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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

Met Opera Live in HD brings Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila on Saturday, December 5, at 1 p.m. at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee, starring Aigul Akhmetshina and Clay Hilley. Tickets $25.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

Allegro Dance performs The Nutcracker on Saturday, December 5, at 1 p.m. at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield. Tickets are available online.
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts

The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts and The Conservatory of Dance kick off Manistee's Sleighbell Weekend with a festive family show on Saturday, December 5, at 1 p.m. Expect singing, dancing and a few magical surprises at the Ramsdell.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

All aboard: The Polar Express, the 2004 film, rolls onto the Redford Theatre's big screen (17360 Lahser Road, Detroit) on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. Tickets are $7.
Redford Theatre

The Nutcracker Ballet comes to River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Monroe Street in Monroe, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 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

One Sleepy Night comes to Music Hall Center, 350 Madison in Detroit, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are three dates to choose from, so pick the one that suits you.
Music Hall Center

Eight chances to catch it: SIX takes the stage at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 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 Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are five performances to choose from.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

All aboard: the Redford Theatre screens The Polar Express on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. It's a single showing on the big screen.
Redford Theatre

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. It's a whole new show, packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughs and plenty of sass, across 15 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

The Encore Musical Theatre Company stages Holiday Inn, a musical full of Irving Berlin songs, on Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. in Dexter. It follows a farmhouse that changes with every holiday, with romance, laughs and "White Christmas" along the way. Tickets are available online.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. It’s the stage musical of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Leslie Bricusse, with six songs not in the film. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Award-winning author Richard Bak shares stories from the Motor City on Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. at the Main Library of the Detroit Public Library in Detroit.
Main | Detroit Public Library

Williamston Theatre presents A Lansing Christmas Adventure on Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks in search of the true spirit of the season. Tickets are available online.
Williamston Theatre

Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts hosts a free lunch and a screening of How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. at Cinema at the Strand in Pontiac. Registration is required, but seats and lunches are first-come, first-served.
Cinema at the Strand

Elsa is crowned queen of Arendelle, her hidden magic comes out, and she runs; her sister Anna heads into a brutal winter to bring her home. Croswell Opera House stages Disney's Frozen, the Broadway musical, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., at 129 East Maumee Street in Adrian. The run has 14 performances.
Croswell Opera House

On Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 3 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre
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