Metro | Published April 24, 2024
1. Big Brew Fest
April 27 • St. Clair Shores
Featuring Copper Hop Brewing Co., Baffin Brewing Co., Jamex Brewing Co. and more, also food trucks and live music by Laughing Madmen (1-4 p.m.) and Nikki Holland and the Dirty Elizabeths (5-9 p.m.), free admission, 1-10 p.m. April 27, Blossom Heath Park, 24800 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, facebook.com/st.clairshoresparksandrecreation
Read the story: St. Clair Shores to host Big Brew Fest
2. Charity walks
April 27 • Various locations
• Family Fun Day 5-kilometer Walk-n-Talk
Benefit for Cartier’s Comfort Centers for Autism, event also includes activities, resources and carnival games, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 27, Eastpointe High School, 15501 Couzens Ave., cartierscomfortcenter.org
Read the story: Cartier’s Comfort Centers for Autism benefits children, families
• PanCan PurpleStride
Walk to end pancreatic cancer being held simultaneously at nearly 60 locations in United States, 8:30 a.m.-noon April 27, Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois Road, purplestride.org/michigan
Read the story: Troy area events to raise funds to fight pancreatic cancer
• A Walk at the Zoo
Fundraiser for Shades of Pink Foundation, whose mission is to reduce financial stress for those undergoing breast cancer treatment, 7 a.m.-noon April 27, Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, shadesofpinkfoundation.org
3. Women Helping Women Luncheon & Fashion Show
April 27 • Rochester
See six women — and their children — from Grace Centers of Hope model sping trends from Somerset Collection and other local retailers, also auctions and raffles, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 27, Royal Park Hotel, 600 E. University Drive in Rochester, gracecentersofhope.org
Read the story: Women Helping Women 26th annual fashion show coming up
4. Stage productions
April 25-28 • Various locations
• ‘Peter Pan’
Presented by Macomb Ballet Company, 7 p.m. April 26, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 27, and 2 p.m. April 28, meet-and-greet follows each performance, Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com
Read the story: Come fly with ‘Peter Pan’ at Macomb Center
• 'Little Shop of Horrors'
7 p.m. April 25-26, and 2 and 7 p.m. April 27, Grosse Pointe North High School, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods, gpsouthchoir.org
Read the story: South’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ sows tuneful terror
• 'Singin’ in the Rain'
5 p.m. April 25 and 7 p.m. April 26-27, Novi High School, 24062 Taft Road, novihs.seatyourself.biz
Read the story: Siblings to star on and off the stage in Novi High School musical
• 'Route 66'
Musical road trip featuring 34 songs from 1950s and ’60s, 8 p.m. April 26, 6 p.m. April 27, 2 and 6:30 p.m. April 28, also May 1-5, 8-12 and 15-19, Meadow Brook Theatre on campus of Oakland University, 378 Meadow Brook Road in Rochester, mbtheatre.com
• 'Noises Off'
7 p.m. April 25-26, and 2 and 7 p.m. April 27, Rochester High School, 1361 Walton Blvd. in Rochester Hills, ratstheatre.org
• ‘Addams Family Musical’
7 p.m. April 26-27 and 3 p.m. April 28, Center Line High School, 26300 Arsenal St., facebook.com/CenterLineHS
• ‘An Inspector Calls’
Presented by Rosedale Community Players, 8-10 p.m. April 26-27 and 2-4 p.m. April 28, also May 3-5 and May 10-11, Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 W. 13 Mile Road in Southfield, rosedalecommunityplayers.com
5. Ice shows
April 26-28 • Bloomfield Hills and Royal Oak
• 'Dare to Dream'
Performance by Detroit Skating Club, fundraiser for DSC Zamboni Fund, Special Olympics and Grace Centers of Hope, 7 p.m. April 26, 1 and 7 p.m. April 27, and 2 p.m. April 28, 888 Denison Court in Bloomfield Hills, dscclub.com/events/ice-show
• 'Animal kingdom'
Performance by members of New Edge Figuring Skating Club or Learn to Skate program, features dinosaurs, unicorns, pink elephants and more dancing on skates, 1 and 7 p.m. April 27, and 1:30 p.m. April 28, John Lindell Ice Arena, 1403 Lexington Blvd. in Royal Oak, siroyaloak@gmail.com
Read the story: Royal Oak Ice Show 2024 presents ‘Animal Kingdom’
Bonus: Utica Puppy Parade
April 27 • Utica
Also food truck, vendors, bounce houses for kids and more, 2-4 p.m. April 27, starts at Grant Park and ends at Pioneer Dog Park in Utica, cityofutica.org
Read the story: Utica Puppy Parade to return at end of month
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