Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates.
Art
• The Village Fine Arts Association 30th annual Poetry Art Night (PAN) exhibit: Through July 14, at the Suzanne Haskew Arts Center (SHAC) 125 S. Main Street, Milford, Suite 700, milfordvfaa.org.
• Habatat Detroit Fine Art’s 2022 International Glass Exhibition: Through July 29, Habatat Detroit Fine Art, 4400 Fernlee, Royal Oak, Habatat.com, 248-554-0590.
• “Waste Not Want Not” by Deborah Hecht: Exhibit through Aug. 31, Woods Gallery, Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia, Huntington Woods, 248-543-9720, huntingtonwoodslib.org.
• Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Detroit, digital art exhibition: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. through Sept. 5, at Lighthouse ArtSpace Detroit (Harmonie Club), 311 E. Grand River Ave., Detroit, 1-844-307-4644, immersivevangogh.com, $39.99+; 24.99+ for ages 16 and younger.
• Summer Exhibitions: Through Sept. 25, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, cranbrookartmuseum.org.
• Farmington Hills Public Art Program featuring 61 local artists: Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, fhgov.com, 248-699-6709. On exhibit during business hours 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• “Community, Love, and Family”: Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, 33 East Adams Ave. Detroit, swordsintoplowsharesdetroit.org.
• Van Gogh’s Artistic Roots-The Hague School and French Realism: Exhibit through Jan. 29, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 313-833-4005, masks required, dia.org/art/exhibitions.
Festivals
• Oakland County Fair: July 8-17, carnival and fair activities, fireworks at 10 p.m. July 8, Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Road, oakfair.org, admission fees.
• Selfridge Open House and Air Show: July 9 and 10, Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing to host free event featuring aerial demonstrations. The gates to the base will open to the public at 8 a.m. July 9 and 10. Entrances are off North River Road and 21 Mile Road east to Jefferson. Motorcyclists must be wearing helmets, eye protection, protective clothing, www.TeamSelfridge.com.
• Cowboys & Cowgirls Festival: July 9-10, Canterbury Village, live music, family activities, cowboy stunt shows, mechanical bull rides, pony carousel, petting zoo. Register for admission sessions at CanterburyVillageEvents.com, $10 per person, free for active-duty military veterans with ID and children younger than 3), $5 parking.
• Farmington Founders Festival: July 14-16, Parade is 10 a.m. July 16, 5K run, live music, beer tent each night, foundersfestival.com.
• Dancin’ in the Street: 6 p.m. July 15, downtown Rochester. Live music featuring The SquarePegz as well as a TasteFest from local Rochester eateries, family activities, DowntownRochesterMI.com.
• Festa Italiana: July 15-17, Freedom Hill County Park at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, live music, Italian food, wine and beer to purchase, fireworks at 10 p.m. July 15, Family Fun Zone, parking is $10 daily per car, admission is free, visitwww.iaccm.net.
• Berkley Street Art Fest: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 16, downtown Berkley, features chalk art contest, murals, live painting and Shop for Good Village, (Coolidge closed between Catalpa & Beverly) BerkleyStreetArtFest.com.
• Armenia Fest 2022: 5-10 p.m. July 23, Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, 248-760-4645.
Concerts in the Park
Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on at these outdoor concerts.
• Concerts in the Park: 6-9 p.m. Fridays through July 15, Depot Park, 375 Depot Road, Clarkston, concessions, business.clarkston.org/events.
• 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.
• Uptown Friday Night: 7-9 p.m. Fridays, July 8-Sept. 30, Fountain Stage, Macomb Place, Mt.Clemens,facebook.com/groups/745046412585222.
• Music in the Park: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays through July 28, Macomb Corners Park, 19449 25 Mile Road, Macomb Twp., macomb-mi.gov/471/Music-in-The-Park.
• Milford Concerts in the Park: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through July 28, Central Park, 159 N Main St., Milford, milfordtownship.com.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Pavillion, 811 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, hotelroyaloak.com.
• Summer in the City concerts: 7-9 p.m. July 8, July 22 and 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.
• Uptown Friday Night: 7-9 p.m. Fridays, July 8-Sept. 30, Fountain Stage, Macomb Place, Mt.Clemens,facebook.com/groups/745046412585222.
• Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, July 12-Aug. 16, Veterans Park, 200 W Livingston Road, downtown Highland, highlanddda.com.
• Cancel Monday: 7-9 p.m. July 13, Catalpa Oaks County Park, 27705 Greenfield Road, Southfield, magician at 6 p.m., oaklandcountyparks.com.
• City of Walled Lake Summer Concerts: 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, July 13 to Aug. 10 at Hiram Sims Park, 1299 Quinif Drive, walledlake.us.
• Music on the Lake Concert Series: 7 p.m. Wednesdays July 13-Aug. 17, at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Jefferson at Masonic Blvd. St. Clair Shores, food trucks or bring a lunch, facebook.com/StClairShoresActivitiesCommittee.
• Troy Summer Sensation Concert Series: 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Dan Rafferty Band-July 14; Devin Scillian & Arizona Son-July 28; 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.
Theater
• “My Fair Lady”: July 12-24, Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit, Broadwayindetroit.com, 800-982-2787, $25+.
• “Married to the Mob” murder mystery dinner and event: 7 p.m. July 13, Andiamo Banquet Center, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, doors at 6:30 p.m., AndimaoItalia.com, $79.95+.
• Sam Wright, Associate Music Director at St. Paul’s will present “Too Darn Hot! – A Summer Cabaret” at 7:30 p.m. July 13, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo St., Rochester, www.stpaulsrochester.org, free admission.
• Disney’s “Frozen Junior” youth theatre: July 15-24, Stagecrafters, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, stagecrafters.org, youth $13,, adults $18.
• Stagecrafters 2nd Stage Fringe Festival four shows: “Broadway our Way: A Colorful Cabaret” is 7 p.m. July 18 and July 25 at Five15, 600 S Washington Ave., Royal Oak; “Goodnight Gracie, It’s a Stretch, Figments Three Acts of Love”: 7 p.m. July 19 and July 26 at Five15; “The Vagina Monologues” is 7 p.m. July 20 and July 27 at Affirmations, 290 W Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; “Two Class Acts: Squash & Ajax” is 7 p.m. July 21 and July 28 at Affirmations. Individual tickets are $18 adv. through July 10, $23 after. Festival Passes are $60 through July 10 and $70 after, stagecrafters.org.
• “Pippin”: July 22-30, Berman Center for the Performing Arts, 6600 West Maple, West Bloomfield Twp., 248-406-6677, nicelytheatregroup.org, Nicely Theatre Group, $35+.
• “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury: Through July 31, Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit, 313-868-1347, detroitreptheatre.com, $20 advance admission.
Beats
• Luzcid: 8 p.m. July 8, The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, thecrofoot.com, all ages, $25+.
• PlainView, Nearly Spent: 7 p.m. July 8, The Loving Touch, thelovingtouchferndale.com, $12+.
• Motor City Josh: 3-7 p.m. July 10, Brownies On The Lake, 24214 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, browniesonthelake.com/entertainment.
• Nonpoint, Fatal Conceit: 7-11 p.m. July 13, Diesel Concert Hall, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield, dieselconcerts.com, all ages, $20-$25+.
• Concert and Cuisine-Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals: 6-8 p.m. July 16, fundraising event featuring a strolling dinner, live music and silent and live auction, Meadow Brook Theatre, mbtheatre.com/concert-cuisine, $90+.
• Finkel: 7 p.m. July 16, Otus Supply, 345 E 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, otussupply.com, $10-$15+.
• Royal Oak Blues Band: 6 p.m. July 20 and Jackamo is Aug. 25, Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester, on the library’s West Lawn, bring a blanket or low-back lawn chairs. If inclement weather, performances will be inside the library, open to the public, registration is required at calendar.rhpl.org or call 248-656-2900.
• Ferndale Library Summer Concert Series- Djangophonique: 6:30 p.m. July 19, 222 E. Nine Mile Road, 248-546-2504, www.fadl.org/djangophonique.
Classical
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra neighborhood concert series-Beethoven-”Symphony No. 1”: 7:30 p.m. July 14, The Berman, West Bloomfield Twp.; 8 p.m. July 15 at Stevenson High School, Livonia; 8 p.m. July 16, Christ Church Cranbrook; and 3 p.m. July 17, Star of the Sea, Grosse Pointe, dso.org, $25+ adults, $10+ students.
Books
• 4th Annual Rochester Author Fair is Nov. 26, at the library’s Multipurpose Room. Applications from authors are due by 5 p.m. July 29 at rhpl.org/authors. Twenty local authors will be selected and notified by early September.
Call for artists
• Canvas Pontiac regional art competition: Submissions accepted for murals in downtown Pontiac. Artists can submit drawings, paintings, photographs, and digital art into any of four categories: photography, handcrafted, which includes digital art and NFTs, automotive themed, and mural proposals. Entries submitted after July 15 are $50, with proceeds to benefit Canvas Pontiac’s mission of fostering the arts in Pontiac, canvaspontiac.org. The 2021 Canvas Pontiac awardees will be displayed on 8’x10’ canvasses throughout downtown. Pontiac Arts Crawl is July 22.
• Magical Mural Tour: Submissions for artwork accepted through July 29, all ages. Artists must complete an application and submit an 8 1⁄2” x 11” rendering of proposed mural. The tour is Sept. 5-30, downtown Rochester. Register at downtownrochestermi.com/magical-mural-tour. Call Kristi at 248-656-0060 or email kristi@downtownrochestermi.com.
Comedy
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Craig Robinson, July 7-9, at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, prices vary.
• One Night Stans: Tim Finkel-July 7-9 at 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, prices vary.
Film
• City of Troy Movie Night Under the Stars: “American Underdog-The Kurt Warner Story”-July 20; “Mitchells vs. The Machine”-Aug. 3; “Encanto”-Aug. 17 at the new Jeanne M. Stine Community Park (241 Town Center, west of Livernois), concessions, bring lawn chairs or blankets, free admission, troymi.gov.
• “Thor-Love and Thunder” (PG-13): July 8+, Farmington Civic Theater, 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, theFCT.com, 248-474-1951, $8.50+ gen. Adm., $5.75 matinees.
• “Fire in the Mountains“: July 8-10, Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org, $11+.
• “Thor-Love and Thunder” (PG-13): July 8-28, Milford Independent Cinema, Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $7+.
• Free tickets for teachers and school staff: Wednesdays before 5 p.m. through July 20, Emagine Theatres, Emagine-Entertainment.com.
• Movie Nights in the D, a free outdoor movie series: 7 p.m. Thursdays through August at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit, DowntownDetroit.org/events.
• 007 Film Series: Select dates through Aug. 25, The Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp., 248-855-9091, themapletheater.com, $6+.
• Friday Night Films: Through Aug. 26, outdoors at New Center Park. Gates open at 8 p.m. and the movies start at dusk, 2998 W Grand Blvd., Detroit, 313-420-6000, newcenterpark.com/friday-night-movies, free.
Misc.
• Beacon Park’s Summer Events: Night Market dates are 6-11 p.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 27, vendors sought, visit DTEBeaconPark.com; Family Fun Days are 1-5 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 28, free activities for all ages, music, arts and storytelling to fitness, crafts and stage performances.
• Cranbrook on the Green-Artist-Designed Mini-Golf: Through Sept. 25, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, cranbrookartmuseum.org/mini-golf, $15 adults, $8 for ages younger than 12.
• Dinosauria exhibit: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 5, $14+ zoo admission plus $6+ exhibit admission, parking is $8, dzoo.org/dinos.
• “Pulse” illuminated forest trail: Most nights, Thursdays to Sundays, through Sept. 11, Glenlore Trails, 3860 Newton Road, Commerce Twp., purchase tickets at glenloretrails.com, gen. adm. $25+, $15 ages 4-12, free for younger than 3, $20 for 65+.
Museums
• Family Day at Cranbrook Art Museum: July 16, Aug. 20, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, cranbrookartmuseum.org.
• Sloan Museum of Discovery: Grand opening of Museum of Discovery with four new galleries is July 16-17, 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, www.sloanmuseum.org, 810-237-3450, admission prices vary.
• Motortown Revue outdoor art installation: Through Oct. 31, walkable installation along the Detroit Riverwalk, presented by Motown Museum in partnership with the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Guests must bring a headset or earbuds to hear about the installation, motownmuseum.org/visit/motortown-revue.
• Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City and The Glancy Trains, detroithistorical.org, gen. adm. is $10.
• Self-guided tours of Cranbrook Gardens summer hours, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through September, self-guided garden tours are free. House tours are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, through Labor Day weekend, $20+ gen adm., housegardens.cranbrook.edu.
• Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R. St., Detroit, mi-sci.org, 313-577-8400, museum gen. adm. is $18+. POPnology exhibit, Hollywood science fiction artifacts, including a Delorean and R2-D2, through Aug. 11.
• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online, prices vary, thehenryford.org.
• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores. Timed entry, COVID-19 precautions, fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222. Ticket prices vary.
• King Tutankhamun-“Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb exhibit: Through Aug. 22, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $25+ gen adm.
• Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, Timed tours beginning at 11 a.m. Friday to Monday. Adult $18, seniors, military $15, youth (6-12) $10. Members, OU Students, free for children ages 5 and younger, reservations at meadowbrookhall.org.
• Orchard Lake Museum: Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society reopened Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road Orchard Lake, new exhibits and outdoor exhibit panels, 1-4 p.m. first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays and third Fridays, or by appointment, 248-757-2451, gwbhs.org.
• Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for public drop-In hours and tours, noon-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, rochesterhills.org/museum, $5/Adults; $3/Seniors & Students.
• University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State St, Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.
• Michigan Activity Pass: Available for card holders of all Michigan public libraries, for free or discounted admission to more than 450 locations, including historic sites, cultural attractions and state parks, plymouthrockets.com/michiganactivitypass.
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