AUDITIONS
The Dreamcoat Choral Chal-
lenge is open to children's choirs
with members aged 9-15 in the
southeastern Michigan area. 2
choirs composed of 23 singers
each will be selected to perform
in Joseph and the Amazing Tech-
nicolor Dreamcoat at the Fox The-
atre, Sept. 6-29. For information
and application package, call
(800) 522-5450.
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The Second City. 5:30 p.m. every
Sat. $7. Next to the Fox Theatre,
Detroit. (313) 965-2222.
Just For Laughs: Open Mike
Nite 8:15 p.m. every Wed. At
Sanctum, 65 E. Huron, Pontiac.
(810) 334-6512.
Chaplin's East: Leo DuFour,
Fri.-Sat., June 14-15; Greg Mor-
ton, Wed.-Sat., June 19-22. 8:30
p.m. Wed.-Thurs., $5; 8:30 and
10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $10. 34244
Groesbeck, Clinton Township.
(810) 792-1902.
Gem Theatre/The All Night
Strut II is looking for a cast of
two men and two women, one Joey's Comedy Club: Mark
white couple and one African- Sweetman, 9 p.m. Fri.; 8 and
American couple, age range 22- 10:30 p.m. Sat., June 14-15.
32. Need soprano, alto, tenor and Dinner and show tickets
baritone/bass for four-part har- available. Paisano's, 5070
mony; must move very well. Vo- Schaefer, Dearborn. (313)
cal styles: swing, pop, jazz, 584-8885.
country, blues, R&B and rock. Mainstreet
Comedy
Prepare four songs, 16 bars each Showcase: Kirkland Teeple,
(preferably last 16 bars): up-tem- 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,
po ballad from the 1930s-40s, rock June 14-15. $10. 314 E. Lib-
or R&B from late '50s or '60s. erty, Arm Arbor. (313) 966-
Men, show falsetto if you can.
9080.
Sat., June 15, at Gem Theatre. To
schedule a time, call Alyn
Thomas, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.,
at (313) 961-6451.
big-top tent. Presented by an in-
ternational roster of circus per-
formers. Daily matinees and
evening shows through June 16.
$10-$25. Oakland Mall, Troy.
(313) 923-8259.
The Busy B's: The final perfor-
mance of the DSO's Tiny Tots se-
ries will introduce your tot to all
the B's in the musical world. 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sat., June 15.
$9. Mercy High School Auditori-
um, 11 Mile and Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. (313) 833-3700.
EarthQuest: Cranbrook's latest
interactive exhibition educates on
simple, fun and effective ways to
$7/kids aged 2-10; $8/adults. ($2
additional for puppet show). Coe
Railroad, 840 N. Pontiac Trail,
Walled Lake. (810) 960-9440.
Mur-Mur (The Wall): Gravity-
defying acrobatics, humor and a
wall are featured in this family
fun show presented by the Ann
Arbor Summer Festival. 8 p.m.
Mon., June 17. $5-$15. Power
Center, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-
2538.
Gemini: Children's Concert at
The Ark, Ann Arbor. 1 p.m. Sun.,
June 16. $6. (313) 761-1800.
Myths, Masks and Magic: This
tale of origins combines el-
ements of African, Brazil-
ian, Inuit and Native
American cultures. In-
cludes an interactive pe-
riod. Grades 2-6. No
charge. 7 p.m. Thurs.,
June 20. Troy Public Li-
brary, 510 W. Big Beaver.
(810) 524-3538.
DANCE
Michigan Theatre and Dance
Troupe is auditioning singers,
dancers, stage technicians, actors
and writers 16 years and older
every Saturday afternoon
through June 29 at its Southfield
rehearsal site. By appointment
only. Call (810) 552-5001.
COMEDY
Soupy Sales and Pat Paulson:
8 p.m. Fri., June 21. $18-$27.
Power Center, Ann Arbor. (313)
764-2538.
Adam Sandler: With Allen
Covert. 7:30 p.m. Fri., June 28.
$25/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine
Knob. (810) 377-0100.
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Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle:
Kirk Noland, Fri.-Sun., June 15-
16; Hank McGill, Wed.-Sun.,
June 19-23. Open Mike Night
8:30 p.m. every Tues. $6/week-
nights, $12/weekends. 269 E.
Fourth St., Royal Oak. (810) 542-
9900.
Second City: Slipped a Discus,
the comedy troupe's new revue. 8
p.m. Wed., Thurs. and Sun.; 8 and
10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Improv ses-
sions follow the 10:30 p.m. shows.
$12-$19. Next to the Fox Theatre,
Detroit. (313) 965-2222.
The Best of Second City:
Grounded in contemporary social,
political and cultural issues, the
new show allows comedy fans to
laugh through the evolution of
National Tap Dance Day:
A shuffle-ball-change spec-
tacular featuring perfor-
mances and demonstrations
presented by the Center for
Creative Studies Institute of
Music and Dance. 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Sat., June 15. No
charge. Chene Park, Detroit.
(313) 872-3118, ext. 610.
100 Years of Detroit
Dance, 1896-1996: An ex-
hibition of artifacts, cos-
tumes, memorabilia and
photographs. Exhibit
through Sept. 22. Reuther
Library, 5401 Cass, Detroit.
(313) 577-4024.
An Avant-Yarde Sale - pop-culture art,
items and clothes at thrift-shop prices
Motor Muster: Green-
field Village's Smart Fun
Summer presents a cruise
down memory lane for car
lovers. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-
Sun., June 15-16. Dear-
born. $12.50/adults;
$11.50/seniors; $6.25/kids;
FREE/kids under five.
(313) 271-1976.
Decorate-A-Tie Contest
and Why My Dad Is the
Best - Essay Contest:
Sponsored by the Shirt
Box in preparation for Fa-
ther's Day are creations by
kids grades K-8 who dec-
orated a picture of a tie to
win a Red Radio Flyer
wagon full of art supplies
plus $100 for their school's
art department, on display
through June 21. 19011
W. 10 Mile, Southfield.
For information, call Ron
Elkus, (810) 352-1080.
- for the aesthetically inclined will
Contra Dances: Sponsored
benefit downtown Detroit's Focus
by the Oakland County Tra-
Gallery, an alternative space for artists,
ditional Dance Society. Live
Little Red Riding
music with early American
Friday and Saturday, June 15-16..
Hood, musical fairy tale
and English Traditional
for children over 3 1/2.
Dances the fourth Sat. of the
7:30 p.m. Fri.; 2:30 p.m.
month, 8-11 p.m. $6, smoke free. preserve and protect the world.
Sat. June 14-15. $5.50. Marquis
All Saints Church Hall, corner of Opens Sat., June 15. 10 a.m.-5
Williams and Pike, Pontiac. (810) p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Theatre, 135 E. Main, Northville.
(810) 349-8110.
569-7573.
Fri.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7; $4/chil-
dren, seniors; after 6 p.m. Fri.- Detroit Zoo: For the first time
S at. , $5/adults; $4/children, in almost 15 years, gorillas will
seniors. Cranbrook Institute of be exhibited. "Sunshine," Toni"
Science, 1221 N. Woodward, and "Cora" are on loan from
Tedd E. Bear - Does Broad- Bloomfield Hills. (810) 645-3200. Ohio's Columbus Zoo and will be
"residing" at the Great Apes of
way 3: Nancy Gurwin directs a
musical revue starring 60 young Family Train Ride: Take an Harambee complex. The zoo
performers. 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sun., hour-long train trip through proudly announces the birth of
June 16. $6; $4/seniors. Maple- marshlands and the Wooded Bird "Randy" and "Ann," twin sloth
Sanctuary. Magic show and yo- bears. Visitors can see these play-
Drake JCC. (810) 661-1000.
yo tricks on board. Puppet show ful newborns on exhibit at the zoo.
It's with Michael Brody and his Also on display: The Wildlife In-
Big Apple Circus:
Jazzmatazz, a salute to the '20s Grandpa Cratchet. 1 and 2:30 terpretive Gallery, an indoor
and '30s, under the seven-story p.m. Sundays through October. gallery, aquarium, butterfly and
FAMILY
hummingbird garden and ongo-
ing films. The zoo is open every
day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6 ages
13-61/$4 ages 62 and over/$3 kids
2-12. 1-696 and Woodward Ave.,
Royal Oak. (810) 398-0903.
FILM
Redford Theatre Spring/Sum-
mer Series presents Born Free
(Brit., 1966, dir. James Hill).
Adaptation of Joy Adamson's tale
of Elsa the lioness, featuring the
Oscar-winning title song. 8 p.m.
Fri.; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat., June 14-
15. $2.50. 17360 Lahser at Grand
River, Detroit. (313) 537-2560.
89X Movie Series presents
Rumble in the Bronx, Jackie
Chan's latest kung-fu flick. 9 p.m.
Wed., June 19. $2. Magic Bag
Theatre, 22920 Woodward, Fer-
ndale. (810) 544-1991.
Ann Arbor Summer Festival
on Top of the Park presents
Big, Sum, June 16; The Color Pur-
ple, Mon., June 17; On the Wa-
terfront, Tues., June 18; The
Mask, Wed., June 19; Singing in
the Rain, Thurs., June 20. All
films are shown on a giant out-
door screen and begin at 10 p.m.
Films are preceded by live musi-
cal entertainment. Free. Top lev-
el of the Power Center parking
structure. (313) 747-2278.
Detroit Science Center Omn-
imax Theatre presents Titani-
ca, documenting the expeditions
to explore the sunken shipwreck.
10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.
Mon., Wed., Fri.; 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. Destiny in Space con-
tinues at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon
and 1 p.m. Tues., Thurs.; 4 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. $6.50/$4.50 students,
seniors, includes admission to
museum. 5020 John R, Detroit.
(313) 577-8400.
POP/CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC
Sarah MCLachlan: With Lisa
Loeb and Paula Cole. 7:30 p.m.
Fri., June 14. $24.50/pavilion;
$15/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377-
0100.
Dave Matthews Band: With
Ben Harper and Freddy Jones
Band. 7 p.m. Sat., June 22.
$26.50/pavilion; $20/lawn. Pine
Knob. (810) 377-0100.
Bob Seger and the Silver Bul-
let Band: 7:30 p.m. Wed., June
19. $30/pavilion; $20/lawn. Pine
Knob. (810) 377-0100.
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