Calendar
5:30-7p.m. April 7, Oakland University Varner Hall CourtyardOutdoor Stage, free, but ticket required, calendar.oakland.edu/ smtd.
• Midland: April 8-10, online, livenation.com/livestreams,
$12+ each, $30for all 3.
• Laith Al-Saadi: April 9, live performance, Emagine Entertainment, Royal Oak. Tables and private boxes for up to 15people, COVID-19 restrictions enforced, tickets at emagineentertainment.com, $70+.
• Tom Paxton & The DonJuans (Don Henry & Jon Vezner): 8 p.m. April 10, online, The Ark,
Ann Arbor, theark.org/showsevents/calendar, $20+.
• Tribute To Miles Davis Classic Quintet: Candlelight Jazz series, May 20, The Masonic Temple Fountain Ballroom, 500 Temple Ave., Detroit, 313-8327100, themasonic.com/events. php, $100+ for two.
• Michigan Philharmonic: performance of work by composer Andre Myers, with narration by Myers, bit.ly/3sl9bwD.
• Birmingham Musicale: “The Social Voices of American Music-Stories for All People” virtual concert via YouTube, recorded for later viewing, thebirminghammusicale.org.
BOOKS
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley: Discussion of “Where The Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again,” Jewish Family Service virtual event 7p.m. April 6, $36, register at jfsspotlightevent.org, 248-592-2339.
• Shoshana Zuboff, author: 7 p.m. April 15, A Virtual Fireside Chat by author of “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” via Zoom, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., macombcenter.com.
CLASSES/ DISCUSSIONS
• Learn How To Draw Anime: Virtual drawing workshop 6p.m. April 13, Ferndale Library, geared
for ages 8-12with illustrator Corinne Roberts, via Zoom, signup required, jasmine@ferndale publiclibrary.org, facebook.com/ events/197531308793268.
• “Porgy & Bess” discussion: Joshua James, band leader/instructor discusses the Gershwin opera, “Porgy & Bess”, 6:30 p.m. April 15via Zoom, hosted by the Ferndale Library, tiny.cc/ operatalk.
• Art-Making: Luminaries using recycled glass jars and tissue paper for a stained-glass effect, Art Access Online, bit. ly/2K6YH3k.
CLASSICAL
• Lachlan Skipworth’s “Avem asperitas”: 7:30p.m. April 8, DSO Digital Concert, dso.org, $12+.
• “Schumann’s Piano Concerto” by Louis Lortie: 7:30 p.m. April 9, DSO Digital Concert, dso.org, $12+.
COMEDY
• Mike Ball: April 1-3, Michael Harrison on April 8-10, One
Night Stans Comedy Club, 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., COVID-19 precautions, onenightstanscomedyclub.com, $20+ each.
• Matt McClowry: April 1-3; Matt Broussard on April 8-10, Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, prices vary.
• Spencer James: April 10, live at Emagine Entertainment, Royal Oak. Tables and private boxes for up to 15people, COVID-19 precautions, tickets at emagineentertainment.com, $70+.
DANCE
• ‘Ship It’: Repertory Dance Company 2and 4p.m. April 9, Oakland University Varner Hall Courtyard-Outdoor Stage, free but tickets required, calendar. oakland.edu/smtd.
FAMILY
• Doktor Kaboom! “It’s Just Rocket Science”: streaming through April 2, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., macombcenter.com, free.
• Kattam and his Tam-Tams: Through May 15, West Africa drumming, singing, and dancing, recommended for students K-6, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., bit. ly/36x2UWB, free.
• The Magic Science Lab with Bill Blagg: Through May 28, virtual, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., streaming, macombcenter.com, free.
• DIA At Home: Family art projects Neighborhood Collage and Art-Making-Stabiles, freestanding geometric sculptures. Access the Detroit Institute of Arts online to view collections and online resources for children and adults, dia.org/athome, dia. org/education/resources, dia. org/videos.
• Michigan History for Kids: For third- and fourth-graders, exploring history and heritage of all Michigan peoples, michigankids.org/home.
FILM
• Monroe Street Drive-In: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
(PG) 8 p.m. April 2; “How to Train Your Dragon” (PG) 8 p.m. April 3; “Billy Madison” (1995) (PG-13) 8 p.m. April 4. Powered By Emagine movie theater, 32 Monroe St., Detroit. Films and showtimes Thursdays-Sundays through spring, $20 per vehicle, Deckedoutdetroit.com.
• “French Exit” (R): April 2-4, Landmark Main Art, 118 N Main St, Royal Oak, landmarktheatres.com, $10+.
• “Oscar Shorts”: April 2-4, The Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Hills, themapletheater.com, $12+.
• 2021 Academy Award Nominated Short Films:
Apr 2-25, DFT @ Home, $12 each category or $30for all three categories, Animated Shorts, Live-Action Shorts and Documentary Shorts, dia.org/ oscarshorts21.
• “Wojnarowicz” documentary: Online through Apr 16, DFT @ Home, Detroit Film Theatre, dia.org/events, $12.
• “The Old Westside”: Online through April 22, DFT @ Home, Detroit Film Theatre, dia.org/ events, free.
• “La Strada”: Online through April 23, DFT @ Home, Detroit Film Theatre, dia.org/events, $12.
MISC.
• “Deliciously Michigan”:
Online through May 1, hosted by The Lorenzo Cultural Center, presentations include Faygo, Better Made potato chips and Bell’s Brewery. Register at lorenzocul turalcenter.com, free.
MUSEUMS
• The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit: reservations for timed tickets, thewright.org.
• Meadow Brook Hall: weekend self-guided tours. Guests may explore all three levels and wander wooded paths with the help of a new app. Admission $10, $7 for ages 62+, $5for ages 6-12, free for 5and younger, COVID-19 precautions. Tickets available at bit.ly/2YJbcWo, meadow brookhall.org.
• Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures
from the Driehaus Collection through April 25, The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, 20900Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, exhibit included with museum admission, $25+, youth (5-11), $18.75+, free to ages 4 and younger. COVID-19precautions. Ford Rouge Factory Tours open Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online. Greenfield Village closed for the season, thehenryford.org.
• Michigan Science Center: Reserve museum visits online Thursday-Sunday, 313-5778400, Mi-Sci.org, $18, free for younger than 2. IMAX Theater reserved tickets extra. COVID-19 safety measures in place.
• Butterflies Are Blooming: Annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter exhibition through April 30, thousands of butterflies fly inside Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens &
Sculpture Park, 1000E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, COVID-19 precautions with wait times, meijergardens.org or bit. ly/2NBBlEE, $14.50for ages 14+; $7for ages 5-13; $4for ages 3-4; free for 2and younger.
• “Deadly Medicine-Creating the Master Race”: Through July 11, in-person exhibit at Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus, Farmington Hills, holo caustcenter.org, 248-553-2400.
THEATER
• “Failure: A Love Story” staged reading: 4 p.m. April 5, Oakland University Varner Hall CourtyardOutdoor Stage, free, but a ticket is required, calendar.oakland. edu/smtd.