STN Entertainment Bowl Out The Barrel first there was Tony 'n' Tina's Wed- theater production in the area," says ding. Then there was Tony 'n' ;Theresa Maybee, a former Second City Tony's Wedding. Now, Stash and 'Comedy Troupe member who founded the Stella are exchanging vows, and you're all invited to don your mono- grammed polyester shirts and join in the gala soiree. A far-from-storybook romance, yet quirky to be sure — you might say that Stella was bowled over by Stash. So much so, they're tying the knot at the site of their first date — the Royal Oak Lanes. Jerry J. Kaufman (Father Pierogi), Gretchen A. VanCleave (Wanda Bowlski), Michael Monette (Stash), Jennifer Hunger (Stella), Theresa Maybee (maid of honor Strikes), Gary Haight (invited guest) and Eric Weston (best man Jerzy Mazinski) plan to bowl the audience over with a night of fun, food and theater. PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPP ITT "(The Bowlski Wedding: Love in the Lanes) is the first completely interactive avant-garde theatrical company Spare Me Productions with Eric Weston, Carol Branston and Gary Haight. 'We're blending concepts of comedy and expanding it into Polish proportions. We're staging a Polish wedding— complete with a spread of authentic Polish cuisine, danc- ing to the Avalons (they've been doing pol- ka for 40-50 years — they're all 100 per- cent Polish), bowling and free brewski." As the wedding guests, you'll be treat- ed to the usual post-nuptial fare, includ- ing a bountiful buffet, toasts, a chicken dance or two, a little "Bei Mir Bist du Schon" and the proverbial bouquet toss. "After dinner, we'll have madness and mayhem — just like at a wedding," says Eric Weston, 23, of West Bloomfield, who first met Maybee at Second City auditions. The two were reunited when they were hired by Toyota to each put on a comedy improv act as part of the Auto Show tour. "I can do about 100 original characters," says Weston, who plays the best man, Jerzy Mazinski, in the Bowlski Wedding. Maybee plays his girlfriend, Strikes, the gutter girl. "I think people really enjoy the impro- visational aspect of theater because peo- ple know you're flying by your pants," he adds. "(The Bowlski Wedding) is great if you can find people to go with. If you get put in the hot seat, you want your friends to be there to laugh at you." As the man responsible for the "I Do" portion of the evening, Jerry J. Kaufman, attorney, actor, comedian and indepen- dent candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court, has honed his character careful- ly. "(The show's) like a Woody Allen kind of comedy," he says. "I was educated with Jesuit teachers at U-D and took courses from a former priest at Wayne State," Kaufman says about his preparation for the pivotal role of Father Pierogi within the cast of 25 local actors. "I'm approaching it as a Jewish actor, but I'm playing a priest — I'm Mandy Patinkin playing a priest." Any other inspirations? "I've never been married, so I totally re- late to the part," says Kaufman. "And, rm celibate for the weekend." LI — Julie Yolles e Jointhe Bowlskis and the Pinskis at Stash 'n' Stella's Wedding at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday, June 28, and Satur- day, June 29. Tickets are $40/person or $75/couple, including show, dinner, dancing and more Tickets can be pur- chased in advance or at the door. Call the Bowlski Wedding Hotline at (810) 642-6935 or Ticketmaster at (810) 645- 6666. Royal Oak Lanes,1017 S. Wash- ington in Royal Oak Following their gig with KISS at Tiger Stadium's sell-out concert, Detroit's own will perform live at Harmony House in Farm- ington Hills. 30830 Or - chard Lake Road. (810) 626-4533. For Me and My Gal Joan Armatrad ing Further Festival Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, in his film debut, star in the 1942 Busby Berke- ley musical. Southfield Public Library, Marcotte Room, 26000 Evergreen. (810) 948-0470. The songstress appears with Richard Thompson and Susan Werner at the Meadow Brook Music Festival. (810) 645- 6666. The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Ratdog and Mick- ey Hart's Mystery Box, Elec- tric Hot Tuna., Las Lobos, the Flying Karamazov Brothers and Bruce Hornsby. The music starts early at Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. Mon., 10 p.m. Tues., 1 & 7,p.m. Tues., 7:30 p.m. Wed. 4 p.m. Neil Diamond Sponge He's now a little bit country and comin' to America — Detroit, that is. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377- 0100. Mon.-Tues., 8 p.m.