Arts: Digbeth First Friday at Various venues
Has it really been a month since the last bout of cutting edge artistic flair in the city’s beating cultural heart? Highlights this time include a thrilling and mischievous multimedia collaboration between Dinosaur Kilby and Kühle Wampe, Painter, Sculptor, Poet: Part Two at Stryx. Eastside Projects celebrate their tenth birthday with the launch of two new exhibitions, ‘This is the Gallery and the Gallery is Many Things X’ and ‘Pushing Attention’, with performances from Lady Skollie, Libita Clayton and Nicola Singh. Grand Union serves up BROTH: Soup Exchange, part of the Ways of Learning season, a series of ‘recipes’ and a warm bowl of soup. Check out the Digbeth First Friday guide here.

Gig: The Britanys at The Dark Horse
Sonic Gun once again bring a stunning live lineup to Moseley’s Dark Horse headed up by New York’s The Britany’s, gloriously raw rock and roll that has received glowing praise from such luminaries as NME, an absolute tear up live these guys know how to shred. As if that wasn’t enough three more bands complete an incredible bill, The Americas, The Murder Capital and The Assist.
Fri 5 Oct 8pm at The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP www.facebook.com

Shopping/Arts/Food: Harborne Night Market at The Green Man
The night market returns to Harborne, this time spreading its wings to the more spacious surroundings of The Green Man. More space means more stalls, street food and positive energy, with a hefty line up including No Fuss Beauty, Lush Tush and the excellent Off the Scale vintage bus. Plenty of food and drink options too with our favourites Barebones Pizza and Loki Wines the pick of the bunch.
Fri 5 Oct 4pm – 11pm at The Green Man, 2 High St, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9NE www.facebook.com

Club: Dub Fever & Junglists Run Come at PST
Two crews means double the dirty beats with Junglists Run Come taking over upstairs and Dub Fever pumping the bass into the main room with Creative Hertz Sound, Kingston Express Records, MC Daddy G and special guest U-KEY.
Fri 5 Oct 10pm at PST, 71 Lombard St, Birmingham B12 0QU www.skiddle.com

Club: UK Garage Special at Hare & Hounds
DJs spinning a raft of Garage classics until the early hours.
Fri 5 Oct 10.30pm at The Hare & Hounds, 106 High St, Birmingham B14 7JZ skiddletickets.com

Comedy: Birmingham Comedy Festival Free Half-Dayer
Comedy fans are spoiled for choice this weekend with a stunning gag fest spinning the laughs along John Bright Street, some tough calls to be made with a high quality lineup at both venues simultaneously. Absolute must sees are the Star Trek obsessed Rik Carranza and White Jesus himself Jay Handley. FYI it’s a fifteen second sprint between venues. On your marks, get set, laugh.
Sat 6 Oct 1pm – 6pm at Cherry Reds, 88-92 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1LX www.facebook.com
Sat 6 Oct 1pm – 6pm at The Victoria, 48 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1BN www.facebook.com