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The Jacob Hart Piano Duo performs at Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor, presenting special piano pieces.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Psycho comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Wednesday, October 7, 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

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

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

The Detroit Opera House hosts Detroit Story Fest on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 1526 Broadway Street, Detroit. A good excuse to step inside the opera house.
Detroit Opera House

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.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Concert Orchestra presents Night at the Opera at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's opera music with a live orchestra, one night only, so opera fans should mark the date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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.
Planet Ant Theatre

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.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

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.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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 Artists Market

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.
500 Ridge RoadCanton, MI 48187

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.
Frauenthal Theater

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
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