AUDITIONS

Stagecrafters seeks men and
women for its May 31-June 15
production of Merrily We Roll
Along, the Stephen Sondheim
musical. Auditions will be held
March 11-12 (6:30 p.m. registra-
tion, 7:30 p.m. auditions begin).
Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette, Royal Oak. (810) 541-
6430.

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
will hold auditions for a spring
performance of Doris Humphrey's
"Waterstudy" at 3:30 p.m. March
16 at the EDE Center for Dance
in Pontiac. 29 W. Lawrence, Pon-
tiac. (810) 370-3024.

Detroit Oratorio Society seeks
singers of all types for a March 24
performance of Andrew Lloyd
Webber's Requiem and a May 17
"Mostly Mozart" concert. Re-
hearsals Monday evenings. (810)
650-2655.

COMEDY

Bernie Mac: 8 p.m. March 9. Fox
Theatre, Detroit. $27.50. (810)
433-1515.

Smothers Brothers: In a fund-
raiser for the Macomb Center for
the Performing Arts, March 9 (7
p.m. cocktails, silent auction; 8
p.m. dinner and show). $115.
Fern Hill Country Club, 17600
Clinton River Road, Clinton
Township. (810) 286-2198.

Gabe Kaplan of "Welcome Back
Kotter." 8:30 p.m. Wed.-Thurs.;
8:15 and 10:45 Fri.-Sat.; 7:30 Sun.
$10 Wed., Thurs., Sun. $15 Fri.-
Sat. March 13-17. Mark Ridley's
Comedy Castle, 269 E. Fourth,
Royal Oak. (810) 542-9900.

Second City: Computer Chips
and Salsa, the comedy team's
newest revue. 8 p.m. Wed.-Sun.;
10:30 p.m. Fri.and Sat. Improv
sessions after each final perfor-
mance. $12-$19. Next to the Fox
Theatre, Detroit. (313) 965-2222.

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle:
Leo Dufour with Tim Rowlands,
March 6-10. 8:30 p.m: . Wed.-
Thurs., 8:15 and 10:45 p.m. Fri.-
Sat, 7:30 p.m. Sun. Reservations
required. Open- Mike Night 8:30
p.m. every Tues. $6/weeknights,
$12/weekends. 269 E. Fourth St.,
Royal Oak. (810) 542-9900.

Just For Laughs: Captain
Rowdy March 7-10. Open Mic
Nite 8:30 p.m. every Wed. at
Sanctum, 65 E. Huron, Pontiac.
(810) 334-6512.

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Joey's Comedy Club: Randy
Lubas 8 and 10:30 p.m. March 8-

9; $8/$18.95 with dinner. 5070
Schaefer, Dearborn. (313) 584-
8885.

Gino's Comedy Room: Bob
Posch, 9 p.m. every Fri. 1999 Cass
Lake Road, Keego Harbor. (810)
682-6540.

DANCE

St. Petersburg State Ballet
Company "Rimsky-Korsakov”:
Will dance Puni's "The Little
Humpback Horse," Drigo's "Fairy
Doll," selections from The Nut-
cracker, and Gershwin, among
others. 8 p.m. March 9. $15-$25.
West Bloomfield High School, Or-
chard Lake Road north of Walnut
Lake. (810) 669-9444.

Hora Aviv Israeli Folkdance
Troupe: Traditional dances of Is-
rael and her people. 12:45 p.m.
March 10. Free. Temple Beth El,
7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Hills. (810) 851-1100.

Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater: The company performs
a new ballet by Artistic Director
Judith Jamison, Lar Lubovitch's
"Fandango," Ulysses Dove's "Ur-
ban Folk Dance," Jawole Willa Jo
Zollar's "Shelter" and Donald
McKayle's ballet "Rainbow
`Round My Shoulder." 8 p.m.
March 12-16; 2 p.m. March 16;
and 3 p.m. March 17. $22.50-$35.
Music Hall, Detroit. (313) 963-
2366 or (810) 645-6666.

FAMILY

Peter "Madcat" Ruth performs
a children's concert. 1 p.m. March
10. $5. The Ark, 6371/2 Main St.,
Ann Arbor. (313) 761-1451.

Shrine Circus March 15-31.
$14/$12/$10. WDIV's Paul Gross
will be guest ringmaster at 10:30
a.m. on March 16. Discount tick-
ets can be ordered by phone ($3
surcharge). State Fair Coliseum.
(313) 353-9777.

Rehearsal for Murder by the
Berkley High School drama de-
partment. 8 p.m. March 9. $3 ad-
vance/$4 at the door. Berkley
High School Auditorium, 2325
Catalpa. (810) 544-5850.

Tom Sawyer, a production by
Paper Bag Productions with orig-
inal music and lyrics. Through
May 19. Lunch and show noon
Sat.; 1 p.m. Sun. $7. Historic Play-
ers Club, 3321 E. Jefferson be-
tween McDougal and Mt. Elliott
in Detroit. (810) 662-8118.

Coco Reaches for the Stars
with puppeteer/songstress Mau-
reen Schiffman. 7 p.m. March 15.

Baldwin Public Library, Birm-
ingham. (810) 647-1700.

Michigan Campus. Ann Arbor.
(313) 764-0351.

Pam Harris, storyteller. 11 a.m.
March 9. Borders Book Shop,
31150 Southfield Road, Birming-
ham. (810) 644-1515.

$1 Monday Night at the
Movies presents Caddyshack.
March 11. 18 and over. Doors
open at 8 p.m, movie at 9 p.m.
State Theatre, 2111 Woodward
Ave., next to the Fox Theatre, De-
troit. (313) 961-5450.

Detroit Science Center.
NASA's largest traveling exhib-
it, The Endless Frontier. Through
March 15. 5020 John R, Detroit
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 12:30-5
p.m. Sat.-Sun. $6.50 adults/$4.50
students and seniors. (313) 577-
8400.

FILM

Ann Arbor Film Festival fea-
turing 16mm independent and
experimental films from all over
the United States and the world.
100 films screened over six days
with no film shown twice (unless
it is a festival award winner). 7
p.m. reception, 8 p.m. film March
12; 7 and 9:30 p.m. March 13; 7,
9:30 and 11 p.m. March 14 (11
p.m. show is free); 7 and 9:30
p.m. March 15; 1, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
March 16 (1 p.m. show is free);
winner's showcase 5, 7, 9 p.m.
March 17. At 3 p.m. March 13,
awards juror Robb Moss pre-
sents a program of his docu-
mentary films; 3 p.m. March 14,
juror Christine Panushka pre-
sents her experimental animat-
ed works; 3 p.m. March 15, juror
Craig Baldwin presents a pro-
gram of experimental films. $6
per screening, $10 for an entire
evening, $35 for the series. Ad-
vance tickets at Schoolkids
Records in Ann Arbor and avail-
able at the box office the day of
the show only, one hour before
screening. Michigan Theatre,
Ann Arbor. (313) 995-5356.

Redford Theatre Winter
Movie Series presents Chariots
of Fire with Ben Cross and Ian
Charleson, with guest organist
Gus Borman. 8 p.m. March 8; 2
and 8 p.m. March 9. Organ over-
ture begins half hour before the
film. 17360 Lahser at Grand Riv-
er, Detroit. (313) 537-2560.

Detroit Film Theatre presents
Eyes Without a Face (restored) 7
and 9:30 p.m. March 8-9.
$5.50/$4.50 seniors and students.
DIA, 5300 Woodward Avenue,
Detroit. (313) 833-2323.

DFT Monday Series features
Tales From The Brothers Quay,
7 p.m. March 11.

Polish Film Series presents a
mini-course of lectures and dis-
cussions. 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays March 12-March
28. 2001 Modern Languages
Building on the University of

Dear Inspector 7:30 p.m. March
15. Free. Room 128, Science Bldg.,
University of Michigan, Dearborn
(313) 593-5590.

American Shadchen, Yiddish
romantic comedy about a movie
star unlucky in love. English sub-
titles. Presented by Sinai Hospi-
tal's Program for Holocaust
Survivors, Families & Friends.
7:30 p.m. March 10 Maple-Drake
JCC; 12:45 p.m. March 11. JPM
JCC. Free. (810) 356-6668.

POP/CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC

Patti LaBelle: 8 p.m. March 8.
$32.50. Fox Theatre. (810) 433-
1515.

(The Artist Formerly Known
as) Prince D'Angelo & The Time:
7:30 p.m. March 19. $35 and $45.
Palace. (810) 645-6666.

Rod Stewart: 7:30 p.m. March
18. $29.50. Palace of Auburn
Hills. (810) 377-0100 or (810) 645-
6666.

Tracy Chapman. 8 p.m. March
18.$21. Michigan Theatre, 603
E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. (313) 99-
MUSIC.

Gin Blossoms: 7:30 p.m. March
19.$18.50. Michigan Theatre, 603
E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. (313) 99-
MUSIC.

Emmylou Harris: 7:30 p.m.
March 21. $20-$30. Michigan
Theatre, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Ar-
bor. (313) 99-MUSIC.

Collective Soul: 7:30 p.m.
March 15. $17.50. State Theatre,
next to the Fox Theatre. (313)
961-5450 or (810) 645-6666.

John Denver: 8 p.m. March 13-
16; 7 p.m. March 17. $10-$37.50.
Fox Theatre. (810) 433-1515.

Phil Marcus Esser and Bar-
bara Bredius will perform a spe-
cial St. Patrick's Day celebration
show 3-9 p.m. March 17. $20 in-
cludes food. Santia's Banquet
Center, Keego Harbor. (810) 682-
0420.

Magic Bag Theatre Wig, Slot
and Mog. 9 p.m. March 9. $5; Mud-

puppy CD release party. 7 p.m. $5;
Thunderharp Choir/Stewart
Francke/Sara Wheeler/Faith Soll-
away/the Luddites. 8 p.m. $5.
Woodward north of 9 Mile, Fern-
dale. (810) 544-3030./

7th House: Steve Riley and The
Mamou Playboys. 9 p.m. March
9. Michael Kroll, 9 p.m. Wednes-
days in March, $6; The Badlees,
March 14, $6. 7 N. Saginaw, Pon-
tiac. (810) 335-3540.

St. Andrews Hall: CIV with Al-
ligator Gun and Brutal Juice.
Doors open 6 p.m. $6. Ekoostic
Hookah, 9 p.m. March 9. $7. Pure
with Astrobrite 7:30 p.m. March
12. $7. The Fugees with The
Roots and The Goodie Mob. 7:30
p.m. March 14. $15.50. 431 E.
Congress, Detroit. (810) 645-6666
for tickets or (313) 963-7237 for
information.

The Shelter at St. Andrews
Hall: Michael McDermot and the
Bottle Rockets. 6:30 p.m. March
8. $8. Former MC5 member
Wayne Kramer. 10 p.m. March 9.
$8. Echobelly with Superdrag,
7:30 p.m. March 12. $8. The
Goops with Bouncing Souls. 6
p.m. March 13. $7. Downstairs
from St. Andrew's Hall, 431 E.
Congress, Detroit. (810) 645-6666
tickets, (313) 963-7237 informa-
tion.

The Ark: John Wesley Harding,
8 p.m. March 8. $10.50/$11.50 Ar-
cady, 8 p.m. March 9. $13.50.
Judy Small, 8 p.m. $9/$10. Open
Stage, 8 p.m. March 13. Be a star!
$7.75/$8.75. Gene Harris Quar-
tet 8 and 10 p.m. March 15.
$13.50. 637 1/2 Main St. Ann Ar-
bor. (313) 761-1451.

Memphis Smoke: Howling Di-
ablos March 8, Mystery Train fea-
turing Jim McCarty March 9-10;
Killer Flamingos March 13; Sun
Messengers March 14; Black
Market March 15. 11 Mile and
Main, Royal Oak. (810) 543-4300. ,,/

Magic Stick: Walt Mink with
Fig Dish, 9:30 p.m. March 8, $7;
Versus with See Saw and Igloo, 9
p.m. March 9, $6. 4120 Wood-
ward Ave., Detroit (above the Ma-
jestic). (313) 833-POOL.

Sunset Grill: Blues Jam featur-
ing Tim Flaharty, every Tuesday.
Jazz Jam with Tim Flaharty Trio
and Nancy K., every Sun. 13 Mile
and Novi Road, Novi. (810) 624-
8475.

Fat Willy's: The Sunset Blues
Grill every Tuesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Tom Fredrick, acoustic rock,
Thurs. and Sat.; Shawn Riley,
acoustic rock, Fri. 19170 Farm-
ington, Livonia. (810) 615-1330.

