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‘Annie’ is coming to Detroit’s Fox Theatre for five performances

Leapin’ Lizards!

By Lee DeVito

Sep 21, 2023

A new North American tour of the Broadway favorite Annie will make a Motor City stop in 2024 with a run of five performances at the Fox Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at 313presents.com and ticketmaster.com, with subscription packages and group tickets of 10 or more available...

The cast of the 2023-2024 North American tour of Annie.

Syrian refugee puppet ‘Little Amal’ to stop in metro Detroit during ‘Amal Walks Across America’

The art project will visit Detroit, Ann Arbor, Ferndale, Dearborn, and Flint in a series of free events

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 20, 2023
Dearborn’s 18th annual Mutt Strut raises funds for a good cause

The dog festival and street fair feature food trucks, local exhibitors, and other family-friendly activities

By Layla McMurtrie
Sep 19, 2023
The Funky Ferndale Art Fair and DIY Street Fair celebrate all forms of creativity this weekend

Ferndale is so funky that it gets two art fairs

By Lee DeVito
Sep 19, 2023
‘If the River Could Sing’ youth event returns to Detroit’s Robert C. Valade Park

The event, dubbed ‘A Celebration of Writing and River with InsideOut,’ is free and open to the public

By Lee DeVito
Sep 12, 2023
‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations’ returns to Detroit

The Tony Award-winning musical is coming back to Motown

By Lee DeVito
Sep 7, 2023
Detroit’s annual Dally in the Alley block party is back

The free community festival is keeping things punk and weird for its 44th installment, just as we like it

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 6, 2023
A weed-infused ‘Self Care Station’ is coming to Hazel Park’s Hot Box Social lounge

It includes a dab bar

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 23, 2023
Messages of love and hope will illuminate Lake St. Clair at Water Lantern Festival

The event features food trucks, music, and the awe-inspiring sight of hundreds of lanterns lighting up the lake

By Steve Neavling
Aug 23, 2023
Movies will once again be affordable on National Cinema Day

Films at Emagine Theatres will cost just $4

By Jenna Jones
Aug 21, 2023
New Voices Detroit Festival showcases plays written by local teens

The shows are directed by professional theater artists and performed by young actors

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 8, 2023
‘Wicked’ is coming back to Detroit

The Broadway sensation returns in 2024

By Lee DeVito
Aug 2, 2023
Hospitality Included Fest brings some of the Detroit's best eats together

Food and music combine for this weekend's festival

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 2, 2023
Motown legend Smokey Robinson returns to Detroit this weekend

The tour comes in the wake of Gasms, the singer-songwriter’s first studio album of new material since 2009

By Steve Neavling
Aug 2, 2023
Shakespeare in Detroit reimagines ‘The Tempest’ as Detroit techno story

In this version, Prospero is a former DJ loosely inspired by Juan Atkins and wields a magic synthesizer instead of a staff

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 1, 2023
You can meet the women of ‘Evil Dead’ at Motor City Nightmares

The horror convention will also include vendors and a ‘Miss Nightmare’ contest

By Lee DeVito
Jul 26, 2023
Detroit’s Sidewalk Festival returns for two weekends of community

Community lots will be activated by Bryce Detroit, LuFuki and Divine Providence, Sofa Stories, and more

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 26, 2023
The past and future of electric vehicles explored at the Ford Piquette Plant

The ‘EVS: Then and Now’ series starts Friday

By Lee DeVito
Jul 26, 2023
Detroit Zoo celebrates 95th anniversary with events in August

Things kick off on Tuesday

By Lee DeVito
Jul 26, 2023
Ferndale’s Plant Swap & Social is the perfect party for houseplant heads

The event will feature more than 20 plant vendors

By Steve Neavling
Jul 19, 2023
Traveling Nelson Mandela exhibit to make Michigan debut at Henry Ford Museum

‘Mandela: The Official Exhibition’ will run from October to January

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 18, 2023

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