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A benefit show for Ozone House, with performers Black Note Graffiti, Nickie P, Grim Existence, Swanton, Basket Case, and Reveries ♫
2025-12-19 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
Ozone House provides holistic support and housing services, to help young people lead safe, healthy, and productive lives.

Author Felicia B. George will talk about her book "When Detroit Played the Numbers"
2025-12-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
George will talk about how numbers gambling became a vital community resource and symbol of solidarity in Detroit’s Black neighborhoods.

Marcus Elliot ♫
2025-12-19 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be a 9:00pm show.

The Pontiac Trail Blazers ♫
2025-12-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-26 19:00 - 22:00 | North Star Lounge, 301 N. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor

The Mighty Swells (a Grateful Dead tribute band) ♫
2025-12-19 19:30 | The Rumpus Room, 510 North Main, Chelsea

The Tartan Terrors (from Toronto) ♫
2025-12-19 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Comedy Theme Park: comedians will riff a mystery bad movie from start to finish
2025-12-19 21:30 | HearSay Brewing & Theater, 2350 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor

"DJ Whittington's Kool Kat: A Hip Hop Panto" (afternoon performance)
2025-12-20 15:00 | Theatre Nova, 410 W Huron St, Ann Arbor

The Nick Collins Sextet ♫
2025-12-20 18:30 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be an 8:30pm set.

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra will present its Holiday Pops Concert ♫
2025-12-20 19:00 | Hill Auditorium, 825 N University, Ann Arbor, MI

The James Carter Organ Trio ♫
2025-12-20 19:30 | Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave, Detroit
This program will include the music of Django Reinhardt, lots of standards, and Christmas tunes. There will also be a 9:30pm show.

Blackthorn ♫
2025-12-20 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor
This Michigan-based band plays music from Ireland, with lead vocals by Belfast native Richard McMullan.

The Annual Superfly Toy Drive will feature live performances by Dre Dav, J-Classic, Paige Dale, and others ♫
2025-12-20 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

The Karim Gideon Quartet will play a late evening show ♫
2025-12-20 22:15 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

Kathryn Goodson & Friends present a Winter Solstice celebration ♫
2025-12-21 16:00 | Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

Phil Ogilvie [OH-gull-vee]'s Rhythm Kings ♫
2025-12-21 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

The James Carter Organ Trio (second day) ♫
2025-12-21 17:30 | Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave, Detroit
This program will include the music of Django Reinhardt, lots of standards, and Christmas tunes. There will also be a 7:30pm show.

Maurice Mobetta Brown ♫
2025-12-21 18:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
Trumpeter Maurice Mobetta Brown has played with Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, The Roots, and other performers. There will also be an 8:30pm show.

The Sunday Circle -- hosted by Ingrid Racine, and featuring Edward Nash, formerly known as MC Kadence ♫
2025-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Mark Lavengood, Jen Sygit, and other perfomers will pay tribute to John Prine ♫
2025-12-21 19:30 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Deadbeat Beat, with Rat Paws ♫
2025-12-22 20:00 | Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge Hwy, Royal Oak

The Easy Street Jazz Band ♫
2025-12-23 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Marc Smith & Friends ♫
2025-12-23 19:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
The band includes Ralph Tope, Doug Horn, and Dave Stearns.

The Center For Melodic Research, with Andromeda ♫
2025-12-23 19:30 | Trinosophes [TREE-no-soafs], 1464 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit
The Center for Melodic Research features Zekkereya El-Margharbel, Michael Malis, and other musicians. Andromeda features Alex Harding, Djallo Djakate, and others.

8 Ball Movie Night presents two Finnish holiday horror films: "The White Reindeer" (from 1952), and "Rare Exports" (from 2010)
2025-12-23 20:00 | The 8 Ball, at The Blind Pig, 208 S First St, Ann Arbor

Mustard Plug, with J. Navarro and the Traitors, Devon Kay and the Solutions, The Boy Detective, and St. Thomas Boys Academy ♫
2025-12-26 18:00 | Magic Stick, 4120-4140 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Chris Casello ♫
2025-12-26 18:00 | LIVE Nightclub, 102 S 1st St, Ann Arbor

An opening celebration and candle lighting on the first day of Kwanzaa
2025-12-26 18:30 - 20:30 | African-American Cultural And Historical Museum of Washtenaw County, 3261 Lohr Rd, Ann Arbor

The Sean Dobbins Organ Trio, with vocalist Athena Johnson ♫
2025-12-26 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be a 9pm set.
