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Calendar
ON SALE 10 A.M. APRIL 5
• Orville Peck, Durand Jones, Debbii Dawson: June 4, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Rochester Hills, ticket prices vary.
• The Roots, Arrested Development, Digable Planets: Aug. 25, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, ticket prices vary.
• Twenty One Pilots: 8 p.m. Sept. 29, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
• $uicideboy$, Denzel Curry: Oct. 2, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
• The Black Keys, The Head and The Heart: Nov. 12, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.
Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.
BEATS
• World Music Concert: 8p.m. April 5, Varner Recital Hall, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, https://calendar. oakland.edu/smtd, general-$8+.
• James McMurtry with BettySoo: April 5, The Magic Bag, 22920Woodward Ave., Ferndale, www.themagicbag.com, doors at 7p.m., all ages, $22+ adv.
• K.L.O., Crawdad Sniper: April 5, Magic Stick, 4120Woodward, Detroit, majesticdetroit.com, doors at 9p.m., $20-$30+.
• Parallel Fifth: 9p.m. April 5-6, Freddy’s Bar and Grill, 40000Garfield Rd, Clinton Twp., www.freddysbarrocks.com, $10+.
• The Erotic Poetry & Music Festival: April 6, The Loving Touch, 22634Woodward Ave., Ferndale, features live painting by Detroit artist Jody Bauman, 248-8205596, www.facebook.com/EroticPoetryandMusicFestival, thelovingtouchferndale. com, doors at 7p.m., ages 18+, $20+.
• Jeremy Facknitz, Josh Rose: 8 p.m. April 6, Trinity House Theatre, 38840 Six Mile Road, Livonia, doors at 7p.m., www. trinityhousetheatre.org, $20+.
• Bad Bunny: 8p.m. April 6, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
• Jake Kershaw: 7p.m. April 7, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-4535285, theroxyrochester.com, ages 21+, doors at 6p.m., general- $20+.
• Kountry Wayne: 6:30p.m. April 7, The Fillmore Detroit thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• Wheeler Walker Jr.: 7p.m. April 7, Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
COMEDY
• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Adam Ray-April 4-6; Nate Armbruster-April 11; Francis Ellis-April 12-13; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-5429900, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.
• One Night Stans: Zach Martina-April 4-6; Chas Elstner-April 11-13; at 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.
• Seth Meyers: April 5, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318West 4th St., Royal Oak, www.royaloakmusictheatre.com, doors at 6p.m., ticket prices vary.
• Ari Shaffir: 8p.m.April 5, The Fillmore Detroit thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket prices vary.
• “I Think You Should Leave Live with Tim Robinson”: 7:30p.m. April 5, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.
OPERA
• “Breaking the Waves”: April 6-14, Detroit Opera House, inspired by the Lars von Trier film “Breaking the Waves” Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit, 313961-3500, https://detroitopera.org, ticket prices vary.
THEATER
• “The Laramie Project”: Through April 7, Varner Studio Theatre, chronicles the reaction to the 1998 hate crime murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, https://oakland.edu/smtd/ performances-and-events, $20 general/$15 students.
• “Native Gardens”: Through April 14, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University, Wilson Hall, Room 207, 378Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-3300, www.ticketmaster.com, $37-$46+.
• “Children of Eden”: Through April 21, The Baldwin Theatre, 415South Lafayette, Royal Oak, presented by Stagecrafters stagecrafters.org. Tickets are $28on Thursdays. Tickets are $38on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
• “The Wizard of Oz”: Through April 28, The Boardwalk Theatre, 109 Third St.,St. Clair, thumbcoasttheaters.com, 810-2781749, gen admission-$38+.
• “The Curious Case of The Watson Intelligence”: April 5-21, Fridays and Saturdays at 8p.m. and Sundays at 2p.m. at The Inspired Acting Company, 1124E. West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, 248-8639953or www.InspiredActing.org. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. $35general admission seating, $30for ages 30and under and 65+.
• Grosse Pointe Theatre’s Ten-Minute Play Festival: Open auditions are 10 a.m.noon, April 6, at 315Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe, need to fill several adult roles. Those cast will need to become members of Grosse Pointe Theatre, submit form at gpt.org/auditions. Forms will also be available on-site April 6. Plays will be performed at the festival, June 13-15.