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Michigan Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Campus Martius Park, Detroit Unveiled in 1872, this monument is dedicated to Michigan’s sailors and soldiers killed during the Civil War. It was re-dedicated in 2005 following the completion of Campus Martius Plaza and those who died in wars since were also honored.

The stories behind some of Detroit’s most notable memorials, monuments, and statues

By Metro Times editorial staff

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Free Will Astrology (May 21-27)

The Motown Museum celebrates its 40th anniversary with a special performance by the Four Tops.⁠

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 21-27)

In the Final Destination series, characters die in freak accidents.

What I learned binge-watching all six ‘Final Destination’ movies

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

Image: Creative cosplay at Motor City Comic Con Spring 2025 [PHOTOS]

Creative cosplay at Motor City Comic Con Spring 2025 [PHOTOS]

By Josh Justice

Soft Target is a new play by Emily Kaczmarek that tackles gun violence in schools through the story of 9-year-old Amanda and her bedroom toys.

Poignant play takes aim at America’s out-of-control gun violence

By Randiah Camille Green

Motor City Comic Con Now in its 35th year, Motor City Comic Con is Michigan’s largest pop culture convention with celebrity guests, cosplay, panels, and other fun fan events. Highlights this year include a special screening of 2009’s searing superhero satire Watchmen hosted by Silk Spectre II actress Malin Åkerman, a live podcast and concert by wrestling legends Jeff and Matt Hardy, and a special appearance by Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye of the Marvel Cinematic Universe), among others. From Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi; motorcitycomiccon.com. Hours are noon-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available starting at $35 for adults and $5 for children.

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 14-20)

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Free Will Astrology (May 14-20)

Todd Strange plays President Donald Trump in The Central Park Five.

Fear and loathing at the opera

By Randiah Camille Green

Nicolas Cage in The Surfer.

May 2025 movie roundup

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

Forbidden Broadway lovingly lampoons musical theater.

Broadway nerd heaven

Image: Warren’s historic Gillett-Beer Farm hits market [PHOTOS]

Warren’s historic Gillett-Beer Farm hits market [PHOTOS]

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Free Will Astrology (May 7-13)

Motor City Comic Con has grown popular over the years.

35 years of Motor City Comic Con

By Jim McFarlin

Sturgill Simpson With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country. Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 7-13)

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