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Detroit Shipping Company hosts an open mic on Tuesday, September 29, at 8 p.m. in Detroit. Try stand-up, sing, drop a spoken word piece—or just watch—plus drink specials and good food.
Detroit Shipping Company

After eight weeks of improv classes, Go U! Improv Academy students take the stage. Their class show plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Class shows span a few nights, so double-check you're buying tickets for the right one.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Presidential Speaker Series comes to the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 6 p.m.. If you love a live talk, mark the date, because it happens just once.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Marygrove Conservancy unveils a new large-scale portrait of Dr. Hubert Massey by Detroit artist Richard Wilson on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in Detroit, as part of Detroit Month of Design. Expect studio artists showing work, light refreshments, and a guided historic campus tour.
Marygrove Conservancy

CCS x MOCAD Woodward Lecture: Pat Phillips at MOCAD, Detroit.
MOCAD

Adult Huskies Swim Training offers group sessions for swimmers aged 18 and older aiming to enhance their swimming skills and fitness. Each session includes warm-up and tailored workouts for beginner, intermediate, and advanced swimmers, with coaching to support individual swimming goals.
Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Huskies Swim Training offers advanced swimmers focused coaching on stroke technique, endurance, speed, and race strategy through group swim workouts and personalized feedback, fostering competitive spirit and life skills.
Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

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

It's the longest-running improv show in Detroit. The legendary Planet Ant Home Team takes the Black Box stage at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with openers from the Planet Ant Farm Team and a featured guest troupe. Tickets are $10, and The Ant Jam follows right after.
Planet Ant Theatre

Join the American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics group swim lessons for 4-5 year olds at the Student Development Complex (SDC) Pool in Houghton. A parent must be in the water with each child to help them learn basic swimming skills and water safety.
Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Join the American Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatics program at the SDC Pool in Houghton for ages 6 months to 3 years. A parent must accompany the child in the water. The course helps children become comfortable with water and teaches swimming readiness, while providing important water safety information for parents.
Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

The Piano & Chamber Music Festival fills Flint's Dort Music Center on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 5 p.m.: Iskander Zakirov leads a piano workshop, followed by a concert in the Anderson Room. It's free and open to the public, so just show up and listen.
Dort Music Center

Always wanted to try improv? At Fresh Sauce, the weekly jam at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, anyone can get on stage on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 9 p.m.. It's free and no ticket is needed: show up early to sign up and play, or just grab a seat and watch.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Four local improv troupes, one stage. The Weekend Finale plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7 p.m., with Secret Menu, the newest launch group, special guests and a headlining set from long-form house team The Clubhouse. Stick around afterward for Fresh Sauce, the free open improv jam.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

KC & the Sunshine Band takes the stage at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It's a single show in Grand Rapids, so if they're your band, mark the date.
DeVos Performance Hall

My Brightest Diamond is Shara Nova, a classically trained singer and self-taught multi-instrumentalist. She plays Ann Arbor on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., presented by UMS (University Musical Society), with a sound that folds rock, art pop and chamber music into something all her own.
UMS (University Musical Society)

One Moon, One Moment, Together comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 6 p.m.. One moon, one moment, together: the title promises something shared, and it happens just once.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

9 to 5 takes the stage at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are two performances in all, so if this one doesn't work, you've got one more shot.
Midland Center for the Arts
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