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Wise Guys Chess Club hosts a chess night on Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. It’s free, with complimentary lessons from 6–7:30 p.m. for all ages and levels.
Robert C. Valade Park

The GUD Band is a live music group from Detroit known for blending soul, blues, and jazz into their energetic performances. Their style incorporates R&B, funk, soul, gospel, and modern hits to create a fresh yet nostalgic sound.
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States

Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts a Harvest Dinner on Wednesday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms: a prix fixe menu by Executive Chef Joe Paxton followed by The Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club. Fall flavors meet early New Orleans–style jazz. Tickets: $85.
The War Memorial

GLU brings back Ride Slow., a denim + desire sapphic social, on Wednesday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Detroit Shipping Company in Detroit. Expect music, interactive moments, and a Black Pride kickoff vibe; WLW, 27+, tickets $35.
Detroit Shipping Company

Chelsea Wolfe brings her DARK World Tour to Detroit on Wednesday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple Detroit’s Jack White Theatre. With Jonathan Hultén. Tickets available.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Planet D Nonet (PD9) is a streamlined version of the big bands from the 1930s, often featuring guest vocalists to expand their performance versatility. Their lineup recalls the earliest big bands during swing's evolution, blending small-group agility with a larger harmonic palette.
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States

The Henry Ford's evening Halloween walk returns to Greenfield Village in Dearborn for its 46th season, October 1–4, 8–11, 15–18 and 22–25 (Thursdays to Sundays), 6–9:30 p.m., with more than 50 costumed characters and scenes from The Wizard of Oz and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Tickets run $28–$42, and several nights sell out, so book early.
Greenfield Village

DJ Moppy spins on Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. at Detroit Shipping Company in Detroit as part of Open House Thursday. If you’re into DJ sets, this one’s for you.
Detroit Shipping Company

We Run 313 leads an intermediate run on Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit: pick 5K or 10K, split into two groups and finish together.
Robert C. Valade Park

Boy Harsher plays a concert on Thursday, October 1, at 7 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit, with Choir Boy and Evanora Unlimited on the bill. Tickets available; all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Les Misérables on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park. It's a big title on Jefferson Avenue, and with ten performances in the run, it's easy to find your date.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

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 Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit. The run has 22 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

The Henry Ford hosts a 19th‑century-style, candlelit harvest supper at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 5 p.m. in Dearborn. Expect lively music and classic parlor games; tickets are available.
Greenfield Village

Citizen plays The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, October 2, at 6 p.m., with Anxious, Hotline TNT, and Cryogeyser. It’s a tour behind their new album, Halcyon Blues. Tickets available.
The Majestic Theatre

A besieged castle in 16th-century Japan, a string of mysterious crimes and a dangerous prisoner in the dungeon. The Detroit Film Theatre screens Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new drama The Samurai and the Prisoner on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It played the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and is a New York Times Critic's Pick. In Japanese with English subtitles, 147 minutes, at 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.
Detroit Film Theatre

The Players Guild of Dearborn stages Disaster! on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 21730 Madison Street in Dearborn. It's live theater just next door in Dearborn, and with five performances in the run, you've got options.
Players Guild of Dearborn

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages this comedy on Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. A sharp family farce set in a Baptist preacher’s world. Tickets available online.
Hilberry Gateway

Sam Alfred plays Friday, October 2, at 9 p.m. at Magic Stick in Detroit, with support from Drop Catch and Yours Treuly. If you want to catch him live, this night is his.
Magic Stick
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