Community Calendar

Yourist Studio Gallery hosts The Great Lakes Cup Show, a juried exhibition celebrating the diverse forms, colors, textures, imagery and techniques of Great Lakes ceramics via the cup. You’re invited to join us in our gallery for the Opening Night Reception. On October 24th, from 6:30-8:30 pm, we will celebrate the 40 artists featured in this year’s show and their one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces. The judges will announce “Best in Show” prizes, while gallery goers can vote for their favorite cup in the “Peoples Choice” award! Come enjoy refreshments, mingle with the artists, and toast their cups. All are welcome.

Exhibition hours:
October 24-November 15
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
12:00-6:00 pm

Opening night reception:
October 24
6:30-8:30 pm

In addition to juried cups, the show will feature works by four invited ceramic artists: Charlotte Grenier, Kenyon Hansen, Tom Phardel, and Brian Westrick.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Longtime recording & concertizing duo – bass trombonist Randall Hawes and collaborative pianist Kathryn Goodson – perform David Biedenbender’s haunting Liquid Architecture, written for them. Other 20th & 21st century works of jazz-infused lyricism and rugged beauty will include songs by Charles Ives & Alec Wilder, Come Sunday by Duke Ellington in a trio version and more. Special guests will be violinist Marian Tanau of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and mezzo soprano Ella Peters, vocal performance senior at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and member of Chicago’s Grant Park Chorus.

Featuring End Of The Innocence - A Salute To The Songwriters.
The tribute band "End Of The Innocence" kicks off its EAGLE WINGS & MORE TOUR in 2025 - The Ultimate Tribute To Songwriters that celebrates iconic songs by legends like:
- The Eagles
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- Don Henley
- Glenn Frey
- Dan Fogelberg
- Neil Diamond
- Kenny Loggins

The band's performances are a celebration of the timeless songs that have touched the hearts of millions of people around the world.

With exceptional vocal harmonies and skilled instrumentals, the band not only captures the essence of each songwriter's unique style and sound, but also their ability to connect with audiences on an intimate, emotional level: "The soundtrack of my life!" as a fan bursted out.

TOOLS FOR VETERANS
Help us support military veterans!
If you have old tools that you no longer use or don't know what to do with, bring them to the Tools for Veterans trailer that will be parked in the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts parking lot prior to the show. They will be restored and put into the hands of people who will use them.

Directed by Karl Sikkenga
November 13-16 & 19-22, at the Riverside Arts Center
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday 11/16 & Wednesday 11/19 matinees at 2pm

Othello is a general in the United States Army. He is newly married to Desdemona. Othello’s aide-de-camp, Iago, sets out to destroy Othello by convincing him that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio, a dashing lieutenant. Iago’s wife, Emilia, has her suspicions. This is a Shakespearean tragedy, so it doesn’t end well for anyone.

Our production of Othello is set in San Francisco and Santa Catalina, CA, in 1881.

The ROUGH & TUMBLE
JOHN FINAN & SHARON TSE open
Admission $20, $18 student/senior
No advance sales, cash or check at door only
The Rough & Tumble are a folk/Americana duo, consisting of Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler. Forming in 2011, they spent 8 years full time in a 16ft camper with two big dogs, playing roughly 150 shows a year. At home at festivals, listening rooms, and house concerts across the country, their commanding stage presence, engaging performances and affecting songwriting won them recognition from music industry veterans and audiences alike. Recently, they released Hymns For My Atheist Sister and Her Friends To Sing Along To, a collection of deeply personal, unifying and uplifting, humanist gospel songs.
“...quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."
John Finan & Sharon Tse: Their chance meeting produced one of Metro Detroit's finest acoustic duos. John and Sharon weave intricate guitar arrangements and effortless vocal harmonies into their unique brand of intelligent songwriting. Audiences will catch nuances of folk, rock, pop and jazz, as they are captivated by this duo's warm, approachable style.

We need multilingual volunteers for the Salvation Army Christmas programs.
Be an Elf. "Believe in the magic of the season."
Wednesday or Thursday
December 17-18
9 am-5 pm
734-668-8353
kimberly.castillo@usc.salvationarmy.org

$2 admission, children free. Join us for the 3rd annual Holiday Sip and Shop Craft Show! Sunday, November 16th 2025, Monaghan's Banquet Center 19801 Farmington Rd, Livonia 10-3. Cash bar/Raffles. Get into the Holiday Spirit and come Sip and Shop with us! Over 40 local, artisan, crafters, vendors and more! There will be raffles, concession stand plus more! Who doesn't love to Sip and Shop!

Inspired by her family’s Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, Sarah Aroeste has spent the last 15 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino music to audiences around the world.

Sarah writes and sings in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish dialect originated from Spanish Jews after their expulsion from Spain in 1492. American born, she has worked tirelessly to keep Ladino music alive for a new generation. Her style, whether with her original music or with interpreting Ladino folk repertoire, combines traditional Mediterranean Sephardic sounds with contemporary influences such as rock, pop, electronica and jazz.

In the last decade, Sarah has amassed a large and loyal following across the United States and abroad, and she has been featured in both national and international press.

Kerrytown Concert House is honored to bring back the enormously popular lecture series, The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? featuring the incomparable Brent Wagner (University of Michigan Emeritus Professor of Musical Theatre) with pianist Tyler Driskill (U-M Asst. Prof of Musical Theatre).

This installment of the 2025-26 lecture series centers around the writing team of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II. For decades, R & H shows were practically a way of life. In some years, for example, over 500 productions of Oklahoma alone were produced worldwide. Still, few people today know the real impact of Rodgers and Hammerstein: They transformed musical comedy into musical theatre, creating a national phenomenon and a cultural explosion. In fact, without Oscar Hammerstein in particular, we might not have the field of musical theatre today. Thanks to them, we not only have South Pacific, The King and I, Carousel, and The Sound of Music, but we have Sweeney Todd, Rent, Hamilton, The Light in the Piazza – and almost anything else you can name. Hyperbole? Find out today!

10-piece big band led by Chris Smith, specializing in hot jazz of the 1920s and 30s. Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Duke Ellington and other jazz legends are prominent in their repertoire. Great for listening or dancing.