Full Event Calendar
One of the nation's finest university performing arts centers, the Newman Center presents a robust schedule of artists, ensembles, speakers, comedians, authors and more every season. Check out the entire calendar below.
Friday, January 23, 2026
La Santa Cecilia
La Santa Cecilia is a GRAMMY® winning band that fuses rock and Pan-American rhythms including cumbia, bolero, mariachi and son jarocho.. The band has become the voice of a new bicultural generation in the United States, fully immersed in modern music, but always close to their Mexican heritage. Their music celebrates humanity through infectious melodies and heartfelt performances.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
Sunday, January 25, 2026
The Okee Dokee Brothers
The Okee Dokee Brothers are five-time Parents’ Choice Award winners and have been featured on PBS KIDS, garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and called “two of family music’s best songwriters." Their Denver roots inspire the GRAMMY® winning duo’s music with a passion for the outdoors and Americana Folk music.
- 2:00 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
January 29
Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
Don Was is President of the venerated jazz label, Blue Note Records. Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble celebrate the 50th anniversary of Blues for Allah, the timeless Grateful Dead album. The ensemble will play the album in its entirety to celebrate its profound influence over the last half of a century.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
February 13
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello is a GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter, bassist, and pioneer of the neo-soul movement. Blending funk, jazz, hip-hop, and rock, she has collaborated with legends like Madonna and Chaka Khan. Her latest album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, is prophetic musical odyssey that delves headfirst into recurring themes explored in the celebrated writer's canon.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
February 19
Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O'Farrill
In a thrilling collaboration between Grammy award winning pianist/composer Arturo O'Farrill and choreographer Ephrat Asherie, Shadow Cities creates a world rooted in a unique intersection of street and club dances. Asherie's dynamic movement phrases coupled with O'Farrill's boundless compositions invite audiences into a vibrant performance space that celebrates the beauty, joy and vastness of the in-between.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
February 27
MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT BEING ALIVE with Adam Ben-David on Piano
Before he was an Emmy-winning TV star, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony-winning Broadway legend. Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, presents the acclaimed actor / singer / storyteller in his most electrifying role: concert performer. "Mandy Patinkin is in the business of showstopping," raves The New Yorker, and that's exactly what he does in this powerful, passionate evening of song. BEING ALIVE is a collection of many of Mandy's favorite Broadway and classic American tunes. From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, from Cole Porter to Harry Chapin, Mandy Patinkin takes you on a dazzling musical journey you'll never forget.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
March 12
Cirque Kalabanté
Founded in 2007 by Guinean circus artist Yamoussa Bangoura, Cirque Kalabanté takes its inspiration from the music, culture, dance, and performance art of West Africa. Now based in Montreal, the organization also maintains education and humanitarian projects in Bangoura's home country of Guinea. With live Afro-jazz, percussion, and kora, this work vibrates with energy, agility, and joy.
- 7:30 P.M.
- Gates Concert Hall
December 1
January 1
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