Metro Detroit entertainment July 29 and beyond – The Oakland Press

On sale 10 a.m. July 29

• Stevie Nicks: Sept. 13, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., $49.50+.

• Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith: Dec. 8, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $30+.

Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Some events require masks, proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to event. Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.

Festivals

• SterlingFest Art and Music Festival: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. July 28-30, Jefferson Starship-8:15 p.m. July 29, Uncle Kracker-8 p.m. July 30, Jazz and Blues Stage each day,  carnival, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. July 28, wine tent, family and children’s activities and entertainment, sterlingfest.info.

• Harry Potter’s Birthday Celebration: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or 2-5 p.m. July 30-31, Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., tickets are $7+ (military, veterans, and children younger than 2 receive free admission), $5 parking.

• Grace Christian Music Festival: Noon-8:30 p.m., July 30, doors at 11 a.m., Lake St. Clair Metropark/Metro Beach, 31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township, gracemusicfestival.com, $30 general admission (lawn), free for ages 5 and younger.

• Orchard Lake Fine Art Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 30 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 31, art and crafts show, live music, food vendors, outdoors at Daly Road, West Bloomfield, free parking in the last back half of the parking lot behind Beaumont Medical Center, 6900 Orchard Lake Road, between 14 & 15 Mile Roads, $5 admission; 13 and younger free, www.hotworks.org.

• Fine Art at the Village Outdoor Art Fair: July 30-31, The Village of Rochester Hills, 104 N. Adams Road. Rochester Hills, TheVORH.com.

• Rockin’ Under the Stars: 4:30 to 11:30 p.m., Aug. 6, Itchycoo Park at 5:30 p.m., Power Play Detroit at 8:30 p.m., on the grounds of the Multi-Lakes Conservation Association, 3860 Newton Road, Commerce Twp., $6 admission, free for children 12 and younger, bring lawn chairs or blankets, food concessions, beer, wine and soft drinks to purchase.

• Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival: 6-10:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 3-10:30 p.m. Aug. 13, with Randy Scott & Band and more, Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, cityofsouthfield.com, free.

Beats

• The Crofoot Fifteen- Dashboard Confessional, Anberlin, and more: 4 p.m. July 29, The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, thecrofoot.com, all ages, $28.75+.

• Kevin Jones & Tenth World: 7 p.m. July 29, Blue LLama Jazz Club, 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, 734-372-3200, bluellamaclub.com/events, all ages, reservations required, ”Dinner and a Show” $125  or  $15 Cover on OpenTable.

• Matt Kysia: 3-7 p.m. July 29, live music on the patio, Brownies On The Lake, 24214 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, browniesonthelake.com/entertainment. Inside, Metro Rockway-9 p.m.-1 a.m. July 29.

• Fallen Angel (Tribute to Poison): 7-11 p.m. July 30, Diesel Concert Hall, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield, dieselconcerts.com, all ages, $10+.

• Dave McMurray’s Grateful Deadication: 8 p.m. July 30, Otus Supply, 345 E 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, otussupply.com, ages 21+, $20+.

• Meadow Brook Concert Series-Amadeus-Aug. 4, Collision Six- Aug. 11, Meadow Brook Hall Garden Tent, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, doors at 6 p.m., meadowbrookhall.org/amadeus, $35 each, cash bar, hor d’oeuvres. Reservations required at meadowbrookhall.org/concertseries.

• Antighost, Johnny Football Hero: 7 p.m. Aug. 5, The Loving Touch, thelovingtouchferndale.com, $10+.

• Pirate Soul: July 29-30, and Live Wire-Aug. 5, live music Fridays and Saturdays, Boat Bar, 2000 South Ortonville Road, Ortonville, theboatbar.net.

• Carnegie Hall’s NYO Jazz: 8 p.m. Aug. 5, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $20+.

• Mr. B (Mark Braun) Piano Man: 6 p.m. Aug. 5, corner of Detroit and Catherine Streets, next to Kerrytown Farmers Market, Ann Arbor, www.mrbpiano.com.

• Manifest Daze featuring Sterl Gotti, Dae Money and more: 7 p.m. Aug. 5, El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, elclubdetroit.com, $26.

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets with Tommy McLain and CC Adcock: 7 p.m. Aug. 6, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-544-1991, themagicbag.com, $40+ adv.

• Hanson: 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 West 4th St., Royal Oak, royaloakmusictheatre.com, $39.50+.

• Ferndale Library Summer Concert Series- Klezundheit is 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9, outside the library (weather permitting), 222 E. Nine Mile Road, 248-546-2504, ferndalepubliclibrary.org.

• Lawlapalooza 2022 charity rock ’n’ roll concert: 7 p.m. Aug. 12, The Magic Bag; 22920 Woodward, Ferndale, lawlapalooza.org, $20 adv.

Classical

• Michigan Philharmonic:  7 p.m. Aug. 13, Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/events/concert-series-michigan-philharmonic, $25 for gen adm., $10 for ages 12 and younger, grounds open at 5 p.m.

Concerts in the Park

Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on at these outdoor concerts.

• LOLive! Gazebo Concert Series: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays and the first Fridays of July and August, at the Children’s Park gazebo, 201 S Broadway, downtown Lake Orion, downtownlakeorion.org, free.

• Summer in the City featuring Straight Ahead: 7-9 p.m. July 29, on the front lawn of the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, food vendors, Southfield Parks & Recreation, admission and parking are free, cityofsouthfield.com/departments/parks-recreation.

• Kat Orlando Trio: 3-5 p.m. July 30, Mack-Rowe Park, 21200 Reimanville, Ferndale, oaklandcountyparks.com.

• Louis Pettinelli Music Group: 2-4 p.m. July 31, downtown Pontiac, 441 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., oaklandcountyparks.com.

• Music in the Park Concert Series: 6 p.m. Sundays through July 31, Romeo Village Park, Rawles Street between W. St. Clair and Newberry, Romeo, 586-752-6543 ext. 6, facebook.com/rwbparksandrec.

• Music in the Park Concert series- Gypsy and the Rockers: 6 p.m. Aug. 4; Sonic Freeway-6 p.m. Aug. 7 and Foster & Lewis-6 p.m. Aug. 11, Washington Township Gazebo, 57900 Van Dyke Road, Washington Township, 586-752-6543 ext. 6, facebook.com/rwbparksandrec.

• Nine on Nine Concert Series: 4-5 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 7, Schiffer Park, at Nine Mile and Planavon Street, Ferndale, downtownferndale.com/events.

• Free Concerts in the Park: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 9, Wildwood Amphitheater, 2500 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., gates at 6:30 p.m., free admission and parking, orionparks.com.

• Wag the Dog: 6-8 p.m. Aug. 10, Inspiration Park, 56730 Grand River, New Hudson, oaklandcountyparks.com.

• City of Walled Lake Summer Concerts: 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, through Aug. 10 at Hiram Sims Park, 1299 Quinif Drive, walledlake.us.

• Troy Summer Sensation Concert Series: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thornetta Davis-Aug. 11; The BackBeats-Aug. 25, at Boulan Park, 1898 Boulan (at Crooks Road between Big Beaver and Wattles Road). Food truck starting at 5:30 p.m., troymi.gov.

• Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: 7 p.m. Tuesdays,  through Aug. 16, Veterans Park, 200 W Livingston Road, downtown Highland, highlanddda.com.

• Music on the Lake Concert Series: 7 p.m. Wednesdays  through Aug. 17, at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Jefferson at Masonic Blvd. St. Clair Shores, food trucks or bring a lunch, facebook.com/StClairShoresActivitiesCommittee.

• Downtown Oxford Concerts in the Park: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, through Aug. 18, opening act 6-7 p.m. and food sales start at 5:30 p.m. thevillageofoxford.org.

• Music in the Park: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 25, Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, sterling-heights.net.

• Friday Nights Downtown Music Series: 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, through Aug. 26, Knight Amphitheater, Riverside Park, 3311 Squirrel Court, Auburn Hills, auburnhills.org/community/downtown.

• Uptown Friday Night Concert Series is 7-9 p.m. Fridays, through Sept. 30, Fountain Stage, Macomb Place, Mt.Clemens, facebook.com/DowntownMountClemens.

• Summer Concert Series: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, through season, Festival Park Gazebo, The Village of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills, TheVORH.com/Events. Bring lawn chair, blanket, free.

• Live at The Pavilion: Live music, 6-10 p.m. Saturdays through the summer, Hotel Royal Oak Pavilion, 811 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, hotelroyaloak.com.

Theater

• Shakespeare in the Park: “Romeo and Juliet”-July 28-Aug. 7, $30 each; “As You Like It”-7 p.m. July 31-Aug. 2, donations welcome; Starr Jaycee Park  1321 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, 248-399-3727, shakespeareroyaloak.com.

• “Anastasia” musical: July 28-30, Oakland Homeschool Music at Waterford Kettering High School, 2800 Kettering Drive, Waterford Twp., ohmi.ludus.com, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028543339079.

• “Pippin” Musical: July 29-30, The Berman Center for Performing Arts, 6600 West Maple, West Bloomfield Twp., local cast led by Terri Manning and special acts from Clarkston-based circus troupe, Blue Crow Talent, 248-406-6677, tickets are $35+ at nicelytheatregroup.org.

• One Act Festival: 8 p.m. July 29-30 and 2 p.m. July 31, “Comic Book Hero” “The Prize” “Not My Son” and “The Final Frontier”, Birmingham Village Players, 34660 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 248-644-2075, birminghamvillageplayers.com, $10.

• “Into the Woods” musical: Through July 30, at The Depot Theatre, 4861 White Lake Road, Clarkston. Clarkston Village Players Youth Theatre, cvpyouththeatre.com/shows, tickets are $15.

• “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury: Through July 31, Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit, 313-868-1347, detroitreptheatre.com, $20 advance admission.

• “You’ve Got Male” gay rom-com musical parody: Through Aug. 8, The Ringwald Theater at the Affirmations Community Center, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. $25 for performances Fridays-Sundays and $15 for Monday performances, theringwald.com.