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PUPPET WORKSHOP
NOON-4 PM, DEC. 30
(SAT.)
At the Art Making Studio at
the DIA. Learn to make a
hand puppet from various
materials in the studio.
Bring your imagination!
No experience
necessary. General
museum admission is free
for residents of Macomb,
Oakland and Wayne
counties.

PARTY FOR KIDS
5:30-8:30 PM, DEC. 30
(SAT.)
At Kidscreate Studio,
4297 Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield,
#235. Send your young
artist (3-9 years) to
class to make all they
will need for a fabulous
New Year’s Eve. We will
create noisemakers, party
poppers and New Year’s
Eve hats. Please pack a
nut-free snack and a drink
for your child. Cost: 248-
973-1723.

CELTIC MUSIC
8 PM, DEC. 30 (SAT.)
At The Ark, 316 S. Main
St., Ann Arbor. The annual
Crossroads Ceili is a great

way to mark the turning of
the year. It’s a gathering
of local Celtic-oriented
singers, instrumentalists
and dancers, all sharing
the stage to get your
Celtic music year off to
a good start. This show
frequently has special
guest artists direct from
Ireland. Cost: $25.

DFT FILM
2 PM, DEC. 31 (SUN.)
At the Detroit Film
Theatre in the DIA. Set
in the 1920s before the
fight for independence
began, RRR (Rise Roar
Revolt) imagines a fictional
meeting between two

real-life freedom fighters,
set into motion when a
young girl is stolen from
her village by British
soldiers. Amazing musical
numbers (including “Naatu
Naatu,” winner of the 2023
Oscar for Best Song). In
Telugu and English with
English subtitles (187 min.)
General admission $10.50;
seniors, students and DIA
members $8.50; discount
passes $38.

KIDS’ NEW YEAR’S
3-5:30 PM, DEC. 31 (SUN.)
An exciting New Year’s Eve
celebration at SWAG Kids
Gym, 7306 Haggerty, West
Bloomfield. Mr. Ralph’s

party is the perfect way
to bid farewell to the old
year and welcome the new
one with a bang. Exciting
games, energetic dance-
offs, food. Tickets: partyfix.
com/login.

MIGHTY SOUNDS
3 PM, JAN. 7 (SUN.)
“The Legacy of Detroit’s
Jazz and Gospel.” At
Marygrove Theatre, 8425
W. McNichols. The City
Office of Arts, Culture
and Entrepreneurship is
partnering with Rackham
Choir to create a new
community event as
part of the choir’s 20th
anniversary. The free panel
discussion is moderated
by Detroit Director of Arts
and Culture Rochelle Riley,
features Mark Stryker,
author of Jazz from Detroit
and former Detroit Free
Press arts reporter and
critic; and Deborah Smith
Pollard, professor emerita,
UM-Dearborn. Guests are
encouraged to register in
advance: Eventbrite.com.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial

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days in advance to calendar@

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Crossroads
Ceili

RRR (Rise
Roar Revolt)