These 234 events are worth leaving the house for.
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November 6 at 3:30pm +8
The State Theatre · Burns Park
The King of the Monsters stomps back onto the big screen in this sequel set in 1949, where the Shikishima family faces a fresh catastrophe. Catch it subtitled at Ann Arbor's lovingly restored historic cinema.
November 8 at 7pm (This weekend) +1
Blind Pig · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Intermission trivia bridges the gap between two screenings at the Blind Pig, where a double feature pairs Feast at seven o'clock with Road House at nine-thirty inside the 8 Ball Saloon.
November 9 at 6pm
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park • Free
The Janes pulls back the curtain on a fearless underground network of women who provided safe, illegal abortions in pre-Roe Chicago. Stay for the talkback after this riveting documentary about quiet revolution.
November 10 at 7pm
Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward
Six decades-spanning nightmares and oddities from cinema's master of the uncanny. This Arthouse Revival screening collects David Lynch's short films from 1966 to 2002, from early animation to the gloriously unhinged Dumbland.
November 5 at 5:30pm
Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Artist and game designer Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley builds participatory worlds across animation, sound, and video game development to archive the stories of Black Trans people, appearing for a free public lecture as part of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series.
November 6 at 8pm
Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Gaze at the cosmos through a working 1857 telescope, one of the oldest in North America. Free Friday nights at the Detroit Observatory, with the historic building open to explore rain or shine.
November 6 at 7pm
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park • Free
The Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in the Helen Zell Writers’ Program. This session features poetry by Amogha and prose by Lily Zhou.
November 6 at 6pm
Stamps Gallery University of Michigan · Old Fourth Ward • Free
University of Michigan student artists present a one-day exhibition and panel discussion celebrating queer and trans experiences at the Stamps Gallery.
November 5 at 7:30pm
Kerrytown Concert House · Old Fourth Ward
Violin, nyckelharpa, mandolin, cello, and bass form the instrumentation as Westbound Situation returns to Kerrytown Concert House for an evening of original music blending classical precision, bluegrass drive, and jazz improvisation.
November 5 at 5:30pm
North Star Lounge · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Unwind with a free happy hour concert pairing inventive vocal harmonies with timeless songwriting. Lamm & Henley bring acoustic warmth to this cozy community spot.
November 6 at 7pm
North Star Lounge · Old Fourth Ward • $10
Ann Arbor's Pontiac Trail Blazers bring their signature harmonies and acoustic fire to a bluegrass set that hops from traditionals to originals to covers you won't see coming. Grand Rapids keyboardist Dutcher Snedeker sits in on piano.
November 6 at 7pm +1
Blue LLama Jazz Club and Restaurant · Old Fourth Ward • $25
Detroit jazz runs deep in Anthony Stanco's horn. The MSU professor and former State Department cultural ambassador brings his quintet to the Blue Llama's intimate stage for two sets of hard-swinging, soulful trumpet.
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Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Spun · Kerrytown
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Spun · Kerrytown
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:30 PM
Good Time Charley's · Burns Park
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Revel and Roll · Bryant Pattengill East
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Old Fourth Ward
$
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 AM
Mack Pool · Upper Water Hill
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:30 PM
Mack Pool · Upper Water Hill
$8
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 PM
Alley Bar · Old Fourth Ward
$
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
North Star Lounge · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Ingalls Mall · Burns Park
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Common Cycle · Ann Arbor
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor
$
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Veterans Memorial Park Pool & Ice Arena · Haisley
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Goldfish Swim School - Ann Arbor · Dicken
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
JCPenney · Bryant Pattengill West
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old West Side
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
YORK Food and Drink · Bryant Pattengill East
$
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Old Fourth Ward
$
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Westgate Branch · Lakewood
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Pittsfield Branch · Lawton
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM
Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor
$
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:45 PM
Lake Forest Golf Club · Lawton
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Westgate Branch · Lakewood
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old Fourth Ward
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Pittsfield Branch · Lawton
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Good Time Charley's · Burns Park
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM
Good Time Charley's · Burns Park
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Hatcher Graduate Library · Burns Park
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:45 AM
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library · Northside
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Harvest Market · Bryant Pattengill West
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Lane Hall, University of Michigan · Ann Arbor
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:15 PM
St Andrew's Episcopal Church · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Buhr Park · Allen
$8
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
North Star Lounge · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory University of Michigan · Angell
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Zingerman's Delicatessen · Old Fourth Ward
$50
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Lane Hall · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Rick's American Cafe · Burns Park
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
JCPenney · Bryant Pattengill West
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
HOMES Brewery · Eberwhite
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
The Blind Pig · Old Fourth Ward
18+ $15 · 21+ $10
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM
Good Time Charley's · Burns Park
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM
Ann Arbor Sewing Center · Haisley
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside
$
Fri, Nov 6 · 3:30 PM
Duderstadt Center · Northside
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
Launch Family Entertainment - Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor
$15
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM
FOUND · Kerrytown
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
Launch Family Entertainment - Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor
$15
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