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    Andy Hendrickson: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

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    Oct. 29–31. NYC-based observational comic known for his wry sense of humor, conversational style, and “exasperated guy-next-door” persona. Opening act TBA. 7:15 p.m., 212 S. Fourth Ave. $21 (Thurs., $16) at aacomedy.com & (if available) at the door. (734) 996–9080. 

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    Live Trivia: Bløm Mead + Cider

    Live Trivia: Bløm Mead + Cider
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    Every 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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    Billy Gunther: The Ranch

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Flint  singer-guitarist  that plays a high-energy mix of country, southern-rock, and blues.

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    Pittsfield Open Band.: Ypsi Alehouse

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Veteran local ensemble that plays old-time American and Irish dance tunes.

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    Pitch-a-Friend at Hear.Say Brewing

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    2350 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor

    Costumes encouraged! All 21+ invited to give a short match-making slide presentation of their single friends to a live audience. Followed by mingling. Also designed for making platonic friends. LGBTQ+ friendly.

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    “Pitch-a-Friend Costume Party”: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater

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    All 21 & over invited to give a lighthearted match-making proposal of their single friends to the crowd. Followed by mingling and games. LGBTQ+ friendly. Costumes encouraged. 7–9:30 p.m., 2350 W. Liberty. Free. heardotsay.com. 

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    Alex Harding & Organ Nation.: Blue LLama

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    Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Jazz organ trio led by Harding, a veteran Detroit baritone saxophonist known for his bluesy, church-steeped style.

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    “A Hauntingly Musical Cabaret.”: North Star Lounge

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    North Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor

    Halloween show of spooky jazz and Broadway tunes by the Detroit-area ensemble of tenors Jeffrey Willets & Jay Kaplan, pianist Nick Frederick, and percussionist Jesse Gibbs.

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    Stella Cole.: Blue LLama

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    Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Acclaimed young NYC-based jazz vocalist known for her classic yet contemporary interpretations of material from the Great American Songbook, along with more recent jazz standards and Broadway favorites and occasional pop covers like the Billie Eilish hit “My Future.” Dinner & show, $125.

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    “Bastard”: Purple Rose Theatre Company

    “Bastard”: Purple Rose Theatre Company
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    Every 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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    “Things that Go Bump”: Washtenaw Community Concert Band.

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    J. Nick Smith directs this popular 80-piece band in a spooky program of spine-chilling music, some from Halloween-inspired movies, with works that range from David Maslanka’s Rollo Takes a Walk to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The evening includes a fiery trumpet solo by Anderson Romero and a bevy of kazoos. The audience is invited to join the band by dressing in costume. Light refreshments follow. 7:30 p.m., WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. wccband.org.  

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    Kylee Phillips.: Ark

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Pop-folk singer-songwriter and pianist from Plymouth known for her intimate performing style and probingly personal lyrics. Tonight she celebrates the release of her first full length album, Before I Am Invisible, a collection of sensual, articulate, and unpretentiously therapeutic pop anthems. Opener: Robby Hecht, a mellow-voiced singer-songwriter from Nashville. $29.

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    Another Grand Design.: Ziggy’s

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    Ziggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Detroit-area classic rock cover band. Opener: Straight Eights, a local blues-rock cover band.

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    Thumb.: Ziggy’s

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    Ziggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Detroit-area rock cover band. Openers: Detroit-area rock acts Strength Beyond You, Building a Death Ray, and Miss Alaynius.

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    The Pherotones.: Last Word

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    Last Word 301 W. Huron, Ann Arbor

    A 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

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    Tap Room 201 W. Michigan, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    All musicians invited. Hosted by singer-guitarist Brian Brickley.