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Your next good time / Oct 2, 2026

Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo ↗

Detroit Zoo · Royal Oak

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Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 7, 2026

Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater

A hundred years on, Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) returns to the big screen at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. A centennial encore for a film from 1926.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Vet-To-Vet: Coffee, Conversation & Community — Organizer image — Organizer image · Grosse Pointe War Memorial

Festivals & community

Oct 8, 2026

Vet-To-Vet: Coffee, Conversation & Community

Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts a veterans’ morning meetup on Thursday, October 8, at 8 a.m. at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. A relaxed way to connect with local veterans. Free to attend; registration encouraged.

Grosse Pointe Farms

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

8:00 AMFree admission

War Memorial History Tour — Organizer image — Organizer image · Grosse Pointe War Memorial

Festivals & community

Oct 8, 2026

War Memorial History Tour

Grosse Pointe War Memorial leads a 90-minute history tour of the elegant Alger House on Thursday, October 8, at 10 a.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Intimate, limited to 20, wheelchair accessible, and free with Pay What You Wish.

Grosse Pointe Farms

The War Memorial

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Festivals & community

Oct 8, 2026

Hearth Summit Detroit 2026

The Wellbeing Project’s regional Hearth Summit runs Thursday–Saturday, October 8–10, in Corktown, Detroit. About 200 changemakers gather for talks, workshops, rituals, and immersive art and culture; attendance is by expressing interest via the official form.

Detroit

Kintsugi Village Detroit

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Cranbrook Academy of Art x MOCAD: Karyn Olivier — Organizer image — Organizer image · MOCAD live calendar

Arts & culture

Oct 8, 2026

Cranbrook Academy of Art x MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

Cranbrook Academy of Art x MOCAD: Karyn Olivier at MOCAD, Detroit.

Detroit

MOCAD

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Arts & culture

Oct 8, 2026

Cranbrook Academy of Art × MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit teams with Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Art Museum for an artist talk with Karyn Olivier on Thursday, October 8, at 6 p.m. at the Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium in Bloomfield Hills. Introduced by Jova Lynne. A sharp look into Olivier’s wide-ranging public and community-focused work.

Bloomfield Hills

Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States

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Festivals & community

Oct 8, 2026

Traffic Commission Meeting

The Traffic Commission meeting takes place in Livonia at 33000 Civic Center Drive, addressing local transportation matters. The event focuses on discussing traffic-related issues affecting the city.

Livonia

33000 Civic Center Drive Livonia, MI 48154

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

For Real: storytelling meets improv at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Real stories, real improv. For Real plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.: a guest shares true stories from their life, and the cast of improvisers spins them into unscripted comedy.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

The Thursday Show: weekly sketch and improv night with the Planet Ant Farm Team

Sketch, improv, character bits and guest performers, all in one night. The Thursday Show plays Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 8 p.m., built by Planet Ant's in-house Farm Teams. Every show is made fresh around a rotating monthly theme, so no two nights are the same.

Hamtramck

Planet Ant Theatre

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A Detroit Music Poetry Night, hosted by Heather Buchanan — Organizer image — Organizer image · Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

Concerts

Oct 8, 2026

A Detroit Music Poetry Night, hosted by Heather Buchanan

Heather Buchanan hosts a night of poetry and live music on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit, featuring Carolyn Striho, Tracy Kash, Mary McGuire, and Khan Santori Davison. Detroit voices, words and rhythms on one stage.

Detroit

Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

Dragon Lair: a short-form improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Enter the Dragon Lair at your own peril. This short-form improv show starring Go Comedy!'s Resident Company Understudies hits the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9 p.m., with games, merriment and more. Raise a glass of mead.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Arts & culture

Oct 9, 2026

The Intimacy of Memories

Detroit Artists Market presents a group exhibition curated by Sydney Frakes from Friday, October 9, through Saturday, October 31, in Detroit. Installation, fiber, and painting probe nostalgia and longing; gallery hours are Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Detroit

Detroit Artists Market

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Festivals & community

Oct 9, 2026

Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights is a cultural celebration symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness. Organized by the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities in collaboration with local community groups in Canton, the event features Indian cultural dancing, a DJ, Indian cuisine, and henna art, concluding with a fireworks display.

Canton

1150 S Canton CenterCanton, MI 48188

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Arts & culture

Oct 9, 2026

Fall Into Art Weekend in Canton

The Arts Warehouse at Cherry Hill hosted three consecutive Friday evenings featuring hands-on arts and crafts, pizza, seasonal snacks, cider, and live acoustic music in Cherry Hill Village. The program included contributions from local artists and Village Arts Factory studio tenants, offering creative activities for all ages.

Canton

500 Ridge RoadCanton, MI 48187

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Murder Mystery Party at Ford House — Organizer image — Organizer image · Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

Festivals & community

Oct 9, 2026

Murder Mystery Party at Ford House

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts an interactive murder mystery on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores—this date is sold out. Inspired by Eleanor Ford’s famed parties, you’ll roam the historic home, meet suspects, and piece together the clues.

Grosse Pointe Shores

Ford House

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Here Come The Mummies: funk from beyond the grave at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Frauenthal Center

Arts & culture

Oct 9, 2026

Here Come The Mummies: funk from beyond the grave at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater

An eight-piece funk-rock band of 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies. Here Come The Mummies play Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., bringing infectious grooves, a tight horn section and a high-energy show that keeps the crowd dancing from start to finish.

Muskegon

Frauenthal Theater

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Endea Owens & The Cookout at the Wharton Center in East Lansing — Organizer image — Organizer image · Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Arts & culture

Oct 9, 2026

Endea Owens & The Cookout at the Wharton Center in East Lansing

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.

East Lansing

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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Arts & culture

Oct 9, 2026

Midnite at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing

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.

East Lansing

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo ↗

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Fun Farm & Corn Maze at Long Family Orchard & Farm: a 150th anniversary fall in Commerce Township ↗

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Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater

Vet-To-Vet: Coffee, Conversation & Community

War Memorial History Tour

Hearth Summit Detroit 2026

Cranbrook Academy of Art x MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

Cranbrook Academy of Art × MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

Traffic Commission Meeting

For Real: storytelling meets improv at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

The Thursday Show: weekly sketch and improv night with the Planet Ant Farm Team

A Detroit Music Poetry Night, hosted by Heather Buchanan

Dragon Lair: a short-form improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

The Intimacy of Memories

Festival of Lights

Fall Into Art Weekend in Canton

Murder Mystery Party at Ford House

Here Come The Mummies: funk from beyond the grave at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater

Endea Owens & The Cookout at the Wharton Center in East Lansing

Midnite at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing

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