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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

Journalist April Ryan joins Stephen Henderson on Tuesday, October 13, at 6 p.m. at Main | Detroit Public Library in Detroit. They’ll discuss Ryan’s anticipated new memoir, Notes From a Blacklash.
Main | Detroit Public Library

The touring production of The Notebook takes the stage at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eight performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.
DeVos Performance Hall

Source Booksellers hosts an author talk around The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman on Wednesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library (Main Branch) in Detroit. Expect a laid‑back chat digging into the new book’s stories and secrets.
Detroit Public Library ( Main Branch)

The LMC Wine & Roses Choir concert takes place on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor. It’s an evening of choral music at a cozy venue.
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

An Evening of Alton Brown comes to the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a whole evening with him, one night only, so fans should mark the date.
Midland Center for the Arts

Wayne State softball hosts Oakland University on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6 p.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

Detroit Artists Market hosts a junk journaling workshop on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. in Detroit, tied to the Memory in the Margins exhibition. The show digs into nostalgia and memory—this session lets you engage hands-on with the theme.
Detroit Artists Market

Chicago-based author and architecture historian Max Chavez gives a book talk on his new release, “Art Deco World,” on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at Book Suey in Hamtramck. Hear a fresh take on Art Deco from the author himself.
Book Suey

The band Prior Art performs in Ann Arbor at 2070 W. Stadium Blvd.
2070 W.Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105

David Sedaris has the stage at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It's a whole evening with him, one night only, so if you're a fan, mark the date.
Midland Center for the Arts

A man dies quietly in a café, and his cell phone won't stop ringing. An ordinary woman answers it and gets tangled up in his grieving family, his mysterious past and an unexpected romance. Sarah Ruhl's comedy plays the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre, 327 East Kearsley Street in Flint, on Friday, October 16, 2026.
University of Michigan-Flint Theatre, 327 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, 48502, United States

At Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, earning 1,500 points awards a $15 dining voucher valid at The Landing. Redemption requires visiting the Access Club after earning points. The offer must be used by October 23, 2026.
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

The City of Dearborn opens its wooded Halloween trail at Ford Field Park October 16–18 (Friday to Sunday), starting at 7 p.m. each night, haunted this year by cryptids of legend, with a later Witching Hour for guests 18+. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 on the day, for a specific date and time slot.
Ford Field Park

America at 250 is a concert celebrating the United States’ semiquincentennial, featuring the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Tech Concert Choir, and Jazz Lab Band performing works by John Williams, Duke Ellington, John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, and a piece inspired by Norman Rockwell's paintings.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Black Performance Hall
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