What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 7-13)

By Lee DeVito on Tue, May 6, 2025 at 11:16 am

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event: metrotimes.com/AddEvent.

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Converge

Detroit’s Lincoln Factory opened in the Dreamtroit complex last year during Movement Festival weekend, and while the warehouse-like space has been known for hosting DJs and electronic music, it’s been steadily expanding its programming, too. This weekend, Massachusetts metalcore band Converge headlines a heavy lineup that includes The Armed, Harms Way, Candy, Cloud Rat, Dead Heat, and Moral Pollution. Remember to bring earplugs!

Doors at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the Lincoln Factory, 1331 Holden St., Detroit; ticketweb.com. Tickets are $40.

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Space Dive

For this annual Star Wars fan event, the creative minds behind Detroit’s cult favorite Theatre Bizarre Halloween party transform the Tangent Gallery into a convincing replica of Mos Eisley Cantina, the diviest dive bar in a galaxy far, far away. But it’s the energy that the fans bring to this party that truly takes it to hyperspace. Instead of cosplaying as characters from the films, people dream up their own with elaborate backstories. While the main events are for adults (this is a bar, after all), younglings are welcome to come to the daytime family days to enjoy the movie magic as well.

Space Dive main events start at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10, with all-ages family day from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday; Tangent Gallery, 715 E. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit. Pre-sale tickets available at spacedive313.com or at the door for $52.50.

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Sturgill Simpson

With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country.

Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.

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44th Annual Art Birmingham

Here’s some plans for Mother’s Day weekend. Now in its 44th year, this free fine art fair is hosted by The Guild of Artists & Artisans and the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and features 150 jury-selected artists, live music, kids activities, food trucks, and craft cocktails. Attendees can explore paintings, jewelry, ceramics, and more work from both new and returning artists in scenic downtown Birmingham, with proceeds benefitting the BBAC.

From 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 11 at Shain Park, downtown Birmingham; artbirmingham.org. No cover.

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