10-piece big band led by Chris Smith, specializing in hot jazz of the 1920s and 30s. Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Duke Ellington and other jazz legends are prominent in their repertoire. Great for listening or dancing.

Concerts

Family Fun

Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings

The 17th annual Troy Traffic Jam will display 300+ cars ranging from antiques to high performance vehicles. This year we are celebrating SPEED by featuring cars from across all racing genres! More than just a car show, the Traffic Jam features Tech Talks from industry experts, automotive art, kids’ pedal car races, robotics demonstrations, food, music and so much more!

Benefit or Fundraiser

Troy Traffic Jam

The Players Guild of Dearborn Teen Guildlings presents: 
Legally Blonde the Musical
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.
Performances are July 24-26, 2025 @ 7:30pm and July 27, 2025 @ 2:30pm.

Theatre & Performance

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROOFTOP RHYTHMS from 8:00pm-11:00pm – Featuring the Best of Detroit Jazz Artists weekly 
HAPPY HOUR from 11:00am-4:00pm 
$10 Cover Charge Per Person After 8:00pm

Attractions

ROOFTOP RHYTHMS

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf&#8221; is a choreopoem written by Ntozake Shange and directed by CJ Williams. This play is the second play written by a black woman to go to Broadway. It explores the lives and struggles of seven unnamed women of color. Each woman shares her experiences with themes of racism, sexism, oppression, and the search for identity and self-love. The work combines poetry, dance, and music to tell stories of resilience and the power of sisterhood.

Art & Literature

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered  Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf By Ntozake Shange

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered  Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf  By Ntozake Shange

A2SF is an independent, non-profit dedicated to presenting a world-class celebration of arts and entertainment that enriches the cultural, economic, and social vitality of the region.

Community Support

Volunteering

Ann Arbor Summer Festival – Top of the Park

Fear knows no boundaries. Terror crosses any border. But do you dare walk the line between shock and shlock? Experience this in-between space — a netherworld of both good and bad taste — at our double feature of vintage Mexican horror, presented on 16mm film in partnership with our friends at the Motor City Cinema Society!
&#8220;100 Cries of Terror&#8221; (1965) starts at 8:00 pm. &#8220;The Curse of the Doll People&#8221; (1961) starts at approx. 9:45 pm.
These tales of homicidal infidelity, premature burial, voodoo curses, and killer dolls make up our first show in the Senate Theater’s annual Hot, Sweaty &amp; Weird summer film series. As always we’re focusing on the strange, the cult, and the so bad it’s good. We aim to provide the kind of oddball entertainment that is sure to distract as you enjoy our 99-year-old theater’s non-existent climate control system.
Come early for the Organ Overture at 7:30 pm. — Tickets are just $6.00 for both films! — Parking is available in our gated lot on Gilbert behind the theater.

¡TERROR DE MEXICO! Mexican Horror Double Feature at the Senate Theater

Jazz in the Park is BACK!
Join us Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 2PM–8PM at Mill Pond Park in Saline, MI for an unforgettable day of live jazz, local art, food trucks, and family fun! Score some giveaways. Bring your chairs or blankets and chill by the pond. FREE admission | Family-friendly | Rain or shine Mark your calendar and tag your jazz-loving friends!
Featuring:
· Alexander Zonjic – Internationally acclaimed jazz flutist
· Rick Roe – Renowned pianist and educator
· Paul Keller – Award-winning bassist and bandleader
· Penny Wells – Dynamic vocalist blending jazz and soul

Saline Jazz in the Park

2 Stones Events and the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts have teamed up to present the Brighton Blues Bash! — an evening featuring two of metro-Detroit&#8217;s finest acts: Boogie-woogie blues piano master Mr. B, and Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis — presented by Cooper &amp; Binkley Jewelers.
Tickets are just $15 for the balcony and $25 for the main floor; $20 and $30 day of event.
This event will include a food drive for the Livingston Hunger Council, and attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable item. Of course, they’ll also take a monetary donation — every dollar donated provides three meals locally.
Tickets are $25 for the Main Floor and $15 for the balcony online before Sept. 7. Prices will increase to $35 and $25 day-of at the door. Doors open at 3 p.m.; no refunds.

Brighton Blues Bash

The 30th Annual FREE Michigan Jazz Festival will be held on Sunday, July 20th from Noon to 9 pm with a guitar Jazz Clinic at 11 am. Enjoy 40 bands on 7 stages and Jazz Talk informative and delightful presentations in the Schoolcraft College’s newly renovated Vistatech Center and in the Tent outside. Event merchandise for sale, great food options provided by the Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts Department and other exhibits. For this year’s entertainment lineup, Know Before You Go, and all other festival information, please visit our website: michiganjazzfestival.org. Ample handicap accessible parking. This is a day-long adventure for free family fun! Please join us!!

Michigan Jazz Festival

Join us as we close out another season with some of our favorites! In this edition of our Potpourri Concert expect to hear Exultations, French and Arabic melodies and some gems from Kurt Weill. Reception to follow.

Vocal Arts Ensemble of Ann Arbor presents VAE Potpourri

St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church presents the 30th Annual Opa! Fest.
Live Greek Music by Enigma Detroit. Folk Dancing. Iron Chef Contest. Cooking Demostrations. Authentic Greek Cuisine. Church Tours.
Admission: $3.00 per Person, $10.00 per Family, Children under 12 Free.
Opa! Fest proudly supports Gleaners Food Bank. Bring three (3) cans of food to donate to Gleaners and save on the admission.
Handicapped parking on premises is subject to availability. For general parking, please park at Boulan Park. Free Shuttle available. Boulan Park is located at 3671 Crooks Road (between Wattles and Big Beaver).

OPA! FEST at St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church, Troy

Bringing the festival to a close with music built from small, repeating patterns, Closing Night:Wireworks explores how repeated shapes give rise to deep emotional worlds. Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 2 unfolds in flowing, intricate layers, each phrase subtly echoing the last, while Brahms’s Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano weaves voice and viola into a tender, interlaced duet. Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story selections bring energy and elegance to the finale, grounded in the iconic tritone interval that underpins the entire score and its vision of love and equality. Like the textiles of Ruth Adler Schnee, whose work inspired this season, each piece turns careful design into something luminous, human, and alive.

Closing Night: Wireworks

A favorite of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Musical Chairs comes from the imagination of Shouse Institute Director Philip Setzer. Shouse groups, made up of emerging professional ensembles, are deconstructed and reassembled as fellows are challenged to perform together for the first time. Each group will include one special member and coach from our outstanding line-up of Festival artists.

Musical Chairs Plus Performance & Pop-up

Inspired by Ruth Adler Schnee’s textile Strata Echo, this concert explores the beauty of layered design in both fabric and sound. Hannah Kendall’s Network Bed weaves melodies in intricate patterns, followed by Frank Bridge’s Cello Sonata, where lines of music stretch and pivot with emotional depth. The evening concludes with Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2, blending folk themes with sweeping romanticism.

Strata Echo

Step inside St. Hugo of the Hills for an evening that explores the musical building blocks at the heart of great compositions. World-renowned organist James O’Donnell, former Master of Music at Westminster Abbey, leads a powerful program featuring organ concertos by Handel and Poulenc. Joined by works from Saint-Saëns and Composer-in-Residence Hannah Kendall, Cornerstone reveals how composers embed structure, contrast, and emotion into the smallest musical ideas—each one a foundation for something extraordinary.

Cornerstone

Textures explores the layered meanings of “tract” through three powerful and contrasting chamber works. Franz Schubert’s unfinished String Trio in B-flat Major opens the program with a compact, elegant study in musical motion, balancing ascending arpeggios and descending scales in a kind of lyrical pamphlet. Joan Tower’s To Sing or Dance, a newly commissioned piece, evokes the vitality of the natural world through her signature earthy textures and vivid musical imagery. The program closes with Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, a searing memorial to his closest friend, unfolding as an expansive emotional landscape marked by grief, stillness, and unrelenting intensity.

Textures

Shouse Soundscapes explores the concept of orthography—the architectural idea of elevation and shadow—through a vibrant range of performances by Shouse emerging artists. The program features original works by Dillon Scott and The Dolphins, blending composition and improvisation to capture fleeting emotional moments with striking immediacy. Brahms’s Adagio from his Piano Trio No. 1 offers a masterclass in harmonic shading and introspective motion, while Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G Minor unfolds as an architectural marvel, transforming melodic blueprints into rich musical structures. Together, the repertoire invites listeners to hear music as a form of elevation—of both sound and self.

Shouse Soundscapes

Sound Beams’ program invites you to experience how composers use structure to create beauty and expression. Debussy’s Violin Sonata offers a heartfelt conversation between violin and piano. Reich’s Music for Pieces of Woodtransforms simple rhythms into something mesmerizing and intricate. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, arranged for string trio, reimagines a single theme in thirty different ways—each one a fresh perspective on a familiar idea.

Sound Beams

Kick off the 2025 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival in style at our Opening Night Dinner—an evening of delicious cuisine, flavorful wine, and engaging conversation with Festival artists and fellow chamber music supporters.
Enjoy a buffet catered by Plum Market and take the opportunity to mingle with the talented musicians who will be performing throughout the Festival.
The evening features an exciting live auction with a variety of exclusive prizes, including a luxurious Viking European River Cruise. Don’t miss our annual Wine Pull—a chance to take home a bottle of fine wine from a curated selection.
This celebratory dinner will take place at Detroit Country Day School in the Octagon Room, immediately following the opening night concert.

Food Event

Opening Night: Dinner

Begin the 2025 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival with a concert that brings our theme, Blueprints in Sound, to life. This program explores how composers use structure—like a blueprint—to shape musical ideas. From the world premiere of Sean Shepherd’s Latticework and Britten’s reflections on transformation to Haydn’s classical elegance and Beethoven’s bold reimagining, each piece shows a different take on how form and creativity interact.

Opening Night: Latticework

Happy Birthday Troy! Celebrate the City’s 70th Birthday with Live Music from &#8220;The Weekend Comeback&#8221;, Roller Skating at The Rink (bring your own skates), Bounce Houses, Contests, B-Day Cake, Bookmobile, FireTruck, Police Car and more at Stine Community Park in the Troy Civic Center! This is a FREE kid-friendly event. No registration required.

Celebrate Troy’s 70th Birthday at Stine Community Park

Running May 23–26, the four-day celebration of community spirit and small-town fun features a packed schedule of live music, carnival rides, food vendors, and family-friendly entertainment.
Saturday, May 24th Schedule:
Noon -11:00 pm – Lions Club Beer Tent
Noon -11:00 pm – Shelby Township Down Home Days Carnival
1:00 pm – Live Music – Isaac Harper
3:00 pm – Live Music – Cooper Johnson
7:00 pm -10:30 pm – Live Music – Planet of Fun
In addition to the carnival and live music, the Lions Club will be hosting the event’s beer tent, and concessions will be available throughout the carnival midway. No coolers or outside food and beverages will be allowed on the grounds.
Shelby Township Down Home Days has a NEW location for 2025 – The vast parking lot at the NW Corner of 23 Mile Road and Van Dyke (the old K-Mart parking lot). Free on-site parking.

Down Home Days Shelby Twp Carnival 2025

Join the Ferndale Community Concert Band, under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Ed Quick, for our “Summer Pops” concert. This concert features selections from Broadway and movie theater favorites from “The Sound of Music” by Richard Rodgers, “The Wizard of Oz” by Harold Arlen, and “A Disney Spectacular” including music from Walt Disney’s “Aladdin”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Little Mermaid”. To get you up and dancing we will perform “Pop &amp; Rock Legends: Stevie Wonder” including Stevie Wonder’s hits “Sir Duke”, “I Wish”, “Isn’t She Lovely”, “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing”, and “Superstition”. “American Flourish” by Robert W. Smith is a summertime concert favorite. And we round out the program with “Slavonic Dances No. 8” by Antonin Dvorak and “Caribana Afterparty” by Omar Thomas.
The M-1 Jazz Collective will start the concert at 3:00 PM. We hope you will join us for summertime pops.

Summer Pops Concert by Ferndale Community Concert Band

Join the Ferndale Community Concert Band, under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Ed Quick, for our “Summer Pops” concert. This concert features selections from Broadway and movie theater favorites from “The Sound of Music” by Richard Rodgers, “The Wizard of Oz” by Harold Arlen, and “A Disney Spectacular” including music from Walt Disney’s “Aladdin”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Little Mermaid”. To get you up and dancing we will perform “Pop &amp; Rock Legends: Stevie Wonder” including Stevie Wonder’s hits “Sir Duke”, “I Wish”, “Isn’t She Lovely”, “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing”, and “Superstition”. “American Flourish” by Robert W. Smith is a summertime concert favorite. And we round out the program with “Slavonic Dances No. 8” by Antonin Dvorak and “Caribana Afterparty” by Omar Thomas.

MOBIG featuring Ferndale Community Concert Band

10-piece big band led by Chris Smith, specializing in hot jazz of the 1920s and 30s. Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Duke Ellington and other jazz legends are prominent in their repertoire. For listening or dancing.

Please join us as White Chapel hosts the only Memorial Day ceremony of its kind honoring &#8220;Michigan&#8217;s Own Polar Bears&#8221;. 
Reenactors in historically accurate WWI military garb will participate in a salute to veterans of the little-known WWI expedition to Northern Russia. Memorial Day at 11:00 am in front of the Polar Bear Monument near the Temple of Memories Mausoleum. An awe-inspiring display of over 400 large American flags will line causeways throughout the park.

WWI Polar Bear Memorial Ceremony at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery

Juried fine artists, emerging artists, music, authors and more.

Palmer Park Art Fair

Over 100 artists near the Scott Fountain. USA Today calls this one of the nations top ten art fairs.

Belle Isle Art Fair

A fine art fair on the beach at Kensington Metropark

Kensington Art Fair

Chamber Music at the Scarab Club is thrilled to present the final event of its 26th season in Detroit’s historic Scarab Club. CMSC will feature some of Detroit’s finest chamber musicians, most of whom have performed on the series in the past and are generously donating their talents for this performance to help raise funds for the future and to celebrate the past. Young musicians from The Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Student League will also perform. 
The program will take place on two floors of the beautiful Scarab Club, with performances upstairs in the Lounge Gallery, taking advantage of the Club’s 1870’s Pleyel piano; downstairs in the Main Gallery; and if weather permits, outside in the stunning courtyard garden! The audience can move around the building or stay put in one spot, since the performances will occur one at a time and the music will be audible from all spaces. Come celebrate with the musicians and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of chamber music, including early music, Chopin, Fuchs, Saint Saens, Coleridge-Taylor and more. 
As always, each piece will be introduced by one of the musicians. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon.

26th Season Finale and Fundraiser

Royal Oak Musicale present the Royal Oak Musicale Chorus in the first half of the concert, then High School Music Award Winners Violinist Isabelle Bonten (Stoney Creek High School) and Violinist Kayla Brezenski (Royal Oak High School) in the second half.

Royal Oak Musicale at First Congregational Church of Royal Oak

The Michigan Jazz Festival offers educational opportunities throughout the year virtually and onsite. Please join us for our next free virtual event when Board Member Vince Chandler will interview the accomplished Detroit saxophone player, De’Sean Jones on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Jones attributes his becoming a musician to the late Marcus Belgrave who was like a second father. This informative and entertaining event goes from 3:30 to 5 pm, the last half hour being a Q &amp; A. To sign up for this free ZOOM event please visit our website: michiganjazzfestival.org.

Public Talk

Michigan Jazz Festival De’Sean Jones Interview

Thanks to everyone who came out to our May 9, 2025 concert! You have one more chance this season to hear several of our musicians in an intimate chamber music setting at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Bloomfield Hills. This is a fundraiser to help us kick off next concert season&#8217;s 30th Anniversary celebration!

Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra Small Ensemble Fundraiser

Musica Batteria Marimba Duo, Lynn Koch and Kristen Tait, performs on a vintage, 6 ft. long marimba. The artists have a vast repertoire, featuring classic selections, pops, ragtime, jazz and traditional Latin tunes. The performance is dynamic and educational. It will be held outdoors in the Garden of Hope at St. Paul&#8217;s United Methodist Church.

Harmony in the Hills Concert Series: Musica Batteria Marimba Duo

Jazz string bassist Paul Keller, vocalist Sarah D&#8217;Angelo and pianist Adam Mosley will perform a unique blend of fun and familiar selections with enthusiasm and virtuosity. Concert will be held outside in the Garden of Hope, weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, it will be moved into the Sanctuary.

Harmony in the Hills Concert Series: Paul Keller Trio

The North Star Saxophone Quartet features soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones in a powerful tour de force. They will play all genres, including jazz, classical, ragtime, pop, baroque, folk, blues and popular theme songs from television and movies. The concert will take place in the Garden of Hope, weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be moved inside the Sanctuary.

Harmony in the Hills Concert Series: North Star Saxophone Quartet

May 16 &#8211; July 6, 2025
Written by York Walker
Directed by Will Bryson
Two years after his sudden disappearance, struggling guitarist Johnny “Honeycomb” James returns to his small town a blues star, sparking rumors that he may have made a deal with the devil to attain his musical genius. Inspired by the myth of Robert Johnson, this haunting, Gothic play explores the power of belief and tests the thin veil between rumor and truth.
Parking in our adjacent lot is free, lit, and always secured. Our candle-lit lobby gallery opens one hour before every performance and features a 30-foot cash bar and kitchen with homemade favorites &#8211; arrive early to enjoy all this community pillar has to offer.

Covenant – Detroit Repertory Theatre

May 16 &#8211; July 6, 2025
Written by York Walker 
Directed by Will Bryson
Two years after his sudden disappearance, struggling guitarist Johnny “Honeycomb” James returns to his small town a blues star, sparking rumors that he may have made a deal with the devil to attain his musical genius. Inspired by the myth of Robert Johnson, this haunting, Gothic play explores the power of belief and tests the thin veil between rumor and truth.
Parking in our adjacent lot is free, lit, and always secured. Our candle-lit lobby gallery opens one hour before every performance and features a 30-foot cash bar and kitchen with homemade favorites &#8211; arrive early to enjoy all this community pillar has to offer.

Cars and movies. An iconic pairing. — Cars transformed the way we moved through our world. Movies put an endless universe of experience within our reach. They brought us freedom, excitement, joy and connection. Cars provided thrilling action to the movies. Movies enhanced the seductive power of cars. Together, they helped define the 20th century experience.
Join us this summer in the Motor City as we celebrate them both at the Senate Theater with a car show and car flick film festival! Expect cool cars in the Senate’s parking lot, a full bar, four classic features revolving around car culture, a silent short film with live organ accompaniment and more. — Tickets: $10.00 for the day.
• 4:30 — Organ Overture
• 5:00 — &#8220;Le Mans&#8221; (1971 &#8211; 1hr 46m) depicts a fictional 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race starring Steve McQueen and directed by Lee H. Katzin.
• 6:55 — &#8220;American Graffiti&#8221; (1973 -1hr 50m) Set in Modesto, CA in 1962, it tells the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures cruizin&#8217; the streets throughout one night, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack, Harrison Ford and Bo Hopkins.
• 8:50 — &#8220;Get out and Get Under&#8221; (1920 &#8211; 25m) Harold Lloyd film w/ live organ accompaniment. A Hal Roach silent comedy about a boy and his Ford Model T.
• 9:45 — &#8220;Two Lane Black Top&#8221; (1972 -1hr 41m) American road film directed by Monte Hellman, it stars musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, with Warren Oates and Laurie Bird in the leading roles. The sparse, existentialist plot follows a group of street racers during a cross-country race through the American Southwest.
• 10:25 — &#8220;Used Cars&#8221; (1980 &#8211; 1hr 50m) is an American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Kurt Russell as a devious salesman. The film also stars Deborah Harmon and Gerrit Graham, the supporting cast includes Jack Warden, Michael McKean (Lenny), David L. Lander (Squiggy), Joe Flaherty (Second City), Al Lewis (Munsters&#8217; Grandpa), Frank McRae, Dub Taylor, Harry Northup, Dick Miller, and Betty Thomas (Hill Street Blues). &#8220;Used Cars&#8221; developed cult film status due to its dark, cynical humor.

MOVIE MOTORAMA! Film Festival and Car Show at the Senate Theater

The New York Times said: “Perhaps the most creative improviser in Gypsy jazz today, Mr. Wrembel plays the guitar with a rich and colorful lyricism.”
Stephane Wrembel stands as one of the world’s most celebrated guitarists. Originally from Fontainebleau, France, Wrembel is renowned for his masterful blend of jazz, gypsy swing and world music enchanting audiences across the globe with his unique sound.
Wrembel is also a highly respected composer. His original compositions have graced the acclaimed films Midnight in Paris (“Bistro Fada”), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (“Big Brother”) and Rifkin’s Festival (original score). Midnight in Paris won the Grammy Award® for “Best Compilation Soundtrack.” At the 2012 Academy Awards®, Wrembel was handpicked by renowned composer Hans Zimmer to join his “All Star Band” performing alongside luminaries like Esperanza Spalding, Pharrell, and Shelia E.
​With an already impressive discography of 19 albums released under his name and the pseudonym, The Django Experiment, Wrembel recently released a triptych– 3 CDs entitled Phase 1, 2 and 3–recorded with his band and Canadian improvisational pianist Jean-Michel Pilc.
Released in April of 2024, the triptych has received glowing press in Downbeat, Guitar Player Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, New York Jazz Record and more. Wrembel’s collaborations with other top musicians such as mandolinist David Grisman and Grammy Award®-winning guitarist Raul Midon highlight his remarkable versatility.
Additionally, Wrembel is a dedicated musical director and educator. Since 2003, he has curated the Django a Gogo Music Festival, a celebrated week-long event honoring the Sinti guitar style, held in Maplewood, New Jersey, and in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and The Town Hall and featuring series of master guitar classes.
Wrembel has shared the stage with legends including Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, The Roots, Medeski Martin &amp; Wood, Me’shell Ndegeocello, John Scofield, Larry Keel, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Sam Bush. His performances on NPR’s prestigious Mountain Stage and the syndicated radio show Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour further showcase his diverse talent. His performances transcend genre boundaries, offering something different to every music enthusiast. As he himself puts it, “I just play my own music. It’s not only for the rock music lover, the Django Reinhardt lover or jazz lover. It’s for the music lover.”

Stephane Wrembel Quartet at Trinity House

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit presents its ARTISTS OF THE YEAR CONCERT featuring Metropolitan Opera Soprano CAITLIN LYNCH and Detroit Opera Baritone JONATHAN LASCH. Music and songs by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jules Massenet and Leonard Bernstein. — Tickets: $25, Students $15, Children under 12 free — Afterglow following the concert.

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit at St. James Catholic Church

Life shapes music; music reflects life. Join the Rochester Symphony Orchestra on Friday, May 30 in a concert of &#8220;Cultural Infusion.&#8221; Maestro Zeljko Milicevic has shaped a concert around works inspired by life events or reflective particularly of American culture. The evening begins with Jean Sibelius&#8217; &#8220;Finlandia,&#8221; crafted to express Finnish opposition to Russian dominance. Youth is not to be overlooked. Cameron Renshaw, 13-year-old cellist and winner of the RSO&#8217;s 2025 Young Artist Competition, performs the 4th movement of Elgar&#8217;s cello concerto. Michigan native Renshaw has won national and international competitions, soloed with the Moscow Symphony, and performed numerous times in Carnegie Hall. Next, Aaron Copland&#8217;s &#8220;Four Dance Episodes from HOEDOWN&#8221; captures the rustic energy of the American West. The first half of the program ends with Morton Gould&#8217;s &#8220;American Salute.&#8221; Following Intermission, the RSO welcomes the Terry Lower Trio with vocalist Edye Evans presenting that uniquely American cultural contribution&#8211;Jazz! Cowboy/girl or jazz enthusiast, join us.

CULTURAL INFUSION with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two GRAMMY® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have earned nine Gold, three Platinum, and seven multi-Platinum albums. Her 1999 release of When I Look in Your Eyes spent an unprecedented 52 weeks in the #1 position on Billboard&#8217;s Jazz chart, won two GRAMMY® Awards, and went Platinum in the U.S. and Canada. Her most recent release, This Dream Of You, has garnered critical acclaim from fans and press alike. Krall&#8217;s unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time. As The New York Times recently noted, she possesses “a voice at once cool and sultry, wielded with a rhythmic sophistication.”
Presented by Broadway in Detroit

Diana Krall

Join Tuesday Musicale of Detroit for an audience friendly morning of classical favorites by Beethoven and Chopin, showtunes by Rogers &amp; Hammerstein. Of special interest is guest performer virtuoso violinist Luke Pisano, who will be receiving the Irene Kinsey Stare Strings Award and will be performing a thrilling transcription of arias from Bizet&#8217;s beloved opera &#8220;Carmen&#8221;.
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven &#8220;Piano Trio&#8221;: Tim Nicolia (Cello), Norma Keil Shaw (Clarinet), Luis Resto (Piano)
Eric Ewazen &#8220;Wildflower Suite&#8221;: Robyn Myers (Piccolo), Kristen Moreno (Clarinet), Julie Steinmayer (Piano)
Songs of Rogers &amp; Hammerstein: Dan Mihaescu (Baritone), Ethan Mihaescu (Piano)
Jeno Hubay &#8220;Carmen Fantasie Brilliante&#8221;: Luke Pisano (Violin), Eliana Gross (Piano)
Frederic Chopin &#8220;Nocturne &amp; Etudes&#8221;: Ethan Mihaescu (Piano)
In addition to the concert, there is a brief annual meeting followed by an extended lunch. There is no admission charge for the Concert. 
Luncheon following concert &amp; annual meeting: $25 per person by check, $26 by credit or debit card. Luncheon Reservations due by May 6. Call (313) 520-8663.

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Mid-May Concert at Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church

The Michigan Jazz Festival is celebrating Father’s Day with its annual Father’s Day Brunch on June 15, 2025 at Schoolcraft College Vistatech Center. The Brunch is prepared by the award winning Culinary Arts program at Schoolcraft College and is served from Noon to 1 pm. The Jeff Trudell Big Band will perform from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Jeff’s father, Johnny Trudell, was the leader of this renowned band and one of the founders of the Michigan Jazz Festival 30 years ago. Tickets are $60 (+ $2 fee) and must be purchased in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door. The deadline is June 7, 2025. To purchase tickets, go to our website: www.michiganjazzfestival.org. For group seating, call 734-462-4403 or email info@michiganjazzfestival.org to provide names of the people sitting together. The proceeds from this event benefit the FREE Michigan Jazz Festival.

Michigan Jazz Festival Father’s Day Brunch

We’ve met before. At the Senate. We’re there right now. With David Lynch’s horror-noir mind trip, Lost Highway.
Starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Blake &amp; Henry Rollins, this surrealist melodrama of sinister surveillance, body doubles, and madness will keep you guessing as it defies your expectations. It melds genre tropes and avant-garde left turns, sending viewers on a twisting journey. And this trip was one that initially polarized and perplexed audiences on release. It still does, offering familiarity and subversion, splitting and then devouring itself, mutating within an unnerving and dizzying narrative churn.
Come a half-eearly for the Organ Overture — Parking is available in our gated lot behind the theater on Gilbert Road. — Tickets are $6.00.

David Lynch’s “Lost Highway” at the Senate Theater

Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025 
Time: 8 AM – 3 PM 
Location: Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, MI 48317 
Admission: $10 for adults (kids under 12 free with paid adult) 
Join us for the 14th annual Cars ‘R’ Stars, a premier classic car show at the historic Packard Proving Grounds! This year’s featured marque is Jaguars, with a limited group of these iconic cars presented by the JAGM Jaguar Club. Enjoy a spectacular display of vintage and classic automobiles, a swap meet, DJ entertainment, great food, and a gift shop in the repair garage. 
All makes, models, and years are welcome on the general show field. Pre-registered cars will receive priority entry. Show cars must enter via the North Driveway (23 Mile Rd. entrance is closed). 
For details and registration, visit PackardProvingGrounds.org/Cars-R-Stars or call (586) 739-4800.

Cars ‘R’ Stars Car Show

Experience an enchanting evening of music and art as the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts presents &#8220;Ruysch in the Round&#8221;. This special performance celebrates the beauty of nature through music, inspired by &#8220;Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art&#8221;, the Toledo Museum of Art’s exhibition dedicated to the legendary Dutch still-life painter.
Featuring a string quartet with an extensive repertoire spanning from the late 1600s to the present day, this program includes works by renowned women composers, as well as pieces that evoke the floral and botanical themes central to Ruysch’s artistry. The performance will weave together compositions that reflect the lush, intricate, and sometimes surreal arrangements found in Ruysch’s paintings.
A few highlights of the evening&#8217;s program: Antonio Vivaldi: Selections from &#8220;The 4 Seasons&#8221;; Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: &#8220;3 Minuets&#8221;; Lili Boulanger: &#8220;From an Old Garden&#8221;; Claude Debussy: &#8220;Clair de Lune&#8221;; Louis Armstrong: &#8220;What a Wonderful World&#8221;.

Ruysch in the Round; Music Inspired by Art at the Toledo Museum of Art

Detroit Theatre Collective Hosts New York Production of Heisenberg
A production of Simon Stephens&#8217; play, directed by Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl, will play for two nights in southwest Detroit this June.
A chance encounter between two strangers in a London train station sets off a chain of events that defy logic and expectation, leading them into an exhilarating, life-changing relationship.
Detroit Theatre Collective is thrilled to present Heisenberg, directed by Tony and Oscar award-winning Mercedes Ruehl, fresh from a New York run produced by New Music Theatre Project &amp; Rapeteta Theatre Company. The sure-to-be-provocative two-night fundraising event for DTC will be held at Matrix Theatre in southwest Detroit.
Written by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Heisenberg is an extraordinary play that explores the terrifying, exhilarating nature of human connection. The intimate performance will feature Detroit native T.M. Rawlins as Georgie Burns and Michael S. Horowitz as Alex Priest.
Doors will open at 7pm on Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th. Wine, cheese, and mingling from 7:00pm — 7:45pm; performance begins at 8:00pm. The show runs for 85 minutes.
Detroit performances presented by Detroit Theatre Collective.
Detroit Theatre Collective is a pop-up performance ensemble founded in 2013. The collective is dedicated to exploring the outer limits of realism through original work and forgotten but worthy plays.
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HEISENBERG by Simon Stephens

Detroit Theatre Collective Hosts New York Production of Heisenberg
A production of Simon Stephens&#8217; play, directed by Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl, will play for two nights in southwest Detroit this June.
A chance encounter between two strangers in a London train station sets off a chain of events that defy logic and expectation, leading them into an exhilarating, life-changing relationship.
Detroit Theatre Collective is thrilled to present Heisenberg, directed by Tony and Oscar award-winning Mercedes Ruehl, fresh from a New York run produced by New Music Theatre Project &amp; Rapeteta Theatre Company. The sure-to-be-provocative two-night fundraising event for DTC will be held at Matrix Theatre in southwest Detroit.
Written by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Heisenberg is an extraordinary play that explores the terrifying, exhilarating nature of human connection. The intimate performance will feature Detroit native T.M. Rawlins as Georgie Burns and Michael S. Horowitz as Alex Priest.
Doors will open at 7pm on Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th. Wine, cheese, and mingling from 7:00pm — 7:45pm; performance begins at 8:00pm. The show runs for 85 minutes.
Detroit performances presented by Detroit Theatre Collective, a pop-up performance ensemble founded in 2013. The collective is dedicated to exploring the outer limits of realism through original work and forgotten but worthy plays.
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Join the Birmingham Concert Band in beautiful White Chaple Memorial Park Cemetery for an exciting evening of music featuring patriotic selections! Free parking.

Birmingham Concert Band celebrate “The Greatest Generation” at White Chaple Memorial Park Cemetery

Join the Birmingham Concert Band in beautiful Shain Park for an exciting evening of music featuring patriotic selections, popular American composers, and big band favorites!
Metered parking on the streets. First 2 hours free parking at the Chester Street Parking Garage (Chester Street at Martin Road).

Birmingham Concert Band “Salute America” at Birmingham Shain Park

Join the Detroit Medical Orchestra on May 18th at 3:30 P.M. at the Community Arts Auditorium at Wayne State University as they play pieces from their third and final performance of the season, &#8220;Legends&#8221;.
Scheherazade Suite Symphonique by Rimsky-Korsakov. Duke Ellington (A Medley for Orchestra). Prelude to &#8220;The Afternoon of a Faun&#8221; by Debussy. Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Tower The Detroit Medical Orchestra is a non-profit community symphony orchestra staffed by musicians comprised of medical professionals, healthcare students, and friends who share the group’s mission of “bringing healing through music.” This activity is supported in part by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Detroit Medical Orchestra would like to give thanks and appreciation for the generosity of the Zipser Foundation and many others for their continued support of the performance arts.

Detroit Medical Orchestra – “Legends”, Feat. Rimsky-Korsakov, Ellington, Debussy, & Tower

Celebrate a day of Banjo music at the Dearborn Double Tree Hotel presented by the Ban-Joes of Michigan and the Flint Banjo Club. Two concert performances on Saturday, May 3. Tickets for Saturday matinee concert at 2:00 pm = $10; evening concert at 6:30 pm = $15. Vendor displays, jamming and workshops throughout the day. Free parking.

North American International Banjo Convention at the Dearborn Double Tree Hotel

Dina Soresi Winter (1930-2021) was a charismatic voice in the promotion of both the Detroit Waldorf School and Tuesday Musicale of Detroit. In recognition of this, the Detroit Waldorf School is initiating the &#8220;Dina Soresi Winter Concert Series&#8221; in her honor, utilizing performing members of Tuesday Musicale.
This will be an audience-friendly program with arias and songs by Handel, Verdi, Rossini , H. Wade Johnson and Gilbert &amp; Sullivan. Also on the program will be a eurthmy performance to a cello transcription of Dvorak&#8217;s &#8220;Song to the Moon&#8221; from his opera &#8220;Rusalka&#8221;.
Performers include: Bonnie L. Brooks (Soprano); Dorothy Duensing (Mezzo-Soprano); Claudia Fontana (Eurythmy); Doris Hall (Piano); James Rose, Jr. (Bass); Merritt Taylor (Cello).

The Dina Soresi Winter Concert Series at the Detroit Waldorf School

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit presents the annual Young Artist of the Year concert featuring Vietnamese pianist Khanh Nhi Luong.
Third Prize winner and recipient of the Lady Roslyn Lyons Bronze Medal at the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, Khanh Nhi Luong has captivated audiences worldwide with her artistry. She has performed with orchestras including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and U-M Symphony Orchestra, and her upcoming engagements span Hanoi, Singapore, and London&#8217;s Wigmore Hall. An advocate for cultural diversity, Khanh Nhi Luong co-founded the Lunar New Year Piano Concert Series, celebrating music by Asian composers. She continues to make her mark globally while pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Michigan with Prof. Christopher Harding.
PROGRAM: Franz Schubert &#8220;Piano Sonata in A Major (D.664);
Dang Huu Phuc &#8220;Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam&#8221;;
Beethoven &#8220;Piano Concerto #4 in G Major&#8221; (Op. 58) with the Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Chamber Orchestra, Scott Hanoian, Conductor;
Piano arrangement of Schubert &#8220;An Die Musik&#8221; (D547)

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Young Artist of the Year Concert at Nardin Park United Methodist Church

Vincent York culminates Jazz Appreciation Month with his International Jazz Day Concert. He leads the ensemble playing soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones as well as flute, piccolo, and oboe. Songs covered include well-known jazz standards, Vincent&#8217;s engaging original compositions, and pieces by Vincent&#8217;s many mentors and friends, such as Alvin Batiste, Marcus Belgrave, and Lawrence Williams. Vincent&#8217;s 2025 group includes trumpeter John Douglas, pianist Keaton Royer, bassist Josef Deas, and drummer Jesse Kramer.

Vincent York’s Annual International Jazz Day Concert

Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7 PM (VIP at 6 PM)
Raise a glass at one of the most unique tasting events of the summer! Packards &amp; Pints blends craft beverages, food, and live entertainment with vintage charm at the historic Packard Proving Grounds.
Explore iconic vehicles, sip something new, and experience the stunning Albert Kahn-designed buildings as the sun sets over this unforgettable venue.
Tickets: 
General Admission – $40 
VIP – $55 (early entry + perks) 
Car Display – $45 (includes VIP entry for two + specialty car parking)
Admission includes a commemorative pint glass, keepsake photo, live music, and tours. Food available for purchase.
21+ only | Rain or shine | Proceeds support site restoration
Information &amp; Tickets: 
PackardsAndPints.com 
248-543-1000 
packardsandpints@gmail.com

Packards & Pints: Beer, Wine, Cocktails & Cars

The music of Kurt Weill, from the scabrous and satirical to the lush and lyrical, reveals a composer both at home with romping agitprop and keen attention to character. This concert will include music of Weill&#8217;s Berlin years as well as songs and choruses from his Broadway output in a new revue that celebrates the irrepressible aspects of Weill&#8217;s music and explores his place in the culturally shifting American landscape.

Vocal Arts Ensemble of Ann Arbor Presents Kurt Weill and Company: A New Review

Join the Ann Arbor Concert Band as we conclude our 46th season presenting “Broadway Spectacular!” David Leach, Artistic Director and Conductor, performs music from Broadway’s most popular and successful shows, which will have our audience clapping, smiling and singing in their seats. Selections include “The Wizard of Oz”, “Rent”, “Les Miserables”, “Chicago”, “The Lion King”, “Wicked” and MORE! We welcome 2025 Andrew J. Lum &amp; David R. Juillet Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner flutist Salem Dinh, from Ann Arbor Huron High School performing “Fantasie for Flute and Winds” by Georges Hue plus guest conductor Elliot Polot, Director of Bands at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. May the 4th Be with You!

Ann Arbor Concert Band presents Broadway Spectacular

The Cranbrook Academy of Art Violin Ensemble (which may or may not include violins) presents a concert of experimental music. This performance marks the culmination of the “Music for Artists” course, offered through the Program in Critical Studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
This performance is centered around the exploration of sound as an artistic medium and the idea of the musical score as a visual artifact. In it, compositions by Pauline Oliveros and Gavin Bryars will be performed as well as newly composed works inspired by the Fluxus movement, meditative listening, chance operations, and multimedia scoremaking practices.

Cranbrook Violin Ensemble at Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium

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