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Whimsical
wares, jewelry,
porcelain, raku and
stoneware styles will be
represented at the all-clay
show.
Bonnie Greenwald's abstract
functional and decorative
clay art will be among
works featured this
weekend in Royal Oak.
et art and about this weekend.
More than 125 artists from 12
states will showcase their crafts
at the Royal Oak All-Clay Invita-
tional, presented by the Downtown Royal
Oak Association. The invitational is held in
conjunction with the '96 Royal Oak Folk
Fest, Taste Fest and Kids Art Fest.
"I use the surface as a canvas because I
like to paint," says ceramicist Bonnie Green-
wald of Manchester, Mich., who's returning
to the invitational for her second year. "I
pare the edges of my pieces a lot to make
them look like handmade paper
and use stains and oxides as
if I'm watercoloring the
clay.
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"The public ap-
preciation and
attentiveness
to what we
are selling,
as exten-
sions of our-
selves, is
something
like no oth-
er experi-
ence that
I've ever had.
j- It keeps draw-
, . ,
ing me back,"
adds Greenwald,
who participates in
about 15 art fairs across the
country each year.
Over at 204 W. Fifth Avenue
(that's Royal Oak, not New York),
would-be Keith Harings will be creating
sidewalk
art with chalk,
clay pinch pots and
sculptures, beaded necklaces and bracelets
and rubber-stamp tattoos.
"Last year, we had both sides of Fifth Av-
enue covered with chalk pictures from the
kids," says Andy Sharkey of Andy Sharkey
Gallery, coordinator and overseer of the chil-
dren's portion of the festival. "We're doing
these activities to expose kids to art and let
them have actual hands-on experience with
it. The kids love it; they have such a good
time."
Complementing the invitational is an all-
star line-up of regional and national folk and
acoustic musical performances.
"The folk scene in Detroit, on a national
scale, is considered to be absolutely booming.
There's tremendous interest in Detroit artists
and what we have to offer," says Folk Fest
Artistic Director David Folks. "But, unfortu-
nately, the local audience is naive as to the
treasures we have here."
Folks hopes that the Folk Fest line-up will
raise the awareness: Saturday, June 15 —Jim
Perkins (noon); Sabsabu Afrikan Dance The-
atre (1:30 p.m.); Janet Krist (3:30 p.m.); and
Michael Smith (4:00 p.m.). On Sunday, June
16 — Small Potatoes (noon); Stewart Francke
(2:45 p.m.); and Sister Seed (4:00 p.m.).
"It's not going to sound like Peter, Paul &
Mary," adds Folks, who will be performing
himself at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. "There will be
more of a jazzy, funky feel to some of these
acts — very energetic." ❑
— Julie Yolles
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Beethoven. Bumblebee.
Bach. Baton. Ballet. Bring
your 3- to 6-year-old to this
interactive concert presented
by the DSO. Mercy High
School Auditorium,
Farmington Hills.
(313) 833-3700.
Doug Stone, Mandy Barnett
and Great Plains are among
the featured performers at this
festival of music, carnival and
food to benefit the National
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Park, between Telegraph and
Dix-Toledo roads.
(313) 259-W4W4.
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6171.
Sat. 8 p.m.
Fri., 3-11 p.m.;
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noon-11 p.m.
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It's Father's Day, and dads
will be kvelling during this
Broadway musical revue
starring more than 60
talented area youngsters.
Maple-Drake JCC.
(810) 661-1000.