56 Friday, October 12, 1984 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS BEST OF EVERYTHING Eatuplet 9ac DANNY RASKIN C arl gloat \ acrotite Saturday Afternoons and All-Day Sundays R Y Continental Cuisine Dancing Entertainment By: NOUVEAUTE Lunch 11 a.m. Dinner 4:30.1 a.m. Reservations: 36201262 755 W. Big Beaver Concourse, Top of Troy Bldg. Troy cte Pike Street Company Built in 1893 and located in Downtown Pontiac at 18 W. Pike Street, between Saginaw and Wayne tx- Pike Street Company ,92./.../ strives to capture the nostalgia and excitement which made the area so great for so many decades. We're Known for Our Fresh American Cuisine, Delicious Lake Perch, Delightful Provimi Veal Entrees and Daily Chef's Specials Step into our 1920's saloon atmosphere bar for your favorite imported beer, cocktail or selection of great wines Open Monday thru Friday 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Saturday 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Reservations are suggested: Phone 334-7878 Banquet accommodations available. So plan your Holiday Parties Now. SHOWTIME, the fashion Broadway musical production, is this Monday evening . . . at Music Hall . . . a benefit for Michigan Opera Theater. The musical revue will feature newest fashions of designer Al- bert Nipon . . . presented in coop- eration with Bonwit Teller. The lavish Broadway fashion show is creation of Leah Marks . . . who will be coordinator and producer . . . presented on the elegantly-designed Act I ballroom set of The Merry Widow operetta . . . as created for the Italian Spoleto Festival . . . the 45- minute revue will feature some of Nipon's latest fall styles, includ- ing current sportswear, cruisewear, cocktail and informal attire plus his newest fur fash- ions. Michigan Opera Theater opens its 1984-1985 season tonight with The Merry Widow, featuring voc- alist Cleo Laine in her debut in the title role. Showtime curtain is 7:30 p.m. Monday . . . followed by a gourmet strolling supper arranged throughout the Music Hall lob- bies . . . and will include benefit auction of three special fashions by Nipon, who will be here for the occasion. Leah Marks' Showtime is being chaired by Michigan Opera Thea- ter trustee and top community volunteer Betty Gerisch . . . For invitations ($50 per person) to the black tie event, call Michigan Opera Theater offices, 963-3717. IT'LL BE CALLED "The Ron Coden Absolutely Fantastic Amazing Conlomeration of Friendly Acquaintances and Talented People Show" . . . A lengthy title, but for a guy long on talent, to be sure . . . He'll tape his first TV show in about three years on Oct. 22, to be shown on Tribune United Cable . . . the first of five . . . It'll have a live audience, so if people are interested in tickets for the show, they should call Tribune United Cable Communi- cations, 549-1100. Ron Starts tonight, through Nov. 3, at Duffys, Cooley Lake Rd. in Union Lake . . . Friday and Saturday only . . . Duffy's is under new ownership. SOMETHING DIFFERENT . . . and most unusual . . . is at Restaurant Duglass, Southfield, between 12 and 13 Mile . . . Owner Douglas Grech's latest brainchild . . . is the second and fourth Tues- day of each month, 11:30 to 1:30 . . . gourmet luncheon . . . and free gold or jewelry appraisal. If an old piece, gemologist Ar- thur Lake will even determine source of origin or possible collec- tor's value . . . He'll also examine their safety, stability of prongs and security of stones. Can't ever think of anything quite like this very strange corn- bination . . . gourmet luncheon and free jewelry appraisal. GYPSY FESTIVAL with Billy Rose and 20-piece orchestra will be at LeBordeaux, Six Mile and Middlebelt, Oct. 28-29 . . . It'll feature guest violinist Ziggy Bela, singers Enricco LaRicca, Jan Rae and Hungarian singers Gypsy Emma and Elona . . . 7:30 begins strolling gypsys . . . with show- time 9:30 . . . $10 admission .. . For tickets, call LeBordeai , 421-7370. MIKE NUSSBAUM, act, director of the original Chk cast, will repeat as director wl Do Black Patent Leather Really Reflect Up returns to Birmingham Theater for scheduled four-week enga: ment, opening Oct. 26 . . . Wl here, the good natured, wE hearted show was longe running musical comedy in to history . . . setting records for n months. ERRATA DEPT. Croissai Croissants in Southfield Phi Southfield and 12 1/2 Mile, ba] their goodies all day from a.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHO'S WHERE DEPT. Essence, two female singers four-piece all-make backup b ends tomorrow night at Fanr in Troy-Hilton, Stephenson at Maple . . . Heavenn, songstresses backed by two g‘.., opens this Monday throw Saturday with excellent Moto' to top 40 tunes . . . Then con Vizitor, all-male band, Oct. 22, . . . Yesterday's Classic Old Club in Sheraton-Southfi , Hotel, W. Nine Mile, has Julw; and the Working Girls finish : up tomorrow night . . . follow ~ c this Monday by Wall Street, .11 wild all-male, five-piece '60s bE . . . Alexander Zonjic is each W nesday through Saturday til C 27 at Murdock's, Crooks R Rochester. FOLKTOWN, Southfi- 1 entertaining coffeehouse, op, its fifth season of traditional original folk music . . . EE Saturday night beginning torn row evening and continui through Dec. 22 (except for I*: 24), very fine folk entertain drawn from the United States Canada will perform. The concerts are produced ', Folktown with co-6ponsorship Cultural Arts Division, Sou field Parks and Recreation DE . . . and held in Parks and Recn, tion Bldg., Southfield Civic C ter . . . Admission is $5, with Tit refreshments available. Tomorrow evening features of Michigan's most popular fol duos, "Gemini" . . . with guit fiddle, pennywhistle, and a br- variety of rarely-heard percuss: instruments, including bc,;-1 fiddlesticks and limberjack (da , ing man puppet) . . . Also 761 harmonies. "SPORTS VIEW TODA1 locally originated sports cable `I show, was presented with an A;, (Award- for Cablecasting Exc lence) by National Cable TeIP sion Association in ceremonies' Ford's Theater, Washington DI . . . It is hosted by Ron Cameron, WCAR and Bob Page, WJZZ-I sports director . . . E.G. Marshi emceed the 1984 awards ce. monies . . . with Sports View, r! day's ACE presented by boX-1. champ Sugar Ray Leonard) Group W Cable Programming I rector Margaret Ann Behren, Sports View Today Direct Levito Squalls, and Executiv F 1 ducer Simone Vitale . . . Spo: View Today is produced as a joi venture between Sound Ideas! local multimedia ad agency; a , Group W Cable in Dearborn.