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Heather Buchanan hosts a night of poetry and live music on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit, featuring Carolyn Striho, Tracy Kash, Mary McGuire, and Khan Santori Davison. Detroit voices, words and rhythms on one stage.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s PVS Classical concert at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, October 9, at 10:45. Peter Oundjian leads Joan Tower’s Concerto for Orchestra, Bernstein’s Serenade with rising star Paul Huang, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and John Adams’s Frenzy. Tickets $25.95–$115.25.
Orchestra Hall

Detroit Artists Market presents a group exhibition curated by Sydney Frakes from Friday, October 9, through Saturday, October 31, in Detroit. Installation, fiber, and painting probe nostalgia and longing; gallery hours are Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Detroit Artists Market

Michigan women's swimming & diving hosts Pittsburgh on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 2 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

Michigan men's swimming & diving hosts Pittsburgh on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 2 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

Michigan field hockey hosts Maryland on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 4 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

Michigan softball hosts Bowling Green on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

The Detroit Red Wings host their Pride Night against the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. The Pride ticket package comes with a limited-edition tumbler; find it on the organizer’s ticket page.
Little Caesars Arena

Performance by the Marcus Elliot Quartet at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

The Thorn returns to the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m., telling the story of Christ as an immersive show with music, drama, aerial acts, modern dance and special effects. More than a million people have seen it live over 30 years. 2211 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.
Fox Theatre

The Detroit Red Wings host the Seattle Kraken in an NHL regular-season game on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2008. Tickets are on the Red Wings’ official site.
Little Caesars Arena

Michigan ice hockey hosts Alaska Anchorage on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Yost Ice Arena

Michigan men's soccer hosts Penn State on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

Michigan volleyball hosts Iowa on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Crisler Center

Rhythm Corps plays a concert on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit. Solid night out at a downtown staple venue.
Saint Andrew's Hall

Interpol brings its North America Tour 2026 to Masonic Temple Detroit on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m., with DIIV opening. Expect songs from The Other Side of Make-Believe. Tickets available.
Masonic Temple Detroit

the Planet D Nonet — concert at Cliff Bell’s, Detroit.
Cliff Bell’s

Jazz sensation and six-time Grammy winner Samara Joy is back at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., presented by UMS (University Musical Society). Her 2024 UMS debut sold out, and this is her return, with one performance.
UMS (University Musical Society)
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