Kick off list culled from Hour Detroit. Add your suggestions below.

Hip Hop Evolution: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop Photography

This photography exhibit highlights the history of hip hop through the lens of photojournalist Andre Smith. It includes iconic images of legends in the genre including DJ Cool Herc and Queen Latifah. Feb. 19-April 30. No cost for admission. WCCCD Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus, 1001 West Fort St., Detroit; wcccd.edu.


Cottage & Lakefront Living Show and Outdoorama

Are you looking to make improvements to your cottage or lakefront home? Visit the Cottage & Lakefront Living Show to speak with industry experts including designers, realtors, and lakefront builders, shop vendor booths, and more. This show runs concurrently with Outdoorama, the state’s original Sportsman Show, which includes fishing, hunting, boating, hiking, mushrooming, and birdwatching experts, and vendor booths, too. Feb. 20-23. $5-$12 admission to each show, $10 parking. Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi; showspan.com.


Bizet’s Carmen

Jader Bignamini conducts the DSO, Audivi, the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale, and other vocal soloists as they perform this passionate drama for two nights only. Feb. 21-23. $25+. Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit; dso.org.


Great Lakes Comic-Con

This year marks the 15th anniversary for this event, which includes a meet-and-greet with Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sam J. Jones, aka Flash Gordon. Cosplay contests, fan panels, face painting, and much more, too. Feb. 21-23. $20-$25. Macomb Expo Center, 14500 12 Mile Road, Warren; greatlakescomicconvention.com.


An Evening with Amadeus Electric Quartet

The “uncontested leader of Romania’s classical crossover genre” hits the stage for an intimate performance. Feb. 22. $35-$99. Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren; andiamoshowroom.com.


Whimsical Juxtapositions

This art exhibit features the work of Mike Kelly, a Detroit pathologist turned artist and his daughter, Kelly. Live musical performances by Electric Guitar Orchestra, Joe Kidd and Shelia Burke, and others are included during opening weekend. Feb. 22-March 2. No cost for admission. 333 Midland Complex, 333 Midland St., Highland Park; facebook.com.


Jessica Kirson

A fixture of New York City’s hottest comedy clubs, this veteran comedian has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The View, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Kirson is also a regular contributor on The Howard Stern Show, where she produces and stars in hilarious prank phone calls. Feb. 22. $34.50+. Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. 4th St., Royal Oak; royaloakmusictheatre.com.


Royal Oak Whiskey Fest

General admission to this event includes 10 drink samples [[15 samples for VIP ticketholders), a commemorative glass, and keepsake photo. Live music by Cosmic Groove, too. Feb. 22. $49/general admission, $69/VIP admission. Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak; royaloakwhiskeyfest.com.


Threads of Time: A Detroit Vintage Market

Do you love shopping vintage goods and antiques? Look no further than this shopping experience, which offers vendor booths from local gems including Darling of Detroit, Flamingo Vintage, The Lowry Estate, Vintage Eastern Market, and many others. Feb. 22. No cost for admission. The Fisher Building, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; Eventbrite.com.


Rinaldo



Catch Rinaldo at the Detroit Opera House Feb. 22-March 2. // Photograph by Evan Zimmerman

Handel’s classic baroque opera about a knight’s quest gets a modern-day spin in this riveting production directed by Louisa Proske. While recovering from surgery in a hospital room, a boy finds himself swept away in a fairy tale world of sorcerers, monsters, and magic. As he battles mythical beasts in his mind as the brave knight Rinaldo, the young girl in the bed next to his fights for her life in the real world. Feb. 22-March 2. $30+. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit; detroitopera.org.


Exit Laughing

Four Southern ladies played bridge together once a week for 30 years. When one of them dies, the other three “borrow” her ashes from the funeral home for one last card games and a wild night that includes strippers, a police raid, and more. Rated mature for profanity and sexual innuendo. Now- Feb. 22. $24+. The Farmington Players, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills; farmingtonplayers.org.


The Body Eclectic ‘25

Award-winning American artist Carole Morisseau showcases humanity’s complications through painting, assemblage, pottery, and three-dimensional pieces. Now-Feb.28. No cost for admission. Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward Ave., Suite A, Ferndale; lawrencestreetgallery.com.


Pushing Boundaries

This art exhibit features the work of seven highly regarded Michigan artists who push boundaries with their work. Featured artists are Jeanne Bieri [[painting and fibers), Boisali Biswas [[fibers and weaving), Terry Lee Dill [[drawing, painting, and sculpture), Nanci La Bret Einstein [[mixed media, sculpture, digital photography, drawing, and painting), Meighen Jackson [[drawing, painting, and sculpture), Jay Knapp [[mixed media, sculpture, and drawing), and David Velez Felix [[ceramics). Now-March 5. No cost for admission. The Janice Charach Gallery, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield; charachgallery.org.


The Angel Next Door

This “comedy that’s in love with theater, about people in love with theater,” is set in a Newport mansion in 1948 and features playwrights, actors, a “young star-struck author,” and the housekeeper who would like nothing more than for everyone to leave. Now-March 9. $19+. Meadow Brook Theatre, 378 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester; mbtheatre.com.


Confederates

This play by Dominique Morisseau explores racism and gender biases by telling the stories of two Black women who lived in America 160 years apart but are bonded through history. Now-March 16. $49. Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 3rd Ave., Detroit; detroitpublictheatre.org.


Kairos

Ann Arbor’s Theatre Nova will host the world premiere of this new play by Lisa Sanaye Dring. Gina and David find their newly official union tested when a revolutionary medical procedure offers to extend life indefinitely for a small group of patients, leaving the newlyweds to grapple with the weight of love and commitment in a post-mortality world. Now-March 16. $30. Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St., Ann Arbor; theatrenova.org.


Bangladeshi Diaspora Exhibit

This first-ever exhibit exploring metro Detroit’s Bangladeshi American community includes artifacts, textiles, folk art, and even contributions from area students. Now-May 11. No cost for admission, donations appreciated. Hamtramck Historical Museum, 9525 Joseph Campau Ave., Hamtramck; hamtramckhistory.com.