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On sale 10 a.m. Feb. 2

• Heart, Cheap Trick: May 21, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary.

Corinne Bailey Rae: June 12, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, ticket prices vary.

• A Boogie Wit da Hoodie: June 14, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., ticket prices vary.

• Train, REO Speedwagon: July 21, Pine Knob Music Theatre, ticket prices vary.

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• Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper: Aug. 30, Pine Knob Music Theatre, ticket prices vary.

On sale noon Feb. 2

• Hozier, Allison Russell: May 31, Pine Knob Music Theatre, ticket prices vary.

On sale 10 a.m. Feb. 9

• Faster Horses Festival: July 19-21, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, featuring Hardy, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and more, ticket prices vary.

On sale 10 a.m. Feb. 16

• Dave Matthews Band: June 26, Pine Knob Music Theatre, 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.

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Beats

• Smells Like Nirvana tribute with Dead Original: Feb. 2, The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, www.themagicbag.com, doors at 7 p.m., all ages, $20+ adv.

• Piano Men, Tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2, Flagstar Strand Theater, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, 248-309-6445, www.flagstarstrand.com, ticket prices vary.

• The Lowcocks: Feb. 2, The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, thelovingtouchferndale.com, all ages, doors at 7 p.m., $12+.

• Mayer Hawthorne: Feb. 2, The Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit, all ages, doors at 7 p.m., www.majesticdetroit.com, $35+.

• Rise of the Decades feat. George Lynch/Lynch Mob/XYZ/AON: 7 p.m. Feb. 3, Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township, 586-933-3503, www.dieselconcerts.com, all ages, doors at 7 p.m., $29.95+.

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• A Motown Tribute-The Prolifics: 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Younger’s Irish Tavern, 120 S. Main St., Romeo, www.youngerstavern.com/showroom, ages 21+, $25+.

• CineCyde: 9 p.m. Feb. 3, Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge Hwy., Royal Oak, https://bowlerodetroit.com, bowling and pinball, pay to play, ages 18+, free admission.

• Amy Ridings and Patrick Sciannella, flute and tuba: 2 p.m. Feb. 4, Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester. Open to the public, registration is required at calendar.rhpl.org or call 248-656-2900.

• Eric Johanson: 7 p.m. Feb. 4, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, theroxyrochester.com, ages 21+, $30+.

• Matthew Ball-The Boogie Woogie Kid: 2-3 p.m. Feb. 4, Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, 248-625-2212, free, all ages.

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Classical/Orchestra

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra “Go Now! Moody Blues”: 8 p.m. Feb. 3 and 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dso.org, ticket prices vary.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra-“Lush Life” Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn: 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 8, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dso.org, $24-$110+.

Dance

• Eisenhower Dance Detroit: 8 p.m. Feb. 3, (7:30 p.m. pre-show) and 2 p.m. Feb. 4, (1:30 p.m. pre-show), Oakland University Varner Recital Hall, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, $22 general admission, $12 students, each, https://calendar.oakland.edu/smtd.

Festivals/Shows

• Winter Blast Royal Oak: Feb. 2-4, in and around Centennial Commons and the Royal Oak City Center, features live music, free ice skating, ice sculptures, learn to ski/snowboard experience, zip line, food trucks, kids adventure zone, free family activities, (4-11 p.m. Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Feb. 3 and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 4) www.winterblast.com, free admission, parking fees.

• Southfield Celebrates Black History Month Kick-off event: 4-8 p.m. Feb. 3, featuring Black-owned Business Marketplace, performances, fashion show, and the Black History 101 Mobile Museum with a discussion with its founder Khalid el-Hakim and actor Ralph Carter at 6:45 p.m., at Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, suitable for ages 12+, free admission, www.cityofsouthfield.com.

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• Berkley’s WinterFest: Noon-2 p.m. Feb. 3, on the lawn of the Community Center, 2400 Robina, Berkley, featuring ice sculptures, bounce houses, food trucks, and ice skating if weather permits, https://bit.ly/493OhHN.

• Shiver on the River Eco Fair: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 3, inside the Dossin Museum on Belle Isle, 100 The Strand, Detroit, hosted by Friends of the Detroit River, www.detroitriver.org/events, family-friendly event, free admission.

• WinterFest: Noon-3 p.m. Feb. 3, at Depot Park, 375 Depot Road, Clarkston, hot chocolate, firepit/smores, music, bring skates to skate on the ice rink, weather permitting, Clarkstonoptimist.org.

• Lunar New Year Celebration: Noon-4:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Briarwood Mall Ann Arbor, featuring The Dragon and Lion Parade at noon, traveling around the center and ending in the JCPenney Court, followed by performances from Martial Arts and Tai Chi masters, Waist Drum Dancers, Chinese Folk Dancers, and Children’s Chinese Folk Dancers, www.simon.com/mall/briarwood-mall.

• Annual Mount Clemens Ice Carving Show: Noon-4 p.m. Feb. 3 and noon-3 p.m. Feb. 4, the Fountain Stage, Macomb Place and the Cherry Street Mall area, featuring live ice carving demonstrations, cornhole and shopping. Maps of sculpture locations will be available at the Fountain Stage and in downtown businesses, www.facebook.com/DowntownMountClemens, free event.

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• Michigan Psychic Fair: Shows through April at various metro Detroit locations. The next show is Feb. 4, at Novi Holiday Inn Express, then Feb. 18 at Waterford Holiday Inn Express. Each event is noon-6 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door. Fees for individual services are extra, www.mipsychicfair.com.

Theater

• “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”: Through Feb. 3, Avon Players, 1185 Washington Road, Rochester Hills, 248-608-9077, www.avonplayers.org, $25+.

• “Father of the Bride”: Through Feb. 4, Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-3300, www.ticketmaster.com, $37-$46+.

• The Bucket List of Booze Club: Through Feb. 10, Rosedale Community Players, at Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 W. 13 Mile Road, Southfield, www.rosedalecommunityplayers.com, general admission is $18 adv.

• “Wicked”: Through Feb. 18, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, www.broadwayindetroit.com, ticket prices vary.

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• “The Chinese Lady”: Feb. 7-March 3, Tipping Point Theatre, 361 East Cady St., Northville, purchase tickets at www.tippingpointtheatre.com, 248-347-0003, $32+.

• “These Shining Lives”: Feb. 8-11, Avondale Performing Arts Center, 2800 Waukegan St., Auburn Hills, presented by The Avondale Theatre Company, https://avondaletheatrecompany.ludus.com/index.php, general admission-$10, students-$5.

• Auditions for Disney’s “Newsies-The Musical”: 6-10 p.m. Feb. 9 and 1-5 p.m. Feb. 10, Grosse Pointe Theatre Rehearsal Studio, 315 Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe. Actors should bring a headshot, or a photo will be taken at auditions. Dance Workshop is Feb. 7. Performance dates are May 3-5 and May 8-12, gpt.org/auditions.

• Dinner Theatre “You Just Have No Idea”: 6 p.m. Feb. 9-Feb. 10, GPCC Theatre in the Pointes, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church, 240 Chalfonte, Grosse Pointe Farms, live dinner theatre performance, dinner by Chef Abner, cash bar, https://our.show/youjusthavenoidea2024, advance purchase tickets, $55+.

• “Photograph 51”: Feb. 9-18, Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit’s Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Detroit, presented by Detroit Mercy Theatre Company. Purchase tickets at www.DetroitMercyArts.com or at 313-993-3270. Tickets are $25 for adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for veterans and students (ages 4-college).

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• “Romeo & Juliet”: Feb. 9-25, The Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, contemporary take, presented by Stagecrafters stagecrafters.org. Tickets are  $28 on Thursdays. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, tickets are $38.

• “A Little More Alive” musical: Feb. 14-March 10, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-3300, www.ticketmaster.com, $37-$46+.

Art

• Drawing in the Galleries-African American Galleries: 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 2, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org. Also Drop-in Workshop-Collage Portrait is 6-8:30 p.m. Feb 2, and noon-4 p.m. Feb. 3-4.

• Spirituals-Shadowworking: Through Feb. 4, at Michigan and Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, https://mocadetroit.org.

• “The Body Eclectic”: All-media juried exhibit celebrating the figure. Opening reception is 2-4:30 p.m. Feb. 4, exhibit Jan. 31-March 1, mid-month reception is 2-4:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-544-0394, www.lawrencestreetgallery.com. (Open noon-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, until 9 p.m. Friday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday)

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• Hearts for Art at Cranbrook Art Museum: Feb. 7-18, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookartmuseum.org. Pick up free hearts at the front desk, and take a picture of the hearts next to favorite artwork.

• Winter Birds and Blooms Watercolor Classes: Feb. 7 and March 6, taught by artist/art teacher Megan Swoyer, inside Niles-Barnard House at the Troy Historic Village, 60 W. Wattles Road, Troy, www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/watercolor-classes-winter-birds-blooms, $45/person each, ages 16+.

• “Flesh Tones-Soundscape with Huey Mnemonic and Ash Arder”: Performance/lecture is 3-4 p.m. Feb. 10, Ash Arder: Flesh Tones is on exhibit Oct. 28-Feb. 25, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, register at cranbrookartmuseum.org. Labor union members can receive free admission on Feb. 10.

• After Cubism-Modern Art in Paris, 1918–1948: Through Feb. 18, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-4005, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Natalie Wadlington-“Pollards”: Through Feb. 21, Library Street Collective, 1274 Library St., Detroit, lscgallery.com.

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• Masterpieces of Early Italian Renaissance Bronze Statuettes: Through March 3, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-4005, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Fall Exhibitions at Cranbrook Art Museum: Exhibitions include “Skilled Labor-Black Realism in Detroit” and “LeRoy Foster-Solo Show” on exhibit through March 3, and “Carl Toth-Reordering Fictions” and “Ash Arder: Flesh Tones” on exhibit through Feb. 25, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, cranbrookartmuseum.org. 248-645-3323, museum hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday to Sunday, general admission is $10, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays with free admission advance registration recommended.

• Skateboard Art Competition and Exhibition: Registration is open through April 5, at downtownrochestermi.com/deck-art. Submit completed registration forms to South Street Skateshop, 410 Main, Rochester. Registration fee is $25 (plus tax) for one blank skateboard deck (while supplies last). Downtown Rochester’s Annual Deck Art is May 9-10.

• Japanese Friendship Dolls exhibit: Through June 5, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-4005, dia.org/art/exhibitions.

• Sue Marx exhibit: “Images from History-People Who Defined Detroit in the 1960s,” on display in the Detroit Historical Museum’s Detroit Artists Showcase, 5401 Woodward Ave., Midtown Detroit. Hours are Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., detroithistorical.org.

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• Thursdays at the Museum: 1 p.m. Thursdays, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, self-guided visit of our collections for adults 55 and older. Groups of 25 or more in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties can receive free bus transportation, www.dia.org/events/thursdays.

• The Hawk Makerspace: The Hawk – Farmington Hills Community Center, featuring craft space, specialized equipment including a laser cutter, 3D printer, and sewing lab. Makerspace users may purchase passes to use the equipment during Open Studio hours. Classes are also offered, fhgov.com/play,-explore-learn/the-hawk/amenities/makerspace.

• University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State St, Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.

Beats, continued

• Jeffrey Osborne: 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.

• Raheem DeVaughn: 8 p.m. Feb. 8, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, ticket prices vary.

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• Eliza Edens: Feb. 8, at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion, 20frontstreet.com, all ages, doors at 7:30 p.m., $18+.

• Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts Stage II, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, www.macombcenter.com, $34.25+.

• Rochester Community Chorus-Broadway Favorites Concerts: 7 p.m. Feb. 9, First Congregational Church, 1315 N. Pine Street, Rochester Hills, RochCommChor@gmail.com, 248-651-6225, $10 at the door.

• Rochester Community Chorus-Broadway Favorites Concerts: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4230 Livernois Road, Troy, RochCommChor@gmail.com, 248-524-9339, $10 at the door.

• The Motown Sounds Of Touch: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Flagstar Strand Theater, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac. 248-309-6445, www.flagstarstrand.com, https://nomadtheatricals.org, ticket prices vary.

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• Harmony in the Hills Concert: 3 p.m. Feb. 11, University of Michigan Professor Amir Eldan and acclaimed pianist Misha Namirovsky at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church sanctuary, 620 Romeo St. Rochester, https://stpaulsrochester.org, $15 general admission, $8 for ages younger than 18.

• Briston Maroney,Phoebe Go: 7 p.m. Feb. 13, St. Andrews Hall, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, 313-961-8961, saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket prices vary.

• Luther Vandross tribute concert and dinner: Feb. 14, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, andiamoshowroom.com, doors at 6 p.m., 6:30 dinner, 8 p.m. show featuring William “Smooth” Wardlaw, $99+.

• The Steeldrivers: 8 p.m. Feb. 16, Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, 248-309-6445, www.flagstarstrand.com, doors at 7 p.m.,  ticket prices vary.

• Rare Earth: 8 p.m. Feb. 17, The Berman Center for Performing Arts, 6600 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield Twp., https://tickets.jccdet.org/rare-earth, $25-$55+.

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Comedy

• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle: Laurie Kilmartin-Feb. 1-3; Don McMillan-Feb. 4; Steven Rogers-Feb. 8-10; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.

• One Night Stans: Melvin Bender-Feb. 1-3; Cam Rowe-Feb. 8; Basile-Feb. 9-10; at 4761 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., OneNightStans.Club, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket prices vary.

• Tim Allen: 7 p.m., Feb. 3, Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticket prices vary.

• Steve Solomon’s Cannoli, Latkes & Guilt!: 3 p.m. Feb. 3, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, www.macombcenter.com, $34.25+.

• Salvation Army 12th Annual Comedy for a Cause: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, featuring Steven Rodgers, doors at 6 p.m. 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, $60 each, includes show and Italian buffet dinner, https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/metrodetroit.

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• Ryan Hamilton: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 West 4th St., Royal Oak, all ages, www.royaloakmusictheatre.com, $24.50 – $42.50+.

• Frank Caliendo: April 24, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket prices vary.

Film

• “Thorns” North American premiere: Feb. 17, Emagine Theatre, Royal Oak, red carpet arrivals by cast and crew including horror film legend Doug Bradley, and Michigan natives, Writer and Director, Doug Schulze and Editor and Co-Producer Julie Schulze. Q&A prior to the film, tickets at www.Emagine-Entertainment.com.

• Emagine Theatres-Celebrate Black History Month: Through February, Emagine will be showing a variety of African American influenced films with $5 tickets.

• Emagine Theatres-Winter Kids Film Series: Through March 7, with a different film each week, Emagine-Entertainment.com, tickets are $3 per person.

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• Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, ticket prices vary.

• Emagine Theatres specialty screenings: Open caption, sensory-friendly and dementia-friendly screenings are offered at Emagine locations including Novi, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Hartland, Woodhaven, Emagine-Entertainment.com.

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

• Milford Independent Cinema: 945 E Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.

• Redford Theatre: 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, ticket prices vary.

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Misc.

• Meet & Greet with Laila Lockhart Kraner: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 3, Gardner White Furniture, 6500 E 14 Mile Road, Warren and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 4, Gardner White in Saginaw. Kraner is star of TV Show “Gabby’s Dollhouse,” family activities including arts and crafts, music and dancing with kid-friendly DJs, light snacks, www.gardner-white.com, free.

• 5K Paczki Run: 10 a.m. Feb. 10, at the corner of Joseph Campau Ave. and Hanley St., Hamtramck. Online registration is $55 at www.tour-de-troit.org.  Early packet pickup is at the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck.

• Heart to Heart: A Valentine’s Show For A Cause: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14, at Da Francesco’s Ristorante & Bar, 49521 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Twp., TeachersPetMI.org.

• Art Deco Extravaganza: 6 p.m. March 2, Redford Theatre: 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, A special event for Art Deco Weekend, in conjunction with the Detroit Area Art Deco Society (https://daads.org), Includes admission to the 8 p.m. screening of Gold Diggers of 1933. With drinks, appetizers, theatre tours, special intermission entertainment, and exclusive use of the Redford balcony to watch the film. Wear your Deco-inspired finest for this night of elegance and entertainment, $35+.

Museums

• Bank of America customers receive free admission: Feb. 3-4, and the first weekend of each month to museums and cultural institutions across the country, including Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, Michigan Science Center, Arab American National Museum, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, and Motown Museum, bit.ly/2NvmECM.

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• “Overcoming Hateful Things”: Exhibit opens Feb. 5, Wayne County Community College District, Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus, 1001 W. Fort St., Detroit, traveling exhibit from Ferris State University’s Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery, www.wcccd.edu.

• Royal Oak Historical Society Museum: “The Polio Vaccine Story” by Don Calihan is 7 p.m. Feb. 9, tickets $15, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com.

• The Zekelman Holocaust Center: New permanent exhibit at the center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, www.holocaustcenter.org.

• Michigan Science Center (Mi-Sci): 5020 John R. St., Detroit, museum gen. adm. is $18+. Standard Mi-Sci films are available as a $6 add-on to general admission tickets. Mi-Sci is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday and until 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month, 313-577-8400, www.mi-sci.org. Mi-Sci was nominated to compete for the top 10 science museums, voting continues until Feb. 12 at 11:59 a.m. Voters must be 18 and up and can vote once a day until the contest closes.

• The Wright: Ruth E. Carter-Afrofuturism in Costume Design exhibit is through March 31. Explore Ruth E. Carter’s Black Panther and Wakanda Forever collections at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and open until 7 p.m. on Thursday, closed on Mondays, reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $30+ gen adm., $20 for seniors 62+, $15 for youth, ages 5-17, free for under 5.

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• The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Ford Rouge Factory Tours Monday-Saturday, purchase tickets online, prices vary, thehenryford.org.

• Motown Museum, 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, motownmuseum.org.

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

• Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm: Museum open hours and tours are offered on Fridays and Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. with a 1 p.m. guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse and the Red House, at The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, www.rochesterhills.org/museum, free admission for museum members, $5 for general public, $3 for students and seniors, no registration needed.

• Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: Open 1st/2nd/4th/5th Sundays of the month and 3rd Fridays, 1-4 pm, (holidays excluded) with exhibits including “Four Communities” exhibit at The Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake. Admission is free, donations are welcome, www.gwbhs.org, 248-757-2451.

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• Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit, detroithistorical.org.

• Detroit Historical Museum: The Hustle-Shopkeepers & Stylists exhibit, an ongoing project honoring contemporary Black Detroit entrepreneurs, go.detroithistorical.org/DHMevents.

• Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, Super Scientists Weekend! Is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 10 and noon-3 p.m. Feb. 11, Cranbrook Institute of Science, https://science.cranbrook.edu/visit, general museum admission prices.

• Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City and The Glancy Trains, museum gen. adm. is $10.

• Meadow Brook Hall offers Guided House Tours and Self-Guided Tours, check available times and purchase tickets at meadowbrookhall.org/tours, ticket prices vary. Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, on the campus of Oakland University.

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• Belle Isle Nature Center: 176 Lakeside Drive, Detroit. Recent renovations and new programs and exhibits including the Sewer Tunnel Walk, Detroit Zoological Society, belleislenaturecenter.detroitzoo.org.

• Sloan Museum of Discovery: 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, www.sloanmuseum.org, 810-237-3450, admission prices vary.

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Detroit archdiocese releases last proposed parish Mass stoppages. List hits 90

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The list of Catholic parishes targeted for the possible stoppage of weekend Masses has grown to about 90 parishes across southeast Michigan, according to the latest proposed models the Archdiocese of Detroit has released as part of its major restructuring process.

The archdiocese released on Thursday the models for potential parish groupings for the six remaining planning areas in the archdiocese, and 32 parishes wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one of the models. Previously released models showed that 58 other parishes could stop holding weekend Mass.

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The Archdiocese of Detroit recently completed listening sessions meant to garner feedback on the models, but parishioners can still share input through a survey that is open until July 31.

The archdiocese has been divided into 15 planning areas, or geographic areas, and three or four models are being proposed for each planning area, said the Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

The models have different proposed groupings of parishes ― called pastorates ― in which a grouping would share a pastor and potentially other priests. In some cases, selected churches in the grouping would no longer hold Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass.

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The models released on Thursday are for planning areas 6, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 15, which include parts of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties and parishes in St. Clair and Lapeer counties.

Sixteen of the parishes wouldn’t have weekend Mass under any of the models, including St. Alphonsus-Clement Parish in Dearborn, Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Redford Township and Our Lady of Hope Parish in St. Clair Shores.

The models are part of the archdiocese’s biggest restructuring plan in years. Announced last fall, Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said the archdiocese can’t maintain the roughly 200 existing parish buildings and is working to “right-size” the archdiocese, along with its personnel and financial resources. 

Holly Fournier, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Detroit, emphasized that the models are just draft proposals “intended to solicit feedback from parishioners.” She said no decisions have been made regarding pastorate groupings, weekend Mass schedules or any other aspect of the restructuring process.

The Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit, said in May that parishioners understand that the archdiocese “needs to do something” about its challenges. But when it becomes personal for people, it’s “very difficult,” he said.

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“And there’s a lot of human emotions, and … we need to honor that,” Amore said. “We need to be attentive to that, and no one’s saying that it’s an easy process, and it’s not a process that … we’re happy that we need to undertake, but it is one that we do need to undertake.”

What the latest Wayne County models show

Planning Area 6, which is in the southern section of Wayne County, excluding the Downriver area, includes 16 parishes. Eight of them would stop holding Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass under at least one of the models for the planning area.

They include St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy in Westland, St. Richard in Westland, St. Aloysius in Romulus, St. Sabina in Dearborn Heights, St. Linus in Dearborn Heights, Divine Child in Dearborn, St. Alphonsus -St. Clement in Dearborn and St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Dearborn.

Planning Area 7, which includes the northwest portion of Wayne County, has 15 parishes, four of which wouldn’t hold weekend Mass under at least one model. They include Our Lady of Loretto in Redford Township, St. John XXIII in Redford Township, St. Priscilla in Livonia and Resurrection in Canton Township.

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What the latest Oakland and Macomb Co. models show

Planning Area 8, which is in southern Oakland County, has 13 parishes, six of which wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one of the models. They include St. William in Walled Lake, St. Gerald in Farmington, Prince of Peace in West Bloomfield, St. Joseph in South Lyon, Church of the Transfiguration in Southfield and Our Lady of Albanians in Southfield.

Planning Area 11, which includes the southeastern section of Macomb County, the Grosse Pointe communities and one parish in Detroit, has 14 parishes. Seven of them wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one model. They include Our Lady of Hope in St. Clair Shores, St. Lucy in St. Clair Shores, St. Basil the Great in Eastpointe, St. Margaret of Scotland in St. Clair Shores, Holy Innocents-St. Barnabas in Roseville, St. Matthew in Detroit and St. Clare of Montefalco in Grosse Pointe Park.

What the models in St. Clair, Lapeer counties show

Planning Area 14, which is in St. Clair County, has 12 parishes, five of which wouldn’t have Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass in at least one model. They include Sacred Heart in Yale, St. Edward on the Lake in Lakeport, Holy Trinity in Port Huron, St. Christopher in Marysville and Immaculate Conception in Ira Township.

Planning Area 15, which is in Lapeer County and part of northern Macomb County, includes ten parishes. Two wouldn’t hold weekend Mass under at least one model. They include St. Mary Burnside in North Branch and St. Cornelius in Dryden.

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Carl’s Chop House, 3020 Grand River in Detroit, 1923-2008

It was one of the most prominent restaurants in Detroit throughout the 20th century. Carl’s Chop House served Detroit for decades, from the Great Depression through the new Millennium.

Founder Carl Rosenfield first opened as the Grand River Chophouse in the early 1920s and he moved the business across the street and renamed it Carl’s in the 1930s. The often-repeated story goes that he won the full ownership of a bar from his partner in a poker game and turned it into Carl’s Chop House.

Prior to his restaurant success, Rosenfield was a well-known tire merchant. At one point, Rosenfield also owned a lighthouse near Port Sanilac.

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As a restaurateur, Rosenfield persevered through many trials, including the Great Depression and a beef shortage during World War II, which left the steakhouse to serve chicken, lobster, sturgeon and “a lot of fish I never heard of,” he was quoted as saying.

A sirloin steak dinner was $1 when Carl’s Chop House opened.

By the 1960s, business was booming, and the restaurant was serving thousands of customers daily and had plans to expand the 850-seat dining room to 1,200. By then, steak dinners were up to $6.

They bounced up to $10 in the 1970s when longtime Detroit News restaurant reporter and critic Molly Abraham included Carl’s in a column, pointing out that even though the restaurant was a bit out of fashion — it had been open for more than 50 years by then — she describes the place as having “an infectiously festive, informal atmosphere.”

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Along with the steaks, convivial atmosphere and firm handshakes, Carl’s Chop House was known for always being open, even on Sundays. The only day of the year it was closed was Christmas Day, Dec. 25, which was also Rosenfield’s birthday.

Rosenfield, who would support local farmers by purchasing cattle and other livestock from the Michigan State Fair, was still working at the restaurant in the 1980s when he was in his 90s. He died in 1991 at age 95.

The new owners of Carl’s Chop House ushered it into the next century for another generation to enjoy.

It wasn’t the same without its namesake proprietor, who was known for an absolutely crushing handshake, however. In 2008, owner Frank Passalacqua filed an application with the state for a topless permit, hoping to turn the property, which was now a neighbor of MotorCity Casino, from a steakhouse to a strip club.

Passalacqua, who was more successful at Mario’s Italian restaurant in the Cass Corridor, said he was losing $1 million a year on Carl’s. The gentleman’s club idea never materialized. Carl’s closed in 2008 and the building was demolished in 2010.

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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield joined leaders on Wednesday for the seventh annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom.

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