All acoustic musicians invited. Hosted by singer-songwriter Phil McMillion.

Acclaimed veteran Sacramento singer-songwriter with a distinctive poetic touch whose facility with folk, blues, and honky-tonk idioms and attitudes has provoked comparisons to Dylan and Tom Waits. $35.

Jazz ensemble led by local guitarist Michael Varverakis.

Local singer-songwriter whose music draws on early rock ’n’ roll, pop, and country influences.

Local Americana and soft-rock trio.

Ypsi quartet that plays jazz, rock, and soul covers, along with some originals.

Ensemble led by this young local pianist. Free.

With performances by Michigan singer-songwriters Dede Alder, Audra Kubat, and Mike Savina. 7–10 p.m. $25.

All acoustic performers invited. Fifteen acts are selected randomly from those who sign up (doors open 7:30 p.m.) to perform 8 minutes (or 2 songs) each. The most talented and popular Open Stage performers are offered their own evenings at the Ark. $3 (members & students, free) at the door only.

Jam-oriented psychedelic folk-rock band from Kalamazoo. Openers: Lee Cleaveland & the LeftHand Band, a Detroit-area indie rock band, and Exit Ticket, a Detroit-area shoegaze band.

A local singer-songwriter who writes songs that are both emotive and smart. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz music by this local rock band led by guitarists Dan Denison and Austin Netherton.

Jazz favorites by the trio of pianist Jeff Fessler, bassist Will van Kampen, and saxophonist Jeff Kopmanis.

Eclectic local Balkan folk fusion ensemble. Features Irish bouzouki player Douglas Lane Allen, cellist Abby Alwin, accordionist Alex Sobolev, and bassist Will van Kampen.

Young East Lansing country & classic-rock cover band.

Acclaimed young Scottish singer-songwriter whose music draws on trans-Atlantic folk traditions, including Celtic, old-time country, traditional ballads, and blues. Shackleton sings “in a hearty manner with his guitar, banjo and harmonica and couthy Scottish voice,” writes Americana UK in a review of his 2025 sophomore album, Scottish Cowboy Ballads and Early American Folk Songs. “There’s a sense of sitting in a dank and smoky Edinburgh cellar in the 60s, listening to roving American musicians sitting side by side with the likes of Hamish Imlach.” $24.

Local rock cover band.