Michigan Monthly - Detroit

MICHIGAN MONTHLY

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August, 2015 Author & Editor: Diane Klakulak, [email protected]

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DETROT TIGERS – Tigers.com

7/30 – 8/2 at Baltimore Orioles

Aug. 4-6 vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug. 7-9 vs. Boston Red Sox

Aug. 10-11 at Kansas City Royals

Aug. 14-16 at Houston Astros

Aug. 18-19 at Chicago Cubs

Aug. 20-23 vs. Texas Rangers

Aug. 25-27 vs. L.A. Angels

Aug. 28-30 at Toronto Blue Jays

Sept. 1-3 at Kansas City Royals

Sept. 4-6 vs. Cleveland Indians

Sept. 8-9 vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Sept. 10-13 at Cleveland Indians

FOX THEATRE – 313-471-6611

Aug. 22 Idina Menzel

Sept. 10 Loretta Lynn, Martina McBride

Sept. 11 Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions

Oct. 9 Josh Groban

MEADOW BROOK MUSIC – 3554 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills; 248-377-0100, T.M., PalaceNet.com

Aug. 7 Jim Gaffigan

Aug. 15 Umphrey’s McGee

Aug. 18 NeedToBreathe Tour: Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Colony House

Sept. 6 Jackson Browne

FREEDOM HILL AMPHITHEATRE – 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights; 586-269-9700, FreedomHill.net

Aug. 1 Harry Connick, Jr.

Aug. 2 Primus, Dinosaur Jr.

Aug. 4 Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, LA Guns

Aug. 9 The Beach Boys, Temptations

Aug. 12 Boz Scaggs, Los Lobos

Aug. 14 Paul Anka

Aug. 15 Yes, Toto

Aug. 16 Juanes

Aug. 21 Huey Lewis & The News, Don Felder

Aug. 22 Live & Loud: Dee Snider, Great White

Aug. 29 Maze ft. Frankie Beverly & Chaka Khan

Sept. 10 Counting Crows, Citizen Cope

Sept. 12-13 Chill on The Hill

Sept. 18 Rick Springfield, Loverboy

Sept. 20 REO Speedwagon, Night Ranger

Sept. 24 Tears for Fears, Berlin

CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOWS – CarShowFinder.org

Jul 23-24 Waterford Hills Road Racing Season Race #4 on the grounds of the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club 4770 Waterford Road Clarkston, MI 48346-3453

Jul 30-31 Waterford Hills Road Racing Vintage Race on the grounds of the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club 4770 Waterford Road Clarkston, MI 48346-3453

7/31 – 8/2 Vassar: Riverfest Car Show; 989-823-2601

Aug. 1 Harrison Twp: Bash at the Beach Car Show; Lake St. Clair Metro Park; 586-463-4581

Aug. 2 Clinton Township Gratiot Cruise; noon-6; CTGratiotCruise.com

Aug. 8 Clarkston: Michigan’s Largest “All Corvette Car Show”; Sellers Bowman Auto Center, 9603 Dixie Highway (near exit 93 off I-75 and 1.5 miles North on Dixie Highway)

Aug. 11-15 Flint: Back to the Bricks Cruise & Car Show; 810-654-9029

Aug. 14-16 NASCAR Spring Cup Series Pure Michigan 400; Michigan Speedway; 800-354-1010; MISpeedway.com

Aug. 10-15 Ferndale to Pontiac: Woodward Dream Cruise; WoodwardDreamCruise.com

Aug. 22 Mackinaw City: Corvette Auto Show & Mackinac Bridge Parade; 231-436-5574

Aug. 26 St. Clair Shores: Harper Avenue Dream Cruise

DTE ENERGY THEATRE – 7774 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston; 248-377-0100, PalaceNet.com; T.M.

Aug. 1 Nickelback – CANCELED

Aug. 2 Tim McGraw

Aug. 5 The Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson

Aug. 6 Under the Sun Tour: Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, more

Aug. 7-22 Kid Rock, Foreigner

Aug. 16 Chris Brown, Kid Ink

Aug. 24 Foo Fighters, Royal Blood

Aug. 26 Chicago / Earth, Wind & Fire

Aug. 28 Santana

Aug. 29 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chris Stapleton

Aug. 30 Oddball Comedy Fest: starring Aziz Ansari w/special guest Amy Schumer

Sept. 4 Van Halen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN:

Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or TicketMaster.com

Joe Louis Arena: 313-963-6606; OlympiaEntertainment.com

Fox Theatre: 313-471-6611; OlympiaEntertainment.com

Cobo Center: 313-983-6616; CoboCenter.com

The Palace of Auburn Hills: 248-377-0100

Masonic Temple: 313-832-2232

July 30-31 Waterford Hills Vintage Road Racing www.WaterfordHills.com

July 31 - St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Annual

Aug. 1 Highland Games; Livonia; 248-526-1849

July 31 - Buy Michigan Now Festival; Northville;

Aug. 2 248-390-0974

July 31 - Fine Art & Acoustic Music Festival;

Aug. 2 DowntownBrighton.com

Aug. 1 The Lone Ranger Festival; Oxford; 248-628-2543

Aug. 1 Harrison Township Parade of Lights down the Clinton River; 8:45 pm; to benefit Harrison Twp Firefighters Giving Tree; Julie, 586-469-6000

Aug. 1 Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts; Old Redford and Brightmoor neighborhoods, Detroit; free; SidewalkDetroit.com

Aug. 1-2 Knights of Columbus Ice Cream Social-Free! St. Paul of Tarsus Church, 41300 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township; 586-228-1210

Aug. 6 Keith Anderson; Whiskey Barrel Saloon, Lansing; T.M.

Aug. 6-9 River Raisin Jazz Festival; Monroe; 800-252-3011

Aug. 7 Free outreach clinic on civil legal services hosted by Legal Aid & Defender Assoc.; 9-noon; Southfield Human Services, 26080 Berg; Stacey, 248-253-1548 ext. 4005

Aug. 7-8 Detroit Caribbean Festival; New Center Park, Detroit; 616-499-5303

Aug. 7-8 Allen Park Arts & Crafts Street Fair; 734-258-7720

Aug. 7-9 Dearborn Homecoming Festival; 313-943-2350

Aug. 7-9 Milford Memories festival; juried art show, 3 on 3 basketball, fishing tournament, food & activities; free; MilfordMemories.com

Aug. 7-9 Port Huron Offshore Power Boat Race; 800-852-4242

Aug. 8 Festival of Colors – a celebration of India’s culture; 11-5; Fuerst Park, 10 Mile & Taft, Novi; MIFestivalOfColors.com

Aug. 8 Treasure Hunters Market; 8-3; Dodge Park, Sterling Heights; Sterling-Heights.net

Aug. 8 Flint River Flotilla; 1pm; $10/person, kids under 12 free; rain or shine; bring your own inflatables, innter tubes, etc.; to register: 810-241-6966, FCRAlliance.org; info: http://FlintTown.com/event/flint-river-flotilla

Aug. 8-9 Shelby Township Art Fair; Shelby Twp Municipal Grounds, 52700 Van Dyke; 586-731-0300, ShelbyTwp.org

Aug. 8-9 Historic Baseball World Tournament; Greenfield Village; 800-835-5237

Aug. 8-9 Civil War Re-enactment hosted by The Chesterfield Historical Society; 10-4; Historic Village on Sugarbush Road; battle skirmishes at 11 am and 2 pm; $1/adult or $2/family; 586-747-1790, 586-949-3810, 586-925-3030

Aug. 10 Golf Outing hosted by Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce; 9 am; shotgun start 10 am; $150/person or $550/foursome; open bar during dinner; hot breakfast, classic lunch, plated dinner (including Filet Mignon and Shrimp Scampi); Cherry Creek Golf Club; 52000 Cherry Creek, Shelby Twp; to register: [email protected]; Patty Le Duc at 586-731-5400 ext. 21

Aug. 12 Handicapped Fishing Derby; St. Clair Shores; 586-393-8801

Aug. 14 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Debbie, [email protected], 586-463-8644

Aug. 14 Blues, Brews & BBQ Evening of Music; Greenfield Village Pavilion; 313-982-6001

Aug. 14-16 Summerfest 2015; St. Malachy Catholic Church, 14 Mile, Sterling Heights; SaintMalachyChurch.org

Aug. 14-16 Flint Jazz Festival; 810-238-2787

Aug. 14-16 Around The World International Ethnic Festival; Lyon Township; 248-437-224i0

Aug. 17-23 Armada Fair; 74280 Fair Street; ArmadaFair.org, 586-784-5488

Aug. 19 National Night Out at Sterling Heights Police Department, 40333 Dodge Park; demos, raffles, prizes, refreshments; 586-446-2800

Aug. 20-23 Assumption Church Greek Festival; St. Clair Shores; 800-354-1010

Aug. 21 Teenfest Glow Party; 7-9 pm; ages 12-15 only; light show, stage crew, prizes, etc.; $3/residents, $4/non-residents -- cheaper if you register and pay online at MyShpr.net; Sterling Heights Parks & Recreation Dept., 586-446-2700

Aug. 21-22 Blues Brews & Barbecue; Birch Run; 888-624-9193

Aug. 21-23 St. Mary Queen of Creation Family Fest; New Baltimore; 586-725-2441

Aug. 22 Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice; Ford Field; T.M.

Aug. 22-23 UAW-GM Spirit of Detroit Hydrofest boat races; DetroitBoatRaces.com or 586-774-0980

Aug. 22 - Renaissance Festival; weekends and Labor

Oct. 4 Day; free parking; MichRenFest.com; 248-634-5552

Aug. 27-29 Warren Birthday Bash; 586-268-8400

Aug. 28-29 Lincoln Park Days; 313-350-8705

Aug. 28-30 Slovak Festival; SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 41233 Ryan; Sterling Heights; SlovakFestival.com, 586-726-6911

Aug. 29 One Direction, Icona Pop; Ford Field; T.M.

Aug. 29 Grand Circus Park Dog Park; 2:30-4 pm; Detroit; DowntownDetroitParks.com

Sept. 2 ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke; Toledo Zoo Amphitheater; Ticketmaster

Sept. 3-7 Peach Festival of Romeo; Romeo Lions Field; PeachFestRomeo.com

Sept. 4-7 Michigan State Fair; Novi; 248-348-6942

Sept. 4-7 Arts, Beats and Eats; Royal Oak; 248-541-7550; ArtsBeatsEats.com

Sept. 11 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Debbie, [email protected], 586-463-8644

Sept. 11-12 Smokin’ Jazz & Barbecue Blues; DowntownBrighton.com

Sept. 11-13 Ya’ssoo Greek Festival; $2/adult, kids under 12 free; free admission with three canned goods to benefit Lighthouse of Oakland County; St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 43816 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills; YassooGreekFestival.com

Sept. 12 Zac Brown Band; Comerica Park; OlympiaEntertainment.com

Sept. 19-20 Birmingham Street Art Fair; Common Ground’s fundraiser; free admission; artwork auction; BirminghamStreetArtFair.com, 734-662-3382; CommonGroundsHelps.org

THEATRE CALENDAR:

Ticketmaster: TicketMaster.com

Fisher Theatre: 313-872-1000; BroadwayInDetroit.com

Gem & Century Theatre: 313-963-9800, GemDetroit.com

Meadow Brook: 248-377-3300; MBTheatre.com

Hillberry Theatre: 313-577-2972, Hilberry.com

Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre: 248-541-6430, Stagecrafters.org

July 9 - Ernie – A Play by Mitch Albom; City

Aug. 2 Theatre; OlympiaEntertainment.com

Aug. 14-30 Godspell; River Bank Theatre, 358 S. Water Street; downtown Marine City; RiverbankTheatre.com, 810-278-1749

Sept. 11 - Young Frankenstein; Stagecrafters The

Oct. 4 Baldwin Theatre, Main Stage; 248-541-6430

Sept. 18 - I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change;

Oct. 4 River Bank Theatre, 358 S. Water Street; downtown Marine City; 810-278-1749; RiverBankTheatre.com

REDFORD THEATRE – 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit; 313-537-2560, RedfordTheatre.com

Aug. 7-8 Mildred Pierce (1945)

Aug. 15 Late Night Show – Pulp Fiction

Aug. 21-22 Forrest Gump

Oct. 16-18 Alfred Hitchcock Weekend

Oct. 17 Tippi Hedren – Meet and Greet

THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS -- 248-377-0100, PalaceNet.com;

Aug. 9 Motley Crue, Alice Cooper

Aug. 15 Mad Decent Block Party

Aug. 19 5 Seconds of Summer

Sept. 13 Bridal Celebrations Fall 2015

JOE LOUIS ARENA – OlympiaEntertainment.com

July 31 Hockeytown BrewHaHa Fowling & Feasting

Aug. 15 WWE Live

Oct. 1 Madonna

THE MASONIC TEMPLE -- 500 Temple Avenue, Detroit; 313-832-7100; TheMasonic.com

Aug. 1 Meltdown 5

Sept. 25 Night of Heat & Soul: Gino Vannelli, Rachelle Ferrell

Sept. 26 Four Funny Fockers: Capone, DeRay Davis, Red Grant, Bruce Bruce

Sept. 29 Of Monsters and Men – Fall Ball

Oct. 3 Insta-Jam Volume 1: Ginuwine, Avant, Dru Hill

MACOMB CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield, Clinton Twp; 586-286-2222, MacombCenter.com

Aug. 13 Cruise Aboard the Huron Lady and Tour the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse; 8:30-4; $65 includes lunch at Rix’s on the Rocks

Aug. 20 U.S. Navy Band Cruisers, Washington, D.C.; free but must pick up tickets at the Box Office

Aug. 20-22 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Sept. 9 DIA Lecture: 30 Americans, a dynamic showcase of contemporary art by African American artists; Lorenzo Cultural Center

Summer camps:

Aug. 2-8 Show Choir Camp

Aug. 10-14 Clarinet Camp

Aug. 10-14 Flute Camp

Enroll: MacombCenter.com/education-enrichment, 586-286-2044, [email protected]

COBO CENTER -- CoboCenter.com/events

Aug. 14-15 Big Hat Gentlemen Anniversary; BigHatGentlemen.com

Aug. 15 Woman’s Empowerment Expo: Wendy Williams, Iyania Vanzant; Ticketmaster

Sept. 12 Black Diamonds, Red Velvet & Pink Bows Gala; 586-441-2624

Sept. 22 Infinite Scholars Scholarship Fair; 314-570-6613

ANDIAMO CELEBRITY SHOWROOM – Warren; 586-268-3200, AndiamoShowroom.com; Ticketmaster 800-745-3000

Sept. 25 Michael Jackson Laser Spectacular

Oct. 9 Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding

CAESARS WINDSOR – 1-800-991-7777 ext. 22481, CaesarsWindsor.com; T.M.

Aug. 5 Oh Canada What A Feeling

Aug. 7 Culture Club

Aug. 20 Tony Orlando

Aug. 28 Brian Regan

Aug. 30 ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke

Sept. 4 Kevin James

Sept. 11 Diana Ross

Sept. 15 The Avett Brothers

Sept. 18 Thunder from Down Under

Sept. 19 Joe Walsh

Sept. 25 Scorpions and Queensryche

MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL – 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit; MotorCityCasino.com; 313-237-7711; Ticketmaster

Aug. 7 American Idol Live! Nick Fradiani, Jax, more

Sept. 10 Rickey Smiley

Sept. 20 Kim Russo—The Happy Medium

Oct. 11 Vanessa Williams

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES – 866-296-MTIX, MGoBlue.com/Tickets

Sept. 3 at Utah

Sept. 12 vs. Oregon State

Sept. 19 vs. UNLV

Sept. 26 vs. BYU

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Sept. 4 at Western Michigan

Sept. 12 vs. Oregon

Sept. 19 vs. Air Force

Sept. 26 vs. Central Michigan

DETROIT LIONS: On Fox TV unless otherwise noted

Preseason:

Aug. 13 vs. New York Jets; 7:30 pm; Ch. 2

Aug. 20 at Washington Redskins; 7:30 pm; Ch. 2

Aug. 28 at Jacksonville Jaguars; 8 pm; CBS

Sept. 3 vs. Buffalo Bills; 7:30 pm; Ch. 2

Regular Season:

Sept. 13 at San Diego Chargers; 4:05 pm

Sept. 20 at Minnesota Vikings; 1 pm

Sept. 27 vs. Denver Broncos; Sunday, 8:30 pm

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Orchestra Hall, Detroit; DSO.org or 313-576-5111

Aug. 6 Sister City Celebration

Aug. 7 Chris Masters Dance

Aug. 14 Derrick May and The DSO

Aug. 15 Motor City Soles

Aug. 27 Mix @ The Max: Lily and Madeleine

CANTON VILLAGE THEATER – 50400 Cherry Hill Road; 734-394-5300, CantonVillageTheater.org

7/24 – 8/16 Michigan Shakespeare Festival

Aug. 22 The Beach Boys Star Tributes from Las Vegas

Aug. 25-27 BeckRidge Chorale – Canton Idol

Sept. 2 Justin Hayward: The Legendary Voice of The Moody Blues, Mike Dawes; T.M.

Sept. 2-6 The Red Velvet Cake by Spotlight Players

Sept. 12 Rock The House / Rock-And-Roll Cabaret

Sept. 18-27 The Producers by Spotlight Players

MICHIGAN PHILHARMONIC – 734-451-2112 or MichiganPhil.org

Aug. 29 Summer Concerts in the Park; free; Detroit Summerfest, Grand Circus Park, Detroit; 6:15 pm

Sept. 19 Haflah! Arab Fusion Fest; 7:30 pm; Music Hall

Oct. 3 Denim and Dvorak: Voices from the New World; The Village of Cherry Hill, Canton

THE DETROIT ZOO – DetroitZoo.org; 248-541-5717

May 22 – Sept. 7 Dinosauria

July 31 Wild Beasts Wild Wine; 6-10 pm; 21 & older

Aug. 5 Taylor Taylor (Jazz, Pop)

Aug. 12 The Verve Pipe (children’s)

Aug. 19 Detroit Children’s Choir

Aug. 26 Candy Band (children’s)

Sept. 9 Tri-County Senior Day; 10-3

Sept. 13 Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo; 5K & 10 K run, 1.5 Fun Walk

SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT – Mt. Pleasant; 800-585-3737, SoaringEagleCasino.com

Aug. 5 Nickelback - CANCELED

Aug. 19 Toby Keith, Tyler Farr, Chris Janson

Aug. 22 Bill Engvall

Aug. 28 ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke

Aug. 28-30 Edge of Summer ATV & MX Racing

Sept. 6 Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, From Ashes to New

Sept. 19 Rock the Eagle / Middle of the Mitt Music Festival

Sept. 26 Charley Pride

GIBRALTAR TRADE CENTER -- Mt. Clemens:

586-465-6440, GibraltarTrade.com

For concealed pistol license training class, register in the market office or call Aim Straight at 586-565-1403

Aug. 1 Truck Warz – Tug-O-War

Aug. 1-2 Mom to Mom Sale

Aug. 14-16 Gun & Knife Show

Aug. 21-23 Sports Cards & Collectibles Show / Holistic Festival

Aug. 22 Classic / Antique Outboard Motor & Boat Show

Aug. 22-23 USMA National Car Show

Aug. 29 Burger Brawl

Aug. 29-30 Garage Sale / Guitar & Music Equipment Swap

Aug. 30 Charity Poker Run

Sept. 4-6 Gun & Knife Show

Sept. 5-6 Mom to Mom Sale

Sept. 11 Bands Together Against Cancer (outdoor)

Sept. 11 Building Materials Auction

Sept. 18-20 Detroit Rockin’ Hot Fest

Sept. 19-20 Stamp ‘N Scrap Resale

Sept. 20 Motor City Hot Wheels Club

Sept. 25-27 Gun & Knife Show / Sports Cards & Collectibles Show / Holistic Festival

Sept. 27 USMA Car Show

MARK RIDLEY’S COMEDY CASTLE - 310 S. Troy, Royal Oak, 248-542-9900, ComedyCastle.com

7/30 – 8/1 Robert L. Hines

Aug. 6-8 James Ervin

Aug. 13-15 Trevor Smith & Mike O’Keefe

Aug. 20-22 J Chris Newberg

Aug. 27-29 Nate Fridson

Sept. 10-12 Tony Deyo

Sept. 17-19 Myq Kaplan

Sept. 24-26 Michael Malone

Oct. 1-3 DC Benny

SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE – 46100 Grand River, Novi; SuburbanCollectionShowplace.com or 248-348-5600

Aug. 1-2 Heirloom’s Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival

Aug. 15 India Day

Aug. 21-23 International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc.

Sept. 4-7 Michigan State Fair

Sept. 15-17 The Battery Show

Sept. 19-20 Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Show

Sept. 20 Brides Day Bridal Show

Sept. 23 Gold Key Travel, Inc. – Sandals Info Night

Sept. 25-27 American Sewing Expo

9/30 – 10/4 Fall Detroit Camper & RV Show

FUNDRAISERS

Aug. 1 Lewy’s Body Dementia Assoc. charity fundraiser; 5-11 pm; $20; strolling hors d’oeuvres, silent auction; Hamlin Pub, 55076 Van Dyke, Shelby Twp; tickets: 586-703-5221

Aug. 2 Walk With Me to benefit Easter Seals Michigan; one-mile fun walk through the Detroit Zoo; check in 7:30 am; register at WalkWithMe.org/Detroit; Jennifer Cleary, 248-475-6413, [email protected]

Aug. 9 Golf Outing for St. Ronald’s Men’s Club; 11:30 am; dinner at 6:30 pm; Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 48787 North, Macomb; 586-792-1190

Aug. 14 Cruisin’ to Drive Out Hunger; to benefit Forgotten Harvest; 6-10 pm; valet parking, craft brews, spirited libations from Zim’s Vodka, live music by Larry Leed and The Back in the Day Band; silent auction; Westborn Market, 27659 Woodward, Berkley; $150; tickets: 248-854-7527; ForgottenHarvest.org

Aug. 21 Golf Outing hosted by Romeo Foundation for Educational Excellence; 11 am shotgun start; 18 holes, taco bar dinner, beverages on the course; $125 before Aug. 1 and receive $25 back on day of outing; Heather Hills Golf Club, 3100 McKail, 810-798-3971; tickets: Amy Aul, 586-531-0611 or [email protected]; RomeoFoundation.org

Sept. 19-20 Birmingham Street Art Fair; Common Ground’s fundraiser; free admission; artwork auction; BirminghamStreetArtFair.com, 734-662-3382; CommonGroundsHelps.org

DOWNTOWN MOUNT CLEMENS – DowntownMountClemens.com

thru Aug. 29 45^th Anniversary Show; Anton Art Center; 125 Macomb Place; 586- 469-8666; TheArtCenter.org

thru Sept. 18 Emerging Artists 2015; Anton Art Center

Aug. 5 Nashville in the Neighborhood Concert

Aug. 7 The Beatles Forever, A Short Story with Music; ML Liebler and Band; 7 - 9 pm; Anton Art Center

Sept. 2 Nashville in the Neighborhood

Sept. 17 24th Annual Art Party Fundraiser; 5:30 – 8 pm; $60; Anton Art Center

HEALTH EVENTS:

Aug. 3-4 Kidz Kamp is a 2-Day Camp for ages 4-12 kids who have lost a loved one; 10-2; free but must register; Mill Race Village, 215 Griswold, Northville; NewHopeCenter.net, 248-348-0115

Aug. 6 Improving Self Worth – tapping into the power within; workshop; 7-8:30 pm; $20; 17334 Farmington, Livonia; 734-743-1758, ThePowerInParenting.com/work-shop

Aug. 7 Free Health Fair; 10-2; Arab American & Chaldean Council Youth Center; 62 W. Seven Mile, Detroit; free food, bounce house for kids

Aug. 13 Health Fair; 10-2; free dental screenings, health screenings; free sports physicals; free food, fun, festivities; MyCare, 6900 E. 10 Mile, Center Line; 586-619-9986

Aug. 20 A Guide to Hypertension and Treatment; 6 pm; free; free parking; DMC Heart Hospital Lobby, 311 Mack Avenue, Detroit; sign up: DMC.org/HeathyHeart or 888-DMC-2500

Aug. 22 Community Health & Wellness Fair, free; 2-6 pm; St. Paul of Tarsus Church, 41300 Romeo Plank, Clinton Twp; 586-228-1210

Aug. 25 Diabetes Meeting; 7 pm; St. Matthias Social Hall, 12311 19 Mile, Sterling Heights; 586-731-1300

Aug. 26 Red Cross Blood Drive, free; 2-8 pm; St. Paul of Tarsus Church, 41300 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township; 586-228-1210

Aug. 29 Alzheimer’s Walk; 11 am; Comerica Park; Senior Helpers, 248-865-1000, SeniorHelpersMI.com

Sept. 3 Handling Tantrums—Learn the 3R’s of a tantrum; workshop; 7-8:30 pm; $20; 17334 Farmington, Livonia; 734-743-1758, ThePowerInParenting.com/work-shop

Sept. 17 Living With Heart Failure; 6 pm; free; free parking; DMC Heart Hospital Lobby, 311 Mack Avenue, Detroit; sign up: 888-DMC-2500 or DMC.org/HeathyHeart

QUOTE:

Life is like riding a bicycle; you don’t fall off unless you stop pedaling; -- Claude Pepper

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS – DIA.org

Workshops:

Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Drumsticks; noon-4

Aug. 2, 9, 16, 30 Collage Portraits; noon-4

Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 Aztec Codex; 11-3

Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 Paper Marbling; 11-3

Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 Refrigerator Magnets; 11-3

Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 Paper Dolls; 11-3

Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 Mobiles; 6-9 pm

Aug. 8-9 Shelby Art Fair Off-site Workshop: Mosaics

Family Sundays

Aug. 23 Storytelling: Hands-On Folktales’ Tawara Toda; 2-3 pm

Aug. 30 Puppet Demo: Marionetas de la Esquina El Circo Granda

Sunday Music Bar:

Aug. 2 Mick Dobday; 1-4

Aug. 9 Stefan Kukurugya; 1-4

Aug. 16 Audra Kubat / Emily Rose/ Michelle Held; 1, 3

Aug. 23 Leslie DeShazor Adams; 1-4

Aug. 30; Tia Imani Hanna, Elden Kelly Duo; 1-4

ROCHESTER REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – 71 Walnut, Suite 110; 248-651-6700, RRC-MI.com

Aug. 4 Balloon Launch & Open House; Alpine Academy

Aug. 8 Rochester Suit Run Healthy Lifestyle 5K Fun Run & Walk for Charity; 8-noon; 345 John R; 248-757-8974, MichiganEventServices.com

Sept. 15 Leadership Greater Rochester Kick Off Dinner

RICHMOND – RichmondCOC.org

Aug. 6 Summer Social hosted by Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce; Golden Hawk Golf Course, 9861 Meisner, Casco; 6:30 pm; $25/person, $40/couple; hors d’oeuvres & desserts, beer & wine included; RSVP 586-727-3266 by July 20th

Aug. 6-7 St. Peter’s “Barnless” Barn Sale; St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 67065 Gratiot

Aug. 15 Free Community Picnic; 2-7 pm; Beebe Street Park Pavilion

Aug. 20 Free Music Series: Jean Bastian’s Double Brass Quartet; Beebe Street Park

Sept. 10-13 Good Old Days Celebration; 59600 Beebe; RichmondGoodOldDaysFestival.org

Sept. 19 Richmond Community Schools Health Fair; 10-2 pm

Sept. 20 Romeo to Richmond Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk; Macomb Orchard Trail; Romeo2RichmondRace.com

BELLE ISLE HAPPENINGS – Michigan.gov/dnr

Aug. 5 Senior Health & Services Day

Aug. 19 Belle Isle Crawl of Venues & Sights

Sept. 9 Exercise and Leisure Day

Sept. 23 Special Detroit Icon Concert

Oct. 7 Jazz on the Isle in the Casino

TOP 10 TAKEOVER – an exclusive dining series; delicious meals with dining insights; tickets go on sale 3-5 weeks before each date; Freep.com/top10takeover

Aug. 10 Bistro 82

Aug. 27 The Bird & The Bread

Sept. 8 Bill’s

Sept. 21 Ale Mary’s

Oct. 12 Johnny Noodle King

PARK*IT FAMILY FUN NIGHTS – free; movie under the stars, kid’s activities; ParkIt4Fun.com

July 30 Brandenburg Park, Chesterfield

July 31 Kennedy Park, Eastpointe

Aug. 5 Civic Center Park; Clinton Township

Aug. 6 Beebe Street Park, Richmond

CONCERTS AT THE SQUARE – 7 pm; Warren City Square, One City Square Drive (east of Van Dyke and north of 12 Mile Road); behind Chase Bank; bring lawn chair or blanket; 586-264-0959

Aug. 2 Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic

Aug. 6 Warren Concert Band

Aug. 9 Under Pressure; Top 40

Aug. 16 The Lynn LaPlante Seven; Latin Jazz

Aug. 20 Warren Concert Band

Aug. 23 The Merge Band; Rock Pop, Motown, Country

CAMPUS MARTIUS PARK – Detroit; DowntownDetroitParks.com

Tuesdays Classical; noon-2 pm

Thursdays Essential Music; 5:30-8:30 pm

Fridays Beach Party! 5:30-8:30 pm

Saturdays Aug. 1-29: Movie Night in the D; 8 pm

Aug. 27-29 Detroit Summer Fest; noon-10 pm

Aug. 28 Steel Pulse; 9 pm

Aug. 29 KidzShow; 1-3 pm

FIRST MERIT BANK EVENT PARK – across from The Dow Event center, Saginaw, Ticketmaster

Aug. 14 Plain White T’s

Aug. 20 Cole Swindell, Granger Smith, Earl Dibbles Jr.

Aug. 22 The Great Lakes Gathering

Sept. 4 Aaron Lewis

MICHIGAN THEATER – Ann Arbor; Ticketmaster

Aug. 4 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Sept. 3 John Hiatt, Taj Mahal Trio

ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE – 318 W. Fourth; RoyalOakMusicTheatre.com; 248-399-2980

July 31 Lord Huron wsg Widowspeak; Ticketmaster

Aug. 12 Miguel Meet & Greet – Ticketmaster

Aug. 12 Miguel

Aug. 15 Social Distortion wsg Drag The River

Aug. 19 Big Head Todd and The Monsters / G. Love and Special Sauce

Aug. 22 The Psychedelic Furs and The Church

Sept. 11 Ralphie May

Sept. 12 Gramatik (16 and older)

Sept. 18 Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

Sept. 24 Father John Misty

Sept. 25 Stromae

Sept. 26 George Ezra

MAGIC BAG – 22920 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-3030, TheMagicBag.com

Aug. 7 Shwayze, Cold English

Aug. 8 Howie Day, Olivia Millerschin

Aug. 27 Throwing Shade, Live Podcast!

THE SHELTER – Detroit; Ticketmaster

Aug. 2 Aaron Gillespie, William Beckett

Aug. 4 Berner, Scolla

Aug. 7 Huey Mack, Cam Meekins, Futuristic

Aug. 12 The World Is A Beautiful Place, more

Aug. 14 Northlane, Like Moths To Flames, more

Aug. 20 7 Seconds, Bishops Green, Success

Aug. 21 The Spill Canvas, The Press War, Bonfires

Aug. 26 Lionfight, My Enemies & I

Sept. 2 Four Year Strong, Defeater, Expire, more

CHENE PARK – Detroit; Ticketmaster

July 31 Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton

Aug. 5 Maysa, Nick Colionne

Aug. 9 The Roots, Wale, Common

Aug. 12 The Family Stone, Maceo Parker

Aug. 14 Derrick May, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Aug. 15 Erykah Badu, Nas

Aug. 22 Aretha Franklin, Ron Isley

SAINT ANDREWS HALL – LiveNation.com

Aug. 1 The Kills, The Erers, Baby In Vain

Aug. 5 Neurosis, The Body, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth

Aug. 5 Tokio Hotel, Bronze Mambas, MXMS

Aug. 19 Failure, Queen Kwong

Aug. 21 Rusted Root, The Infatuations, Secret Space

Aug. 26 Imported From The D Remix

THE MAGIC STICK – 4120 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-9700, MajesticDetroit.com

Aug. 4 Sumac, Hordes; Majestic Café

Aug. 5 Jamie XX, Mike Simonetti; Majestic Theatre

Aug. 12 Christopher Paul Sterlling; Majestic Café

Aug. 13 The Maggie Cocco Band, more; Majestic Café

Aug. 15 Blackout BBQ: Koffin Kat; Majestic Theatre

Aug. 16 Bad Cop, Pretty Ghouls; Majestic Café

Aug. 22 The Appleseed Collective; Majestic Café

Aug. 28 Terror, Bane, Turnstile; Majestic Café

Sept. 1 Mac Sabbath, Sros Lords; Majestic Theatre

Sept. 4 JD McPherson; Majestic Theatre

THE TOKEN LOUNGE – Westland; Ticketmaster

July 31 The Aristocrats

Aug. 16 Insomnium

Aug. 17 Native Construct, Wings Denied

Aug. 28 Evergrey, Voyager, Borealis

Aug. 29 Riot, Halloween, A.S.S.

Aug. 30 Lotus Crush, Terry McDermott (The Voice)

Sept. 5 Raven

FILLMORE – 2115 Woodward; Detroit; 313-961-5450, T.M., LiveNation.com

Aug. 11 Charli XCX, Bleachers, Borns

Sept. 4 Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads

Sept. 5 Ratatat

LOVING TOUCH – Ferndale; Ticketmaster

July 31 Reggie & The Full Effect, Pentimento

Aug. 4 Ducktails, Itasca

Aug. 5 Cayetana and Chumped

Aug. 12 High on Fire, Pallbearer, Lucifer

Aug. 20 The Good Life, Big Harp

Aug. 23 Timeshares

POPULUX – Detroit, Ticketmaster

Aug. 7 Matoma

Aug. 20 Earphunk

Aug. 21 Eoto (Live)

Aug. 22 Konkrete Jungle 3-Year Anniversary

Aug. 29 Justin Martin, Ardalan

PIKE ROOM @ THE CROFOOT – 1 South Saginaw, Pontiac; 248-858-9333; Ticketmaster or with link to partner site Ticket Web

July 31 Sheppard; Pike Room

Aug. 6 Summer Concert Bash 2015: A Benefit for Alana’s Foundation; Ballroom

Aug. 13 Every Time I Die, Real Friends; Ballroom

Aug. 18 Pryde; Pike Room

Aug. 30 Summer Sunday Concert Series; Ballroom

AROUND LEXINGTON . . . . FREE Music in the Park every Friday with great bands

http://LexingtonMichigan.org/events/list/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=3&tribe_event_display=list

August 1-2 Fine Arts Street Fair

August 14-16 Antique Yard Sale Trail

Sept. 5 Thumbfest Music Festival

Sept. 18-20 Bach Festival

HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE . . . MichiganFun.com

7/24 – 8/2 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival; 616-846-5940, CoastGuardFest.com

7/26 – 8/1 Holland Ottawa County Fair; 616-399-4904

7/27 – 8/1 Gladwin Gladwin County Fair; 989-426-2311

7/27 – 8/1 Hale Iosco County Fair; 989-756-3538

7/30 – 8/1 Imlay City Eastern Michigan State Fair; 810-724-4145

7/30 – 8/1 Marion Old Fashion Days; 231-743-2461

7/30 – 8/2 Munger Potato Festival; 989-274-3813

7/31 – 8/1 Croswell Croswell Swinging Bridge Festival; 810-679-2299

7/31 – 8/1 Mackinaw City Mackinaw Area Historic Festival; 231-373-9793

7/31 – 8/1 Port Sanilac The East Ports Blues Festival; 810-622-9946

7/31 – 8/2 Bay Port Fish Sandwich Festival; 989-551-9929

7/31 – 8/2 Brighton Fine Arts & Acoustic Music Festival; 810-227-5086

7/31 – 8/2 Coloma Glad-Peach Festival; 269-468-7479

7/31 – 8/2 Vassar Riverfest & Car Show; 989-823-2601

Aug. 1 East Tawas Tawas Uncork’d and Untapp’d; 989-362-8197

Aug. 1 Traverse City Classic Boats on the Boardwalk; WWCACBS.com

Aug. 1 Frankenmuth Michigan Honey Festival; 810-241-6308

Aug. 1 St. Ignace Bayside Music Festival; 800-338-6660

Aug. 1 Trenton Jazz on the River; 313-964-5050

Aug. 1 Traverse City Classic Boats on the Boardwalk; WWCACBS.com

Aug. 1-2 East Jordan Portside Art Fair; 231-536-3282

Aug. 1-2 Goodrich Good Times in Goodrich; 810-335-3085

Aug. 1-2 Grand Blanc Art Fair; 810-695-8933

Aug. 1-2 Melvindale Street Fair; 313-429-1040

Aug. 1-2 Tawas City Fine Arts Festival; 989-362-5613

Aug. 1-9 Whitehall White Lake Chamber Music Festival; 231-893-2524

Aug. 3-8 Cassopolis Cass County Fair; 269-445-8265

Aug. 3-8 Harrison Clare County Fair; 989-539-9011

Aug. 3-8 Mason Ingham County Fair; 517-676-2428

Aug. 4-8 Chesaning Saginaw County Fair; 989-845-2143

Aug. 5-8 Elk Rapids Harbor Days Festival; 231-342-1058

Aug. 5-8 Muskegon Unity Christian Music Festival; 231-773-3361

Aug. 6-8 Hudson Celebrate Hudson Festival; 517-448-8983

Aug. 6-8 Hudson US-127 National Yard Sale & Waterball Tournament; 517-448-8983

Aug. 6-8 Kalamazoo Ribfest; 269-344-0111, 269-388-2830

Aug. 6-8 Millington Old-Fashioned Summer Festival; 989-871-7505

Aug. 6-9 Boyne Falls Polish Festival; 231-582-6222

Aug. 7-8 Gaylord Michaywe Arts & Crafts Show; 989-939-8919

Aug. 7-8 Lansing JazzFest; 517-371-4600

Aug. 7-9 East Lansing Great Lakes Folk Festival; 517-432-4533

Aug. 7-9 Milford Milford Memories Summer Festival; 248-685-7129

Aug. 7-9 Rogers City Nautical City Festival; 989-734-4656

Aug. 8 St. Joseph Lake Bluff Concours d’Elegance of Southwest Michigan

Aug. 8-9 Frankenmuth Art on Main; 989-652-8887

Aug. 8-9 West Branch Victorian Art Fair; 989-345-3856

Aug. 9 Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair; CharlevoixWaterfrontArtFair.org/ArtFair

Aug. 9-15 Corunna Shiawassee County Fair; 989-743-3611

Aug. 9-15 Jackson Jackson County Fair; 517-788-4405

HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE . . . MichiganFun.com

Aug. 12-16 Stanton Old Fashioned Days; 989-287-2357

Aug. 13-15 Mendon Riverfest; 269-496-8728

Aug. 13-16 Bessemer Gogebic County Fair; 906-663-4045

Aug. 14-15 Port Sanilac Antique Boat Show & Vintage Festival; 810-622-9931

Aug. 14-16 Allegan Michigan Fiber Festival; 269-948-2497

Aug. 14-16 Howell Melon Festival; 517-546-0693

Aug. 14-16 Montrose Blueberry Festival; 810-639-3475

Aug. 14-16 St. Johns Mint Festival; 989-224-7248

Aug. 14-16 Sumner Sumner Daze; 989-463-4531

Aug. 14-23 Caseville Cheeseburger in Caseville; 800-626-1347

Aug. 15 Manistique Paul Bunyan Triathlon; 906-341-5010

Aug. 15-16 Mackinaw City Renaissance Event in Mackinaw Crossing; 231-436-5030

Aug. 16-22 Marshall Calhoun County Fair; 269-781-8161

Aug. 16-22 Midland Midland County Fair; 989-835-7901

Aug. 17-23 Escanaba Upper Peninsula State Fair; 906-786-4011

Aug. 18-22 West Branch Ogemaw County Fair; 989-345-5393

Aug. 20-22 DeWitt Ox Roast; 517-669-8156

Aug. 20-23 Edmore Potato Festival; 844-427-2014

Aug. 21-22 Birch Run Blues, Brews & Barbecue; 888-624-9193

Aug. 21-23 Greenville Danish Festival; 616-754-6369

Aug. 21-23 Lapeer Lapeer Days Festival; 810-664-6641

Aug. 21-23 Oakley Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor; 989-845-7221

Aug. 21-23 Paradise Wild Blueberry Festival; 906-492-3391

Aug. 21-23 Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Heritage Fest; 734-483-6071

Aug. 22 Highland In The Pink Derby Horse Show Fundraiser

Aug. 22 Kalamazoo Scottish Festival; 269-598-7907

Aug. 22 Saginaw Great Lakes Gathering “Celebrating Irish Music & Culture”; 989-759-1320

Aug. 22-23 Muskegon Shoreline Jazz Festival; 313-964-5050

Aug. 23-29 Sandusky Sanilac County 4-H Fair; 810-648-2515

Aug. 25-29 Chelsea Chelsea Community Fair; 734-475-1270

Aug. 25-29 Gaylord Otsego County Fair; 989-732-3811

Aug. 26-29 Hart Oceana County Fair; 231-873-2565

Aug. 27-30 Kingston Kingston Days; 810-689-1397

Aug. 27-30 Midland Folk Music Festival; 989-892-4672

Aug. 28-29 Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival; 810-678-6222

Aug. 28-30 East Tawas Blues by The Bay Festival; 877-868-2927

Aug. 28-30 Grand Rapids Dozynki Polish Festival; 616-437-6031

Aug. 28-30 Hastings Summerfest; 269-948-3025

Aug. 29 Manistique Color The Sky Kite Festival; 906-341-5010

Aug. 29 East Tawas Tour de Lumberjack; 989-820-6791

Sept. 2-6 Saline Saline Community Fair; 734-429-1131

Sept. 2-7 Norway Dickinson County Fair; 906-563-8840

Sept. 3-7 Romeo Peach Festival of Romeo; 586-752-6633

Sept. 4-5 Manistique Kewadin Casino Car & SCCC Motorcycle Show; 906-341-5010

Sept. 4-6 Marquette Marquette Area Blues Fest; 906-228-7749

Sept. 4-6 Newaygo River Country Chamber of Commerce Logging Festival; 231-652-3068

Sept. 4-6 Trufant Trufant Jubilee; 616-984-2555

Sept. 4-7 Belding Labor Day Celebration

Sept. 4-7 Fairgrove Michigan Bean Festival; 989-693-6841

Sept. 4-7 Farwell Labor Day Celebration

Sept. 4-7 Mackinac Island Grand Hotel Labor Day Jazz Weekend; 906-847-3331

July 31 - St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Annual

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