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Food & Drinks · $30–55Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13

Michigan Ave: Ribs to Riffs

Slows still smokes brisket the way it did in 2005, long tables and vinegar-tang sauce, cheap enough to order two sides without guilt. Walk it off down Michigan to Lager House, where the band's already loud enough to rattle the pint glasses by the time you sit.

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Dessert · $30–60Sun, Sep 13

Corktown Sports Bars, Gelato Closes It Out

McShane's has the whiskey list and the flat-screens lined up for whatever's on tonight, then Nemo's keeps the same energy a block closer to where Tiger Stadium used to stand. Momento's coffee gelato is the plan's only soft landing.

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Arts & Culture · $20–40Sun, Sep 13

Three-Dollar Sliders, Then Michigan Ave Turns It Up

Green Dot Stables does the cheap-eats part right — a dozen tiny sliders for less than one entrée anywhere else, no pretense. From there it's a two-block stumble down Michigan Ave into a room built for noise, ending at PJ's Lager House where the band doesn't care if you know the songs.

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Food & Drinks · $25–50Mon, Sep 14

Cheap Sliders, Then the Lager House Turns It Up

Green Dot's three-dollar sliders are the whole point of Corktown on a budget, and there's no reason to rush them. A pint at Batch buys some buffer before Lager House's stage starts shaking the floorboards a few blocks down Michigan Ave.

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Free/Cheap · $20–35Tue, Sep 15

Corktown Crawl: Cocktails, Jazz, Tacos

Sugar House pours a proper old fashioned before the night gets going, then MotorCity Wine's Tuesday jazz set fills the back room while you work through a cheese board. Green Dot closes the loop with slider tacos before the kitchen shuts down at eleven.

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Dessert · $25–45Wed, Sep 16

McShane's for the Game, Gelato After

McShane's has enough screens for whatever's on and a whiskey list deep enough to kill an inning delay. Sliders at Green Dot afterward, then gelato a few doors down before the walk home.

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Food & Drinks · $25–45Thu, Sep 17

Corktown Barbecue, Then the Lager House Gets Loud

Slows serves smoked brisket and mac and cheese at fair prices, no reservation needed on a Thursday. Walk it off down Michigan Ave to Lager House, where the band's already loud enough to skip small talk, then close out with a beer at Nemo's before the night ends.

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Food & Drinks · $25–50Fri, Sep 18 – Sat, Sep 19

Sliders First, Then El Club Turns It Up

Green Dot Stables does a dozen mini burgers for less than one entrée anywhere else, and that's the whole point before the night gets loud. El Club sits a few blocks south with a stage built for bands that don't do quiet sets, and Corktown Taphouse closes out the trip the next night with trivia and a crowd that yells the answers.

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Date Night · $10–25Fri, Sep 18

Sliders, a Walk, and a Dive Bar Nightcap

Green Dot Stables does the whole date-night thing without the white tablecloth — a dozen tiny sliders between two people and you're already talking instead of reading a menu. From there it's just a walk through Corktown before ending up at the Old Miami, a dive bar that's been doing its own thing since 1980 and isn't interested in changing for anyone.

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Food & Drinks · $45–90Sat, Sep 19 – Sun, Sep 20

Cheap Burgers at Nemo's, Then Tucker Wetmore Cranks It

Nemo's has been slinging cheeseburgers a block from the old Tiger Stadium site for fifty years, so that's dinner sorted before the Masonic Temple gets loud with Tucker Wetmore. Sunday brings it back down to sliders and a rowdier nightcap at The Yard, axes and all.

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