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Storytellers from the Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival network take the stage at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, December 1, at 8 p.m. Voices from across Michigan, $24 tickets; online/phone prices include processing, or buy in person at The Ark’s box office with no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Damian McGinty (Celtic Thunder, Glee, Dancing with the Stars) brings a Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at The Ark in Ann Arbor, marking 10 years of his album This Christmas Time with originals and classics. Tickets $46.50; online/phone prices include MUTO fees, in-person box office sales have no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Grammy-nominated guitarist Wayne Gerard leads Big Tent in a groove-forward jazz night on Thursday, December 3, at 7 p.m. at Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. Two sets (7 and 8:30 p.m.), from Herbie Hancock to Grateful Dead reimagined; $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Eau Claire multi-instrumentalist S. Carey plays a solo set with a string trio at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Thursday, December 3, at 8 p.m. Classically trained songs with vocals, piano, and guitar lifted by string arrangements. Tickets $29; online/phone prices include MUTO fees, while in-person box office purchases have no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Thornetta Davis brings a holiday concert to Ford House on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., in the Lake Shore Room in Grosse Pointe Shores. Detroit’s Queen of the Blues and 2023 Blues Music Award winner puts a soulful, bluesy spin on seasonal favorites. Tickets are sold individually with general-admission seating.
Ford House

Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr play The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., presented by The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick. Hometown set behind their sixth album, Formal Growth In The Desert; tickets available.
The Majestic Theatre

Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler’s Sixth led by Jader Bignamini on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. A fierce, stormy ride capped by the work’s infamous hammer blows; tickets $20.95–$110.25.
Orchestra Hall

Over the Rhine brings its Acoustic Christmas concert to The Ark in Ann Arbor on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m., with close harmonies and a mix of holiday songs and favorites from their catalog. Tickets are $35; in-person box office purchases at The Ark avoid added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

The Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flint School of Performing Arts bring The Nutcracker ballet to Whiting Auditorium in Flint on December 5 and 6. Follow Clara on her magical Christmas Eve journey, performed by students and guest artists with live symphony music.
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States

Holiday music, symphony-sized: the Grand Rapids Symphony plays Holiday Pops Presented by Meijer at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are three concerts over two days to choose from.
DeVos Performance Hall

Bedouine (Azniv Korkejian) plays The Ark in Ann Arbor on Saturday, December 5, at 8 p.m.—praised for gentle, lilting folk and masterful songwriting. Tickets $35; online/phone include MUTO fee, in person at The Ark box office has no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Cyrus Chestnut and Friends perform Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas on Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Chestnut’s virtuosic, gospel-rooted swing is a great holiday kickoff; tickets are $25.55–$108.95.
Orchestra Hall

Rhye plays the Joy Tour on Sunday, December 6, at 7 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit. Expect new, emotionally rich songs and Michael Milosh’s singular voice; tickets are available and it’s all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Performances by the Michigan Tech Concert Choir and conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers feature a diverse repertoire celebrating the winter season and the promise of a new year. The concerts are conducted by Susie Byykkonen and Jana Nyberg at the Rozsa Center's Black Performance Hall.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Black Performance Hall

Griffin House, American singer-songwriter and storyteller, plays The Ark in Ann Arbor on Sunday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. Two decades on the road, 13 albums, and the underground hit “The Guy That Says Goodbye to You is Out of His Mind.” Tickets are $29; online prices include fees, box office purchases have no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Patterson Hood, co-founder and frontman of Drive-By Truckers, plays The Ark in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 8 p.m. Expect narrative-rich Americana and Southern rock and songs from his widely praised solo album Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

American portraits, painted in sound: the Concert Orchestra plays American Portraits at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a single concert date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’s score live to a screening of Home Alone on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Holiday classic, big sound, tickets $69–$154.
Orchestra Hall
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