Cultural Things to do in the D in Autumn 2016
Looking for Cultural Events in the D? Here is an interesting listing of upcoming Fall 2016 Cultural Activities from Crain's Detroit Business via CultureSource, the regional nonprofit membership organization for arts and cultural organizations. Crain's is the source our kick off lists for the weekly 10 Things to Do in the D This Weekend listings
Sept. 20-April 30, 2017
"I See Me: Reflections in Black Dolls." The Charles H. Wright Museum
thewright.org
Sept. 22
"Jazz in the Streets of Old Detroit," Detroit Historical Museum, 6-9 p.m. Listen and sway to the jazz tunes from the Al McKenzie Trio, native Detroit musicians who have played with the likes of Aretha Franklin and the Temptations
detroithistorical.org
Sept. 29
"Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia," 5:10 p.m. at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor.
stamps.umich.edu/stamps
*Sept. 29
Detroit Symphony Orchestra's "A Taste of Detroit" Opening Night Dinner, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, 5:30 p.m. Guest chefs from Detroit restaurants Grey Ghost and Antietam and Birmingham's The Bird & The Bread will present a three-course dinner before a concert in the adjoining Orchestra Hall.
dso.org
Sept. 29-Dec. 17
"Morning After Grace." Chelsea's The Purple Rose Theatre Co.
purplerosetheatre.org/whats-on-stage
Oct. 1
DiChiera Legacy Ball at the Detroit Opera House, 6:30 p.m. The annual ball this fall will honor David DiChiera, founder and artistic director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, who is slated to retire at the end of the 2016-17 season.
michiganopera.org/opera/dichiera-legacy-ball
Oct. 5
Detroit Robot Factory opens in Eastern Market. Ann Arbor-based 826michigan opens its creative writing and tutoring lab with a month — 826 hours to be exact — of planned events.
826michigan.org
Oct. 7-9
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra kicks off a year of George Gershwin with his iconic "Rhapsody in Blue," featuring pianist Garrick Ohlsson.
dso.org
*Oct. 7
"Finlandia," 8 p.m. Macomb Symphony Orchestra's 32nd annual concert of ethnic music is a salute to Finland, a country with a proud history that is reflected in its art and music. The Finnish American Singers of Michigan and the Macomb Symphony Orchestra
macombcenter.com
*Oct. 8
The 2016 Wright Gala, 7 p.m. Last year's celebration of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History's 50th anniversary
thewright.org
Through Oct. 8
"Ray Johnson: The Bob Boxes" at the College for Creative Studies Valade Family Gallery is the largest local show of early pop artist Neo Dada, influencer and Detroiter since 1975. Although never a member, Johnson was also long associated with the Fluxus movement, and this show is presented in honor of longtime art collector Gilbert B. Silverman.
collegeforcreativestudies.edu/community-outreach-and-engagement/exhibitions-public-programs/valade-family-gallery
Through Oct. 14
"Infolding/Unfolding." Detroit-based fiber artist and CCS Professor Emeritus Susan Aaron-Taylor's solo exhibition at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center bbartcenter.org
Oct. 13-15
Layla and Majnun, Mark Morris Dance Group: "The Silk Road Ensemble," co-presented by the University Musical Society and Michigan Opera Theatre
ums.org/performance/layla-and-majnun
Oct. 14
"Detroit Performs Live" at the Fillmore Detroit, 8 p.m.
Alexander Zonjic is back as host, with Thornetta Davis, Laith Al-Saadi and WDIV's Devin Scillian
detroitperforms.org/live
Opening Oct. 14
Ed Clark retrospective at the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Midtown Detroit.
nnamdicenter.org
Oct. 15-23
"Carmen," Georges Bizet's classic opera at Detroit Opera House.
michiganopera.org/opera/carmen
Oct. 22
"Illuminate: The Annual Science Soiree," 6-11 p.m. at the Michigan Science Center
mi-sci.org/event/illuminate
Opening Nov. 4
"Art for the Holidays" at the Detroit Artists Market. A
detroitartistsmarket.org/events/index
Nov. 1-13
"The Book of Mormon" Fisher Theatre as part of the Broadway in Detroit series.
broadwayindetroit.com/shows/the-book-of-mormon
Nov. 6
"Concerto for Violin and Rock Band" with R.E.M.'s Mike Mills at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m.
musichall.org/events/Concerto-for-Violin-and-Rock-Band
Nov. 10-13
"Roméo et Juliette" Power Center.
music.umich.edu/performances_events/productions/2016-2017/r-et-j.htm
Nov. 11-Dec. 23
It's not the holiday season without a visit from dear ol' Scrooge, and Meadow Brook Theatre makes sure you'll have a chance to see "A Christmas Carol" this year. mbtheatre.com/home
Nov. 12
"The Music of Harry Potter" presented by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater
a2so.com/events/music-harry-potter-muggle-
cocktail-hour
Nov. 16
"Classic Koresh: 25th Anniversary" at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield Township, 7:30 pm.
theberman.org/event/koresh
Nov. 19
The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents Alexander Ghindin on piano in this Signature Series concert that will feature a pre-concert talk on Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Viktor Hartmann's drawings and watercolors that inspired the Russian composer's showcase piano composition. At the Seligman Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m.chambermusicdetroit.org
Opening Nov. 19
"The Truth Is I Hear You" at Cranbrook Art Museum.
cranbrookartmuseum.org
Opening Nov. 20
"Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate" at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
dia.org/calendar/exhibition.aspx?id=5809
Nov. 25-27
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum "ScienceFest: Space Odyssey."
aahom.org
Nov. 26
"An Evening With Megan Hilty," Cabaret 313 presents a special Thanksgiving weekend concert at 8 p.m. at The Music Box
cabaret313.org/shows/megan-hilty-nov-26-2016
Nov. 26-27
Music of Journey at Orchestra Hall.
dso.org/ShowEvents
*Dec. 3
Noel Night, 5-10 p.m. More than 50,000 people are expected to descend upon the more than 80 cultural institutions, galleries, stores, restaurants and bars during Midtown's 44th annual Noel Night
noelnight.org
Dec. 9
"Karim Nagi: Detour Guide" [[multimedia storytelling), part of Global First Fridays at the Arab American National Museum
arabamerican
museum.org/gf-fall-2016
Dec. 9
Eisenhower Dance presents its annual "December Dances" program at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills
detroitperforms.org/2014/10/december-dances-eisenhower-dance-ensemble
Dec. 10
"Too Hot to Handel 15th Anniversary," presented by Rackham Choir at the Detroit Opera House, 7:30 p.m.
rackhamchoir.org
Through Dec. 30
"Holocaust by Bullets," the current exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
holocaustcenter.org
