The Second City
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesCelebrating its 65th anniversary year, the world’s most influential name in comedy, The Second City, is thrilled to return to The Ark with The Best of The Second City!
$51.50
Shows & Events
12 events found.
Adam Ezra Group
Opener: Jeff Kazee
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States“Welcome to Adam Ezra Group, who, along with nonprofit organization RallySound, host a free festival every summer that raised $151,000 for homeless veterans in 2024.” During the pandemic, Adam live-streamed for 500 nights in a row. The group co-produced an album with 163 fans, and Adam takes a month out of each year to visit the living rooms of his fans around the country.
$29.00
Stucchi & The Shepherd album release show
Special Guest: Kyandé
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesAnn Arbor’s own Davis Caruso & Giancarlo Robert make up the writer / producer duo that is making .wavs in the industry by taking the road less traveled and building local buzz around a multifaceted web of creatives. Be sure to catch them performing their new soul record entitled “The Way Home” for the first time as a full band featuring local Singer/Songwriter Kyandé, Bass aficionado Andrés Soto & Detroit Artist/ Producer/ Drum wizard David Ward.”
$29.00
Nick Shoulders
Special Guest: Jackson and The Janks
El Club 4114 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI, United States“All Bad,” the latest album from Nick Shoulders, ultimately encapsulates everything that makes Nick’s inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of dazzling musicianship and punk defiance, coupled with gritty eccentricity and a generational connection to the roots of the genre. With a singing style inherited from his family’s vocal lineage, Nick’s songs achieve the rare feat of imparting difficult truths while inciting a certain joyful abandon, balancing a sound forged by years of hard travel with a heartfelt reverence for the origins of country music.
$33.99, $40.79 day of show
An intimate evening with Shovels & Rope
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesShovels & Rope is the Charleston, South Carolina–based duo of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. They perform as an energetic two-piece band, stirring up a righteous racket with two old guitars, a handful of harmonicas, the occasional keyboard, and a junkyard drum kit harvested from an actual garbage heap and adorned with tambourines, flowers and kitchen rags. But the songs are the deadliest arrows in this duo’s quiver.
$40.00
The Ark’s Open Stage
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWhether you're looking for your big break, want to perfect your live performance skills, or just want to perform live for the sheer fun of it, Open Stage nights offer supportive audiences and a terrific space. Performers have eight minutes (or two songs) each to do their thing. Doors open at 7:30, and names are drawn at 7:55 and 8:30. If your name isn't chosen, bring your raffle ticket with you next time, and you'll double your chances.
$3.00, Students and Ark Members free
José González
Royal Oak Music Theatre 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI, United StatesJosé González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked to perform at 2020’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and seeing his recorded music exceed 1 billion streams, González is one of the most exciting and in-demand touring artists working today.
$55.26
Great Lake Swimmers
Special Guest: Justin Wells
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesFeaturing a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by Tony Dekker. Based in Southern Ontario, the group emerged in the early 2000s with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music developed in that pastoral warmth, performed and recorded in acoustically resonant and historical locales with a revolving cast of personnel.
$29.00
Brett Dennen
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesAcross his career, Brett Dennen has established himself as the kind of singer-songwriter who finds inspiration by digging into the nooks and crannies of the human condition—exploring pain, joy, sadness, and all points in between. If It Takes Forever (Mick Music), the California native’s eighth solo album and first full-length since 2021’s See the World, is no exception. The warm, immersive collection boasts deeply felt sentiments, underpinned by rich acoustic guitars and Dennen’s earnest vocals, in the vein of dusky Americana (“Golden State of Mind”), harmonica-driven blues (the Tom Petty-esque “Careful What You Wish For”), rootsy indie (“Don’t Go Talking”), and meditative folk-rock (highlight “Time To Wake Up”).
$40.00
The Verve Pipe
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWith a reputation for spectacular live performances, the multi-platinum alternative rock band The Verve Pipe are recognized worldwide for their radio hits Photograph, Hero, Happiness Is, Never Let You Down and the #1 smash single The Freshmen.
$35.00
Larkn
Opener: Ashley Pyle
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesBorn and raised in Clarkston, Michigan, Larkn grew up singing in church choir, spending summers on sparkling Lake Michigan and writing nature-filled poetry inspired by Michigan’s four distinctive seasons. She attended Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) for voice and contemporary writing and production. Her music is inspired by the ups and downs of her life journey, California, love, nature and introspection.
$29.00
The Ark Annual Membership Meeting
The Ark will hold the Annual Meeting of its Members on Monday, November 24 at 6:30 pm. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held virtually by Zoom. At this meeting, the Membership will hear about the current state of The Ark and conduct any membership-related business that may come before the group.