Demolition Dollrods, 9:30 p.m.
Tues., May 14, $6; Eric's Trip,
9:30 p.m. Thurs., May 16, $6. 208
S. First, Ann Arbor. (3 13) 996-
8555.
Majestic Theatre: Ekoostik
Hookah, 9 p.m. Sat., May 11, $7;
God Street Wine, 8 p.m. Wed.,
May 15, $10; Cassandra Wilson,
8 p.m. Thurs., May 16,
$17.50/adv.; Cracker, 9 p.m. Fri.,
May 24, $15. 4130 Woodward
Ave., Detroit. (313) 833-0120.
Lili's 21: Peachfish, Thurs., May
16. $5. Earthiest benefit. 2930 Ja-
cob, Hamtramck. (313) 875-6555.
Memphis Smoke: Mystery
Train, Fri., May 17. Main St.,
Royal Oak. (810) 543-4300.
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.
Fat Willy's: Tom Fredrick,
acoustic rock, Thurs. and Sat.;
Shawn Riley, acoustic rock, Fri.
19170 Farmington, Livonia. (810)
615-1330.
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, South-
field. (810) 644-5330.
Golden Mushroom: Michele
Ramos and Heidi Hepler, Tues.
and Thurs., May 14 and 16;
Schunk, Starr and Dryden, jazz
trio, every Fri. 7 p.m. No cover.
18100 W. 10 Mile at Southfield
Rd., Southfield. (810) 559-4230.
TRADITIONAL/
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Recital and Tribute to Van
Cliburn: The pianist will be the
first recipient of the University
Musical Society Distinguished
Artist Award. 6 p.m. Sat., May 11.
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor. (313)
764-2538.
Mother's Day Tea with the Is-
rael Lyric Trio:
From
Jerusalem With Love - Hebrew,
Yiddish and Ladino songs. 3:30
p.m. Sun., May 12. Moms and
Grandmoms with kids or photo of
kids admitted free of charge.
Maple/Drake JCC, West Bloom-
field. (810) 661-7649.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra:
Christopher Seaman, conductor;
Yo-Yo Ma, cello. 8 p.m. Fri., May
10; Christopher Seaman, con-
ductor; Laurie Landers, cello.
10:45 a.m. Fri., May 10. Orches-
tra Hall. (313) 833-3700.
Chamber Music Ann Arbor
SpringFest '96: An Early Trib-
ute to Late Schubert. 8 p.m. Wed.,
Fri.-Sat., May 15, 17-18, Kerry-
town Concert House; 12:30 p.m.
Sun., May 19, U-M Muse-
um of Art. $9-$45. Ann Ar-
bor. (313) 930-1960.
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.
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: The Hilber-
ry's season closes this weekend
Oak Park Civic Chorus:
Presents their annual
Spring Concert. 7 p.m.
Thurs., May 16. Congre-
gation Beth Achim, 21100
W. 12 Mile, Southfield.
(810) 968-1074.
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. Through
May 18. $8. 32332 W. 12 Mile,
Farmington Hills. (810) 553-2955.
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.
10 Little Indians, Agatha
Christie's play presented by
Pontiac Theatre IV. 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., May 10-11. Ponti-
ac Northern High School,
1051 Arlene. (810) 624-3187.
Barefoot in the Park, Neil
Simon's comedy presented
by the Plymouth Theatre
Guild. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., May
10, 11. $8. Watertower The-
atre, campus of Northville
Regional Hospital, west of I-
275. (810) 349-7110.
THEATER
Shear Madness, a "hair-
raising" 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 Theatre, across
from Fox Theatre in De-
troit. (313) 963-9800.
Painting Churches, by
Tina Howe. Sponsored by the
City of Southfield. 2 p.m.
Sun., May 12 and 19; 8 p.m.
10-11, 17-18. $8/$7 seniors,
children. The Burgh, a reno-
vated 1854 church on the NE
corner of Civic Center Dr.
and Berg, Southfield. (810)
827-0700.
Beauty and the Beast,
the Broadway hit musical.
Through May 26. 7:30 p.m.
Tues., May 21 only; 7:30
p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 6:30
p.m. Sun. Matinees are at
1 p.m. Wed., 2 p.m. Sat.
and 1 p.m. Sun. $16-60.
Masonic Temple, Detroit.
(810) 645-6666.
My Sister Eileen, present-
ed by the Berkley High
School Drama Department.
8 p.m. Fri., May 10. $3/adv.,
$4/door. Berkley High School
Auditorium, 2325 Catalpa, 1
block east of Coolidge. (810)
544-5850.
Corpse!, presented by Meadow
Brook Theatre. Comic thriller set
in London in 1936. Through May
12. $20-$28.50. Oakland Univer-
sity, Rochester. (810) 377-3300.
If We Are Women, by Joanna
McClelland Glass featuring
Shirley Benyas. Three genera-
tions of women discuss their pasts
and present. May 16 through
June 25. Detroit Repertory The-
atre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson, De-
troit. (313) 868-1347.
Baggage, a hilarious tragedy by
Shear Madness actor and local
playwright Chuck O'Connor. 8
p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun. $20/
Fri.-Sat.,$15/211 others. Through
May 26. Generic Productions,
1515 Broadway, Detroit. (313)
965-1515.
Strictly Vaudeville, presented
by the Comic Opera Guild, fea-
tures eccentric juggling, comedy,
tap dancing, music. 8 p.m. Fri.-
with Abelard and Heloise. 8 p.m.
Fri. May 10, 2 and 8 p.m. May 11.
$14.50-$16.50.4743 Cass Ave., De-
troit. (313) 577-2972.
The Enchanted, a romantic com-
edy by Jean Giraudoux. 8 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., through May 25. $9.
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, 2275
Platt Road, Ann Arbor. (313) 971-
2228.
Dames at Sea, a '40s tap dancin'
musical presented by the Players
Guild of Dearborn. 7:30 p.m. May
10-11 and May 17-18; 2:30 p.m.,
May 19. $12. 21730 Madison, West
Dearborn. (313) 561-TKTS.
The Nerd, a comedy by Larry
Shue. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., 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 senior Sun.,
$7/Thurs. Ridgedale Players, 205
W. Long Lake Rd., Troy (between
Crooks and Livernois). (810) 988-
7049.
Eleemosynary, by Lee
Blessing, will be presented
by Apollo Theatre Productions at
8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. May 17-18 and 24-
25, and at 7 p.m. Sun., May 19, at
The Roeper Theater, Birmingham
campus, 1051 Adams Road, norht
of Maple. $9/adults, $6/students.
(810) 489-8445.
WHATNOT
The 12th Annual Village An-
tiques Show and Sale: 40 top ex-
hibitors from across the U.S. offer
a variety of treasures. 11 a.m.-9
p.m. Fri., May 10; 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat., May 11; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.,
May 12. Henry Ford Museum and
Greenfield Village, Dearborn. (313)
271-1620, Ext. 301.
Junior League Showhouse: In-
terior designers have spotlighted
their talents by decorating differ-
ent rooms in a 10,000 square-foot-
home for the annual fund-raiser.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Sun., Mon, and
Tues.; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed.-Fri.
$15. Through May 25. 340 Lake-
land, Grosse Pointe. (313) 881-
0040.
195.,6 Cherry Blossom Festival:
A blend of traditional and con-
temporary Japanese culture, food
and music with its Western-style
counterparts. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.,
May 12. Free admission. Belle Isle.
(810) 855-6777.
1996 International Festival: A
celebration of international art, en-
tertainment and cuisine to bene-
fit the International Student
Scholarship Fund. Fri.-Sun., May
10-11. Oakland Community Cen-
ter, Orchard Ridge Campus, 27055
Orchard Lake Road, just south of
1-696, Farmington Hills. (810) 471-
7788.
Pan-Detroit Multimedia Bo-
nanza: Featuring M.L. Liebler,
the Flowpoets and others. 9 p.m.
Sat., May 11. $5/adv., $6/door.
Gotham City Cafe, 22848 Wood-
ward, Ferndale. (810) 398-7430.
Thomas Lynch: Author and poet
will discuss Poetry for the Senses
at the Author-Author lecture.
Tues., May 14. Registration re-
quired. $20. Schoolcraft College,
18600 Haggerty, Livonia. (3 13)
462-4400.
Margo Lagattuta: The May poet
at the Detroit Library's Poetry at
Main. 7 p.m. Wed., May 15. Main
Library, 3rd floor, Woodward, De-
troit. (313) 833-1470.
Booked for Lunch: The final
speaker of the lecture series will
be local playwright, critic and
writer Rachel Urist. She will speak
on Memories of Shtetl Life in Pre-
War Eastern Europe: Legacies of
the Holocaust. 12:10-1 p.m. Tues.,
May 14. Ann Arbor District Li-
brary, 343 S. 5th, Ann Arbor. (313)
994-2333.
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