Metro | Published February 7, 2024
1. Chilly Fest
Feb. 10 • Grosse Pointe Park
Frozen fish fling, bed races, rock climbing wall, mobile high ropes course, retail raffles and more, noon-4 p.m. Feb. 10, Grosse Pointe Park’s business districts along Kercheval, Charlevoix and Mack avenues, also chili cookoff, Cabbage Patch Saloon, 15130 Mack Ave., grossepointepark.org
2. Lee Rocker in concert
Feb. 9 • Clinton Township
Hear bass player from Stray Cats, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com
Read the story: Playing double bass is up this cat’s alley
3. 5K Paczki Run
Feb. 10 • Hamtramck
10 a.m. Feb. 10 (packet pick-up 7 a.m.), 3.1-mile race starts at corner of Joseph Campau Avenue and Hanley Street in Hamtramck, have paczek and beer and listen to polka music afterward, tour-de-troit.org/paczkirun
Read the story: 5K Paczki Run returns to Hamtramck Feb. 10
4. Theater productions
Starting Feb. 9 • Various locations
‘Lend Me A Tenor’
8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Feb. 9-11, 16-18 and 22-24, Farmington Players Barn, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, facebook.com/TheFarmingtonPlayers
‘Romeo and Juliet’
Performance by Stagecrafters, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 9-11, 15-18 and 22-25, Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak, stagecrafters.org
‘You Just Have No Idea’
Dinner theater production by Michigan playwright Cecelia Reuter Lesner, 6 p.m. Feb. 9-10, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church, 240 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, onthestage.tickets/show/grosse-pointe-talent
‘Wait Until Dark’
Presented by Bethany Christian School Dramatic Productions, 7 p.m. Feb. 9-10 and 16-17, auditorium at First Baptist Church of Troy, 2601 Jorn R Road, tickets.bcstroy.org
'Photograph 51'
Play by Detroit Mercy Theatre Company tells story of Rosalind Franklin and her discovery of structure of DNA in 1950s, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-10 and 16-17, and 3 p.m. Feb. 11 and 18, The Marlene Boll Theatre, 1401 Broadway St. in Detroit, detroitmercyarts.com
5. After Dark: Lights Out
Feb. 10 • Detroit
Cocktails, DJ, themed science activities, food and more for ages 21 and older only, 6-11 p.m., Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R St. in Detroit, future events include After Dark: Space Love April 20, After Dark: The Mi-Sci Games July 27 and After Dark: Nightmare on John R. Street Oct. 26, mi-sci.org
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