Michigan Happenings

Michigan Happenings 2025 
          Wed 7/16 
          
          7:30pm •     Ben Willis (solo bass music) • Trinosophes          
 
          Wed 7/16 
          
          8pm •     SOMTHING, Billowing, Mezzanine Swimmers, Sleep Individuals • Ziggy's (Ypsilanti) • $10 • all ages          
 
          Thu 7/17 
          
          6-9pm •   detroit parks coalition and marcus elliot present  Sounds from the Park: Family and Resilience. Compositions by Marcus Elliot (saxophone) with Eddie Carabello (bass), Mahindi Masai (percussion), David Basabe (percussion), Miguel Gutierrez (percussion), Nate Winn (drum set), Brendon Davis (piano) • Clark Park (Detroit) • free • all ages          
 
          Fri 7/18 
          
          8pm •     Hear No Evil with Michael Malis, Jaribu Shahid, Jonathan Barahal Taylor, Kenji Lee, Christopher Minami • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
           •   Concert of Colors  Yo La Tengo • DIA Museum Grounds (5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit) • free • all ages          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
          1-3pm •   Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race presented by the arab american national museum  The Homelands in Our Bodies: Embodying Artivism The forum includes a keynote speech by Ijeoma Oluo, followed by a conversation with panelists Cyrah Dardas, Firas Zreik, SouFy and Tongo Eisen-Martin, with moderator and AANM artist-in-residence, Raed • Spot Lite (2905 Beaufait, Detroit) and live-stream available at concertofcolors.com • free with rsvp at arabamericanmuseum.org • all ages          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
          2pm-12am •   carbon athletic club 78th anniversary party zug island tiki  Day Residue, Child Bite, Deadbeat Beat, Quitters, Don Duprie, Heavy Heart, Double Winter, Duende, Zem, Alison Lewis, Fernando Silverio Solis, Tony Paris & the Sugarburn, Certain Death • Carbon Athletic Club (111 Gates St, Detroit, MI 48209)          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
          3:30pm •   Concert of Colors  Spanglish Fly • DIA • Free • all ages          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
          7:30pm •     Heat On [Edward Wilkerson Jr., Fred Jackson Jr., Nick Macri, and Lily Finnegan] • Trinosophes          
 
          Sat 7/19 
          
          8pm •     Detroit City Jazz Orchestra Plus Presents A Tribute to Marvin Gaye directed by Alex Harding • Orchestra Hall Sosnick Courtyard, 51 Parsons St, Detroit           
 
          Sun 7/20 
          
          2:30pm •   concert of colors  Wendell Harrison & Tribe: Tribute to Pharaoh Sanders featuring Sky Covington (vocals), Michael Abbo (bass), Sam Melkonian (drums), Kevin Dalton Jones (percussion), Allen Dennard (trumpet), Edward Gooche (trombone), Raphael Leafar (saxophone), Pamela Wise (piano), Roberto Warren (harp & percussion) and special guests • Detroit Film Theater • free • all ages          
 
          Sun 7/20 
          
          6pm-9pm •     Tongue Depressor, The Moon Couple, 720 degrees Classic SK8 Cinema • Tympanum (4661 E. 9 Mile Rd, Warren) • $10 • all ages          
 
          Sun 7/20 
          
          8pm •   concert of colors  Femi Kuti and the Positive Force (Nigeria) • Detroit Film Theatre (inside the DIA) • free • all ages          
 
          Thu 7/24 
          
          7:30pm •     Sensorium Chamber Ensemble presents Terry Riley's 'In C' • Trinosophes          
 
          Fri 7/25 
          
          6:30pm •   film screening and discussion  Eyes of the Rainbow (1997 documentary on Black revolutionary Assata Shakur's life and political asylum in Cuba) • Vamanos (4444 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit)          
 
          Fri 7/25 
          
          7pm •      Cyrus Pireh, Dave Scanlon • Entropy Stereo (25908 Six Mile, Redford) • $20 - $10 sliding scale          
 
          Fri 7/25 
          
          8pm •   stroh down night 1  Zastava, TY, Kill The Hippies, Credit Card • Outer Limits Lounge          
 
          Sat 7/26 
          
          7pm •     Dog Lady, Creode • Wyrd Byrd (9 S. Washington, Ypsilanti) • $10 • all ages          
 
          Sat 7/26 
          
          8pm •     Dinosaur Jr, Snail Mail, Easy Action • Royal Oak Music Theater          
 
          Sat 7/26 
          
          8pm •   stroh down night 2  Human Eye, DENO, Mod Lang, Shitdels, Lavender Jets • Outer Limits Lounge          
 
          Sun 7/27 
          
          3pm •     Hall Pass, Chloe Drallos Group, Slizz, Deadbeat Beat, Secondary Colors, Plushies • Outer Limits Lounge          
 
          Wed 7/30 
          
          7:30pm •     Evelyn Champagne King • Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre • $26.75 lawn tix          
 
          Fri 8/1 
          
          6-8pm •   Sidewalk Festival  ABSTRACT MAZZ • A POSITIVE SEED • BRICHTMOOR MAKERS LA3 CHERISE MORPIS • CYRAN DARDAS • DAVID MCCUPFIE DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE • DETROIT SOUNDMAP COLLECTIVE DETROIT SYMPHOMY ORCHESTRA • DRIZZY DRIA • ECOLOCY CENTER EFE BES, KMT, LAE • EVERY SOUL ARTS FASHION REVOLUTION DETROIT DESICH COLLECTIVE FEEDOM ERBEDOM CROWERS • CLASTONZURY COLLECTIVE HURON-CLINTON METRORARKS • IDESYAH • OMANI MA'AT - JUAN MARTINEZ TEPEACERAMBON • BNG SOPHUD • LAMARRE ARD DANCEBS MARCUS ELLIOT: MATT LEMONS • MAYA DAVIS MIRRORED GLASS MOTORCITY MOBILE WELLNESS • OLIVIA ESHE OTHER WORK QUODOJO LEN CARRIAGE HORSERIDES • GUND FAELOR RAED SHANZELL PAGE SHUA GROUP STEPHANIE ONWEMU • STEVIE BAKA • STORMWRRS THE (REYCLAIM SERIES THOWRA DABKE • TRUTI WATSON UMCA YOGANIC FLOW • YVETTE ROCK • Eliza Howell Park, 23751 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48223 • Free • all ages          
 
          Fri 8/1 
          
          7:30pm •     Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour • Pine Knob Music Theatre (Clarkston) • $30 lawn tix          
 
          Fri 8/1 
          
          7pm •     Michael Malis + Hear No Evil (Michael Malis - Piano, Jaribu Shahid - Bass, Jonathan Barahal Taylor - Drums) • Brewery Faisan (1087 Beaufait St, Detroit          
 
          Fri 8/1 
          
          8pm •     Gusher, Day Residue, WRKT.FM • 27th Letter Books x Ginkgo Records (3546 Michigan Ave, Detroit) • $10 • All ages           
 
          Sat 8/2 
          
          2-9pm •   Sidewalk Festival  ABSTRACT MAZZ • A POSITIVE SEED • BRICHTMOOR MAKERS LA3 CHERISE MORPIS • CYRAN DARDAS • DAVID MCCUPFIE DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE • DETROIT SOUNDMAP COLLECTIVE DETROIT SYMPHOMY ORCHESTRA • DRIZZY DRIA • ECOLOCY CENTER EFE BES, KMT, LAE • EVERY SOUL ARTS FASHION REVOLUTION DETROIT DESICH COLLECTIVE FEEDOM ERBEDOM CROWERS • CLASTONZURY COLLECTIVE HURON-CLINTON METRORARKS • IDESYAH • OMANI MA'AT - JUAN MARTINEZ TEPEACERAMBON • BNG SOPHUD • LAMARRE ARD DANCEBS MARCUS ELLIOT: MATT LEMONS • MAYA DAVIS MIRRORED GLASS MOTORCITY MOBILE WELLNESS • OLIVIA ESHE OTHER WORK QUODOJO LEN CARRIAGE HORSERIDES • GUND FAELOR RAED SHANZELL PAGE SHUA GROUP STEPHANIE ONWEMU • STEVIE BAKA • STORMWRRS THE (REYCLAIM SERIES THOWRA DABKE • TRUTI WATSON UMCA YOGANIC FLOW • YVETTE ROCK • Eliza Howell Park, 23751 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48223 • Free • all ages          
 
          Sat 8/2 
          
          8pm •     Loose Koozies, Emily Jane Powers, Tanager • Ziggy's (Ypsilanti)          
 
          Fri 8/8 
          
          7pm •     Combo Daguerre • Detroit Institute of Arts, Rivera Court • General museum admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties • all ages          
 
          Sun 8/10 
          
          4pm •   feedback loop series  Ben Zucker, Bryce Detroit, Chad Kouri • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)          
 
          Fri 8/15 
          
          7pm •     TEC-TROIT Day 1: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages          
 
          Fri 8/15 
          
          8pm •     Hear No Evil with Michael Malis and special guests • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+          
 
          Sat 8/16 
          
          7pm •     TEC-TROIT Day 2: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages          
 
          Sun 8/17 
          
          2pm •     TEC-TROIT Day 3: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages          
 
          Thu 9/4 
          
          8pm •     Dummy • Third Man Records Cass Corridor          
 
          Sat 9/6 
          
          8pm •     Bonnie Prince Billy • Third Man Records Cass Corridor • $40 • all ages          
 
          Wed 9/10 
          
          7pm •     Jessica Pratt, Claire Cirocco  • Calvin University Covenant Fine Arts Center • $45 general public • all ages          
 
          Sun 9/14 
          
          4pm •   feedback loop series  Daniel Wyche, Matthew Daher, Stephanie E. Vasko • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)          
 
          Sat 9/20 
          
          7pm •     X, Los Lobos • Fisher Theatre          
 
          Sat 9/20 
          
          8pm •   30 year anniversary tour  Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Dr. Pete Larson • Third Man Records Cass Corridor          
 
          Thu 9/25 
          
          7pm •    THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR  The B-52s Devo Lene Lovich • Pine Knob • $30 • all ages          
 
          Thu 9/25 
          
          7pm •    THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR  The B-52s, Devo, Lene Lovich • Pine Knob • $30 • all ages          
 
          Thu 9/25 
          
          7pm •    THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR  The B-52s, Devo, Lene Lovich • Pine Knob • $30 • all ages          
 
          Fri 10/10 
          
          7:30pm •     Makaya McCraven • Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor)          
 
          Sat 10/11 
          
          12-6pm •     DittoDitto Art Book Fair • Trinosophes • Free          
 
          Sun 10/12 
          
          12-4pm •     DittoDitto Art Book Fair • Trinosophes          
 
          Sun 10/12 
          
          4pm •   feedback loop series  Ipek Eginli, Sin-Yu Deng, Sara Tea • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)          
 
          Thu 10/16 
          
          8pm •     Gina Birch and The Unreasonables, Miki Berenyi Trio • Magic Bag (Ferndale)          
 
          Tue 10/21 
          
           •     Autechre, Mark Broom • Building 6 at Russell Industrial Center          
 
          Sat 10/25 
          
          7:30pm •     An Evening with Herbie Hancock • Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor)          
 
          Sun 11/9 
          
          4pm •   feedback loop series  Marcus Elliot, Lufuki Ismaeel, Nick Turner • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)          
 
          Sun 12/14 
          
          4pm •   feedback loop series  alvin hill, RA Washington, Ben Hall • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)          
 
          Fri 1/16 
          
          7:30pm •     Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)          
 
          Sat 1/17 
          
          7:30pm •     Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)          
 
          Sun 1/18 
          
          2pm •     Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)          
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