Southeast Michigan entertainment calendar Dec. 24 and beyond – Macomb Daily

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Note: Events are subject to change; check with venues for updates. Some events require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to event.

On sale now

• “Under Ceege”: Jan. 20-March 12, The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park Street, Chelsea, purplerosetheatre.org, $25-$51+, for ages 13+.

• Robert Hurst III and Black Current Jam, Joel Ross and Brandee Younger: 8-10 p.m. June 25, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $19-$99, digital tickets are $12.

• No Cap Comedy Tour starring Deray Davis, Dc Young Fly, Chico Bean, Karlous Miller, Lil Duval, Michael Blackson And Blaq Ron: May 7, Fox Theatre, Detroit, $59.75+.

Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.

Holiday

• Winter Wonder Lights self-guided outdoor tours: 5:30-10 p.m. through Dec. 30, Meadow Brook Hall at Oakland University, Rochester Hills, $12-$22. adv. tickets at meadowbrookholidays.com.

• Holly Dazzle: 5:30-10:30 p.m. through Dec. 31, on the grounds of the Michigan Renaissance Festival,12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, michrenfest.com, tickets $21.95+ ages 13+, $7.95+ ages 5-12, free for 4 and younger.

• “Magic of Lights”: drive-through holiday lights, evenings through Jan. 1, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Independence Township, register at magicoflights.com/events/clarkston, $20+.

• The Big, Bright Light Show: 5 p.m.-midnight nightly through Jan. 2, then Friday-Sunday through weekend of Jan. 15, downtown Rochester, DowntownRochesterMI.com.

• Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes, 3325 Middlebelt Road, West Bloomfield, facebook.com/BalajiTempleMI. Margazhi Special Music Concert, 6 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra: 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 28, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 313Presents.com. Tickets $43.50+.

Starry Lights interactive light display walk on grounds of Ford House estate in Grosse Pointe Shores. (Photo courtesy of Ford House.)

• Starry Lights: Interactive light-display walk on grounds of Ford House, Thursdays-Sundays, through Jan. 9, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, 313-884-4222, fordhouse.org/events/starry-lights-2021. Adv. tickets $20, children $12.

• “Swinging Bells”: Interactive light display, events through the holidays, Downtown Detroit Markets, The Rink at Campus Martius Park, Beacon Park, 1903 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Beacon Park, downtowndetroitparks.com, 313-566-8250.

• The Great Decorate: Annual holiday tree decorating contest in downtown Birmingham. Vote or donate for your favorite tree at TheGreatDecorate.com through Dec. 31. Donations benefit teens in need.

Michigan Mitten Drop, Kid’z Drop Celebration is Dec. 31 at Canterbury Village in Orion Township. (Photo courtesy of Canterbury Village )

• Michigan Mitten Drop, Kid’z Drop Celebration: 4-7 p.m. Dec. 31 at Canterbury Village, Orion Twp., 6-foot illuminated Mitten dropping at 6:30 p.m., family-friendly activities, live entertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides, MichiganMittenDrop.com, $7, parking is $5, free for ages younger than 2, military and veterans.

Art

• ZENAX: Beverly Fishman and Gary Lang, through Jan. 6, Library Street Collective, 1260 Library St., Detroit, by appointment, lscgallery.com.

• Cranbrook Art Museum: James Haefner “Michigan Modern” and “Building Cranbrook: Saarinen in Michigan” exhibits through Jan. 9; Olga de Amaral “To Weave a Rock” and Allie McGhee “Banana Moon Horn” through Feb. 13, at 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, $10, $8 for ages 65+, free for 12 and younger, $5 students with ID, free admission Thursdays. Walk-ins as space permits, tickets at cranbrookartmuseum.org/visit.

• “New Black Vanguard-Photography between Art and Fashion”: Through April 17, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Shirley Woodson, “Shield of the Nile Reflections”: Through June 12, Detroit Institute of Arts, 313-833-4005, timed entry tickets, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

Beats

• Rick Springfield & Men At Work: Dec. 28, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort , Mt. Pleasant, soaringeaglecasino.com, $27+.

• Goodie Mob featuring Big Gipp, T-Mo, CeeLo, and Khujo: 8 p.m., Dec. 29, (rescheduled from April 8), Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, $34+.

• Motor City Revue: 8 p.m. Dec. 29, The Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, andiamoshowroom.com, 586-268-3200, $28+.

• MJ Live, 8 p.m., Dec. 30, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, (rescheduled from May 9), 313presents.com, $25.

• Sawyer Brown & Lonestar: Dec. 30, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, soaringeaglecasino.com, $22.50+.

• Gatsby New Year’s Eve Gala with Dave Vessella Quartet: 8 p.m. Dec. 31, Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, 1920’s attire, ages 21+, $25-$250+.

• The Mega 80’s New Year’s Eve Bash: 8 p.m. Dec. 31, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-544-1991, themagicbag.com, 21+, doors at 8 p.m., $35 adv./$40 door.

• Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers: 9 p.m. Dec. 31. El Club, 4114 Vernor Hwy., Detroit, elclubdetroit.com, $32.50+.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra-The Music of Billy Joel: Jan. 7-9, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dso.org, $19+.

• Earth Radio, Aaron Brooks: 8-10 p.m. Jan. 14, 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, $18+.

Classical

• Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony-DSO Neighborhood Series: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe; 8 p.m. Jan. 7, Plymouth First United Methodist; 8 p.m. Jan. 8 at Bloomfield Hills, Kirk Hills; 3 p.m. Jan 9 Grosse Pointe: Star of the Sea, dso.org, $25+, students-$10+.

• U-M Life Sciences Orchestra Concert-Florence Price’s Piano Concerto: 4 p.m. Jan. 9, Hill Auditorium, 825 N University Ave., Ann Arbor, 734-764-2538, sites.lsa.umich.edu/lso/2021/09/14/introducing-the-2021-2022-lso, free.

Comedy

• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Andy Hendrickson-Dec. 30; Ian Bagg-Jan. 6-7 at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, prices vary.

• One Night Stans: NYE Special Event, Phil Palisoul, Dec. 31, $33+, 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., onenightstanscomedyclub.com, Reno Collier: Jan. 6-7, $18+.

• Go Comedy! Improv Theater: New Year’s Eve 2022 Showdowns! are 7:30 p.m. ($50+) and 10 p.m. ($75+) Dec. 31, 261 E. 9 Mile, Ferndale, gocomedy.net.

Dance

• Shen Yun: Jan. 14-16, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, shenyun.com/detroit, $80+.

Film

• Marathon “Lord of the Rings”: “The Fellowship of the Ring” at 11 a.m.; “The Two Towers” at 3 p.m. and “The Return of the King” at 7 p.m., Dec. 27, Milford Independent Cinema, 945 E. Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org, $5 per show, or $12 for all-day pass.

• “Sing 2” “Spider-Man: No Way Home”: Dec. 25+, (closed Dec. 24), Farmington Civic Theater, 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, theFCT.com, 248-474-1951, $8.50+.

• Licorice Pizza: Dec. 25+, The Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp., 248-855-9091, themapletheater.com, $12+.

• “No Lye-An American Beauty Story”: Online through Jan. 16, DFT@Home, Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit, dia.org/events, free.

• Monroe Street Drive-In Powered by Emagine: “Elf”-7 p.m. Dec. 25, classic, family-friendly films, Campus Martius, 32 Monroe St., Detroit, $20 per vehicle, reserve online at DetroitDriveIn.com or purchased in-person at the drive-in.

• “Beauty and the Beast”: 2 p.m. Dec 26 and Dec 31, Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, $11+.

Fundraisers

• Live Comedy Benefit: Telethon-style show 5-10 p.m. Dec. 29, GravCap Brewing, 14 North Washington St., Oxford, fundraiser for the victims of the Oxford High School shooting, Doomsday Shelter Comedy for Mental Health, facebook.com/DoomsdayShelterComedy.

• Strand Theatre Art (STArt) Youth Theatre: Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac will restart its producing entity for education programming. The initial step back on the stage will support working parents during the school mid-winter break and allow area youths to create and learn about the performing arts, with a musical in the spring. To donate, visit flagstarstrand.com/donate.

• “We Thrive”: Donations accepted for production of a documentary about the Armenian experience, produced by Detroit area filmmakers Lisa Hagopian and Eric Harabadian, fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/we-thrive-documentary-film/campaigns/4555.

Misc.

• John Maxwell’s 8th Annual Live to Lead Simulcast Event: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 25, Walsh College, 3838 Livernois Road, Troy, live2leadwithcmiller.com, world-class leaders presentations, breakout discussions.

Museums

• “The Girl in the Diary Searching for Rywka from the Łódź Ghetto”: Through Dec. 30, The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus, Farmington Hills. Special exhibit in cooperation with the Galicia Jewish Museum, Kraków, Poland, holocaustcenter.org, 248-553-2400.

• Detroit Historical Museum: Hudson’s Holidays pop-up exhibitions of the former department store through Jan. 30. Free Holiday Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Dec. 26, detroithistorical.org.

• Orchard Lake Museum: Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society reopened Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road Orchard Lake, new exhibits and outdoor exhibit panels, 1-4 p.m. first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays and third Fridays, or by appointment, 248-757-2451, gwbhs.org.

• Michigan Science Center: 5020 John R St., Detroit, COVID-19 precautions, Reserve online Thursday-Sunday at mi-sci.org, 313-577-8400, children younger than 2 get in free, IMAX theater extra.

• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, nonmembers $25, $22.50 seniors, youth (5-11), $18.75+, free to ages 4 and younger, membership starts at $55. COVID-19 precautions in effect. Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online. Greenfield Village closed for the season, thehenryford.org.

• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, reserve timed tickets at thewright.org.

• Rochester Hills Museum on Van Hoosen Farm: Drop-in hours noon-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, $5 nonmembers, students/seniors receive a $2 discount, rochesterhills.org.

• Motown Museum: Closed due to flood damage and for expansion until Summer 2022. Pop-up store in Greektown, 580 Monroe St., Detroit, motownmuseum.org.

• Ford House: Historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores. Timed entry, COVID-19 precautions; fordhouse.org/events, 313-884-4222.

• Great Estate & Gardens: Guided tour 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Meadow Brook Hall on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester. Tickets $10-$18, $7-$13 seniors 62+, $5-$10 children 6-12, free for age 5 and younger, meadowbrookhall.org/tickets, 248-364-6200.

• “Age of Armor-Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection”: Through Feb. 27 at Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio, toledomuseum.org.

• Michigan Activity Pass: Available for card holders of all Michigan public libraries, for free or discounted admission to more than 450 locations, including historic sites, cultural attractions and state parks, plymouthrockets.com/michiganactivitypass.