20s & 30s New Friends

An intimate night of live music, food, cocktails, and community, celebrating two years of ELEV8 Sound Studios and investing in the future of independent artists.

Aaron (Marsalis) and Vanessa Johnson will perform their original music with a full live band, featuring songs from The DEEP EP and Vanessa's upcoming LEADING LADY EP.

Your $30 ticket includes Rolling Stoves food + a seasonal cocktail/mocktail bar, and you'll be part of the live audience as the performances are professionally recorded.

Most importantly, your ticket helps fund our next album and launch the ELEV8 Artist Fund, which will provide financial support to another artist in our community for their next creative project.

Please arrive on time so we can get started right away as a group. Please remember to update your RSVP if you can't make it. This event is cross-posted to Ann Arbor On The Cheap and All Hands Active and is an all-ages event.

Do you like to listen to music? Do you sometimes feel like you’ve reached the end of what The Algorithm knows you’ll like? Come share your favorite songs, broaden your musical horizons, and make friends with fellow music fans.

Bring a song you like, and tell us why you like it (“this just sounds cool!” is perfectly legit). We’ll all listen to it, and have a chance to briefly react to it as a group. Just want to listen? That’s okay too, but don’t be shy! This is a Judgement-Free Zone when it comes to musical taste 🙂.

Think of this like music appreciation (but less formal), or a book club for music (but more spontaneous).

I’ll have a computer, speakers, and a big screen for lyrics. If your song is available on major streaming platforms or YouTube, I can play it, otherwise bring a flash drive or device of your own.

Local Variety Co. presents Third Space Comedy — a monthly stand-up event in the Taproom at Urbanrest Brewing Company in Ferndale, MI.

Each show features local comedians in an intimate space filled with barrels, string lights, and good vibes. The “third space” is the place between work and home where you feel seen and celebrated for who you are. For us, it’s a celebration of comedy, creativity, community, and connection — and you’re invited.