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Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Some events require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to event.

• Nutcracker! Magic of Christmas Ballet!: Dec. 11, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $35+.

• Hip Hop Smackdown featuring Yo Gotti, EST Gee, Boosie and Light Barbie: May 29, Fox Theatre, $69+.

• Lauv: Aug. 13, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on the campus of Oakland University, $35+.

• Five Finger Death Punch: Oct. 5, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., $29.50+.

• LANY: Aug. 12, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, Sterling Heights, $29.70+.

• Mr. Worldwide aka Pitbull: Aug. 31, Pine Knob Music Theatre, $29.95+.

• The Beach Boys: Aug. 14, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, $29.50+.

• “Mean Girls”: June 7-19, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, $40+.

• Celtic Thunder: Canceled its Ireland 2022 tour including their performance at the Fox Theatre, Detroit. Tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. Tickets purchased by phone or online will be automatically refunded.

Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.

• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Ms. Pat-April 14-16; Mike Geeter-April 21-22 at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, prices vary. Also tickets on sale: Pauly Shore-Sept. 13; Tommy Davidson-Oct. 16; Dave Attell-Oct. 20; and Dan Soder-Nov. 17.

• One Night Stans: Kevin Kramis-April 14; hypnotist Rich Guzzi- April 15-16; Andy Hendrickson- April 21-23; 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, $23.99+ each.

• Forgotten Harvest’s 29th Annual Comedy Night fundraiser with Seth Meyers: 7 p.m. April 29, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313-471-7000, forgottenharvest.org/comedynight2022,  $35+.

• Easter Egg-Stravaganza egg hunt: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 16, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive on Belle Isle, Detroit. State park entry fees, tickets for egg hunt are at detroithistorical.org/things-do/events-calendar/events-listing.

• Ukraine Relief Benefit Ann Arbor Fundraising Concert: 7:30 p.m. April 19, featuring Madcat Ruth and the C.A.R.Ma Quartet, The Judy Banker Band, Jive Colossus, The Switchbacks, The Andy Adamson Quintet, Jerry Mack and The Terraplanes, and Rick Humesky, guitarist for Lady Sunshine, (a Ukranian American), The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, the ark.org $20+, theark.org/event/ukraine-relief-benefit-ann-arbor-220419.

• Luncheon on the Aisle fundraiser: 10:30 a.m. April 21, Meadow Brook Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall on the Campus of Oakland University, wine bar, lunch, basket raffle, drawings, bake shoppe, entertainment by The Pin-Up Girls, 248-377-3300, mbtheatre.com, $45+.

• Turning Point’s 6th Annual Stepping Out with the Stars fundraiser: 6 p.m. April 29, The Palazzo Grande, 54660 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Twp., turningpointmacomb.org/event/sowts, $100+.

• Raising The Dead: 7:30 p.m. April 15, Otus Supply in Ferndale, otussupply.com, ages 21+, $10-$15+.

• Shortly, Boston The Girl: 7 p.m. April 16, The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, all ages, $15+.

• Virtual Riot: 8 p.m. Apr 15, The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, all ages, thecrofoot.com, $25+.

• Native Sons: 7 p.m. April 15, Diesel Concert Hall, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield, dieselconcerts.com, all ages, $15+.

• Davy Knowles, The Stone Blossoms:  7 p.m. April 15, The Token Lounge, Westland, tokenlounge.com, ages 18+, $20+ adv.

• The Chris Codish Jazz Quartet: 6 p.m. April 15-16, Alley Cat Club at the Holly Hotel, 110 Battle Alley, Holly, hollyhotel.com/alley-cat-club, ages 21+, show is $25+ adv. for members, (annual membership is $59 and includes a $59 credit). Doors at 6 p.m.

• Classical Cabaret Series with Ann Toomey, soprano: 6:30 p.m. April 18, North Hills Christian Reformed Church is located at 3150 N Adams Rd, Troy, calendar.oakland.edu/smtd, registration required, free.

• Riverside: April 20, Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward, Detroit, all ages, doors at 7 p.m., majesticdetroit.com, $25+.

• Mr. B’s Annual Blues & Boogie Piano Celebration: 8 p.m. April 23 at The Ark, 316 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, 734-763-8587, theark.org, $37 reserved seating, $30 gen. Adm., proof of full vaccination and masks required. Additional shows: 7 p.m. April 20 at Steinway Piano Gallery, 2700 E. Maple Road, Commerce Township 48390, 248-560-9200, steinwaydetroit.com, $20; 7 p.m. April 22 at Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), Rivera Court, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-7900, dia.org, free with museum entrance fee; 4 p.m. April 24 at Totem Books, 620 West Court St., Flint, 810-407-6402, $25 adv., $30 at the door, totembooksflint.com.

• Suzi Moon, Ravagers, Hayley & the Crushers: April 21, Hamtramck’s The Sanctuary Detroit, sanctuarydetroit.com. $13+.

• The Mavericks: 7 p.m. April 21, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. 4th St. Royal Oak, royaloakmusictheatre.com, all ages, $40-$69.50+.

• Stephane Wrembel, jazz guitarist “Dinner and a Show”: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. April 21, Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, bluellamaclub.com, $102.25 each.

• Brandon Miller Band, Jeff Hoagland, Brendon Linsley: 8 p.m. April 22, The Token Lounge, Westland, tokenlounge.com, Doors at 7 p.m., tokenlounge.com, ages 21+, $10+ adv.

• “Palladium After Dark”-Moving In Stereo: A Tribute to The Cars: 8 p.m. April 23, live music in the level 4 bar area Fridays and Saturdays with select auditorium shows on exclusive nights as well. Emagine Palladium, 209 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, emagine-entertainment.com/movies/moving-in-stereo-a-tribute-to-the-cars.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra “In The Air Tonight”-The Music Of Genesis & Phil Collins: 3 p.m. April 24, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $24+

• Detroit music awards: 8 p.m. April 24, livestream, detroitmusicawards.net, $5+.

• Chicago Tribute: 3 p.m. April 25, Joy Manor Banquet Center, 28999 Joy Road Westland, doors at 2 p.m., $25, $30 at the door, and $35 for VIP pre-sale and can be purchased through Craig Strain at arrangeit@aol.com, 586-924-6866, cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, craigstrain.com.

• The Preservation of Jazz – Out of the Mouth of Jazz Music Series tribute to Abbey Lincoln performed by Sky Covington: 8 p.m. April 28, Aretha’s Jazz Cafe, jazzcafedetroit.com, $25.

• Nora Jane Struthers and Cary Morin: 8 p.m. April 28 at 20 Front Street, 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 248-783-7105, www.20frontstreet.com, $20+ adv.

• MC5 – El Club 6-Year Anniversary Party: 7 p.m. May 5, El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, Elclubdetroit.com, $104.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra-Salome’s Seduction: 8 p.m. April 22-23, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $15-$105+.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra-Rachmaninoff-“Symphony No. 2”: April 28-May 1, Neighborhood Series, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $25+ adults, $10+ students.

• Motown Museum’s Motown Mic-The Spoken Word competition finale: 7 p.m. April 15, youtube.com/channel/UCmoIWOmaPMQ00iRkJP0K14w, 10 poet finalists compete for $3,000 cash prize, motownmuseum.org.

• Poetry & Music-The Healer & The Heartbreaker: 8 p.m. April 16, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, tickets.dso.org/booking/production/bestavailable/8572.

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• Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience: 7:30 p.m. April 22, Macomb Center for the Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, 586-286-2222, Macombcenter.com, $27.50+.

• “The Pin-Up Girls” musical: April 20-May 15, Meadow Brook Theatre, Oakland University, 378 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, 248-377-3300, ticketmaster.com, $37-$46+.

• “Moana Jr” children’s theater: April 22-24, Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N Saginaw St., Pontiac, flagstarstrand.com, $15+.

• Cabaret 313 “An Evening with Norm Lewis”: 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. April 23, the Garden Theatre, 3929 Woodward Ave, Detroit, cabaret313.org/performances/an-evening-with-norm-lewis, 313-405-5061 M-F 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $60+,  40 years and younger tickets are $25+.

• 7th Annual OUR TOWN Art Show & Sale through April 15, online, communityhouse.com/event/ourtown2022.

• “New Black Vanguard-Photography between Art and Fashion”: Through April 17, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• “Birds and Beasts” exhibit by painter Joan Sterling: Artist reception is 6-8 p.m. April 20, Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. The exhibit is through May 20, gallery is open during business hours, 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, fhgov.com.

• Welch, Vincent Castagnacci, Clara Nulty and the students of Anatoliy Shapiro exhibitions: Through April 21, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, bbartcenter.org.

• 2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art: April 24-May 15, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3320, cranbrookartmuseum.org/exhibition/2022-graduate-degree-exhibition-of-cranbrook-academy-of-art, gen. Adm. $10, free admission for ages 12 and younger.

• Friends of Art & Flowers 22nd Elizabeth Sites Kuhlman Lecture: 10:30 a.m. April 25, both in-person and online, registration deadline is April 15, dia.org/esk2022, $35 in-person; $40 luncheon; $25 online lecture.

• “The Black and White show”: 2-6:30 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through April 28, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, 32 Lakeshore Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, grossepointeartcenter.org.

• “The House of Han from A to D: A diptych exhibition by Mike Han: Through April 30, CultureVerse Gallery, 309 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, cultureverse.org/events/mike-han-from-a-to-d.

• “Gadgets + Gizmos”: Through April 30, Gutman Gallery, 118 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, theguild.org. Gallery hours- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.

• Butterfly Garden Exhibit: Through May 9, in the MSU Federal Credit Union lobby, 3777 West Road. East Lansing, nearly 1,000 painted paper butterflies, public welcome, msufcu.org.

• Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition: Through May 18, Janice Charach Gallery at the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Twp., presented by  Michigan Hot Glass, gallery.jccdet.org, free.

• “By Her Hand”: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800: Through May 29, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Shirley Woodson, “Shield of the Nile Reflections”: Through June 12, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• “Homebody”: Through June 19, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323. Walk-ins as space permits, tickets at cranbrookartmuseum.org/visit.

• Farmington Hills Public Art Program featuring 61 local artists: Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, fhgov.com, 248-699-6709. On exhibit during business hours 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

• “Community, Love, and Family”: Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, 33 East Adams Ave. Detroit, swordsintoplowsharesdetroit.org.

• Van Gogh’s Artistic Roots-The Hague School and French Realism: Exhibit through Jan. 29, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 313-833-4005, masks required, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Oakland Youth Orchestras online auditions: Through May 22, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists, ages 7-18, who are interested in advancing their musical skills, are invited to audition for membership in Oakland Youth Orchestras, oyomi.org/join-oyo.

• The Tenth Year-Ninth Edition of Short on Words: Contest submission deadline is April 22, $10 entry fee to benefit the Northville Art House, northvillearthouse.org/artsandacts/shortonwords.

• “Father Stu” (R): April 13+, The Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp., 248-855-9091, themapletheater.com, $12+.

• “Fantastic Beasts-The Secrets of Dumbledore” (PG-13), April 15+;  “Sonic The Hedgehog 2″ (PG): April 8+, Farmington Civic Theater, 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, theFCT.com, 248-474-1951, $8.50+ gen. Adm., $5.75 matinees.

• “Sonic The Hedgehog 2″ (PG): April 8-21,  Milford Independent Cinema, Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.

• “Miracle in Milan” (restored): April 15-17, Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, $11+.

• “Fantastic Beasts-The Secrets of Dumbledore” (PG-13): Open caption screenings for individuals with hearing impairments, April 17 and April 20, at Emagine Theatres, Emagine-Entertainment.com.

• Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R. St., Detroit, mi-sci.org, 313-577-8400, museum gen. adm. is $18+.

• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, nonmembers $25, $22.50 seniors, youth (5-11), $18.75+, free to ages 4 and younger, membership starts at $55. COVID-19 precautions in effect. Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online, thehenryford.org. “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon” exhibit is through May 8.

• Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City and The Glancy Trains, detroithistorical.org, gen. adm. is $10.

• “Maritime Miniatures: The Art of the Ship Model”: Through May 8, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive on Belle Isle, Detroit, featuring the Detroit Historical Society’s collection of more than 150 Great Lakes ship models, detroithistorical.org, $5.

• King Tutankhamun-“Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb exhibit: Through Aug. 22, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $15+.

• Orchard Lake Museum: Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society reopened Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road Orchard Lake, new exhibits and outdoor exhibit panels, 1-4 p.m. first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays and third Fridays, or by appointment, 248-757-2451, gwbhs.org.

• Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for public drop-In hours and tours, noon-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, rochesterhills.org/museum, $5/Adults; $3/Seniors & Students.

• Motown Museum: Closed due to flood damage and for expansion until Summer 2022. Pop-up store in Greektown, 580 Monroe St., Detroit, motownmuseum.org.

• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores. Timed entry, COVID-19 precautions, fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222.

• Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, Guided House Tours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, through May 29. Tours begin every half hour from 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Adult $15, seniors, military $12, youth (6-12) $7. Members, OU Students, free for children ages 5 and younger, reservations at meadowbrookhall.org.

• University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State St, Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.

• Michigan Activity Pass: Available for card holders of all Michigan public libraries, for free or discounted admission to more than 450 locations, including historic sites, cultural attractions and state parks, plymouthrockets.com/michiganactivitypass.

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