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June 2–4. Live performances to celebrate gay pride month. June 2: Two free shows at the Tap Room (201 W. Michigan Ave.), an All Ages Drag Show (6 p.m.) and an 18+ Drag Show & Pride Party (9 p.m.), both hosted by Jadein Black with performances by Erika Norell and a story time. June 3: 18+ Pride Drag Bingo (6 p.m.), a fundraiser for Ann Arbor Pride at Stick’s (39 E. Cross St.). $20 ($25 after May 28). June 4: All Ages Drag Brunch (12:30 p.m.) at the Sidetrack Bar & Grill (56 E. Cross St.), $12 ($15 after May 28); brunch not included. Various times and Ypsilanti locations. For event details and to purchase tickets in advance, go to jadeinblack.com.

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Since 1974, this race, the area’s biggest running event, draws thousands of runners from throughout southeast Michigan. With a half-marathon, 10K run, and 5K run and fitness walk. All races conclude on Main Street between Miller and Ann. Preceded on June 3 by a Kids Run (see Kids Calendar) and an outdoor fitness expo at Creekside Intermediate School, 2615 Baker Rd., Dexter. The 10K run (7:15 a.m.) begins in downtown Ann Arbor at 220 N. Main Street. The 5K run & fitness walk (8:30 a.m.) begins north of Forsythe Elementary School at Newport and Riverwood Dr. The half-marathon (8:30 a.m.) starts at Creekside Intermediate School in Dexter. Various times and places. Entry fees for individuals: $35 (5K), $45 (10K), & $85 (half-marathon) in advance only at dxa2.com before 5 p.m. on June 3. Prices increase after enrollment reaches a predetermined limit. info@dxa2.com, (419) 356–4881. 

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Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Sea Monsters (1:30 p.m.) follows an aquatic dolichorhynchops, or “dolly,” as she travels through the prehistoric ocean, encountering plesiosaurs, sharks, giant fish, and more. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478.

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Film screenings every Tues. & Thurs.–Sun. Tickets $10.50 (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8; matinee $7.50) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org. 

June 4 & 6: “Car Wash” (Michael Schultz, 1976). Episodic comedy set in L.A. during a single day at the Dee-Luxe Car Wash, which hosts all manner of eccentric visitors. The groovalicious disco and funk soundtrack yielded 3 Top Ten singles. Richard Pryor, George Carlin, The Pointer Sisters. 1:30 p.m. (Sun.)  & 7:30 p.m. (Tues.).

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Every Thurs.-Sun., June 2–25. Sarab Kamoo directs the pandemic-delayed premiere of David Wells’ 2020 drama about a high-stakes immigration case in which an Arab American interpreter, engaged to a White American lawyer, falls in love with her fiancé’s Arab American client. Escalating emotions and her need to choose between the prospect of a storybook American life and her desire to define her own identity complicate the already ticklish task of translation. 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $22 in advance at theatrenova.org & at the door. Mask strongly recommended. 635–8450.

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Every Thurs.–Sun., June 1–25. This local professional theater company performs the 1980 Broadway musical adapted from the 1933 Busby Berkeley film musical about a talented young performer who gets her big break on Broadway. The vintage score, which features lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren, includes such favorites as “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me,” “We’re in the Money,” and “I Only Have Eyes for You.” 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Encore, 3126 Broad St., Dexter. Tickets $57.50 (seniors 62 and over $55.50, youth 12 and under $28) in advance at theencoretheatre.org and at the door. 268–6200.

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Jacob Carroll directs this women’s early-music choir in a program of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque works, including Byrd's 1589 settings of the Seven Penitential Psalms and one of the earliest recorded instances of four-part polyphony, Perotin's 1198 setting of the Gregorian chant “Viderunt Omnes.” Also, works by Moira Smiley, David Lang, and Suor Leonora d'Este. With Baroque violinist Phoebe Gelzer-Govatos, tenor violist Lily Schrantz, and bass violist Jamie Gallupe. 4 p.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. Tickets $15 (seniors, $12; students, $5) at the door only; cash or check only. Mask respected but not expected. Annarborgrailsingers.org, 662–0631.

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973–8424 (Ann Arbor 20), 316–5500 (Emagine). Tickets $12.50 (except as noted) in advance at fathomevents.com/events and at the door. Ann Arbor 20 (4100 Carpenter) & Emagine (1335 E. Michigan Ave., Saline), various times.

TONIGHT: (Stephen Spielberg, 1981). Hit action adventure about a globe-trotting archaeologist squaring off against occult-obsessed Nazis to recover the Ark of the Covenant. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. Ann Arbor 20 only. 4 p.m. (Sun.) & 7 p.m. (Wed.).

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June 1–4, 8–11, 15–18, & 22–25. Carol Gray, Rob Sulewski, & Graham Atkin direct students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s sharp-tongued comedy that begins in the valley and moves across the Arb to conclude in the peony garden. The high-spirited plot involves 2 pairs 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. The play is best known for its charged sexual banter and for the penetrating wit and often dark cast of its humor. This year’s production is the first not under the supervision of Shakespeare in the Arb founder Kate Mendeloff, who passed away from cancer this April. Audience members should be prepared for light weather conditions, periods of sitting, standing and walking. 6:30 p.m., meet at the Peony Garden entrance at 1610 Washington Heights. $25 (Matthaei-Nichols members, $20; students, $15) in advance only. Tickets go on sale May 22 (May 15 for members) at mutotix.umich.edu & the Michigan Union Ticket Office and are held at will call at the Arboretum Visitor Center. 998–9540.

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Veteran bassist Seaton is joined by U-M jazz piano professor Ellen Rowe and local veteran drummer Peter Siers in a program of swinging arrangements of favorite jazz and Tin Pan Alley standards. 7:30 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. Tickets $29–$50 (students, $19) in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com and at the door. 769–2999.

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Stand-up showcase featuring sets by local comics. Tonight’s headliner is Argentine-born stand-up comic and singer Camila Ballario. Opener: Zach Wycuff, a Christian comic who pokes fun at Christian life. 8 p.m., The Beer Grotto, 8059 Main, Dexter. $20 in advance at thecomedyexperiment.com and (if available) at the door.  

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