevens to write a stage musical has been realised – and Birmingham fans will be among the first to see a preview. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/second-album-is-therapeutic-97319-25214961/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/second-album-is-therapeutic-97319-25214961/ AMERICAN sensation Ingrid Michaelson looks set to repeat her Stateside success in the UK thanks to a new album and a tour that plays Birmingham O2 Academy on Sunday. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/oh-yes-niki-is-in-panto-97319-25214889/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/oh-yes-niki-is-in-panto-97319-25214889/ X FACTOR star Niki Evans is learning to fly for her first panto. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/film-review-the-twilight-saga-new-moon-97319-25212877/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/20/film-review-the-twilight-saga-new-moon-97319-25212877/ A YEAR after Twilight launched Hollywood’s lucrative journey through Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling books, along comes the eagerly-anticipated sequel. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/it-s-far-too-hot-here-to-be-chilled-to-the-bone-97319-25160809/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/it-s-far-too-hot-here-to-be-chilled-to-the-bone-97319-25160809/ AS EXHIBITIONS go, Birmingham’s latest attraction is something of an eye opener – a series of dead bodies and diseased organs laid bare for all to see. Wow! Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/2012-12a-97319-25160679/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/2012-12a-97319-25160679/ GERMAN director Roland Emmerich likes to destroy things and, when he’s on target, he’s brilliant. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/a-walk-in-the-park-touchwood-in-solihull-97319-25160800/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/a-walk-in-the-park-touchwood-in-solihull-97319-25160800/ THE name Touchwood sounds like it could be a park... until you add the words ‘Shopping Centre’ afterwards. And then you might think it’s anything but. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/great-lake-swimmers-are-making-waves-97319-25160721/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/great-lake-swimmers-are-making-waves-97319-25160721/ HAVING missed out on a prize at the Canadian Music Awards in September, Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker is hoping for a better result at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/harry-brown-18-97319-25160695/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/harry-brown-18-97319-25160695/ COR BLIMEY, Guv’nor – Michael Caine has become a gun-toting pensioner out for revenge in an 18-rated thriller. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/moby-live-at-gatecrasher-97319-25160672/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/moby-live-at-gatecrasher-97319-25160672/ INTERNATIONAL music star Moby is coming to Gatecrasher Birmingham tomorrow for a rare, one-off live set. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/wood-ready-for-granny-challenge-97319-25160669/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/wood-ready-for-granny-challenge-97319-25160669/ AFTER more than 40 years adapting and writing shows for children, David Wood knows only too well that you cannot take short cuts. So he admits to a few challenges when adapting Roald Dahl’s tale George’s Marvellous Medicine for Birmingham Stage Company. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/moyet-merrier-in-recent-years-97319-25160622/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/moyet-merrier-in-recent-years-97319-25160622/ SHE’S had hits with Yazoo and as a solo performer but Alison Moyet admits the last few years have been the most enjoyable. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/jls-are-switched-on-for-christmas-97319-25160579/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/13/jls-are-switched-on-for-christmas-97319-25160579/ THINGS got slightly crazy when boy band JLS switched on Manchester’s Christmas lights. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/urban-walk-art-deco-tour-sheds-new-light-97319-25108466/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/urban-walk-art-deco-tour-sheds-new-light-97319-25108466/ IT’S pointless trying to work around these autumnal evenings when darkness draws so early. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/a-walk-in-the-park-highgate-park-97319-25108411/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/a-walk-in-the-park-highgate-park-97319-25108411/ GIVEN the extraordinary number of parks in and around Birmingham, the biggest frustration I have with this column is that I can only ever be in one place at once. Best in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/film-review-a-christmas-carol-3d-the-imax-experience-pg-97319-25105467/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/best-of-birmingham/2009/11/06/film-review-a-christmas-carol-3d-the-imax-experience-pg-97319-25105467/ DON’T tell Scrooge – but Christmas is coming 48 days early this year! Best in Birmingham