Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Some events require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to event.
On sale now
• Pre Mother’s Day R&B Jam with Monica, Tank, Jeremih, (Keyshia Cole will no longer be performing as originally announced): May 5, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $69+.
• Gang of Four: March 3, Magic Bag, Ferndale, themagicbag.com, $27+.
On sale 10 a.m. Jan. 27
• “Live from The Streets” starring Lil Durk, Icewear Vezzo and Sada Baby: March 12, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $49.99+.
• Kadim Al Sahir: April 1, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $80+.
• After 7 and Jon B: May 26, Sound Board, $46+.
On sale 10 a.m. Jan. 28
• Forgotten Harvest’s 29th Annual Comedy Night fundraiser with Seth Meyers: April 29, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $35+.
• Kid Rock, Foreigner, Trey Lewis: 7 p.m. Sept. 16-17, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., $45.50+.
• Sammy Hagar & The Circle, George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Aug. 23, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., $25+.
• Thomas Rhett: July 16, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., $34+.
• KEM, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, hosted by Sherri Shepherd: April 27, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $59+.
• The TakeOver 2 featuring Scarface, Juvenile, Mystikal, DJ Quik/AMG, Uncle Luke and the Ying Yang Twins: April 9, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $59+.
Canceled
• The Weeknd: canceled Jan. 27, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.
• 45th Ann Arbor Folk Festival: Jan. 28-29, canceled, theark.org.
Postponed/Rescheduled
• Monsta X: Rescheduled to May 26, (previously scheduled for June 5, 2020, May 5, 2021 and Feb. 5, 2022), Fox Theater, Detroit. Ticket holders unable to attend the rescheduled date now have until Feb. 19, to request a refund.
• Tributesville Concert Series: Elton John Tribute Captain Fantastic, previously scheduled for Jan. 29, postponed to Feb. 26, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac, $20+.
• “Of Divine Interest”: Postponed, previously scheduled for Jan. 28-Feb. 12, has been rescheduled to open Feb. 25, Rosedale Community Players at Peace Lutheran Church, Southfield, RosedaleCommunityPlayers.com, $15+.
• The Harlem and Catalyst Quartets: Previously scheduled for Feb 4 at Christ Church Grosse Pointe and Feb. 5 at the Flagstar Strand Theatre have been rescheduled for Sept. 23 at Christ Church Grosse Pointe and Sept. 24 at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, 313-335-3300.
• Rage Against the Machine: Previously scheduled May 22-23, is postponed, new date TBA.
Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.
Beats
• Barbaro: 8-10 p.m. Jan. 28, at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, $20+.
• The Sicilian Tenors: 8 p.m. Jan. 28, The Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, andiamoshowroom.com, 586-268-3200, $25+.
• Dabin, Rome In Silver: 7 p.m. Jan. 28, Majestic Theatre, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit, majesticdetroit.com, ages 16+, $20+.
• Umphrey’s McGee: 7 p.m. Jan. 28-29, The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 313-961-5451, thefillmoredetroit.com, ages 18+, $25+ each.
• JB Smoove: 8 p.m. Jan. 30, Sound Board, Detroit, 313presents.com, $33+.
• Set It Off, Stand Atlantic, As It Is, No Love For The Middle Child: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2, The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, all ages, thecrofoot.com, $27+.
• Saxappeal, The Crü Live, Bashiri Asad & The Lady: 7 p.m. Feb. 3, Aretha’s Jazz Cafe, Detroit, Jazzcafedetroit.com, $25 adv.
• Morris Day & The Time: 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Sound Board, Detroit, 313presents.com, $48+.
• Zoso (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience): 7 p.m. Feb. 4, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, royaloakmusictheatre.com, $25+.
• “Jazz and Jewelry” with the Paul Vornhagen Jazz Trio: Feb. 4-5, Alley Cat, The Holly Hotel, 110 Battle Alley, Holly, includes Flint Trading Co. pop-up store before and after show, hollyhotel.com/alley-cat-club, doors at 6 p.m., ages 21+, $25+ members, (annual membership is $59 and includes a $59 credit).
• Taylor Tomlinson: 6 p.m. Feb. 5, (rescheduled date), Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St. Royal Oak, royaloakmusictheatre.com, $29.75+.
• Tink and the Lost Boys: 7 p.m. Feb. 5, Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, all ages, $10+.
• Current Joys: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, all ages, $20+.
• Troupe Vertigo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 11-13, acrobatic act synchronized with Detroit Symphony Orchestra, dso.org, $19+.
• Kyle, I Miss U Tour: 7 p.m. Feb. 16, St. Andrews Hall, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, 313-961-8961, saintandrewsdetroit.com, $32.50+.
• Collective Soul, Everclear: Feb. 19, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort , Mt. Pleasant, soaringeaglecasino.com, $24.50+.
Classical
• Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neighborhood Series featuring Dmitry Sinkovsky: 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at Meyer Theater, Monroe, $25+; 3 p.m. Jan. 30; Seligman Center, Beverly Hills, $25+, dso.org.
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra-Rachmaninoff & Rodgrigo: Feb. 3-5, Orchestra Hall, dso.org, $15-$105+.
• Michael Brown, piano: 8 p.m. Feb. 5; Third Coast Percussion- 8 p.m. Feb. 19, digital tickets are $10 each, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, cameramusic.org, 313-335-3300.
• Troupe Vertigo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 11-13, acrobatic act synchronized with Detroit Symphony Orchestra, dso.org, $19+.
Comedy
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Josh Sneed- Jan. 27-29; Chris Porter- Feb. 3-5 at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, prices vary.
• One Night Stans: Ron Rigby-Jan. 27, $15+, 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., www.onenightstanscomedyclub.com.
• Chris Rock: Feb. 11, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort , Mount Pleasant, soaringeaglecasino.com, $50.75+.
• Sparkle Network’s 2022 Heartbreakers Comedy Event: 7-11 p.m. Feb. 12, The Emerald Theatre, 31 N Walnut, Mt. Clemens, bit.ly/heartbreakers2022, $30+.
Outdoor activities
• Skating Rink & Igloo Dining: Skating rink, 1-7 p.m., Saturdays and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays, throughout season. Skating ticket reservations and igloo dining reservations at blakefarms.com.
• Winterfest: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 29, Belle Isle Nature Center, Detroit, outdoor event, facebook.com/friendsofthedetroitriver.
• Canterbury Cocoa Crawl: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 29, Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., facebook.com/canterburyvillagelakeorion, $7 each, free for children younger than 2, military and veterans, plus service fees and $5 parking.
Theater
• “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”: Through Jan. 30, The Village Players, Birmingham Village Theater, 248-644-2075, birminghamvillageplayers.com/tickets, $21+.
• “Hairspray”: Through Jan. 30, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, broadwayindetroit.com, $39+.
• Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!: Jan. 20-30, Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticketmaster.com, $20+.
• “The Lion King”: Jan. 27-Feb. 20, Detroit Opera House, Ticketmaster.com and broadwayindetroit.com, $25+.
• “9 to 5”-Musical: Jan. 28-Feb. 20, Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak, presented by Stagecrafters, stagecrafters.org, 248-541-6430, $35+.
• “An Officer and a Gentleman-The Musical”: Feb. 1-13, The Fisher, Detroit, broadwayindetroit.com, $39+.
• “The Play That Goes Wrong”: Feb. 3-March 6, Tipping Point Theatre, 361 E. Cady St., Northville, tippingpointtheatre.com, 248-347-0003, $28+.
• “Conversations on X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X”: 7 p.m. Feb. 4, Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, free. Anthony Davis and Thulani Davis will appear live and perform selections from the upcoming opera performance to open May 14 at Michigan Opera Theatre.
• “She Loves Me” (musical comedy): Feb. 4-19 Avon Players, 1185 Washington Road, Rochester Hills, AvonPlayers.org, 248-608-9077, $25+.
• “Writing Kevin Taylor”: Feb. 9-March 6, Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, 248-377-3300, All Photos Courtesy of Sean Carter Photography, mbtheatre.com.
• “The Vagina Monologues”: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, The Emerald Theatre, 31 North Walnut St. Mount Clemens, doors at 6 p.m., turningpointmacomb.org/event/vagina-monologues, $25+.
• “Sense and Sensibility”: Feb. 10-13, Feb. 17-20, Varner Studio Theater, Oakland University Varner Recital Hall, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, calendar.oakland.edu/smtd.
• “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie: 7 p.m. Feb. 11-19, Bethany Christian School Dramatic Productions, First Baptist Church of Troy 2601 John R Road, Troy, 248-689-4821, tickets.bcstroy.org, $8+ advance, $10+ at the door.
Art
• 49th annual statewide fine art competition and exhibition: Jan. 29-March 1, Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens. Virtual awards announcement on Facebook, 2 p.m. Jan. 29, theartcenter.org/exhibits, free.
• Michelle Sider-”Mosaics”: Online through Feb. 5, Art Gallery 118, artgallery118.com/michellesider.
• “By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800”: Feb. 6-May 29,Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
• “Mosaic Evolution”: Through Feb. 12, online and in-person, Northville Art House, 215 W. Cady St., Northville, NorthvilleArtHouse.org.
• Cranbrook Art Museum: Olga de Amaral “To Weave a Rock” and Allie McGhee “Banana Moon Horn” exhibits through Feb. 13, at 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, $10, $8 for ages 65+, free for 12 and younger, $5 students with ID, free admission Thursdays. Walk-ins as space permits, tickets at cranbrookartmuseum.org/visit.
• “Into the Open”: Through Feb. 19, Detroit Artists Market; 4719 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, detroitartistsmarket.org/into-the-open.
• James Benjamin Franklin- “Practice”: Through Feb. 26, Reyes | Finn, 1500 Trumbull Avenue, Detroit,reyesfinn.com.
• “Flora and Fauna”: Through March 1, Petitpren Community Gallery at the Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, theartcenter.org/exhibits, free.
• “Environmentally Speaking” exhibit: Through March 3, Janice Charach Gallery at the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Twp., gallery.jccdet.org.
• “New Black Vanguard-Photography between Art and Fashion”: Through April 17, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
• Shirley Woodson, “Shield of the Nile Reflections”: Through June 12, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
• “Homebody”: Through June 19, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323. Walk-ins as space permits, tickets at cranbrookartmuseum.org/visit.
Classes/Contests
• Oakland University Community Music lessons and classes: For all ages in all instruments/voices. For information, contact Elizabeth Medvinsky at communitymusic@oakland.edu, oakland.edu/smtd.
• Downtown Rochester’s 12th Annual Skateboard Art Competition & Exhibition for Deck Art 2022: Open to all ages, artists are asked to provide their unique work on a blank skateboard deck. Deck Art event is May 12 & 13. Registration is open Feb. 1-April 8, downtownrochestermi.com/deck-art. Submit completed registration forms to South Street Skateshop, 410 Main, Rochester. Registration fee is $20, plus tax, for one blank skateboard deck.
Film
• “Mitchell’s vs the Machines”: Jan. 29-30; “The Power of the Dog” (R) Jan. 28-30, Milford Independent Cinema, 945 E. Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org, $7.
• “Kings Man” (R), “American Underdog” PG: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, Farmington Civic Theater, 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, theFCT.com, 248-474-1951, $8.50+.
• “Writing with Fire”: Jan. 29-30, Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org/events/writing-fire, $11+.
• “The Met Live in HD-Rigoletto: 12:55 p.m. Jan. 29, The Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp., 248-855-9091, themapletheater.com, $24+.
• February Film Festival: 7-8 p.m. Fridays in February, The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm – Calf Barn, $5/Adults, $3/seniors and students, register at rochesterhills.org/musprograms.
• Monroe Street Drive-In Powered by Emagine: Classic, family films, Campus Martius, 32 Monroe St., Detroit, $20 per vehicle, reserve online at DetroitDriveIn.com or purchased in-person at the drive-in.
Fundraisers
• Silver Spoon Ristorante Charity Dinner & Wine Pairing, DJ: 6 p.m. Feb. 3, Silver Spoon Ristorante, 543 Main St., Rochester, 248-652-4500, benefits Camp Māk-a-Dream, campdreammich.org/events, $150/person.
• Strand Theatre Art (STArt) Youth Theatre: Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac will restart its producing entity for education programming. The initial step back on the stage will support working parents during the school mid-winter break and allow area youths to create and learn about the performing arts, with a musical in the spring. To donate, visit flagstarstrand.com/donate.
• “We Thrive”: Donations accepted for documentary about the Armenian experience, produced by Detroit area filmmakers Lisa Hagopian and Eric Harabadian, fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/we-thrive-documentary-film/campaigns/4555.
Misc.
• Amplify The Sound of Detroit singing competition grand finale: 7 p.m. Jan. 27, online at motownmuseum.org.
• Night of Knockouts XX: 7 p.m. Jan. 29, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, $28+.
• The Art & History of Afternoon Tea: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 29, hosted by certified etiquette instructor, Courtney Opalko, townsendhotel.com, $95 each.
• Chinese New Year celebration: 6 p.m. Feb. 6, Mon Jin Lau Restaurant, 1515 E Maple, Troy, call for reservations, 248-686-6262, $69+.
Museums
• King Tutankhamun-“Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb exhibit: Through Aug. 22, 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, $15+.
• Detroit Historical Museum: Hudson’s Holidays pop-up exhibitions of the former department store through Jan. 30, detroithistorical.org.
• Orchard Lake Museum: Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society reopened Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road Orchard Lake, new exhibits and outdoor exhibit panels, 1-4 p.m. first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays and third Fridays, or by appointment, 248-757-2451, gwbhs.org.
• Michigan Science Center: 5020 John R St., Detroit, COVID-19 precautions, Reserve online Thursday-Sunday at mi-sci.org, 313-577-8400, children younger than 2 get in free, IMAX theater extra.
• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, nonmembers $25, $22.50 seniors, youth (5-11), $18.75+, free to ages 4 and younger, membership starts at $55. COVID-19 precautions in effect. Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online, thehenryford.org.
• Rochester Hills Museum on Van Hoosen Farm: Drop-in hours noon-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, $5 nonmembers, students/seniors receive a $2 discount, rochesterhills.org.
• Motown Museum: Closed due to flood damage and for expansion until Summer 2022. Pop-up store in Greektown, 580 Monroe St., Detroit, motownmuseum.org.
• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores. Timed entry, COVID-19 precautions; fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222.
• Meadow Brook Hall: Guided House Tours: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, starting Feb. 4, Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military, $7 for youth aged 6-12, free for children 5 and younger and for Oakland University students, meadowbrookhall.org/events.
• Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life tour: Weekends in February, immersive experience, includes tea and scones in the servant’s dining room, tours run from 11:30-1 p.m. or 1:30-3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Meadow Brook Hall, reservations required at meadowbrookhall.org/servantslife, $45 each.
• Flashlight Tour: Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, Meadow Brook Hall, 10 guests per tour, $30 per person, meadowbrookhall.org/flashlight.
• Valentine’s Day at the Great Estate: 6:30-9 p.m., Feb. 14, Meadow Brook Hall, candlelight cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception with live music and self-guided touring, and three-course dinner with dessert, at a private table for two, $125 per person, reservations at meadowbrookhall.org/valentinesdinner.
• Michigan Activity Pass: Available for card holders of all Michigan public libraries, for free or discounted admission to more than 450 locations, including historic sites, cultural attractions and state parks, plymouthrockets.com/michiganactivitypass.
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