Gig: High Horses at The Dark Horse
Local folk rockers and six piece party starters High Horses will be raising a ruckus upstairs at The Dark Horse tonight. John Smith of The Big Sets will be joining them armed with a harmonica and DJ Pete Toney will be keeping the tunes big and bluesey till the early hours.
Fri 23 Mar 9pm at The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP www.darkhorsemoseley.co.uk

Workshop: Let’s Toast at Cafe Ort
Fancy yourself as an MC? Got the singing smarts to get toasting? Join this free workshop at Cafe Ort for lessons in the art of lyrical chanting over deep dub beats with Dee Bo General. The workshop forms part of the Let’s Play Vinyl National Tour.
Sat 24 Mar 1pm at Cafe Ort, 500-504 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AH ort-gallery

Film: Rights Remix at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
In partnership with Collecting Birmingham and as part of the BBC #Civilisations festival, this is a rare opportunity to view two newly digitised campaign films from 1984 that highlight the tireless work of anti-deportation campaigner  Muhammad Idrish. The whole Collecting Birmingham exhibition is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of a diverse range of local people.
Sat 24 Mar 2.30pm at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH www.vividprojects.org.uk

Party: Disco Whisko at The Drunken Tiger
Dancing heels at the ready, time to strut back in time to the height of seventies disco cool at Harborne’s newest and funkiest hangout, The Drunken Tiger. Featuring a staggering range of cocktails with quirky speakeasy decor, throw in the fortieth anniversary of Saturday Night Fever and a delicious Studio 54 vibe for a party Tony Manero would be proud of.
Sat 24 Mar 7pm at The Drunken Tiger, Harborne School Yard, High Street, Harborne, Birmingham B17 PNJ www.facebook.com

Film: A Prominent Patient (dir: Julius Ševčík, 2016, cert 15) at The Gunmakers Arms
Welcome back to Czech film nights at the refurbished Gunmakers Arms. Things kick off with Julius Ševčík’s biography of politician Jan Garrigue Masaryk, son of Czechoslovakia’s founder Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, as his country is abandoned to Hitler by England and France in the late thirties. Historically ambiguous, is being a diplomat really this much fun? Still a thoughtful and enlightening reflection on a shameful chapter in European relations.
Sat 24 Mar 8pm at The Gunmakers Arms, Bath Street, Birmingham B4 6HG Free www.facebook.com

Fashion: Bad Girls Presents: The Designers at The Mockingbird
Showcasing fashion, film and photography work from across the Midlands by exclusively female artists, Bad Girls is back for their third instalment. The event is essentially an introduction to local up-and-coming trailblazers at the Mockingbird Cinema in Digbeth, becoming a self-described ‘disco haven’ throughout the evening. Featuring vintage clothing outlets to designers using their own hand-painted patterns, more artists are set to be announced closer to the time. The event will even feature a screening of the new Vivienne Westwood documentary, creating the event as an overall homage to the fashion and film industries. (CR)
Sat 24th Mar 5pm at The Mockingbird Cinema, The Custard Factory, Gibb St, B9 4AA. Free (screening £6) www.facebook.com

Club: MODO at The Dark Horse
The second MODO of the year is a special residents takeover featuring Niall, Miguel Verde and Vikki Jessop, always a cool crowd and pumped up atmosphere at MODO, with some big names promised for 2018 this year is going to get messy for Moseley’s techno titans, don’t miss out, join the Moseley music revolution.
Sat 24 Mar 9pm at The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP www.darkhorsemoseley.co.uk

Gig: Sunday Xpress at Centrala
You people should know Sunday Xpress by now, once a month Centrala becomes a beating cultural hub at the heart of Digbeth showcasing music, art, spoken word and a glut of great energy and vibes. Round off your weekend, and give Sunday dinner a miss, waving your arms around to the riotous in your face attitude of The Day Ends, spiky sneering punk rock energy and abrasive splutters of chainsaw guitar. Black Country rock geezers Balaban and The Bald Illeagles provide support.
Sun 25 Mar 5pm at Centrala, Fazeley Street, Birmingham, Digbeth B5 5RS www.facebook.com