Out Loud Chorus ♫
2026-01-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
Out Loud Chorus is Washtenaw County’s original mixed LGBTQ+ chorus.

Peter Madcat Ruth and John Churchville play an early evening show ♫
2026-01-17 18:00 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

The early music ensemble Les Délices [Lay Day-LEES] ♫
2026-01-17 19:30 | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 306 N Division St, Ann Arbor
This Cleveland-based group will perform 18th century ballads composed and collected by Robert Burns.

The Martha Graham Dance Company (2nd performance)
2026-01-17 19:30 | The Power Center, 121 Fletcher St, Ann Arbor

Humorist and musician Heywood Banks
2026-01-17 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Izak, Bad Mouth, A Rueful Noise, and Reckless Rhythms ♫
2026-01-17 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Swing Nouvelle ♫
2026-01-17 20:30 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

The Martha Graham Dance Company (3rd performance)
2026-01-18 14:00 | The Power Center, 121 Fletcher St, Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Concert Band will perform Gustav Holst's "The Planets" ♫
2026-01-18 14:00 | Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor

A lecture titled "Expat Cookbooks: Expressions of Identity and Community While Living Abroad" (live and on YouTube)
2026-01-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
The lecturer will discuss items from his collection of over 1,500 cookbooks by people residing outside of their home countries.

Phil Ogilvie's [OH-gull-vee's] Rhythm Kings ♫
2026-01-18 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

G. Love & Special Sauce, with MAKUA ♫
2026-01-18 19:30 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

The University of Michigan's MLK Keynote Memorial Lecture, "Unbowed and Unbroken: The Enduring Struggle for Justice"
2026-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Hill Auditorium, 825 N University, Ann Arbor, MI
Speakers: activist and godchild of Martin Luther King, Jr. , Donzaleigh Abernathy… and NAACP President Derrick Johnson. Livestreamed at MLK dot Umich dot edu.

"Rustin", a biopic about civil rights activist Bayard [BY-erd] Rustin
2026-01-19 13:30 | Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor
Bayard Rustin faced racism and homophobia as he helped change the course of civil rights history. Admission is free. Reservations requested at Marquee dash Arts dot org.

Writer and activist Brian Jones, author of the book "Black History Is For Everyone"
2026-01-19 14:00 | Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 S State Street, Ann Arbor

A lecture titled "Martin Luther King Jr. and Militarism Today"
2026-01-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
Martin Luther King Jr. found militarism to be one of the three fundamental evils to equality in American Culture. Presented by Veterans For Peace local Chapter 93.

The Paul Keller Orchestra, with the WCC Jazz Orchestra ♫
2026-01-19 19:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Journalist Caitlin Dickerson from The Atlantic will present a talk titled "Deportation Nation"
2026-01-20 16:30 - 18:00 | Rackham Amphitheatre, 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor
Reservations are requested at Ford School dot Umich dot EDU slash events.

The Easy Street Jazz Band ♫
2026-01-20 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

The Premadonnas, Milan & The Ellipses, An Angel Submerged, and Yettie ♫
2026-01-20 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

The 2025 documentary "You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine"
2026-01-21 19:00 | Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor
This tribute to the legendary songwriter features Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, Steve Earle, and many others, and includes performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

Tumbao Bravo ♫
2026-01-21 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be an 8:30pm show.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (from Mexico) ♫
2026-01-21 19:30 | Hill Auditorium, 825 N University, Ann Arbor, MI
This concert will include rarely heard orchestral works by leading composers from the Americas. Trumpet soloist Pacho Flores will perform on two works.

FRÄNDER (a folk music group from Sweden) ♫
2026-01-21 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor
The group describes its music as “heavy folk”.

A screening of the 2020 Japanese film "Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes"
2026-01-22 19:00 | State Theater, 233 S State St, Ann Arbor
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.

The Max Bowen Special Quintet ♫
2026-01-22 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

LGBTQ Night presents Drag Bingo
2026-01-22 19:00 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

Garnet Rogers ♫
2026-01-22 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Laura Cocks (a flutist from New York City), with the duo of Gleb Kanasevich & Dave Hurley ♫
2026-01-22 20:00 | Trinosophes [TREE-no-soafs], 1464 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit

The Pherotones ♫
2026-01-22 21:00 | The Last Word, 301 W. Huron, Ann Arbor
