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Northern Michigan 2025 spring concert guide

Welcome to the 2025 spring concert guide for northern Michigan, your comprehensive live music calendar for events in your community!

Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.

Concerts by month
April

Wednesday, Apr. 2 at 7 p.m.
Community Night at the State: 'Amadeus'
Traverse City State Theatre, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Apr. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Faculty Recital: Dr. Ty Chiko, baritone
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Apr. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Percussion Ensemble with Bill Church: Paddle to the Sea
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Flute Studio in recital
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Friday-Sunday, Apr. 5-7 (see times)
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical presents: Bromeo & the Juliettes
GT Circuit, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Spring Dance Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Saturday, Apr. 5 at 11 a.m.
TC Phil: Tots @ TADL
Woodmere Brach (TADL), Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 5 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Brass and Percussion Day Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 5 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 6 at 2 p.m.
Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty
Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 5 at 2 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Spring Dance Performance Accessibility Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Saturday, Apr. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Brass Day Guest Artist Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Spring Dance Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Sunday, Apr. 6 at 4 p.m.
Central Michigan University Horn Choir and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble concert
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Sunday, Apr. 6 at 4 p.m.
Violinist Ara Sarkissian and pianist Kara Huber
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
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Monday, Apr. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Wind Symphony and Drumline
Manistee High School Auditorium, Manistee
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Tuesday, Apr. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Guest Artist Recital: Ben Lougheen, guitar
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Apr. 9 at 7 p.m.
National Writers Series: Jennifer Weiner with guest host Amanda Sewell
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, Apr. 10 at 5:30 p.m.
Professional development series: Artists' Statement Workshop
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
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Thursday, Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Guest Artist Recital: Jeremy Denk, piano
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 11 at 1 p.m.
NMC Music Student Convocation
Fine Arts #115, NMC Campus, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 11 at 7 p.m.
Larry McCray, guitar
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
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Friday-Saturday, Apr. 11-12 (see times)
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical presents: Bromeo & the Juliettes
GT Circuit, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Hart Community Performing Arts Association: Ehud Asherie Swing Quartet, ft. Harry Allen & Jon Erik Kellso
Hart Middle School Auditorium, Hart
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Friday, Apr. 11 & Saturday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 13 at 2 p.m.
LACA 10-Minute Play Festival
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Saturday, April 12 at 3 p.m.
French Elegance for Piano Four Hands with Dr. Ya-Ju Chuang and Dr. Zhao Wang
Chamichian Hall at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
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Saturday, Apr. 12 at 6 p.m.
NMC Chamber Singers: Music of Solace & Strength
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen in Town: Candlelight concert ft. violinist Ara Sarkissian and pianist Kara Huber
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Showcase Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra: Festive Folk
Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
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Sunday, April 13 at 12 p.m.
MiMusic Studio student recitals
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 13 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: For the Love of Nature
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Apr. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Kara Duo (Kara Huber, piano, and Ara Sarkissian, violin)
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Tuesday, Apr. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Concert Choir
Center State Theater, Scottville
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Wednesday, Apr. 16 at 4 p.m.
"We Want the Funk" documentary film screening
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
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Wednesday, April 16 at 4 p.m.
Music Midweek Series: Fred Szczepanski, piano
Central United Methodist Church, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Piano Tour: Carnegie Hall Preview
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Singer-Songwriter & Popular Music Ensemble: Spring Showcase
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Thursday, Apr. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University Percussion Ensemble
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, Apr. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Jazz Ensembles
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Thursday, Apr. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony: Friends of the Interlochen Public Library Benefit Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Friday, April 18 at 1 p.m.
Sea Shanty Singalong
Darcy Library, Beulah
Sea Shanty Singalong

Friday, Apr. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra: Chen Yi World Premiere
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Saturday, Apr. 19 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Woodwind Day Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 19 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Showcase Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Jazz Bands Spring Concert
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 20 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Showcase Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Apr. 23 at 7 p.m. AND 9 p.m. (2 shows)
Christian McBride & Ursa Major
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Apr. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Brass Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Thursday, April 24 at 5 p.m.
Idlewild Michigan History lecture with Chris CJ Kingdom-Grier
West Shore Community College, Manistee Campus
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Thursday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Connection Concert
Interlochen Arts Academy: Choir
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE with promo code

Thursday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Faculty Recital: Bryn Roberts, jazz piano
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 25 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light)
St. Francis Xavier Church, Petoskey
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Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m.
Alma College Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble
Cadillac High School Auditorium, Cadillac
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Friday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Jazz Combos and Orchestra: The Duke and Beyond
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band presents: Forces of Nature
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Elton, Billy & Barry: They Write the Songs
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 25 & Apr. 26 at 7:30 p.m., Apr. 27 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Musical Theatre Showcase
Phoenix Theatre, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 26 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Organist Andrew Rogers accompanying the Mel Brooks film "Silent Movie"
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Saturday, Apr. 26 at 7 p.m.
TC Phil: Encore Symphonic Winds: Music of America
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Rodgers and Hammerstein Revue ft. Santino Fontana
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Alluvion World Music Series: The Kombos Collective featuring Michael Malis, Constantine Novotny, and Ellie Falaris Ganelin
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 26 at 8 p.m.
Evening of Jazz with Shore Party Jazz Band
Cissler Center at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie (MI)
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Sunday, Apr. 27 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Showcase Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m.
Martha Meek Music Studio spring recital
Suttons Bay Congregational Church, Suttons Bay
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Sunday, Apr. 27 at 3 p.m.
Northern Michigan Brass Band: spring concert
United Methodist Church, St. Ignace
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Sunday, Apr. 27 at 3 p.m.
Lake Superior State University music department spring showcase and concert
LSSU Arts Center, Sault Ste. Marie (MI)
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Sunday, Apr. 27 at 3 p.m.
NMC Children's Choirs Spring Concert
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m.
Grand Traverse Show Chorus: A Gift of Song
Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall, Elk Rapids
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May

Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m.
TC West & St. Francis High School Choirs present Michael John Trotta’s "Gloria"
St. Francis Catholic Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Friday, May 2 at 5 p.m.
Tuba Day parade and celebration
Parade begins at Kingsley Branch Library, Kingsley
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Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
Soprano Diane Penning and pianist Henry Koperski in recital
Mills Community House, Benzonia
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Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Harry Manx in concert
The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. & Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m.
Northern Michigan Chorale: Musical Mosaic
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, May 4 starting at noon
Family Fun Day
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m.
Northern Michigan Brass Band: Spring Concerto
Northport Performing Arts Center, Northport
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Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m.
Cadillac Area Symphony Orchestra: Music of America
Cadillac High School, Cadillac
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Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
Violinist Tina Qu and pianist Christopher Goodpasture in recital
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
Grand Traverse County Veterans' Affairs presents: Modern Warrior Live
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, May 8 at 1 p.m.
Grand Traverse Musicale: Organist Sally Lewis and 2024 scholarship winners
First Congregational Church, Traverse City
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Friday, May 9 at at 7 p.m.
Black Violin: Full Circle Tour
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Singer-Songwriter Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 11 (see times)
Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre: Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel"
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, May 10 at 3 p.m.
My Idlewild! A Live Historical Musical Revue
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, May 10 at 4 p.m.
Central Michigan University Cello Choir
Staples Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Saturday, May 10 at 6:15 p.m.
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons & More
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, May 10 at 8:45 p.m.
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m.
Cousin Curtiss
Old Art Building, Leland
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Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m.
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Traverse City West High School, Traverse City
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Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m.
Sault Symphony Orchestra: Magical Mystery Tour spring concert
The Machine Shop, Sault Ste. Marie (CN)
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Sunday, May 11 at 3 p.m.
TC Jazz: Jazz Cantatas:
NMC Grand Traverse Chorale, Chamber Singers and Canticum Novum
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, May 11 at 4 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Sunday Series: The Hummel Trio
First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs
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Monday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Strings Program Chamber Music Concert
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Piano Department Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Opera Workshop
Harvey Theatre, Interlochen
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Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Contemporary Music Showcase Recital
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Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m.
Grand Traverse Show Chorus: open auditions
Pine Hall, Traverse City
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Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Strauss's "Salome"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Strings Program Spring Showcase
Petoskey High School, Petoskey
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Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Canticum Novum: Music of Struggle and Joy
St. Andrews, Beulah
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Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Alluvion World Music Series: Ancestral Haiku
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wednesday, May 21 starting at 10 a.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Festival 2025
Interlochen Main Campus, Interlochen
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Thursday. May 22 starting at 10 a.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Festival 2025
Interlochen Main Campus, Interlochen
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Friday, May 23 starting at 10 a.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Festival 2025
Interlochen Main Campus, Interlochen
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Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC's Canticum Novum presents: Music of Struggle and Joy
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
The Doo Wop Project
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey
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Saturday, May 31 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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March

Friday, Mar. 21, Saturday, Mar. 22, and Sunday, Mar. 23
CMU Opera: "Into the Woods"
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Saturday, Mar. 22 at 7 p.m.
Jig Jam: Irish Bluegrass
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Saturday, Mar. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
The Oblivion Project
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Thursday, Mar. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Michigan Movie Mania: "Marqueetown" with filmmakers Joe Beyer and Beth Milligan
Peninsula Community Library, Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 29 at 6 p.m. (canceled)
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra
Lake Superior State University Arts Center Theater, Sault Ste. Marie (MI)
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Saturday, Mar. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Hickory Creek Revival & Stone Hut Studios
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 29 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Mar. 30 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Rhodes + Stagnitta
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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