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Kalkaska Quartet brings a Halloween-themed program on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Ford House’s Lake Shore Room in Grosse Pointe Shores (two sessions: 6–7:15 and 8–9:15). Intimate lakeside setting with themes from The Addams Family to Ghostbusters. General admission; Friends of Ford House receive a complimentary drink ticket.
Ford House

Catfé Lounge, Ferndale’s cat café, hosts a drag bingo fundraiser on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. Bingo, drag and cats in one place; tickets are $33.85 on the organizer’s ticket page.
Catfé Lounge

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s Maker Studio hosts a beginner-friendly basket weaving class on Saturday, October 31, at 10 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. You’ll make a square-to-round table topper with red or green leather handles.
Ford House

Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Saturday, October 31, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit along the Riverwalk. It’s Detroit’s largest all-women’s walking club on a beautiful riverfront route. Register via the link in their bio.
Cullen Plaza

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy holds its yearly Day of the Dead celebration at Robert C. Valade Park on Sunday, November 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., with food, live entertainment, shop vendors and kids' activities, plus a community ofrenda where you can add a name or message for a loved one. Admission is free.
Robert C. Valade Park

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

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

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a storytime on Tuesday, November 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, reading Doreen Cronin’s Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type with playtime after. Free tickets; reservations recommended.
Ford House

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

Rodney Heard Jr. and Eric Crawford from Great Lakes National Cemetery lead a free veterans seminar on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Topic: burial and cemetery benefits in Michigan.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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

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

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

Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Disney’s Descendants: The Musical on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7 p.m. at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park. There are seven performances in the run, so pick the one that suits you.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

The Birmingham Village Players stage Complete Works of Shakespeare on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 34660 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. With ten performances in the run, you've got plenty of dates to choose from.
Birmingham Village Players

Pandamonia, a fast and funny improv comedy show, happens Friday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Ten improvisers turn your suggestions into quick, chaotic comedy scenes and games.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a one-day preview shopping event on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ford House Visitor Center in Grosse Pointe Shores. Get early access to the full holiday collection, a one-season-only Ford House Holiday Sweater, and a voucher for discounted treats at The Speedster. Free; registration appreciated, not required.
Ford House

Two teams from Go Comedy! Improv Theater face off Saturday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Ferndale, in a lively show packed with improv games fueled by audience suggestions.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
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