AFTER 686 DAYS, live performances will return to Milliken Auditorium this winter with a six-part Dennos Concert Series.

“We are so excited to welcome back visitors to Milliken Auditorium and the Dennos concert series after nearly two years without performances. In 2022, we’ll be returning to the jazz, folk, soul, and blues music our community loves,” said Chelsie Niemi, audience engagement and communications manager at the Dennos. 

Michigan songbirds Rachael Davis, Lindsay Lou, and May Erlewine’s organic vocal harmonies and seamlessly interwoven instrumentation leaves listeners breathless. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 advance, $28 at the door, and $50 for VIPs.

The Chicago bluesman defies all expectations. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 advance, and $33 at the door.

Crowned “Detroit’s Queen of the Blues” in 2015, singer-songwriter Davis swept the 2017 and 2018 Detroit Music Awards. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 advance, and $33 at the door.

Using soulful melodies, funk inspired rhythms, and captivating lyrics, this group tells the story of leader Bassel Almadani’s experience as a first generation Syrian-American. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 advance, at $28 at the door.

Wainwright’s long and illustrious career is highlighted by more than two dozen album releases, movie and TV credits, and his autobiography, Liner Notes. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 advance, and $33 at the door.