AUDITIONS
Alice in Wonderland, present-
ed by Paper Bag Productions, will
hold auditions for 8- to 18-year-
olds. Be prepared to sing plus read-
ings from script. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sat.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., Aug. 10-
11. Historic Players Club, 3321 E.
Jefferson, Detroit. (810) 662-8118.
and City, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays. $7.
Next to the Fox Theatre, Detroit.
(313) 965-2222.
Chaplin's East: Scott Novotny,
Fri.-Sat., Aug. 2-3; Billy Gardell,
Wed.-Sat., Aug. 7-10. 8:30 pa-ri.
weekdays, $5; 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Fri.-Sat, $10. 34244 Groesbeck,
Clinton Township. (810) 792-1902.
dren's Theatre of Michigan and the
Birmingham Principal Shopping
District. 6:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 2. In
front of the Birmingham City Hall,
Martin Street. (810) 433-3550.
Rapunzel: The classic story of the
girl with the long hair who lived
in an ivory tower. Ages 3 1/2 and
up. Opens Tues., Aug. 6. Through
Sept. 10:30 a.m. Tues.-Fri. through
Aug.; 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 6 and
13; 2:30 p.m. Sat.; 2:30 p.m. Sun.
(Sept. only). $5.50. Marquis The-
atre, 135 E. Main, Northville. (810)
349-8110.
through Aug. 27, and kids 2-12 are
admitted free, when accompanied
by a paying adult. The Detroit
Zoo's summer hours are 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Mon.-Tues., Thurs.-Sat.; 10
a.m.-8 p.m. Wed.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun. $7.50 ages 13-6145.50 ages
62 and over/$4.50 kids 2-12. 1-696
and Woodward Avenue, Royal
Oak (810)398-0903. The Belle Isle
Zoo's summer hours are 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Mon.-Fri; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-
Sun. $3/adults; $2/seniors 62 and
over; $1/kids 2-12; Free/kids un-
der 2. Between Belle Isle's Central
and Tanglewood streets. (810) 398-
0900.
Joey's Comedy Club: Leo Du-
Marvin's Room, by Scott Four, Fri.-Sat., Aug. 24, $5. 9 p.m.
McPherson and presented by SRO Fri.; 8 and 10:30 p.m. Sat. 5070
Productions, will hold auditions Schaefer, Dearborn. (313) 584-
for male and female actors to play 8885.
characters aged 17-80. 7-10 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 5. 1854 Church, at the
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Burgh Park, one block east of Tele-
graph. (810) 827-0700.
Gregory Hines: The
Postmortem, by Ken Ludwig, award-winning entertain-
Kansas City Benefit Pre-
needs four males and four females, er will perform at Hudson's
miere: The new film by di-
ranging in appearance from late Somerset Gala to benefit
rector Robert Altman (The
20s to late 60s. 7:30 p.m. Mon.- Variety, The Children's
Player,
Short Cuts) and
Tues., Aug. 5-6, at Players Guild Charity. Also appearing
New Line Cinema CEO and
of Dearborn, 21730 Madison (near will be fashion designer
Detroiter Robert Shaye will
Monroe and Outer Drive). (313) Isaac Mizrahi featuring his
be premiered to benefit the
561-TKTS.
fall collections, and local
U-M Program in Film and
Video Studies and the
Michigan Theatre and Dance musical entertainment.
Michigan Theater. Altman
Troupe is welcoming applications Catered by Matt Prentice's
and stars Steve Buscemi,
from singers, actors, dancers, writ- Unique Restaurant Corp.
Jennifer Jason Leigh and
ers and stage technicians through Black tie. 6 p.m.-midnight
others have been invited to
Aug. 31. By appointment only. Sat., Aug. 10. $100. (810)
258-5511.
attend. $25/premiere re-
(810) 552-5001.
served seating (includes en-
Eisenhower Dance En-
trance to the Speakeasy
semble August Work-
Soiree (live jazz) following
shops: Jazz Workshop
the viewing); $12.50/gen.
with Gregory Patterson,
adm. 6:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 4.
Henry Youngman: With Can- 10-11:30 a.m. Mon.-Thurs.;
Michigan Theater, 603 E.
tor Ben-Zion Lanxner, the Bill plus Jazz Repertory, noon-
Liberty, Ann Arbor. (313)
Meyer's Orchestra and the Hora 3 p.m. Mon-Tues. and
668-TIME.
Aviv Dancers. Plus dinner and noon-2:30 p.m. Wed.-
The three-time Grammy award winner
dancing. 6 p.m. Sun., Aug. 4. $36. Thurs., Aug. 5-8. Registra-
Detroit Film Theatre pre-
Congregation Beth Abraham Hil- tion is required.
says she's taken a "more ambient and
sents
Purple Noon
lel Moses, 5075 W. Maple, W. $60/workshop only;
(France/Italy, 1960, dir.
ethereal" approach to her latest album,
Bloomfield. (810) 851-6880.
$135/combined. Tap Work-
Rene Clement), starring
shop: 6-7 p.m./beginning
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Alain
Delon. 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Joan Rivers and Don Rickles: level; 7-8 p.m./intermed.-
Fri.;
4,
7 and 9:30 p.m. Sat.;
7:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 4. $25 and adv. level, Mon.-Fri. Aug.
day at Pine Knob.
4
and
7
p.m. Sun., Aug. 2-4.
$17.50/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine 6-9, $40. Corner of Wayne
DFT
Monday
Series pre-
Knob. (810) 645-6666.
and Lawrence streets,
EarthQuest: Cranbrook's inter- sents Two Scorsese Favorites: Mur-
downtown Pontiac. (810) 253-9659. active exhibition educates on sim- der by Contract (1958, dir. Irving
Totally Unrehearsed Theatre:
Featuring Gilda Hauser. Open 100 Years of Detroit Dance, ple, fun and effective ways to Lerner), and Five Against the
Mike Night, 9 p.m. every Wed., $3. 1896-1996: An exhibition of arti- preserve and protect the world. 10 House (1955, dir. Phil Karlson),
First Place Bar and Grill, Canton, facts, costumes, memorabilia and a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.- the film that Martin Scorsese cites
(810) 478-7154; 9 p.m. every photographs. Exhibit through 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7; as the basis for much of Casino. 7
Thurs., $3. Timbers Seafood Sept. 22. Tours are available. $4/children, seniors; after 6 p.m. p.m. Mon., Aug. 5. $5.50/$4.50 se-
Grille/Bananas Comedy Club, Reuther Library, 5401 Cass, De- Fri.-Sat., $5/adults; $4/children, niors and students. DIA, 5200
seniors. Cranbrook Institute of Sci- Woodward, Detroit. (313) 833-
Novi, (810) 478-7154.
troit. (313) 577-4024.
ence, 1221 N. Woodward, Bloom- 2323.
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle:
field Hills. (810) 645-3200.
Yiddish Film Series presented
Jim McLean with Jeff Margaret,
Family Train Ride: Take an by Sinai Hospital's Program for
Fri.-Sun., Aug. 24; Poppy Cham-
hour-long train trip through Holocaust Survivors, Families and
plin with Bryan McCree, Wed.-
Sun., Aug. 7-11; Open Mike Night Throw That Voice: Master ven- marshlands and the Wooded Bird Friends. Berta Gersten stars in
with Totally Unrehearsed Theatre. triloquist Todd Gale incorporates Sanctuary. Magic show and yo-yo Mirele Efros, the 1938 Yiddish
8:30 p.m. every Tues. $6/week- puppetry, magic and humor to tricks on board. Puppet show with classic with English subtitles. No
nights, $12/weekends. 269 E. teach a secret alphabet and make Michael Brody and his Grandpa charge. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 4, at
Fourth St., Royal Oak. (810) 542- your own puppet. 1 p.m. Sat., Aug. Cratchet. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sundays Maple-Drake JCC; 12:45 p.m.
3. Borders Books and Music, through October. $7/kids aged 2- Mon., Aug. 5, at JPM JCC. (810)
9900.
Farmington Hills. (810) 737-0110. 10; $8/adults. ($2 additional for 356-6668.
Second City: Slipped a Discus. 8
puppet show.) Coe Railroad, 840
p.m. Wed., Thurs. and Sun.; 8 and Summer in the City presents N. Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake. Center for Japanese Studies
and U-M's Cinema Guild present
10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Improv ses- Marc Thomas and Max the Moose, (810) 960-9440.
Japan: Views from the 20th Cen-
sions follow the 10:30 p.m. shows. who will enchant the family with
$12-$19; $8/Hump Day Special at stories and songs. Bring a picnic Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle tury on Fridays throughout the
8 p.m. Wednesdays. Best of Sec- dinner. Presented by the Chil- Zoo: Visit either zoo on Tuesdays, summer. Its Tough Being a Man:
DANCE
COMEDY
FAMILY
FILM
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990,
dir. by Yoji Yamada), number 43
of the 55 sequels to the Tora-san
folklore figure. 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 2.
No charge. Natural Sciences Au-
ditorium, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-
6307.
89X Movie Series presents The
Blues Brothers, starring John
Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. 9 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 7. $2. Magic Bag The-
atre, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale.
(810) 544-1991.
Southfield Public Library's
Tuesday at the Movies presents
Roberta. 1 and 7 p.m. Tues., Aug.
6. $1. Marcotte Room. 26000 Ever-
green. (810) 948-0470.
Detroit Science Center Omni-
max Theatre presents Titanica,
documenting the expeditions to ex-
plore 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, se-
niors, includes admission to mu-
seum. 5020 John R, Detroit. (313)
577-8400.
POP/CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC
k.d. lang: 8 p.m. Mon., Aug. 5.
$27.50/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine
Knob. (810) 645-6666.
Linda Ronstadt: CANCET ,ED
8 p.m. Mon., Aug. 5. $45/pavilion;
$18.50/lawn. Meadow Brook Mu-
sic Festival, Rochester. (810) 645-
6666.
House of Blues Smokin'
Grooves Tour 1996: Featuring
Ziggy Marley and the Melody
Makers, Cypress Hill, Fugees with
NAS, A Tribe Called Quest, Bus-
ta Rhymes, Spearhead and Call
O'Da Wild. 6 p.m. Mon., Aug. 12.
$25/pavilion; $15/lawn. Pine Knob.
(810) 645-6666.
Legends of Jazz Homecoming
Concert: Featuring The Max
Roach Quartet, Straight Ahead
and the New Graystone Orches-
tra, in honor of the Graystone Hall
of Fame International Jazz Mu-
seum. 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 2. $50/VIP;
$30/general admission. State The-
atre, 2115 Woodward, Detroit.
(313) 963-3813.
Roberta Flack: With Ashford
and Simpson. 8 p.m. Wed., Aug. 7.
$25; $13/lawn. Chene Park De-
troit. (313) 393-0066.
Village People: With the
Trammps. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 7.
$22.50/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine
Knob. (810) 645-6666.
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