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Tanya Tucker: 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat.,
April 24-27; 7 p.m. Sun., April 28.
$15-$32.50. Fox Theatre. (810)
433-1515.
Zehnder's of Frankenmuth
Ragtime Festival: Dinner
shows, silent movie festival and
performances by Mimi Blais,
Tony Caramia, Molly Kaufrnarm,
Bob Milne, Dick Zimmerman.
Fri.-Sun, April 26-28. (517) 652-
9925.
R. Kelly, L.L. Cool J., Xscape,
Solo: 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 27,
$27.50. Joe Louis Arena. (810)
645-6666.
Madrigal Chorale of South-
field: Pops concert in a French
bistro setting. 8 p.m. Sat., April
27. $12. Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills.
Magic Bag Theatre: Teadross
Avery & Blacknote, jazz, Sat.,
April 20; Jason D. Williams, Fri.-
Sat., April 26-27; Jimmy "Fast
Fingers" Dawkins, Fri., May 3.
Woodward north of 9 Mile, Fern-
dale. (810) 544-3030.
low-serwir
Arm Arbor. (313) 996-8555.
Magic Stick: Lonnie Brooks,
Fri., April 19, $9.50; Tortoise, Sea
& Cake, 5ive Style, 9 p.m. Sat.,
April 27, $7. 4120 Woodward
Ave., Detroit (above The Majes-
tic). (313) 833-POOL.
Majestic Theatre: Front Line
Assembly, 8 p.m. Fri., April 19.
$10; Wayne Shorter Septet, 7:30
p.m. Wed., April 24, $20; Son
Volt, 8 p.m. Tues., April 30, $10;
Cracker, 9 p.m. Fri., May 24, $15.
4130 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
(313) 833-0120.
Memphis Smoke: Catfish
Hodge & Mystery Train featur-
ing Jim McCarty, Fri.-Sat., April
19-20; Jimmy Thackery & the
Drivers and The Eureka Blues
Band, Wed., April 24. 11 Mile
and Main, Royal Oak. (810) 543-
4300.
St. Andrews Hall: I.C.P., 6:30
p.m. Fri., April 19, $12; Skolars
with Mushuganas, The Odd
Numbers, 6 p.m. Sun., April 21,
$6; Black Grape, 7:30 p.m. Mon.,
April 22, $8; The Nixons, 8 p.m.
Thurs., April 25, $10; Fred
Schneider, 6:30 p.m. Fri., April
26, $10; Supersuckers, 8 p.m.
Sat., April 27, $8. 431 E. Con-
gress, Detroit. (810) 645-6666 for
tickets or (313) 963-7237 for in-
formation.
Sunset Grill: Open blues jam,
every Tuesday. Jazz Jam with
Tim Flaherty Trio and Nancy K,
every Sun. 13 Mile and Novi
Road, Novi. (810) 624-8475.
Blind Pig: Sean Kelly, 9:30 p.m.
Wed., April 22, $10; Sister
Machine Gun, 9:30 p.m. Wed.,
April 24, $10; Velocity Girl, 9:30
p.m. Fri., April 26, $7; Figgs,
Triple Fast Action, 9:30 p.m.
Wed., May 1, $6. 208 S. First,
TRADITIONAL/
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Lafayette String Quartet: 8
p.m. Fri., April 19. Free. Univer-
Detroit Symphony Orchestra:
William Eddins, conductor; Ralf
Gothoni, piano. 10:45 a.m. and 8
p.m. Fri., April 26; 8:30 p.m. Sat.,
April 27. $15-$38. Orchestra
Hall. (313) 833-3700.
Livonia Youth Philharmon-
ic: Students 8 to 18 from 27 sur-
rounding communities. Noon
Sat., April 27. $7. Churchill High
School, 8900 Newburgh, Livonia.
(313) 422-6194.
Ann Arbor Symphony Or-
chestra: Violinist Jaime Lare-
do. 8 p.m. Sat., April 27. $15-$25.
conducts the music of Frank Zap-
pa and his own compositions. 8
p.m. Tues., April 23. $20-$32.
Rackham Auditorium, 915 E.
Washington, Ann Arbor.
Cafe Mahogany: Live jazz Fri.-
Sat. nights starting at 9:30 p.m.
1465 Centre in Harmonie Park,
Detroit. (313)235-2233.
Zoot's Coffee: Bebop, Bach and
Bagels, 3-7 p.m. Sun. in April-
May. 4470 Second Ave., Detroit.
(313) 832-6621.
Envoy Cafe: Michael Zaporsky,
6:30-9 p.m. Wed.-Thurs in April;
with guest vocalists, 8-midnight
Fri.-Sat. in April. 33210 W. 14
Mile, West Bloomfield. (810) 855-
6220.
Blue Nile Restaurant: George
Higgins, jazz and blues vocals,
Fridays in April. 508 Monroe in
Greektown, Detroit. (313) 964-
6699.
Downtown Library Noontime
Concerts. This week: Soprano
Kay Rittinger and harpist Pat
Terry-Ross. 12:15-1 p.m. Tues-
days through April. 121 Gratiot,
Detroit. (313) 224-074580.
May 26. 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 6
and 9 p.m. Sat.; 2 and 6 p.m. Sun.
Some Wed. matinees. $16-$24.
Gem Theatre, across from Fox
Theatre in Detroit. (313) 963-
9800.
Riffs, Detroit playwright Bill
Harris' comedy about four retired
men. Through May 4. 8 p.m.
Thurs.-Fri., 4 and 8 p.m. Sat., 2
and 8 p.m. Sun. $15-$25. Attic
Theatre, third floor Trapper's Al-
ley, Greektown. (313) 963-9339.
Corpse!, presented by Meadow
Brook Theatre. Comic thriller set
in London in 1936. Through May
12. 8 p.m. Fri., April 19; 2 and 8
p.m. Sat., April 20; 6:30 p.m.
Sun., April 21; 8 p.m. Tues., April
23; 2 and 8 p.m. Wed., April 24;
8 p.m. Thurs., April 25. $20-
$28.50. Oakland University,
Rochester. (810) 377-3300.
Beauty and the Beast, the
Broadway hit musical. Through
May 26. 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and
6:30 p.m. Sun. Matinees are at 2
p.m. Sat. and 1 p.m. Sun. $16-60.
Masonic Temple, Detroit. (313)
832-2232.
University Musical Society:
Ensemble Modern, John Adams
The Ark: Leo Kottke, 7:30 & 9:30
p.m. Fri., April 19, $15; RFD
Boys, 8 p.m. Sat., April 20, $8.75;
Dougie MacLean, 8 p.m. Sun.,
April 21, $15; Magical Strings, 8
p.m. Thurs., April 25, $10; Kate
Clinton, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fri.,
April 26, $15; Garnet Rogers, 8
p.m. Sat., April 27, $12; Bill
Kirchen & Too Much Fun, 8 p.m.
Sun., April 28, $12. 637 1/2 Main
St. Ann Arbor. (313) 761-1451.
Golden Mushroom: Marla
Jackson, vocalist. 7:30 p.m. Fri.,
April 19, 26. Calvin Brooks, 7:30
p.m. Tues. and Thurs., April 23,
25. 18100 W. 10 Mile Road,
Southfield. (810) 559-4230.
Charach Epstein Gallery, JCC
West Bloomfield. (810) 661-1000.
Lili's 21: The Schugars, Sugar
Tree, Lisa Waterbury, Fri., April
19. Earthfest benefit. 2930 Jacob,
Hamtramck. (313) 875-6555.
7th House: Charm Farm, 8 p.m.
Sat., April 20, $10; Universal
Honey, 8 p.m. Thurs., April 25,
$7; Steady Rolin' Bob Margolin,
8 p.m. Fri., April 26, $8. 7 N. Sag-
inaw, Pontiac. (810) 335-3540.
The Shelter at St. Andrews
Hall: Cibo Matto, 8 p.m. Sun.,
April 21, $7. Downstairs from St.
Andrew's Hall, 431 E. Congress,
Detroit. (810) 645-6666 tickets;
(313) 963-7237 information.
Joe Muer's Grill: David Syme,
piano. 7-11 p.m. every Wed.
30855 Southfield Road, South-
field. (810) 644-5330.
Oleanna, by David Mamet's
study of power, censorship and
abuse. Through May 5. 8:30 p.m.
Thurs.-Fri., 3 and 8:30 p.m. Sat.,
2 and 7:30 p.m. Sun. $14. Detroit
Repertory Theatre, 13103
Woodrow Wilson, Detroit. (313)
868-1347.
GIT1T
She's been a young musical spirit of Israel since age 13. Now, she's touring
with husband/composer Ron Druyan and makes a stop at the Maple-Drake
JCC Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
sity of Michigan Museum of Art,
525 S. State, Ann Arbor. (313)
764-0395.
Detroit Opera House Open-
ing Night: Tenor Luciano
Pavarotti joins actors Roddy Mc-
Dowall and Ron Raines along
with a host of internationally
known opera stars including
Jane Eaglen and Alessandra
Marc for the opening of the De-
troit Opera House. 4 p.m. Sun.,
April 21. $100-$400. The venue's
season opens with La Boheme,
April 27-May 5, featuring sopra-
nos Helen Donath and Mary
Mills. 1526 Broadway at Grand
Circus Park. (313) 874-SING.
American Artists Series
Chamber Players: 7 p.m. Sun.,
April 21. $14. Kingswood Audi-
torium, 1221 N. Woodward,
Bloomfield Hills. (810) 851-5044.
The Blue Moon: Live music
Thursdays featuring local talent,
9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sundays, open jam
sessions 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 3965
Woodward (at Alexandrine), De- Songs of Our Heritage: 12:30
• p.m. Wed., April 24. $3. Janice
troit. (313) 831-8071.
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor.
(313) 994-4801.
Metropolitan Youth Sym-
phony: 4:30 p.m. Sun., April 28.
$8. Macomb Center for the Per-
forming Arts. (313) 833-3700.
Mozart to Moonstruck: A pi-
ano, opera and dance perfor-
mance presented by Hostia. 3
p.m. Sun., April 28, $15. Wayne
State University Community
Arts Auditorium, Detroit. (810)
545-8711.
Schmier Chapel Chamber Se-
ries: Fred Raimi, cellist; Jane
Hawkins, pianist. 7:30 p.m. Sun.,
April 28. Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Road, West Bloom-
field.
111EA1131
Shear Madness, a "hair-rais-
ing' comedy whodunit: Through
1996 Festival of New Plays,
staged readings of works in
progress presented by the Jew-
ish Ensemble Theatre. All per-
formances at 7:30 p.m. Hindy
Brooks' "The Night the War
Came Home," April 24-25. Janet
Neipris' "703 Walk Hill," May 1-
2. $51$15 for the series. Jewish
Community Center, West Bloom-
field. (810) 788-2900.
Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's fe-
line fantasy. Through April 21. 8
p.m. Wed.-Fri., April 16-19; 2 and
8 p.m. Sat., April 20; 2 and 7 p.m.
Sun., April 21. $17.50-$39.50.
Fox Theatre, Detroit. (810) 433-
1515.
Purple Rose Spring Comedy
Festival, a collection of short,
original plays centered around
the theme of "Life: Liberty and
the Pursuit of Lust." Through
May 19. 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2 and
7 p.m. Sun. $10-$25. 137 Park
St., Chelsea. (313)475-7902.
Hilberry Theatre, running in
rotating repertory: Abelard and
Heloise. Through May 11. Every-
thing in the Garden, Edward Al-
bee's sinister comedy. Through
April 27. Call for times. Hilberry
Theatre, 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit.
(313) 577-2972.
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