DETROIT TIGERS – www.tigers.com
Aug. 2-4 at Texas Rangers
Aug. 5-7 vs. Chicago White Sox
Aug. 8-11 vs. Kansas City Royals
Aug. 13-15 vs. Seattle Mariners
Aug. 16-18 at Tampa Bay Rays
Aug. 19-22 at Houston Astros
Aug. 23-25 at Minnesota Twins
Aug. 27-29 vs. Cleveland Indians
8/30 – 9/2 vs. Minnesota Twins
DTE ENERGY THEATRE – 7774 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston; 248-377-0100, www.313presents.com; T.M.
Aug. 2 Chris Stapleton
Aug. 3 Beck & Cage The Elephant
Aug. 5 Heart
Aug. 7 Bryan Adams, Billy Idol
Aug. 9 Impractical Jokers
Aug. 10-22 Florida Georgia Line
Aug. 11 Santana, Doobie Brothers
Aug. 12 Knotfest Roadshow: Slipknot, Volbeat
Aug. 13 Korn, Alice in Chains
Aug. 14 The Smashing Pumpkins, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Aug. 16 Hootie & The Blowfish, Barenaked Ladies
Aug. 17 Nelly, TLC, Flo Rida
Aug. 31 Ted Nugent
CAR SHOWS:
August 10 Clarkston: Corvette’s Only Celebration; Everest Academy, 5935 Clarkston; www.CorvettesAmerica.org
DETROIT LIONS – on Fox unless otherwise noted; DetroitLions.com
Preseason:
Aug. 8 vs. New England Patriots; 7:30 pm
Aug. 17 at Houston Texans; 8 pm
Aug. 23 vs. Buffalo Bills; 8 pm; CBS
Aug. 29 at Cleveland Browns; 7:30 pm
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA – 313presents.com
Aug. 2 John Mayer
Aug. 5 Shawn Mendes
Aug. 6 WWE Smackdown Live
Aug. 12 Backstreet Boys
Aug. 24-25 LCS Summer Finals: Bebe Rexha, Jordan McGraw
Sept. 7 Jonas Brothers
FOX THEATRE – 2211 Woodward, Detroit; 313-471-6611; 313presents.com
Aug. 3 Bryan Ferry
Aug. 4 Kirk Franklin, Koryn Hawthrone
Aug. 25 Iyanla Vanzant
Aug. 26 The Wiggles “Party Time Tour”
HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN:
Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com
Aug. 9-11 Ribs and R&B Music Festival; Hart Plaza, Detroit; ribsrnbmusicfestival.com
Aug. 9 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 for game, pop, beer, water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Pat, 586-468-4578
Aug. 11 St. Ronald Golf Outing; Sycamore Hills Country Club, Macomb; 586-792-1190; www.stronald.com
Aug. 30 – Arts, Beats & Eats; music, food, art, more;
MICHIGAN LOTTERY AMPHITHEATRE AT FREEDOM HILL – 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling
Aug. 4 21 Savage, Dababy
Aug. 11 Beast Coast – Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies
Aug. 16 Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria
Aug. 23 Daryl Hall and John Oates
Aug. 30 Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns
Sept. 6 Social Distortion, Flogging Molly
MEADOW BROOK AMPHITHEATRE– 3554 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills; 248-377-0100, T.M.
Aug. 4 Gray Clark Jr.
Aug. 10 Sarah McLachlan
Aug. 11 Ben Folds, Violent Femmes
Aug. 28 Rob Thomas, Max Frost
Aug. 29 Steely Dan
MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL – SoundBoard; 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit; www.motorcitycasino.com; 313-237-7711; 313Presents.com
Aug. 8 Styx
Aug. 9 Old Crow Medicine
Aug. 15 Chris Botti
Aug. 18 Wayne Brady
THE EMERALD THEATRE – 31 N. Walnut, Mount Clemens; theemeraldtheatre.com, 586-630-0120
Aug. 3 Scarab – The Journey Experience
CANTON VILLAGE THEATER – 50400 Cherry Hill Road; 734-394-5300, cantonvillagetheater.org
Aug. 2-18 Michigan Shakespeare Festival: King Lear, Two Gentemen of Verona, Cyrano De Bergerac
Aug. 23-25 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
REDFORD THEATRE – 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit; 313-537-2560, redfordtheatre.com
Aug. 9 Pink Floyd: The Wall
Aug. 16-18 Matilda The Musical
Aug. 23-25 Matilda The Musical
MEADOW BROOK THEATRE — 378 Meadow Brook, Rochester; 248-377-3344; mbtheatre.com
Aug. 11 & 25 Detroit Playwrights’ Lab: One & Two-Act Readings; free; open to the public; 248-377-3300
2 STONE EVENTS – 2StonesEvents.com; 810-599-0491; Live music at Brighton Bar & Grill, 400 W. Main from 7-10pm Thursdays & at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel, 27790 Novi, Novi from 6-8 pm Wednesdays
Aug. 2 Brighton Main Street Wine Art Festival
Aug. 9-10 The Main Event Novi; live music, car show, kids activities, more
Aug. 14 Jazz @ The Amp: Nicole New Quartet
Aug. 25 Rock Run & Roll Festival; Kreeger Elementary School, Fowlerville
FLAGSTAR STRAND THEATRE – 12 N. Saginaw, Pontiac; FlagstarStrandTheatrePontiac.com
Aug. 14 Ignite Mobility Conference
THEATRE CALENDAR:
Aug. 11 Street, Marine City, 810-278-1749; RiverBankTheatre.com
Aug. 30 – Driving Miss Daisy; Snug Theatre;
COBO CENTER – CoboCenter.com
Aug. 5 Zumba with Ivy Senior Day
Aug. 9-10 Radio One Women’s Empowerment
Aug. 12-15 Society of Independent Show Organizers
Aug. 16-18 Michigan Comic Convention
Aug. 17 Detroit Natural Hair Expo
Aug. 18 Original Midwest Barber & Beauty Trade Show
Aug. 19 Life is Sweet: National Honeybee Day Dinner
FORD COMMUNITY & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn; 313-943-2350; dearborntheater.com
Aug. 5 Dearborn Children’s Theatre, ages 5-12
THE DETROIT ZOO – 8450 W. 10 Mile, Royal Oak; detroitzoo.org; 248-541-5717
Aug. 9 Wild Beasts Wild Wine
Aug. 15 After Hours (18 & older)
Wild Summer Nights Concerts:
Aug. 7 The Sun Messengers (jazz, Motown)
Aug. 14 Olivia Millerschin (vintage folk)
Aug. 21 Rhythm Society Orchestra (big band)
Aug. 28 The Blackjack Band (classic rock)
MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS SCULPTURE MUSEUM – Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road; 989-964-7125; MarshallFedericks.org
7/10 – 9/25 From Swords to Plow Shares: World War II Metal Trench Art
7/10 – 9/25 War-Toys: Israel, West Bank & Gaza Strip
MICHIGAN SPEEDWAY – MISpeedway.com; 800-354-1010
Aug. 9 MENCS Practice & Qualifying
Aug. 10 Corrigan Oil 200
Aug. 11 Consumers Energy 400
THE MASONIC TEMPLE — 500 Temple Avenue, Detroit; 313-832-7100; themasonic.com
Aug. 3 Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. Tour
Aug. 10 Schitt$ Creek
Aug. 13 $uicideboy$
MACOMB CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS – Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield, Clinton Twp; 586-286-2222, www.MacombCenter.com
Show Choir Workshop: July 28-Aug. 3; open to grades 7-12; $250
Children’s Chorus Workshop: Aug. 19-23; open to grades 2-9; 9am-noon; $100
SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT – Mt. Pleasant; 800-585-3737, www.soaringeaglecasino.com
Aug. 10 Tim McGraw
Aug. 16 Kan Brown
Aug. 30 Steely Dan
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Hall, Detroit; www.dso.org or 313-576-5111
Aug. 16 Salsa Dance Party feat. CUBOP
Aug. 17 Om @ The Max
Aug. 24 Swing Dance Party
THE COLOSSEM @ CAESARS WINDSOR –
Aug. 1 Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band
Aug. 6 Hozier
Aug. 15-16 Wayne Newton
Aug. 24 Martina McBride
ENGLISH GARDENS EVENTS – free seminars; EnglishGardens.com
Aug. 3 Shade Gardening
Aug. 10 Hydrangeas 101
Aug. 17 Hydrangea Blooming Tips
Aug. 24 Late Summer Garden Care
Aug. 31 Fall Lawn Care
Super Sprouts Kid’s Club:
Aug. 10 Paint and Plant
Other:
Aug. 15 Make & Take: Garden Floral Arrangement
MUSIC HALL CENTER – 350 Madison; MusicHall.org
Aug. 10 Eddie B
MARK RIDLEY’S COMEDY CASTLE – 310 S. Troy, Royal Oak, 248-542-9900, www.comedycastle.com
Aug. 1-3 Jeff Horste
Aug. 7 Heroin Has A Great Publicist Live!
Aug. 8-10 J. Chris Newberg
Aug. 11 Gary Meikle
Aug. 15-17 Bob Phillips and Steve Lind
Aug. 22-24 John Crist: Up Close Tour
Aug. 28-29 Open Mic Night
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS – 313-833-7963, www.dia.org
Other Events
Aug. 15 Fash Bash; fundraiser
GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake; gwbhs.org/events
Aug. 6 Historic Inn at 97 Winder Tour & Tea; Recreation Activities Center
Aug. 11 Vintage Cars Open House
FREE SUMMER CONCERTS – Sunrise Senior Living of Bloomfield, at the Gazebo; 6 pm; bring a lawn chair or blanket; free gift from our sponsors
Aug. 23 Sounds of the 70’s
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE – 46100 Grand River, Novi; 248-348-5600 or www.suburbancollectionshowplace.com
Aug. 3 Oddities and Curiosities Expo
Aug. 3-4 Jurassic Experience
Aug. 17 Indian League of America
8/29 – 9/2 Michigan State Fair
STERLING HEIGHTS – sterling-heights.net; Parks & Recs: 586-446-2700; Music in the Park held at Dodge Park Amphitheater at 7 pm: 586-446-2692; Farmers Market, 40620 Utica Road, sterling-heights.net/dpfm
Aug. 1 Jedi Mind Trip (rock); Photo Booth
Aug. 6 National Night Out at the Police Dept. at 40333 Dodge Park (and Utica Road); 6:30-9pm; demos, refreshments; 586-446-2800
Aug. 8 “Late Summer” Party with Katmandu (Bob Seger tribute); bounce house, airbush tattoos, movie: Incredibles 2
Aug. 15 Joey Vee Band (country rock); Lego fun
Aug. 17-18 Great Outdoor Backyard Campout; evening s’mores & breakfast included; no electricity, public restrooms; tent only, no pets; $12/ resident, $18/non-resident; Sterling Heights Nature Center; Ref. #7002.606
Aug. 22 Your Generation (party band); Rosco the Clown
MUSIC IN THE AIR: Fridays in Kellogg Park on the Hines Lincoln Stage; free; downtown Plymouth
Aug. 2 Dale Hicks Band; Motown & 70’s rock
Aug. 9 Motor City Soul; soul, R&B, oldies
Aug. 16 Theo Gridiron; Pure Detroit Soul
Aug. 23 Rick K. & The Allnighters; rock n’ roll
Aug. 30 Magic Bus; Woodstock era
FUNDRAISERS:
Aug. 12 Swing For A Cure Charity Golf Outing hosted by PGPA and QStride to benefit Families Against Narcotics, Hope Not Handcuffs; breakfast, lunch on the turn, cocktails, dinner, auction; $133.90/person; $77.25/dinner only; 8am-5pm; Cherry Creek Golf Club, 52000 Cherry Creek, Shelby Township, 586-264-7700; to register: progolfplanners.com/schedule-events/2nd-annual-swing-for-a-cure-charity-golf-outing/
Aug. 16 Golf Outing to benefit Romeo Foundation for Educational Excellence; 11 am; 18 holes, dinner, beverages on course, prizes; $125; Pine Valley Golf Course, 16801 31 Mile, Ray, 586-531-0611; romeofoundation.org; tickets: Amy, aaul@sbcglobal.net, 586-531-0611
ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE – 318 W. Fourth; www.royaloakmusichtheatre.com; 248-399-2980
Aug. 7 Bad Religion, Lawrence Arms
Aug. 10 Motor City Soles
Aug. 15 Katya Zamolodchikova
Aug. 17 Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Aug. 24 Flying Lotus
GOLF EVENTS:
MI Men’s Publinx: www.MIPublinx.com
MI Women’s Golf Association: www.MWGolf.org
MI Senior Publinx: www.MPSGA.org
Aug. 5-6 Michigan Senior PGA Professional Championship; Birchwood Farms Golf & CC; michiganpgagolf.com
Aug. 5-6 GAM Super Senior Championship; Battle Creek CC; GAM.org
Aug. 19-21 Michigan PGA Professional Championship; Flint Golf Club; michiganpga.com
HEALTH EVENTS:
4th Floor; register: 800-532-2411
Aug. 14 Fall Prevention Class; free; 1-3pm; Henry Ford Clinton Township Hospital, Medical Pavilion, 4th Floor; register: 586-263-2324
THE ARETHA FRANKLIN AMPHITHEATRE – formerly Chene Park; T.M.
Aug. 2 UB40
Aug. 7 Rose Royce & Con Funk Shun
Aug. 8 Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington
Aug. 9 Lost 80’s Live
Aug. 10 Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi, Tweet
Aug. 11 Gladys Knight
Aug. 14 Double Vision Revisited
Aug. 21 Michael Franks
THE FILLMORE DETROIT – TheFillmoreDetroit.com
Aug. 8 Common
Aug. 10 Hellyeah
DELUXX FLUXX – 1274 Library, Detroit; deluxxfluxx.com
Aug. 2 Nilufer Yanya
Aug. 19 Gauche
SAINT ANDREWS HALL – 431 East Congress Street, Detroit; SaintAndrewsDetroit.com
Aug. 2 Lil Lotus, smrthdeath; 6 pm
Aug. 2 Emo Night Brooklyn; 9 pm
Aug. 3 The Acacia Strain
EL CLUB DETROIT – 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit; 313-279-7382; elclubdetroit.com
Aug. 7 The Faint
Aug. 9 Allah-Las
Aug. 13 Hank Von Hell
Aug. 22 Lost Dog Street Band
HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE . . . www.michiganfun.com (updated every 24 hours)
For a complete brochure of events around Michigan, call 989-845-2080 or fax 989-845-5074 or info@mfea.org to find out how much the brochure with postage & handling will cost. For road conditions: 1-800-222-6424 (AAA)
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