Here's what's happening in metro Detroit for the week of December 3, 2018:
Concerts
- Friday 12/7: The Piano Guys at Fox Theatre
- Friday 12/7: Karen Newman's Christmas Spectacular at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn
- Saturday 12/8: The Verve Pipe at the Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Sunday 12/9: Ingrid Michaelson at the Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Wednesday 12/12: The Internet at Saint Andrews Hall
On Stage
- Thursday 12/6: Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Masonic Temple
- Thursday 12/6: The Moth at Marble Bar (Theme: Instincts)
- Saturday 12/8: All Star Comedy Festival at Fox Theatre
- Tuesday 12/11: Michelle Obama at the Little Caesars Arena
- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Studio Theatre at Wayne State's Hillberry Theatre (opening)
- Detroit Public Theatre: Cry It Out (closing)
- Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak: Ross Bennett
- Punch Line Comedy Lounge in Southfield: Bald Head Phillps
Around Town


- Saturday 12/8: Check out the PonyRide Holiday Market, part of Corktown Aglow
- Saturday 12/8: The (haunted) Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti hosts its first ParaCon
- December 8th, 15th, & 16th: Have Breakfast with Santa at the Detroit Zoo.
- Go see Santa at the GM RenCen.
- TopGolf has finally come to Michigan with a new location in Auburn Hills!
- Rainbow City Roller Rink has popped up near Campus Martius.
Food & Drink
- Sierra Nevada is teaming up with Michigan breweries to cell Resilience Butte Country Proud IPA. Proceeds will benefit the Camp Fire Relief Fund.
- Sunday 12/9: Detroit's cocktail industry will have its first ever Golden Jigger Awards.
Other Stuff
- Bid to win a visit to the set on NBC's The Good Place and lunch with Second City Detroit alum Marc Evan Jackson.
- Free Bikes 4 Kidz is refurbishing bikes for Detroit kids.
- Detroit author Saladin Ahmed wrote the upcoming Miles Morales: Spider Man #1 and Abbott, which is set in Detroit.
Dan's Picks
- Favorite Moment in Detroit History: Last Performance of Gwar with singer Oderus Urungus at Harpo's
- Favorite Dive Bar: The Bronx in Midtown
- Favorite Place for a Romantic Date: Detroit City Distillery in Eastern Market
- Favorite Local Radio DJ: Doug Podell
- Michigan Comic Creators People Should Know: Jim Starlin (author of The Infinity Gauntlet) and Dan Mishkin (the creator of Amethyst)
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