Eight ways to spend the first weekend of 2024 in Detroit

It’s the first weekend of 2024, and here’s what’s coming up in and around metro Detroit. Get moving in the new year with a Hustle Class and Disco Party at the Detroit Public Library Chaney Branch; check out northern lights at Beacon Park in Detroit; or catch Cirque du Soleil “Crystal” show at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Plus, there is a dance film series at the Detroit Opera House and a workshop recognizing women at the Detroit Institute of Arts. See what’s coming up around town on “One Detroit Weekend” with Peter Whorf and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ.

List of Upcoming Events:

Share stories and experiences of women at the Recognizing Women Project Workshop, a monthly multi-disciplinary arts event at the Detroit Institute of Arts Lecture Hall on Jan. 5.
Get your dance on at the Detroit Public Library’s “Hustle in the New Year: Hustle Class and Disco Party” happening at the Chaney branch on Jan. 6.
Audition for the Detroit Youth Choir during its mid-season auditions at Marygrove Conservancy in Detroit on Jan. 6. The auditions are open to kids aged 9-18.
View the next installment of Detroit Opera’s Dance Film Series at the Detroit Opera House’s Ford Center for Arts and Learning on Jan. 9.
Head over to The Creature Conservancy in Ann Arbor to learn about animals and conservation. The Conservancy is open on weekends and the first Fridays of every month.
Take in the beauty of Beacon Park’s “Northern Lights” installation, which features a 15-foot infinity snow globe, photo opportunities and more. The installation is open through Jan. 16.
Explore more than 60 award-winning movie costumes from “Black Panther,” “Malcolm X,” and more at Ruth E. Carter’s “Afrofuturism in Costume Design” exhibit at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
Be amazed by a new performance from Cirque du Soleil coming to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Jan 7. “Cirque du Soleil: Crystal” combines skating and circus acrobatics into one unique performance.