Guitar Women: An Evening with Sue Foley, Rory Block, & Cindy Cashdollar ♫
2026-05-16 20:00 (America/Detroit) | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

J. Michael & The Heavy Burden ♫
2026-05-16 20:00 | Rancho Tranquilico [tran-QUILL-ih-koh], 11300 Island Lake Road, Dexter, MI
Seating is limited, so walkup sales are not guaranteed. Ticket information is at J M Heavy Burden dot com.

Salmagundi ♫
2026-05-16 20:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Rochelle Clark & The Familiars ♫
2026-05-16 21:00 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

Fishmonger Stories presents Sounds and Stories of Africa
2026-05-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Ann Arbor District Library, Mallets Creek Branch, 3090 E Eisenhower Pkwy, Ann Arbor

Marlena Studer’s Jazz Ensemble ♫
2026-05-17 18:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be a 7:30pm set.

Joe Jackson ♫
2026-05-17 19:00 | Masonic Temple, 500 Temple St, Detroit

Kenji, Josef, Keaton, and Tariq, with special guest Gusmão ♫
2026-05-17 19:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Chris Knight, with Matt Woods ♫
2026-05-17 19:30 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Phil Ogilvie's [OH-gull-vee's] Rhythm Kings (P.O.R.K.) ♫
2026-05-17 20:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

The Paul Keller Orchestra & Sara D'Angelo, with guest The Trenton High School Jazz Band ♫
2026-05-18 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

Rev Quartet ♫
2026-05-19 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Art as Power: Aesthetics and Expression During the Holocaust
2026-05-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
This event will be presented by representatives of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills.

The Easy Street Jazz Band ♫
2026-05-19 19:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

The Capstone Volunteers, with The Broken Strings, and Mind Riot ♫
2026-05-20 19:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Houston Patton & Hidden Nomination ♫
2026-05-20 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be an 8:30pm set.

A Vyshyvanka [vee-shih-VAHN-kah] Day Party, to benefit the Ukrainian Hospitallers Medical Battalion
2026-05-21 18:30 - 19:30 | York Food & Drink, 1928 Packard St., Ann Arbor
This will include Ukrainian food vendors, crafts, embroidery demonstrations, and live jazz by the Tryzub Trio

Courtney Barnett, with Truman Sinclair ♫
2026-05-21 19:00 | Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48201, United States

Tumbao Bravo will play a recording release show ♫
2026-05-21 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

Detroit Opera presents John Cage's "Apartment House 1776"
2026-05-21 19:00 | Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI
This piece features a chorus of voices drifting from apartment windows. There will also be 8pm and 9pm performances. Continuing through May 24th.

Tinn Parrow and his Clapfold Platune (Lawrence Miller's band) ♫
2026-05-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Playground, Normal Park, Sock Jock, and McCloud ♫
2026-05-21 19:30 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Suzy Bogguss ♫
2026-05-21 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

DJs Manan & Friends ♫
2026-05-21 21:00 | Slows BBQ, 207 E. Washington, Ann Arbor

Frog Island Power Boat, Will Kaye, and Jim Cherewick ♫
2026-05-22 18:30 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Dave McMurray ♫
2026-05-22 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

"Poems For The People: Celebrating Thirty Years of Ann Arbor Poetry & Community"
2026-05-22 19:00 | Pioneer High School, 601 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor
There will be readings by 2025 National Book Award winner Patricia Smith and other poets.

Detroit Opera presents John Cage's "Apartment House 1776" [day two]
2026-05-22 19:00 | Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI

The Pontiac Trail Blazers ♫
2026-05-22 19:00 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

An indie film sampler
2026-05-22 19:30 | Dreamland Theater, 26 N Washington St, Ypsilanti
This will feature a 56-minute film by touring filmmaker Jason Pappariella, and three short films by local filmmaker Robert Hughes.
