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Some really big shows are coming up in theater, dance, music and the visual arts. But probably nothing is as big as the giant sheep DJ art car, aka BAAAHS, that’ll be at the April 28 Leather District block party. See plenty more events in Going Out.

Some really big shows are coming up in theater, dance, music and the visual arts. But probably nothing is as big as the giant sheep DJ art car, aka BAAAHS, that’ll be at the April 28 Leather District block party. See plenty more events in Going Out.

Holiday pressures got you down? Go see a musical, some art, a music concert, or a fun drag show. We’ve made a list and checked it twice, in Going Out, this week and every week.

I was 13 when I watched the Rocky Horror for the first time. As a closeted kid in a rural area, the experience felt borderline spiritual.

To borrow a line from playwright-composer Richard O’Brien, Ray of Light Theatre "has discovered the secret, that elusive ingredient, that... spark that is the breath of life itself!" in its electrifying resurrection of O’Brien’s own "The Rocky Horror Show."

To borrow a line from playwright-composer Richard O’Brien, Ray of Light Theatre "has discovered the secret, that elusive ingredient, that... spark that is the breath of life itself!" in its electrifying resurrection of O’Brien’s own "The Rocky Horror Show."

To borrow a line from playwright-composer Richard O’Brien, Ray of Light Theatre "has discovered the secret, that elusive ingredient, that... spark that is the breath of life itself!" in its electrifying resurrection of O’Brien’s own "The Rocky Horror Show."

To borrow a line from playwright-composer Richard O’Brien, Ray of Light Theatre "has discovered the secret, that elusive ingredient, that... spark that is the breath of life itself!" in its electrifying resurrection of O’Brien’s own "The Rocky Horror Show."

A classic whodunit, produced by Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre, takes the stage at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre beginning Friday (Oct. 6), featuring an ensemble cast, a board-game-esque set, complex comedic timing and — the ancient Greeks will hate this one — plenty of death on stage.

From wild to mild, sexy gogo guys at Beaux and virtuous vocalists are among our many nightlife and arts listings, this week and every week.