City of Detroit is partnering with organizations to extend stand-by shelters and respite locations due to the extreme cold coming this weekend.

The Neighborhood Service Organization will open from Friday Jan 23 at 6 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 27 at noon. This site can only accept single adults.

Pope Francis Center is sheltering people through Jan. 27 at noon as well. They are also only accepting single adults. And the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is operating through Jan. 27 at noon. They are accepting families and single adults.

Residents seeking relief from the bitter cold may also visit Detroit recreation centers and public library branches during regular operating hours.

Any individuals sleeping outside and needing help after hours can go to a police precinct to be connected with an outreach team for help with overnight services.

Additional headlines for Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

Due to the deep freeze this weekend, the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Center are closed today and Saturday. Animal care staff worked to ensure the animals continued to receive the care they need. The parks hope to be open on Sunday, but they will monitor the weather forecast before making that decision.

The National Weather service issued a cold weather advisory for all of southeast Michigan that lasts until Saturday morning. The agency says exposed skin could be damaged in as little as half an hour, and they say pet owners should not leave their animals outdoors.

Wayne County Juvenile Detention hosts open interviews

The Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility is hosting open interviews for two critical roles from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center. They will host a hiring event for individuals interested in becoming one of their Juvenile Detention Specialists or a Crisis Response Team Specialist.

For more information go to waynecountymichigan.gov.

Sports

NBA

The Detroit Pistons are on a 4 game winning streak and hope to extend that today when they face the Houston Rockets. Tipoff for the game is at 7 p.m.

NFL

Detroit Lions offensive tackle Dan Skipper announced his retirement via Instagram on Thursday. Skipper was dealing with a lower back injury all season. He said he will pursue coaching in his future.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is performing at the Detroit Opera House Jan. 24-25. The program will feature works from contemporary choreographers and Tony Award–winning Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse.

For more information go to detroitopera.com.

Listen to the latest episode of the “Detroit Evening Report” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

Playwright August Wilson is often referred to as “theatre’s poet of Black America.” He’s known for his series of ten plays called the Century Cycle, where each play takes place in a decade during the 20th Century. 

Over the last few years, The Detroit Repertory Theatre has been producing Wilson’s plays in chronological order. Now through March 15th the group is performing “The Piano Lesson” which occurs in the 1930s. In this story family ties are tested when a pair of siblings disagree on what to do with a piano that holds significant value to their family.

Actors T. Pharoah Muhammad and Delanti Hall and Artistic Director Leah Smith join the program to discuss the play’s main themes and their artistic approach to the work.

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I’ve had this theory that local scenes go through waves or phases lasting about 7 years. Don’t ask me to do the math or show my work or explain the science—I’m just saying that it feels like a certain vibe solidifies amongst a current crop of highly active local musicians at a given time.

I don’t want to over elaborate my hackneyed outline on this, come find me and I’ll give you the full pitch for what might become a book (?) but suffice to say that 2005-2012 really felt like a bit of an era, a moment, a fantastic wave of local music and I wanted to tap into that a bit on this week’s show.

We flashed back to the year in local music, 2011, for a few reasons: Firstly, how is 2011 already 15 years ago? Secondly, with that time distance, now, it’s fascinating to listen back to what the local music scene sounded like “back then,” and interesting, too, that many of the artists I played tonight are still active today. 

We heard “No Silver” from Chris Bathgate’s “Salt Year”, “The North Side of the Road” from Timothy Monger’s “New Britton Sound,” and “In Line with the Brokenhearted,” the title track from The Blueflower’s 2011 full-length album.

We also heard some blasts from the past from groups that aren’t together or aren’t as visible, the former being Prussia, a long lost indie quirk-pop band that would please any fans of Animal Collective; and Zoos of Berlin, an absolutely sonically sumptuous art rock ensemble that still periodically releases new music even if they don’t perform live.

Along with those flashbacks, we heard brand new music from The Ethan Marc Band, from their new album, “Stay This Way,” along with a new operatic darkwave single from Crune, and a funky jam from Chirp, off their new album, “Torque.”

As often happens, I had a guest in-studio! Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi came by to promote three upcoming shows. One of them is tonight at the Ghostlight; Liburdi is performing at a variety show, dubbed ‘The Basement Show’, a comedic variety show blending storytellers, stand-up, and sometimes music!

Liburdi is also going to be at the Paris Bar this Thursday, Jan. 15 for a line up of live music benefiting the ambitious facilitation of the expansive and immersive House of Tarot group show happening at the Boyer-Campbell building in Detroit’s Milwaukee-Junction Neighborhood, on Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Liburdi contributed an art installation to last year’s inaugural House of Tarot show, and will be back again, contributing to another piece and performing live.

You can hear the full rundown from Liburdi during our interview, including details of tarot’s connection to another annual art event: Imbolc, with Detroit artists of various mediums embracing an ancient Gaelic celebration welcoming the start of spring!

While in-studio, Liburdi treated WDET listeners to a live performance as well!

And, stay tuned for next week’s show, when I’ll share more details about NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, including some flash backs to previous events produced by WDET, the Sounds Like Detroit Showcase, which is essentially our version of the “Tiny Desk” where we shine some extra spotlights, with extra brightness, upon local talent!

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

• “Independent” – The Ethan Marc Band
• “In My Own Way” – Chirp
• “69 Forever” – Crune
• “Where To Begin” – Origami Phase
• “The North Side of the Road” – Timothy Monger
• “No Silver” – Chris Bathgate
• “Tamarind Sound” – Zoos of Berlin
• “In Line with the Brokenhearted” – The Blueflowers
• “She Turns On” – Jo Serrapere
• “Sister” – Prussia
• “Two Moons” – Ancient Language
• “Haze” – Android Automatic
• “69” – Carmel Liburdi
• “The Truman Show” – Carmel Liburdi