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senior Sun., $7/Thurs. Ridgedale
Players, 205 W. Long Lake Rd.,
Troy (between Crooks and Liver-
nois). (810) 988-7049.

Isn't It Romantic, presented by
Farmington Players. Wendy
Wasserstein's comedy about con-
temporary women's struggle bal-
ancing personal freedom with
romantic fulfillment. Opens Fri.,
May 3. Through May 18. $8.
32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington
Hills. (810) 553-2955.

On Golden Pond, presented by
Grosse Pointe Theatre. Through
May 4. Fries Auditorium, Grosse
Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake
Shore Dr., Grosse Pointe Farms.
(313) 881-4004.

Evita, presented by the Avon
Players Theatre of Rochester. 8
p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun.
Through May 18. $12. (810) 375-
1390.

Barefoot in the Park, Neil Si-
mon's play presented by the Ply-
mouth Theatre Guild. 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., May 3, 4, 10, 11; 6 p.m.
Sun., May 5. $7 adv./$8 door. Wa-
tertower Theatre, campus of
Northville Regional Hospital,
west of I-275. (810) 349-7110.

The Owl and the Pussycat,
comedy presented by the Ply-
mouth Theatre Guild. 8 p.m. Fri.-
Sat., May 3-4, 10-11; 6 p.m. Sun,
May 5. $7 adv./$8 door. Water-
tower Theatre, campus of
Northville Regional Hospital,
west of 1-275. (810) 349-7110.

Painting Churches, by Tina
Howe. Sponsored by the City of
Southfield. 2 p.m. Sun, May 5, 12,
19; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., May 3-4, 10-
11, 17-18. $8/$7 seniors, children.
The Burgh, a renovated 1854
church on the NE corner of Civic
Center Dr. and Berg, Southfield.
(810) 827-0700.

My Sister Eileen, presented by
the Berkley High School Drama
Department. 8 p.m. Thurs-Fri.,
May 9-10. $3/adv., $4/door.
Berkley High School Auditorium,
2325 Catalpa, 1 block east. of
Coolidge. (810) 5445850.

VIMAINOT

T H E DET R O

Elmore Leonard: The City of
Southfield's Author Lecture Se-
ries hosts the best-selling writer,
who will discuss his latest novel,
Riding the Rap. 11:30 a.m.
$15/incl. lunch; 12:15 p.m. $5/lec-
ture only. Sun., May 5. Radisson
Hotel, Southfield. (810) 354-4717.

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Reservations paid in full by May 17
!Dr information, call 642-4260, 0%1.183

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Saturday in the Park: 6 miles
of Wayne County Park System's
Middle Rouge Parkway will be
closed to traffic every Saturday
for the public of all ages to run,
walk, skate, or cycle safely. 9 a.m.-
3:30 p.m. Through Sept. 28. For
information, call (313) 261-1990.

Junior League Showhouse:
Dewayne Porter, the first African-
American designer to participate
in the Showhouse, will exhibit his
project The Hidden Study, in-
spired by his reverence for edu-
cation and its historical impact
upon this nation. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
daily. Opens May 3 and runs
through May 25. The Junior
League Showhouse, 340 Lake-
land, Grosse Pointe. (313) 393-
5550.

1996 Tour of World Figure
Skating Champions: Featuring
Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay,
Nancy Kerrigan and many other
World and Olympic Champions.
8 p.m. Sat., May 4. $30/$40. Joe
Louis Arena, Detroit. (313) 983-
6606.

Skating Through the
Decades: The Berkley Ice Show
will glide through fashion's his-
tory. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. May 3-4;
2:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun., May 4-5. $2
adv./$3 door for kids and seniors;
$5 advi$6 door for adults. Berkley
Ice Arena, Robina, off Catalpa be-
tween Greenfield and Coolidge.
(810) 546-2460.

A Country Day at the Derby:
Detroit Country Day School's 16th
annual auction. Activities include
a silent auction at 5 p.m.; viewing
the Kentucky Derby at 5:30 p.m.;
dinner at 7:45 p.m.; live auction
of 50+ prizes at 8:30 p.m. Sat.,
May 4. $85-$250. Reservations re-
quired. Detroit Country Day
School, West 13 Mile Rd., Bever-
ly Hills. (810) 646-7717, Ext. 1132,
weekdays.

Sunday Stroll: Tour the Boston-
Edison Historic District with the
Detroit Historical Society. Visit
the former homes of James
Couzens, Horace Rackham, the
Fisher brothers and more. 2 p.m.
Sun., May 5. $4 Society mem-
bers/$8 non-members. (313) 833-
1405.

CALENDAR NOTES: If you
have an entertainment-relat-
ed event that you would like
to be considered for listing in
the Entertainment Calendar,
please send the item, includ-
ing a detailed description of
the event (i.e. music descrip
tion), times, dates, place, tick-
et pric,es and information
phone number to JN Enter-
taimnent Calendar, The Jew-
ish News, 27676 Franklin
Road, Southfield, MI 48034.
Or Fax us at (810)'354-6069. (--\
Notice must be received at
least three weeks before the
scheduled event. Photos are
definitely appreciated, but can-
not be returned. All events and
dates listed in the calendar are
subject to change.

-Calendar compiled by
Lynne Konstantin