INN NOVI award winning TV musical "Gyp- sy," opposite Bette Midler; and casting director Ronnie Yeskel, who cast for NBC's "LA Law?' and films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fic- tion. "Acting For Commercials" will be hosted by Detroiters Shel- don Cohn of W.B. Doner, Larry August of August Productions, casting director Mary Locker, Alison Riley of The Talent Shop and Christine Claussen of Af- filiated Models, Inc. fl The Tao of Writing for Inter- active Multi-Media will be pre- sented from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17- 18. The location will be in Birm- ingham. The Tao of Acting for Movies, Television & Commercials will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat- urday and Sunday, March 23- 24 at the Clarion Hotel in Farmington HilLs. The fee is $250 prior to Feb. 23. The Tao of Writing Television Sit-Corns will be held in June 1996. The Tao of Scoring for Film -and Television will be held in July 1996. Pre-registration is required due to limited space. For more information, call (810) 645-2538. Cultured Partiers Wanted For those of you who missed out on the DSO's Overtures' extrava- ganza on Dec. 30, you can get yourself on a mailing list so you won't miss out any longer. Over- tures is the "Under 40" young pro- fessional group that participates in fun events in conjunction with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. T ast week's event involved a tasty dinner at Mario's in Detroit, a Big Band Concert featuring the Jim- my Dorsey Orchestra at Orches- tra Hall, and dancing onstage 'til the wee morning hours following the performance. To sign up, call Chuck Dyer at the DSO, (313) 962-3610 and be sure to tell him I sent you ... MJAC Fund-Raiser at Jewish Ensemble Theatre MJAC is continuing its series of gala theater fund-raisers, fol- lowing a hair-raising night out at the Gem Theatre with the come- dy whodunit Shear Madness. Mark your calendars now and send in your checks for the Open- ing Night Theater Party of Har- vey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy, to be presented at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre at the Maple/ Drake JCC. MJAC fund-raiser tickets are $36 per person. Reservations are required by Feb. 9. Checks should be made out to the Michi- gan Jewish AIDS Coalition (MJAC) and mailed to MJAC, 21550 W. 12 Mile Road, South- field, MI 48076. For further in- formation, call the MJAC office at (810) 356-2123. MARY WELCH BRINGS VEGAS To GREAT Res AND SEAFOOD * kit LIVE JAZZ -4)) FRI. & SAT. MIKE • 2o% r LEMMING ,4 111 " 7 PM - 10 PM * * * * * OPEN FOR LUNCH TUES.-FRI. 11-4 OPEN EVENINGS TUES.-SUN. 43317 East Grand River (Just East of Novi Road) (810) 305-5856 Jack Carter January 14, 15, 16 8:30 p.m. Tickets $2 5/per person * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Foster Brooks THE BARTENDER'S CHOICE February I I , 12, 13 Get Results... Advertise in our new Entertainment Section! (810)3546060 THE JEWISH NEWS 8:30 p.m. Tickets $ 30/per person Soupy Sales 50TH ANNIVERSARY March 3, 4, 5 8:30 p.m. Tickets. $20/per person •1;z5;z)'.(' ):4******** i AL WHYTE ON THE KEYBOARD FOR RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL (810) 445-8080 24214 Jefferson • St. Clair Shores Located In The All New Emerald City Marina 1%)1‘•\NNWS--.0.1.00.1',,,I.I