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Story last updated at 2:17 PM EST on February 21, 2008

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS



Huron Valley Eagles Aerie 3732, 13636 Telegraph, Flat Rock, presents bluegrass music at 8 p.m. Saturdays.

J.R. Harrington & Bluegrass Echoes will take the stage at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets are $8.

A spaghetti dinner also will be available for $5.

Children ages 12 and younger get in free with a parent. Call Roy Cobb at 1-313-381-7751 or Dana Cupp Jr. at 1-586-754-6955 for more information.

The Taylor Town Trade Center, 22525 Ecorse Road, presents "The Taylor Town Opry," live music from 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday. The concerts are free. All ages are welcome.

"In the Mix," a free Wednesday music series, will feature the Doree' String Quartet from the Southern Great Lakes Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Ray Mix Room at Wayne County Community College District, 21000 North Line Road, Taylor. This performance was rescheduled after a Feb. 6 date was cancelled due to weather conditions.

The Gratitude Steel Band takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. March 5 and The Royal Garden Trio + One at 7:30 p.m. April 2.

"In the Mix" is presented by the Downriver Council for the Arts and WCCCD — Downriver.

Call the DCA at 1-734-284-6103 for more information about the music series.


LOST AND FOUND will bring its high-energy sound, dubbed as the Ramones-meet-John Denver, to the Trenton Village Theatre on March 1.

The acoustic thrash sounds of LOST AND FOUND will entertain audiences at 7 p.m. March 1 at the Trenton Village Theatre, 2447 W. Jefferson, Trenton.

The interactive show combines music described as the Ramones-meet-John Denver with stories of the group's travels across the country via bicycle.

Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For tickets or more information, call Connie Eggleston at 1-734-671-3910 or St. Philip Lutheran Church at 1-734-676-7141.

Downriver Winter Rockfest will have things rockin' at J Dub's, 12850 Sibley Road, Riverview, from 3 to 9 p.m. March 9.

The benefit concert will feature headliners Midnite Rockers, Frijid Pink and Lemon Jane to raise money for teacher Andrea Baker, who's facing mounting hospital bills from surgery for ulcerative colitis.

Admission is $5 and includes food and entertainment. Raffles, silent auctions and 50/50 drawings also will be part of the fun.

Individuals and businesses willing to donate items for the raffles also are needed. Call 1-734-749-4119 for more information.

Henry Ford Community College's 13th annual President's Collage Concert will present a showcase of eight musical groups from the college's music department at 8 p.m. March 1 at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn.

Performers include the HFCC Big Band, Midnight Blue, Concert Choir, Vanguard Voices, Blue Fusion, Studio 110 Jazz Orchestra and Renaissance Voices. The Metropolitan Symphony Band, an ensemble of high school and college students, also is slated to perform.

Reserved tickets at $15 and $20 can be purchased by calling the box office at 1-313-943-2354.

The Polka Booster Club of America presents The New Brass Express Band from 2 to 6 p.m. March 2 at Msgr. Hunt Knights of Columbus Hall, 7080 Garling Drive, Dearborn Heights.

Admission is $12 and includes beer, wine and pop. For tickets, call 1-734-422-1901 or 1-313-561-8389.

Monroe County's 21st annual Black History Month Blues Series continues with "The Big Gig!" featuring Chicago bluesman Lonnie Brooks, New York fretmaster Michael Powers and Monroe's Cetan Clawson at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe St., Monroe.

Closing out the series will be the "Bluesapalooza! Family Concert with Billy Jonas" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ellis Reference & Information Center, 3700 S. Custer Road, Monroe.

Seating for the free events is general admission and first-come, first-served.

For more information about the concert or the blues series, visit www.monroe.lib.mi.us or call 1-734-241-5277.

"The Voice of Ireland," Tommy Fleming, will perform at 7 p.m. March 2 at the Millennium Centre, 15600 J.L. Hudson Drive, Southfield, as part of a benefit for the Irish Pallottine Missionary Center in Wyandotte.

Tickets are $25 to $30 and available online at friendsoftheirishpallottines.com or by calling 1-248-796-5198.

For more information, call Duke Hynek at 1-734-776-2119.

Pop heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers will cause a stir at the Fox Theatre at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

The date is one of the first in the Disney Channel favorite's "Look Me in the Eyes" tour. Tickets are $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50. Buy seats at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515.

The Foo Fighters will rock Joe Louis Arena with special guests Serj Tankian and Against Me at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets, $25, $38.50 and $45, are on sale now at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices, all Ticketmaster locations and can be charged by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

The Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour promises to blow the roof off Cobo Arena at 5:30 p.m. March 8.

The packed lineup includes Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, Blessthefall and Japanese rock bands Mucc, D'Espairsray and The Underneath.

Tickets are $25.50 and on sale now at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices, all Ticketmaster locations and can be charged by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

R&B singer Jill Scott strolls into the Fox Theatre on "The Real Thing Tour" at 8 p.m. March 21.

Tickets are $35, $55, $75 and $150 and are on sale now at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515.

Rockers Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin with special guest Seether are headed to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 6:30 p.m. March 21.

Canadian rockers Three Days Grace hit the charts with songs such as "Just Like You" and "I Hate Everything About You" in 2003.

Tickets are $35 and on sale now at www.palacenet. com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

The smooth sounds of The O'Jays and The Whispers will fill the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. March 22.

Tickets, $66, $78 and $103, are on sale at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515.

Pop princess Avril Lavigne adds a dose of angst to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7 p.m. March 22 with special guests Boys Like Girls.

Tickets are $39.50 and are on sale at www.Palacenet. com, The Palace Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, and can be charged by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Gospel singer Marvin Winans brings a spiritual touch to the Fox Theatre at 7 p.m. March 23 with special guest Tye Tribbett.

The Easter show is part of "Perfecting Weekend" at the Fox, which also features Jill Scott, The O'Jays and The Whispers.

Tickets for Marvin Winans are $51.50, $66.50 and $78. Buy seats at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515.

Classic rockers Credence Clearwater Revisited will perform at 8 p.m. March 28 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Tickets are $10 general admission and $25 reserved seating. Buy tickets now at The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations and online at www.palacenet. com and www.ticketmaster. com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

More than 30 signature songs from Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, are featured in the national tour of "Ring of Fire," coming to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 4 p.m. March 30.

Tickets, $19.50 and $29.50, are on sale now at The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations and online at www.palacenet.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Special VIP and "Superfan" seating also is available. VIP seating includes a meet-and-greet with the cast and crew after the show.

"The Rowdy Frynds" tour featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. moseys into The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7 p.m. April 19.

Tickets, $69.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $25, are on sale now at palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Irish music phenom Celtic Woman brings its ethereal sounds to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. April 12.

Tickets, $62.50, $47.50 and $32.50, are now on sale at The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations and online at www.palacenet.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Get your classic rock on with Def Leppard, Styx and REO Speedwagon at 7:30 p.m. April 19 at Joe Louis Arena.

Tickets at $35, $55 and $75 are on sale at www.olympiaentertainment.com, the Joe Louis and Fox Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

The third annual heavy metal "Gigantour" featuring Megadeth blows the roof off DTE Energy Music Theatre at 5 p.m. May 3.

Tickets are $39.50 pavilion and $20 lawn. Purchase seats at The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations and online at www.palacenet.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Rockers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with special guest Steve Winwood will move the crowd May 31 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Tickets at $99.50 and $55 are on sale now at palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.

Fan favorite Rush is poised to bring its "Snakes & Arrows" world tour to Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. June 10.

Tickets, $42.50, $55.50, $75.50 and $99.50, for the rock spectacle go on sale tomorrow at www.olympiaentertainment.com and www.ticketmaster.com, the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Call 1-248-645-6666 to charge tickets by phone.

Titanic songstress Celine Dion brings her "Taking Chances" tour to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. Sept. 26.

Tickets, $49.50, $77.50, $112.50 and $152.50, are on sale now at www.palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.




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