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WHAT’S GOING ON

Select events happening in metro D etroit this week. Submit your events to me trotimes.com/calendar. Be sure to check venue websites for COV ID -19 policies.

FRI-SAT, MAY 20-21

Detroit Women of Comedy Festival

If you’re down for a good chuckle, the D etroit Women of Comedy Festival is happening this weekend at Planet Ant Theatre and The Independent Comedy Club in H amtramck. The mission of the D etroit Women of Comedy Festival is to use comedy to amplify the voices of marginalized voices. The festival will feature a variety of acts across the spectrum of comedic stylings including improv, sketch, and stand-up. There will also be a live podcast recording of the D ead Waves podcast on Saturday. Marcella Arguello, a California-based comedienne and host of the Women Crush weekly showcase at H ollywood’s Improv Lab, serves as the headliner for this year’s festival.

—A lex W ashington

T he D etroit W omen of Comedy Festival takes place at Planet Ant T heatre; 2320 aniff t., Hamtramck. ickets start at $10 and are available online at planetant. com/dwcf-tickets. See website for full schedule.

FRI, MAY 20

The Offspring

crew the good times, the O spring only wants the bad. Let the B ad Times Roll is not only the name of the poppunk band’s 2021 album, it’s also its latest tour. Yes, the rock band formed in 1984 that knows you wanna hit that is still making music and touring, and we’re sure the band’s middle-aged fans will be happy to hear that they’re making a stop in D etroit on Friday at the Fillmore. We guess they really have been on a roll with all the girls they know all these years. Apparently the kids still aren’t alright.

—Randiah Camille Green

D oors open at 7 p.m. at the Fillmore; 2115 oo ar e., Detroit ickets start at . .

SUN, MAY 22

Benny the Butcher

B enny the B utcher is bringing his show to etroit this wee end. he u alo rapper, who is also one-third of the rap

Marcella Arguello will host this year’s Detroit Women of Comedy Festival.

group G riselda, will be performing this Sunday at the Magic Stick in D etroit. Originally slated for St. Andrew’s H all, the show has been moved to the Magic Stick while St. Andrew’s is still undergoing renovations. (The building was deemed unsafe following a B aby K eem concert in March, which was cut short once the oor started warping under the weight of the rapper’s jumping fans.) The “Johnny P ’s Caddy” rapper released Tana Talk 4, the latest installment of his Tana Talk mixtape/album series back in March.

—A lex W ashington

Doors o en at .m. on n a , a at e a ic tick, oo ar e., Detroit oo ar e., Detroit 313-833-9700; majesticdetroit.com. T ickets are $35.

UNTIL JUNE 5

Detroit ’67

D ominique Morisseau’s play D etroit ’67 will make you laugh out loud one moment and cry the next, followed by the urge to sing along to its brilliant Motown soundtrack. The play takes place at an after-hours party spot in the basement of Chelle and Lank Poindexter’s childhood home. Things start to head south after Lank rescues a white woman they find on the side of the road who’s obviously just had the crap beat out of her. Meanwhile, tensions have erupted between B lack residents and racist police who want to prevent D etroit from becoming a “negro city,” and the D etroit Rebellion of 1967 begins. B ut the rebellion itself isn’t the point of the play. The point is how the families of victims of police brutality are left to pick up the pieces following their loss. It’s how the media and authorities choose the narrative, painting victims as thugs and aggressors rather than entrepreneurs, dreamers, mothers, or brothers. Through it all, the most important theme is hope.

—Randiah Camille Green

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Detroit ill be er orme at t e arles H. ri t se m o rican merican Histor . arren e., Detroit t e ri t. or . ickets start at or eneral admission. Proof of vaccination is required and all audience members must wear a mask for the duration of the performance. T he play runs through June 5.