Weekly calendar

WHAT’S GOING ON

Autorama returns to Detroit’s convention center.

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Be sure to check venue websites for COVID-19 policies.

FRI 3/4 & SAT 3/5

Corktown Music Festival

The annual Hamtramck Music Festival won’t return to its typical time in early March this year. Instead, some HMF organizers have decided to host a different festival in its place, called the Corktown Music Festival. Taking place across four venues ’s ager House, ancy Whiskey, The aelic eague, and Two ames pirits this new incarnation will host more than 70 acts across two days. The 2020 Hamtramck Music est ust barely made it before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, and in 2021 the event was moved to summer, leading the festival’s board of directors to vote against resuming it this March. All good. The Corktown version will be ust as rowdy of a time, with performances by adyWarship and Warhorses, u uki ivine rovidence, the ult of paceskull, and more. The full lineup and schedule can be found at facebook.com corktownmusicfestival.

—Randiah Camille Green

Wristbands for the weekend are $20 and give attendees all access to both days. They can be purchased online and at PJ’s Lager House on the day of the event or in advance at Found Sound in Ferndale, Village Vinyl in Warren, and Dearborn Music in Dearborn and Farmington. rocee s will e e t ws e rt, o ro t t t r ises mo e to el rescue homeless dogs and cats.

FRI 3/4 & SAT 3/5

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Classical Roots

The etroit ymphony Orchestra will host its 21st annual Classical Roots Concerts and Celebration Gala on Friday and aturday. The yearly program honors frican merican composers, musicians, educators, and leaders, and raises funds for the O’s frican American music and musician development program. This year’s program celebrates O director r. lenda rice and late conductor and arts advocate Michael Morgan. riday’s performance features pianist ara ownes, conductor William Eddins, and the Brazeal ennard horale, while aturday’s orchestra includes a at incoln Center Orchestra with world-renowned trumpet player Wynton Marsalis.

—Randiah Camille Green

ri s er orm ce st rts t : .m. and Saturday’s performance begins at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall; 3711 Woodward e., etroit so.or . Tic ets st rt t . t r s co cert will lso be webcast for free at dso.org and on Facebook. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 request required to attend.

FRI 3/4 TO SUN 3/6

Autorama

Hot rods! Trucks! Motorcycles!

COURTESY PHOTO

eople who are serious about souped up cars, re oice. t’s the return of “ merica’s reatest Hot od how,” utorama, after being canceled last year due to COVID-19. This year’s event marks the th installment of the world famous custom car event, and will take place at Detroit’s Huntington lace the venue formerly known as T enter obo enter obo Hall if you know, you know . cross three days, of the most “chopped, channeled, dumped, and decked” custom cars will roll into the Motor ity. pecial guests this year include hip oose from reality T show Overhaulin and WW Hall of amer ting.

—Randiah Camille Green

Hours are Friday 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Huntington Place; 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit; 313-877-8777; huntingtonplacedetroit.com. Tickets re or lts, or c il re si to 12 years old, and free for children under e.