On this episode of The D Brief podcast, Mike Geeter and Seth Resler interview Steve Johnson, the author of Detroit Beer: A History of Brewing in the Motor City, and the owner and founder of Motor City Brew Tours. They also talk to former WDIV news anchor Carmen Harlan about her role as co-Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Plus, they speak to Phillip Simpson and Donna Jackson about Politics on Posters exhibit at the Baltimore Gallery.
Here's what's happening in metro Detroit for the week of November 20th, 2017:
Concerts
- Wednesday 11/22: Danny Brown's Bruiser Thanksgiving IV with Lil B at El Club
- Wednesday 11/22: Whatcha Really Really Want 90's Hip Hop Dance Party at The Magic Stick
- Wednesday 11/22: Nghtmre Before Xmas at Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Friday 11/24: Yelawolf at The Fillmore
- Friday 11/24: Joe Bonamassa at The Fox Theatre
- Friday 11/24: Dead & Company at The Little Caesars Arena
- Friday 11/24: I Prevail with We Came As Romans, The Word Alive, Escape the Fate at The Masonic Temple
- Friday 11/24: Uncle Kracker at Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Friday 11/24: Funk Night Black Friday with Jeremy Ellis & John Arnold at Marble Bar
- Saturday 11/25: Michigander at The Pike Room in Pontiac
- Saturday 11/25: Lotus at Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Saturday 11/25: Motor City Soul Club: November Soul Stomp at Marble Bar
- Tuesday 11/28: Morrissey at The Fillmore
Sports
- NFL
Thursday 11/23: Vikings @ Lions (12:30pm) - NHL
Wednesday 11/22: Red Wings vs. Edmonton (7:30pm)
Friday 11/24: Red Wings @ New York Rangers (7:30pm)
Saturday 11/26: Red Wings @ New Jersey Devils (7:30pm) - NBA
Friday 11/24: Pistons @ OKC Thunder (7pm)
Monday 11/27: Pistons @ Boston Celtics (7:30pm) - College Football:
Saturday 11/25: Michigan vs. Ohio State (12n)
Saturday 11/25: Michigan State @ Rutgers (4pm) - College Basketball:
Thursday 11/23: Michigan State – PK80 Invitational (Portland, Oregon)
Comedy
- The Holly Hotel: Dave Landau
- Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak: Billy Ray Bauer, Mike Bonner's Uptown Friday Night
- Punch Line Comedy Lounge in Southfield: Clipper Man
- Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase: Heyward Banks
On Stage
- Detroit Public Theater: Pike Street
- Detroit Repertory Theatre: Swimming Upstream
- Matrix Theater Company: Who Will Sing For Lena?
- Michigan Opera Theater: The Nutcracker by Cincinnati Ballet
- Players Guild of Dearborn: Promises Promises
- Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale: Life Sucks
- The Tipping Point Theatre: Office Hours
In Theaters
- The Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA: Chavela: Beloved Mexican Singer Chavela Vargas, The Square
- The Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak: The Man Who Invented Christmas, Novitate
- The Maple Theater & Kitchen in Bloomfield: Last Flags Flying, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
- Redford Theater: Classic Cartoon Festival
More Stuff
- Thursday, 11/30: Free Detroit Beer History Talk at Liberty St. Brewing in Plymouth
- “Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America?” in The New York Times
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