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Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

Theatre & musicals

Feb 7, 2027

Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater

What if only 1,000 words were allowed? Where Words Once Were plays the Mosaic Blackbox Theater, 2251 Antietam Avenue in Detroit, on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 2 p.m.. Two young people dare to share the words that matter most in a thrilling story about censorship, courage and the power of language.

Detroit

Mosaic Blackbox Theater, 2251 Antietam Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48207, United States

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Theatre & musicals

Feb 7, 2027

Accomplice at the Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo

Accomplice takes the stage at the Farmers Alley Theatre, 221 Farmers Alley in Kalamazoo, on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 2 p.m.. With ten performances in the run, you won't be short on dates.

Kalamazoo

Farmers Alley Theatre

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A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ridgedale Players in Troy — Organizer image — Organizer image · Ridgedale Players

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Feb 7, 2027

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ridgedale Players in Troy

The Ridgedale Players stage A Streetcar Named Desire at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 2 p.m.. The run has nine performances, so there's plenty of room in your calendar to fit it in.

Troy

Ridgedale Players

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse — Organizer image — Organizer image · Old Town Playhouse

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Feb 7, 2027

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf takes the stage at the Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 2 p.m.. This groundbreaking “choreopoem” weaves vivid prose and free verse stories about, and performed by, Black women. Five performances.

Traverse City

Old Town Playhouse

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For Closure — Organizer image — Organizer image · Williamston Theatre

Theatre & musicals

Feb 7, 2027

For Closure

For Closure! plays at Williamston Theatre in Williamston on Sunday, February 7, at 2 p.m. It's a wild, irreverent satire that takes aim at modern hypocrisy.

Williamston

Williamston Theatre

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Clue — Organizer image — Organizer image · Notorious4life (talk) · Public domain

Theatre & musicals

Feb 7, 2027

Clue

Clue, a madcap murder-mystery comedy, plays Sunday, February 7, at 2:30 p.m. at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian. Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock and Mustard race to find the killer in Boddy Manor, and you get to guess until the final twist. Tickets are available online.

Adrian

Croswell Opera House

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All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at DeVos Performance Hall — Organizer image — Organizer image · JJonahJackalope · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Feb 7, 2027

All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at DeVos Performance Hall

All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes to DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 3 p.m.. As the title says, it's about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and trials, for one performance only.

Grand Rapids

DeVos Performance Hall

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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas — Organizer image — Organizer image · University Musical Society (UMS)

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Feb 7, 2027

Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Joyce DiDonato returns to Ann Arbor on Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 4 p.m. to perform Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Il Pomo d'Oro and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev at Hill Auditorium. University Musical Society (UMS) presents the concert, and tickets are available online.

Ann Arbor

Hill Auditorium

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Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Celebration 2027 - Michigan Tech Jazz — Organizer image — Organizer image · Michigan Technological University

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Feb 9, 2027

Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Celebration 2027 - Michigan Tech Jazz

The Workshop Brass Band hosted the annual Mardi Gras celebration featuring New Orleans jazz music and authentic local cuisine at Bonfire at the Continental Fire Co. The event embraced the New Orleans Brass Band tradition to provide an authentic cultural experience for the Keweenaw community.

Houghton

Bonfire at the Continental Fire Co.

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The Acting Company at the Wharton Center — Organizer image — Organizer image · Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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Feb 9, 2027

The Acting Company at the Wharton Center

The Acting Company takes the stage at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Tuesday, February 9, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. A theater company with acting right in its name, for one date only.

East Lansing

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea — Organizer image — Organizer image · The Purple Rose Theatre

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Feb 10, 2027

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Thanksgiving Eve, a run-down Detroit bar and a thick fog over the city: Mildred Whiskey plays the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea on Wednesday, February 10, 2027, at 3 p.m.. Four people get stuck inside, and a few drinks, a few laughs and a little bad poetry later, their deepest secrets come out.

Chelsea

The Purple Rose Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Feb 11, 2027

For Closure

Williamston Theatre presents For Closure on Thursday, February 11, at 2 p.m. in Williamston. It's a wild, irreverent satire that pokes at modern hypocrisy.

Williamston

Williamston Theatre

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Feb 11, 2027

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Thanksgiving Eve, a run-down Detroit bar and a thick fog over the city: Mildred Whiskey plays the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at 3 p.m.. Four people get stuck inside, and a few drinks, a few laughs and a little bad poetry later, their deepest secrets come out.

Chelsea

The Purple Rose Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Feb 11, 2027

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Thanksgiving Eve, a run-down Detroit bar and a thick fog over the city: Mildred Whiskey plays the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Four people get stuck inside, and a few drinks, a few laughs and a little bad poetry later, their deepest secrets come out.

Chelsea

The Purple Rose Theatre

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Cirque Kalabanté at the Midland Center for the Arts — Organizer image — Organizer image · Midland Center for the Arts

Arts & culture

Feb 11, 2027

Cirque Kalabanté at the Midland Center for the Arts

Cirque Kalabanté performs at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Circus on a theater stage, for one show only.

Midland

Midland Center for the Arts

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Gregory Porter — Organizer image — Organizer image · University Musical Society (UMS)

Arts & culture

Feb 11, 2027

Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter brings his blend of jazz, soul and gospel to Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. It's his first Ann Arbor show since his 2014 debut, presented by the University Musical Society.

Ann Arbor

Hill Auditorium

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Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - On 35mm! — Organizer image — Organizer image · Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater and State Theatre

Cinema & screenings

Feb 11, 2027

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - On 35mm!

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie screens on 35mm on Thursday, February 11, at 8 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, presented by Marquee Arts.

Ann Arbor

Michigan Theater

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Cirque Kalabanté: student matinee at the Midland Center for the Arts — Organizer image — Organizer image · Midland Center for the Arts

Arts & culture

Feb 12, 2027

Cirque Kalabanté: student matinee at the Midland Center for the Arts

Cirque Kalabanté gives a student matinee at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Friday, February 12, 2027, at 10 a.m.. Circus as a matinee for students, one time only.

Midland

Midland Center for the Arts

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Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater

Accomplice at the Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ridgedale Players in Troy

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse

For Closure

Clue

All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at DeVos Performance Hall

Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Celebration 2027 - Michigan Tech Jazz

The Acting Company at the Wharton Center

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

For Closure

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Cirque Kalabanté at the Midland Center for the Arts

Gregory Porter

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - On 35mm!

Cirque Kalabanté: student matinee at the Midland Center for the Arts

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