Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30. RSVP required to attend (pay-what-you-want). If you want to read on stage, sign up with Masaki Takahashi (registration link will be posted at noon, three weeks before the show: facebook.com/The517PoetryRoom/).

A phenomenal co-bill of rising stars in new Americana/folk music! Click the link for more information, videos, and to purchase tickets. All ages, $20 adv. ($15 students). 8PM show!

Standup Comedy! Brad Wenzel has made 3 stand-up appearances on CONAN, and his debut comedy album Sweet Nothings was released on Jack White’s rock label, Third Man Records (can be heard on SiriusXM). More info at the link, 8PM show, 7:30 doors!

Come celebrate 100 episodes of Violent Ends, the little podcast that could! Join host Jenn Carpenter and a super secret lineup of special guests as they reflect on some of the cases covered over the past five seasons, and more! 2:30 doors, 3PM show. Info at the link!

More info at the link. 6PM. Spend three hours reviewing each and every element needed to sculpt a marvelous performance from one of the finest performers in the acoustic music community.

Called Canada’s finest singer-songwriter by one of the most respected and lauded music journalists of the last 50 years, James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. 6:30 doors, 7:30 show. Info at the link!

Experimental electronica + DIY instruments + psychedelic visual projections! Smomid is a project by Nick Demopoulos, who is a performer, musician and instrument builder. This is a free event, but please RSVP to save a seat! Huge thanks to CCFF for sponsoring this event! More info at the link!

The makers of the award-winning documentary, Storm Lake, which traces the trials and tribulations of a small local newspaper in Iowa, reached out to ELi to offer to let us share this film with our audience. All proceeds go directly to ELi to fund high-quality, factual news. Info at the link!

Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30. RSVP required to attend (pay-what-you-want). If you want to read on stage, sign up with Masaki Takahashi (Signup link will posted three weeks before the event: facebook.com/The517PoetryRoom/).

8PM, all ages. Djangophonique is a virtuosic, instrumentally driven acoustic jazz quartet led by guitar player Andrew Brown (also of Appleseed Collective). An extremely talented group, inspired by the 'jazz manouche' (or gypsy jazz) of Django Reinhardt. More info at the link!

Presentation & book signing. Born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, Fred Reif is a Musician, manager, writer, researcher, and publisher and collector of American roots music. RSVP & more info at the link!

7:30PM show. Tony Furtado is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele. Take a workshop w/ Tony at Elderly Instruments the day before this show! More info at the link!

Two of Michigans's finest up-and-coming singers and songwriters, with phenomenal bands, on one night! Eric O'Daly and Max Lockwood share this co-bill, and will perform songs off of their recent albums. 8PM show, more info at the link!

8PM show, 7:30 doors, All Ages, $20 adv. ($25 at the door). The spectacular Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings bring fancy fiddling, dueling hawaiian guitars, ukelele wizardry, flashy lap-steel guitar, a menagerie of toy instruments, vocal harmonies and so much more. Info at the link!

Live reading & book signing. Isabella J Mansfield (she/her) writes about anxiety, intimacy, and body image both generally and as a woman with a disability. Her new book, "lemon," is out now! RSVP & more info at the link!

Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30. RSVP required to attend (pay-what-you-want). If you want to read on stage, sign up with Masaki Takahashi (registration link will be posted at noon, three weeks before the show: facebook.com/The517PoetryRoom/).

A beloved part of Michigan's folk-music diaspora, Rachael Davis will perform a solo show at The Robin on June 8! Now based in Nashville, Davis is known for her expressive voice and her knack for uniting the often disparate worlds of folk, blues, country, and pop. More info below!