Today in Detroit: Who Votes: Making Your Voice Count
📅 Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
🎟️ Free
📷 Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
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@quarterdetroit.comToday in Detroit: Who Votes: Making Your Voice Count
📅 Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
🎟️ Free
📷 Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
@quarterdetroit.comLater tonight around Detroit: Saddle Up Dance Party - Morgan Wallen Night
📅 Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 PM · Diamondback Music Hall, Belleville
📷 Diamondback Music Hall
@quarterdetroit.comEver taken a full lap on Detroit’s elevated People Mover?
Everything about the Detroit People Mover: 13 stations, a live timetable loop on an aerial photo, a virtual ride, a timeline from 1863 to 2027, 19 works of art, technology, ridership, contacts…
@quarterdetroit.comBorn on this day: Eminem (October 17, 1972), rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor. Turning 54 today.
Detroit-raised rapper who came up through the city's open-mic battles and became one of the best-selling artists in music…
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@quarterdetroit.comToday’s Detroit place: Monument to Joe Louis — The Fist
The Fist: a monumental gesture connecting boxing history with wider struggles for equality.
📍 Woodward Ave & E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
📷 Flavinista, CC BY-SA 4.0
@quarterdetroit.comTonight’s pick: House Exchange – Detroit DJs
House Exchange takes over Detroit Shipping Company in Detroit on Saturday, October 17, from 7 p.m.
📅 Oct 17 – Oct 18 · Detroit Shipping Company
🎟️ Free
📷 Detroit Shipping Company
@quarterdetroit.com✈️ DTW news: DTW's South Cell Phone Lot closes for four days
The South Cell Phone Lot at Detroit Metro closes for maintenance at 5 a.m. on Monday, October 19, and stays closed through Thursday, October 22.
📷 G B_NZ, CC BY-SA 2.0
@quarterdetroit.comLater tonight in Detroit: MPH – DETROIT, FOREVER
MPH plays Friday, October 16, at 9 p.m. at Magic Stick in Detroit, with support from Teith and SAMHAUX.
📅 Fri, Oct 16, 9:00 PM · Magic Stick, Detroit
📷 The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick
@quarterdetroit.comBorn on this day: Ray Johnson (October 16, 1927), collage and mail artist.
Detroit-born collagist and pioneer of mail art, a forerunner of Pop art often called New York's most famous unknown artist.
📷 Charles D. Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0
@quarterdetroit.comMore for this weekend in Detroit, Oct 16–18:
• Fri 7 PM: NBA: Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons · Little Caesars Arena
• Fri 7 PM: Paris Paloma: The Fatal Flaw Tour · Masonic Temple Detroit
📷 Coreyfein01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
@quarterdetroit.comToday’s Detroit place: MGM Grand Detroit
A downtown hotel, dining, and evening entertainment within one large resort complex.
📍 1777 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
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@quarterdetroit.comTonight’s pick: Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026
📅 Fri, Oct 16, 6:30 PM · The Majestic Theatre, Detroit
📷 The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick
@quarterdetroit.com🏙️ RenCen news: DBRA board approves RenCen brownfield plan 4-2
City Bureau Documenters' live reporting says the DBRA board approved the Renaissance Center brownfield plan, 4-2.
📷 United States Geological Survey (USGS), Public domain
@quarterdetroit.comTomorrow’s pick: NBA: Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons
📅 Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
📷 Coreyfein01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
@quarterdetroit.comBorn on this day: Arron Afflalo (October 15, 1985), basketball player. Turning 41 today.
UCLA All-American guard whom the Pistons drafted 27th overall in 2007 and who spent his first two NBA seasons in Detroit.
📷 Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
@quarterdetroit.comWhat’s on in Detroit this weekend? Here’s what we’d pick for Oct 16–18:
• Fri 10:45 AM: Fountains & Pines of Rome · Orchestra Hall
• Fri 6:30 PM: Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026 · The Majestic Theatre
📷 Detroit Symphony Orchestra
@quarterdetroit.comWorth a stop: The Detroit Club
A historic private social club downtown at Cass and Fort, founded in 1882, with 21 contemporary hotel rooms open to overnight guests.
📍 712 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
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@quarterdetroit.comPlans for tonight? Free evening 5–8 p.m. at Dossin Great Lakes Museum
📅 Thu, Oct 15, 5:00 PM · Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
🎟️ Free
📷 Detroit Historical Society
@quarterdetroit.com✈️ DTW news: New Global Entry enrollment office opens at Detroit Metro Airport
Homeland Security Today reports that CBP has opened a new Global Entry enrollment office at Detroit Metro Airport.
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