The Southern Great Lakes Symphony will present "Variations," a concert of interpretive works, at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Flat Rock Community Auditorium, 25600 Seneca Drive.

The Southern Great Lake Symphony's "Variations" will include several works written by one composer and reinterpreted by another. Pianist Doug Scott will be the featured soloist
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Conducted by Charles Greenwell, the program will feature "Variations on America" by Charles Ives, "Variations on a Shaker Melody" by Aaron Copland, "Variations on a Theme of Haydn" by Johannes Brahms, "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Anton Dvorak's "Slavonic Dances."
The featured soloist on the Rachmaninoff piece will be Doug Scott.
Tickets range from $15 to $25 and can be purchased by phone at 1-734-692-6225. If not sold out, tickets will be available at the door.
Huron Valley Eagles Aerie 3732, 13636 Telegraph, Flat Rock, presents live bluegrass music starting at 8 p.m. Saturdays.
This week, there will be a benefit for Freddie Newby. Admission is $10.
There will also be a spaghetti dinner. Cost is $5.
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 ñ 5 p.m. every Friday.
The concerts are free. All ages are welcome.
Josh Groban will bring his "Awake ñ Tour 2007" to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. today.
Tickets are $49.50, $79.50 and $99.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. There is an eight-ticket limit.
Folk music icons Peter, Paul and Mary will perform at 6:45 p.m. next Friday at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, one of only 18 stops on a national tour.
General admission seats range from $25 - $75, with "friend" level seats at $100 and "patron" level seats at $500. Patron tickets include a private afterglow reception with the group. For more ticket information, visit events.metroparent.com.

Neeme Jarvi returns to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra March 9, 10 and 11 in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center.
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Neeme Jarvi returns to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a program of brilliant works by some of his favorite composers at 8 p.m. March 9, 8:30 p.m. March 10 and 3 p.m. March 11 in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
The concerts will include works by Igor Stravinsky's "Pulcinella Suite;" Dmitri Shostakovich's "Cello Concerto No. 1," featuring the celebrated American cellist Lynn Harrell; and Antonin Dvorak's "Serenade for Strings."
Tickets range from $15 to $117 and can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office, by phone at 1-313-576-5111 or online at www.detroitsymphony.com. For group discount information, call 1-313-576-5130.
The public can attend an open rehearsal at 1:30 p.m. March 7. Tickets are $25, general admission.
Justin Timberlake brings his 2007 FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. March 10, with special guest Pink. Accompanied by a 14-piece band and backup dancers, the show will be performed in the round.
Tickets are $56 and $87.50 and can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
The Motor City Blues Festival takes place at 5 and 9:30 p.m. March 10 at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway.
Tickets range from $50.50 - $58 and are available in person at the Detroit Opera House ticket office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.

World-renowned violinist Midori will play at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on March 11.
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World-renowned violinist Midori will play at Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann Arbor, at 4 p.m. March 11.
Tickets range from $10 - $56, and are available at the Michigan League Ticket Office, 911 N. University, by phone at 1-734-764-2538 or 1-800-221-1229 or online at www.ums.org.
Put those old records back on the shelf for one night, because Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band is coming to Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. March 13.
Tickets are $65 and can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. Purchase online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Known for her feverish fiddling and mesmerizing step dancing, Canadian world music star Natalie MacMaster joins the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a Celtic celebration at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 15, at 8:30 p.m. March 16 and 17 and at 3 p.m. March 18 in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
The show will feature a broad spectrum of Celtic reels and jigs along with moving Irish and Scottish ballads, all arranged for fiddle and orchestra.
Tickets range from $15 to $99 and can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office, by phone at 1-313-576-5111 or online at www.detroitsymphony.com. For group discount information, call 1-313-576-5130.
If jazz is what you're looking to hear, Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit, has what several acts coming to town.
The Diana Reeves Trio will perform at 8 p.m. March 15. A native Detroiter, Reeves has won four top jazz vocalist Grammy Awards in six years. Tickets range from $28.50 - $55.
Joey DeFrancesco brings his Hammond B-3 organ to town at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. March 30 and 31. Tickets are $25.
Chick Corea and Gary Burton, two of jazz music's living icons, will perform together at 8 p.m. April 6. Tickets range from $28.50 - $62.
Stanley Clarke, one of the great bass players in the world, performs, at 8 p.m. March 3. Tickets are $39.50 - $62.
For those who like their jazz a little funky, George Duke and Roy Ayers will perform at 8 p.m. April 27. Tickets are $39.50 - $62.
Jazz pianist Joe Sample and singer Randy Crawford will perform at Music Hall at 8 p.m. May 4. Tickets range from $39.50 - $62.
Jean-Luc Ponty brings his innovative violin style to Music Hall at 8 p.m. June 1.
Tickets are $39.50 - $62.
Tickets for all shows are available at the Music Hall box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-313-887-8501. For group sales, call 1-313-887-8512.
Music legend Willie Nelson is set to take to the stage at Detroit's Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 23, with guests Merle Haggard, Ray Price and Asleep at the Wheel.
Tickets are $32.50 and $59.50, and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
International singer Nancy Ajram will grace the stage of the Fox Theatre at 8:30 p.m. March 24.
Tickets are $55, $85 and $150 can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets can be charged by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
The Blue Man Group comes to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. March 24 with "How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0."
Follow the group as they follow a tongue-in-cheek "rock star manual" to create a high-tech arena concert with audience interaction.
Tickets are $57.50 and $87.50 and are available at palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Taste of Chaos will make a stop at Detroit's Cobo Arena at 6 p.m. March 31. The tour features The Used, 30 Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail, Saosin, Chiodos, Aiden and Evaline.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices, at all Ticketmaster locations and online at OlympiaEntertainment.com.
For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Celtic Woman, four young Irish vocalists and a fiddle player, will grace the stage of the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 3.
Celtic Woman began as a successful PBS show and went on to release "The Celtic Woman" compact disc and DVD. The CD stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard World Music Chart for more than 60 weeks.
Tickets are $33, $48 and $63 and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Eric Clapton will play at The Palace Of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. April 5 with special guest The Robert Cray Band. This concert is a rescheduling of his postponed Sept. 23 concert.
Those holding tickets for the Sept. 23 show will use the same tickets to attend the April 5 show.
Tickets are still available at $55, $85 and $125 at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.

Christina Aguilera's "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour comes to The Palace of Auburn Hills April 9 with special guests The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane.
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Christina Aguilera's "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour will roll into The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. April 9 with special guests The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane.
Tickets are $57.50 and $87.50 reserved and are on sale at Palacenet.com, the Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
The Isley Brothers and The O'Jays will play the Fox Theatre at 7 p.m. April 8.
Tickets are $63 and $78 and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets can be charged by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Iggy and the Stooges will rock the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 13. Tickets are $35 and $59.50.
John Legend will play the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. April 14. The special guest is Corinne Bailey Rae. Tickets are $35, $45 and $75.
Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. today and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or purchase online at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Pop music icon Billy Joel will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. May 4.
Tickets are $52 and $87.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Michigan Opera Theatre has three shows coming up at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway.
MOT will present Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot," April 21 ññ 29; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," May 12 ññ 19; and Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet," June 2 ññ 9.
Tickets range from $28 - $120 for each show and are available at the Detroit Opera House ticket office, by phone at 1-313-237-7464, online at www.MichiganOpera.org and through all Ticketmaster outlets.
The Killers will make a stop at the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. May 9.
Tickets are $38 and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Violinist and composer Andre Rieu will appear in concert with his Johann Strauss Orchestra at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7 p.m. May 20.
Rieu is known for the brilliant, festive atmosphere he brings to his concerts. He encourages his fans to enjoy the music by getting out of their seats and waltzing in the aisles.
Tickets are $47.50, $57.50 and $67.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Multi-talented solo artist Gwen Stefani brings "The Sweet Escape Tour 2007" with special guests Akon and Lady Sovereign to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. June 1.
Tickets are $39.50, $49.50 and $99.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.