2016 JUNE - MICHIGAN MONTHLY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June, 2016 Author & Editor: Diane Klakulak, [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DETROT TIGERS – www.tigers.com CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOWS 5/30 – 6/1 at L.A. Angels June 3-4 Caro: Cars & Crafts Weekend; 989-673- June 3-5 vs. Chicago White Sox 5211 June 6-8 vs. Toronto Blue Jays June 10-12 at New York Yankees June 4 Northville: Blessing of the Biker Event; 11 June 13-15 at Chicago White Sox am – 3 pm; bike show & contest, bike June 16-19 at Kansas City Royals giveaway, vendors, blessing of the biker June 20-23 vs. Seattle Mariners and a ride out; Destiny Worship Center; June 24-26 vs. Cleveland Indians 248-387-9541, [email protected], June 28-29 vs. Miami Marlins www.DW3C.org 6/30 – 7/3 at Tampa Bay Rays July 4-6 at Cleveland Indians June 17 Sterling Heights: Car Show; 4-8 pm; July 7-10 at Toronto Blue Jays music by Rockin’ Ronnie; concessions; St. July12 All-Star Game in San Diego Jane France de Chantal, 17 Mile & Ryan; 586-977-8080 ext. 107 MEADOW BROOK AMPHITHEATRE– 3554 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills; 248-377-0100, T.M., July 7 Sterling Heights: Cool Car Rally; 7 pm; palacenet.com Dodge Park Amphitheater; 586-446-2700, sterling-heights.net June 19 Paul Simon June 25 George Thorogood & The Destroyers July 16 Howell: St. John Car Show; 9-3; live July 10 The Music of David Bowie by the DSO music by Fast Eddie Band; $20/car entry July 12 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds fee; $2 per car general admission; St. July 17 Boy George and Culture Club John, 2099 N. Hacker; 517-546-7200 July 23 Bryan Adams July 26 Ray LaMontagne DTE ENERGY THEATRE – 7774 Sashabaw Road, July 29 98 Degrees, O-Town, Dream Clarkston; 248-377-0100, www.palacenet.com; T.M. July 30 Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy June 3 Twenty-One Pilots FREEDOM HILL AMPHITHEATRE – 14900 Metro June 4 Dixie Chicks, Augustana, Josh Herbert Parkway, Sterling Heights; 586-269-9700, June 8 Steely Dan, Steve Winwood www.freedomhill.net June 10 Barenaked Ladies, OMD, Howard Jones June 11 Florence + The Machine June 4 Rockstar Energy Drink Taste of Chaos: June 17 Florida Georgia Line , Cole Swindell Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back June 18 Jimmy Buffett, Huey Lewis Sunday, more June 22 Bad Company, Joe Walsh June 18 Awolnation, Death From Above, Irontom June 23 Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge June 19 The Jazz Spectacular: Najee, Meli’sa June 24 Steve Miller Band Morgan, Alex Bugnon, more July 2 Zac Brown Band June 25 98.7 Radio: Iggy Azalea, Charlie Puth, July 3 Brand New, Modest Mouse Troye Sivan, Daya, Melanie Martinez July 7 Dead & Company July 1 Stars & Stripes Festival: Styx July 8 Weezer and Panic! At The Disco July 2 Stars & Stripes Festival: Uncle Kracker July 11 Duran Duran, CHIC July 3 Stars & Stripes Festival: Seether July 14 Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Cheap July 10 Nas and Jeezy Trick July 12 311, Matisyahu July 15 Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla July 14 Sublime, Rome, Dirty Heads, Bleeker July 16 Hollywood Vampires July 22 Jane’s Addiction, 89X Time Warp: July 18 Daryl Hall & John Oats Dinosaur Jr., Living Colour July 20 Dave Matthews Band July 23 Yanni July 26 Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin July 24 Bush, Chevelle July 28 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton July 31 Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, North July 29 Slipknot Mississippi Allstars July 30 Boston, Dennis DeYoung July 31 WYCD Hoedown: Brad Paisley, more HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN: Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com June 17 Bid Whist Gone Wild! 7 pm – 2 am; $10 Joe Louis Arena: 313-963-6606; olympiaentertainment.com includes meal and dancing; two secured Fox Theatre: 313-471-6611; olympiaentertainment.com parking lots; Al’s Showcase (Old Local Cobo Center: 313-983-6616; cobocenter.com #235), 2140 Holbrook (east of I-75), The Palace of Auburn Hills: 248-377-0100 Hamtramck; Malikh Clark, 313-720-5521, [email protected] June 3 Pierogi Palooza! Pierogi, kielbasa on a bun, desserts; live music by Kielbasa Kings; June17-19 Motor City Irish Fest; Livonia; 734-564-0770 Polish National Alliance Council 122 Hall, 10211 Conant, Hamtramck; www.pacmi.org June 17-19 Northville Arts and Acts/Art in the Sun; 248- June 3-5 Belle Isle Grand Prix; 313-748-1800 344-0497 June 4 Ferndale Pride street festival with vendors, June 18 Highland’s Red, White & Blues BBQ performers; ferndalepride.com; Julie, 248- Festival; 248-240-6097 906-8683 June 18 Oakland County Parks & Rec BBQ Battle; June 4 Seminar on Preparing for Retirement; 1 pm Lathrup Village Municipal Park; Maralee, or 7 pm; $15/person, $25/couple (or use 248-557-2600; Jeremy, 248-326-4900 code SHS1 for $7.50/person; Detroit Marriott Troy; register: EdelmanFinancial.com/SHS1 June 18-19 Flint’s Art Fair; 810-237-7303 or 888-752-6742; also on June 18 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Detroit Livonia June 21-26 Livonia “Spree”; 734-427-8190 Novi in Livonia June 22-28 Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival; New Baltimore June 4-5 Art on the Grand; Farmington; 248-473-1870 June 23 Guns N’ Roses; Ford Field, Detroit; T.M. June 4-5 Mount Clemens Art Fair; 586-469-8666 June 23 Induction Banquet to the National Polish- June 4-5 Peacefest; Waterford; 248-623-1648 American Sports Hall of Fame; inductees include Joe Kocur, Ann Meyers Drysdale, June 5 Sprint & Splash Festival; 6-mile stand-up Chester Marcol, etc.; 6 pm; $100/ticket; paddleboard race, duathlon which combines American Polish Cultural Center, Troy; 313- a 5K run and 2-mile paddle, 5K fun run and 407-3300; www.polishsportshof.com walk; music, food, craft beer, vendors; Lake St. Clair Metropark; sprintandsplash.com June 24-25 Auburn Hills Downtown Summerfest; 248- 370-9353 June 8-12 Festival of Flags; Davison; 810-653-6266 June 24-25 Center Line Independence Festival; 586- June 9-11 Canton Liberty Festival; 734-394-5460 757-6800 June 10 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 June 24-26 St. Clair Art Fair; 810-329-9576 includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, July 1-4 Royal Oak Rib Fest; 248-202-4662 Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Pat, July 7-10 Southfield Festival of Hope; 248-356-1020 [email protected], 586-463-8644 July 8 Euchre Tournament (21 & over); 6 pm; $15 June 11-12 Motor City Pride; Detroit; 313-537-7000 includes snacks, coffee, tea, pop, beer, water; $5 extra for food; St. Peter’s Church, June 11-12 Art on the River; Port Huron; 810-300-0838 Fr. Welch Hall, 95 Market, Mt. Clemens; limited to 100 players; RSVP to Pat, June 14 Beyonce; Ford Field, Detroit; T.M. [email protected], 586-463-8644 June 15 One Nation Jobs & the Economy; event will July 8-10 Plymouth Art in the Park; 734-454-1314 examine the future job market & other key issues; $5 includes beer; St. Andrew’s Hall, July 8-10 Port Huron Blue Water SandFest; 810-982- Detroit; tickets: onenation.usatoday.com 0891 June 16-19 Roseville RoseFest; 586-445-5410 July 8-10 Sterling Heights American Polish Festival & Craft Show; 586-264-7990 HAPPENINGS: (continued) THEATRE CALENDAR: Ticketmaster: ticketmaster.com July 9-10 Utica Antiques Market; Knights of Columbus Fisher Theatre: 313-872-1000; www.broadwayindetroit.com Gem & Century Theatre: 313-963-9800, www.gemdetroit.com grounds; uticaantiques.com Meadow Brook: 248-377-3300; www.mbtheatre.com Hillberry Theatre: 313-577-2972, www.hilberry.com July 15 Bid Whist Gone Wild! 7 pm – 2 am; $10 Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre: 248-541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org includes meal and dancing; two secured parking lots; Al’s Showcase (Old Local May 19 - Hockey, The Musical; City Theatre; #235), 2140 Holbrook (east of I-75), June 19 olympiaentertainment.com Hamtramck; Malikh Clark, 313-720-5521, [email protected] May 25 - Forever Plaid; Meadow Brook Theatre; June 19 248-377-3300, mbtheatre.com July 15-16 A Taste of Brighton; downtownbrighton.com June 3-26 Dreamgirls; Stagecrafters The Baldwin July 16-17 Old Mill Arts & Crafts Festival; live music, Theatre Main Stage; 248-541-6430, food court, beer tent, more; Grant Park, stagecrafters.org Utica; cityofutica.org; 586-739-1600 June 10 - 26 A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to July 23 Joel & Victoria Osteen; Comerica Park; The Forum; River Bank Theatre, 358 S. olympiaentertainment.com Water, Marine City; 810-278-1749, riverbanktheatre.com July 30-31 Orchard Lake Fine Arts Show; $5; ages 12 & under free; parking behind Beaumont July 8-24 Leaving Iowa; Snug Theatre, 160 S. Medical Center, 6900 Orchard Lake; on Water, Marine City; 810-278-1749, Powers & Daly between 14 & 15 Mile; riverbanktheatre.com HotWorks.org; [email protected]; 248- 684-2613 July 28 - Ernie – A Play by Mitch Albom; City Aug. 14 Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com FOX THEATRE – 313-471-6611 REDFORD THEATRE – 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit; June 3-5 Riverdance 20 Years 313-537-2560, redfordtheatre.com June 16 Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords June 3-4 Rear Window June 17 Whitesnake June 12 Great Lakes Taiko Center Annual Concert June 23 Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band June 17-18 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service July 9 Bring It! June 18 Pee Wee’s Big Adventure July 16 Old Crow Medicine Show and Brandi Carlile July 15-16 Creature From Black Lagoon 3D / Abbott Revue & Costello Meet Frankenstein July 29-30 Now, Voyager July 30 The Muppet Movie DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Orchestra Hall, Detroit; www.dso.org or 313-576-5111 DETROIT OPERA HOUSE – michiganopera.org June 1-5 Detroit ’67 – Detroit Public Theatre June 3-5 Strauss’ Seductive Salome June 3 Bravo BRAVO! June 7 Chamber Music With A View June 11 Trevor Noah June 8 The Music of U2 June 13 Purple Reign Tribute Show June 9 Ivan Moshchuk June 10-12 John Williams Favorites and More June 17 Civic Jazz Live / SFJazz Collective THE DETROIT ZOO – detroitzoo.org; 248-541-5717 June 18 An Evening with Megan Hilty June 26 Farmington Community Band June 10 Sunset at the Zoo: Penguin Palooza June 28 Three of A Kind July 6 The Sun Messengers – Jazz June 30 Soundcard 15-16 Season July 13 Ms.