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her pieces for their artis-
tic expression, Ms. Forbes
admits she enjoys making
them because "they give
me a chance to play with
clay."
There's a lighthearted
spirit to the works of
Karen Johnson of Colum-
bus, Ga., as well, whose
menorahs often have chil-
dren's themes, including
a cat, a zoo and a circus.
She began working on
her menorahs at the en-
couragement of Tradition!
Tradition!'s Mrs. Nelson,
who saw Noah and the
Ark figurines she had de-
signed and encouraged Karen Johnson's Noah's Ark menorah
her to add candle holders
"I learn a lot about Judaica
and create a menorah.
Ms. Johnson's menorahs are from other artists and buyers,"
made of clay and decorated with says Ms. Johnson, who is ex-
tending her Judaica line to in-
China paints.
clude Shabbat candlesticks.

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All-Media Exhibition

"To Buy For," an all-media exhi-
bition featuring works by Detroit
Focus members no bigger than
24" in any dimension with a sug-
gested price no more than $240,
will run from Dec. 2 to Dec. 10.
Detroit Focus Gallery is at 33

East Grand River near Farmer,
one block east of Woodward,
across from the old Hudson's
building. Hours are Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, noon to 6
p.m. Admission is free. For in-
formation, call (313) 965-3245.

Lawrence St. Exhibit Set

Mixed-media paintings by Phyl-
lis Paxton will be in the Front
Room at the Lawrence Street
Gallery through Dec. 22.
Ms. Paxton's recent work is in-
spired by the years she lived in
Paris. Excited by the search for
old billboard posters found in and

around Parisian streets, the
artist, drawing on her graphic de-
sign background, creates paint-
ings that bring to mind the layers
of the complex cosmopolitan city.
Gallery hours are Tu.-Th. 11-4;
Fr. 11-8; Sa. 11-4. Call (810) 334-
6716.

ROMAN CHAIN BRACELET WITH CHARM
STERLING AND GOLD SET WITH CITRINE AND GARNET

The Michigan Classic Ballet

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Ceramics On Display

Habatat/Shaw Gallery will host
a one-person exhibition featur-
ing the work of Yun-bong Nam
through Dec. 2.
Nam, a graduate of the Cran-
brook Academy of Art and pro-
fessor of ceramics at Rutgers
University, will exhibit multi-el-
emental wall sculptures. The in-
dividual, hand-built elements are

the result of combining various
influences.
Habatat/Shaw Gallery spe-
cializes in contemporary and his-
toric ceramics. Gallery hours are
Tuesday through Saturday 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. or by appointment. The
new location is 7 North Saginaw
in Pontiac.

Israel Philharmonic In China

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Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Israel Phil-
harmonic Orchestra will perform
two first-ever concerts in China
next month during a tour of the
Far East, the orchestra has an-
nounced.
The Asia tour, under the baton
of orchestra director Zubin
Mehta, and with violinist Yitzhak
Perlman performing as soloist,
opened in Tokyo on Nov. 6.
The first of the China concerts
will be held in the 10,000-seat au-

ditorium of the House of the Peo-
ple government building
overlooking Tiananmen Square
in Beijing on Nov. 23. The per-
formance will be repeated in
Shanghai the next day.
Tickets for the Beijing perfor-
mance will be steep, costing up
to $50 — the average monthly
wage.
Because of the cost, the Chi-
nese Broadcasting Authority will
broadcast the performance.

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