STN Entertainment

POP/CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC

Bob Seger and The Silver Bul-
let Band: 8 p.m. Fri., Sun. and

Tues., May 3, 5 and 7. $25/$30.
Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377-
0100.

Garth Brooks: Sorry, sold out.

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May 8-10. Palace of Auburn Hills.
(810) 377-0100.

Russ Freeman and the Rip-
pingtons: 8 p.m. Thurs., May 9.

$30. Royal Oak Music Theatre.
(810) 645-6666.

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The Misfits: With Sheer Terror

and Sardonica. 8 p.m. Sat., May
11. $12. St. Andrews Hall. (3 13)
963-7237.

Joan Osborne: With The Geral-

dine Fibbers. 7:30 p.m. Wed., May
8. $18.50. State Theatre, next to
the Fox Theatre. (313) 961-5450.

Gerald and Eddie Levert: Fa-

ther and son tour, with Faith
Evans. 8 p.m. Thurs., May 9. $35.
Fox Theatre. (810) 433-1515.

Detroit Jazz All-Stars For Lit-
eracy Celebration: Featuring

Marcus Belgrave, Shahida Nu-
rullah, George Benson and others.
Proceeds go to program services.
5:30 p.m. gala reception $75 (incl.
concert); 7 p.m. concert, $25, Sun.,
May 5. State Theater, 2115 Wood-
ward, Detroit. (313) 872-7720.

Morphine:With Medeski, Mar-

tin and Wood. 6 p.m. Fri., May 3,
$15. St. Andrew's Hall, (313) 963-
7237.

Parisian Cafe: The Lyric Cham-

ber Ensemble presents a program
of French classical and popular
music. 11:15 a.m. Sun., May 12.
$25/person with brunch, $15/con-
cert only. Gem Theatre, 58 E. Co-
lumbia, Detroit, across from the
Fox. (810) 357-1111.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Pre-

sents Warren W. David of the
Arab American Arts Council, who
will introduce instruments used
in Arab-American music; and
Nadim Dlaikan, reed flute virtu-
oso, who will lead the musical en-
semble. 2 p.m. Sun., May 5.
Lecture Hall, DIA, 5200 Wood-
ward Ave., Detroit. (313) 833-7900.

Magic Bag Theatre: Jimmy

"Fast Fingers" Dawkins, Fri., May
3; Merl Saunders and The Rain-
forest Band (played with Jerry
Garcia side projects), Sat., May 4;
CANCELLED: Sugar Blue, Sat.,
May 11. Woodward north of 9
Mile, Ferndale. (810) 5443030.

7th House: Kim Richey, 9 p.m.

Fri., May 3, $9; Guy Clark, 8 p.m.
Sat., May 4, $15; Joe Henry, with
Scud Mountain Boys, 8 p.m. Tues.,
May 7, $10. 7 N. Saginaw, Ponti-
ac. (810) 335-3540.

St. Andrews Hall: Lush, Mojave

3 and Scheer, 7:30 p.m. Sun., May
5, $12; Stereolab, with Cor-
nershop, 8 p.m. Sun., May 12,
$8. 431 E. Congress, Detroit.
(810) 645-6666 for tickets or
(313) 963-7237 for information

Fat Willy's: Tom Fredrick,

acoustic rock, Thurs. and Sat.;
Shawn Riley, acoustic rock, Fri.
19170 Farmington, Livonia. (810)
615-1330.

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. Sundays in May.
4470 Second Ave., Detroit. (313)
832-6621.

The Blue Moon: Live music

Thursdays featuring local talent,
9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday open jam
sessions 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 3965 Wood-
ward (at Alexandrine), Detroit.
(313) 831-8071.

Joe Muer's Grill: David Syme,

piano. 7-11 p.m. every Wed. 30855
Southfield Road, Southfield. (810)
644-5330.

Rochereau et L'Orchestre
Afrisa International, 8 p.m.
Thurs., May 9, $15; Ekoostik
Hookah, 9 p.m. Sat., May 11,
$7; God Street Wine, 8 p.m.
Wed., May 15, $10; Cracker, 9
p.m. Fri., May 24, $15. 4130
Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313)
833-0120.

Lili's 21: Leland Raven, Zif-

felz-unplugged, The Blues
Falls Band, as well as various

1RADETIONAU
CLASSICAL MUSIC

thriller set in London in 1936.
Through May 12. $20-$28.50.
Oakland University, Rochester.
(810) 377-3300.

Detroit Opera House: La Bo-
heme , through May 5, featuring
sopranos Helen Donath and Mary
Mills. 1526 Broadway at Grand
Circus Park. (313) 874-SING.

Strictly Vaudeville, presented
by the Comic Opera Guild, fea-
tures eccentric juggling, comedy,
tap dancing, music. 8 p.m. Fri.-
Sat., May 10-11; 2 p.m. Sun., May
12. $12/adults, $6,/ seniors and stu-
dents. Lydia Mendelssohn The-
ater, Ann Arbor. (313) 973-3264.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra:

Sarah Chang, violin. 8 p.m. Fri.,
May 3; 8:30 p.m. Sat., May 4; 3
p.m. Sun., May 5; Christopher
Seaman, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cel-
lo. 8 p.m. Wed.-Fri., May 8-10;
Christopher Seaman, conductor;
Laurie Landers, cello. 10:45 a.m.
Fri., May 10. Orchestra Hall. (313)
833-3700.

Detroit Symphony Civic Or-
chestra: Lan Shui and Joseph

Striplin, conductors. 7 p.m. Sun.,
May 5. Orchestra Hall. (313) 833-
3700.

Armenian Philharmonic Or-
chestra: Loris ljeknavorian, con-

ductor. 8 p.m. Tues., May 7.
$10-$50. Orchestra HalL (313) 833-
3700.

Pro Musica: Composer/pianist

Robert Helps performs works by
Sessions, Mendelssohn as well as
his own. Fri., May 3. $20. DIA
Recital Hall. (313) 886-7207.

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Metropolitan Symphonic
Band: Annual John Philip

Sousa Holiday Program. 3
p.m. Sun., May 5. $111$9 stu-
dents, seniors. Macomb Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts,
Clinton Township. (810) 286-
2046.

Brunch with Bach: Barry

MacGregor, narrator; and
Raymond Ferguson, harpsi-
chord, perform words with
music from the Baroque era.
11:30 a.m. Sun., May 5. $5-
$21. DIA Kresge Court. (313)
833-2323.

The Ark: Celtic Fiddle Festi-

Majestic Theatre: Tabu Ley

bistro setting. 8 p.m. Sat., April 27.
$12. Temple Beth El, 7400 Tele-
graph Rd., Bloomfield Hills.

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.

Tues., May 7, $7. Downstairs
from St. Andrevv's Hall, 431 E.
Congress, Detroit. (810) 645-
6666 tickets; (313) 963-7237 in-
formation.

Birmingham Concert Band:

Annual Spring Concert features
guest conductor Dr. Joseph A.
Labuta from WSU. 3 p.m. Sun.,
May 5. Donations go to Interlochen
Scholarship Fund. Groves High
School, 13 Mile at Evergreen, Bev-
erly Hills.

poets, Wed., May 8. Earthfest ben-
efit. 2930 Jacob, Hamtramck. (313)
875-6555.

The Shelter at St. Andrews
Hall: Nancy Boy, 7:30 p.m.

ington Community Band and
Mike Deja of WJR, present its an-
nual Seniors concert. 3 p.m. Sun.,
May 5. Farmington Hills Activi-
ties Center, 11 Mile east of Mid-
dlebelt. (810) 476-5014.

Madrigal Chorale of South-
field: Pops concert in a French

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popular music. 7:30 p.m. Sat., May
4. $10 adv./$15 door. Unitarian
Church 2474 S. Ballenger Hwy.
(behind K-Mart), Flint. (810) 655-
6523.

val II, 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 3,
$15; Betty, a cross between the
B52's, Joni Mitchell and Par-
liament. Sat., May 4; Open
Stage, Wed., May 8, $15;
Robert Earl Keen Jr., Thurs.,
May 9, $12.50; 'Ern and Mol-
lie O'Brien, 7:30 p.m. Fri., May
10, $12.50; Laura Love Band,
7:30 and 10 p.m. Sat., May 11,
7:30 p.m. Sun, May 12, $12.50.
637 112 Main St. Ann Arbor.
(313) 761-1451.

Afternoon at the Pops: Farm-

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Detroit Together Men's Cho-
rus: Medleys, ballads and other

THEATER

Shear Madness, a "hair-rais-
ing" comedy whodunit.
Through 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 The-
atre, across from Fox Theatre
in Detroit. (313) 963-9800.

A local author of national renown,

Elmore Leonard will discuss his new
book, Riding The Rap, at Southfield's

Author Lecture Series on Sunday,

May 5, at the Radisson Hotel, South-

field,

Riffs, Detroit playwright Bill

Harris' comedy about four re-
tired 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 Alley, Greektown.
(313) 963-9339.

Corpse!, presented by Mead-
ow Brook Theatre. Comic

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.

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.

Purple Rose Spring Comedy
Festival, a collection of short, orig-

inal 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. Call for
times. Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass
Ave., Detroit. (313) 577-2972.

The Enchanted, a romantic com-

edy by Jean Giraudoux. 8 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., May 9 through May
25. $9. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre,
2275 Platt Rd., Ann Arbor. (313)
971-2228.

Sarachi (Vacant Lot), by Shogo

Ohta and presented by the Center
for Japanese Studies, marks the
rare opportunity to see contempo-
rary Japanese theater in the U.S.
In Japanese with English super-
titles. 8 p.m. Mon., May 6. $12-$30.
Power Center on the University of
Michigan campus, Ann Arbor.
(313) 763-TKTS.

Dames at Sea, presented by the

Players Guild of Dearborn, who
will celebrate the grand opening
of an addition with a ribbon-cut-
ting ceremony immediately pre-
ceding the performance. 7:30 p.m.
Fri., May 3. Playhouse, 21730
Madison, west Dearborn. (313) 561
TKTS.

The Nerd, presented by the

Ridgedale Players. Comedy by
Larry Shue. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May
9 and May 16; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,
May 10-11, and May 17-18; 3 p.m.
Sun., May 12 and May 19. $9/$8
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