Hour Detroit

2 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Megan Swoyer

In 1848, just a few years after Frankenmuth was founded, the Hubinger brothers builtaflour mill on the banks ofthe Cass River, an energetic waterway. The mill was torn down in the 1950s and 30 years later, a replica was built in its spot. Once it closed, after several ownership changes and concepts, the facility sat empty for years, until the Zehnder family purchased it in 2022.

5 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Lauren Wethington

The Rat Pack LoungeThis jukebox musical follows Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. as they return to Earth from heaven to attend to some unfinished business. Featuring more than 30 hit songs, including “Come Fly with Me,” “My Way,” and “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, the high-spirited spectacle will have audiences singing along. April 23-May 18. $39+.

5 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Ryan Patrick Hooper

I miss my mom. She isn’t dead, so it’s a little weird to write. But I miss her in the way I miss a close friend I haven’t called in a while. And in either situation, it’s selfish not to think they’d appreciate a call. We don’t keep in touch like we should. Or how I think we’re supposed to, which is more often. In the movies, those relationships seem closer. It seems like other people stay close in reality, too. In my head, that’s the right way. In my head, I wonder how they do it.

5 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Lauren Wethington

Fairs & Festivals in DetroitDetroit Grand PrixThis annual IndyCar race returns to the streets of downtown Detroit this year and includes tech talks with industry insiders, food trucks, a car show, and more. May 30-June 1. Downtown Detroit; detroitgp.comMotor City PrideAs Michigan’s largest Pride celebration, Motor City Pride includes a festival and parade full of color, song, and dance. In previous years, Gov.

6 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Composer Anthony Davis is making a major return to Detroit this weekend with his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera The Central Park Five. The two-act true-story adaptation follows the wrongful convictions of five African American and Latino teenagers accused of assaulting a white female jogger in Central Park in 1989.