The Shelter at St. Andrew's
Hall: Spiritualized with As-

.

trobrite, 8 p.m. Sun., Sept. 1, $10;
Actimen with Cubanate, 6:30
P.rri:'%irs. Sept. 5, $6. Down-
stairs frorri St. Andrew's Hall, 431
E. Cong,rea,, Detroit. (313) 963-
7237.

OUTDOOR CONCERTS

Michigan State Fair: Headlin-

ing performances on the Bud-
weiser Band Shell: Silk, Fri. Aug.
30; America, Sat., Aug. 31; John
Anderson, Sun., Sept. 1; David
Hasselhoff, Mon., Sept. 2. All be-
Blind Pig: Red House Pinter
' -gin at 8 p..m. Admission to fair-
9:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 31, $8. 208 S. grOililds; $9/adult,s, $2/kids under
First, Ann Arbor. (313) 996 8555. 12; FREEnuds under 2; $5/park-
Memphis Smoke: James Pe- ing. For more on the State Fair,
see Whatnot listing. Detroit.
tersen, Fri., Aug. 30; Robert (313) 369-8250. _
Penn, Sun., Aug. 31; Righteous
Willy, Tues, Sept. 3; Chubby Car- Earthfest '96: Designed as an
rier, Thurs., Sept. 5. Corner of information exchange between
Main and 11 Mile, Royal Oak. activist groups and the general
(810) 543-4300.
public, the festival is also a great
opportunity to hear local and re-
The Deck at Second gional talent on three separate
City/Rockin' Reggae Rooftop: stages. Included are Louisiana
Reggae Ambassador, Fri., Aug. Heat, Anton James, Embryo and
30; Immunity, Sat., Aug. 31. Graveyard Punx. Also, activities
Bands begin at 10 p.m. 2301 for the kids. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.-
Woodward, next to the Fox The- Sun., Aug. 31-Sept. 1. $5/per day.
atre, Detroit. (313) 965-9500.
Riverland Park, 44000 Van
Lavender Moon Cafe: Sean Dyke, Sterling Heights. (810)
Fitzgerald, 9 p.m. Fri., Aug. 30, 754-9645.
$2; Teegarden and Co., 9 p.m. Cafe Unplugged Concert II:
Sat., Aug. 31, $3-$5 donation sug- Original acoustic music by local
gested. 205 W. 9 Mile, Ferndale. talents compete for a recording
(810) 398-MOON.
package in the Outdoor Cafe. 8
Gold Dollar: Climax Divine and p.m. Fri., Aug. 30. Borders Books
Red Geranium, Sat., Aug. 31. and Music, Farmington Hills.
3129 Cass Ave., Detroit. (313) (810) 737-0110.
833-6873.

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Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band:

with Tim Flaharty every Tues-
day. 13 Mile and Novi Road,
Novi. (810) 624-8475.

Presented by Birmingham's In
the Park Series. 7 p.m. Thurs.,
Sept. 5. Shain Park. (810) 644-
1700.

Beale Street Blues Bar-B-
Que: Weekly jazz jam with Tim

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Sunset Grill: Open blues jam

Flaharty Trio with Nancy K. 8-
12 p.m. Beginning Wed., Sept. 11.
8 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. (810) 334-
7900.

The Blue Moon: Live music

Thursdays featuring local talent,
9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday open jam .
sessions 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 3965
Woodward (at Alexandrine), De-
troit. (313) 831-8071.

The Whitney: David Syme, pi-

ano. 7:30-11 p.m. every Thurs.
4421 Woodward, Detroit. (313)
832-5700.

Rochester Chop House: Hen-

ry Feinberg, piano. 7-11 p.m.
every Wed.-Sat. 306 Main,
Rochester. (810) 651-2266.

Golden Mushroom: Schunk,

Starr and Dryden, jazz trio, every
Fri. 7 p.m. No cover. 18100 W. 10
Mile at Southfield Road, South-
field. (810) 559-4230.

Ann Arbor Symphony Or-
chestra: The season opener fea-

tures Sam Wong conducting
Mikhail Glinka's Russian and
Ludmilla and Johannes Brahms'

Double Concerto for Violin and
Cello. Pre-concert lecture given

by Sam Wong and Jim Leonard
begins at 7 p.m. Concert begins
at 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 7.
$15;$20;$25. Michigan Theatre,
603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. (313)
994-4801.

1996/97 Ford Credit Student
Half-Price Ticket Sale: Tickets

to every concert in the Universi-
ty Musical Society season will be
offered at one-half the published
price. Performances include Wyn-
ton Marsalis, The Cleveland Or-
chestra and more. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 7. Hill Auditorium Box
Office, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-2538.

Zehnder's of Frankenmuth:

THEATER

Jerry Neuenfeldt Band, 7 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 30; Quiet Storm, 7 p.m.
Sat.-Sun, Aug. 31-Sept. 1. 730 S.
Main. (800) 863-7999.

Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. Don-

ny Osmond and crew are back,

this time at the Fox Theatre.
Sept. 6-Oct. 12. 8 p.m. Wed., 1 &
8 p.m. Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8
p.m. Sat., 1 & 5:30 p.m. Sun. $10-
$57.50: Fox Theatre, Detroit.
(810) 433-1515.

Walk & Squawk: The Perfor-

mance Project premieres its orig-
inal work by Hilary Rarnsden
and Erika Block. Foreign Bodies:
Tales from the Outside explores,
through physical theater, dance,
text and music, what it means to
be an outsider. Previews are
Sept. G
-Sept.
7; Opening Night
is Sept. 11. Through Sept. 22. 8
p.m. Wed.-Sat.,-.5 p.m. Sun.
$9/previews; $13/adv.; VI 5/door.
1515 Broadway, Detroit. (313)
668-0407.

Goodnight Irene: The Perfor-
mance Network presents the
world premiere of Ari Roth's orig-
inal drama. Featuring Peter
Birkenhead, the work examines
the recent fissures in the historic
affiance between American Jews
and African Americans. Follow-
ing the 4:30 p.m. Sunday mati-
nees, the director, playwright,
University of Michigan faculty
members and various communi-
ty organizations invite the pub-
lic to participate in a series of
four panel discussions on vari-
ous topics and issues pertinent
to American Jews and African-
American relations. Previews are
Sept. 6-8. Shows run Sept. 11-15,
18-22 and 25-29. No shows on
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kip-
pur. General admission tickets
are $12 and $9 for students and
seniors. Pay-what-you-can
Thursdays. Performance Net-
work, 408 W. Washington, be-
tween First and Third Streets,
Ann Arbor. (313) 663-0681.

Hat Shop Diaries: The Players
present a fund-raising evening
of Millinery Fashions by Gena
Conti, with hors d'oeuvres, cham-
pagne and trying on hats. Pro-
ceeds benefit the Players. 6:30
p.m. Fri., Sept. 6. $25. Players
Playhouse's Elizabethan The-
atre, E. Jefferson. Detroit. (313)
259-3385.

My Favorite Year: The Ann Ar-
bor Civic Theatre presents a ri-
otous romantic comedy in the
style of the musicals of the '50s
and '60s, based on the movie of
the same name. Opens Sept. 5.
8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Through Sept.
21. $12/adults; $11/students/se-
niors. Civic Playhouse, Platt Rd.,
Ann Arbor. (313) 971-2228.

and 8 p.m. Sat., and 2 and 6 p.m.
Sun. $15-$20/weekdays; $20-
$25/Fri.-Sat. 508 Monroe, Greek-
town, Detroit. (313) 963-9339.

WHATNOT

Jewish Foods Class: Ari

Weinzweig, co-owner of Zinger-
man's Deli, will host a class on
the culinary history of Jewish
cooking and its role in Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. 7
p.m. Thurs., Sept. 5. $10. Zinger-
man's Next Door Cafe, Ann Ar-
bor. (313) 663-3400.

The Federation Forum: The

Jewish Federation of Metropol-
itan Detroit presents Peter Cum-
mings, *ice chairman of DSOH
and Mark Volpe, executive di-
rector of DSOH, to discuss "Re-
defining Culture in Detroit:
Composing a Dynamic Future."
Noon-3 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 5. $25.
Kosher meals available with ad-
vance payment. Townsend Ho-
tel, 100 Townsend St.,
Birmingham. (810) 642-4260.

Michigan State Fair: The

148th year features Midway
rides, agricultural and livestock
exhibits, husband/wife calling
contests, Best Recipe contest,
workshops and more. 10 a.m.-10
p.m. Fri.-Mon., Aug. 30-Sept 2;
Midway open til midnight.
$9/adults; $2/kids under 12;
FREE/kids under 2; $5/parking.
Exposition Center, Detroit. (313)
369-8250.

West Bloomfield Parks and
Recreation Autumnfest: The

festival includes the Annual
Craftsmen Marketplace, featur-
ing jewelry, clocks, dried flowers
and more. Noon-5 p.m. Sun.,
Sept. 8. Marshbank Park, Hiller
Rd. (810) 334-5660.

Riverboat Regatta for the
Arts: Celebrate summer on the

Detroit River with David
DiChiera, general director of the
MOT, and Samuel Sachs, direc-
tor of the DIA. To benefit the
Business Volunteers for the Arts.
6-8 p.m. Tues., Sept. 10. $100/pa-
tron; $35/ticket. Both include re-
freshments provided by
Memphis Smoke and entertain-
ment. Stroh Riverplace Dock, at
the end of Joseph Campau, De-
troit. (313) 226-9492.

Michigan Renaissance Festi-
val: Step back in time to the 16th

century as King George and
Queen Gwendolyn welcome all
Lehrer's musical mixture of ar- to the shire of Hollygrove. The
senic and nostalgia; and Song of 17th season of merriment fea-
Singapore, the campy 1940s mu- tures armored jousting, over 150
sical cabaret, will run in reper- craft shops, continuous enter-
tory through Sept. 8. 8 p.m. tainment, peasant pastries,
Thurs., 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fri., 4 games and rides and more. 10

Attic Theatre: Tomfoolery, Tom

a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through
Sept. 29. $12.95/adults/gate;
$ 11.50/adults/advance;
$5.95/child./gate; $5/child./ad-
vance. Dixie Highway, off 1-75,
between Pontiac and Flint. (800)
601-4848.

Country Life Historic Park:

MSU brings the park to the
Michigan State Fair, featuring
the Hay Days of Agriculture with
exhibits and activities to show
how haying technology has pro-
gressed from pitch forks to ma-
chines. Through Sept. 2. Call for
info: (517) 355-2370.

Lincoln-Mercury Amazing
Maize Maze: Sited on 30 acres,

a 5 1/2 acre corn maze-puzzle is
embellished with theatrical de-
vices and lookout towers. Petting
zoo, children's maze, food and
more will bring the country to
the city. All net proceeds benefit
charitable institutions commit-
ted to cancer research and pa-
tient care programs. 9 a.m.-dusk
Fri.-Sun., through Sept.
$8.50/adults; $5.50/kids; free/un-
der 5. Mercury Drive, at Ford
Rd., Dearborn. (800) 449-CORN.

Cranbrook House and Gar-
dens: Architect Albert Kahn de-

signed this Arts and Crafts style
manor home for George and
Ellen Booth, founders of Cran-
brook. 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sun.; 11
a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Thurs. (lunch
available at noon), through Sept.
29. $7; $10/with lunch. 300 Lone
Pine, Bloomfield Hills. (810) 645-
3149.

Mexicantown Mercado: Every

Sun. thru Sept. 1, the open-air
market will have fresh produce,
unique import items, crafts, spe-
cialty foods and a theme for every
week. 12-6 p.m. at Bagley and
21st, Detroit. (313) 842-0450.

CALENDAR NOTES: If you
have an entertainment-related
event that you would like to be
considered for listing in the En-
tertainment Calendar, please
send the item, including a de-
tailed description of the event
(i.e. music description), times,
dates, place, ticket prices and
hotline phone number, to JN
Entertainment Calendar, The
Jewish News, 27676 Franklin
Road, Southfield, MI 48034. Or
fax us at (810) 354-6069. Notice
must be received at least three
weeks before the scheduled
event. Photos are definitely ap-
preciated but cannot be re-
turned. All events and dates
listed in the calendar are sub-
ject to change.
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- Calendar compiled by
Lynne Konstantin

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