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Author–photographer–architectural historian Dale A. Carlson gives a talk on C. Howard Crane on Saturday, October 10, at 2:45 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. He’ll zero in on Crane’s local landmarks—the Fox Theatre, Orchestra Hall, and the State Theater’s Art Deco facade in Ann Arbor. Tickets: Members free; Adults $15; Discounts $12; Ages 6–12 $8; 5 and under free.
Detroit Historical Museum

Art Garfunkel's What a Wonderful World Concerts say farewell with one last stop at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 W Grand Blvd, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7 p.m.. If you want to hear him live in Detroit, this is the one. Grab tickets through ATG Tickets.
Fisher 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

Detroit Historical Society leads a behind-the-scenes tour at the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Affleck House on Sunday, October 11, at 2 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills. This time is sold out; a second 4 p.m. tour has tickets available.
Affleck House

Sonic Memory Circles, a community-centered program, runs Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Marygrove Conservancy in Detroit. With Sophiyah E. and community members, expect a guided talk, sound-based demo, and an interactive exhibition; free with RSVP.
Marygrove Conservancy

Detroit Historical Society leads a behind-the-scenes tour at the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Affleck House on Sunday, October 11, at 4 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills. It’s the first Wright residence built in metro Detroit. Tickets: Members $55; General Admission $65.
Affleck House

The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration brings the Carpenters' songs to life at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 W Grand Blvd, on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets are sold through the official box office on ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

Dirty Dancing: The Musical takes the stage at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's live music and dancing in a show whose title practically tells you to get up and move. The run is short, and tickets are sold through the official box office with ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

The Mind Trekkers One UP Hidden Coast Festival in Houghton offers over 50 hands-on STEM activities designed to engage curious minds of all ages in science and technology exploration.
U.P. State Fairgrounds , Ruth Butler Building

Fisk for Footlights comes to Grosse Pointe Theatre, 15001 East Jefferson Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

Cate Waldecker, Education & Programs Coordinator at the Detroit Historical Society, gives a talk on Wednesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Dearborn Heights Library – John F. Kennedy Jr. Branch in Dearborn Heights. She’ll trace a century of Detroit on screen—and admission is free.
Dearborn Heights Library - John F. Kennedy Jr. Branch

We Wear Pink brings women and non-binary improvisers to the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The mission: bring these performers together for empowerment, bonding, performance and a richer improv community.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore Great Lakes and Detroit River history, plus a 6:30 p.m. free lecture by Joel Stone on early Great Lakes maps (registration required for the talk).
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s ’80s-themed Trivia Night is Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores — and it’s sold out.
Ford House

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

Joel Stone, DHS Curator Emeritus, speaks on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. He traces 17th‑century mapping of the Great Lakes, where French cartographers worked from Native knowledge. Free tickets.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

What's a supervillain to do when keeping his spot in the League of Evil means defeating his best friend, a superhero? Local students in grades 4 through 8 stage Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil at Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets are $10, fees included.
Tibbits Opera House
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