MICHIGAN MONTHLY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March, 2018 Diane Klakulak, Editor & Publisher __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DETROIT PISTONS – LITTLE CAESAR’S ARENA CAR SHOWS March 2 at Orlando Magic; 7 pm March 3 at Miami Heat; 7:30 pm March 2-4 Autorama; Cobo Center; autorama.com, March 5 at Cleveland Cavaliers; 7 pm; NBA TV 248-373-1700 March 7 vs. Toronto Raptors; 8 pm; ESPN March 9 vs. Chicago Bulls; 7 pm March 23-25 Hot Rod & Racing Expo; Suburban March 13 at Utah Jazz; 9 pm CollectionShowplace.com; 46100 Grand March 15 at Denver Nuggets; 9 pm River, Novi; 248-348-5600 March 17 at Portland Trail Blazers; 10 pm March 19 at Sacramento Kings; 10 pm DETROIT RED WINGS – LITTLE CAESAR’S March 20 at Phoenix Suns; 10 pm ARENA – on FSD unless otherwise stated March 22 at Houston Rockets; 8 pm March 24 vs. Chicago Bulls; 7 pm March 2 at Winnipeg Jets; 8 pm; FSD+ March 26 vs. L.A. Lakers; 7 pm March 4 at Minnesota Wild; 7:30 pm; NBCSN March 29 vs. Washington Wizards; 7 pm March 6 at Boston Bruins; 7 pm; NBCSN March 31 at New York Knicks; 5 pm March 8 vs. Vegas Golden Knights; 7:30 pm April 1 at Brooklyn Nets; 6 pm March 9 at Columbus Blue Jackets; 7 pm; FSD+ April 4 vs. Philadelphia 76ers; 7 pm March 12 at San Jose Sharks; 10:30 pm April 6 vs. Dallas Mavericks; 7 pm March 15 at Los Angeles Kings; 10:30 pm; NBCSN April 8 at Memphis Grizzlies; 3:30 pm; NBA TV March 16 at Anaheim Ducks; 10 pm April 9 vs. Toronto Raptors; 7 pm March 18 at Colorado Avalanche; 3 pm April 11 at Chicago Bulls; 8 pm March 20 vs. Philadelphia Flyers; 7:30 pm; NBCSN March 22 vs. Washington Capitals; 7:30 pm; NBCSN LITTLE CAESARS ARENA – 313presents.com March 24 at Toronto Maple Leafs; 7 pm March 2-6 Motor City Madness March 26 at Montreal Canadiens; 7:30 pm; FSD+ March 12 WWE Monday Night Raw March 27 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7:30 pm March 13 Demi Lovato wsg DJ Khaled & Kehlani March 29 at Buffalo Sabres; 7 pm; FSD+ Mar. 16-18 NCAA Tournament March 31 vs. Ottawa Senators; 2 pm March 25 Pink wsg Bleachers April 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets; 7 pm March 28 Lorde, Jewels & Mitski April 5 vs. Montreal Canadiens; 7:30 pm April 2 Justin Timberlake April 7 vs. N.Y. Islanders; 7 pm; April 19 Jack White, Boarding House Reach GO WINGS! April 28 Stars on Ice FOX THEATRE – 2211 Woodward, Detroit; 313-471- MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL – 2901 Grand River 6611; 313presents.com Avenue, Detroit; www.motorcitycasino.com; 313-237- 7711; Ticketmaster March 1-4 Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate March 4 The Musical Box – The Music of Genesis Adventure March 8 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic March 9 Motor City Blues Festival March 29 Keyshia Cole, Elijah Blake March 10 Franco Escamilla April 4 Ann Wilson – CANCELED March 16-17 Stomp April 5 Dru Hill & Ready For The World March 24 Platinum Comedy Tour April 12 J.B. Smoove March 30-31 The Sound of Music April 13 Night of Knockouts XII April 8 Darci Lynne & Friends Live April 19 Lisa Lampanelli April 13 Celtic Woman April 22 Indigo Girls April 20 Tim Allen – Forgotten Harvest Comedy May 3 The Clairvoyants Night April 21 Maks, Val & Peta Live QUOTE: April 27-28 The Illusionists – Live from Broadway April 29 Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a May 3 Disney Junior Dance Party on Tour smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. – Leo Buscaglia HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN: HAPPENING AROUND TOWN: (continued) Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com April 13 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 March 4 Dinner Dance hosted by San Francesco includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, Parish; 3 pm; Penna’s in Sterling Heights; water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, 586-792-5346 Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Pat, 586- March 9 Kate Patterson sings with The Rich Michaels 468-4578 Trio featuring the legendary John Trudell on trumpet at Joe's Top Dog Restaurant & Bar; April 28 Warren Astronomical Society Open House; 13342 Michigan Avenue just east of Wilcott Mills Metropark, 20505 29 Mile, Ray; Schaefer, Dearborn; 313-846-0888; Friendly www.warrenastro.org staff, lighted and secure parking in the back, good food and great music April 28 Learn From the Professors; 9:30-10:35 Politic: What Would the Founding Father March 10 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 Think of America Today? 10:50-11:55 includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, History: The Civil War & Abraham Lincoln; water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, 12:10-1:15: Three Films That Changed Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; America; $109 use code Detroit109; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Pat, 586- register: OneDayU.com, 800-300-3438; 468-4578 WSU Community Arts Auditorium, 450 Reuther Mall, Detroit March 10 Monster Jam; Ford Field; MonsterJam.com; FordField.com/events 2 STONE EVENTS – 2StonesEvents.com; 810-599-0491 March 10 St. Patrick/St. Joseph’s Day Party; 6-11pm; Live music at Brighton Bar & Grill, 400 W. Main from 7- $25/person includes dinner, wine, domestic 10pm every Thursday beer, pop; cash bar; Polish & Irish music & Live music at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel, 27790 dancing; Century Banquet Center, 33204 Novi, Novi from 6-8pm every Wednesday Maple Lane (14 Mile & Hoover), Sterling Heights, 586-264-7990; advanced tickets March 7 Redi Chol; ; Baronette Renaissance only on line at: PatJoe.EventBrite.com March 10 LL7 Latin Jazz; Tipping Point Theatre, 361 East Cady, Northville March 11 Warren Concert Band Winter Concert - March 14 Greg Nagy; Baronette Renaissance "Winds & Voices Rejoice"; 3 pm; $10/adults, March 21 Harrington & Brown; Baronette Renaissance $5/students 9-12th grade, free for 8th grade & March 23 Classic Hits (with a Twist); Johnson Center under with paid adult; Warren Woods at Cleary University Community Auditorium - 13400 Twelve Mile, April 7 Springtime In Havana with Aguanko; Warren (12 Mile west of Schoenherr); 586- benefiting Bountiful Harvest; Crystal 709-8192; warrenconcertband.com, Gardens metropolitandetroitchorale.org DETROIT SOCIAL EVENTS by ULTIMATE FUN March 18 Bead Bonanza hosted by The Great Lakes – [email protected] Beadworkers Guild; 10am-5pm; $5; PRODUCTIONS Southfield Municipal Complex Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen (between 10 & 11 Mile); March 10 St. Paddy’s Dash; Royal Oak Linda, [email protected], March 10 St. Practice Pub Crawl; Royal Oak http://greatlakesbeadworkersguild.org March 11 St. Patty’s Parade Party Bus; Corktown Detroit March 24 Warren Astronomical Society Open House; March 29 Tigers Opening Day Party Bus; Detroit Wilcott Mills Metropark, 20505 29 Mile, Ray; April 7 Bacon Bash – Royal Oak Farmers Market www.warrenastro.org April 14 Vodka Rox – Royal Oak Farmers Market April 28 Spring Fever Beer Fest – Royal Oak April 2-6 Spring Break Camp for Kids: Animal Farmers Market Adventure; 7am-6pm; $150/kid register by March 16; includes 2 snacks, but please THE MASONIC TEMPLE -- 500 Temple Avenue, pack a lunch with a drink daily; Rose Kidd Detroit; 313-832-7100; themasonic.com Elementary, 38397 Gladstone, Sterling Heights; ucscommunityeducation.com, 586- March 18 Rockin’ Road to Dublin (Irish Dance) 797-6980 March 24 Young Rich & Famous Tour: 21 Savage March 31 Judas Priest April 28 Experience The Legends: Too $hort, E-40 May 12 The Bodega Boys FORD COMMUNITY & PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE CALENDAR: CENTER – 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn; 313- 943-2350; dearborntheater.com Feb. 14 - Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical March 11 Meadow Brook Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall, March 3 Alexander Zonjic’s Cabin Fever Jazz Rochester; mbtheatre.com; 248-377-3300 Festival March 4, 6 Dearborn Youth Symphony Feb. 16 - Seussical The Musical; River Bank March 20 TheatreworksUSA presents Curious George March 18 Theatre, 358 S. Water, Marine City; 810- April 13 Dearborn Symhony Orchestra “Best of 278-1749, riverbanktheatre.com Broadway” April 20-21 Double Trouble – Ghalta w Warta Feb. 23 - Bug; Stagecrafters The Baldwin Theatre, April 21 Alexander Zonjic’s Jazz Series March 4 2nd Stage, Royal Oak; 248-541-6430, April 22 Motor City Brass Band “Festival of Bands 9” stagecrafters.org April 29 Dearborn Community Chorus Spring Concert “An Evening on Broadway” March 3 Sheila Tubman, Otherwise Known as Sheila The Great – a lively & poignant DETROIT OPERA THEATRE: 1526 Broadway, musical; Meadow Brook Theatre, 207 Detroit; 313-237-7464 or michiganopera.org Wilson Hall, Rochester; mbtheatre.com; 248-377-3300 March 2-11 Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27 March 3 Live, Lit & Laughter Comedy Jam March 9-24 Dial M for Murder; Avon Players, 1185 March 24-25 Dance Theatre of Harlem Washington, Rochester Hills; 248-608- April 7-15 Tosca 9077; avonplayers.org/index.html April 21-22 Paul Taylor Dance Company April 29 MOT Children’s Chorus: H.M.S. Pinafore March 9-25 Steel Magnolias; Stagecrafters The Baldwin Theatre, Main Stage, Royal Oak; CANTON VILLAGE THEATER – 50400 Cherry Hill 248-541-6430, stagecrafters.org Road; 734-394-5300, cantonvillagetheater.org March 21 - The Snow Geese; Meadow Brook March 3 Against the Wind feat. Live Bullet Detroit April 15 Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester; March 8-11 The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle mbtheatre.com; 248-377-3300 March 10 Ed Asner: A Man & His Prostate March 17 Chinese Spring Festival April 6-29 The Nerd: Deviled Eggs & House Guests March 23 What!? 2 Magicians Telling The Truth Stink; Snug Theatre, 160 S.