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"A Thread Runs Through It" is an exhibition celebrating fiber art and the vast possibilities of thread, fabric, texture, and color. Featuring both traditional techniques and contemporary works, the artists combine imagination, craftsmanship, and personal expression.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

Author Joel Walkowski gives an author talk on Friday, October 2, at 4:30 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library Main in Detroit. He’ll discuss his book, Honolulu Blues: How Loving A Losing Football Team Created A Winning Man—come if you’re curious how a losing team can shape a person.
Main | Detroit Public Library

Emma C. Johnson's Neoliberal Loops project explores neoliberalism, postfeminism, and economic precarity through diverse media at the Rozsa Art Galleries. The exhibit runs from September 18 to November 6, 2026, in Houghton, inviting reflection on capitalism and representation.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries

Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black and Dr. LaKisha Simmons sit down on Saturday, October 3, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library Main in Detroit. They’ll dig into Combee, a deep study of Harriet Tubman’s 1863 Combahee River Raid.
Main | Detroit Public Library

The Sounding Room: Battle Elf at MOCAD, Detroit.
MOCAD

Spirited comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 3 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

Wheelhouse Detroit public bike tours leads a Public Art Tour on Sunday, October 4, at 12 p.m. at Wheelhouse Detroit in Detroit. Three hours of exploring public art around the city.
Wheelhouse Detroit

After the jaw-dropping BLACK HOLE in 2025, Shamel Pitts | TRIBE is back in Ann Arbor on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 2 p.m. with its newest work, Marks of Red, presented by UMS (University Musical Society). It's an Afrofuturist meditation in dance, told through the viewpoints of six women, with two performances.
UMS (University Musical Society)

Horror master Tananarive Due joins historian Kidada Williams for an author talk on Sunday, October 4, at 2 p.m. at the Main | Detroit Public Library in Detroit. Due will discuss her new novel, Mazywood.
Main | Detroit Public Library

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock live show happens Sunday, October 4, at 3 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. The event is hosted by the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Lon Chaney's legendary Phantom haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. The 1929 revised version of The Phantom of the Opera hits the screen at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 3 p.m., with Dennis Scott on the live Barton organ. It's a Halloween-season night with one of the most iconic horror films ever made.
Frauenthal Theater

Sydney Frakes leads a curator walk-through and artist talk on Saturday, October 10, at 1 p.m. at Detroit Artists Market in Detroit. The group show explores nostalgia and sensory memory across installation, fiber, and painting.
Detroit Artists Market

The Redford Theatre screens Casper (1995) on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m.. Tickets are just $7, and the Redford is at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit.
Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens Casper on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. It's a single showing, and the same day the Redford also has An American Werewolf in London on the schedule, if you're up for a double.
Redford Theatre

Heather Bruegl (Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee) and Brandon Dillard (Cherokee Nation) lead a conversation on Indigenous history on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Anderson Theater, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Two experts bring perspectives that are often overlooked. Free with registration.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts “Stitch, please!”, a fiber arts meetup, on Saturday, October 10, at 4 p.m. in the Affirmations Board Room in Ferndale. Knit, crochet, stitch, or sew with an inclusive crew. Free with registration.
Affirmations Board Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

Midnite plays the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2 p.m.. With eight performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Sibelius, Liszt and Rimsky-Korsakov, with brilliant brass front and center. The Macomb Symphony Orchestra plays Symphonic Echoes at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3 p.m.. If you love the full sweep of a symphony orchestra, this one's for you.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
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