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Planetarium show exploring the Chinese lunisolar calendar, Chinese star mythology, and the achievements of the Chinese government’s Chang’e missions to the moon to set up a semi-permanent robotic research facility. 10:30 a.m., U-M MNH, 1105 North University. Tickets $8. Limited capacity. Masks required. 764–0478.

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Jan. 21 & 28 and Feb. 4. Presentation on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, Chinese star mythology, and the achievements of the Chinese government’s Chang’e missions to the moon to set up a semi-permanent robotic research facility. 10:30 a.m., U-M MNH, 1105 North University. Tickets $8. Limited capacity. Masks required. 764–0478.

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All invited to join WCPARC staff and volunteers in a massive creature hunt in search of the elusive Eddie the Yeti, with clues, riddles, and prizes, followed by hot cocoa and a snack. Last year, over 900 people joined in. Noon–1 p.m., 12:30–1:30 p.m., and 1–2 p.m., Rolling Hills County Park, 7660 Stony Creek Road. $5, plus $6 (nonresidents, $10) vehicle entry fee. Preregistration required at parksonline.ewashtenaw.org (activity #RH731308). 

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Feb. 1–4. U.K.-based performance artist Rachel Mars is joined by 4 female singers in her gleefully wicked ode to the humblebrag and the other forms of envy engendered by the competitive spirit of capitalism. “Not just honest... very funny, too, and streaked with regret,” according to The Guardian reviewer. Structured like a church service, this Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit features audience participation and music by Louise Mothersole. 7:30 p.m. (Wed. & Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri.), & 2 p.m. (Sat.), Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Ave. Mask required if Washtenaw County is in the CDC’s high-risk category. Tickets $25 (students, $12), in advance at tickets.ums.org, the Michigan League box office, & by phone, and (if available) at the door. 764–2538.

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Every Wed.–Sun., Feb. 3–Mar. 18. Lynch Travis directs the Michigan premiere of Ohio-based playwright Eric Pfeffinger’s political comedy about a liberal couple trying to start a family whose fertilized embryo is accidentally implanted in the uterus of a small-government-supporting NRA cardholder. Cast: Henrí Franklin, Alex Leydenfrost, Kristin Shields, Kevin Theis, and Meghan VanArsdalen. 3 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat., except Feb. 9), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Tickets $21–$52 in advance at PurpleRoseTheatre.org and by phone, and (if available) at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, teachers, military personnel, and groups. 433–7673.

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Every Fri.–Sun., Feb. 3–26. Carla Milarch directs this Michigan premiere of Julia Cho’s whimsical 2010 romantic comedy about a man obsessed with documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures even as his own capacity to communicate, along with his marriage, is deteriorating. 2 p.m. (Sun.), 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 3 p.m. (Sat.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Mask & proof of vaccination required. Tickets $22 ($10 for kids under 17) in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com and (if available) at the door. 635–8450. 

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Feb. 4 & 6: (Frank Capra, 1938). Delightful screwball comedy adaptation of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. When a young woman brings home her fiancé—the son of a Wall Street tycoon—to introduce him to her family, a collection of good-hearted eccentrics, a conflict between respectability and self-reliance is kindled. James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore. 7 p.m. (Sat.) & 7:30 p.m. (Mon., $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.

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Feb. 3 & 4. The February home schedule also includes a series vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 24, 7 p.m. & Feb. 25, 8 p.m.). 7 p.m., Yost Ice Arena, 1016 S. State. Tickets $40 & up at stubhub.com/michigan-wolverines-hockey-tickets. 764–0247. 

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Feb. 2–4. NYC-based comic Lara is a Queens native with natural timing and a wealth of clever insights. His fresh takes on sex 2.0, Groupon travelers, dressing for protests, and more fuel his new HBO special, appearances on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and many other TV appearances. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served. 7:15 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 9:45 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $20 ($15 Thurs.) reserved seating in advance at aacomedy.com before 5 p.m. the night of the show; $22 ($20 Thurs.) general admission at the door. 996–9080.

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Feb. 3 & 4. This ensemble led by Chicago-based percussionist Kahil El’Zabar draws on African rhythms, hip-hop, and R&B to perform avant-garde arrangements of material from the American Songbook, the mythical canon of mostly early 20th-century jazz standards, show tunes, and popular songs. With trumpeter Corey Wilkes, saxophonist Alex Harding, and 2 guest musicians, jazz singer Tammy McCann and keyboardist Justin Dillard. 7:30 p.m., Encore, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Tickets $50 (+$3.80 fee) in advance at theEncoreTheatre.org & at the door. 268–6200.

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Drummer Pete Siers leads this popular local Latin jazz dance band that specializes in the old-school music of Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Tito Puente, and Joe Cuba. The band has amassed a large following among both jazz aficionados and salsa dancers. Attendees may listen in their seats in the main hall or dance in the cleared side hall. 7:30 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. Livestream also available. Tickets $35–$50 (students $19) in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com and (if available) at the door. Reservations recommended. 769–2999.

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Award-winning NYC cellist Shao joins U-M piano professor Cheng, on the Chalet’s new Schimmel Konzert grand piano, in a performance of 20th-century French composer Nadia Boulanger’s Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, Argentinian tango master Astor Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango, one of Mozart’s Viennese sonatas, and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata, one of the most timeless, and technically difficult, works in the repertoire. 7:30 p.m., Stone Chalet, 1917 Washtenaw. Tickets $50–$75 (students, $35; VIP tickets $125–$150 includes post-concert reception & dessert) in advance at stonechalet.com and (if available) at the door. 

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Feb. 2–5. Amy Chavasse directs dance majors in this annual contemporary dance showcase concert featuring choreography by U-M dance professors Fangfei Miao and Jillian Hopper, with guest choreography by NYC Dance Company directors Sidra Bell and Bryn Cohn. The program explores the idea of place, with the dancers inhabiting spaces that fluctuate between the real and imaginary, conjuring an idea of future realms through a range of movement ideas from the nuanced to the explosive. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat), & 2 p.m. (Sun), Power Center. Tickets $27–$33 in advance at smtd.umich.edu/events and at the door. 764–9537.

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Feb. 4 & 5. U.K.-based performance artist Rachel Mars celebrates erotic missives in her new solo piece. Inspired by a serendipitous encounter with James Joyce’s raunchy letters to Nora Barnacle, Mars compares salacious letters from the past to modern sexts, serving up meditations on topics ranging from the body and the love letter to the lost art of letter writing. The end result is a filthy, funny, and intimate show that balances “humor with bittersweet fierce intelligence,” Fringe Review. 8 p.m. (Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Ave. Mask required if Washtenaw County is in the CDC’s high-risk category. Tickets $25 (students, $12), in advance at tickets.ums.org, the Michigan League box office, & by phone, and (if available) at the door. 764–2538.

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