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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

A shocking act of violence, a young man obsessed with horses and a psychiatrist set on finding out why. The Ringwald Theatre stages Peter Shaffer's Equus on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Affirmations, 290 West Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. Tickets from $20. The production contains nudity and mature subject matter.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

Songwriter-pianist Mike Maimone brings his new album and first book, “Guess What? I Love You,” to Affirmations in Ferndale on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. Expect solo piano performances and readings, honoring Howard Bragman and supporting U-M’s Spectrum Center. Admission $12.51 via Eventbrite.
Affirmations

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

Halloween, Thanksgiving, back to school, haunted armories and the end of baseball season: Deck the Fall is an original sketch show that has fun with everything you love about autumn. It plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. And yes, there are mimes and an angry deer.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

A progressive elementary school, a mumps outbreak and a community that can't agree on what's true. Detroit Public Theatre stages the Michigan premiere of Jonathan Spector's Tony Award-winning, bitingly funny Eureka Day on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit. The run has 22 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Sharp, character-driven comedy with suburban Philly family chaos and romantic tangles. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Las Guaracheras, the all-women salsa sextet from Cali, plays Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m. at Candela in Detroit’s Mexicantown. Expect live salsa and Latin jazz with Afro-Caribbean drive and vibraphone. Tickets: $25–$30.
Candela, 3564 W. Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States

Deeper Purpose plays the Magic Stick in Detroit on Friday, October 9, at 9 p.m., now on a new date with Chase Carter and Simio. Tickets via the venue; 18+.
Magic Stick

A ghost gets one final chance to solve their own murder. Big Fun Murder plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9:30 p.m.: a completely improvised mystery where you help figure out what happened and who did it. Every show has a special guest.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Eastern Market Partnership runs the Saturday market at Eastern Market on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2934 Russell in Detroit.
Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit, 48207, United States

The Family Day event at MOCAD invites participants to create playful prints inspired by sound, linked to Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead and the 20 Years of MOCAD exhibition.
MOCAD

Sydney Frakes leads a curator walk-through and artist talk on Saturday, October 10, at 1 p.m. at Detroit Artists Market in Detroit. The group show explores nostalgia and sensory memory across installation, fiber, and painting.
Detroit Artists Market

Detroit Historical Society’s inaugural Hispanic Heritage program is Saturday, October 10, at 1 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. Southwest Detroit high school students share research and stories on the city’s Hispanic and Latino history. Tickets: Adults $15; discounts $12; ages 6–12 $8; 5 and under and members free.
Detroit Historical Museum

Author–photographer–architectural historian Dale A. Carlson gives a talk on C. Howard Crane on Saturday, October 10, at 2:45 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. He’ll zero in on Crane’s local landmarks—the Fox Theatre, Orchestra Hall, and the State Theater’s Art Deco facade in Ann Arbor. Tickets: Members free; Adults $15; Discounts $12; Ages 6–12 $8; 5 and under free.
Detroit Historical Museum

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts TransParent on Saturday, October 10, at 3 p.m. in Rooms 204 and 205 at Affirmations in Ferndale. A supportive, affirming space for parents and caregivers, free to attend with registration.
Affirmations Rooms 204 and 205, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts “Stitch, please!”, a fiber arts meetup, on Saturday, October 10, at 4 p.m. in the Affirmations Board Room in Ferndale. Knit, crochet, stitch, or sew with an inclusive crew. Free with registration.
Affirmations Board Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220
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