West Bloomfield,Plaza . . .It is
now 100 percent smoke-free.
INTERNATIONAL Folk
Dance Festival returns for pop-
ular stint number six at South-
field Civic Center, April 17,
3:30-7 p.m. . . . It's again spon-
sored by the city of Southfield
and will feature 11 ethnic dance
groups plus international food
booths.
BIG REDUCTION in prices
should bring a lot of attendees
to Mario's on Second Boule-
vard's Gem Theatre dinner
packages . . . Weekdays, $65;
Friday and Saturday, $75 .. .
Mario's menu now also includes
dining that is light on the stom-
ach and easy on the wallet.
OVER 500 guests were on
hand as Norman Jaffe again did
the Hamotzi and cut challah
served to everyone at the mar-
riage reception of Arthur Woo
and Coleen Wei . . . at Penna's
on Van Dyke in Sterling
Heights.
Unique plans
seating for 18.
Norman, yarmulke on head
and father of Carol Homer, Hoa
Kow of West Bloomfield host-
ess, has already been "signed
up" to do it for a third time
when Hoa Kow's Gene Woo and
wife Ruby's daughter, Joyanne,
is married in June ... First was
for number one son, Victor.
This was probably one of the
shortest full-dress marriage cer-
emonies on record . . . "Do You"
and "I Do" twice and "I pro-
nounce you man and wife" by
the female reverend who almost
didn't wait for everyone to be
seated.
Seemed more like a Jewish
reception . . . community-ites
everywhere . . . Example was
our table . . . Aaron and Evelyn
Goff, Arthur and Harriet
Frohlich, Sid Frumkin, Millie
Bell, and Ethel and Ben Siegal.
"Chinese food" like filet
mignon, breast of chicken, ex-
otic sweet table of Napoleons,
eclairs, etc.
THE SOUNDS of George
Gershwin being played in our
car on CDs by pianist David
Syme are always a joy . . . No
program by him would be com-
plete without Dave's wonderful
Gershwins which will be in-
cluded in his "David Syme in
Concert" appearance 8 p.m.
May 10 at the Royal Oak Mu-
sic Theatre, for the Sophie and
Harry Hoffman Chapter, City
of Hope.
Call City of Hope here for info
about tickets, 737-3020 . . . All
ncketmaster locations will also
have them . . . Want some ad-
vice? . . . Hurry, ducats will go
fast.
A TREND in the restaurant
business today seems to be lean-
ing big toward Italian dining
. . . Not that there has ever been
a dearth of Italian eateries in
our part of the country, but that
the popularity is growing even
more.
Jimmy Schmidt's former
Cocina del Sol on Northwestern
Highway will reopen as Chianti
. . . Talk is of a local delicatessen
operation being transformed
into an Italian dining spot .. .
Amici's different type of Italian
restaurant with Sicilian styles
of family eating . . . is the latest,
joining with Roman Terrace II,
Little Italy, Ristorante El Cen-
tro, La Luna Grancaffe, Cafe
Cortina, Ristorante di Maria,
Ristorante di Modesta, Arriva
and a lot of etceteras . . . plus old
standby names like Mario's,
Lelli's, Larco's, Roma Cafe, etc.
In an area where you
wouldn't expect to find one of
the best is Moro's on Allen
Road, west of Southfield in
Allen Park ... It's like a small
Italian cafe, seating around 75,
is open seven days and has a
fine menu with 11 veal dishes,
seven pastas, chicken, broiler
items, fish, 14 appetizers, etc.
. . . including an outstanding
garlic toast that tastes like it is
made with fresh garlic cloves.
The low lighting at Moro's
adds to the look of a classical
Italian restaurant, with white
linen tablecloths and napkins,
salad made at the table, good
full-bodied minestrone soup,
mirrored walls, waiters in tuxe-
dos, complete meals, and more.
Veal piccante, for example, is
served exactly as it should be
. . . thin slices of veal inter-
spersed with thin slices of
lemon . . . Separate plates for
oven-brown potatoes and fresh
green beans . . . Little touches
like seldom-seen iced plates for
spumoni . . . All are among the
fine features at Moro's.
ONE THING about Don
Vargo . . . You can't ever count
him out . . . He and Jerry
Mound, who did the interior at
Don's former 1940 Chop House,
are opening Feather's on
Franklin and Riopelle . . .
Evenings only.
Don's knowledge in food and
service is well-noted . . . Also
that of being an excellent con-
noisseur when it comes to
wines.
JOE SHULMAN was re-
cently named regional coordi-
nator of the General Practice
Session of the American Bar
Association.
SURE LOOKS like him but
that isn't Mercury Paint's My-
ron Milgrom, or a relative you
see in films . . . He's Harold
Gould, a fine character actor.
ARE YOU A rice pudding
lover? . . . The one at Stage &
Co. on the Boardwalk in West
Bloomfield has raisins in it and
a good, full-bodied consis-
tency.
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JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE
presents
PERFORMANCES April 10 - May 1
Evening and Matinee Performances
Aaron De Roy Theatre
Jewish Community Center • 6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield
TICKETS (810) 788-2900
(810) 645 - 6666
Special Senior, Student and Group Discounts Available
or 77=Kared-warm.
Hearing assist devices or signed performances for the hearing impaired available upon request
JET Gratefully Acknowledges
The Generous Support Of
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COUNCILI
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