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Multiple-course vegetarian (or vegan) dinner, cocktails, and a presentation by Brian Hare, author of New York Times bestseller The Genius of Dogs and host of the National Geographic Wild show Is Your Dog a Genius? Live music by the singer-songwriter duo Chris DuPont & Kylee Phillips. DuPont is a local acoustic folk-rock singer-songwriter known for his distinctive tenor, unconventional guitar work, and clever lyrics, and Phillips is a pop-folk singer-songwriter and pianist from Plymouth known for her intimate performing style and probingly personal lyrics. Also, a silent auction. 6:30 p.m., Michigan League Ballroom. $200. Reservations required at hshv.org/feast. 662–5585.

Naturalist Kelsey Dehring leads a nature walk to look and listen for animals and learn about some of the senses they use at night. A bonfire with hot cocoa and s’mores follows. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight if you like. Two sessions: 7–8 p.m. & 8–9 p.m., Independence Lake County Park Beach Center Pavilion, 3200 Jennings, Whitmore Lake. $5 per household (up to 4 people). Preregistration required (registration #IL461100) at parksonline.ewashtenaw.org. $6 (nonresidents, $10) vehicle entry fee. 971–6337.

EMU theater program alumnus Dennis Cockrum, best known for his work as an actor Showtime’s Shameless, directs TV & stage actor Tim Monsion in performing his selections from the works of Shakespeare. Dessert reception follows the performance. For ages 14 and up. 7 p.m., EMU Sponberg Theatre, Ypsilanti. Tickets $20 in advance at bit.ly/emu-theatre and at the door. 487–2282. 

Nov. 4–6. Jimmy Dee Arnold directs local actors in this wacky adaptation of the cult favorite 1985 whodunit film, itself an adaptation of the classic board game. A murder takes place at a dinner party at Boddy Manor, leaving oddball attendees like Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard to solve the mystery before they meet their own untimely end. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Columbus Hall, 8265 Dexter-Chelsea Rd., Dexter. Tickets $20 (seniors & students, $15) in advance at dextercommunityplayers.org & at the door. 726–0355.

Exhibition game. The U-M has regular-season games this month vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne (Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m.), Ohio University (Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.), Jackson State (Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m.), and Virginia (Nov. 29, 9:30 p.m.). 7 p.m., Crisler Center. Tickets from $10 at mgoblue.com/tickets. 764–0247. 

Nov. 4 & 5. A sometime contributing writer to SNL’s “Weekend Update,” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Late Show with David Letterman, Alberstadt is known for his clever, sharply perceptive observational humor and off-handed charm. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. 7:15 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 9:45 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $16 reserved seating in advance at etix.com and $18 general admission at the door. 996–9080.

Nov. 4–6, 11, & 13. Nile Andah & Oluchi Nwaokorie direct high school students in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's 1987 musical, a “fractured fairy tale” with a witch who raps, a bloodthirsty Little Red Riding Hood, an indecisive Cinderella, and a Prince Charming with a roving eye. This collage of fairy tales that begins as a lively fantasy ends as a moving lesson about community responsibility. Featuring one of Sondheim’s most eclectic scores, that ranges in style from jazz to vaudeville to rhapsodic ballads and operatic duets and trios. Tonight’s performance is preceded at 6 p.m. by an Opening Night Gala ($75 includes dinner and premium seating) to celebrate the Guild’s return to the recently remodeled Schreiber Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), PHS Schreiber Auditorium. Tickets $20 (students and seniors, $15) in advance at showtix4u.com/events/ptg and at the door. kelmigianj@aaps.k12.mi.us.

Nov. 4–6 & 11–13. David Widmayer directs local actors in Shakespeare’s high-spirited, sharp-tongued comedy about 2 sets of young lovers. One couple, both disdainful of love, are tricked into acknowledging each other, while the other couple’s love is nearly ruined by a deception that, abetted by the paranoia of returning military heroes, leads to trumped-up charges of infidelity. For this production, AACT incorporates contemporary music and themes and turns the play’s central characters into musicians and poets. 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Civic Theatre, 322 W. Ann. Tickets $15 (students, $10) in advance at a2ct.org & by phone and at the door.  manager@a2ct.org, 971-2228. 

Every Thurs.–Sun., Nov. 4–Nov. 27. Carla Milarch directs Pulitzer-winning Polish American playwright Martyna Majok’s fast-paced, unsparing, and unsentimental drama about a pair of teenage lovers, undocumented immigrants who must navigate the broken promise of “sanctuary” when one of them  learns that his mother will return to her country of origin. A New York Times reviewer called the play “masterly,” saying it “snaps with surprises” and “effectively embodies the way external forces—in this case, immigration policies in the United States—distort the inner lives of actual humans.” 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Mask & proof of vaccination required. Tickets $22 in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com & at the door. 635–8450.

Nov. 3-6. Tara Faircloth directs U-M voice students in Janacek’s masterful 1924 opera about a female fox’s journey through childhood, captivity, escape, childbearing, and old age. The action, which includes both human and animal characters, achieves a fine balance between the cute and funny with a hard-edged realism. Sung in Czech, with English supertitles, the music is distinguished by its folk-inspired rhythms and motifs. 8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Power Center. Tickets $33 in advance at tickets.smtd.umich.edu & the Michigan League Box Office, and at the door. 764–0583. 

Often called the queen of ranchera music, this master of the mariachi art song is known for her stunning vocals and a commitment to traditional mariachi music that has sustained a career of over 40 years with nearly as many albums. Cuevas is joined by Mariachi Aztlán, a University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley student ensemble that’s one of the top collegiate mariachi bands in the country. Also, earlier today (11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.), at Hill Auditorium as well, Cuevas and Mariachi Aztlán present a performance tailored to children in grades K-12 and their teachers ($7, pre-registration required at ums.org/performance/you-can-dance-ballet-folklorico). 8 p.m, Hill Auditorium. Mask required if Washtenaw County is in the CDC’s high-risk category. Tickets $25–$59 (students, $12-$20) at tickets.UMS.org. 764–2538.

(Stephen Sommers, 1999). Remake of the 1932 action-adventure fantasy about an expedition of treasure hunters in the Sahara Desert who unwittingly unleash an ancient curse. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz. 9:30 p.m. State Theatre. Mask and proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within 72 hours) required for all patrons over the age of 12. Tickets $10.50 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org.