Things to do this week

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Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks performs at Pine Knob on Tuesday.

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Select events happening in metro Detroit this week.

THURS, 9/8

If The River Could Sing

If the Detroit River could sing, it would probably sing a song that goes something like “please stop polluting me humans, both for my sake and yours, or else you’ll be sorry.” In reality, the river’s song is more like soft rolling water and gentle waves. InsideOut’s poetry and music event, dubbed If The River Could Sing will celebrate the river by exploring its history and conservation through art and wellness. The free event is part of InsideOut’s Poetry for the People program, which is designed to make poetry more accessible and engaging. It features a lineup of literary and music performances by Detroit creatives like Nandi Comer, Noor Hindi, Jassmine Parks, and La Shuan Phoenix Moore. Other activities include risograph printing with Rachel Delmotte of the Room Project, a sound bath meditation, and learning about invasive and native plant species along the riverfront with the Friends of the Detroit River-led workshop.

—Randiah Camille Green

From 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. at V alade Park; 2670 Atw ater St., D etroit; insideoutdetroit.org/ poetryforthepeople. Free entry.

SAT, 9/10

Eric Prydz

The Swedish electronic dance superstar Eric Prydz largely keeps a low profile, at least as low of a profile that a platinumselling Swedish electronic dance music superstar can possibly keep while also cultivating a reputation for unimpeachable club bangers. Think tracks like 2004’s “Call on Me,” which sampled Steve Winwood’s 1982 hit “Valerie” and featured a risqué workout-themed music video, and a 2006 remix of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” dubbed “Proper Education” — and wild, visually stunning live shows (including an Ibiza residency in recent years). So it’s a pretty big deal that Prydz will make a rare club appearance at Pontiac’s Elektricity this weekend. Detroit DJ Sherif is supporting, while the patio has Esshaki, Johnny Malek, Jake from SpaceFarm, Raedy Lex, and Some Black Cat, with Plus Size Models, Doug English, Food Fight, and Players Club in the Mojo Room. If you haven’t been recently, Elektricity unveiled renovations earlier this year, including the restoration of Moorish-inspired architectural flourishes dating back to its past life as the Eagle Theatre, and updated LED screens for eye-popping visual effects.

—Lee DeVito

D oors at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Elektricity, 15 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; 248-599-2212; elektricitymusic.com. Tickets are $50. 18+ only.

SAT, 9/10

HUMP!

Watching dirty movies in a theater with a bunch of strangers could be an exciting way to spend an evening if you’re into that sort of thing. Or it could get weird real quick. The HUMP! Film Festival is your opportunity to try it out when it comes to Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater on Saturday.

Dan Savage (who contributes the Savage Love sex advice column to M etro Times) curated the showcase of sexpositive films. “These dirty movies are created by people who aren’t porn stars but want to be one just for this festival,” a press release reads. “The films run the gamut of body sizes, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes. It is a unique celebration of creative sexual expression.”

Pretty much sounds like amateur porn. Maybe not the boring vanilla kind you’d watch on Pornhub, but of a more artsy and experimental style that’s made by regular people. Everything from queer sex, to BDSM, and sex toys gone wrong is explored. This is the description for one of the films, “L’Ingrediente Principale (The Main Ingredient)”: “A ripe nipple, a clitoris drizzled in EVOO, a generous dash of salt — ingredients of all kinds combine in this mouth-watering queer film, culminating in the ultimate feast.” Meanwhile, in “Sucky Situation,” “Aphrobitey is sealed in a latex bed with nowhere to go.”

HUMP! has screened in over 50 cities across the United States and Canada, becoming an international phenomenon before going virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the raunchy festival goes back on tour, stopping in Ann Arbor for the first time in eight years.

“There is something irreplaceable about seeing HUMP! in a physical theater with other people, with strangers,” Savage says. “Despite our differences, there is an incredible shared experience during every screening. We see our shared desires, vulnerability, sense of humor, that shared need for intimacy. It’s bonding and kind of beautiful!”

—Randiah Camille Green

H U M P! Film Festival has show times at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the M ichigan Theater; 603 E. i ert St. nn r or um lm est. com. Tickets are $20. 18+ only.

TUES, 9/13

Stevie Nicks

Rock ’n’ roll icon Stevie Nicks is heading to metro Detroit’s Pine Knob amphitheater in September. The Fleetwood Mac singer will perform at the outdoor venue with singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton as support. It’s the 50th show announced for the 50th anniversary season of the venue, which recently reverted back to its historic Pine Knob name after sponsor DTE Energy opted not to renew its naming rights. Boomers, rejoice!

—Lee DeVito

Event starts at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Pine K nob M usic Theatre; 33 Bob Seger D r., C larkston; 313-471-7000; 313presents.com. Tickets start at $49.50