Black Label Society wsg Clutch FridaySee epic guitarist Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society, with special guests Clutch, Children of Bodom, and 2Cents the Orbit Room on November 5. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; $30 in advance, $34 day of show. (Note: this show was originally scheduled at the DeltaPlex — previously purchased tickets will be honored at the Orbit Room.) Read our interview with Zakk Wylde here.
Ultimate Survival Guide Friday
If you’re unprepared for the zombie apocalypse, don’t worry. Head down to St. Cecilia Music Center at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 for An Evening with Max Brooks, the author of Zombie Survival Guide, World Way Z, and The ZSG: Recorded Attacks. Before Brooks’ appearance, brush up on your zombie knowledge with showings of Night of the Living Dead and Zombieland at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Ryerson Auditorium in the Grand Rapids Public Library’s downtown location. FREE! Read our interview with Brooks.
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Ben Folds will be playing at the Orbit Room at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, accompanied by special guest Lady Danville; $25 in advance, $29 day of show.
See our interview with Folds here.
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Delilah DeWylde will be reprising her role in Always…Patsy Cline on Nov. 5 and 6 at Hamilton High School; $10 students, $12 adults.
Escanaba Opens Friday
Jeff Daniels’ Escanaba in Love will be running at Larkin’s Other Place in Lowell starting Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 20. Check out the beauty of Michigan itself through this cultural representation of the mitten state.
Shimmy Shack Burlesque SaturdayThe Sazerac Lounge on Plainfield Avenue is hosting the one year anniversary of the Super Happy Funtime’s sister show, Shimmy Shack Burlesque, on Nov. 6 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., following Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School from 6-9 p.m. The night will feature entertainment by Lady Jack, with special guests Satori Circus and The Shimmy Sirens; $5.
Best Friends Saturday
Inflatable Best Friend may seem like just another high school band, but its members don’t play like it! The band will be celebrating the release of its debut album, Don’t Berate Me, Don’t Deflate Me, at Comstock VFW Hall at 5 p.m. on Nov. 6; $7/$10.
Good Things Come in Fours Saturday
Grab those straw hats and the pinstriped barber’s pole because it’s time for the Rockin’ Barbershop Harmony Festival on Nov. 6. Hosted by the Muskegon Shoreline Barbershop Chorus and the Frauenthal Theater of the Arts, this event will feature over 250 vocal students paying homage to the barbershop quartet. Vocal seminars will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., followed by the melodic show at 7 p.m.; $16.
