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PHOTO BY GLEN N HALL

nything can happen for rock/soul/bluester Leon Russell -
especially after nearly 30 years in the rock 'n' roll biz.
Since Anything Can Happen, Russell's first record in a
decade, which he co-produced with Bruce Hornsby, he's been
playing live shows around the world and makes his next stop at the 7th
House in downtown Pontiac tomorrow night.
As a teen-ager, this Oklahoma-born boy lied about his age to get into
nightclubs and play keyboards with Jerry Lee Lewis. At the ripe old age
of 17, Russell moved to Los Angeles where he infiltrated the music mar-
ket and became a key member of Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound" ses-
sions brigade.
He's covered everything from the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" to "This
Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Russell received his first
gold record for the arrangement). His songs "Tightrope," "Delta Lady,"
"This Masquerade," "Song for You" and "Roll Away the Stone" have been
covered by more than a dozen artists including Rita Coolidge, Bette Mi-
dler, Joe Cocker, George Benson and the Carpenters.
Leon Russell will perform at 7th House at 7 N. Saginaw in downtown
Pontiac Saturday, Dec. 16. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 for gen-
eral admission. 18 & over. 7th House just received its liquor license and
is a smoke-free environment. For tickets, call (810) 335-8100, or visit any
Ticketmaster location. 111

TJniversity of Michigan Museum
of Art. (313) 764-0395.
The PaineWebber Collec-
tion of Contemporary Mas-
ters
Collection includes
approximately 70 paintings,
sculptures, and works on paper.
Through Dec. 31. The Detroit In-
stit-ute of Arth. (313) 833-7900.
Thomas Cole: The Voyage
. of Life features a series of four
paintings from the American
artist. Through April 14. The De-
troit Institute of Arts, (313) 833-
7900.
Aspects of Realism. Michi-
gan-area painters find their ex-

Russell will rock
7th House on Saturday.

pressive voices in realism.
Through Dec. 15. Henry Ford
Community College. 5101 Ever-
green, Dearborn. (313) 271-2750.
Nature Observed, Nature
Interpreted. 19th-century
American Landscape Drawings
and Watercolors. Through Dec.
31. The Detroit Institute of Arts.
(313) 833-7900.
Gifts of Clay Holiday
Show, Through Dec. 31. Pe-
Wabic Pottery. (313) 822-0954. ,
Fiber Show. Textile and fiber
art. Through Jan. 6. The Ander-
son Gallery, 7 N. Saginaw, Pon-
tiac. (810)335-4611.

COMEDY
Allyn Ball with Pete George
and J.R. Remick, Through Dec.
16. 8 and 10:30 p.m. Chaplin's
Comedy Club East, 34244 Groes-
beck, Clinton Township. (810)
792-1902.
Paul Kelly with Mark Knope
and Frank G. Through Dec 16.
8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Chaplin's
Comedy Club West, 18690 Tele-
graph, Detroit. (313) 533-8866.
Jack Mayberry with Keith
Ruff. Through Dec. 17. 8:15 and
10:45 p.m. Mark Ridley's Come-
dy Castle, Royal Oak. (810) 542-
9900.

FAMILY
Waginogan: The Gathexing
Place. A replica of an Indian
"gathering place" has been cre-
ated. Through May 5. 1-4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays. Cran-
brook Institute of Science. (810)
645-3224.
Hudson's Holiday Display.
Anirnathd walk-through display
of The Wizard Of Oz. Summit
Place Mall. (810) 683-5299.
Wild Lights. Through Dec.
30. Animal theme displays in
lights. 5:30-8 p.m. The Detroit
Zoo. (810) 541-5835.
Jack and the Beanstalk

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Youth Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Avon
Players, Rochester. (810} 375-
1390.
The Nutcracker 13allet.
Through Dec. 23. 8 pm. Fox The-
atre. (810) 433-1515.

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_MUSIC
Wally Pleasant. 7 p.m. Bor- cc
clers Books and Music, Novi.
(313) 347-0780.
RFD Boys. 8 p.m. The Ark,
2
Ann Arbor. (313) 761-1451.
Alexander Zonjic and cm
Friends. Every Friday and Sat-
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