On sale 10 a.m. April 18
• “Bullying Is No Joke 8” headlined by Jeremy Piven: June 14, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
On sale 10 a.m. April 19
• Jamey Johnson, Drake White: July 18, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, Sterling Heights, ticket prices vary.
• Future and Metro Boomin: Aug. 4, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
• The Marley Brothers – Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian: Sept. 19, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., ticket prices vary.
• Clutch and Rival Sons, Fu Manchu: Sept. 20, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, Sterling Heights, ticket prices vary.
On sale 10 a.m. April 22
• Shakira: Dec. 15, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
On sale 10 a.m. April 26
• Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, Shygirl: Sept. 14, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 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.
Beats
• Lost Dog Street Band: April 18, Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 East Congress St., Detroit, saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles: 7:30 p.m., April 18, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Chrisette Michele, Conya Doss: 8 p.m. April 18, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Friday Night Live!-Mr. B’s 27th Annual Piano Celebration: 7 p.m. April 19, Detroit Institute of Arts Rivera Court, https://dia.org/events.
• Strangelove-The Depeche Mode Experience tribute: April 19, District 142, 142 Maple St. Wyandotte, https://district142live.com, doors at 7 p.m. ages 21+, $18+.
• Herman’s Hermits: 8 p.m. April 19, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, andiamoshowroom.com, doors at 6:30 p.m., $35-$75+.
• FuntCase: 8 p.m. April 19, Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac, all ages, thecrofoot.com, $25+.
• The Stylistics & The Spinners: 8 p.m. April 20, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit, www.musichall.org, ticket prices vary.
• Marshall Charloff and The Purple Experience: 8 p.m. April 20, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, andiamoshowroom.com, doors at 6:30 p.m., $35-$69+.
• Vaden Landers: 8 p.m. April 20, at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, all ages, doors at 7:30 p.m., $18+.
• Nicki Minaj, Monica: 8 p.m. April 20, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Todd Rundgren: 7:30 p.m. April 21, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Elvis Presley Show tribute with Larry Jordan: 5-8 p.m. April 21, Freddy’s Bar and Grill, 40000 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp., www.freddysbarrocks.com, cover charge.
Comedy
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Josh Blue-April 18-20; The Day Players-1 p.m. April 21; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.
• One Night Stans: Michael Winslow-April 19-20; Steve Iott-April 25-27; at 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.
• Motor City Comedy Festival: April 19, Fox Theatre, Detroit, featuring comedians Sommore,Lavell Crawford, Tony Roberts, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Kathy Griffin: April 19, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, 318 West 4th St., Royal Oak, www.royaloakmusictheatre.com, ticket prices vary.
• Frank Caliendo: April 24, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
Theater
• “Legally Blonde The Musical”: April 18-20, Avondale Performing Arts Center 2800 Waukegan St., Auburn Hills, presented by the Avondale Theatre Company, avondaletheatrecompany.ludus.com, general – $15, students-$10, Avondale staff free.
• “Grease”: 7:30 p.m. April 18-20, Farmington High School, 32000 Shiawassee, Farmington, presented by Farmington High School Theatre, 248-417-2276, $15-general, at the door, $12 students and senior (60+) at the door.
• Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Jr.”: April 18-21, at the Hawk Theatre, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, presented by the Farmington Hills Youth Theatre, TheHawkTheatre.com, tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.
• “Aladdin the Ballet”: April 19-21, River Raisin Center for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe St., Monroe, general tickets-$29, 734-242-7722, riverraisincentre.org.
• “And Then There Were None”: Through April 21, RAC Theater, on the campus of Rochester University, 800 West Avon Road, Rochester Hills, songs and original short plays presented by Rochester University’s Department of Theatre and Music, general-$13 in advance ($16 at the door) for adults, $5 for students, https://rochesteru.edu/ru-theatre-music, 248-218-2149.
• “Children of Eden”: Through April 21, The Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, presented by Stagecrafters stagecrafters.org. Tickets are $28 on Thursdays. Tickets are $38 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
• “The Curious Case of The Watson Intelligence”: Through April 21, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at The Inspired Acting Company, 1124 E. West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, 248-863-9953 or www.InspiredActing.org. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. $35 general admission seating, $30 for ages 30 and under and 65+.
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[revised][again]: Through April 21, a comedy romp through William Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes. Detroit Mercy Theatre Company, The Marlene Boll Theatre inside the Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Detroit, www.udmercy.edu/life/theatre. Tickets at DetroitMercyArts.com or 313-993-3270.
• “Mamma Mia” Musical: April 23-28, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, broadwayindetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• “Noises Off!”: April 25-27, Rochester High School Performing Arts Center, 1361 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills, tickets are $15, available at www.ratstheatre.org
• Macomb Ballet Company’s “Peter Pan”: April 26-28, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp., www.macombcenter.com, 586-286-2222, $25+.
“Something Rotten” musical: April 26-May 18, Farmington Players Barn, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, www.farmingtonplayers.org, presented by Farmington Players, 248-553-2955, $27-general, $25 for seniors and students.
• “The Wizard of Oz”: Through April 28, The Boardwalk Theatre, 109 Third St.,St. Clair, thumbcoasttheaters.com, 810-278-1749, gen admission-$38+.
• “The Squirrels: Through May 5, Tipping Point Theatre, 361 East Cady St., Northville, purchase tickets at www.tippingpointtheatre.com, 248-347-0003, $32+.
• “Hansel and Gretel,” opera: May 2-5, Oakland University Varner Recital Hall, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, presented by Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance, calendar.oakland.edu/smtd, $22 general, $10 students.
• “Annie”: May 3-5, Fox Theatre, 313 Presents has partnered with foster care agencies, Samaritas, to offer a 20 percent discount through April 19, www.313promos.com/samaritas while supplies last. In addition, $5 from each ticket sold will benefit Samaritas.
• “Silent Sky”: May 3-12, Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, presented by Stagecrafters stagecrafters.org, $23.
• Disney’s Newsies May 3-12, Parcells School Auditorium, 20600 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, gpt.org/NEWSIES or call 313-881-4004, $35, presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre. Detroit Goodfellows collection bins in the lobby for donations of new children’s winter hats, gloves, socks, crayons, coloring books, small stuffed animals, and lip balm.
Art
• “A Call for Peace” Mural Unveiling: 12:45-2 p.m. April 20, Boll Family YMCA, Marlene Boll Theatre, Detroit, created by local artist Trae IsAAc, www.traeisaac.com.
• OPEN Studios 2024: 1-5 p.m. April 20, Cranbrook Educational Community, 39221 Woodward Ave. Bloomfield Hills, RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/open-studios-at-cranbrook-academy-of-art-tickets-98280275951?aff=extcal, explore the studios of Cranbrook Academy of Art, student artwork will be for sale, free admission to Cranbrook Art Museum, and Cranbrook Institute of Science (paid admission is required for Galileo, the Acheson Planetarium, and exploreLab), free self-guided tours of Cranbrook House & Gardens, food trucks and hands-on art activities for children.
• Guest Artist Workshop: Kayla Powers presents Painting with Plants, noon-4 p.m. April 20-21, Detroit Institute of Arts, Art-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org.
• Amna Ashgar artist lecture: 6 p.m. April 23, Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookart.edu, free.
• Margo Dupre-“Caprock Art”: Reception and artist talk is 6-8 p.m. April 26, Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. Dupre is People’s Choice winner in the City’s 2024-2025 Public Art Program, exhibit on display through early May, www.fhgov.com.
• 40 W Howard Artists Open House: 1-7 p.m. April 27, 40 West Howard St., Pontiac, art, music, drinks, food truck, www.facebook.com/events/1780377515816008?ref=newsfeed, no tickets required.
• Art in the Trees Earth Day Festival: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 27, Palmer Park, Detroit. Register for all-day park clean up at palmerparkearthday2024.eventbrite.com, check in and park for free at the Splash Park/Community House parking lot at 990 Merrill Plaisance.
• Aspen Golann and Christopher Kerr-Ayer artists: 3:30-5 p.m. April 28, Golann is an artist and furniture maker and Christopher Kerr-Ayer is an artist and glassmaker, Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-aspen-golann-christopher-kerr-ayer, free.
• Art on Auburn 2: The City of Rochester Hills invites artists of all levels to submit artwork, “Why do you Heart Rochester Hills?” Artists of all levels are encouraged to participate in this community-wide initiative. Submissions are open to artists of all levels, until May 10, www.rochesterhills.org/artonauburn2.
• Japanese Friendship Dolls exhibit: Through June 5, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-4005, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
• Regeneration-Black Cinema, 1898–1971: Through June 23, at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org.
• Sue Marx exhibit: “Images from History-People Who Defined Detroit in the 1960s,” on display in the Detroit Historical Museum’s Detroit Artists Showcase, 5401 Woodward Ave., Midtown Detroit. Hours are Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., detroithistorical.org.
• 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.
• 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.
• Drop-in Design: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, self-guided art-making activities in the Cranbrook Art Museum, Art Lab, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, cranbrookartmuseum.org, general admission-$10.
• University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State St, Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.
Beats, continued
• The Skatalites with Detroit Riddim Crew: April 23, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, www.themagicbag.com, doors at 7 p.m., all ages, $25+ adv.
• David Wilcox: 8 p.m. April 23, The Ark, Ann Arbor, The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, doors at 7:30 p.m., theark.org, also streaming, free, food donations collected at the door for Food Gatherers.
• Hannah Wicklund, Lyons Lane: April 25, The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-820-5596, thelovingtouchferndale.com, doors at 7 p.m., $20+.
• Don Ross: April 25, at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, all ages, doors at 7:30 p.m., $25+.
• Bob Seger Tribute ft. Katmandu: 8 p.m. April 26, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, theroxyrochester.com, ages 21+, doors at 7 p.m., general- $20+.
• Killer Flamingos: 9 p.m. April 26, Freddy’s Bar and Grill, 40000 Garfield Rd, Clinton Twp., www.freddysbarrocks.com, cover charge.
• The Ghost Inside with Bleed From Within: 6 p.m. April 26, Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit,, doors at 7 p.m., www.majesticdetroit.com, $29.50 adv.
• Motor City Josh: April 26, Three Blind Mice, 101 North Main St., Mount Clemens, www.threeblindmiceirishpub.com.
Choirs
The Joshua Chorale: 7 p.m. April 26, Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, presents Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” https://redfordtheatre.com/events/the-joshua-chorale-presents-leonard-bernsteins-chichester-psalms, adults $18, students $8, with an added $2 restoration fee.
Classical/Orchestra
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neighborhood Series: Vivaldi and Stravinsky, April 25-28, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe, dso.org, tickets start at $10.
• Oakland Youth Orchestras Spring Concert: 6:30 p.m. April 25, Oxford Fine Arts Center, 745 N. Oxford Road, Oxford, https://oyomi.org/news, adults-$10, children and students-$5.
• Orchestra Sono Piano Trio: 7 p.m. April 26, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 5631 N. Adams Road, Bloomfield Hills, bslcmi.org, suggested donation-$10.
• The Fenton Community Orchestra and Simply Strings Spring Concert: 7 p.m. April 26-27, Fenton High School’s Ruby Zima Auditorium. Admission is free, donations welcome, fentonorchestra.org, 810-390-5020.
• Michigan Philharmonic Sci-Phonic: 7:30 p.m. April 27, Salem Auditorium, 46181 Joy Road, Canton, www.michiganphil.org, $35-general, $10-students.• Planet D Nonet: 4 p.m. April 28 Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit, www.facebook.com/cadieuxcafe, $10 cover.
Film
• “Don’t Expect Too Much From the End of the World”: April 19-21, Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, ticket prices vary.
• 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.
• Farmington Civic Theater, 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, www.theFCT.com.
• Milford Independent Cinema: 945 E Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.
• The Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, ticket prices vary.
Fundraisers
• The Lingenfelter Collection will host a family-friendly open house event benefiting the American Cancer Society, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., April 20. Donations accepted at event entrance, no tickets needed, Lingenfelter Collection, 7819 Lochlin Drive, Brighton, www.facebook.com/events/902826917970817.
• Luncheon on the Aisle: April 25 at Meadow Brook Theatre, box lunch and excerpts from the musical “Route 66”, The Meadow Brook Theatre Guild annual event, proceeds support the theater, bake shoppe, cash wine bar, door prizes, raffle baskets, doors at 10:30 a.m., https://meadowbrooktheatreguild.com, $50, call MBT Box Office at 248-377-3300, indicate lunch preference of regular, gluten-free or vegetarian.
• Community Housing Network annual fundraising gala: Bring it Home, is 6-9 p.m. April 25, at The Community House, 380 S Bates St., Birmingham, https://communityhousingnetwork.org/bring-it-home, $125.
• On The Wings of Angels Inaugural Gala is 5-10 p.m. April 28, San Marino Club, 1685 E Big Beaver Road, Troy, features gourmet dinner, DJ and live entertainment, dancing, speakers, silent auction, www.otwoa.org, ticket prices vary.
Misc.
Rochester Poet Society program: 7 p.m. April 23, Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester, registration required at calendar.rhpl.org or 248-656-2900.
Museums
• Michigan Science Center (Mi-Sci): 5020 John R. St., Detroit, museum gen. adm. is $18+. Standard Mi-Sci films are available as a $6 add-on to general admission tickets. Mi-Sci is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday and until 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month, 313-577-8400, www.mi-sci.org. “After Dark-Space Love” is April 20, for ages 21+.
• A Tour of the Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 20, at Clinton Township Hall in the Historic Village, 40700 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township, presented by Rochester Hills Museum, $15/museum member; $20/non-member, register at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms. Bring a bag lunch, participants drive themselves to multiple locations throughout the tour.
• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222. Visit Ford House for free during Community Appreciation Day, April 21.
• Speaker Series-Paul Sereno: “Hunting Feathered Dinosaurs and Colossal Crocs” is 6 p.m. April 25, Cranbrook Institute of Science, https://science.cranbrook.edu.$15 for members, $10 for children members ages 2-12; $20 for nonmembers, $15 for children 2-12 nonmembers. Free for children under age 2.
• Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm: Drop in tours on Fridays and Saturdays from noon-3 p.m., at 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, with a guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse at 1 p.m., www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, includes pop-up exhibit – Albert Kahn “Creating the Modern World,” on loan from the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation, through May 11, www.rochesterhills.org/musprogram. Museum members-free, non-members-$5/adults, $3/seniors and students, no registration needed.
• The Wright: The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and open until 7 p.m. on Thursday, closed on Mondays, reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $30+ gen adm., $20 for seniors 62+, $15 for youth, ages 5-17, free for under 5.
• Royal Oak Historical Society Museum: “How the Ice Age Shaped Royal Oak” exhibit, 1411 W. Webster Road, Royal Oak, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com, 248-439-1501.
• 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.
• The Zekelman Holocaust Center: New permanent exhibit at the center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, www.holocaustcenter.org, 248-553-2400.
• 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.
• Motown Museum, 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, motownmuseum.org.
• 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.
• Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit, detroithistorical.org.
• 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.
• Sloan Museum of Discovery: 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, www.sloanmuseum.org, 810-237-3450, admission prices vary.
Shows/Festivals
• Spring For It Craft and Vendor Show: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 20, Central United Methodist Church, 3882 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., https://waterfordcumc.org/upcoming-events/spring-for-it-craft-and-vendor-show, free admission.
• Whimsical Woodland Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 21, Johnson Nature Center, 3325 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Twp., www.johnsonnaturecenter.org/whimsicalwoodlands, woodland path sprinkled with fairy houses and gnome homes, vendors and family-friendly activities, suggested donation of $5 a person.
• Michigan Psychic Fair: Noon-6 p.m. April. 21, Chesterfield Hampton Inn, 45725 Marketplace Blvd, Chesterfield, www.mipsychicfair.com, $5 admission, additional fees for individual services.
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