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COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.

Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always.

HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the CITY storytelling championship.

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.

Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always.

HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

ALL NIGHTER: Prepare a five-minute story about pushing through till morning. Marathon study sessions, slumber parties, or staying up until the witching hour. Burning the midnight oil, from wild parties to grueling shifts. Tell us what happens when the world goes to bed...and you’re still wide awake.

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

BLOOM: Prepare a five-minute story about growth. Rising from the concrete or blossoming late in life tell us about the journey to reach your full potential. From peaking early to flourishing after years of careful nurturing, bring us stories of new beginnings, perseverance, and those moments when everything finally came to fruition. April showers bring May flowers, but the path to blooming is rarely straightforward.

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

SMALL WORLD: Prepare a five-minute story about connections. From chance encounters to universal truths! Serendipity, synchronicity, or fate's twisted sense of humor. The fluke, the quirk. The happenstance that wreaks havoc or the lucky coincidence that saves the day. Of all the gins joints, in all the world…

Come and share a poem, story, joke, or song! Or just come and listen. The Timid Poet Open Mic night is the third Saturday of every month at 2208 Winchell Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008. Whether you’ve just written your first poem or you’re a seasoned pro, this is a great space to share your creativity. Everyone is welcome! Our next Open Mic is Saturday, November 16, 2019. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with readings beginning at 7 p.m. You may bring your books of creative writing to sell. Facilities and snacks are provided by the Phoenix Community Church. You can also keep informed by following the Timid Poet Underground blog or Facebook page at https://timidpoetunderground.blogspot.com or https://facebook.com/timidpoetunderground

Ali Siddiq brings his In The Shadows Tour to DeVos Performance Hall on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 7:00PM.

Ali Siddiq is a stand-up comedian and public speaker out of Houston, TX. Ali’s unique style of stand-up began behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories. In 2022, Ali released two hour specials… THE DOMINO EFFECT on YouTube and UNPROTECTED SETS on EPIX. To date, THE DOMINO EFFECT has over 14 million views, ranking it in the top 5 most watched comedy specials of 2022. The NY Times described it as “a genre-defying autobiographical epic”. In May 2023, Ali released THE DOMINO EFFECT part 2: LOSS, the sequel to his viral stand-up special, which has over 6 million views to date. And in 2024, Ali released two more specials in the series. The Domino Effect part 3: First Day of School premiered on YouTube May 12 with over 4 million views, and The Domino Effect part 4: Pins & Needles premiered on YouTube June 16, 2024 with over 3.5 million views. In 2025, Ali will be releasing five more hour specials, an unprecedented fete for any comedian.

People received their first taste of Ali Siddiq when he appeared on HBO's DEF COMEDY JAM and LIVE FROM GOTHAM, and in 2013 he was named Comedy Central's "#1 Comic to Watch". In 2014, Ali impressed comedy enthusiasts by displaying his ability to captivate an audience with his "Mexicans Got On Boots" tale, a descriptive storytelling, with over 14 million views, of a prison riot on THIS IS NOT HAPPENING, the first of three appearances. His stories continued with his HALF HOUR special, which premiered on Comedy Central in the Fall of 2016. Immediately following the premier of that special, Comedy Central offered Ali an hour-special where he performed for inmates live in a Texas jail, sending Ali back to where it all started. The hour special, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars, premiered in February 2018 on Comedy Centraland has over 2.5 million views on YouTube. In 2019, Ali was a top 5 finalist on NBC’s BRING THE FUNNY. He also appeared as a regular cast member on the reboot of PUNK’D for Quibi.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 11th at 10:00AM. *Please note the box office will not be open for this on sale.

Presenting is Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia and author of Finding the Mother Tree. Her groundbreaking research has reshaped our understanding of forests, revealing them as deeply interconnected communities. At the heart is the Mother Tree—a central figure in forest resilience and regeneration.

Dr. Simard will explore how the wisdom of forests can guide us in addressing the urgent challenges of climate change, and environmental justice. Just as trees in a forest collaborate to ensure their collective survival, human societies must embrace cooperation and reciprocity to build more sustainable and resilient communities.

A pioneer in forest ecology and a vital advocate for Indigenous-led land stewardship, Simard has profoundly influenced the fields of conservation, climate adaptation, and stewardship. This lecture will highlight how applying these natural principles can lead to more effective conservation strategies and a healthier planet for future generations.

Dr. Simard has presented at conferences around the world, including her TEDTalk “How trees talk to one another”. In addition, her work has influenced filmmakers such as James Cameron with the Tree of Souls concept in the blockbuster movie Avatar. She was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2024.

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

ONLY IN DETROIT: Prepare a five-minute tale of events that transpired in your town that couldn’t happen elsewhere. Secret histories or local mysteries. Tourist traps or hidden gems. Your adventures to the notorious makeout spot, your segment in the local paper, or your run-in with the infamous mayor. The suburbs or the city, on top of a mountain or at the bottom of a valley, tell us about what makes Detroit, *DETROIT*.