Events Calendar

Join us for a heartwarming celebration as singer-songwriter Joe Reilly and the All Nations Dancers welcome the winter season with music and movement rooted in Anishinaabe tradition.

Led by award-winning Pow Wow dancer Ray Cadotte, the All Nations Dancers represent the Three Fires of Michigan—Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi—through powerful performances of traditional dance styles, including Men’s Traditional, Men’s Grass, Women’s Traditional, Fancy Shawl, and Jingle.

Briand Morrison loves performing for audiences in and around the shores of Lake Superior and Grand Portage, Minnesota. While jazz is his primary focus, he also plays a wide range of styles, including big band jazz, rock, and folk. 

It’s a Hanukkah emergency! A fuzzy troll has stolen the Rabbi’s menorah, and only the most unlikely hero can save the day. Performed in a traditional puppet booth, this whimsical adventure is a silly yet heartwarming celebration of problem-solving, empathy, mindfulness, and friendship.

Two revolutionary musicians join forces to create extreme possibility! Rob Schwimmer is a triple-threat composer-pianist, thereminist, and Haken Continuum player who has performed and recorded throughout the world. 

Enjoy National Marionette Theatre’s adaptation of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf—a beloved classic that has enchanted audiences since its 1936 premiere, following the adventures of a boy determined to capture a wolf. The artists of the National Marionette Theatre bring this symphonic fairy tale to life with exquisitely crafted marionettes, scrolling scenery, and Prokofiev’s timeless orchestral score.

For all ages.

Nellie McKay has released a diverse collection of critically acclaimed albums, with songs that range from jazz to pop to the delightfully undefinable. Her current projects include her latest release, Hey Guys, Watch This—created with The Carpenter Ants and inspired by the soulful sounds of West Virginia—and her forthcoming album, The Get Away From Me Demos, on Omnivore Records.

The Michigan Philharmonic once again joins forces with the Detroit Institute of Arts to present Miniature Masterpieces, featuring intimate music performed in the DIA’s Rivera Court. 

This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the DIA is proud to present Community Sing: Songs of Civil Rights, a participatory concert celebrating the power of music to unite people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. Whether you’re a seasoned vocalist or simply love to sing along, everyone is invited to raise their voice.