Things to do in Metro Detroit: Feb. 21-23
From adults-only fare like club dancing and the Dirty Show to Mahjong and TMNT, there's lots to do on this cold, cold weekend.
🦸 Browse comics and see the co-creator of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at Great Lakes Comic Con.
Tomorrow, 5-9pm; Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm. $55 for three days, $20 Friday or Sunday and $25 Saturday.
🎨 Go check out [censored] and [censored] at the adults-only Dirty Show, known for its burlesque, art and more.
Friday and Saturday at the Russell Industrial Center, 7pm-2am. General admission is $50.
🎛️ Dance the night away to '90s and 2000s jams at Orchid in Ferndale.
Saturday, 9pm-2am. Free entry before 11pm, $10 general admission after that.
🀄 Play Mahjong at the historic Fisher Building, with refreshments and prizes.
Sunday, 10am-5pm. $15.
🕺 Miss Eva's is hosting an R&B birthday bash, with old and new hits.
Friday, 8pm-midnight. $30.
🎸 Alternative rock is the name of the game at Big Pink this weekend, with a DJ spinning tracks from the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and more.
Saturday, 10pm-2am. $20.
🎭 Take in " Confederates," which digs into America's racism and gender biases, at the Detroit Public Theatre.
Saturday, 2pm and 8pm; Sunday, 2pm; and more shows through March 16. General admission, $49.
🎤 Come to One Mike Detroit for a pop-up night of poetry, music and comedy.
Saturday, 7-11pm. $15.
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