CLASSICAL MUSIC
Jubilee Ball: Detroit Symphony
Orchestra Hall's season opening
includes cocktails, dinner, dessert
and Jack Brokenshaw, plus a
silent auction. To benefit the
DSOH. 6:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 7.
$250. Crown Plaza Ponchartrain
Hotel, Detroit. (313) 962-1000,
ext. 285.
Brunch with Bach: The DIA's
Sunday Concert Series presents
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Nei-
weem performing Brahms, plus
brunch. 11 a.m. Sun., Sept. 8.
$21/adult; $10/child; $5/stairway
(no brunch). DIA, Woodward, De-
troit. (313) 833-2323.
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)
9944801.
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.
Music Study Club: The opening
fall meeting presents mezzo so-
prano Dorothy Duensing Cormiel
in a program of opera, operetta
and musical theater selections.
Dessert begins at 12:15 p.m. Con-
cert begins at 1 p.m. Tues., Sept.
10. $7/non-members. Birming-
ham Temple. (810) 851-3662.
THEATER
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.
All Night Strut: Detroit's
longest-running musical, with the
jazzy sounds of the '30s and '40s,
returns to the Gem Theatre. 2
and 7:30 p.m. Wed.; 7:30 p.m.
Thurs.-Fri.; 6 and 9 p.m. Sat.; 2
and 6 p.m. Sun. Opens Sept. 11.
Through Nov. 29. $19-$27. Gem
Theatre, Detroit. (313) 963-9800.
Ridgedale Players Open
House: Get acquainted with the
theater group and participate in
workshops including makeup,
lights and sound. 1-5 p.m. Sun.,
Sept. 8. 205 W. Long Lake, Troy.
(810) 398-2725.
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. 8 p.m. Thurs.-
Sat. Through Sept. 21. $12/adults;
$11/students/seniors. Civic Play-
house, Platt Rd., Ann Arbor. (313)
971-2228.
white photographs with hand-
painted highlights will be on dis-
play from Sept. 8 through Sept.
30. Borders Books and Music,
Farmington Hills. (810) 737-0110.
Designers' Homes on Tour:
Five unique interior designers'
homes in the Birmingham/Bloom-
The Honeymooners: The Vil-
field area will be visited. Pre-
lage Players of Birmingham pre-
sented by the International
sents a recollection of the classic
comedy series of the '50s. 8 p.m. Attic Theatre: Tomfoolery, Tom Furnishings and Design Associ-
Sat.-Sun., Sept. 6-21; 2 p.m. Sun., Lehrer's musical mixture of ar- ation. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., Sept.
Sept 15. $12/adults; $10/students. senic and nostalgia; and Song of 8. $20. (810) 852-8555.
752 Chester St., Birmingham. Singapore, the campy 1940s mu-
sical cabaret, will run in reperto- Steve Johnson and Lou
(810) 644-2075.
ry through Sept. 8. 8 p.m. Thurs., Fancher: Meet the illustrators
Walk & Squawk: The Perfor- 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fri., 4 and 8 p.m. of the new Dr. Seuss book, My
mance Project premieres its orig- Sat., and 2 and 6 p.m. Sun. $15- Many Colored Days. 10 a.m.
inal work by Hilary Ramsden and $20/weekdays; $20-$25/Fri.-Sat. Thurs., Sept. 12. Borders Book
Erika Block. Foreign Bodies: 508 Monroe, Greektown, Detroit. Shop, Birmingham. (810) 644-
1515.
Tales from the Outside explores, (313) 963-9339.
through physical theater, dance,
West Bloomfield Parks and
text and music, what it means to
Recreation Auturanfest: The
be an outsider. Previews
festival includes the
are Sept. 5-Sept. 7; Open-
Annual
Craftsmen Mar-
ing Night is Sept. 11.
ketplace, featuring jew-
Through Sept. 22. 8 p.m.
elry, clocks, dried
Wed.-Sat.; 5 p.m. Sun.
flowers and more. Noon-
$9/previews; $13/adv.;
5 p.m. Sun., Sept. 8.
$15/door. 1515 Broadway,
Marshbank Park, Hiller
Detroit. (313) 668-0407.
Rd. (810) 334-5660.
Goodnight Irene: The
9th Annual Autumn-
Performance Network
fest: Arts and crafts,
presents the world pre-
kids activities, enter-
miere of Ari Roth's origi-
tainment and lots of
nal drama. Featuring
food. Presented by the
Peter Birkenhead, the
Cultural Arts Division
work examines the recent
of the City of Southfield.
fissures in the historic al-
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sun.,
liance between American
Sept. 8. Mary Thomp-
Jews and African Ameri-
son Farm, Evergreen
cans. Following the 4:30
Rd., Southfield. A shut-
p.m. Sunday matinees,
tle service will be pro-
the director, playwright,
vided from the
University of Michigan
Southfield Civic Center.
faculty members and var-
(810) 424-9022.
ious community organiza-
tions invite the public to
Old Car Festival:
participate in a series of
s Greenfield Village is
four panel discussions on
filled with 1932 and ear-
various topics and issues
lier vintage vehicles. 9
pertinent to American
a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.,
Jews and African-Ameri-
Sept. 7-8. $12.50/adults;
can relations. Previews
$11.50/Seniors; $6.25/
are Sept. 6-8. Shows run
ages 5-12; Free/under 5.
Sept. 11-15, 18-22 and 25-
Greenfield Village, Dear-
29. No shows on Rosh
born. (313) 271-1976.
Hashanah and Yom Kip-
pur. General admission
Proud Heritage: The
tickets are $12 and $9 for
International Stars Sec-
students and seniors. Pay-
tion of the Mercedes-
what-you-can Thursdays.
Benz Club of America's
Performance Network,
annual charity car
408 W. Washington, between
show celebrates the 100th an-
First and Third Streets, Ann Ar-
niversary of the American auto-
bor. (313) 663-0681.
mobile industry. 10 a.m.-3:30
Gerda Weissmann Klein: Au- p.m. Sun., Sept. 8. $6/adults;
Hat Shop Diaries: The Players thor ofAll But My Life, and the $3/kids. Edsel and Eleanor Ford
present a fund-raising evening of subject of the Academy Award- House, Grosse Pointe Shores.
Millinery Fashions by Gena Con- winning documentary, One Sur- (313) 668-6415.
ti, with hors d'oeuvres, cham- vivor Remembers, discusses and
pagne and trying on hats. signs her book. 4 p.m. Mon., Sept. Riverboat Regatta for the
Proceeds benefit the Players. 6:30 9. Borders Books and Music, Arts: Celebrate the end of sum-
p.m. Fri., Sept. 6. $25. Players Farmington Hills. (810) 737-0110. mer on the Detroit River with
Playhouse's Elizabethan Theatre,
David DiChiera, general direc-
E. Jefferson. Detroit. (313) 259- Linda J. Solomon: An exhibi- tor of the MOT, and Samuel
3385.
tion of her original black and Sachs, director of the DIA. To
WHATNOT
benefit the Business Volunteers
for the Arts. 6-8 p.m. Tues., Sept.
10. $35/ticket, $100/patron. Both
include refreshments provided
by Memphis Smoke and enter-
tainment. Stroh Riverplace
Dock, at the end of Joseph Cam-
pau, Detroit. (313) 226-9492.
Michigan Renaissance Festi-
val: Step back in time to the 16th
century as King George and
Queen Gwendolyn welcome all
to the shire of Hollygrove. The
17th season of merriment fea-
tures armored jousting, over 150
craft shops, continuous enter-
tainment, peasant pastries,
games and rides and more. 10
a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through
Sept. 29. $12.95/adults; $5.95/
child. Off I-75, Exit 106, on Dix-
ie Highway between Pontiac and
Flint. (800) 601-4848.
Lincoln-Mercury Amazing
Maize Maze: Sited on 30 acres,
a 5 1/2 acre corn maze-puzzle is
embellished with theatrical
devices and lookout towers. Pet-
ting zoo, children's maze, food
and more will bring the country
to the city. All net proceeds
benefit charitable institutions
committed to cancer research
and patient care programs. 9
a.m.-dusk Fri.-Sun., through
Sept. $8.50/adults; $5.50/kids;
free/under 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.
CALENDAR NOTES: If
you have an entertainment-
related event that you would
like to be considered for list-
ing in the Entertainment Cal-
endar, please send the item,
including a detailed-descrip-
tion of the event (i.e. music de-
scription), times, dates, place,
ticket prices and hotline
phone number, to: JN Enter-
tainment Calendar, The Jew-
ish 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 appreciated but
cannot be returned. All events
and dates listed in the calen-
dar are subject to change.
- Calendar compiled by
Lynne Konstantin