This celebration of musician and composer Alice Coltrane is part conversation, part performance. Michelle Coltrane is her daughter.

This documentary is about Lucy Molina, a Latina single mother fighting against racism and climate change. She campaigns for city council in one of the nation's most polluted zip codes.

Some performers will be outside on South Washington Street. The fest continues through October 6th. The full schedule is at First Fridays Ypsi dot com slash Freakfest.

Attendees can meet comic artists, and learn about the art of creating comics outside of a traditional publisher.

The full schedule is at First Fridays Ypsi dot com slash Freakfest.

There will also be a 9pm show.

The full schedule is at First Fridays Ypsi dot com slash Freakfest.

The high school ensemble will play at 2:30pm, The Elvin Sharp Quintet will play at 3:15, and The Sean Dobbins Quintet will play at 4pm.

This workshop will look at how spoken word artists have found a way to capture the attention of millions of viewers online.

This film simulates what would happen if the threat from the January 6th insurrection was dramatically escalated. It features a bipartisan group of defense, intelligence, and elected officials.

There will also be a 9:30pm show.

This is an immersive experience of storytelling, music, song, ancestral wisdom, and community-building. Guests include trumpeter and singer Sonny Singh ("Sing"), and other Sikh artists.

The event will be preceded at 6:30pm by a conversation with the authors of  the new book, "MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band".

Visitors will have a chance to make their own apple cider, using a grinder and presses, as apple supplies last. There will also be apple tasting, and a bake sale.

The book is about Taiwanese TV chef and cookbook author Fu Pei-Mei, who taught people how to cook Chinese food for 40 years. There will also be a cooking demonstration.

The film on Brian Eno features interviews, never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Thanks to special software, each time the film is screened, the content varies.

There will also be a 7pm show.

Oliver Hazard is a folk trio from Waterville, Ohio.

Olivia Van Goor and three other vocalists will be accompanied by a trio of jazz musicians in this Halloween-themed show. There will also be a 9pm show.

There will be two bounce houses in addition to the live music.

Brian Charette is an organist and pianist from New York City.

This all-ages event includes hayrides, vendors, and an indoor haunted maze. Costumes are encouraged, and kids can bring a trick or treat bag.

There will also be a 9pm show.

This will include kids' activities, a German food truck from Detroit, and music by Jay Fox and the Jammin' Germans Band.

John Williams wrote the scores for Star Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, the first three Harry Potter movies, and many others.

This classic suspense film is about a coastal town plagued with violent birds.

Arcoiris Sandoval is a pianist and composer based in New York City who performs with The Mingus Big Band. For this show, she performs with a drummer and a bassist.

Admission is free.

This will be presented by Jeremy Swist, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Grand Valley State University.

"Dilla Time" chronicles the life and legacy of Detroit hip-hop producer J. Dilla.

Vocalist Janis Siegel (from The Manhattan Transfer) and pianist Yaron Gershovsky will perform music from the Cy Coleman songbook. There will also be a 9pm show.

There will also be a 9pm show.

This will be a large-scale performance that combines shadow puppetry, projected animation, and an original musical score, to tell the classic Persian tale of Manijeh.

Is Frankenwalnut a monster, or, under that hard shell, is he something else? There will be a reading, a Q&A, a book signing, and kids' activities.

This is a celebration of the 100th birthday of trumpet player, composer, and arranger Kenny Dorham. There will also be an 8:15 show.

The musical score interweaves Taiwanese folk songs, Taoist chant, and electronica.

This will include a train ride, a bounce house, a food truck, vendors, magic shows, and a costume competition for all ages.

Costumes must be seen by the judges by 2pm, and the awards ceremony will be at 2:30pm.

The Inclusion Event is a disability awareness event hosted by disAbility Connections. There's more information at Disability Connect dot org.

Feature-length horror movies from Zambia, France, Japan, and Thailand will be shown. All will have subtitles.

Library storytellers will present a show with stories, puppets, songs, and rhymes. The half-hour event will be repeated at 11:30am.