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Dial M for Murder. Stage-
lection include works by Ameri- crafters. Noon Saturday, Jan. 20,
can artists Albert Bierstadt, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. Reg-
George Caleb Bingham, John istration begins a half hour prior
Gutzon Borglum and Jervis Mac- to auditions. Callbacks or read
Entee. Runs Jan. 10 through Apr. through at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan.
7. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday - 22. Performance dates: March 8-
Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. 10, 14-17, 21-24. Auditioners
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 should bring a recent non-re-
turnable photo. All characters re-
Woodward Ave. (313) 833-7900
quire an English accent, with the
Thomas Cole: The Voyage of exception of one male role. Scripts
Life features a series of four are available in the theatre dur-
paintings from the American ing regular business hours. Stage-
artist. Through April 14. 11 a.m.- crafters Baldwin Theatre,
4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 11 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak.
a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. Detroit In- (810) 541-6430.
stitute of Arts, 5200 Woodward
Ave. (313) 833-7900.

Hermitage Gallery. Features
oil re-creations of famous Euro-
pean master artists, including
Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh,
Renoir and Vermeer. Open dai-
ly until 7 p.m. 235 Main St.,
Rochester. (810) 656-8559.

AUDITIONS

Tom Sawyer. Paper Bag Pro-
ductions. 11 a.m-4 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 6, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 7. Performance dates: Feb.
24 - May 19th. Auditions are open
to all children 8-18. Auditioners
should prepare something to sing
(an accompanist will be available)
and readings will be from the
script. Historic Players Club, 3321
E Jefferson (bet. Mt. Elliott and
McDougal, across from Harbor-
town), Detroit. (810) 476-3078.

A Little Night Music. Ridgedale
Players. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.
8. Performance dates: March 8-
24. Ten women and seven men,
ages 18 and up, are needed. One
role requires a 13-year-old girl.
Several roles do not require
singing. All auditioners for
singing roles are required to pre-
pare a song and bring sheet mu-
sic. Ridgedale Playhouse, 205 W
Long Lake Rd., 1/4 mile west of
Livernois. (810) 559-3294.

Zamir Chorale of Metropoli-
tan Detroit. Dedicated to include
Jews of all traditions in quality
choral performances from the en-
tire Jewish music spectrum. Au-
ditions before rehearsals at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Jan. 9 and 16. Experi-
enced singers welcome. For try-
out materials, call at least 5 days
in advance. Birmingham Temple,
28611 W Twelve Mile Rd., east of
Middlebelt Road, Farmington
Hills. (810) 851-2393.

LE; Dial M for Murder. Players
LL , Guild of Dearborn. 7:30 p.m. Mon-
= day and Tuesday, Jan. 15 and 16.
I- Performance dates: March 15-16,
22-23, 29-31. 21730 Madison,
Dearborn. (313) 561-TKTS.

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DANCE

Michigan Choreographers
Project III. A performance by
the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble,
featuring special guest musicians
the Immigrant Suns. Tentative
repertory for the project includes
work by some of Michigan's most
powerful choreographers. Satur-
day, Jan. 13. Power Center, Ann
Arbor. Call (810) 370-3024 for
more information and times.

COMEDY

Bill Barr. 8:15 and 10:30
p.m. Friday Jan. 5 and Sat-
urday Jan. 6. Call for reser-
vations. Just For Laughs, at
Sanctum, 65 E. Huron, Pon-
tiac. (810) 334-6512.

Mike Green with Bill Bauer.
Winner of the NBC Show "So
You Think You're Funny." Jan.
10-14. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday -
Thursday, 8:15 and 10:45 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. Reservations required.
Tickets: $6/weeknights, $12/
weekends. Comedy Castle, 269
E. Fourth, Royal Oak. (810) 542-
9900.

Rich Purpura. As seen on HBO
and A&E. Thursday, Jan. 11 -
Saturday, Jan. 13. Just For
Laughs, at Sanctum, 65 E.
Huron, Pontiac. (810) 334-6512.

Open Mike Night 8:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. Entertainment
provided by "Totally Unrehearsed
Theater" featuring Gilda Hauser.
Comedy Castle, 269 E. Fourth,
Royal Oak. (810) 542-9900.

Open Mic N _ ite 8:30 p.m. every
Wednesday. Entertainment pro-
vided by "Totally Unrehearsed
Theater" featuring Gilda Hauser.
Just For Laughs, at Sanctum, 65
65 E. Huron, Pontiac. (810) 334-
6512.

Waginogan: The Gathering
Place. A replica of an In-
dian "gathering place"
has been created. Satur-
days and Sundays
through May 5. 1-4 p.m.
Cranbrook Institute of
Science, 1221 N. Wood-
ward Ave. (810) 645-
3224.

FILM

Film Lovers Club, pre-
sented by AMC Maple 3
Theatres and Barnes &
Noble Cafe. Film critic
Terry Lawson of the De-
troit Free Press will
speak. 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Jan. 7. Maple The-
atre, 4135 W. Maple Rd.,
Bloomfield Hills. (810)
855-9090.

John Heffron with Joel
Zimmer. As seen on "An
Evening at the Improv" and
heard on Q95-FM. Friday,
Jan. 5 - Sunday Jan. 7. 8:15
and 10:45 p.m. Fri. and Sat.,
7:30 p.m. Sun. Reservations
required. Tickets: $6/week-
nights, $12 weekends. Com-
edy Castle, 269 E. Fourth,
Royal Oak. (810) 542-9900.

John Pinette, Joey's Come-
dy Club, at Paisano's. 8 and
10:30 p.m. shows on Friday,
Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6.
Tickets: $15, $25.95/dinner
shows. 5070 Schaefer, Dearborn.
(313) 584-8885.

Family Storyliving Work-
shop, an interactive trip through
time about Detroit's great auto
migration of 1914. Afterwards,
families can tour the new Motor
City exhibit at the museum. 2-
4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Tickets:
$6/adults, $4/children, includes
museum admission. Call for reg-
istration. Detroit Historical Mu-
seum, 5401 Woodward. (313)
833-1198.

FAMILY

The Singing Black-
smith, starring Moishe
Oysher and a young Her-
schel Bernardi. Yiddish
with English subtitles.
Presented by Sinai Hos-
pital's Program for Holocaust
Survivors, Families and Friends.
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at
Maple-Drake JCC; 9:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 8, at JPM JCC.
Refreshments and discussion fol-
lowing the film. Free. (810) 356-
6668.

Famous People Players. Over-
sized colorful characters and
props dance in fluorescent black-
light. 10 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 6. Tickets: $7.
Macomb Center for Performing Greed. Help celebrate the 68th
Arts. (810) 286-2222.
birthday of the Michigan The-
The Wizard of Oz. 2:30 p.m on ater by attending this special
Jan. 6, 7, 13, and 14. Tickets: $6.50. performance of Erich von Stro-
Marquis Theatre, 135 E. Main St., heim's woeful story about the
pursuit of money. William Bol-
Northville. (810) 349-8110.
com, Pulitzer Prize-winning com-
Mr. Origami, Don Shall, will poser, will provide music derived
make a return appearance to from his opera, McTeague. 7 p.m.
demonstrate paper folding pro- Friday, Jan. 5. Michigan The-
jects for the entire family. 7-8 p.m. ater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor.
Tuesday, Jan. 9. The event is free, (313) 668-8463:
but spaces are limited and reg-
istration is required. Ann Arbor $1 Monday Night at the
Public Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave., Movies. To Wong Foo, Thanks
for Everything, Julie Newmar.
Ann Arbor. (313) 994-2345.
Jan. 8. 18 and over. Doors open
Sleeping Beauty, performed by at 8 p.m, movie.at 9 p.m. State
the Prince Street Players. A clas- Theatre, 2111 Woodward Ave.,
sic storybook tale transformed next to the Fox Theatre, Detroit.
into an enchanted musical fanta- (313) 961-5450.
sy. 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.
Tickets: $8.50-$10.50. Michigan Sleepless in Seattle. 12:45 p.m.
Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Ar- Monday, Jan. 8. Free. Maple-
Drake JCC. (810) 661-7631.
bor. (313) 668-8480.

MUSIC

Deep Freeze Blues Festival. A
three-day event, featuring three
national blues acts and highlight-
ing Detroit's own blues scene with
performances by twelve of the pre-
mier blues talents in the Motor
City. Jan. 5-7. 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$12/adv. each night, $25/3 day
pass. Magic Bag, Woodward north
of 9 mile. (810) 398-4436.

Bruce Springsteen Solo Acoustic
Tour. 8 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. 10-11. Tickets $30.
Fox Theatre. (810) 433-1515.

DSO's Alexander Mishnaevs-
ki. DSO's outstanding principal
violist performs a Bartok concer-
to and other works by Tchaikovsky
and Strauss. 10:45 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 5, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
6, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. Or-
chestra Hall. (313) 833-3700.

Cantor David Gutman will
sing a variety of songs, including
light opera, Broadway, Yiddish,
Hebrew, Russian and English fa-
vorites. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 7. Admission is free. Oak
Park Library, 14200 Oak Park
Blvd. (810) 691-7480.

Neeme Jarvi conducts A Mid-
summer Night's Dream. Jan. 11-
13. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday,
8:30 p.m. Saturday. Orchestra
Hall. (810) 833-3700.

Michael Zaporski. Jazz and
standards. 6:30-11 p.m. Wednes-
day, Jan. 10 and Thursday, Jan.
11. Envoy Cafe, 33210 W. 14 Mile,
West Bloomfield. (810) 855-6220.

The Schugars. Modern/alter-
native rock. 10 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 11. The Lodge, 2442 Orchard
Lake Rd., Sylvan Lake. (810) 683-
5458.

Klezmer ConservatoryBand.
8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the
West Bloomfield High School
Theatre. Call the JCC to order
tickets at (810) 661-7649.

Alan Wasserman Trio. Jazz. 9
p.m:-midnight Friday, Jan. 12
and Saturday, Jan. 13. Envoy
Cafe, 33210 W. 14 Mile, West
Bloomfield. (810) 855-6220.

Roger Williams spins piano mu-
sic with a mixed bag of classic and
pop tunes. 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
14. Tickets: $24/adults, $22/stu-
dents and senior citizens. Ma-
comb Center for Performing Arts.
(810) 286-2222.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Plymouth Ice Spectacular.
Many of America's finest profes-