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    Haunted Trick-or-Treat in The Silo: Revel Run

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    555 Dancer Rd, Chelsea

    Join us this Friday, October 30, for a little Halloween fun at Revel Run!

    🎃 Haunted Barn Trick-or-Treating: 4–8 PM in The Silo Barn
    🍔 Chelsea Bowling Food Truck: 4–10 PM
    🎸 Ten Years Apart LIVE: 6–9 PM
    🍻 Foxhole Biergarten: Open 4–10 PM

    Bring the kiddos in costume, grab some food, and stick around for live music and drinks! We’ve got your Friday night covered. 🧡

    📍 Revel Run | Chelsea, MI

    revelrun.com

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    Blast Corn Maze: Nixon Farms

    Blast Corn Maze: Nixon Farms
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    Every Fri.–Sun. A large corn maze with 3.5 miles of trails and 3 exits. Also, a u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, petting zoo, pedal cars, straw maze, and yard games. The corn maze is illuminated and guests get a free glow stick on Glow Maze Nights (Oct. 9, 16, & 23, 5–9 p.m.). On All You Can Carry Pumpkin Day (Oct. 25, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.), for $10 you can purchase all the pumpkins you can successfully stack and carry down the lane. On Pumpkin Smash Day (Oct. 30, 5–9 p.m.), each guest receives a free pumpkin to smash, which is then composted or fed to the farm’s animals. Costumes encouraged for the Halloween Spooktacular (Oct. 31, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.). 5–9 p.m (Fri.), 11 a.m.–9 p.m. (Sat.), 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (Sun.). 6175 Daly, Dexter. $16 (ages 5–12, $13; age 4 & under, free with adult admission). blastcornmaze.com.

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    D&D Adventurers League: Sylvan Factory

    D&D Adventurers League: Sylvan Factory
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    Every Fri. All invited to play the current official campaign of the popular Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, using 5th-edition rules. Kids under 13 must have adult accompaniment. 6–10 p.m., 2459 W. Stadium. $10. Space limited, preregistration strongly recommended. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.

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    “Witchy Woo Fest”: Bløm Mead + Cider

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    Tarot readings (6–9 p.m.) and pumpkin painting (6–8 p.m.), with classic spooky movies TBA playing without sound on the big screen. Hot mulled mead and baked goods for sale. 6–10 p.m. Bløm, 100 S. Fourth Ave. Free, but purchase of food and drink encouraged. (734) 548–9729.

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    “Euchre Change a Life!”

    “Euchre Change a Life!”
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    Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30. Five-game euchre tournament. Sign up with a partner or get paired with one by the organizers. Prizes. Food & beverages available for purchase. Proceeds benefit Haitian children via Haitian Christian Outreach. 6:30–9 p.m., HOMES Campus, 112 Jackson Plz. $15 (HOMES members, $10). [email protected], tinyurl.com/a2euchrechange. 

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    Jerry Mack & the Terraplanes.: Live

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    Live 102 S. First St., Ann Arbor

    Veteran local band led by singer-guitarist Mack that plays a mix of houserocking blues, uptown swing, soulful R&B, and roots rock, along with a few Motown songs.

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    Magic: The Gathering (MTG): Sylvan Factory

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    Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play both casual and tournament forms of the collectible card game MTG. Wed. & Sat. (5 p.m.): “Commander.” A drop-in session of the most popular form of the game. Free. Fri. (6:30 p.m.): “Booster Draft.” Players take turns opening booster packs to create a 40 card deck. $25. Various times & prices, 2459 W. Stadium. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.

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    Whitney Mann.: JD’s Stage

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    JD’s Stage 117 ½ S. Main, Chelsea, Michigan, United States

    Alt-country singer-songwriter from Minnesota. 

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    Focus: Jazz.: Moonwinks Tavern

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    Moonwinks Tavern 5151 Plymouth Rd. (734) 994-5151.

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

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    The Nitpickers.: Ypsi Alehouse

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Ypsi ensemble led by singer-guitarist John Delcamp that plays an eclectic mix of classic country and folk.

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    “Spooky Species for Adults”: The Creature Conservancy

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    Oct. 17, 23, 24, 30, & 31. Annual Halloween event to check out and learn about animals associated with the season (possibly owls, vultures, ravens, snakes, tarantulas, and rats) and hear Halloween legends tailored to adults. Donuts & cider. Age 18 & up only. 7–9 p.m., 4950 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. $40, preregistration required at thecreatureconservancy.org. (734) 929–9324.

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    Rick Burgess Trio.: Earle

    Rick Burgess Trio.
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    Earle 121 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Jazz ensemble, named after the late jazz pianist and Earle cofounder Burgess, featuring drummer Robert Warren and a rotating roster of bassists and pianists.

     

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    Rodney Whitaker Group.: Blue LLama

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    Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Ensemble led by MSU jazz professor Whitaker, a former member of Wynton Marsalis’ Sextet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

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    Pontiac Trail Blazers.: North Star Lounge

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

     Local bluegrass quartet known for its beautiful vocal harmonies and instrumental prowess. Tonight they are joined by mandolinist Jason Dennie.

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    “Samhain with Selkie”: Kerrytown Concert House

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    West Michigan Celtic ensemble Selkie is known for blending traditional Irish music with original close-harmony songs sung in English, Gaelic, and French. Tonight, they conjure a traditional Samhain evening, blending spooky storytelling, haunting melodies, and dark humor to celebrate the Celtic transition to the new pastoral year. 7:30 p.m., 415 N. Fourth Ave. Tickets $32–$42 (students, $20–$30) in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com & (if available) at the door. (734) 769–2999.

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    Telegraph Quartet: U-M Music School

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    This acclaimed San Francisco–based chamber ensemble, currently U-M music school artists-in-residence, presents a program TBA. 7:30 p.m., U-M Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium, 1226 Murfin. Free. (734) 763–2538.

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    Eyes of the Raven.: Rumpus Room

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    Rumpus Room 506 N. Main, Chelsea, Chelsea

    New Detroit-area Grateful Dead tribute band led by bassist Jim Rowan and guitarist Miko Fossum.