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Jersey Boys takes the stage at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are five performances in the run, so you've got options.
Midland Center for the Arts

Experience Tim Burton's The Night Before Christmas with a live concert soundtrack on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids.
DeVos Performance Hall

Michigan Tech Jazz dives into Charles Mingus on Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Backstage in Houghton, with the Jazz Lab Band and Workshop Brass Band led by Adam Meckler. Expect hard-grooving charts and lots of solos; general admission with Pay As You’re Able pricing.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Backstage

PHILADANCO! presents a modern dance program on Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the General Motors Theater at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Four choreographic voices spotlight the company’s five-decade legacy in Black concert dance. Tickets: $25 general admission.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The Manistee Civic Players stage the ghost story The Woman in Black on Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. If you like a good chill, this one is a fit.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas plays on the big screen on Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, with the score performed live. It's a Halloween-eve trip to Jack Skellington's world, and tickets are available online.
DeVos Performance Hall

The Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, screens Scream (1996) on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's a night at the movies with a big screen, a dark room and a $7 ticket.
Redford Theatre

On Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8 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

Michele Harte's psychological thriller pits an ancient vampire against a vampire hunter on a dinner date, Friday, October 30, at 8 p.m. at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck. Tickets are available online.
Planet Ant Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens Scream on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. It's one showing, on a big screen, in a real movie house, and if the title gets to you, at least you won't be screaming alone.
Redford Theatre

Lilith Von Tal and the Deceptacvnts burlesque troupe throw a Devil's Night show on Friday, October 30, at 8 p.m. at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck. Guests include Jade Benjamins, Hot Damn Red and the legendary The Marvelous Melei. Tickets start at $20.
Planet Ant Theatre

A ghost gets one final chance to solve their own murder. Big Fun Murder plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 9:30 p.m.: a completely improvised mystery where you help figure out what happened and who did it. Every show has a special guest.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Aw, shucks: Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, is closed on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 12 a.m., so there's no show that day. Check out their other dates instead.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s Maker Studio hosts a beginner-friendly basket weaving class on Saturday, October 31, at 10 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. You’ll make a square-to-round table topper with red or green leather handles.
Ford House

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

Frankenstein screens on Saturday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, presented by Marquee Arts.
Michigan Theater

The Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, screens Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 2 p.m.. The title tells you everything you need: Buffy, vampires and a big screen, all for $7.
Redford Theatre

The Notebook takes the stage at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 2 p.m.. With eight performances in the run, there's a date that works for you.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
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