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On Sunday, November 1, at 2 p.m., the final day of the DIA's Ofrendas exhibition, the artists behind this year's altars talk about their meaning and inspiration in the Detroit Institute of Arts Lecture Hall, after members of the Mexican Consulate open with the history of Día de Muertos. Free with general admission.
Detroit Institute of Arts – Lecture Hall

Four local improv groups perform on Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Featuring the newest group Secret Menu, special guests, and headlined by the long-form house team The Clubhouse. Stick around afterward for a free, open improv jam called Fresh Sauce.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Akeem Ali brings his rap show on The Texture Tour to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. He’s rolling in with Texture Tape III—slick metaphors over sultry production and a 70s-tinged persona. Tickets available through the venue.
The Majestic Theatre

Fresh Sauce is hosting an open improv jam at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale on Sunday, November 1, at 9 p.m. Anyone can jump on stage to play improv games, and it's free with no tickets needed.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Oakland women's basketball hosts Cleary University on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11 a.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
OU Credit Union O'rena

Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder play a joint concert on Wednesday, November 4, at 5 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Two bands, one stage.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Wise Guys Chess Club hosts Wisdom Wednesdays on Wednesday, November 4, at 6 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. It’s free for all ages, with free lessons from 6–7:30 p.m.
Robert C. Valade Park

The Blasting Company plays the music of Over the Garden Wall on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at Masonic Temple Detroit’s Jack White Theatre. They scored the series, blending American folk with Eastern European colors. Tickets available; all ages.
Masonic Temple Detroit

The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick celebrate Lil Peep’s 30th birthday on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit. A genre-blurring emo-rap figure from the SoundCloud era; tickets available, all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Meadow Brook Hall hosts a Dinner & A Movie screening of Strangers on a Train (1951) on Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m. in Rochester. A chance to catch the 1951 film on a big screen.
Meadow Brook Hall

Chat Pile brings death-grunge/sludge industrial to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Thursday, November 5, at 6:30 p.m., with Soul Glo and Shallowater. All ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts an online Writing Group on Thursday, November 5, at 6:45 p.m., organized from Ferndale. Trade ideas with fellow writers or share works-in-progress—free with registration.
Affirmations

Charles Wesley Godwin plays a solo concert on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Big room, strong sound—tickets required.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Proving Grounds brings a monthly improv night on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Ferndale's Go Comedy! Improv Theater, spotlighting emerging comedy acts and hosted by the high-energy Mug Boys.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays a French program on Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Debussy, Dutilleux with cellist Zuill Bailey, Dalbavie, and Ravel are on the bill; tickets run $20.95–$110.25.
Orchestra Hall

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Super Sauce on Thursday, November 5, at 9 p.m. in Ferndale. It’s a free long-form improv jam open to students and veterans alike.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Oakland swimming & diving hosts University of Michigan on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Oakland Aquatic Center in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
Oakland Aquatic Center

Don Lemon and D.L. Hughley team up for a stand-up show on Friday, November 6, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Temple Detroit’s Jack White Theatre in Detroit. Hughley’s a nationally known comic and Lemon brings the newsman’s edge—smart, topical laughs on one stage. All ages.
Masonic Temple Detroit
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