On sale now
• “Annie”: May 3-5, 2024, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
On sale 10 a.m. Sept. 22
• All-Star Comedy Festival: Second performance added, 10:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Corey Holcomb, Lil Duval, Bruce Bruce, Tony Rock, Blaq Ron and Bubba Dub, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Barenaked Ladies: Dec. 5, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Brett Eldredge: Dec. 15, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations” musical: Dec. 19-23, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, www.BroadwayinDetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• Hatsune Miku Expo powered by Crunchyroll: May 12, 2024, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, www.BroadwayinDetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• Needtobreathe: May 29, 2024, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
On sale 10 a.m. Sept. 28
• Kane Brown, Tyler Hubbard: April 4, 2024, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.
Art
• Sonya Clark panel and closing reception: 2:30-5 p.m. Sept. 23, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, cranbrookartmuseum.org, included with gallery admission, $20+.
• 62nd Thumb Area Artists’ Exhibition: Exhibit through Sept. 29, Starkweather Arts Center, 219 N. Main St., Romeo, www.starkweatherarts.com, 586-752-5700, open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Beats
• Dueling Pianos: 8 p.m. Sept. 22, Younger’s Irish Tavern, 120 S. Main St., Romeo, youngerstavern.com, $25+ adv.
• Kashmir- Led Zeppelin Tribute: 8 p.m. Sept. 22, The Roxy, 401 Walnut St. Rochester, theroxyrochester.com, doors at 7 p.m. ages 21+, $30+ adv.
• Devon Gilfillian, Oh He Dead: 8 p.m. Sept. 22, The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, theark.org, doors at 7 p.m., $30+.
• Red Not Chili Peppers, Lou Fighters: Sept. 22, District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte, doors at 7 p.m., ages 21+, https://district142live.com, $18+. Wyandotte’s Fire & Flannel Festival is Sept. 21-24.
• Christian Rock concert: End of I and Sloths in a Bucket- 6 p.m. Sept. 23, Madison Heights Church of the Nazarene, 555 E. 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights, 248-585-5551, www.facebook.com/EndOfIMusic, free.
• Durand Jones with Hala: 7 p.m. Sept. 24, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, www.themagicbag.com, all ages, $25+ adv.
Classical/Orchestra
• DTE Community Concerts: Detroit Symphony Orchestra-Sept. 22 at Greater Grace Temple, Detroit; Sept. 23 at The Hawk, Farmington Hills; Sept. 24 at Lakeview High School, St. Clair Shores, dso.org, free, family-friendly activities before the concerts, reservations required.
• A Fantastique First: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Salem Auditorium: 46181 Joy Road, Canton, www.michiganphil.org, gen. Adm.-$35+, students-$10+.
• Oakland Symphony Orchestra with Oakland University Treble Choir: 3 p.m. Oct. 1, Oakland University Varner Recital Hall, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, oakland.edu/SMTD, $22 general, $12 students.
Festivals
• Wyandotte’s Fire & Flannel Festival: Sept. 21-24, (5-10 p.m. Sept. 21; 5-11 p.m. Sept. 22; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 23; noon-6 p.m. Sept. 24), downtown Wyandotte, carnival, fire magic acts, live chainsaw carvings, lumberjack shows, axe throwing, glass blowing, beer tent, live music, craft show, food trucks, everyone encouraged to wear flannel shirts, www.facebook.com/fireandflannelfestival.
• Funky Ferndale Art Fair: Sept. 22-24, (3-7:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday; and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday), more than 140 juried artists and authors, west of Woodward on Nine Mile, Troy and Allen Streets, www.funkyferndaleartfair.com.
• DIY Street Fair: Sept. 22-24, (6 p.m.-midnight Sept. 22; 11 a.m.-midnight Sept. 23 and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 24), bands, artists, crafters, restaurants, food trucks, on the east side of Woodward between E. Nine Mile Road and E. Troy St., www.ferndalediy.com.
• Common Ground’s Birmingham Street Art Fair: Sept. 23-24, (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday), Shain Park, Birmingham, to benefit Common Ground, www.theguild.org/fair/common-ground-art-fair.
• North American International Detroit Auto Show: Through Sept. 24, Huntington Place, Detroit, naias.com, $20+ for ages 13+, $10+ for ages 3-12, $12+ for ages 65+, free for ages 2 and younger with parent or guardian.
• The Michigan Renaissance Festival: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 1, and Festival Friday, Sept. 29, at 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, michrenfest.com, interactive outdoor event styled as a 16th Century European village with entertainment of the time period, vendors and food. Themed weekends, parking pass required, ticket prices vary.
• American Speed Festival: Sept. 28-Oct. 1, M1 Concourse, Pontiac, vintage Indy cars, historic stock cars, race track, automotive art expo, food trucks, m1concourse.com, ticket prices vary.
Shows
• Disney On Ice presents “Find Your Hero”: Sept. 21-24, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, www.DisneyOnIce.com.
Theater
• “A Raisin in the Sun”: Through Sept. 24, Birmingham Village Players, 34660 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, https://birminghamvillageplayers.com, $25.
• “Funny Girl”: Sept. 26-Oct. 8, Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, www.broadwayindetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
“Cadillac Crew”: Sept. 29-Oct. 15, (Fridays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.) The Inspired Acting Company, 1124 E. West Maple Road, Walled Lake, www.InspiredActing.org, general admission $35 and $30 (under 30/over 65).
• “The Full Monty” musical comedy: Through Sept. 30, Avon Players, 1185 Washington Road, Rochester Hills, 248-608-9077, www.avonplayers.org, $30+.
• “Escanaba in Da Moonlight”: Through Oct. 1, Ridgedale Players, 205 W. Long Lake Road, Troy, www.ridgedaleplayers.com, $18+ for adults, $16+ for seniors, bit.ly/EscanabaTickets.
• Monty Python’s “Spamalot”: Through Oct. 1, Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, presented by Stagecrafters, $28 for Thursday night performances and $38 for Friday-Sunday performances, stagecrafters.org, 248-541-6430.
Art, continued
• Laurie Tennent Art Gallery Exhibition: Through Sept. 28, Strand Art Gallery, located on the second floor of the theatre. Free admission, call 248-309-6445 and leave a message to schedule a tour or email boxoffice@flagstarstrand.com, www.flagstarstrand.com/strand-art-gallery.
• “Just Ducky” Outdoor Art Exhibition: Through September, on Waterford’s Riverwalk, along the Clinton River by Highland Road, west of Crescent Lake Road, Waterford Twp. 108 duck cutouts that have been decorated hanging in the trees along the Riverwalk, www.waterfordmi.gov.
• Parker Scott exhibit: Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy. Parker Scott grew up in Troy and attended Troy High School. His featured piece can be viewed in the Youth Services Department at the library, troypl.org/humans, 248-680-7297.
• “Cinematic Couture” exhibition: Through Oct. 1, an exhibit of costumes worn by Hollywood A-listers in blockbuster films, at Somerset Collection’s North Grand Court, 2800 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, www.thesomersetcollection.com.
• Van Gogh Exhibition-Immersive Experience Detroit: Through Oct. 1, Lighthouse ArtSpace Detroit, 311 E Grand River Ave., Detroit, lighthouseimmersive.com/disney/detroit, $24-$30+.
• Annual Artist Choice Show: Through Oct. 10, Anton Art Center, second floor, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, www.theartcenter.org.
• “From Where I Sit”: Through Oct. 10, exhibition of art work of The Black Women of Macomb County, Anton Art Center, first floor, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, www.theartcenter.org.
• James Barnor-Accra/London-A Retrospective, the work of Ghanaian photographer James Barnor: Through Oct. 15, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, advanced reservations are required to visit the museum, 313-833-4005, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
• Annual Magical Mural Tour is through Oct. 16, downtown Rochester, featuring 4’ x 8’ pop up murals by 19 artists, throughout downtown, Rochester DDA and Love Local Rochester, www.DowntownRochesterMI.com.
• Inside|Out brings high-quality reproductions of the DIA’s collection to outdoor venues throughout metro Detroit: Through October, dia.org/events/insideout-2023.
• Thursdays at the Museum: 1 p.m. Thursdays. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, self-guided visit of our collections for adults 55 and older. Groups of 25 or more in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties can receive free bus transportation, www.dia.org/events/thursdays.
• Vitality and Continuity-Art in the Experiences of Anishinaabe, Inuit, and Pueblo Women: Through Jan. 6, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, dia.org.
• The Hawk Makerspace: The Hawk – Farmington Hills Community Center, featuring craft space, specialized equipment including a laser cutter, 3D printer, and sewing lab. Makerspace users may purchase passes to use the equipment during Open Studio hours. Classes are also offered, fhgov.com/play,-explore-learn/the-hawk/amenities/makerspace.
• University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State St, Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.
Art classes
• Handweaving Class-Creating a Beautiful Scarf 101: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or 2-5 p.m. Sept. 23, Troy Historic Village, 60 W. Wattles Road, Troy, www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/folk-arts-workshops/ $175/person, discount to members, ages 16+.
• Introduction to the Art of Millinery: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24, Troy Historic Village, 60 W. Wattles Road, Troy, 248-524-3570, www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/folk-arts-workshops, ages 16+.
Auditions
• “Pawn Stars Do America” TV show comes to Detroit: Sept. 26-28 and Oct. 3-5. Fans, ages 18+ are invited to participate in a taping of the show. Anyone selected to attend is also invited to bring a cool and unique item with them, that they could get the chance to sell on the spot. Filming near midtown Detroit at well known venues, www.OSLAproductions.com, www.freeTVtix.com.
Beats, continued
• Saliva, Drowning Pool: Sept. 25, District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte, ages 21+, doors at 6 p.m. https://district142live.com, $25-$35+.
• Dentist, Hayley & the Crushers: 8 p.m. Sept. 27, PJ’s Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit, https://thelagerhouse.com, $10 adv. all ages admitted (under 18 must be accompanied by parent/guardian, 18+ must have ID).
• Sammy Rae & The Friends: Sept. 27, The Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit, doors at 7 p.m., www.majesticdetroit.com, $30+ adv.
• Vanessa Collier: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland, www.tokenlounge.com, ages 21+, $20+.
• Igorrr: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27, The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw Pontiac, thecrofoot.com/events, all ages, $25+.
• Nigel Wearne: 8 p.m. Sept. 28, at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, doors at 7:30 p.m., $18+.
• Tommy James & The Shondells: 7 p.m. Sept. 29, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 West 4th St., Royal Oak, www.royaloakmusictheatre.com, ticket prices vary.
• “Let’s Get Away From It All”: 7 p.m. Sept. 30, presented by the Harmony United Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society, Royal Oak First United Methodist Church, 320 W. 7th St., Royal Oak, tickets are $20 at the door.
• Jovi (Bon Jovi Tribute) & Rock Of Love (Poison Tribute): 6:30-11 p.m. Sept. 30, Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township, 586-933-3503, www.dieselconcerts.com, $18.88+ adv.
• The RJ Spangler Quintet: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 2, Springfield Township Library, 12000 Davisburg Road, Davisburg, www.springfield.michlibrary.org, free.
• Margaret Glaspy: Oct. 4, El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, doors at 7 p.m., elclubdetroit.com, all ages, $28.51.
• John Raymond and S Carey: 8 p.m. Oct. 5, The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, theark.org, $25+.
• David Phelps: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, www.macombcenter.com, $41.25+.
• Antytila: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts, Pontiac, ticket prices vary.
• Tony Orlando: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, “Be Brave Like Ukraine” tour, www.macombcenter.com, $48.25+.
• Night Fever-The Bee Gees Tribute: Oct. 7, Emerald Theatre, Mount Clemens, www.theemeraldtheatre.com/events, doors open at 7 p.m., $15+.
Books
Annual Read in the Park celebration is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 30, at Beverly Park, 18801 Beverly Road in Beverly Hills. Rhonda Gowler Greene, author to speak at 11 a.m., and Hazel Park native Frank Anthony Polito to speak at 1 p.m. The event includes Q&A, book signings, and The Book Beat of Oak Park will be on site selling books. Attendees are invited to walk the Story Book Trail. Registration is requested. 248-554-4650 or visit www.baldwinlib.org/calendar. In the event of rain, the author events will be held at Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill St., Birmingham, www.baldwinlib.org.
Comedy
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Adam Degi-Sept. 21-22; Drew Lynch-Sept. 23; Kevin Lepine, hypnotist: Sept. 26; April Macie-Sept. 28-30; Tyler Fischer-Oct. 4; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.
• One Night Stans: Bryan McCree-Sept. 21-23 Hip-Prov with Tam White-Sept. 22; Bob Phillips-Sept. 28-30; Matt McClowry-Oct. 5-7; at 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, 18+, ticket prices vary.
• David Dyer: 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Younger’s Irish Tavern, 120 S. Main St., Romeo, youngerstavern.com, $20+ adv.
• Brian Posehn: Sept. 28, The Loving Touch, Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, doors open 7 p.m., all ages, $25+.
• Mike Stanley: 7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. Sept. 30, The Roxy, 401 Walnut St. Rochester, theroxyrochester.com, doors at 7 p.m. ages 21+, $25+ adv.
Film
• Manhattan Shorts Film Festival: Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 1, and 6-9 p.m. Oct. 2, at Northville District Library, 212 West Cady St, Northville, www.northvillelibrary.org, 248-349-3020, free, northvillelibrary.org.
• Flashback Cinema Series: Sundays and Wednesdays, September and October, variety of classic films showing at Emagine Theatres, www.emagine-entertainment.com/flashback-cinema.
• Emagine Theatres specialty screenings: Open caption, sensory-friendly and dementia-friendly screenings are offered at Emagine locations including Novi, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Hartland, Woodhaven, Emagine-Entertainment.com.
• Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, ticket prices vary.
• Farmington Civic Theater: 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, theFCT.com, 248-474-1951, $8.50+ gen. adm., $5.75 matinee, free for members.
• The Maple Theater: 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp., themapletheater.com, 248-855-9091, $12+.
• Milford Independent Cinema: 945 E Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.
• Redford Theatre: 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, ticket prices vary.
Fundraisers
• Downtown Boxing Gym, a national nonprofit, will host UnGala 2023-“The Joys of Being a Kid”, 7 p.m. to midnight, Sept. 23, at 6445 East Vernor Hwy., Detroit, to support its free out-of-school-time program. The annual event will feature an ’80s twist with retro arcade games, smores, a nostalgic candy store, a DJ battle, dancing, and a “knockout wall” with prizes, dinner and drinks, $150+, purchase advance tickets at www.classy.org/event/ungala-2023-celebrating-the-joys-of-being-a-kid/e472151?c_src=website.
• Dishes Past-The Evening Edition” charity dinner is 7 p.m. Sept. 29, at Oakland History Center, 405 Cesar E Chavez, Pontiac, 248-338-6732, www.ocphs.org, $50, register at https://tinyurl/DishesPastEveningEdition.
• Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County 11th Annual Fall Gala is 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7, at the M1 Concourse Event Center. The event will include appetizers and four-course dinner provided by Andiamo Italia, open bar, music and dancing, silent auction and live auction. Purchase tickets at www.habitatoakland.org/event/11th-annual-fall-gala.
• Shades Of Pink Foundation Comedy Night with Comedian Tracy DeGraaf: 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 11, The Community House 380 South Bates St., Birmingham, light dinner, cash bar, www.shadesofpinkfoundation.org/events-2-1/annual-comedy-event, $50+
• The Meadow Brook Theater Guild annual “Bewitched and Bedazzled” event to benefit the Meadow Brook Theater is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 12 at The Palazzo Grande, 54660 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Twp., includes a luncheon, costume judging, silent auction, basket raffles, vendors, www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-bewitched-bedazzled-tickets-654252866937?aff=ebdssbdestsearch, $65+.
• Studio 54 fundraiser presented by JARC: 7-10 p.m. Oct. 15, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale, 248-544-1991, The event recreates the iconic former New York City discotheque Studio 54, taking guests back in time to the famed nightclub with food, drinks, music, and dancing, ages 21+, JARC, nonprofit to benefit people with developmental disabilities, www.jarc.org/studio, $180.
• Forgotten Harvest’s Women’s Harvest Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 19, Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E Eleven Mile Road, Royal Oak, 248-246-3276, www.forgottenharvest.org/womensharvestlunch2023, tickets are $100+. Online auction will take place in conjunction with this event from Oct. 9-19.
• The Detroit Walk to End Alzheimer’s is Oct. 28 at the Detroit Zoo. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the opening ceremony is at 9 a.m., with the walk to immediately follow. Those interested in participating are still welcome to sign up, start a team or donate at act.alz.org/detroit.
• Detroit Discovery Ball: 6:30- 11 p.m. Nov. 11, at The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit, proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Emcees are Christy McDonald, WDIV and Roop Raj, Fox 2 Detroit. The event includes live and silent auctions, dinner and late-night dancing. The attire is Detroit Chic Cocktail. An afterglow featuring live music by The Dan Rafferty Band. Individual tickets are $250, (includes valet parking) at www.detroitdiscoveryball.org.
Halloween activities
• Halloweiss Pop-Up Speakeasy: Sept. 21 through October, Weiss Distilling Co., 34 E 14 Mile Road, Clawson, Halloween-themed, prohibition era speakeasy, themed cocktails, snacks and desserts, reservations recommended, www.thewdc.com.
• Glenlore Trails-Haunted Forest: Sept. 22-Oct. 30, at 3860 Newton Road, Commerce Township, outdoors along one mile of wooded, manicured trail, timed tickets at www.glenloretrails.com, $25 admission for ages 13+, $15 for ages 4-12, free for 3 and younger, $20 for seniors ages 65+.
• Erebus Haunted Attraction: Sept. 22-23 and Sept. 29-30, then daily most days, Oct. 5-31 and Nov. 3-4, 18 South Perry Street in Pontiac. All tickets, including Speed Pass, are available online at www.HauntedPontiac.com, tickets start at $20+.
• Azra Chamber of Horrors: Open Sept. 22-23, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 and select dates through Nov. 4, 31401 John R Road, Madison Heights, https://azrahaunt.com, tickets start at $35+.
• Eloise Asylum’s Haunted Attraction: Sept. 23-Nov. 4, 30712 Michigan Ave., Westland, walk-thru experience, www.EloiseAsylum.com,$45+.
• Haunted Weekends: Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 30, and Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 6-Oct. 29, at Blake’s Big Apple, 71485 North Ave., Armada, haunted hayride, Spookyland and zombie paintball, and a three-story haunted barn for ages 10+, ticket prices vary. (Sat. and Sun. open until 11 p.m. for Haunted Weekends).
• Making of the Monster: Saturday and Sunday afternoons through Nov. 4, a walk-through documentary, tour of Erebus Haunted Attraction, 18 S Perry St., Pontiac, adv. Purchase tickets for 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., or 3:30 p.m. at Makingofthemonster.com, $20 each+ $3.99 service fee, www.HauntedPontiac.com.
• Scarecrow Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 1, downtown Oxford, 5K walk/run, children’s activities, live entertainment trick-or-treating, downtownoxford.info.
Misc.
• “The FRIENDS Experience”: Thursdays-Sundays through Sept. 24 at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, 4780 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills, 17,000-square-foot exhibit of “Friends” TV show, purchase advance tickets at FriendsTheExperience.com/Detroit, ticket prices vary.
• Educator’s Night in the Detroit Cultural Center: 4:30-8 p.m. Sept. 26, Midtown Detroit, 3939 Woodward, Suite 100 Detroit, 313-420-6000, www.eventbrite.com/e/educators-night-in-the-detroit-cultural-center-tickets-694213309697, free.
• Michigan Women’s Expo: Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The three-day expo will feature hundreds of women-owned and women-focused businesses offering products, services, samples, and demonstrations, latest fashion trends, health and wellness tips, runway fashion shows, admission at the door or online is $13 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-14 and free for children 2 and younger, www.kohlerexpo.com/schedule-michigan-womens-expo.
Museums
• Royal Oak Historical Society Museum: Open 1-4 p.m. Tuesday Thursday and Saturdays, 1411 W Webster Road, Royal Oak, 248-439-1501, $10+ suggested donation, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com.
• Smithsonian exhibition: “The Way We Worked” exploring the importance of work in American life, is through Nov. 5, during library hours at the Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Road, Orion Twp., orionlibrary.org, 248-693-3000.
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm: Museum open hours and tours are offered on Fridays and Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. with a 1 p.m. guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse and the Red House, at The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, www.rochesterhills.org/museum, free admission for museum members, $5 for general public, $3 for students and seniors, no registration needed.
• Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: Open 1st/2nd/4th/5th Sundays of the month and 3rd Fridays, 1-4 pm, (holidays excluded) with exhibits including “Four Communities” exhibit at The Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake. Admission is free, donations are welcome, www.gwbhs.org, 248-757-2451.
• Detroit Historical Museum: The Hustle-Shopkeepers & Stylists exhibit, an ongoing project honoring contemporary Black Detroit entrepreneurs, go.detroithistorical.org/DHMevents.
• Michigan Science Center: 5020 John R. St., Detroit, mi-sci.org, 313-577-8400, museum gen. adm. is $18+. Standard Mi-Sci films are available as a $6 add-on to general admission tickets, www.mi-sci.org. Mi-Sci is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday and until 8 p.m. the first Friday of every month. “Towers of Tomorrow” with Lego Bricks Exhibition opens Sept. 16.
• Motown Museum: Open for tours, 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, register at motownmuseum.org.
• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222. Harvest Day is Oct. 7, hayrides, games, petting zoo.
• Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, science.cranbrook.edu/visit/events/2022-10/sue-t-rex-experience-opens, general museum admission.
• Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City and The Glancy Trains, museum gen. adm. is $10.
• Meadow Brook Hall offers Guided House Tours and Self-Guided Tours, check available times and purchase tickets at meadowbrookhall.org/tours, ticket prices vary. Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, on the campus of Oakland University.
• Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit, detroithistorical.org.
• Belle Isle Nature Center: 176 Lakeside Drive, Detroit. Recent renovations and new programs and exhibits including the Sewer Tunnel Walk, Detroit Zoological Society, belleislenaturecenter.detroitzoo.org.
• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online, prices vary, thehenryford.org.
• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $25+ gen adm.
• Sloan Museum of Discovery: 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, www.sloanmuseum.org, 810-237-3450, admission prices vary.
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