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11.19.09-11.25.09

String jazz theory: Fusion violin master Jean-Luc Ponty and band take stage at Music Hall

1n 1996 he recorded Live at Chene Park in Detroit. It was released in February 1997 by Atlantic Records. (more >)

Nov. 19, 8 p.m.

Music Hall

Arts & Culture , Music , Nightlife , Performing Arts , Talent

Detroit

Hamtown, rock city: Premier music venue Small's celebrates 10 years of living loud

Maxim included club in its "Best Live Music Venues" list, and its been featured in Blender and Travel and Leisure mags.
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Nov. 19-21, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Small's

Entertainment , Music , Networking , Nightlife

Hamtramck

Light it up: Holiday tree rises in Campus Martius, Inside Detroit tours nearby watering holes

Bring skates: the rink at the park at the intersection of Woodward, Michigan and Monroe officially opens the same day. (more >)

Nov. 20, 5 p.m. - midnight

Campus Martius

Entertainment , Music , Networking , Nightlife , Parks , Quality Of Life

Detroit

Collapsing Borders: German pop ambient star Markus Guentner rises at U-M performance studio

Event also features Detroit's nospectacle and dance-friendly after-party at downtown Ann Arbor's Sava's restaurant.
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Nov. 20, 6-9 p.m.

Duderstadt Center, University of Michigan

Arts & Culture , Entertainment , Film , Music , Nightlife , Performing Arts , Talent , The University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Afghan idol: Acclaimed documentary at DFT shows pop culture going forward in embattled country

Since 2005, millions of viewers in Afghanistan have been tuning in the country's hugely popular American Idol-style series. (more >)

Nov. 20, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit Film Theatre

Arts & Culture , Film , Identity

Detroit

The Few debut: New Detroit record label celebrates diversity of city's musical talent at Majestic

One-year anniversary bash this Saturday crosses all genres, with promotional support by Greening of Detroit.
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Nov. 21, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.

Majestic Theatre Center

Diversity , Entertainment , Identity , Music , Networking , Nightlife , Performing Arts , Talent

Detroit

Future heat: Electronic music community parties for unity in indie Detroit dance scene

The group's CEO is Aaron-Carl, who has been performing and recording since the mid-1990s, and has a strong career overseas and a faithful local following. (more >)

Nov. 25, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.

Oslo

Arts & Culture , Diversity , Entertainment , Identity , Music , Networking , Nightlife , Talent

Detroit

Goth pop ambient: Painter Glenn Barr shows new figurative works at Royal Oak's 323East Gallery

International art magazines Juxtapoz, Hi Fructose and Film Threat have waxed ecstatic over Barr’s voyeuristic, post-industrial universe. (more >)

Now thru Nov. 27

323East Gallery

Art Gallery , Arts and Culture

Royal Oak

Dia de los Muertos: Detroit Science Center exhibit offers rare look at sacred burial community

The Guanajuato collection is believed to be the largest group of mummies anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. (more >)

Now thru Jan. 31

Detroit Science Center

Arts and Culture , Museums

Detroit

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Detroit

3711 Woodward Avenue

The DSO has been around for nearly 100 years, and has become a destination for music lovers who appreciate anything from Stravinsky (the classical composer) to Saunderson (Detroit techno legend).