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Jake Reichbart.: Earle
MoreEarle 121 W. Washington, Ann ArborSolo jazz guitarist. Solo jazz pianists TBA occasionally substitute.
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Live Trivia: Bløm Mead + Cider
MoreEvery Thurs. Bløm staffers lead 2 rounds of trivia. Teams or single players welcome. Prizes. 7 & 8 p.m., 100 S. Fourth Ave. Free, but purchase of food & drink encouraged. (734) 548–9729, drinkblom.com/events.
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Detroit Irish Music Association Seisiún
MoreEvery Thurs. All acoustic musicians invited to join members of this local chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann for an informal evening playing traditional Irish music. Lessons offered. 7–9 p.m., Grace Church main bldg., 3150 Glazier Way. Free. [email protected], detroitirishmusic.org.
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Jeff Daniels.: JD’s Stage
MoreJD’s Stage 117 ½ S. Main, Chelsea, Michigan, United StatesSold out.
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Pittsfield Open Band.: Ypsi Alehouse
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiVeteran local ensemble that plays old-time American and Irish dance tunes.
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Ellen Rowe Trio.: Blue LLama
MoreBlue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann ArborEnsemble led by U-M jazz professor Rowe, a local pianist whose repertoire includes original compositions and reimagined versions of standards. With bassist Rob Bickley and drummer Pete Siers.
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“Queer Open Mic.”: North Star Lounge
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborAll invited to bring a song, story, poetry, comedy, expression, magic, monologue, or other performance. Sign up begins at 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Coley Roberts and Thea Zuby. 7 p.m. Free.
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Dave Moore.: The Ranch
MoreThe Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann ArborOutlaw country and 90s country covers by this mid-Michigan singer-guitarist.
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Thursday Night Improv: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater
MoreOct. 1, 8, & 15. Two structured improv events, both followed by a pay-what-you-want improv jam with a series of games and long-form scenes. Spectators welcome. Oct. 1 (7:30–8:30 p.m.): Reverse Draft Line. Members of the house teams are paired with teams of improv students. Oct. 8 (7:30–8:30 p.m.): Duoplicity. Experienced improvisers are randomly paired up to perform a 6-minute scene. Oct. 15 (7–8 p.m.): Super Fresh. Three improv teams perform new and experimental comedy. Various times, 2350 W. Liberty. $7.50 in advance at heardotsay.com/events & $10 (if available) at the door.
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“Bastard”: Purple Rose Theatre Company
MoreEvery Wed.–Sun., Sept. 24–Dec. 20. Rhiannon Ragland directs retired Detroit newscaster and playwright Devin Scillian’s family comedy-drama about a conflict between brothers—an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down finance guy—after their mother’s death. Adult language and subject matter. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Wed.). 137 Park St., Chelsea. Tickets $31.50–$52.50 in advance at purplerosetheatre.org, (734) 433–7673, & (if available) at the door. Discounts available.
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Relic Ensemble: Zion Lutheran Church
MoreThis renowned NYC-based period instrument chamber orchestra is known for its narrative-driven performances of early music, often structured around thematic “chapters” that unite diverse repertoire into a compelling musical journey. Tonight’s program, “The Blood of the Rose,” tells the story of Venus and Adonis through a mix of Spanish and Latin American Baroque music, with works by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Ignatius Sancho, John Blow, and others. 7:30 p.m., 1501 W. Liberty. Tickets $34 in advance at bit.ly/relicannarbor & (if available) at the door. (734) 994–4455.
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“Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett”: U-M Theatre Department
MoreOct. 1–4 & 8–11. Malcolm Tulip directs drama students in short works by this celebrated Irish playwright known for his verbal play, visual precision, and political imagination. The plays, written between the late 1950s and the early 1980s, include Act Without Words II, Play, Come and Go, Footfalls, Rockaby, Catastrophe, What Where, and Quad. 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin. Tickets $35 (students, $16) in advance at tickets.smtd.umich.edu & at the door. (734) 764–0583.
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“Scanners”: Michigan Theater
MoreFilm screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, and U.S. veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar.
Oct. 1: “Scanners” (David Cronenberg, 1981). Sci-fi body horror cult classic about psychics with telepathic and telekinetic powers threatened by a weapons manufacturer trying to use them for corporate profit. 8 p.m.
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University Philharmonia Orchestra: U-M Music School
MoreJayce Ogren directs this music student ensemble of mostly freshmen & sophomores in a program highlighted by Lowell Liebermann’s dreamy & quirky 1966 Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra featuring U-M Concerto Competition–winning soloist Tieran Holmes. Also, works by Dvořák, Mozart, and Brahms. Preceded at 7:15 p.m. by a brief talk. 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free. (734) 764–2538.
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“Fragments” Chamber Music Concert: Flydlphn
MoreU-M student sextet Flydlphn blends traditional chamber music and improvisation with electronic music. Its program tonight features the work of composers Nora Farley, Charlie Kreidler, and Jacob Nance, with a world premiere by Emily Graham, “Holding Space,” a series of 7 vignettes, each based on a different emotion. 8–10 p.m., West Side United Methodist Church, 900 S. Seventh. Free. flydlphn.com.
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Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective & Blueshouse.: Ark
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborDouble bill. Blueshouse is a local blues trio led by veteran English singer-guitarist Mike Brooks, and Brain Plasticity is a collective, also led by Brooks, comprising some 20 musicians of various ages and levels of expertise. Instruments include ukuleles, guitar, flute, percussion, trumpet, accordion, bass, and melodica. A benefit for Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor. $29.
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Plastic Guitar Tour.: Ziggy’s
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiEast Lansing alt-rock band. Openers: the local indie alt-country-rock-flavored power-pop band Petalwave, the local alt-rock band Lyloc, and the Ypsi postpunk band Cloverleaf.
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Broke Down Truck.: The Ranch
MoreThe Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann ArborDetroit-area country band. 8:30 p.m.
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The Pherotones.: Last Word
MoreLast Word 301 W. Huron, Ann ArborA wide range of jazz and jazzed-up popular music, from the 1920s to the present, by this all-star local quintet. With trumpeter Ross Huff, pianist Giancarlo Aversa, bassist Brennan Andes, violinist Jordan Adema, and drummer Wes Fritzemeier.
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Open Mic.: Tap Room
MoreTap Room 201 W. Michigan, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiAll musicians invited. Hosted by singer-guitarist Brian Brickley.
