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hari Kane always
dreamed of singing and
playing guitar like her
idols Eric Clapton and
Greg Allman. She just never
dreamed that someday she
would become a performer her-
self.
"I know I must be the only
professional Jewish female blues
guitarist," she says.
Not to mention the only one
who grew up in metro Detroit.
Today, Kane is a member of
Madcat & Kane, the group she
formed in 1990 with Peter "Mad-
cat" Ruth. The duo has traveled
around the world playing
acoustic, delta and Chicago blues
and jazz.
In 1992, Madcat & Kane re-

leased their first CD, Key to the
Highway. It was nominated for
Best Blues Album of the Year by
the Motor City Music Awards
Foundation and named one of
the "Ten Best Blues CDs of
1993" by a Washington, D.C., ra-
dio station and the Baltimore
Blues Society.
Kane, who attended Congre-
gation B'nai David in Southfield
and graduated with a psychol-
ogy degree from the University
of Michigan, has been playing
guitar since she was 5. She didn't
begin performing, however, un-
til after graduation, when one of
her college buddies asked her to
play in his local music store.
She's remained faithful to
Ann Arbor ever since, where she

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For eight years, the TasteFest at Detroit's New Center Area has been a Fourth of
July weekend tradition.

now lives with her 9-year-old
son, Jesse. On the music front,
she regularly plays at her fa-
vorite venue, The Ark.
"There's something about
blues music which is just so ap-
pealing," Kane says. "The back-
beat, rhythm and synthesis
make it really
Peter "Madcat"
authentic."
Ruth and Shari
You can catch Kane will play on
an earful of
the Cool
Madcat & Kane
Bluestage from
at the Michigan
6-7 p.m. on
TasteFest, run- Saturday, July 6.
ning through
July 7 at Detroit's New Center
Area. Now in its eighth year, the
TasteFest is a food and music
frenzy, with something for every-
one.
Nearly 40 music acts will per-
form free concerts on the three
TasteFest stages -- the Jazz
Showcase, in the Fisher Build-
ing parking lot; Cool Bluestage
in New Center Park; and the
Grand Stage, in front of the Gen-
eral Motors Building. (For a com-
plete listing of times and
performers, see today's JIVE cal-
endar.)
But what's an outdoor concert
without a taste — or 45? This
year, 45 metro Detroit restau-
rants, including 10 new partici-
pants, will be selling tastes of
their most delectable dishes. The
food ranges from baked vege-
tarian pasta, double chocolate
torte, chicken Siciliano, falafel
and shishkabob to more patriot-
ic fare like hamburgers, french
fries and hot dogs.

In addition, within the air-con-
ditioned lobby of the Fisher The-
atre, free kids shows will be
running 1-4:30 p.m. daily. The
performances will feature danc-
ing, comedy, magic, animals,
puppets and singing. Children
can also get artistic or visit the
petting farm at KidZone, at the
corner of Second Avenue and
West Grand Boulevard.
"The TasteFest is a fun thing
to do," says Kane, who's coming
back for a second year. 'There's
always something going on
there." ❑
—Mara Reinstein

e The Michigan TasteFest
runs from 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, July 5
and 6, and 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday, July 7. Food and bev-
erage tickets will be sold
throughout the site, nine tick-
ets for $5. Preferred ($2) and
free parking available. De-
troit's New Center Area is
located on West Grand Boul-
evard between Woodward
Avenue and the Lodge Free-
way. For more inforniation,
call (313) 927-1000.

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Macarena
Dance Contest

Japanese
Film Series

Do the (Mexican) hustle. In just
10 steps, you can be on your way
to winning $1,000 and a trip to
Mexico. Qualifying rounds at In-
dustry, 15 S. Saginaw, Pontiac.
(810) 334-1999.

For the next five Fridays, U-M
presents "Japan: Views From
the 20th Century." Snow Coun-
try, the 1957 adaptation of the
novel by Nobel Prize winner
Yas-unari Kawabata, kicks off
the free series. Natural Sci-
ences Auditorium, Aim Arbor.
(313) 764-6307.

Fri., 8 p.m.

Fri., 7 p.m.

KidZone

Take a walk on the child side.
Petting farm, face painting, arts
and crafts area, plus "Kids Fit-
ness FunWheels" and "Science
Alive and Marine Safari." Cor-
ner of Second Avenue and W.
Grand Blvd., Detroit. (313) 927-
1000.

Fri.-Sun.,
12-6 p.m.

Musical Salute
to America

The DSO joins forces with the
U.S. Army Field Band and Sol-
Biers Chorus to present an out-
door concert and fireworks.
Greenfield Village, Dearborn.
Grounds open at 7 p.m.
(313) 833-3700.

Fri.-Sat., 8:30 p.m.

Song of Singapore

We gave it 3 out of 4 bagels.
The 1940s cabaret-style musi-
cal makes for fun summer fare.
At the Attic's new digs in Trap-
per's Alley, Greektown.
(810) 645-6666.

Fri., 8 p.m.;
Sat., 4 & 8 p.m.;
Sun., 2 & 6 p.m.