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The Lark's Got Talent Auditions — Organizer image — Organizer image · The Lark Theater

Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

The Lark's Got Talent Auditions

The Lark Theater hosts its inaugural 'The Lark’s Got Talent' competition to highlight exceptional local musical talent and raise funds for the theater. Ten finalists are chosen to perform two different songs each in the final event.

Cheboygan

The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

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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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The Rocky Horror Picture Show with original Columbia Nell Campbell at the Fisher Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Broadway in Detroit / ATG

Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

The Rocky Horror Picture Show with original Columbia Nell Campbell at the Fisher Theatre

The Rocky Horror Picture Show hits Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 W Grand Blvd, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7 p.m., featuring the original Columbia herself, Nell Campbell. Tickets are sold through the official box office on ATG Tickets.

Detroit

Fisher Theatre

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Sister Act: a nightclub singer hides out in a convent at The Encore in Dexter — Organizer image — Organizer image · The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

Sister Act: a nightclub singer hides out in a convent at The Encore in Dexter

A nightclub singer hides out in a convent and turns the choir into a powerhouse of soul. The University of Michigan's Department of Musical Theatre brings the feel-good musical comedy Sister Act to The Encore Musical Theatre Company, 7714 Ann Arbor Street in Dexter, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7 p.m.. The run has 10 performances.

Dexter

The Encore Musical Theatre Company

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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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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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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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Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

Equus: Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale

A shocking act of violence, a young man obsessed with horses and a psychiatrist set on finding out why. The Ringwald Theatre stages Peter Shaffer's Equus on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Affirmations, 290 West Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. Tickets from $20. The production contains nudity and mature subject matter.

Ferndale

The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

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The Thorn: the story of Christ with music, aerial acts and dance at the Fox Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)

Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

The Thorn: the story of Christ with music, aerial acts and dance at the Fox Theatre

The Thorn returns to the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m., telling the story of Christ as an immersive show with music, drama, aerial acts, modern dance and special effects. More than a million people have seen it live over 30 years. 2211 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.

Detroit

Fox Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak

Stagecrafters performs The Fall Of The House Of Usher at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette Avenue in Royal Oak, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With seven performances in the run, you've got options.

Royal Oak

Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

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Honky Tonk Laundry: a country musical at the Milliken Auditorium in Traverse City — Organizer image — Organizer image · Old Town Playhouse

Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

Honky Tonk Laundry: a country musical at the Milliken Auditorium in Traverse City

Two laundresses of life team up to turn their good ol' laundromat into a boot-scootin' honky-tonk and get a little revenge on those who done 'em wrong. The Old Town Playhouse stages Honky Tonk Laundry, a musical full of country favorites, at the Milliken Auditorium on the NMC campus in Traverse City on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m..

Traverse City

Old Town Playhouse

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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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Company: Stephen Sondheim's six-time Tony winner at Muskegon's Beardsley Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Frauenthal Center

Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

Company: Stephen Sondheim's six-time Tony winner at Muskegon's Beardsley Theater

On his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert weighs his single life while his married friends lay out the pros and cons of marriage over dinners, drinks and even a wedding. Stephen Sondheim's Company, winner of six Tony Awards, plays the Beardsley Theater in Muskegon on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m..

Muskegon

Beardsley 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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The Lark's Got Talent Auditions

Cranbrook Academy of Art x MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

Cranbrook Academy of Art × MOCAD: Karyn Olivier

The Rocky Horror Picture Show with original Columbia Nell Campbell at the Fisher Theatre

Sister Act: a nightclub singer hides out in a convent at The Encore in Dexter

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

Fall Into Art Weekend in Canton

Equus: Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale

The Thorn: the story of Christ with music, aerial acts and dance at the Fox Theatre

The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak

Honky Tonk Laundry: a country musical at the Milliken Auditorium in Traverse City

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

Company: Stephen Sondheim's six-time Tony winner at Muskegon's Beardsley Theater

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

Find your next good time.

What are you in the mood for?

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