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MotorCity Wine hosts a Tango Night on Wednesday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. If you’re in the mood for tango, that’s the vibe all evening.
MotorCity Wine

Fifty international dancers, more than 150 hand-sewn costumes and Tchaikovsky's score played by a live orchestra. World Ballet Company brings Swan Lake to Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 7 p.m., from the Dance of the Little Swans to the Black Swan's 32 fouettés. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Frauenthal Theater

The Grand Rapids Symphony plays The Music of Star Trek at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. If you're a Star Trek fan, here's your chance to hear that music with a live symphony orchestra. There are two dates to choose from.
DeVos Performance Hall

Good Vibrations, Surfin' U.S.A., California Girls, Wouldn't It Be Nice: the Beach Boys' hits get full orchestral arrangements at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Endless Summer joins the WMS, with Scott Speck conducting. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale online or at 231.726.3231.
Frauenthal Theater

Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s PNC Pops world premiere hits Orchestra Hall on Saturday, October 3, at 8 p.m. in Detroit: six-time Las Vegas Headliner of the Year Frankie Moreno and Dancing with the Stars pro Lacey Schwimmer team up, led by Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez‑Yañez. Big Vegas hits with full orchestra. Tickets $25.95–$123.97.
Orchestra Hall

The Paul Keller Orchestra performs live with vocalist Sara D'Angelo in Ann Arbor at 2070 W. Stadium Blvd. The event features a collaborative musical concert with orchestral and vocal performances.
2070 W.Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Gregory Alan Isakov, born in South Africa and now based in Colorado, is a horticulturist and musician known for his six full-length indie rock and folk albums. His latest release, Appaloosa Bones, received critical acclaim. Isakov tours with his band and has performed with several US national symphony orchestras. He also runs a small farm in Boulder County.
Masonic Temple Theatre, 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

The Concert Orchestra presents Night at the Opera at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's opera music with a live orchestra, one night only, so opera fans should mark the date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony — concert at Fox Theatre, Detroit.
Fox Theatre

The Grand Rapids Symphony presents America @ 250 at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The title nods to America's 250 years, and the orchestra plays the program twice, so pick the date that works for you.
DeVos Performance Hall

Las Guaracheras, the all-women salsa sextet from Cali, plays Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m. at Candela in Detroit’s Mexicantown. Expect live salsa and Latin jazz with Afro-Caribbean drive and vibraphone. Tickets: $25–$30.
Candela, 3564 W. Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States

Saideira plays a tribute to Carlos Santana on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit. Expect Latin rock drive, vibrant rhythms, and those signature guitar lines. Tickets available.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

The Flint Symphony Orchestra performs at Whiting Auditorium in Flint on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Enrique Diemecke conducts with Haochen Zhang on piano, featuring works by Bernstein, Gershwin, and Hanson for an evening of sweeping American music.
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States

Can't make it to Flint? The Flint Symphony Orchestra's Bernstein, Gershwin and Hanson concert streams live on FSOLive on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with Haochen Zhang at the piano and Enrique Diemecke conducting. Miss the live broadcast and you can watch on demand for 30 days.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays an all‑American program led by Peter Oundjian on Saturday, October 10, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, with a live stream available. Joan Tower’s Concerto for Orchestra, Bernstein’s Serenade with violinist Paul Huang, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and John Adams’s Frenzy are on the bill. Tickets: $25.95–$119.66.
Orchestra Hall

The LMC Wine & Roses Choir concert takes place on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor. It’s an evening of choral music at a cozy venue.
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

Grammy-nominated violinist and composer Meg Okura blends classical chamber music, jazz and folk and world influences with the AdaMa Quartet. They play the Mott Memorial Building Auditorium, 1401 East Court Street, Room 1130, in Flint on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It's donate-what-you-wish, and registration is required.
Mott Memorial Building Auditorium, 1401 E Court St, Flint, MI, 48503, United States

Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays Fountains & Pines of Rome on Thursday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Michael Abels’s Emerge opens, pianist Alexandra Dariescu takes on Leokadiya Kashperova’s Piano Concerto, and Respighi brings the full orchestra to life. Tickets run $20.95–$110.25.
Orchestra Hall
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