Northern Michigan 2024 fall concert guide
Welcome to the 2024 fall concert guide for northern Michigan, your comprehensive live music calendar for events in your community! Many events offer FREE admission with a special promo code, ensuring that live classical music is accessible to everyone.
Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.
Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Hart Performing Arts Series: Jazz pianist Xavier Davis
Hart Middle School Auditorium, Hart
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Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Fischoff Competition Winners Recital - Trio Azura
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, November 2 at 1 p.m.
National Theatre Live: Titanic, the Musical
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m.
The American Tenor with Glenn Seven Allen
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra and Wind Symphony with special guest Thomas Lymenstull
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m.
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, November 3 at 6 p.m.
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: A Musical Celebration of the End of Daylight Saving Time
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Monday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra fall concert, featuring soprano Amy Cross
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Student Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Jazz Orchestra with special guest Camille Thurman
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m.
Northland Players present "Sister Act: the Musical"
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 & Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: "Ride the Cyclone: The Musical"
Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen
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Saturday, November 9
10:30 a.m.: Petoskey District Library
1 p.m.: Charlevoix Public Library
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Little Waves Children's Series
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Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Composers Forum
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Nancy Stagnitta's Musical Trilogy: A Flutist's Journey - Classical, Jazz, and Funk
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Chamber Singers & Grand Traverse Chorale with Singers from Benzie Central, Elk Rapids, Forest Area, Glen Lake & Kingsley High Schools
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Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil Maestro Series: MSU Faculty All-Stars
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Sunday, November 10 at 4 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Sunday Series: Drumheads (Tim Mocny, Bob Sagan, Timm Johnson)
First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City
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Sunday, November 10 at 4 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Music Faculty Recital: The music of Reena Esmail
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
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Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Singer-Songwriter: Fall Showcase
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Symphony Orchestra
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Friday, November 15 & Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Northland Players present "Sister Act: the Musical"
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Friday, November 15 at 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, November 16 at 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Strings Program: Fall solo recitals
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Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Buckets N Boards Comedy & Percussion
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
North Country Opera: Live at The Ark (film screening)
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: "Into the Woods"
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Sea Shanties and Siren Songs: Laura Osgood Brown and Keith Brown
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, November 16 at 7 p.m. & Sunday, November 17 at 3 p.m.
Northern Michigan Chorale: Journey through the Years in Song
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
St. Cecilia Concert Series: Kaylee Erlewein & Sylvia Norris in recital
Sacred Heart Church, Elk Rapids
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Sunday, November 17 at 7 p.m.
Las Migas quartet in concert
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Tuesday, November 19 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Public Radio and Points North present an Evening with Kenny Pheasant
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Brass and Percussion
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Student Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, November 21, Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 23 at 1 p.m.
Manistee Conservatory of Dance: The Wizard of Oz
Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee
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Saturday, November 23 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Tosca
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, November 23 at 7 p.m.
Rakish duo in concert
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Sunday, November 24 at 4 p.m.
Northern Symphonic Winds: Autumn Winds
Charlevoix HS Auditorium, Charlevoix
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Tuesday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Friday, September 6 at 7 p.m.
CTAC School of Ballet: Informal showing
Crooked Tree Arts Center Theater, Petoskey
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Friday, September 6 at 8 p.m.
The Martin Sexton Abbey Road
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Hoe-Down
John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View
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Saturday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
An Evening with the Del McCoury Band
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Straits Area Concert Band
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Sunday, September 8 at 3 p.m.
The Sensational Barnes Brothers
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, September 8 at 4 p.m.
Brentano String Quartet
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Thursday, September 12 at 1 p.m.
Grand Traverse Musicale presents Baroque Music
First Congregational Church, Traverse City
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Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m.
Claybourne Elder: Gilded Age
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Reperio featuring Nancy Stagnitta, Dane Philipsen, Ya-Ju Chuang, and Bryan Conger with guests Lauren Murphy and Corbin Wagner
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, September 15 at 3 p.m.
TC Jazz: Trumpets Thru Time!
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Monday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Midwest Winds Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Tuesday, September 17 at 6 p.m.
Wanderer's Songs: An Evening of Tango-Inspired Music with Paul Erhard and Alejandro Cremaschi
Garden Theater, Frankfort
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Tuesday, September 17 at 7 p.m.
Midwest Winds Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
St. Ignace Public Library, St. Ignace
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Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Wanderer's Songs: An Evening of Tango-Inspired Music with Paul Erhard and Alejandro Cremaschi
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Thursday, September 19 at 4 p.m.
Midwest Winds Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Ste. Anne Catholic Church, Mackinac Island
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Friday, September 20 at 4 p.m.
Midwest Winds Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Sault Area Art Center, Sault Ste. Marie
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Friday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m.
The Mad Angler Meets The Mad Cellist (Poet Mike Delp and cellist Crispin Campbell)
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music: New Beginnings
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Manitou Winds: Summer Sky
Guardian Angels Church, Manistee
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Sunday, September 22 at 4 p.m.
Downtown Sound: Nancy Stagnitta Jazz Trio
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
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Sunday, September 22 at 7 p.m.
Cellist Crispin Campbell and violinist Irie Monte
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Sunday, September 22 at 7 p.m.
Clint Holmes in "Between the Moon and New York City": The songs of Peter Allen
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Academy Student Music Recital
Music Room 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Powers Woodwind Quintet
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Dance: Fall Showcase
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Hyemin Kim
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Sunday, September 29 at 8:30 a.m.
CMU Woodwind Fest 2024
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
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Sunday, September 29 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Rossini & Mozart Overtures
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, September 29 at 4 p.m.
Pianist Kasey Shao
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Symphony Orchestra
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Collage
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Note: the Friday, October 4 Collage is sold out
Friday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Hart Performing Arts Series: Seraph Brass
Hart Middle School Auditorium, Hart
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Saturday, October 5 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: The Tales of Hoffmann
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, October 5 at 7 p.m.
Jacob Warren and Grant Flick in concert
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Saturday, October 5 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, October 6 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents music for tuba, euphonium and percussion quartet
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Saturday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven's Night
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, October 6 at 4 p.m.
Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsody with guest artist Patrick Owen, cello
Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia
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Wednesday October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Jazz Combos and Orchestra: Celebrating Jazz Legends
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, October 10 at 1 p.m.
Grand Traverse Musicale: Peter Deneen with pianist Michael Coonrod
First Congregational Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m.
WSCC Performing Arts Series presents Michigan State University's Bebop Spartans
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Friday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra and String Orchestra
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, October 12 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: String Day Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
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Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, October 13 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents Orbis Sonorum (World of Sound) Quartet
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Saturday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Brass Queens brass band
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Saturday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil Maestro Series: Kevin Rhodes, piano
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
Arts on the Hill presents Faure's Requiem
St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah
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Sunday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
Lucie Arnaz: I GOT THE JOB! Songs From My Musical Past
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Popular Music Ensemble: Don't Lose Sight
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Musical Theatre at the City Opera House
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Choirs
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Guitar Studio and Ensemble Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band Presents: Remembering the Remarkables, Heroes, Dreams & Icons!
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Choir
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Grounded
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Grounded
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Gaylord Community Orchestra Fall Jubilee Concert
Gornick Auditorium, Gaylord
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Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, October 20 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents Vintage Vocal Quartet
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Sunday, October 20 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Lyricism Made Manifest
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Tuesday, October 22 at 6:15 p.m.
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Tuesday, October 22 at 8:45 p.m.
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Violist Renee Skerik wsg violist Joseph Skerik
Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Singer-Songwriter: Fall Showcase
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, October 25 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Organist Andrew Rogers accompanying silent film "The Phantom Carriage"
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy, Guest Artist Recital: Aaron Pilsan, piano
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Note: the Saturday, October 26 recital has been canceled
Saturday, October 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Sault Symphony Orchestra: Mini Maestros Kids Concert
Precious Blood Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie (CN)
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Saturday, October 26 at 5 p.m.
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
The Pack Drumline
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Pirates of Penzance in One Act
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Concerto Competition Finals
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m.
Sault Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
The Machine Shop, Sault Ste. Marie (CN)
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Sunday, October 27 at 3 p.m.
Encore Symphonic Winds: A Harvest Celebration
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Wednesday, October 30 at 7 p.m.
Pianist Steve Larson and percussionist Keith Aleo accompanying silent film "Nosferatu"
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Thursday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Guest Artist Recital: William Purvis, horn
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Student Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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