Fun Things to Do in the D this Weekend April 4-6, 2025

[Lowell]

Kickoff list culled from Hour Detroit. Add your suggestions below.

Detroit Home Opener Festival

Billed as “the city’s original and largest party,” this festival includes beer tents, a full bar, food, music, games, live entertainment, and more than 15 of the city’s best DJs, all in celebration of the Detroit Tigers’ home opener against the Chicago White Sox. Ages 21+. April 4. $15+. The Madison Avenue Festival Grounds, 440 Madison St., Detroit; Eventbrite.com.


Grand Slam Detroit Festival 2025

The Detroit Opera House is celebrating the Detroit Tigers’ 2025 home opener against the Chicago White Sox with a festival that includes music spun by 20 of the area’s best DJs, two huge beer tents, food trucks, music, games and huge screens to watch the game. Woodward Sports will be hosting a live pre-game broadcast with Darren McCarty, Terry Foster, and Braylon Edwards at the event. April 4. $20+. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit; Eventbrite.com.


Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour

Saturday Night Live alumnae Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have joined comedic forces to present this show, which celebrates their 30 years of friendship with jokes, stories, and conversational entertainment. April 4-5. $85+. Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313presents.com.


Astronomicon

Enjoy meet-and-greets with Tommy Chong, Bruce Campbell, Jason Lee, Jaime Presley, Sting and other pop culture icons; panel discussions with industry professionals; cosplay competitions; vendor booths; and much more. April 4-6. $30-$230, free for kids 5 and under, $15 for a week pass for kids 6-12. Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti, 1275 S. Huron St., Ypsilanti; astronomicon.com.


Spring Shop Hop

This inaugural spring event features 12 small businesses including The Rabbit Hole, Balanced by The Moon, The Hatchery Co., Monarch of Clarkston, and others who have come together to support Grace Centers of Hope. Visit each of the participating stores and collect a stamp or sticker for your shot at three gift baskets. April 5. No cost for admission. Prices of goods for sale varies. Clarkston and Waterford area; facebook.com.


Madagascar — A Musical Adventure Jr.

Talented youth actors from All the World’s a Stage perform this musical based on the hit DreamWorks film. April 5-6. $15-$17. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township; macombcenter.com.


Nick Seluk Art Exhibit

See prints and original paintings by Nick Seluk, the Michigan-born and -raised author and illustrator best known for his work behind The Awkward Yeti and his Heart and Brain series. April 5-30. No cost for admission. Gallery at Ideation Orange, 420 W. Nine Mile Road, Hazel Park; galleryatio.com.


Così Fan Tutte

Mozart’s classic comedic opera about romantic entanglements and mistaken identities gets a 21st-century spin in this brand-new production by Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon. Protagonist Don Alfonso uses artificial intelligence to bring his robotic inventions to life [[and love), but he soon becomes obsessed with developing deeper spiritual connections between his machines, leading the inventor to question what it truly means to be human. April 5, 11, and 13. $30+. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit; detroitopera.org.


Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through the Change

As the sequel of the long-running hit show Menopause The Musical, this show picks up with the ladies from the original five years after their chance encounter and follows them as they go on an adventure on the high sea while navigating hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses. April 6. $40+. Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit; musichall.org.


The Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade

This 23rd annual parade, one of the largest parades in Detroit, celebrates Greek heritage and independence with music, traditional dance performances, and plenty of fun. April 6. No cost. Steps off in front of the cathedral at E. Lafayette, down Lafayette to Beaubien, Detroit; greekparades.com.


Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Graduate Degree Exhibition

Explore innovative and captivating creative works by the Cranbrook Academy of Art’s graduate-level students at this annual exhibition. The pieces represent two years of studio work by the graduates, whose areas of study range from architecture to art to design. April 6-May 4. No cost with general museum admission. Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills; cranbrookartmuseum.org.


Lightplay

This art show features artful ceramic lamps created by local ceramic artists Elliott Kayser and Kate Tremel. Among the lamps on display are animals like dinosaurs, elephants, and safari animals, as well as pierced abstract lamps. Now-April 5. No cost for admission. Yourist Studio Gallery, 6087 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor; youristpottery.com.


The Prom

This production tells the story of self-absorbed Broadway stars who happen upon a small town’s Prom night controversy and use the opportunity to help the town to improve their own reputations. Now-April 6. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, WSU alumni, and employees, $15 for students. Hilberry Gateway, 4715 Cass Ave., Detroit; theatreanddance.wayne.edu.

[Kathleen]

Jazz great Ron Carter at Orchestral Hall!
Friday, April 4
https://www.dso.org/events-and-ticke...carter-quartet

[Kathleen]

At the Redford Theatre this weekend....

When Harry Met Sally
Friday, April 4, 8pm
https://redfordtheatre.com/events/wh...et-sally-1989/

Three Stooges Festival
Saturday, April 5, 2pm and 8pm
https://redfordtheatre.com/events/th...es-festival-5/

[Kathleen]

2025 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Exhibition

Opening reception Friday April 4
Regular museum hours thereafter
Cranbrook Museum of Art

https://cranbrookart.edu/event/artme...cademy-of-art/