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Meadow Brook Theatre stages The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 207 Wilson Hall on the Oakland University campus in Rochester. With 20 performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.
Meadow Brook Theatre

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents The Old Man and the Old Moon (Large Cast Edition) on Wednesday, October 21, at 2 p.m. at Hilberry Gateway in Detroit—an imaginative sea-faring epic of storms, civil wars, leviathans, and cantankerous ghosts as the Old Man chooses love and adventure over duty.
Hilberry Gateway

On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 3 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre

Detroit Public Library hosts an open mic of comedy and poetry on Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. at Edison | Detroit Public Library in Detroit. Expect fresh voices and a friendly room.
Edison | Detroit Public Library

Source Booksellers premieres Alice Randall's new play The Bronze Buckaroo Rides the Gotham Hotel on Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. at Live 6 Alliance Neighborhood Home Base in Detroit. It's live storytelling with a look at Black Detroit history.
live 6 alliance neighborhood home base

Flint Under the Stars throws The Glam Reaper's Ball, a Halloween drag show, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre, 140 East 2nd Street in Flint. Expect some of the region's best performers, wicked comedy, killer lip-syncs and plenty of glitter. Costumes welcome. Pay what you wish; registration required.
Capitol Theatre, 140 E 2nd St, Flint, MI, 34566, United States

John Cameron Mitchell brings the Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour to The Fillmore Detroit on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m., in Detroit. Twenty-five years of Hedwig at a big Detroit venue.
The Fillmore Detroit

Marquee Arts screens Man of Marble on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor. Tickets are available online.
State Theatre

Maybe Happy Ending takes the stage at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The title already asks the question, and the show sticks around the Fisher for almost two weeks. Tickets are sold through the official box office with ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

Meadow Brook Theatre stages The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 207 Wilson Hall on the Oakland University campus in Rochester. With 20 performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.
Meadow Brook Theatre

The interactive stage version of the classic TV game show comes to Whiting Auditorium in Flint on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. Expect Plinko, the Big Wheel and the Showcase Showdown, with a shot at winning a brand-new car. Tickets start at $34.
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States

Emma C. Johnson's Neoliberal Loops project explores neoliberalism, postfeminism, and economic precarity through diverse media at the Rozsa Art Galleries. The exhibit runs from September 18 to November 6, 2026, in Houghton, inviting reflection on capitalism and representation.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries

Williamston Theatre stages The One Good Thing or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?" on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 122 South Putnam Street in Williamston. It's a thoughtful, poignant dark comedy about the bond between two brothers, in this life and beyond. With 22 performances in the run, there's a date that works for you.
Williamston Theatre

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 3 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts screens Cabeza de Vaca on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4 p.m. as part of its Mexican Film Festival, at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township. The screening is one of the center's Day of the Dead programs.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

A hands-on art workshop designed for high school students to experiment with fabric, felt, and embroidery techniques while creating patches.
MOCAD

Holly Herndon: Protocol screens on Thursday, October 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, presented by Marquee Arts. Admission is free.
Michigan Theater

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center screens Paris Is Burning on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Affirmations in Ferndale, hosted by Jey’nce. Jennie Livingston's landmark documentary dives into 1980s New York drag ball culture.
Affirmations
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