Northern Michigan 2026 spring concert guide

Friday, Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
The Jankowski Jam: Celebrating the Legacy of Art Janowski
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 3 at 7 p.m. & Saturday, Apr. 4 at 2 p.m.
Missoula Children's Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
Arts Center at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie
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Saturday, Apr. 4 at 11 a.m.
TC Phil Musical Storytime: French Horn
Traverse Area District Library Woodmere Branch, TC
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Saturday, Apr. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The Young Lions play the music of Jeff Haas
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Apr. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, Apr. 9 at 7 p.m.
Reduced Shakespeare presents All the Great Books - (Abridged)!
Arts Center at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie
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Friday, Apr. 10 - Sunday, Apr. 12
10-Minute Play Festival
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Friday, Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Muse: Music and Poetry
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Sheela Bringi & Elden Kelly with Special Guest Nabin
Shrestha
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
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Friday, Apr. 10 at 7 p.m.
Thornetta Davis
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, Apr. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Spring Dance Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 11
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Little Waves series
10:30 a.m. at the Petoskey Library
1 p.m. at the Charlevoix Library
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Saturday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra
Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
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Saturday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Chamber Singers: Music of Strength and Empowerment
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 12 at 3 p.m.
TC Philharmonic presents Dvorak New World & Bernstein with pianist Claire Huangci
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Apr. 12 at 4 p.m.
American Guild of Organists, Cherry Capital Area Chapter: Organ recital and hymn sing
Faith Reformed Church, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 12 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents 250 Years of American Song
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Sunday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital: Hyemin Kim, piano, and Siwon Kim, piano
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Tuesday, Apr. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Concert Choir
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Brass Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department Recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, Apr. 16 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Jazz Combos & Orchestra
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Tuesday, Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Jazz Ensembles
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Thursday, Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Guitar Studio and Ensemble Recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 17 and Saturday, Apr. 18
Dorothy Gerber Strings Program Spring Recitals
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Apr. 19 at 2 p.m.
Musical Theatre Composer’s Showcase: Cole Porter
Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 17 - Sunday, Apr. 19
OTP presents: "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Brass & Percussion Festival Showcase Recitals
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Jazz Bands and High School All-Star Big Band Concert
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Anthony Stanco "In The Groove - Live At The Alluvion" Album Release
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 19 at 3 p.m.
Encore Symphonic Winds
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Monday, Apr. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
West Shore Community College Wind Symphony & Drumline
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Singer-Songwriter: Underground Uprising
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 24 at 7 p.m.
Syren Modern Dance presents "At the Table"
Arts Center at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie
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Friday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band Spring Concert
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. B Boogie Woogie Showcase
Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Hart
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Friday, Apr. 24 - Sunday, Apr. 26
OTP presents: "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, Apr. 24 - Sunday, Apr. 26
Grand Rapids Ballet: In the Countenance of Kings
Peter Martin Wege Theater, Grand Rapids
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Saturday, Apr. 25 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Showcase Recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Saturday, Apr. 25 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Violins of Hope
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Grand Traverse Chorale presents The Golden Age of Broadway
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 26 at 3 p.m.
Tina Qu and Kevin Rhodes in Recital
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Sunday, Apr. 26 at 3 p.m.
NMC Children's Choirs
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, Apr. 26 at 4 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Percussion Ensemble
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, Apr. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Chamber Singers and Voice Area: Songs of Our Time
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET
Interlochen Arts Academy Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, Apr. 30 - Saturday, May 2
OTP presents: "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Thursday, Apr. 30 - Saturday, May 2
OTP presents: "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3
Grand Rapids Ballet: In the Countenance of Kings
Peter Martin Wege Theater, Grand Rapids
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Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Missoula Children's Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
Brian Oberlin album release concert
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Sunday, May 3 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents MSU Piano and Percussion
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Friday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Singer-Songwriter: Lo-Fi Live
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, May 8 & Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids Symphony: When in Rome
DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids
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Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, May 14 at 2 p.m.
Grand Traverse Musicale: Doc Probes and student scholarship winner in recital
Mission Hill Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
Dixon's Violin
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Opera Workshop
Harvey Theatre, Interlochen
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Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Contemporary Music Showcase Recital
Fine Arts Building, Interlochen
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Friday, May 15 & Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Opera Grand Rapids: Madama Butterfly
DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids
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Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17
Cheboygan Area Arts Council Dance Program: spring recital
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Saturday, May 16 at 5 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Strings Program Spring Showcase concert
Petoskey High School, Petoskey
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Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m.
Jon Muq in concert
Old Art Building, Leland
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Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m.
GLCO Sunday Series: Windover Piano Duo
First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs
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Wednesday, May 20 - Friday, May 22
Interlochen Arts Academy Festival 2026
Main Campus, Interlochen
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Wednesday, May 20 at 3 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Brass Honors Recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Wednesday, May 20 at 4 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Guitar Recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 6 p.m.
Peppa Pig: My First Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 7 p.m.
Mackinaw City High School Band Concert
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
The Branford Marsalis Quartet
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7 p.m.
TC Philharmonic Civic Chamber Ensembles: Music in Film
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7 p.m.
Cheboygan High School Jazz Band
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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POSTPONED:
Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Popular Music Ensemble: Love is a Battlefield
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE Community Connection Concert for IPR friends
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Friday, Mar. 20 at 7 p.m.
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Cheboygan Opera House
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Friday, Mar. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical: "Timmy" by Megan Rivkin (reading)
The MATCH (in the Cherryland Center), Traverse City
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Friday, Mar. 20 - Sunday, Mar. 22
CMU Opera: Pergolesi's "La serva padrona" and Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi"
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mt. Pleasant
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Friday, Mar. 20 - Sunday, Mar. 22
Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company: "The Wizard of Oz"
Peter Martin Wege Theater, Grand Rapids
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 12 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 12 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 7 p.m.
A St. Patrick's Celebration with TC Phil Civic String Orchestras
TC Central High School, Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Kombos Collective’s Uproot & Malis/Novotny Duo
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Center Stage Theater at WSCC, Scottville
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Sunday, Mar. 22 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents Dmitri Berlinsky, violin and Noah Mallett, harpsichord
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Monday, Mar. 23 at 7 p.m.
Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Tuesday, Mar. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Powers Woodwind Quintet
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mt. Pleasant
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Wednesday, Mar. 25 - Sunday, Mar. 29
"The Stonewater Rapture"
Arts Center at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie
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Thursday, Mar. 26 - Saturday, Mar. 28
OTP Young Company Studio Theatre: "The Giver"
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, Mar. 27 - Sunday, Mar. 29
Grand Rapids Ballet: Jumpstart
Peter Martin Wege Theater, Grand Rapids
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Friday, Mar. 27 at 7 p.m.
Guitarist Matthew Cochran
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Friday, Mar. 27 & Saturday, Mar. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids Symphony: Dukas and Ravel
DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids
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Saturday, Mar. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Hiroya Tsukamoto
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Mar. 29 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents James Reed Ricotta, trumpet and Katherine Dahn, bassoon
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Tuesday, Mar. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Trumpet and Trombone Choir Concert
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mt. Pleasant
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