Oakland County
Things to do in Metro Detroit, Aug. 22 and beyond
On sale now
• Anne Wilson: Nov. 15, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, ticket costs range.
• Lit & Gasoline: Dec. 12, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, ticket costs range.
On sale 10 a.m. Aug. 22
• “Mark Twain Tonight!”: Oct. 19, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, with Richard Thomas, BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: Nov. 22, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac, www.flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs range.
• Pentatonix: Dec. 3, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit, ticket costs range.
• Damien Escobar: Dec. 6, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, ticket costs range.
• Eric Roberson: Dec. 21, Sound Board, Detroit, ticket costs range.
• A Night time Of Vacation Soul: Dec. 27, Fox Theatre, Detroit, that includes Will Downing, Leela James and Avery*Sunshine, ticket costs range.
On sale 10 a.m. Aug. 29
• “Hell’s Kitchen”: Dec. 2-14, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• Sister Hazel: Dec. 4, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac, www.flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs range.
Notice: Occasions are topic to vary; test with venues for updates. Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Field Workplace at Little Caesars Enviornment.
Beats
• The Black Keys: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 21, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., with Gary Clark Jr., 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• LCD Soundsystem: Aug. 21, Masonic Temple Theatre, 500 Temple St., Detroit. Doorways at 7 p.m., 313-548-1320 or themasonic.com, ticket costs range.
• Greensky Bluegrass: 7 p.m. Aug. 21, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, www.thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• 9 Inch Nails, Boys Noize: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Coheed and Cambria: 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, with Taking Again Sunday, Foxing, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Mr. B’s Blues and Boogie Piano Celebration: 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Detroit Institute of Arts Rivera Ct., 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org, free.
• Bob Seger & Ted Nugent tributes: 7-10 p.m. Aug. 22, Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., orion.occasions, carry garden chairs or blankets, $20+.
• Lakeview: Aug. 22, District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte, doorways at 7 p.m., with Jason Cross & Ryan Jay, ages 21+, district142live.com, ages 21+, $23.10 – $59.15.
• verygently and Brother Elsey: 7 p.m. Aug. 22, The Shelter, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, www.saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• Hardy: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22-23, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., with Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Easy Plan: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, with 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup and LOLO, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Lil Wayne: 8 p.m. Aug. 23, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit, with Tyga and Stomach Gang Kushington, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• The Healthful Boys: 8 p.m. Aug. 23, at 20 Entrance Road, Lake Orion, 248-783-7105, www.20frontstreet.com, doorways at 7:30 p.m., $22.73+.
• We Got here As Romans: 6 p.m. Aug. 23, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, with After the Burial, www.thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• The Selena Expertise by Tatyana D’voce: Aug. 23, The Loving Contact, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, doorways at 8 p.m., https://thelovingtouchferndale.com, 248-546-3696, $26.49.
• Rob Thomas: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, with A Nice Large World, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Stacy Mitchhart: 7 p.m. Aug. 24, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, doorways at 6 p.m., ages 21+, www.theroxyrochester.com, $30+.
• Indigo Ladies and Melissa Ethridge: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Pile: 7 p.m. Aug. 26, El Membership Detroit, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., https://elclubdetroit.com, $33.99+.
• Leon Bridges: 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, with Charley Crockett and Noeline Hofmann, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Benson Boone: 8 p.m. Aug. 27, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• The Beginning Line: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27, Saint Andrews Corridor, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, www.saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• Billy Idol: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Jonas Brothers: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, Little Caesars Enviornment, Detroit, with Marshmello and Boys Like Ladies, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
Festivals
• Michigan Renaissance Competition: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Aug. 16-Sept. 28, at 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, Renaissance-themed leisure, jousting, distributors, themed weekends, (additionally open Labor Day, Sept. 1 and Competition Friday, Sept. 26), rain or shine, www.michrenfest.com, parking passes are $15 plus charges, admission ticket costs range.
• Genesee County Honest: Aug. 19-24, Everett A. Cummings Middle, 6130 E Mt Morris Street, Mt. Morris, carnival, monster truck and truck and tractor pulls, stunt present is Aug. 23 and rodeo is Aug. 24, reside music with Kip Moore is 7 p.m. Aug. 21, tickets at https://gcf.org.
• Warren Birthday Bash: Aug. 21-23, Warren Metropolis Sq., 1 Metropolis Sq., Warren, reside music, meals distributors, fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, drone present at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Polish Day Parade is 4 p.m. Aug. 23, begins at Cousino Excessive College and can journey west down Frequent Street to Metropolis Sq.. Carnival is Aug. 21-24 (4-10 p.m., Thursday, 4-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-10 p.m. Sunday), www.cityofwarren.org/birthdaybash, www.fb.com/Warrenparks.
• Annual Dragon on the Lake Competition: Aug. 21-24, downtown Lake Orion, that includes an Artwork Honest, Chalk Artwork Contest, Little Dragon Den, Dragon Pub, Tiki Tent, reside music, fundraiser for the Orion Artwork Middle. The Lighted Boat Parade is 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Dragon Boat Showdown (highschool races) at 1 p.m. Aug. 23 and Dragon Boat Races at 9 a.m. Aug. 24 on Lake Orion lake, at Inexperienced’s Park, https://dragononthelake.com.
• Fraser Lions Membership Carnival: Aug. 21-24, Steffens Park, 33000 Garfield Street , Fraser. Carnival, beer tent, fireworks Sunday after nightfall, www.fraserlionscarnival.com, ticket costs range.
• Ally Golf Problem: Aug. 21-24, Warwick Hills Golf & Nation Membership, Grand Blanc, golf event, Household Enjoyable Night time is 5-7 p.m. Aug. 21; Live performance @17 that includes WAR – following play on Gap 17 on Aug. 22; and Sam Hunt with Dustin Lynch is 6 p.m. Aug. 23, https://theallychallenge.com.
• Metamora Nation Days & Sizzling Air Balloon Competition: Aug. 22-23, (3-9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday), scorching air balloon launch is 6-8 p.m. Friday, parade is 1 p.m. Saturday, parking and shuttle at Metamora Twp. Parking Lot, 730 W. Dryden, Metamora, and Hunters Creek Neighborhood Church, 2471 Metamora Street, Lapeer, www.fb.com/MetamoraCountryDays.
• Brighton Road Artwork Honest: Aug. 22-24, (5-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday), downtown Brighton, www.brightoncoc.org.
• LIV Golf Michigan: Aug. 22-24, The Cardinal at Saint John’s, 44045 5 Mile Street, Plymouth, world-class golf, family-friendly actions, Think about Dragons at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23, and Swedish Home Mafia at 7 p.m. Aug. 24, www.livgolf.com/schedule/team-championship-michigan-2025/tickets, ticket costs range.
• Blake’s Sunflower Competition: Aug. 22-24 and Aug. 30-Sept. 1, (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and Labor Day), at Blake’s Orchard and Cider Mill, 17985 Armada Middle Street, Armada, 100+ artisans that includes handcrafted merchandise, youngsters’s exercise tent, Funland, U-pick sunflowers, fruits, and greens (further payment), blakefarms.com, basic admission-$12.
• seventeenth Annual Armenia Fest: 5-10 p.m. Aug. 23, Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E 11 Mile Street, Royal Oak, Armenian music, meals distributors, and a Center Japanese bazaar and market, https://mirrorspectator.com/occasion/metro-detroit-armenia-fest-2025, free admission.
• Hazel Park Artwork Honest: Aug. 23-24, (11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday), at Inexperienced Acres Park, 620 W Woodward Heights, Hazel Park. artists, cottage meals distributors, and musicians, hands-on clay competitions, aerial performances, yoga session at 11 a.m. Saturday, www.hpart.org/aboutthefair, free admission.
• Lake Road Cruise-In to be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 27, downtown South Lyon, www.southlyonmi.org/calendar.php.
• 2025 Saline Neighborhood Honest: Aug. 27-31, Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, Three Males and a Tenor is 6-8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Stage at Barn B, www.salinefair.org, carnival, ticket costs range, $5 admission.
• Moonlight Market: 4:30-9 p.m. Aug. 28, Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350 Pontiac Lake Street, Waterford Twp., meals distributors, inflatables, climbing tower and yard video games, www.oakgov.com/neighborhood/oakland-county-parks/parks-trails/farmers-market/-fsiteid-1#!.
• Michigan State Honest: Aug. 28-Sept. 1, hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 28-29 and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 1), on the Suburban Assortment Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, www.michiganstatefairllc.com, that includes carnival, honest, leisure, agriculture, livestock and indoor vendor cubicles, reside music, beer tent, and meals distributors. Moovin’ Via the Halfway 5K is 8 a.m. Aug. 30, $40+ register at www.michiganstatefairllc.com/5k. Admission to the honest is $11+, circus, particular occasions and carnival rides are further. No unaccompanied minors are allowed to enter the honest.
• Romeo Peach Competition: Aug. 28-Sept. 1, Romeo, carnival, reside music, automotive exhibits, arts and crafts exhibits, and meals distributors, fireworks at nightfall on Friday, parade at 1:30 p.m. Monday, https://romeopeachfestival.com.
• Arts, Beats & Eats: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, (11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Sunday, and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday), downtown Royal Oak, juried tremendous artwork present, meals, reside music, https://artsbeatseats.com, parking choices at artsbeatseats.com/parking-transportation, admission and live performance ticket costs range. On the nationwide stage, Tommy DeCarlo is at 6:10 p.m., Sugar Ray at 8:10 p.m. and Neo Timber at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29. Starship that includes Mickey Thomas is at 6 p.m., Rival Sons at 7:45 p.m. and Extremely Suspect at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. Joe Nichols is at 7:30 p.m. and Randy Houser at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31. Hoobastank is at 5:30 p.m. and Vanilla Ice at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1.
• Detroit Worldwide Jazz Competition: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, downtown Detroit (Hart Plaza, Cadillac Sq., Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Middle), free admission. For artists lineup, go to www.detroitjazzfest.org.
• seventeenth Annual Artwork on the Bay: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 30-31, Walter and Mary Burke Park, 36300 Entrance Road, New Baltimore, tremendous artwork and crafts present, www.artonthebay.com.
• forty fifth Annual Hamtramck Labor Day Competition: noon-1 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 1, reside music, wrestling at 5 p.m., leisure, carnival, meals distributors. Actions are at Joseph Campau from Caniff north to roughly Carpenter, Hamtramck, hamtownfest.com, free admission.
• Dragon Forest: Immersive three-acre path expertise is on the Detroit Zoo, 8450 W 10 Mile Street, Royal Oak, by Sept. 7. Tickets for Dragon Forest begin at $6 along with the Detroit Zoo entrance payment, ticket costs range, https://detroitzoo.org/occasions/dragon-forest.
Theater
• “The Little Mermaid”: By way of Aug. 24, at 2nd Road Performing Arts Middle, 1123 2nd St., Wyandotte, www.2ndstpac.com, tickets are $26.39+.
• “Radical Empathy”: By way of Aug. 24, (Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and eight p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.) at Theatre NOVA, 410 W. Huron St., Ann Arbor, www.theatrenova.org, 734-635-8450, $30 basic, $25 seniors, $15 college students.
Artwork
• Drop-In Workshop: Doodle Artwork is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 20-21, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, and noon-4 p.m. Aug. 23-24, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.
• Birmingham Bloomfield Artwork Middle (BBAC): 4 new exhibitions are open Aug. 22-Sept. 18, Lynn Galbreath- “Conversations”; Birmingham Society of Ladies Painters- “Explorations”; Robert Morris- “Earth Initiatives” and College students of Ed Duff. Fall registration for courses, BBArtCenter.org, 248-644-0866.
• Suzanne Guimond Wilson: Glass Artwork exhibit is open by Aug. 23, Anton Artwork Middle, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, www.fb.com/AntonArtCenter, www.theartcenter.org.
• The Artwork of Ballet Costuming: A Celebration of Design & Dance exhibit by Aug. 29, The Gallery, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, (10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday).
• “The Sea and the Sky”: The Sea and the Sky, and You and I” exhibit by Aug. 30, the Shepherd, 1265 Parkview St., Detroit, lscgallery.com, open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
• Annual Artist Alternative Present: Sept. 2-Oct. 16, Anton Artwork Middle, Anton Artwork Middle, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, artist reception and awards ceremony is 1-3 p.m. Sept. 6, www.fb.com/AntonArtCenter, www.theartcenter.org.
• “On Being Human”: exhibit by Sept. 4, artwork by Joan Witte, Neighborhood Artwork Gallery at First Retailers Financial institution, 22635 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Works by Christina Haylett: Sept. 6-Oct. 16, Anton Artwork Middle, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, reception and artist speak is 1-3 p.m. Sept. 13, www.fb.com/AntonArtCenter, www.theartcenter.org.
• Artwork within the Parks Gradual Roll/Stroll: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9, Beverly Park, 18801 Beverly Street, Berkley, tour of DIA Inside Out art work, register at www.villagebeverlyhills.com.
• Ultimately All the pieces Connects: Mid-Century Trendy Design within the US exhibit by Sept. 21, Cranbrook Artwork Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookartmuseum.org.
• Floral Whispers: by September, Strand Artwork Gallery, Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, www.flagstarstrand.com. Hours are noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.
• “Crosscurrents”: exhibit by Oct. 8, Library Road Collective, 1274 Library St.. Detroit, group exhibition of works by El Anatsui, Nick Cave, Myrlande Fixed, and José Parlá, open Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., lscgallery.com.
• Inside|Out Artwork: Detroit Institute of Arts installations of DIA copy art work have been positioned at places in communities all through the metro space, on exhibit by October, https://dia.org/occasions/insideout-2025.
• Company of Honor: “Armor as Trend” is thru April 26, 2026, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, https://dia.org.
• Farmington Hills Seeks Artist Submissions: The Metropolis of Farmington Hills Cultural Arts Division seeks artists for the 2025-2027 Public Artwork Program to showcase their work at Farmington Hills Metropolis Corridor. Purposes may be submitted at tinyurl.com/FHPublicArt25. Artists aren’t required to reside in Farmington Hills.
• Mini-Golf at Cranbrook Artwork Museum: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/mini-golf, 248-645-3323.
• College of Michigan Museum of Artwork: 525 South State St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu, ticket costs range.
Ballet/Dance
• Auditions for “The Nutcracker Ballet”: Aug. 16 and Aug. 23, River Raisin Centre for the Arts, name 734-770- 0326 or go to www.riverraisincentre.org for extra info and registration, River Raisin Ballet. Auditions take the type of a ballet class, for dancers ages 6 to 19.
Beats, continued
• The Dan Rafferty Band: 8 p.m. Aug. 22, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, doorways at 7 p.m., ages 21+, www.theroxyrochester.com, $25+.
• Dueling Pianos: Aug. 23, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, doorways at 7 p.m., ages 21+, www.theroxyrochester.com, $30+.
• Stacy Mitchhart: 7 p.m. Aug. 24, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, doorways at 6 p.m., ages 21+, www.theroxyrochester.com, $30+.
• Thousand Under: 6 p.m. Aug. 24, The Shelter, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, www.saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket costs range.
• Tyler Ramsey: 8 p.m. Aug. 29, The Ark, 316 S. Primary, Ann Arbor, https://theark.org, $29+.
• The O’Jays: Aug. 30, Music Corridor Middle, 350 Madison St., Detroit, 313-887-8500, www.musichall.org, ticket costs range.
• Parti Gras Tribute: 6-11 p.m. Sept. 5, Diesel Live performance Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Street Chesterfield, www.dieselconcerts.com, $19.37+.
• The Stylistics: 8 p.m. Sept. 6, Music Corridor Middle, 350 Madison St., Detroit, with The Manhattans that includes Gerald Alston, 313-887-8500, www.musichall.org, ticket costs range.
Comedy
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Citadel: Craig Robinson-Aug. 21-23; X = Laughter- The TedX Detroit Comedy Showcase is Aug. 27; Brian Scolaro-Sept. 4-6; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket costs range.
• One Night time Stans: Jeff Horste-Aug. 21-23; Scott White-Aug. 28-30; at 4761 Highland Street, Waterford Twp., www.onenightstans.membership, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket costs range.
• Chris Distefano: Aug. 22, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. 4th St. Royal Oak, www.royaloakmusictheatre.com, 248-399-3065, ticket costs range.
Live shows within the Park
Attendees are inspired to carry garden chairs or blankets to take a seat on at these out of doors concert events. In case of inclement climate, test web sites and Fb for updates.
• Summer season Music Collection: 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays by Aug. 22, at Knight Amphitheater at Riverside Park, 3311 Parkways Blvd., downtown Auburn Hills, www.auburnhills.org/neighborhood/downtown.
• Ryan Payments Trio: 9 a.m.-noon, third Sunday of the month, June by September, Java & Jazz Collection on the Beverly Park pavilion, 18801 Beverly Street, Beverly Hills, www.villagebeverlyhills.com/division/beverly_park_events.php.
• Within the Park Summer season Live performance Collection: 7 p.m. Wednesdays by Aug. 27, at Shain Park, Merrill Road and Bates Road, Birmingham, www.bhamgov.org/summerconcerts, free, family-friendly live performance collection. If inclement climate, name 248-530-1650 to test occasion standing.
• August Summer season Live shows: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays by Aug. 28, Brandenburg Park, 50050 Jefferson Ave., Chesterfield Twp., Parks & Recreation free park entry, prolonged splash pad hours, meals vans, https://parks.chesterfieldtwp.org, www.fb.com/ChesterfieldTwpPR.
• Summer season Sounds: Fridays-Sundays by Sept. 1, (5-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3-6 p.m. Sundays, additionally 3-6 p.m. Labor Day), The Mall at Partridge Creek, Middle Courtroom, 17420 Corridor Street, Clinton Twp., https://shoppartridgecreek.com/occasion/summer-sounds, family-friendly music.
• Music Collection in Dinan Park: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays by Aug. 28, Dinan Park, downtown Farmington, www.downtownfarmington.org.
• Rhythms in Riley Park: 7-9 p.m. Fridays by Aug. 29, Riley Park, downtown Farmington, www.downtownfarmington.org.
• Summer season Music Collection: 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Nardin Park United Methodist Church, 29887 W. Eleven Mile Street, Farmington Hills, https://nardinpark.org.
• Fenton Live shows In The Park: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays by Sept. 4, Rackham Park, behind the Fenton Neighborhood & Cultural Middle, 150 S. Leroy St., Fenton, https://slpr.internet/packages/special-events/fenton-linden-summer-concert-series-2025.
• Summer season Live performance Collection: 6:30-9 p.m. Sundays by Aug. 31, Lake St. Clair Metropark, Thomas Welsh Exercise Middle, Harrison Twp., www.metroparks.com/concert events. Metroparks automobile go required to enter.
• LOLive! Live performance Collection: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays by Aug. 27, Youngsters’s Park, downtown Lake Orion, downtownlakeorion.org. If inclement climate forecast, live performance might be moved indoors to twenty Entrance Road at 20 Entrance St., Lake Orion.
• Summer season live performance collection: 7-9 p.m. Aug. 21, Central Park, downtown Milford, www.meetmeinmilford.com/downtown-events/summer-concert-series.
• Uptown Friday Night time Live performance Collection: 7-9 p.m. Fridays by Aug. 22, Macomb Place, Primary Stage by the Anton Artwork Middle, Mount Clemens, www.fb.com/DowntownMountClemens.
• Music within the Ville: Bands-7-9 p.m. Saturdays by Sept. 27, City Sq. on Primary Road, downtown Northville. Different concert events embrace Thursday night time acoustics on Middle Road, and Friday night time acoustics in Outdated Church Sq. on Middle Road, www.downtownnorthville.com.
• Summer season Live performance Collection: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays by Aug. 20, Oak Park Neighborhood Middle Grounds, 14300 Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park, https://oakparkmi.gov.
• Music within the Parks live performance collection: 7 p.m. choose Thursdays at Pontiac Parks, carry blankets or garden chairs, pontiac.mi.us. Night Star is Aug. 28 at Murphy Park, 441 MLK Jr. Blvd. S.; and to be introduced, Sept 4 at Beaudette Park, 786 Orchard Lake Street, www.pontiac.mi.us/authorities/mayor/occasions.php.
• Village of Rochester Hills out of doors summer time concert events: 5-8 p.m. Fridays by Aug. 29, Competition Park, The Village of Rochester Hills buying middle, 104 N. Adams Street, Rochester Hills, TheVORH.com.
• Music within the Parks: 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 21, at Washington Township Park, 57900 Van Dyke, Washington Twp., family-friendly, carry garden chairs, www.rwbparksrec.org.
• Wild Summer season Nights Live performance Collection: 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays by August, Detroit Zoo, 8450 W 10 Mile Street, Royal Oak, live performance begins at 6 p.m., https://detroitzoo.org/occasions/wild-summer-nights-concert-series, free with zoo admission, carry a blanket or chair.
• Live shows within the Park: 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays by Aug. 22, McHattie Park Gazebo, South Lyon, www.southlyonmi.org.
• Music In The Park: Thursdays by Aug. 28, at Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Street, Sterling Heights, https://sterlingheights.gov/1236/Dodge-Park-Thursdays.
• Summer season Sensation Live performance Collection: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 21, at Stine Neighborhood Park, 241 City Middle Drive, west off Livernois between Large Beaver and Wattles Roads, Troy, meals truck, troymi.gov, carry garden chairs or blankets.
Pink Floyd vs The Doorways tribute bands: 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Stony Creek Metropark Eastwood Seaside, Washington Twp., www.metroparks.com/concert events. Metroparks automobile go required to enter.
• Household Enjoyable Nights and Summer season Live performance Collection: Thursdays by Aug. 21, Household Enjoyable Night time is 6-7:30 p.m. concert events are 7-9 p.m. at Sibley Sq. Park, 48900 Pontiac Path, Wixom, www.wixomgov.org.
Movie
• AMC Theatres: AMC Discussion board Sterling Heights, 586-254-1381; AMC Star Gratiot Clinton Township, 586-791-2095; AMC Star Nice Lakes Auburn Hills, 248-454-0314; AMC Star John R Madison Heights, 248-585-4477, amctheatres.com.
• Cinemark Southland Middle, Taylor, 734-287-0629, www.cinemark.com/theatres.
• Detroit Movie Theatre at Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, ticket costs range.
• Emagine Theatres: Birmingham 8, 248-723-6230; Emagine Palladium in Birmingham, 248-385-0500; Canton, 734-787-3002; The Riviera in Farmington Hills, 248-788-6572; Hartland, 810-207-5757; Macomb, 586-372-3456; Novi, 248-468-2990; Rochester Hills, 248-378-2991; Royal Oak, 248-414-1000, emagine-entertainment.com, ticket costs range. Summer season Youngsters Collection films, by Aug. 22, that includes a distinct animated movie every week, tickets are $3 every. “Freakier Friday” opening night time particular Ladies Night time Out Mom/Daughter occasion, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, at Emagine Rochester Hills, with native distributors promoting hair tinsel and glitter tattoos.
• Farmington Civic Theater: 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, www.theFCT.com.
• Milford Impartial Cinema: 945 E Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.
• MJR Theatres: MJR Chesterfield, 586-598-2500; MJR Common Grand, Warren, 586-620-0200; MJR Troy, 248-498-2100; MJR Market, Sterling Heights, 586-264-1514; MJR Partridge Creek, Clinton Twp., 586-263-0084; MJR Waterford, 248-666-7900, MJR Southgate, 734-284-3456, mjrtheatres.com.
• Oxford GQT Theater: 248-628-7101, gqtmovies.com/theaterinfo/x01tk-gqt-oxford-7.
• Redford Theatre: 17360 Lahser Street, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, ticket costs range.
• Regal UA, Commerce Twp.: 844-462-7342, regmovies.com/theatres/regal-ua-commerce-township.
• Romeo Theatre, Washington: 586-752-3455, romeotheatre.com.
Meals vans
• Meals Truck Mondays: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Might-August, Beverly Park, 18801 Beverly Street, Beverly Hills, www.villagebeverlyhills.com/division/beverly_park_events.php.
• Downtown Road Eats: 11 a.m. to three p.m. Monday to Friday, by Oct. 10, bringing greater than 80 of Metro Detroit’s greatest meals vans and eating places to Cadillac Sq. and the Woodward Esplanade, DowntownDetroit.org/occasions.
Fundraisers/Charitable occasions
• Profit on the Bay: Aug. 22, MacRay Harbor (30675 N. River Rd.) in Harrison Twp. Lake St. Clair waterfront social gathering, which incorporates: appetizers, dinner, beer/wine, complimentary valet, reside and silent auctions and performances by the CSK Choir. Fundraiser for Capuchin Soup Kitchen, doorways at 5:30 p.m., ages 21+, benefitonthebaymi.org, $95+.
• Garrett’s House annual fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Aug. 23, Morris Lawrence Constructing on the Washtenaw Neighborhood Faculty Campus, Garrett’s House, an Ann Arbor-based suicide prevention nonprofit, www.garrettsspace.org/go4-2025, $10 for top schoolers, $25 for younger adults, and $75 for adults. There’s a “Pay What You Can” possibility obtainable.
• Walk4Friendship: Aug. 24 in West Bloomfield Twp. Registration opens at 10:30 a.m., opening ceremony is at 11:15 a.m., 1.7 mile household stroll begins at 11:45 a.m., at Friendship Circle’s Farber Middle, 5586 Drake Street, ending at Friendship Circle’s Meer Middle, 6892 W Maple Street, meals, youngsters’s actions, occasion to boost funds and consciousness for Friendship Circle’s packages, serving people with particular wants throughout Metro Detroit. Drake Street might be closed from Walnut Lake to Maple Street from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. To entry Temple Israel parking, drivers have to be within the Temple Israel car parking zone at 5725 Walnut Lake Street, by 11:15 a.m., www.walk4friendship.com.
• Semaj J. Morgan Basis Backpack Giveaway: 1-4 p.m. Aug. 31, at Sound Thoughts Sound Physique Neighborhood Engagement Middle, 11433 Beaconsfield Road, Detroit, music, video games, sports activities actions, and alternatives to attach with mentors and neighborhood leaders.
“Furnishings Flip Bash”: 5:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 4, fundraiser for Furnishings Financial institution of Metro Detroit, at The Village Membership, 190 E. Lengthy Lake Street, Bloomfield Hills, options strolling meals stations, and reside leisure, meet HGTV “Love It Or Listing It” star Hilary Farr, and bid on greater than 100 items of reimagined furnishings gadgets which were reworked by native DIYers, 248-648-1000, buy tickets at https://furniture-bank.org/furniture-flip-bash,
• tenth Annual Stroll for Miracles is Sept. 13, on the Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Street, Royal Oak, 7:30 a.m. check-in, the stroll begins at 8 a.m., and walkers might keep and benefit from the zoo all day. Individuals are inspired to decorate as their favourite superhero or fantasy character and can be capable of go to with different well-liked fairytale and comedian ebook heroes, get pleasure from snacks and refreshments, free parking for registered members. Walkers should register on-line for the occasion and make a minimal donation of $12 per individual for members 12 years and older, $8 per individual ages 2-11 and free for youngsters beneath the age of two, proceeds profit Youngsters’s Miracle Community Hospitals programming at Corewell Well being Youngsters’s in Southeast Michigan. Company are additionally offered on-line customized/staff fundraising pages to boost further funds. To register, go to CorewellHealth.org/WalkForMiracles.
• Traditional Automobiles for the Treatment is 7-10:30 p.m. Sept. 20, at 1330 North Crooks Street, Clawson to assist most cancers analysis on the Barbara Ann Karmanos Most cancers Institute. The gala is to be held indoors in a non-public storage, with strolling supper, reside ‘50s and ‘60s music by Stella and her band Intrigue, a efficiency together with dance and swing classes from the Oakland College Dance Workforce, traditional vehicles on show. Company are requested to put on cocktail apparel or Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties aptitude. Tickets are $250 every, karmanos.org/cars25.
Misc.
Night time of Knockouts XXXV: 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs range.
• Fall Showcase: noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, Council Re|Sale Retailer, 3297 W. 12 Mile Street, Berkley. Fall style and equipment for women and men, together with designer put on, at discount costs. Gross sales on Aug. 18-20, then closed Thursday-Saturday in preparation for the Fall Showcase, www.councilresale.internet.
• Ring of Champions: Aug. 24, Holy Rosary Corridor & Ok of C, 2299 12 Mile Street, Berkley, wrestling, www.fb.com/profile.php?id=61565632415832, basic admission on the door $18+.
• 70 Over Seventy Awards nominations: Hannan Middle’s Centennial 70 Over Seventy Awards luncheon honoring 70 extraordinary people aged 70 and above from throughout Michigan, occasion might be held on Nov. 1, on the Atheneum Suite Lodge in Detroit. Nomination deadline is Aug. 31. For questions, contact Tony Anderson at tanderson@hannan.org or 313-833-1300 x16, https://hannan.org/70overseventy.
Museums
• Tales by Twilight: 6 p.m. Aug. 28, at Territorial Park on the River Raisin, 3815 North Custer Street, Monroe, fb.com/MonroeMuseums.
• Ford Piquette Plant Museum: 461 Piquette Ave., Detroit. Open Wednesdays by Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10-$20. Optionally available guided excursions happen every day at 10 a.m., midday, and a pair of p.m., www.fordpiquetteplant.org, 313-872-8759.
• Ford Home: historic property of Eleanor and Edsel Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Street, Grosse Pointe Shores, 313-884-4222, www.fordhouse.org/occasions, admission is $7 per grownup and $5 per little one, ages 6+, free for five and youthful. Out of doors Summer season Live performance Collection-The Dave Hamilton Band is on Sept. 12, ticket costs range.
• Michigan Science Middle (Mi-Sci): 5020 John R St., Detroit, 313-577-8400, www.mi-sci.org. Common museum gen. adm. is $17+. Normal Mi-Sci movies can be found as a $6 add-on to basic admission tickets. Mi-Sci is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday by Sunday and till 8 p.m. the primary Friday of every month. Youngsters City exhibit supplies a tinkering house for youngsters 5 and beneath to discover creativity as a part of STEAM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, Arts, and Arithmetic) ideas – whereas beneath the supervision of fogeys and caregivers. Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Household exhibit prolonged by August.
• Cranbrook Institute of Science: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://science.cranbrook.edu. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, $14-general admission, $10.50-ages 2-12 and ages 65+, free for ages beneath 2 and members.
• Troy Historic Village: 60 W. Wattles Street, Troy. Register on-line to order a timeslot at www.TroyHistoricVillage.org. Stroll-ins are additionally welcome. Common hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free to members, $7/Grownup, $5/Senior, $5/Youth 6-17 for non-members, free for ages beneath 6.
• Meadow Brook Corridor: Guided Home Excursions and Self-Guided Excursions, 350 Property Drive, Rochester. Go to meadowbrookhall.org/excursions for tour occasions and ticket costs.
• Rochester Hills Museum: open for drop-in hours, Fridays and Saturdays, from noon-3 p.m. with guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse and Crimson Home, at 1 p.m., 1005 Van Hoosen Street, Rochester Hills, www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, free admission for museum members, $5/adults, $3/seniors and college students for non-members.
• Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum: seeks volunteer teams from veteran and navy teams to help with restoration. The museum can be in search of constructing supplies and gear to assist the continuing restoration of its classic industrial house at 19144 Glendale Ave., Detroit, together with flooring grinders, clear epoxy and Thinset merchandise for flooring repairs, www.detroitarsenalofdemocracy.org.
• Detroit Historic Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW nook of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org. Everlasting reveals embrace the well-known Streets of Outdated Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Tradition, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor Metropolis and The Glancy Trains, common museum basic admission is $10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. “Detroit Lions: Gridiron Heroes,” exhibition that includes the historical past of the Detroit Lions, detroithistorical.org. Free admission for educators and public and faculty librarians by August to the Detroit Historic Museum and the Dossin Nice Lakes Museum.
• Heroes vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comedian E-book Story exhibit by Might 2026, Detroit Historic Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW nook of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org.
• Dossin Nice Lakes Museum: 100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, detroithistorical.org, basic admission tickets are $5, free for youngsters beneath 6. Free admission for educators and public and faculty librarians by August.
• Larger West Bloomfield Historic Society: open 1st/2nd/4th/fifth Sundays of the month and third Fridays, 1-4 pm, (holidays excluded) with reveals together with “4 Communities” exhibit at The Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Street, Orchard Lake. Admission is free, donations welcome, www.gwbhs.org, 248-757-2451.
• Hammond Planetarium: at Henry Ford Faculty, within the Science Constructing, www.hfcc.edu/campus-life/planetarium.
• Henry Ford Museum: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Ford Rouge Manufacturing facility Excursions Monday-Saturday, buy tickets on-line, costs range, thehenryford.org.
• Monroe County Museum: 126 S Monroe St., Monroe, monroemi.gov, fb.com/MonroeMuseums. Museum admission and actions are free and open to the general public.
• Motown Museum: 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, motownmuseum.org, 313-875-2264. “Henry ‘Hank’ Cosby: An Unique Funk Brother” is a newly opened exhibit. Museum is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Solar., gen. admission-$20, ages 4 and beneath admitted free. The fourth annual Motown Mile out of doors exhibit, “Keeper of the Dream,” celebrates the legacy of Motown Museum’s founder Esther Gordy Edwards. The set up’s eight panels may be considered whereas strolling down the Riverwalk, by fall.
• Pontiac Transportation Museum: 250 W. Pike St., Pontiac. Admission to the museum is $15, $12 for seniors and veterans, $8 for youngsters ages 6-12, free for youngsters ages 5 and youthful, 50% off for Pontiac residents with ID. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday by Saturday and midday to five p.m. Sunday, www.pontiactransportationmuseum.org. First Thursday Lecture Collection is 7-8:30 p.m., first Thursday of the month, free.
• Royal Oak Historic Society Museum: Hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1411 W. Webster Street, Royal Oak, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com, 248-439-1501, $10+ urged donation.
• Westin E-book Cadillac at 100 Exhibition: Westin E-book Cadillac, 1114 Washington Blvd., Detroit, introduced with Detroit Historic Society, exhibit explores the 100-year historical past of the E-book Cadillac lodge, https://detroithistorical.org.
• The Wright: The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American Historical past, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and open till 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 beneath 5.
• The Zekelman Holocaust Middle: 28123 Orchard Lake Street, Farmington Hills, admission is $8 grownup, free with membership, www.holocaustcenter.org, 248-553-2400. “Nothing to Do However to Strive” exhibition explores a few of the earliest works of Twentieth-century artist and Holocaust survivor, Boris Lurie (1924–2008), on exhibit by December 2025.
To submit an occasion, electronic mail to kblake@medianewsgroup.com. Enable two weeks’ discover for scheduled occasions.