Tickets are on sale for Kansas, REO Speedwagon and The Cheetah Girls, all appearing at this year's Meijer Taylor Summer Festival, North Line at Pardee.
The festival offers three days and nights of paid and free concerts July 13 - 15. Among the highlights are Kansas and REO Speedwagon July 14 and The Cheetah Girls July 15.
Tickets for each show are $20 in advance, $30 the days of the shows. Advance tickets are now available at the Taylor Meijer store, 14640 Pardee, and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Tickets are not available at other Meijer locations.
The Taylor Community Chorus will present its annual Spring Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Hoover Middle School, 27101 Beverly Road, Taylor.
Admission is $5. For more details, call 1-313-291-7893.
The Southern Great Lakes Symphony and members of the Detroit Choral Artists and the Seaway Chorale will present "In Praise of Orpheus" at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Flat Rock Community Auditorium, 28100 Aspen.
Tickets are $20-$25, or $15 for seniors and students. For more details, call 1-734-246-2890.
Orpheus was the Greek god of music whose songs could charm wild beasts and coax rocks and trees into movement.
Directing the concert will be Charles Greenwell, who will lead the orchestra in works by Grieg, Liszt, Vaughan-Williams, Corigiliano, Debussy and Rossini, concluding with the "William Tell Overture."
Huron Valley Eagles Aerie 3732, 13636 Telegraph, Flat Rock, presents bluegrass music at 8 p.m. Saturdays.
This week, Marion Blue entertains. Tickets are $6. Children 12 and under get in free with 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 - 5 p.m. every Friday.
The concerts are free. All ages are welcome.
Jean-Luc Ponty brings his innovative violin style to Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit, at 8 p.m. June 1. Tickets are $39.50 to $62.
Tickets 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.
Michigan Opera Theatre presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," today and tomorrow; and Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet," June 2 to 9.
Tickets range from $28 to $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 Price of Fame Tour, starring Bow Wow, will roll into Detroit for a performance at the Fox Theatre at 7 p.m. today. Special guests Lloyd, Crime Mob, Sammy, Huey, Jibbs and Shay also are scheduled to appear.
Tickets are $28, $52.50 and $78.
Purchase tickets 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. Sunday.
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.
Tickets are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider is back by popular demand to perform his impassioned interpretation of Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. today and at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
Tickets range from $25 to $117.
Maestro Peter Oundjian, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor and artistic adviser, returns to Detroit to lead the DSO and the Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman in Rachmaninoff's legendary Piano Concerto No. 3 in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center at 8 p.m. Thursday and next Friday and 8:30 p.m. May 26.
Tickets range from $15 to $117.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will present the classical side of composer John Williams when the DSO's principal French horn Karl Pituch performs the Detroit premiere of Williams' "Concerto for Horn" at 8 p.m. May 31, 10:45 a.m. June 1, 8:30 p.m. June 2, and 3 p.m. June 3 in Orchestra Hall.
Tickets range from $19 to $117 and can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Center box office, by phone at 1-313-576-5111 or online at www.detroitsymphony.com.
For group discount information, call Chuck Dyer at 1-313- 576-5130.

Eddie Money opens the DTE Energy Music Theatre concert season May 25.
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Rocker Eddie Money returns again in 2007 to open the DTE Energy Music Theatre season at 7:30 p.m. May 25. Tickets are $27.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Pop/punk group Fall Out Boy brings the "Honda Civic Tour" with special guests +44, The Academy is ..., Paul Wall and Cobra Starship to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 6 p.m. May 27. Tickets are $38.50 pavilion and $26.50 lawn.
All tickets are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
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.
Godsmack, originally scheduled to play May 31 at the State Theatre, will instead perform June 1 at the Fox Theatre. Tickets are $27.50 and $37.50.
Legendary singing group New Edition will bring their smooth R&B sound to Detroit's Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. June 15. Special guests K-CI & JOJO are set to open the show. Tickets are $35, $55 and $75.
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will perform at the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. June 30, with special guest Keith Sweat. Tickets are $68, $78 and $103.
Tickets 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 online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or LiveNation.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Contemporary country duo Montgomery Gentry and special guest Flynnville Train will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 2. Tickets are $35.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Classic rock group Foreigner will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 8. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion, $10 lawn.
Stevie Nicks and Chris Isaak bring the "Crystal Visions Tour" to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 9. Tickets are $65 for pavilion, $28 for lawn.
The Legends of Motown, starring The Temptations Revue featuring Dennis Edwards and The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre on Sunday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Grammy award-winning artists The Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton will perform at 7:30 p.m. June 14.
Tickets are $37.50 pavilion and $15 lawn.
Eclectic rockers and area favorites Barenaked Ladies will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 15. Tickets are $59.50 pavilion and $27.50 lawn.
Pop/rock chart toppers The Fray with special guests OK Go and Mae take the stage at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7 p.m. June 16. Tickets are $39.50 pavilion and $28 lawn.
Classic rockers Creedence Clearwater Revisited will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 20. Tickets are $34.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Rock greats Chicago and America will make a stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 29. Tickets are $59.50 pavilion and $28 lawn.
Tickets for all shows are available at Palacenet.com, Livenation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Special Superfan seating also is available.
Grammy winner John Mayer and special guest singer/pianist Ben Folds will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. July 5.
Tickets are $49.50 and $59.50.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bring their "Soul2Soul Tour 2007" back to The Palace at 8 p.m. July 11.
Tickets are $52.25, $68.25 and $92.25. There is an eight-ticket limit.
The Police, with special guest Fiction Plane, will perform at The Palace at 7:30 p.m. July 17.
Tickets are $52.50, $92.50 and $227.50. There is a four-ticket limit.
Tickets are available at Palacenet.com, livenation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Grammy Award-winning rockers Tool will bring their heavy metal sound to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 8 p.m. July 3.
Tickets are $75 pavilion and $39.50 lawn.
Country superstar Toby Keith brings the "Big Dog Daddy Tour" to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. July 5 and 6, with special guests Miranda Lambert and Flynnville Train.
Tickets are $72.50 pavilion and $37.27 lawn.
Southern rock favorite The Charlie Daniels Band brings the "Volunteer Jam Tour 2007" with special guests The Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7 p.m. July 7.
Tickets are $37.50 pavilion and $15 lawn.
Blues and soul legends B.B. King, Al Green and Etta James and her Roots Band bring the "2007 B.B. King Blues Festival" to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7 p.m. July 29.
Tickets are $79.50 pavilion and $25 lawn and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.