DETROIT TIGERS: www.mlb.com/tigers/tickets
July 2-4 at Minnesota Twins
July 5-7 at Cincinnati Reds
July 8-11 vs. Cleveland Guardians
July 12-14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
July 16 All-Star Game
July 19-21 at Toronto Blue Jays
July 22-25 at Cleveland Guardians
July 26-28 vs. Minnesota Twins
July 29-30 vs. Cleveland Guardians
Aug. 1-4 vs. Kansas City Royals
Aug. 6-8 at Seattle Mariners
Aug. 9-11 at San Francisco Giants
Aug. 13-15 vs. Seattle Mariners
Aug. 16-18 vs. New York Yankees
Aug. 29-22 at Chicago Cubs
Aug. 23-26 at Chicago White Sox
Aug. 27-29 vs. Los Angeles Angels
8/30-9/1 vs. Boston Red Sox
Theme Days –
July 10 Firefighters vs. Law Enforcement
July 12 African American Night
July 14 Yoga Day
July 29 Jewish Night
July 30 Macedonian Night
Aug. 3 Honoring Jim Leyland; first 15,000 fans receive a baseball cap, mustache, sunglasses
Aug. 17 Little League Night
Aug. 28 Italian Night
PINE KNOB MUSIC THEATRE – 33 Bob Seger Drive; Clarkston; 313presents.com
July 2 Janet Jackson
July 6 Kidz Bop Live
July 7 Third Eye Blind
July 10 Niall Horan
July 13 I Prevail; Halestorm
July 16 Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
July 17 Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago
July 21 Train, REO Speedwagon
July 23 Limp Bizkit
July 31 Creed, 3 Doors Down
Aug. 1 Dan + Shay
Aug. 2 Sammy Hagar
Aug. 4 John Fogerty
Aug. 6 Thirty Seconds to Mars
Aug. 7 Five Finger Death Punch
Aug. 12 Imagine Dragons
Aug. 15 The Doobie Brothers
Aug. 23 Bret Michaels Parti-Gras 2.0
Aug. 24 Glass Animals
Aug. 30 Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper
CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOWS –cruisnmedia.com/events-calendar or MichiganHotRod.com
July 2 Taylor: Toys For Tots Car Show; 22611 Northline
July 3 Oxford: Sick Hops & Horse Power Cruise Night; 33 N. Washington
July 6 Muskegon: Key Koop Veteran Memorial Car Show & Benefit; 149 Shoreline
July 13-14 Shelby Township: Banging at the Beach Car & Bike Show; Stoney Creek Metro Park, 4300 Main Park Drive
July 20 Warren: Pied Piper Car Show
July 21 Shelby Township: Easy Rodders Charity Car Show; Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke
July 27 Port Huron: Main Street Memories Car Show; 300 Oak Street
DETROIT LIONS – FordField.com
Preseason:
Aug. 8 at New York Giants
Aug. 17 at Kansas City Chiefs
Aug. 24 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA – 313presents.com
July 20 85 South, Karlous Miller
July 27 Clarissa Shields vs. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse
Aug. 1 Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake
Aug. 4 Future, Metro Boomin
Aug. 9 Xscape, SWV
Aug. 12 Blink-182
Aug. 15 Missy Elliott
Aug. 17 Childish Gambino
Aug. 23 Incubus
Aug. 30 Martin Lawrence
MEADOW BROOK AMPHITHEATRE – 313presents.com
July 5 The Beach Boys
July 15 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
July 20 Warren Haynes
July 26 Totally Tubular Festival feat. Thomas Dolby, The Romantics, more
July 28 Direct From Sweden: The Music of ABBA
Aug. 10 Classic Albums perform Purple Rain
Aug. 23 Joshua Bassett, Thomas Day
Sept. 20 Jane’s Addiction, Love & Rockets
Sept. 23 Vampire Weekend, Cults
HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN:
July 11 Detroit: Hits & Giggles with Jason Benetti to benefit the Detroit Tigers Foundation; 21 & over event; Detroit House of Comedy; www.mlb.com/tigers/events
July 12 Mt. Clemens: Euchre Tournament; 6 pm; $15 includes game, refreshments; $7 extra includes pizza & snacks; St. Peter’s Church, Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market; 586-468-4579; RSVP by July 10
July 17-26 Detroit: Novena hosted by The Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit, 1000 Sainte Anne; includes nine days of prayer and daily Mass, livestreamed also. 313-496-1701 or ste-anne.org.
July 18-20 Evart: Dulcimer Festival; Osceola County Fairgrounds; www.evartdulcimerfest.org
July 20-22 Bayview Mackinac Race and DSMA Pro Team Challenge, Black River, Port Huron to Mackinac Island; Info: 313-822-1853, frontdesk@byc.com, bycmack.com
July 25-27 Sterling Heights; SterlingFest; arts & crafts, music, restaurant row, Suds ‘n’ Sounds; more; sterlingfest.info, 586-446-2470
July 27-28 West Bloomfield: Orchard Lake Find Arts Show; original paintings, sculpture, glass, wood, photography, more; Patty, 248-762-2462, patty@hotworks.org; HotWorks.org
August 10 Clinton Township: Macomb County Health & Wellness Fair, 10am-2pm; Macomb Intermediate School District, 44001 Garfield; Crystal at cbirchall@misd.net
Aug. 10 Fowlerville: VetFest – Michigan’s Largest FREE event for Veterans & their familes; 11am – 3pm; live bands, food trucks, prizes, more; Fowlerville Family Fairgrounds, 8800 W. Grand River; register: https://vetfest2024.eventbrite.com/?aff=JPE
QUOTES: from 14,000 Quips & Quotes for Writers & Speakers; by E.C. McKenzie
Creating all men free and equal isn’t enough. Some means must be devised to keep them free and equal.
Freedom is indivisible. It is for all or none.
COMERICA PARK – 313presents.com
July 18 Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band
Sept. 4 Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins
FORD FIELD - FordField.com
July 13 George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Aug. 10 Kenny Chesney
FOX THEATRE – 2211 Woodward, Detroit; 313-471-6611; 313presents.com
Sept. 28 An Evening with Sturgill Simpson
ANDIAMO SHOWROOM – Warren;
AndiamoShowroom.com
Sept. 27 The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute
Sept. 28 Bronx Wanderers
MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL– Sound Board; 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit; 313presents.com; 313-237-7711
July 14 Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
July 21 DL Hughley
July 26 Detroit Kickboxing 2
July 28 B. Slade
July 30-31 Aaron Lewis
Aug. 18 Kindred The Family Soul
Aug. 24 Bronco, Grupo Mojado
Aug. 29 Shalamar, Howard Hewett
www.2STONESEVENTS.COM – 810-227-9000
July 10 Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
July 19 Grapes & Grooves: An Evening of Fine Wine & Magical Music; Crossroad Village
Aug. 14 Jimmie Bones & The Snakebit Wanderers
Sept. 11 Music of Led Zeppelin
MUSIC HALL – 350 Madison, Detroit; 313-887-8500; MusicHall.org
July 5 Clint Black
July 19 Chris Botti
July 26 Il Divo
Aug. 9 Tony! Toni! Tone! Feat. D’Wayne Wiggins
Aug. 16 Marshall Tucker Band
Aug. 17 Michael Franks
Aug. 24 Detroit Music Weekend
MICHIGAN LOTTERY AMPHITHEATRE aka FREEDOM HILL - 313presents.com
July 6 Whiskey Myers
July 12 Mother Mother, Cavetown
July 18 Jamey Johnson, Drake White
July 19-21 Fiesta Italiana
July 27 311, Awolnation
July 28 Tate McRae
Aug. 10 Lamb of God, Mastodon
Aug. 11 Tedeschi Trucks Band
Aug. 16 Bush
Aug. 17 Cody Jinks
Aug. 20 Lindsey Stirling
Aug. 21 Omar Apollo
Aug. 22 Deep Purple, YES
Aug. 24 O.A.R.
Aug. 25 The Roots, Arrested Development
Aug. 31 Wallows
ARETHA FRANKIN AMPHITHEATRE – www.ticketsales.com; TheAretha.com
July 3 Regina Belle
July 6 Bossman, DLow
July 10 Damien Escobar
July 12 Fantasia, Jo
July 14 Method Man & Redman
July 17 Peabo Bryson
July 20 Southern Soul on the River
July 24 Cassandra Wilson
July 31 PJ Morton & Afro Orleans
Aug. 2 KEM, Chante Moore
Aug. 7 Gerald Albright, Kim Waters
Aug. 10 Funk Night on the River
Aug. 14 Sheila E.
Aug. 16 An Evening with Gladys Kinight
Aug. 21 Kirk Whalum
Aug. 23 King Gizzard & The Lizard
Aug. 28 Keyon Harrold & Cory Henry
Sept. 4 After 7
20 FRONT STREET– 20 E. Front Street, Lake Orion; 20frontstreet.com, 248-783-7105
July 10 Adrian and Meredith; Children’s Park; free
July 12 Zoe Ny
July 13 Ivan Pulley
July 17 Jill Jack; Children’s Park; free
July 18 Christie Lenee
July 19 Amy LaVere & Will Sexton
July 20 John Berry
Aug. 7 May Erlewine; Children’s Park; free
Aug. 8 The Young Fables
Aug. 9 A Night in Nashville feat. Jobe Fortner
Aug. 10 The Black Feathers
Aug. 14 Tyler Hilton; Children’s Park; free
Aug. 16 King Margo
Aug. 17 Kris Allen
Aug. 23 Brother Maven
Aug. 28 Annagail; Children’s Park; free
THE MASONIC TEMPLE -- 500 Temple Avenue, Detroit; 313-832-7100; themasonic.com
July 2 My Morning Jacket
July 8 Daryl Hall + Elvis Costello
July 16 X; Cathedral Theatre
July 23 Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
July 30 Still Woozy
Aug. 3 Shxts N Gigs; Cathedral Theatre
Aug. 6 Lizzy McAlpine
Aug. 7 Ken Carson
Aug. 8 Stephen Sanchez
Aug. 9 MMT003: Glidden vs. Pila; Cathedral
Aug. 9 Sonu Nigam
Aug. 11 Idina Menzel
Aug. 16 Reverend Kristin, Michael Hayter
Aug. 17 Forrest Frank
Aug. 18 Iron & Wine
Aug. 21 The Avett Brothers
Aug. 27-28 Mitski, Lamp
Aug. 31 Bikini Kill; Cathedral Theatre
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: dso.org
5/31 – 6/2 Strauss’s Alpine Symphony
July 7 Tchaikovsky Spectacular
July 9 Quartet for The End Of Time
July 10 Dancing Down Woodward
July 11-14 Britten & Mendelssohn
July 12 Poetry & Music: A Starlit Night
July 13 Chandler Park Community Arts & Music Festival
July 13 Urban Art Orchestra: Summer Madness
July 14 Miss Paula & The Candy Bandits
July 17 Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago
July 18 Concert of Colors
July 19 An Evening with Opera Modo
July 20 Clark Park Culture & Arts Festival; 1pm
July 20 DSO at Interlochen
July 20 Nova Zaii
July 21 Yoga & Music
July 24 Ben Rector & Cody Fry
COMEDY CASTLE – 3105 South Troy, Royal Oak; ComedyCastle.com
July 5-6 Blain Hill
July 11 Will Green
July 12-13 Chad Daniels
July 16 Daz Games Live
July 17 Josiah Jones
July 18-20 Sam Tallent
July 22 Life with General Hospital’s Steve Burton
July 25-27 Brian Simpson
July 28 Kitty Carfe
Aug. 1-3 Alonzo Bodden
Aug. 4 Sarah Sherman
Aug. 8-10 Dave Landau
Aug. 11 Teachers Gone Bad
Aug. 14 Steve Hofstetter
Aug. 15-17 TJ Wharry
Aug. 22-24 Kevin Nealon
Aug. 25 Christian Johnson
ThumbCoastTheaters.com – RiverBank Theatre, Marine City; 810-278-1749; The Boardwalk Theatre, Marine City; 810-278-1749; The Boardwalk Theatre, 109 Third, St. Clair
7/12 – 8/11 The Pin-Up Girls; Riverbank
July 13-27 Play Fair – a festival of one-act plays; The Snug
8/17 – 9/22 Fiddler on the Roof; Boardwalk
STAGECRAFTERS – Royal Oak; 248-541-6430; Stagecrafters.org
5/31 – 6/23 Sunset Boulevard
July 19-28 Shrek Jr; Youth Theatre
9/13 – 10/6 Rent
LAPEER COMMUNITY THEATRE – www.LapeerCommunityTheatre.com
July 18-21 Winnie the Pooh & Friends: An original musical; Chatfield School Outdoor Amphitheater
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE – 313-868-1347; www.detroitreptheatre.com
thru July 7 Between Riverside & Crazy
FLAGSTAR STRAND THEATRE – 12 N. Saginaw, Pontiac; FlagstarStrandTheatrePontiac.com
July 26 Pippin
Oct. 25 Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, & Beyond
LEXINGTON VILLAGE THEATRE - 7318 Huron; www.LexingtonVillageTheatre.com; 810-359-5108; 810-304-1508
July 5-6 Almost Queen wsg Steve Leonard
July 11 Jon Langston
July 19-20 Double Vision – The Foreigner Experience
July 21 Glenn Miller Orchestra
July 27 Hollywood Nights – A Bob Seger Experience
July 28 Elvis Tribute Artist – Jake Slater
Aug. 2 Satisfaction – The Int’l Rolling Stones Show
Aug. 10 Late Nite Catechism
Aug. 11 Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Aug. 17 Brass Transit – The Music Legacy of Chicago
Aug. 23 The Office Trivia w/Todd Packer; 6pm
Aug. 23 David Koechner feat. Rob Maher
Aug. 31 Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE –
DetroitOperaHouse.boxofficeticketsales.com
9/17 – 10/6 Moulin Rouge – The Musical
Oct. 19-27 La Traviata
MEADOW BROOK THEATRE -- 378 Meadow Brook, Rochester; 248-377-3344; mbtheatre.com
July 12 Britian’s Finest – The Complete Beatles Experience; fundraising event; strolling dinner, concert; Travis, 248-370-3317; Elizabeth, 248-370-4991
10/9 – 11/3 Strangers On A Train
FISHER THEATER– BroadwayInDetroit.com
July 16 That Girl Lay Lay – Canceled
July 18 My Brother, My Brother, & Me
July 19 The Adventure Zone
Aug. 2-4 Shrek The Musical
Aug. 10 FLOW World Tour: Anime Shibari
Sept. 7 Juvenile
THE EMERALD THEATRE – 586-630-0120, TheEmeraldTheatre.com
July 19 Sticky Sweet and Head Games – A Tribute to Foreigner, Def Leppard
July 26 Greggie and The Jets – Tribute to Elton John
Sept. 14 The Ultimate Doors
AVON PLAYERS – Rochester Hills; 248-608-9077; AvonPlayers.org
July 12-13 The SpongeBob Musical; Youth Theater
Sept. 6-21 Sweeney Todd
REDFORD THEATRE – RedfordTheatre.com
July 12 Drive-In Movie Night: American Graffiti
July 13 Summer Organ Celebration w/Lance Luce
July 26 The Poseidon Adventure
July 27 Mary Poppins
Aug. 4 Motor city Soles pres. Motor City Tap Fest
Aug. 9 Center Stage (2000)
Aug. 10 The War of the World
Aug. 23 Arsenic & Old Lace
Aug. 24 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sept. 6 Dirty Dancing
FORD COMMUNITY & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn; 313-943-2350; dearborntheater.com
July 8 – 16 Youth Theater class registration “West Side Story”
July 13 Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp
July 16 Dearborn Summer Chorus Concert
Aug. 16-17 West Side Story performances
Sept. 9 Dearborn Youth Symphony Rehearsal
MACOMB CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield, Clinton Twp; 586-286-2222, www.MacombCenter.com
July 13 Benise – Fiesta!
July 19-20 Mean Girls Jr.
July 21 Sister’s Summer School Catechism
Aug. 3 Show Choir Workshop Performance
Aug. 17 Tom Cridland pres. Tom’s Elton Tribute
Sept. 21 December ‘63
THE DETROIT ZOO – 8450 W. 10 Mile, Royal Oak; detroitzoo.org; 248-541-5717
thru Sept. 30 Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
5/25 – 9/8 Dinosauria
July 3, 31 Members Evenings (also Aug. 14, 28)
July 7 Sensory Friendly Night (also Aug. 30)
July 10, 24 Wild Summer Nights (also Aug. 7, 21)
July 13 Chimpanzee Day
July 19 Summer Sips: Booze Cruise
Aug. 1 Bike Safari
Aug. 2 Nocturnal Adventures
Sept. 8 Run Wild
Sept. 11 Senior Day
Sept. 14 Tons of Trucks
HUNTINGTON PLACE – HuntingtonPlaceDetroit.com
July 4 WomanUp & Celebrate
July 15-18 American Postal Workers Union Biennial National Convention
July 20 MI Sneaker Exchange
July 23-26 NACCHO 360; naccoannual.org
Aug. 4-6 National Urban Agriculture Conference
Aug. 24-26 National Guard Assoc. of the U.S. General Conference & Expo
HENRY FORD MUSEUM – 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 313-982-6001; TheHenryFord.org
July 2-5 Salute to America; Greenfield Village
thru – 9/8 Dinosaurs in Motion
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – MISpeedway.com
Aug. 17 NASCAR Xfinity Race by Cabo Wabo
Aug. 18 NASCAR Cup Weekend pres. by Firekeepers Casino
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE – 46100 Grand River, Novi; 248-348-5600 or www.suburbancollectionshowplace.com
July 8 Smart UQ Workshop
July 13-14 Oddities & Curiosities Expo
July 20 Shriners Summer Sportman’s Raffle
July 27-28 Gun & Knife Show
8/29 – 9/2 Michigan State Fair
SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT – Mt. Pleasant; 800-585-3737, www.soaringeaglecasino.com
July 5 Free Fireworks Show
July 6 Miranda Lambert
July 20 Rock N Rum with music by Aaron Parrott
July 21 Monster Truck Madness 10
July 26 The Offspring, Simple Plan
Aug. 9 Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top
Aug. 16 Jason Aldean
Aug. 24 Keith Urban, Morgan Wade
Sept. 7 Blake Shelton
THE COLOSSEM @ CAESARS WINDSOR –
Ticketoffices.com/venues/the-colosseum-at-caesars-windsor-tickets
July 7 Anthony Jeselnik
July 18 Anthony Rodia, Kevin Herrera
July 25 Babyface
July 27 Slash
Aug. 3 Teddy Swims
Aug. 4 Jewel, Melissa Etheridge
Aug. 16 Larry The Cable Guy
Aug. 22 Dogstar
Aug. 23 C-Eazy, Rick Ross
Aug. 29 Howard Jones
Sept. 1 Kansas
www.DetroitCatholic.com/events/festival/all
July 13 Immaculate Conception Family & Friends Summer Festival
July 26-28 Christmas in July; Our Lady of the Scapular Parish
Aug. 23-24 Polish Festival; Our Lady of the Scapular Parish
8/30 – 9/1 St. Pius X Labor Day Festival
Sept. 13-15 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Family Festival
DETROIT SPORTS COMMISSION EVENTS – detroitsports.org/sports/events/schedule
July 5-7 USA BMX Stars & Stripes; Waterford BMX
July 12-20 USBC Junior Gold Championship; multiple venues
July 22-27 Bloomfield Hills: U.S. Junior Amateur Championship; Oakland Hills Country Club
July 26-28 Detroit Riverfront: Tackle Warehouse Invitational – Stop 6
7/27 – 8/3 Shelby Township: The Cairns Cup; Cherry Creek Golf Club
Aug. 29-30 Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic; Wayne State University, Tom Adams Field
MICHIGAN MILITARY TECHNICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY – 16600 Stephens, Eastpointe; mimths.org, 586-872-2581
July 13-14 Breakout: WWII Reenactment
July 20 Cars & Coffee
Aug. 9-10 Firebase Chesterfield Vietnam Reenactment
Aug. 17 Cars & Coffee
GREATER BLOOMFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY – gwbhs.org
July 14 E. LeRoy Pelletier Open House
July 17 Volunteer Celebration Appreciation Reception
July 27 Orchard Lake Fine Arts Show
Aug. 11 Car Show & Poker Rally
Aug. 15 Pine Lake Marina Tour
MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS SCULPTURE MUSEUM – Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road; 989-964-7125; MarshallFedericks.org
July 20 Public Art Passport Sculpture Garden Party; 7-10pm; RSVP by July 12
www.MeetMeInMilford.com/events - Thursday night concerts at LaFontaine Family Amphitheater; 7pm
July 25 Revival – Allman Brother Band Tribute
Aug. 1 The Insiders – Tom Petty Tribute
Aug. 15 Dave Bennett
Aug. 22 Shiatown
Aug. 29 Ben Sharkey
Sept. 5 The Detroit Drive
Sept. 12 Itchycoo Park
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS– 313-833-7963, www.dia.org
Workshops:
July 3-7 Illuminated Manuscripts
July 10-14 Creature Marionette Puppets
July 17-19 Pop Art Pins
July 20-21 Smile! With guest artist Phillip Simpson
July 24-28 Artist Trading Cards
7/31 – 8/4 Mixed Media Pet Portraits
Friday Night Live!
Aug. 2 Tribute to Joe Williams
Drawing In The Gallery:
July 2 African American
July 5 Rivera Court
July 6 Japanese & Korean Art and Indian & S.E. Asian Art
July 9 Drawing on the South Lawn
July 12 7 Mile & Livernois
July 19 Modern & Contemporary
July 23 Ancient Greek and Rome
July 26 Native American Galleries
July 30 Contemporary Art in Kresge Reception
Aug. 2 Contemporary
Other:
July 7 Nature Tots
July 11 Embark! DanceAbility
July 13 Puppet Performance: Don’t Make Me Get Dressed
July 20-21 Concert of Colors
July 26 Korean Tea Experience
Aug. 2-4 CatVideo Vest
Ongoing:
Drop-In Art Making: Saturdays & Sundays, noon—4pm
Detroit City Chess Club: Fridays, 4-8pm
ALGONAC-CLAY TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY – www.achistory.com
July 6 Algonac Lions Club Pickerel Tournament Street Parade
July 7 Brian Cuthbertson Memorial Antique Boat Parade
July 7 Car Show in the Algonac Riverfront Park
Aug. 10 Crafts, Vendors, Bake Sale & Car Show; Clay Township Park
8/31 – 9/1 Algonac Art Fair; Riverfront Park
ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE – 318 W. Fourth; www.royaloak.musichtheatre-mi.org; 248-399-2980
July 2 Future Islands
July 16 Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
July 20 Let’s Sing Taylor – A live band celebrating Music of Taylor Swift
July 23 Charley Crockett
July 25 The Band Camino
July 26 Taking Back Sunday
July 29 Comedy Bang! Bang!
July 30 Faye Webster
July 31 Idobi Summer School
Aug. 9 The Struts
Aug. 10 Andrew Bird
Aug. 17 Jimmy Failla
Aug. 18 Dweezil Zappa
Aug. 21 Graham Nash
Sept. 8 Sierra Ferrell
SAINT ANDREWS – ticketsonsale.com
July 5 Every Avenue; The Shelter
July 9 Jxon
July 10 Frances Forever; The Shelter
July 12 Electric Feels
July 15 Mates of State; The Shelter
July 18 Yuno Miles; The Shelter
July 20 Emo Night Brooklyn
July 22 Nico Vega; The Shelter
July 23 Seun Kuti; The Shelter
July 24 Nicotine Dolls; The Shelter
July 26 Infinity Song; The Shelter
July 27 Bowling For Soup
July 28 Caspian & And So I Watch You From Afar; The Shelter
July 30 Dadi Freyr
July 31 Wilderado; The Shelter
Aug. 1 Protest The Hero
Aug. 4 Jake Hill
Aug. 5 In The Valley Below; The Shelter
Aug. 8 Timalikesmusic: 90’s R&B Dance Party; The Shelter
Aug. 9 Seeyouspacecowboy; The Shelter
Aug. 10 Five For Fighting
Aug. 11 Conway The Machine; The Shelter
Aug. 13 Crown The Empire
Aug. 14 Together Pangea; The Shelter
Aug. 16 Danny Lopriore; The Shelter
Aug. 18 Bilmurl
Aug. 19 Andra Day
Aug. 20 Ohgeesy; The Shelter
Aug. 22 New Roy & Mal
Aug. 23 BFB Da Packman; The Shelter
Aug. 27 King Buzzo; The Shelter
Aug. 28 The Beths
Aug. 29 Built to Spill
Aug. 30 Crumb
Aug. 31 Boyce Avenue
STERLING HEIGHTS – sterling-heights.net; Parks & Recs: 586-446-2700; Farmers Market, 40620 Utica Road, sterling-heights.net/dpfm
July 3-17 Painting Camp for ages 12-17; Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm
July 6, 20 Zumba in the Park; 9am; Dodge Park
& Aug. 24
July 15 Adaptive Fitness; six weeks; 1:30-2:30pm
July 25-27 SterlingFest; arts & crafts, music, restaurant row, Suds ‘n’ Sounds; more; sterlingfest.info, 586-446-2470
Music in the Park – Dodge Park
July 11 Magic Bus (Woodstock era); cool car rally
July 18 Nameless (Rock)
Aug. 1 Rockstar (80’s rock)
Aug. 8 Planet of Fun (rock/dance); Park It
Aug. 15 Your Generation (party band)
Aug. 22 Family Tradition (country rock)
Aug. 29 Square Pegz (80’s)
Patios ‘n’ Pints: 5-8pm; Upton House Garden, 40433 Dodge Park
July 11 Kona Aug. 22 Brew Detroit
July 18 Perrin/Cigar City Aug. 29 End of Season
Sale
Recreation on the Run – Mondays, 3-5pm, all ages; crafts & games; free for everyone
July 1 Arlingdale Park
July 8 Chappelle Park
July 15 Carpathia Park
July 22 Franklin Park
July 29 Imus Park
Roller Nights in Dodge Park – 5-8pm; all ages
Music, food trucks, and fun on wheels; July 16, August 20, Sept. 10
The Community Center is open free to Sterling Heights residents, $3/non; schedule: www.myshpr.net
STERLING HEIGHTS COMPUTER CLUB –
Sterling Heights Community Center
40250 Dodge Park Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Seminar Room 1 or Seminar Room 2
First Tuesday of each month (except no meetings in July/August); 10am – 12pm (doors open at 9:30 AM)
Annual dues of $35, but anyone can attend two consecutive meetings for free.
www.sterlingheightscomputerclub.org
THE TOKEN LOUNGE – 28949 Joy Road, Westland, TokenLounge.com
July 11 Wayne Baker Brooks
July 13 Daawat
July 18 Walter Trout, Eric Johanson
July 20 Rusty Cage – Soundgarden Tribute
July 21 Albert Castiglia
July 26 Joey Kalico
July 27 The Black Moods
July 28 Stick Men
Aug. 1 Frank Bang
Aug. 3 Plush
Aug. 9 Incredible Hypnotist Richard Barker
Aug. 11 Trapt
Aug. 16 The Prince Experience feat. Gabriel Sanchez
Aug. 17 The Amalgamation Project II
Aug. 25 Spread Eagle
THE SANCTUARY – 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck; 313-462-4117; Sanctuarydetroit.com; ticketweb.com
July 2 Necrot, Phobophilic
July 3 The Ongoing Concept
July 5 Another Metal Show?
July 6 Deadlands
July 7 Helion Prime
July 8 Generacion Suicida
July 10 Tom Mold, Horrendous
July 12 Jess Sendej plays Days N’ Daze
July 13 Killing Pixies
July 14 Lake Effect
July 17 Invalids, Sincerely
July 18 Mizmor, Amarok
July 19 Icon For Hire
July 20 The Queers
July 25 Heavy Temple
July 26 For The Fallen Dreams
July 27 Derek Zanetti
July 28 Locrian
July 31 Tracheotomy
Aug. 2 MC Chris
Aug. 3 Jeromes Dream
Aug. 4 Big Brave
Aug. 6 The Bunny the Bear
Aug. 9 Bastardane
Aug. 10 Levels, Exitwounds
THE LOVING TOUCH – 22634 Woodward, Ferndale, 248-820-5596; Ferndale.ticketsales.com
July 12 Black Lips; 6pm; Blink 2002; 10pm
July 19 Josh Clemens
July 26 Sunlight Assembly
July 27 The Glass Flowers
Aug. 9 Bluhm
Aug. 14 The Folk Implosion
Aug. 17 Chris Gethard
Aug. 23 Yours Truly
Aug. 24 Live For Tomorrow
MAGIC STICK AND MAJESTIC – 4120 Woodward, Detroit, 313-833-9700; MajesticDetroit.com
Majestic Theatre:
July 2 Taco Tuesday; Alley Deck
July 13 Dino Munaco; Alley Deck
July 14 Harmolodics; Garden Bowl Lounge
July 25 Amyl & The Sniffers
July 26 Sleater – Kinney
July 31 DIIV
Aug. 2 Killer Mike
Aug. 13 Washed Out
Aug. 19 Orbit Culture
Magic Stick:
July 5 Dillon Francis
July 19 Gabriel & Dresden
July 22 School of Rock All-Stars
Aug. 6 Wild Nothing
Aug. 9 Fear, Giuda
Aug. 16 Sappira Cristal
Aug. 17 Afrobeats to the World
Aug. 24 Sander Van Doorn
THE FILLMORE – TheFillmoreDetroit.com
July 1 20 Years of Tears
July 3 The Kid LAROI
July 12 Funny Marco & Bobbi Althoff
July 13 A.C.E.
July 20 Marcus King
July 22 Chief Keef
July 24 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
July 26 Dance Yourself Clean
July 27 Lucky Daye
July 31 CHUU
Aug. 1 Ski Mask The Slump God
Aug. 2 SIR
Aug. 3 Bop To The Top
Aug. 9 Ice Spice
Aug. 10 $NOT
THE MAGIC BAG – 22920 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-1991, TheMagicBag.com
July 2 Margo Cilker
July 7 Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
July 11 Giacomo Turra & The Funky Minutes
July 12 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
July 13 Rapid Eye Movement: A Tribute to REM
July 20 80’s vs. 90’s
July 24 The Lemon Twigs
July 25 Gary Hoey
July 26 Save Ferris
July 27 Mickey Avalon; REDD
Aug. 2 Lawlapalooza
Aug. 4 Old 97’s
Aug. 7 Red Wanting Blue
Aug. 8 Robert Jon & The Wreck
Aug. 9 Emo Night
GOLF EVENTS –
July 8 Shelby Township: Detroit Sports Media Charity Golf; 8am-5pm; 8 holes w/cart, breakfast, lunch, dinner, prizes, auction, more; $164 or $700/foursome; Cherry Creek Golf Club; 248-709-4890 or www.detroitsportsmedia.com
July 18 Plymouth: Golf Classic by St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center; 18 holes w/cart, lunch at the turn, dinner, contests, prizes, auction; Fox Hills Golf Course, 8768 N. Territorial; Roz, rsalter@stpaulretreat,org, 313-286-2848
July 25 Washington Township: National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame Charity Golf Outing, 8 am-5:30 pm; 18 holes w/cart, practice range, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, dinner, more; $150; Greystone Golf Club, 67500 Mound; 586-907-3139 or wczechowski@wowway.com
7/27 – 8/3 Shelby Township: The Cairns Cup; Cherry Creek Golf Club; detroitsports.org
July 29 Macomb: St. Blase Church Golf Outing; $100; Sycamore Hills Golf Course, 48787 North Avenue; 586-268-2244 or at stblase.org
July 29 Grosse Pointe Farms: Paul W. Smith Golf Classic; 7am or noon start; Country Club of Detroit, 220 Country Club; 313-203-7248 or paulwsmithgolf@campbellmarketing.com
August 2 Washington: Regina Dads Club Crown Classic; 9am Shotgun Start-Scramble; $150 for 18 holes with cart, hot dog lunch, drinks on course, BBQ dinner, swag bag; Greystone Golf Club, 67500 Mound; 586-585-0500; proceeds to benefit the Regina Financial Aid fund
Aug. 9 Ray: Robert J. Aul II Memorial Foundation Golf Outing to benefit grants for education, students & first responders; 11am; $175 before July 10; Timberwood Golf Club, 23700 31 Mile; 586-784-6000; tickets: Amy, 586-531-0611, aaul@sbcglobal.net
Aug. 26 Detroit: DCFC Gold Outing; $220/2-person scramble; 18 holes w/cart, lunch at the turn, 2 drink ticket, gift bag; 7am; Chandler Park Golf Course; detcityfc.leagueapps.com/ events
GOLF EVENTS – (continued)
Sept. 27 Macomb: Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Golf Outing; 11am start; Cracklewood Golf Club, 18215 24 Mile; $150 single, $600 foursome, 18 holes w/cart, driving range, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, steak dinners, refreshments, prizes, silent auction, contests. 586-757-5551 or email mailbox@ivcinfo.org
FREE MOVIES AT CAMPUS MARTUIS PARK: 7pm; popcorn available; bring chairs or blankets; live entertainment before the film; downtownDetroit.org/series/movie-night-in-the-d/
July 10 The Fifth Element (PG-13)
July 17 Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (PG)
July 24 Spanish Movie Night | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PG-13)
July 31 School of Rock (PG-13)
Aug. 7 Some Like it Hot 65th Anniversary (PG-13)
Aug. 14 Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)
Aug. 21 Kung Fu Panda (G)
Aug. 28 Barbie (PG-13)
FACEBOOK EVENTS – facebook.com/events/
July 6-7 Royal Oak Outdoor Fair; Memorial Park
July 7 Livonia: Ice Cream Social & Pet Photos; 15399 Merriman
July 10 Mt. Clemens: Ladies Night
July 13-14 Utica Antiques Market
July 18 Dinner with a Psychic/Medium; Aspen Restaurant
July 19-20 Art in the Park; Kennedy Memorial Building
July 20 Oakmont Parkway Classic Car Show; Senior Community
July 22-28 Detroit; Burger Week
July 26-28 Novi: Motor City Nightmares
7/28 – 8/3 Monroe County Fair
Aug. 3 Belle Isle Art Fair
Aug. 17 Woodward Dream Cruise
Aug. 22-24 Warren’s Birthday Bash; Warren City Square
Aug. 23 Wyandotte: Polish Festival; Our Lady of the Scapular Parish
Aug. 23-25 Novi Taco Fest; Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk
Aug. 24 Clawson Fest
MICHIGANFUN.COM –
6/27 – 7/4 Bessemer Blast
6/29 – 7/6 Traverse City: National Cherry Festival
July 1-4 Baraga County Lumberjack Days
July 3-7 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show
July 4-6 Bay City Fireworks Festival
July 4-6 Lake City 4th in the North
July 4-6 Cadillac Freedom Festival
July 6-7 Flint: Touch-A-Truck; 6140North Bray
July 8-13 Mecosta County Free Fair
July 8-13 Gladwin County Fair
July 8-13 Easton County 4-H Fair
July 9-13 Gaylord AlpenFest
July 11-13 Elsie Dairy Festival
July 11-20 Ionia Free Fair
July 12-13 Saline Celtic Festival
July 12-13 Grass Lake Traffic Jam ‘In
July 12-14 Plymouth: Art in the Park
July 12-14 Petosky: Blissfest Folk & Roots Music Festival
July 12-14 Tawas Bay Summerfest
July 13-14 Flint: Apprentice Weekend
July 15-20 Barry County Fair
July 15-20 Atlanta Montmorency County 4-H Fair
July 15-21 Hartford: Van Buren Youth Fair
July 15-21 Ottawa County Fair
July 15-20 Avoca: St. Clair County 4-H & Youth Fair
July 16-20 Arenac County Fair
July 18-20 Ann Arbor Art Fair
July 18-20 Beaver Island Music Festival
July 18-21 Indian River Summerfest
July 18-21 Menominee County Fair
July 18-21 Muskegon Bike Time
July 18-20 Greater Farmington Founders Festival
July 19 Rochester: Dancin’ In The Street
July 19-21 Hiawatha Traditional Music Fest
July 19-21 Jackson Hot Air Jubilee
July 19-21 Alpena Brown Trout Festival
July 19-22 Croswell Agricultural Society Fair
July 20-23 Charlevoix Venetian Festival
July 21-27 Caro: Tuscola County Fair, 188 Park Drive
July 21-27 Fruitport: Muskegon County Fair, 6621 Heights Ravenna
July 21-27 Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Fair
July 21-27 Lenawee County Fair
July 22-27 Harrison: Clare County Fair, 418 Fairlane
July 22-27 Iosco County Fair
July 22-27 Fowlerville Family Fair
July 23-27 Imlay City Eastern Michigan State Fair
July 24-27 Baldwin Troutarama
July 25-27 Sterling Heights: SterlingFest
July 25-28 Bay City: Labadie Rib Fest
July 25-28 Munger Potato Festival; 48 E. Munger
July 26-28 Yale Bologna Festival; 102 S. Main
7/27 – 8/1 Clinton County 4-H & Youth Fair
7/27 – 8/3 Gratiot County Fair For Youth
7/28 - 8/3 Cassopolis: Cass County Fair; 590 O’Keefe
7/28 – 8/3 Monroe County Fair
7/29 – 8/6 Wayne County Fair
7/30 – 8/3 Saginaw County Fair
MICHIGANFUN.COM – continued
7/30 – 8/4 Rogers City: Nautical City Festival
7/31 – 8/3 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival; 113 N. Second Street
7/31 – 8/4 Mackinaw Rendezvous & Trade Fair
Aug. 8-11 South Haven: National Blueberry Festival
Aug. 23-25 Mackinac Island: Fudge Festival
Sept. 6 Sterling Heights: Dodge Park Food Truck Rally
Sept. 6-8 Rochester: Art & Apples Festival
Sept. 6-8 Utica: St. Lawrence Apple Fest
Sept. 12-15 Troy Family Daze
Sept. 13-28 Grand Rapids: ArtPrize
MUSIC IN THE PARK – candgnews.com
Eastpointe
Summer concerts: 6-8 p.m. July 10 (Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations Band, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre, 23200 Gratiot Ave.), 6-8 p.m. July 24 (ShamRock Jazz Orchestra, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre), 7 p.m. Aug. 14 (Jerry Ross Band, Kennedy Park, 24517 Schroeder Ave.), 6-8 p.m. Aug. 28 (Matthew Ball, a.k.a. the Boogie Woogie Kid, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre) and 6-8 p.m. Sept. 11 (Detroit Social Club Band, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre), (586) 445-3661
Farmington
Family Fun in Riley Park: Music by Jim Gill June 26, trivia to correspond with Farmington’s 200th birthday July 10, and magic by Amazing Clark July 24, 33113 Grand River Ave., (248) 699-5114
Rythyms in Riley Park: Friday Night concert series runs 7-9 p.m. June 21 (Billy Mack and the Juke Joint Johnnies featuring The WhatAbouts), June 28 (Wilson Thicket, pictured), July 5 (Chris Canas Band), July 12 (Soul Xpress), July 26 (Neil Young tribute PowderFinger Detroit), Aug. 2 (Zang), Aug. 9 (The Beatles tribute Dig A Phony), Aug. 16 (Steely Dan tribute Major Dudes), Aug. 23 (The Paisely Fogg) and Aug. 30 (Linda Rondstadt tribute Just One Linda), 33113 Grand River Ave., facebook.com/DowntownFarmington
Farmington Hills
Stars in the Park: Free concert series, 7 p.m), July 11 (The Beatles tribute Toppermost), July 25 (FCB Big Band), Aug. 8 (Indian Music Night) and Aug. 15 (Farmington Chorus), Heritage Park, 24915 Farmington Road, (248) 473-1850
Grosse Pointe
City Music on the Plaza: Free outdoor concert series, 7-8:30 p.m. July 11 (Detroit Made Band), July 18 (BandWagon) and July 25 (Planet D Nonet), corner of Kercheval and St. Clair avenues in The Village business district, facebook.com/thevillagegrossepointe
Huntington Woods
Fourth of July celebration: July 1 (boxed lunch for ages 60 and older from noon to 1:45 p.m., Hassig Senior Park near 11 Mile and Scotia roads), July 2 (tie-dye and foam blaster event at 6 p.m., Burton Field), July 3 (outdoor games at 5:30 p.m. and pet pageant at 6:30 p.m., Burton Field) and July 4 (parade at 10 a.m., starts at Salem and York roads and ends at Burton Field, also hot dog roast at 11 a.m. and concert featuring The Love Junkies from 7-9 p.m., plus fireworks at dusk, Rackham Golf Course, 10100 W. 10 Mile Road), recreation.hwmi.org
Rochester
Music in the Park: Free concerts 7-8:30 p.m. July 4 (Roots Vibration, reggae), July 11 (Sheila Landis, blues), July 18 (Jello Shots, classic rock) and July 25 (Rochester Symphony), Rochester Municipal Park, 400 Sixth, facebook.com/musicintheparkdowntownrochester
Rochester Hills
Summer in The Village of Rochester Hills: Live music for adults and kids at Festival Park, food trucks and exotic bugs/doughnuts events at Fountain Park, and yoga next to Von Maur and Eddie Bauer, select times and dates until Aug. 31, also art fair July 27-28 at Festival Park, 104 N. Adams Road, see lineup at thevorh.com
Roseville
Summer concerts: 7-9 p.m. July 11 (Cosmic Groove), Aug. 1 (Wayback Machine) and Sept. 5 (Mainstream Drive), alley at Erin Commons, 28363 Gratiot Ave., (586) 486-3681
Southfield
Eat to the Beat lunchtime concert series: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 11 (Detroit Social Club), Aug. 8 (Denise Davis & The Motor City Sensations) and Sept. 12 (Kathleen Murray Band), also food trucks, Southfield municipal campus front lawn, 26000 Evergreen Road, cityofsouthfield.com
Summer in the City: Free concert series 7-9 p.m. July 12 (The Will C Experience), July 19 (313 LIVE Experience) and July 26 (Straight Ahead), Southfield Municipal Campus front lawn, 26000 Evergreen Road, (248) 796-4620
West Bloomfield
Outdoor concerts: Food trucks at 5:30 p.m. and music at 6 p.m., July 10 (Dan Rafferty Band, rock and pop hits), July 17 (ThunderBeards, ZZ Top tribute), July 24 (Detroit Retro Society, soul, funk, R&B and more) and July 31 (Mobile Dueling Piano), Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, facebook.com/WBParks
St. Clair Shores
Music on the Lake: 7-8:30 p.mJune 26 (Devin Scillian & Arizona Son, country), July 10 (Rockstar, ’80s rock), July 17 (Kathleen Murray and The Groove Council, Motown/R&B), July 24 (Captain Fantastic, Elton John tribute), July 31 (Family Tradition Band, country), Aug. 7 (Randy Brock Group, classic rock and blues) and Aug. 14 (Sunset BLVD, classic rock), also food trucks, Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave., scsmi.net/307/Events
St. Clair Shores Downtown Social District: Vendors, food trucks and street games, 5 p.m.-midnight July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and 24, Sept. 14 and 28, and Oct. 12 and 26, also live music June 22 (Miranda and the M80s), July 13 (Mainstream Drive) and July 27 (Joey Vee), Nine Mile Road and Greater Mack Avenue, facebook.com/DowntownStClairShores
Troy
Summer Sensation: Concert series runs 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 11 (Air Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet tribute), July 25 (The Social Bandits, top 40), Aug. 8 TNT Big Band and Aug. 22 Thornetta Davis, blues; also food trucks, Boulan Park, 3671 Crooks Road, troymi.gov/summerconcerts
Utica
Weekend Unwind: Free concert series, 7-10 p.m. June 28 (Classic Maniacs), July 5 (Acoustic Madness), July 12 (WAVES), July 19 (The Mixx), July 26 (DC Marx), Aug. 2 (Stumbling Mice), Aug. 9 (Nina Sofia and Thrown Out Bones), Aug. 16 (Classic Maniacs), Aug. 23 (American Ages Band), Aug. 30 (The Geri’s) and Sept. 6 (The Detroit Social Club), Memorial Park next to Utica Public Library, 7530 Auburn Road, fireworks can be seen from nearby Jimmy John’s Field, cityofutica.org
Warren
Outdoor movies: Watch “Little Mermaid” July 19 (Shaw Park, 22001 Warner Ave.) and “Wish” Aug. 16 (Butcher Park, 4700 Martin Road) at 8 p.m., also inflatables, face painting, games, crafts, kid show and food truck starting at 6 p.m., facebook.com/warrenparks
Summer Kids Club: Free supervised games, crafts, playgrounds, sports and tournaments for ages 6-13, meets July 8-11, July 22-25 and Aug. 5-8 at Shaw Park (22001 Warner Ave.) and Veterans Memorial Park (27400 Campbell Road), also June 24-27, July 15-18, July 29-Aug. 1 and Aug. 12-15 at Busse Park (5002 Frazho Road) and Miller Park (14500 Masonic Blvd.), all 10 a.m.-3 p.m., facebook.com/warrenparks