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PROUDLY BRINGS YOU

AUTHENTIC JAPANESE DINING

Lunch and Dinner

Featuring Elegant Cuisine at Reasonable Prices
In An Atmosphere of Gracious Warmth

♦ Private Japanese Booths
• Sushi Bar
• Cocktails, Including Sake

Open 7 Days

Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2 p.m.
Dinner: Mon. -Sat. 5:30-10:30 p.m.
Sunday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

32443 Northwestern Hwy.
Between Middlebelt & 14 Mile

737-7220
Fax: 737-7223

Of Auburn Hills

BRINGS You
THE SAME EXCELLENT FOOD OUR FAMILY
HAS BEEN SERVING SINCE 1939

Our Wondeful Tradition Is
A Great Pride.

885 Opdyke Road

(Across from the Silverdome)

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A Nostalgic Two-Night Reunion
Opens A New Raven Gallery

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eopening in Northville of the
It was at this location that Ron culinary team.
Raven Gallery, metro De- got his start as a featured soloist.
Owner Tom Rice has also in-
troit's legendary folk cafe ...
Saturday evening, Sept. 21, stalled his Gitfiddler retail store
with two-day grand opening second night of the new Raven and the Northville Academy of
... Sept. 20-21 ... will bring back Gallery's grand opening, Ron will Music and Art under the Raven
much nostalgia to many folks.
perform and then go on to his reg- banner.
Which is one of the reasons ular gig that evening and Sept.
CULINARY SURPRISES
why the two nights will have such 28 at the Wagon Wheel on are in store for those attending
impact ... The grand opening days Rochester and Big Beaver Road the annual "Lights, Camera, Auc-
will feature a reunion of some fine in Troy ... He'll do the Sept. 20 tion!" by Variety-The Children's
talent ... all who appeared at the Raven show its entire night.
Charity, Wednesday, Oct. 2, at
original Raven; previously owned
The Northville evenings will Showcase Auburn Hills, Opdyke
by Kit and the late Herb Cohen. be a wonderful reunion
between University and
Ron Coden, Josh White Jr., with the stars of yes-
Walton Boulevard in
Chuck Mitchell, Phil Marcus Ess- teryears' Raven Gallery
Auburn Hills.
er, Dean Rutledge, Charlie Lat- doing solos and off-the-
The strolling supper
timer and Barbara Bredius will cuff duets and what-
will include favorites and
perform.
ever with each other.
gem features from vari-
When it first opened in 1958 or
The dinner show at
ous Matt Prentice dining
1959, on Outer Drive and James 7:30 p.m. is $35, with
spots in his Unique
Couzens, the Raven Gallery was the buffet including
Restaurant Corporation;
strictly that ... an art gallery and tenderloin of beef and DANNY RASKIN
plus MacKinnons in
LOCAL
nothing more.
jumbo shrimp entrees,
Northville;
Fox &
COLUMNIST
Ron Coden remembers being Caesar salad, variety of
Hounds, Bloomfield Hills;
in the Oak Park Follies with his side dishes, desserts
Larco's of Troy; Big Dad-
Impromptus group of Ron, Jerry and beverages ... The 10:30 moon- dy's, West Bloomfield; Fishbone's
Haber, Danny Berch and Jeff light show, with food optional, is in Detroit; and a host of others.
Malin, singing Frankie Laine's $15 ... A special midnight show is
Also another good silent auc-
biggie then, "That Lucky Old $10.
tion at 5:30 p.m. (condo in Aruba
Sun."
The new Raven Gallery for a week, with airfare; three
He was at the Raven on its Acoustic Cafe is located in a for- nights accommodations in Palms
opening night and asked Herb mer turn-of-the-century church Springs, plus airfare; a guided
if they were going to PHOTO BY GLEN N TRIEST
tour of the New York
have any music ... "No,"
Stock Exchange trad-
said the Raven owner,
ing floor plus tickets
"this is a coffeehouse
to a Broadway show
but we're just going to
while in the big city,
sell art."
etc.).
Within two years,
And, of course, the
however, remembers
exclusive advance De-
Ron, it became one of
troit showing of a ma-
the most successful cof-
jor feature film at 8
feehouses in the coun-
p.m.
try ... with music ...
Tickets are $35 per
Selling art had become
person ... Patron
very secondary, with
ducats $100 per per-
music the No. 1 draw.
son.
Herb's first act was
Co-chairpersons
Sonny Terry and
will be Sandy Sam-
Brownie McGee ... but
son, Rosalie Rosen
the big takeoff was with
and Liz Walters.
performers following
For more info, call
like Gordon Lightfoot,
the Variety offices,
Joni Mitchell, Richie
(810) 258-5511.
Havens and those com-
JOE VICARI says
ing back to appear at
the projected date of
the new Northville
his Andiamo West
grand opening nights.
opening on Telegraph
When the Raven
and Maple (former
Gallery & Coffeehouse
Machus Red Fox) is
had its first jam session
Nov. 14 ... Might be a
hootenanny, Herb
little after.
wanted some local tal-
IT'S A BAGEL
ent ... Ron had just
that doesn't taste like
graduated Oak Park
a bagel ... And health
High and was among
nuts are going ga-ga
those taking the Raven Ron Coden returns to his Raven roots.
over it.
stage with his group.
There's only one
• In 1961, it moved to Brownell with towering stained glass win- place that this cinnamon crisp
Street in Birmingham ... and then dows and a carved, vaulted cathe- bagel can be gotten ... at Charlie
to the Greenfield and 12 Mile lo- dral ceiling.
Kaye's Bean & Bagel, which re-
cation which catapulted Ron and
Former Whitney-ite Chef cently opened its second location,
so many others to local stardom. Richard Willerer heads up the a 3,000-square-foot operation in