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Endea Owens & The Cookout take the stage at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's one night only, so if you want to hear them live, mark the date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Midnite plays the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eight performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Jazz sensation and six-time Grammy winner Samara Joy is back at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., presented by UMS (University Musical Society). Her 2024 UMS debut sold out, and this is her return, with one performance.
UMS (University Musical Society)

The Maplesquatch family vacations at an evil warlock's ancient castle, dormant for 164 years, and soon something starts happening to dear old dad. Planet Ant's original horror comedy My Daddy is Haunted! plays the Ant Hall in Hamtramck on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $30 online or $35 at the door.
Planet Ant Theatre

Deeper Purpose plays the Magic Stick in Detroit on Friday, October 9, at 9 p.m., now on a new date with Chase Carter and Simio. Tickets via the venue; 18+.
Magic Stick

Glass Academy hosts its 18th annual Glass Pumpkin Fest Show & Sale on Saturday, October 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Dearborn studio. Family-friendly live glassblowing, one-of-a-kind glass pumpkins and lanterns, plus free admission and parking.
Glass Academy

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

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

The Fall Out 2 comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

Lumia 26-27 takes place on Saturday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. It’s an arts event showcasing something unique at the Macomb Center.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Southern California's Hotel California "A Salute to the Eagles" comes to the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, 2755 East Napier Avenue in Benton Harbor, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. As the name says, it's a salute to the Eagles, one night only, so Eagles fans should mark the date.
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

Gallery of Sound comes to the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
Midland Center for the Arts

Starjunk 95 plays Saturday, October 10, at 9 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit, with Boy2000. Anime-sci‑fi concept and genre‑bending pop/rap/scratching/grooves; tickets available from the venue.
The Majestic Theatre

Wayne State softball hosts Oakland Community College on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Gary L. Bryce Field/WSU Softball Stadium in Detroit. Ticket info is on wsuathletics.com, Wayne State’s official athletics site.
Gary L. Bryce Field/WSU Softball Stadium

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

Victor Jones plays Monday, October 12, at 8 p.m. at PJ's Lager House in Detroit, presented by Kickstand Productions. Special guests are TBA; tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door.
PJ's Lager House

Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts its Silent Book Club on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Bring your current read for a quiet hour; complimentary coffee and tea, with wine and cheese-and-cracker boxes for purchase. Monthly registration; members are pre-registered.
The War Memorial
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