Curbed Detroit Editor Robin Runyan drops by The D Brief podcast to talk to Seth and Mike about the state of real estate in the Detroit area. They also talk to Cynthia Jones of The Henry Ford Museum about The Science Behind Pixar exhibit. Plus, they speak to James Gietzen, the organizer of the Plymouth Ice Festival.
Here's what's happening in metro Detroit for the week of January 8, 2017:
Concerts
- Friday 6/12: Cowboy Mouth at the Magic Bag in Ferndale
- Saturday 6/13: 5th Annual North American Conference on Video Game Music at U of M in Ann Arbor
- All Weekend: Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Mozart & Beethoven (Davidson Neighborhood Series)
- Monday 6/15: The Killers at The Masonic Temple
- Tuesday 6/16: Passion Pit at Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Tuesday 6/16: Anti-Flag at The Magic Stick
Sports
- Pistons:
at Brooklyn (Wednesday 1/10)
at Chicago (Saturday 1/13)
vs. Charlotte (Monday 1/15) - Red Wings:
at Pittsburgh (Saturday 1/13)
at Chicago (Sunday 1/14)
at Dallas (Tuesday 1/16) - MSU Basketball:
vs. Rutgers Golden Knights (Wednesday 1/10)
vs. Michigan Wolverines (Saturday 1/13) - U of M Basketball:
at Michigan State Spartans (Saturday 1/13)
vs. Maryland Terrapins (Monday 1/15)
Comedy
- The Ann Arbor Showcase: Ben Scolaro
- Big Tommy's in Novi: Jeff Horste
- Caesars Windsor: Sebastian Maniscalco
- The Holly Hotel: Jeff Brannan and Gary George
- Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak: Joe Matarese
- Punch Line Comedy Lounge in Southfield: Shawty
- Saturday 1/13: Go! Comedy in Royal Oak: Snow Day improv marathon
On Stage
- Detroit Repertory Theatre: Dauphin Island
- Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale: Let the Right One In
- Slipstream Theatre: Tales from the Mitten
- Untheatre Co.: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (An Attempt to Perform 30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
- Saturday 1/14: Moscow Festival Ballet’s Swan Lake at The Music Hall
In Theaters
- The Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Best of the 2017 New York International Children's Film Festival, King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis
- The Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak: I, Tonya, Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour
- The Maple Theater & Kitchen in Bloomfield: The Shape of Water, The Greatest Showman, Darkest Hour
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- At the Charles Wright Museum
- At the Detroit History Museum
- Detroit Pistons vs. the Charlotte Hornets