Wayne County Parks' Kids Kaleidoscope Series 2007 brings The Gratitude Steele Band for a fun-filled show that will include the limbo, steel drums and a conga line at Elmer Johnson Park in Romulus at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The concert is free.
Huron Valley Eagles Aerie 3732, 13636 Telegraph, Flat Rock, presents bluegrass music at 8 p.m. Saturdays. This week, the Rock Bottom Mining Company digs deep into its musical repertoire. Tickets are $7. Children 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.
Enjoy an evening of music after a day out in nature at Willow Metropark near New Boston with family-oriented shows at the park's Activity Center. Bring your dancing shoes and swing your partner with square dancing at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the outdoor dance pavilion. The park's Summer Music Series continues tomorrow with Polka Fest, featuring The Brass Express at 6 p.m. and Touch of Brass at 8 p.m. All the musical events are free with regular park admission.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra brings its "Target Harmony in the Metroparks" Downriver this year, with a performance at 8 p.m. Sunday at Willow Metropark. DSO resident conductor Thomas Wilkins will lead a program that has a "great outdoors" theme. Selections will include John Williams' "Adventures from Earth," Aaron Copeland's "An Outdoor Adventure," Edvard Grieg's "Morning Mood" from his "Peer Gynt Suite" and Gioachino Rossini's Overture to "Guillaime Tell." The concert is free with regular park admission.
Lake Erie Metropark will host the "Country Music Roundup" from 6 to 9:30 p.m. next Friday. The concert will include The Cadillac Cowboys and Terry Lea and the Mustangs. The concert is free with regular park admission. Food and beverages will be sold, and a dance area will be available. For more information, call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020.
Southgate's Concerts in the Park Series concludes with the Downriver Community Band from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21. The concerts are held at the gazebo outside city hall, 14400 Dix-Toledo Road.
The Lincoln Park Summer Concert Series brings a variety of music to Memorial Park all summer long. Each concert takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Upcoming concerts include The Coal Dusters (bluegrass) Thursday, Kentucky Chrome (western) Aug. 2 and the Ed Zelenak Band (variety/dance music) Aug. 9. The concerts are free.
Sit back under a tree with an ice-cold lemonade and enjoy the interactive, kid-friendly music at the "Lemonade and Shade Concerts" at the Trenton Cultural Center, 2427 West Road. The series concludes with The Candy Band at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 16.
What better way to chill out on summer nights than to bring a chair or blanket and sip coffee under the stars as you listen to music at the free Outdoor Coffeehouse Concert Series at the Trenton Cultural Center, 2427 West Road. The final concert of the series will be The Hummingbirds at 7 p.m. Aug. 6.
Riverview's free Concerts in the Park series concludes Wednesday with The Fantastics blending the best of '50s through '90s music from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Young Patriots Park.
Wyandotte Waterside Concerts take place all summer from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Bishop Park. Upcoming concerts include The Downriver Community Band Wednesday, Mood Swings Aug. 1 and Pelts and Company Aug. 15. The concerts are free.
Rascal Flatts and special guest Jason Aldean will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. today. Tickets are $67.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
British classic rockers The Moody Blues will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Tickets are $49.50 pavilion and $25 lawn.
Detroit's own multi-Grammy Award winning singer Anita Baker performs at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets are $75 and $55 pavilion, $15 lawn.
Def Leppard, one of rock's most exciting bands, hits DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, with special guest Styx. Tickets are $75 and $55 pavilion, $28 lawn.
The "Family Values Tour" rock festival co-headlined by Korn and Evanescence performs at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 2 p.m. Wednesday.Tickets are $39 and $69 pavilion and $9.99 lawn.

Alternative metal fans will rock out to Incubus Thursday at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
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Alternative metal band Incubus with special guest Simon Dawes will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $39.50 pavilion and $30 lawn.
Legendary rock band Deep Purple plays the theater at 7:30 p.m. next Friday. Tickets are $35.50 pavilion and $15 lawn.
Country music superstar Randy Travis will perform at DTE with special guest Cole Deggs & The Lonesome at 7:30 p.m. July 28. Tickets are $35.50 pavilion and $10 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 at 7 p.m. July 29. Tickets are $79.50 pavilion and $25 lawn.
Poison, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, along with special guests Ratt and White Lion, come to DTE at 7 p.m. July 31. Tickets are $42.50 pavilion and $26 lawn.
All DTE tickets are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
The "Zappa Plays Zappa" tour returns to Meadow Brook Music Festival, featuring Dweezil Zappa, at 8 p.m. next Friday. Tickets, $45 pavilion and $20 lawn, are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 will make a stop at the Comerica Park parking lots on next Friday.
The Vans Warped Tour is well established as America's longest-running touring festival, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as showcasing established artists from the past 12 years. This year's lineup includes Bad Religion, Killswitch Engage, Tiger Army, Cute is What We Aim For, Paramore, Coheed and Cambria, Chiodos, Underoath, The Starting Line, New Found Glory, Circa Survive, Pepper, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Amber Pacific.
Others include A Static Lullaby, Straylight Run, Poison The Well, Funeral For a Friend, Anberlin, Hawthorne Heights, K-os, Escape the Fate, Gallows, Bayside, The Unseen, Spill Canvas, The Toasters, Hot Rod Circuit, The Confession, Human Abstract, The Rocket Summer, Cinematic Sunrise, Alesana, Bless the Fall, Mayday Paradise and Madina Lake.
The lineup is completed with Vincent Black Shadow, P.O.S., Haste the Day, The Graduate, Big D and the Kids Table, The Almost, Meg & Dia, The Matches, Boys Like Girls, Parkway Drive, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, All Time Low, Evaline, The Fabulous Rudies, Bleed the Dream, One.Be.Low, Valencia, My American Heart and Street Drum Corps.
Tickets are $26.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Jazz powerhouse Diana Krall will return to the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. tomorrow, with special guest Chris Botti. Tickets range from $39.50 to $125.
Michael Buble returns to the Fox stage at 8 p.m. next Friday. Tickets are $72.50, $88 and $128.
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will bring their award-winning artistry and stellar musicianship to the Fox stage at 8 p.m. July 31.
Tickets are $39 and $49.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Shake your booty when K.C. and the Sunshine Band plays at the Dearborn Homecoming Festival at 8 p.m. Aug. 4 in Ford Field Park.
With a famous blend of R&B, funk and a hint of Latin percussion, KC and The Sunshine Band has sold more than 100 million records, with hits that include "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I Like It)," "Shake Your Booty," "Boogie Shoes," "Keep it Comin' Love" and "Boogie Man." The concert and the rest of the festival, which runs Aug. 3 - 5, are free.

On Aug. 11 Beyonce Knowles will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills with guest Robin Thicke.
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The "Dreamgirl" herself, Beyonce, performs at The Palace of Auburn Hills with special guest Robin Thicke at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Tickets are $49.75, $79.75 and $99.75 reserved.
Fresh off the assembly line, the 10 finalists from this year's "American Idol" bring the "American Idols Live!" tour to The Palace at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. Tickets are $39.50, $52.50 and $72.50.
Join The Wiggles on the all-new live concert tour, "Racing to the Rainbow Live!," at The Palace at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15.
Tickets range from $20.50 to $37.50. Seating for tickets purchased at the $37.50 level will take place in the "hot potato seats" and will include a customizable limited edition Wiggles picture frame. There is a 10-ticket limit on all seats.
Purchase tickets at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Multiple Grammy Award-winning rockers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.

Bryan Adams will play Aug. 8 at DTE Energy Music Theatre with George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
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Bryan Adams, with special guest George Thorogood & The Destroyers, will perform at DTE at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8. Tickets are $45 pavilion and $25 lawn.
Rap/rock impresarios 311 with special guest Matisyahu take the stage at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9. Tickets are $41.50 pavilion and $32.50 lawn.
Country music star John Michael Montgomery will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Tickets are $34.50 pavilion and $10 lawn. Rockers Marilyn Manson and Slayer, with special guest Bleeding Through, come to DTE at 7 p.m. Aug. 11. Tickets are $49.50 pavilion and $27.50 lawn.
"The Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Tickets are $47.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Hard rockers Great White and Dokken, with special guests Jani Lane and L.A. Guns will play DTE at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Legendary R&B vocal groups The Temptations and The Four Tops return to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Tickets are $36.50 for pavilion and $10 for lawn seating. "The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony" returns to DTE Energy Music Theatre for the fourth year in a row at 8 p.m. Aug. 18. The concert will include a 50-piece orchestra, a full rock band, state of the art concert lighting and the legendary music of Led Zeppelin. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion and $10 lawn.
Christian music award-winners Michael W. Smith and Third Day with special guest Sanctus Real will perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7 p.m. Aug. 19. Tickets at $37.50 pavilion and $15 lawn
Legendary classic blues rockers The Allman Brothers Band with special guest Robert Randolph & The Family Band take the DTE stage at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24. Tickets are $35 and $55 pavilion and $25 lawn.
Renowned rock trio Rush is bringing its "Snakes & Arrows World Tour" to the DTE at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Tickets are $100 and $69.50 pavilion and $35 lawn.
Bringing a blast of youthful energy to the summer, Aly & AJ, Corbin Bleu and Drake Bell with special guest Bianca Ryan will team up for a star-studded teen event at DTE at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 Tickets are $29.50 and $39.50 pavilion and $18.50 lawn. Tickets for all shows are on sale at Palacenet.com, LiveNation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
British Invasion hit-makers Herman's Hermits will perform at Meadow Brook Music Festival with special guest The Grass Roots at 8 p.m. Aug. 9. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion and $10 lawn. Classic rock legend Joe Walsh and special guest JD & the Straight Shot will perform at Meadow Brook Music Festival at 8 p.m. Aug. 15. Tickets are $49.50 pavilion and $20 lawn and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
Screamfest '07 will heat up Detroit as it brings T.I., Ciara, T Pain, Lloyd and Young Joc to Joe Louis Arena at 7 p.m. Aug. 16. Tickets range from $29.50 to $69.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
After selling out his initial summer concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre on June 22, "Motor City Madman" Ted Nugent is back by popular demand for an encore performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Tickets are $39.50 pavilion and $15 lawn.
Rowdy rockers Hinder and special guests Buckcherry and Papa Roach bring the "Bad Boys of Rock" tour to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Tickets are $32.50 pavilion and $20 lawn with specially priced lawn four-packs available for $61.01 on Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
Maroon 5, with special guest The Hives and Sara Bareilles, will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. Sept. 29. Tickets at $50.50 and $40.50
Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford of the band Genesis will perform at The Palace at 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Tickets are $59.50, $79.50, $103.50 and $204.50, and are on sale at Palacenet.com, LiveNation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
Macy Gray and London-based The Brand New Heavies will perform at Meadow Brook Music Festival at 8 p.m. Sept. 2. Tickets are $37.50 pavilion and $10 lawn and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
The Smashing Pumpkins' first North American tour in several years comes to the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Tickets are $39.50 and $59.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-248-433-1515. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Sammy Hagar & The Wabos will play the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 2, with special guests The Other Half, featuring Michael Anthony and Hagar himself, Los Tres Gusanos and Mad Anthony Express. Tickets are $36.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-248-433-1515. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.