January 28, 2012. MIC & Gold Coast take over the night club, Amnesia on the 16th floor of the MotorCity Casino/Hotel. A special night of dancing and suprises with DJ Doug Roberts.
February 4, 2012 Mr. Michigan Leather 2012 Adam "Woody" Woodruff hosts "Sash Bash 2012" at R&R Saloon, 7330 Michigan Ave. In late-September: Mr Michigan Leather XVII leather contest, cocktail parties, pool cook-outs, vendors, workshops, afterhours, Western T-dance.
Annual early June festival & parade, Fernwood neighborhood, off Woodward Avenue. Entertainment stages, dance pavilion, beer garden, history exhibit, Michigan Motormen & Dykes on Bikes, Soak the Queen, endless food and more. See 2012 info at their website.
July 27-29, 2012, annual rodeo, entertainment, food, drinks, and vendor booths. See their website for ongoing events throughout the year.
Early October annual glbt bowling tournament, events/receptions, awards banquet, and closing party. See website for 2012 dates and venues.
To catch some interesting films in the area, see what's on at the Main Art Theatre (118 N Main St), in Royal Oak, with independent film and foreign language cinema on three screens; and the Burton Theatre (3420 Cass Ave), in the Chinatown/ Cass Corridor district, with classic art house, independent, LGBT, foreign and cult films.
The largest gay & lesbian resort and entertainment complex in the Midwest, (333 Washington, Douglas, MI) Dunes Resort is to the west from Detroit, at the sand dunes of Saugatuck, by Lake Michigan. On these 20 acres they offer a wide variety of hotel rooms, suites, cottages, and dorm-style rooms; also pool, hot tub, gay nightclub and cabaret with live entertainment and strippers, patio deck bar, game room and Sunday Tea Dances.
For theater and music lovers, the Royal Oak Music Theatre (318 W 4th St) is a favorite live music venue, also with comedy, off-Broadway theater, musicals, and dance productions. The Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre (415 S Lafayette Ave) hosts a full season of plays and musicals, old and new, also in Royal Oak.
Who Wants Cake? is a fresh new theater company at the Ringwald Theatre (22742 Woodward Ave) in Ferndale, often with LGBT themes and characters. Two more companies with productions of interest: D2 Productions, which emerged from the combination of Dynamic Stage Productions and Destination Theatre; and the art4artillery Theatre Company on stage at the Russell Industrial Center (1600 Clay St).
