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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration brings the Carpenters' songs to life at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 W Grand Blvd, on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets are sold through the official box office on ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

Dirty Dancing: The Musical takes the stage at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's live music and dancing in a show whose title practically tells you to get up and move. The run is short, and tickets are sold through the official box office with ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

Source Booksellers hosts an author talk around The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman on Wednesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library (Main Branch) in Detroit. Expect a laid‑back chat digging into the new book’s stories and secrets.
Detroit Public Library ( Main Branch)

Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore Great Lakes and Detroit River history, plus a 6:30 p.m. free lecture by Joel Stone on early Great Lakes maps (registration required for the talk).
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Wayne State University’s Center for Gender and Sexuality screens the 1986 musical Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Auditorium in Detroit, followed by tribute drag and a special guest.
Community Arts Auditorium, Wayne State University

Detroit Artists Market hosts a junk journaling workshop on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. in Detroit, tied to the Memory in the Margins exhibition. The show digs into nostalgia and memory—this session lets you engage hands-on with the theme.
Detroit Artists Market

Joel Stone, DHS Curator Emeritus, speaks on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. He traces 17th‑century mapping of the Great Lakes, where French cartographers worked from Native knowledge. Free tickets.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Castle Rat brings their medieval fantasy doom metal to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m., with Unto Others and Wrath Knight. Tickets available; all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Paris Paloma brings The Fatal Flaw Tour to Masonic Temple Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 7 p.m., with Susannah Joffe opening. $1 from each ticket goes to Planned Parenthood; tickets available.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents The Old Man and the Old Moon on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit—an imaginative sea-faring epic with storms, leviathans, cranky ghosts, and a choice between duty and love. Tickets available from the theater.
Hilberry Gateway

MPH plays Friday, October 16, at 9 p.m. at Magic Stick in Detroit, with support from Teith and SAMHAUX. Tickets available; 18+ only.
Magic Stick

Detroit Historical Society docents lead a guided tour on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. Expect insider context on key exhibits; tickets are free, with museum admission required separately.
Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit Historical Society leads a docent-guided tour on Saturday, October 17, at 11 a.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Knowledgeable guides bring Detroit’s maritime legacy and Great Lakes connections to life. Tickets are free; museum admission is required separately.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Ole 60 plays Masonic Temple Detroit on Saturday, October 17, at 6 p.m. The Kentucky six-piece hit Spotify’s U.S. Viral Top 50 with “smoke & a light” and now tours behind debut album Smokestack Town. Tickets available.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Masonic Temple Detroit hosts its Centennial Gala on Saturday, October 17, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Temple Detroit in Detroit. Dinner, live music, and dancing, with valet parking, food, and beverages included with your ticket.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Mike D, co-founder of Beastie Boys, hits the stage on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre in Detroit. If you’re into the punk–rap–reggae crossroads and Beastie Boys lore, this is your night. Tickets available via the venue.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Osees with Brigid Dawson hit Magic Stick in Detroit on Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. John Dwyer’s psych-punk unit is known for fierce, shape-shifting live sets. Tickets available.
Magic Stick

Billboard-charting pianist and composer Zade Dirani plays Sunday, October 18, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Expect reimagined global favorites and originals with orchestra; tickets run $70–$200.
Orchestra Hall
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