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The fall semester student art showcase at Michigan Tech presents works by students from Scenic Art and Foundations in Entertainment Design and Visual Arts. Held at Rozsa Art Galleries, the exhibition is publicly accessible without charge.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries

The Henry Ford hosts a visit with Santa on Friday, December 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Arctic Alcove at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. It's free for members or with museum admission.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

The Whimsy and Wonder fall student art showcase at Michigan Tech's Rozsa Art Galleries featured works produced by students from the Scenic Art and Foundations in Entertainment Design and Visual Arts programs. A public reception included artists discussing their creations while refreshments were served.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries

Student and faculty work, side by side: the Studio School Student & Faculty Exhibition opens with a reception at Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.. It's a good chance to be among the first to see the show.
Midland Center for the Arts

Student and faculty work, side by side: the Studio School Student & Faculty Exhibition is on the Midland Center for the Arts calendar, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.. If you're curious what the Studio School crowd has been making, stop by.
Midland Center for the Arts

Visionary filmmaker, writer, and cultural historian Julie Dash headlines The Wright Conversations on Friday, December 4, at 6 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s General Motors Theater in Detroit. The groundbreaking Daughters of the Dust director sits down for a live conversation; tickets $25, VIP meet & greet $40.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Christina Crawford wants to find her birth mother, and the trail points to Bette Davis, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt, so the only logical move is to invite all three for Christmas. Blake Fountain's camp holiday comedy Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again plays The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale (290 West Nine Mile Road) on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets from $25.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

The Nutcracker Ballet comes to River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Monroe Street in Monroe, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7 p.m.. There are four performances to pick from, so it's easy to make it a holiday outing.
River Raisin Centre for the Arts

The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter stages Holiday Inn, a musical built on Irving Berlin songs, on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m. A farmhouse changes with each holiday, and "White Christmas" is part of the score. Tickets are available online.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

One Sleepy Night comes to Music Hall Center in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., presented by the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available through the venue.
Music Hall Center

Michael Blaustein brings The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg to the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m. Marquee Arts presents the night, and tickets are available online.
Michigan Theater

Little Women takes the stage at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With ten performances on the calendar, you've got plenty of chances.
Farmington Players Barn Theater

For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Ridgedale Players

It's A Wonderful Life, The Musical comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With four performances to pick from, it's easy to fit into your December.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

A White Christmas in Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Irving Berlin's White Christmas at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eleven performances on the calendar, it'll fit into your holidays.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory, but only for a lucky few: follow Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners into Wonka's world of pure imagination at Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Ten performances to choose from.
Old Town Playhouse

Eight chances to catch it: SIX takes the stage at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are eight performances packed into less than a week.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

No script, as the name says: MSU Unscripted takes the stage at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are five performances to choose from.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
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