Beale Street Blues Bar-B-Que:

Wednesday jazz jam with Tim
Flaharty Trio with Nancy K. 8-12
p.m. 8 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. (810)
334-7900.

The Whitney: David Syme, pi-

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

Rochester Chop House: Henry

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.

Envoy Cafe: September is jazz

month: Dan Davis, 7:30 p.m. Fri.-
Sat., Sept. 27-28; Michael Krieger,
6:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 30. 33210
W. 14 Mile, W. Bloomfield. (810)
855-6220.

OUTDOOR CONCERTS

Plymouth Music Celebration:
Blues in the Park (no charge) con-
cert featuring the Chisel Bros.
with Thornetta Davis, Mudpup-
py and more, plus a tastefest, 5-
9 p.m. Fri.; Family Fun Days,
Country Music Festival, jazz, reg-
gae and more. Begins at noon,
Sat. Sept. 27-28. Plymouth's Kel-
logg Park. (313) 459-6969.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

DSO: James DePriest conducts pi-

anist Peter Frankl and the DSO
performing Faure's Pelleas et
Melisande, pieces by Mozart and
Dvorak. 8 p.m. Fri.; 8:30 p.m. Sat.,
Sept. 27-28. $16-$58. Detroit Sym-
phony Orchestra Hall. (313) 833-
3700

Cynthia Raim: The native De-

troit pianist joins soprano Benita
Valente to perform the world pre-
miere commissioned song cycle,
Briefly it Enters, drawn upon the
poems of Jane Kenyon. Presented
by the University Musical Society.
8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27. $20-$30.
Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor.
(313) 764-2538.

Cranbrook Music Guild: A pi-

ano quartet from the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
will perform in the library of the
Cranbrook House, followed by a
candlelight and wine reception. 8
p.m. Fri., Sept. 27. $75/six concert
series. Lone Pine Road, West
Bloomfield. (810) 751-2435.

Classics to Jazz: Flutist Alexan-

der Zonjic, DSO cellist Marcy
Chanteaux and pianist Pauline
Martin perform to benefit the Ply-

mouth Symphony Orchestra. 3
p.m. Sun., Sept. 29. $25. Plymouth
Manor. (313) 451-2112.

Pro Musica Season Opening:

Cellist Suren Bagratuni performs
Debussy, Brahms and
Shostakovich. 8:30 p.m. Fri., Sept.
27. $20. Detroit Institute of Arts'
Recital Hall, Woodward. (313) 886-
7207

Mozart - A New Look: The De-

troit Chamber Winds presents
works by Mozart, Francaix and
Beethoven. 4 p.m. Sun., Sept. 29.
$20; $16/students and seniors;
$10/children under 12. Birming-
ham Unitarian Church.
(810) 362-9329.

10,000 children sent unaccompa-
nied from Germany to freedom be-
tween 1938-1939. Previews begin
on Wed., Oct. 9. 7:30 p.m. Wed.,
Thurs.; 8 p.m. Sat.; 2 & 7 :30 p.m.
Sun. (2 p.m. matinee on Wed., Oct.
16). Through Nov. 3. $13-$23. JET,
Maple-Drake JCC. (810) 788-2900.

Carousel: The Tony Award-win-

ning new production of Rodgers
and Hammerstein's musical. 8
p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat.;
1 and 6:30 p.m. Sun. Through Oct.
13. $27.50-$66.50. Detroit Opera
House. (313) 872-1000.

Alice in Wonderland: The Lewis

All Night Strut: Detroit's

Carroll classic is presented by Pa-
per Bag Productions. Noon, lunch
and 1 p.m. show, Sat.; 1 p.m. lunch
and 2 p.m. show, Sun. Opens Sept.
28. Through Dec. 22. $7 (includes
lunch). Historic Players Club, 3321
E. Jefferson, Detroit. (313) 662-
8118.

longest-running musical, with
the jazzy sounds of the '30s and
`40s, is back at 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. Through Nov.
29. $19-$27. Gem Theatre, De-
troit. (313) 963-9800.

Little Shop of Horrors: The

Postmortem: Joanne Duckman

Alan Menken musical presented
by the Ridgedale Players. 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun. through
Sept. 29. $12/$10. Troy Play-
house, 205 W. Long Lake. (810)
988-7049.

of Birmingham stars in the mys-
tery/thriller. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
through Sept. 28; and 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 29. $10; $8/student
Sunday. The Players Guild of
Dearborn, 21730 Madison, Dear-
born. (313) 561-TKTS.

Apartment 3A: A World Pre-

Little Shop of Hor-
Huntington
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Woods resident Dr.
Sam Weiner co-stars in
the Grosse Pointe The-
atre's presentation. 8
p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.,
Sept. 27-29 and Oct. 1-
5. $12. 315 Fisher Rd.
(313) 881-4004.

THEATER

A Conversation with
Gregory Peck: The

award-sinning actor of

To Kill a Mockingbird,
Roman Holiday and

Goodnight Irene:

more brings his one-
man show to Detroit. 8
p.m. Tues., Oct. 1.
$28.50-$43.50. Music
Hall Center, 350 Madi-
son, Detroit. (313) 963-
7622.

Hal Holbrook in
Mark Twain Tonight:

The award-winning ac-
tor plays the author. 8
p.m. Sat., Sept. 28.
$29/adult; $26/stu-
dent/senior; $42/golden
circle. Macomb Center
for the Performing Arts.
(810) 286-2222.

The Phantom of the
Opera: The Andrew

Lloyd Webber award-
winning musical based
on Gaston Lero-ux's nov-
el returns to Detroit.
Opens Oct. 15. Through
Dec. 8. 8 p.m. Tues.-Fri.;
2 and 8 p.m. Sat.; 2 and
7:30 p.m. Sun. No per-
formance Oct. 31 or
Nov. 5. Masonic Temple
Theatre. (810) 645-6666
or (313) 832-2232.

The award-winning actor of To Kill 'a
Mockingbird, Roman Holiday and more brings

his one-man show to Detroit's Music Hall Center

at 8 p.m. Tuesday. (313) 963-.7622.

Jewish Theatre from Warsaw:

An original musical based of
Sholem Aleichem's novel Wan-
dering Stars. Featuring a compa-
ny of 35 actors and musicians, and
performed in Yiddish with simul-
taneous English earphone trans-
lations available. 8 p.m. Sat.; 3 and
7:30 p.m. Sun., Oct. 12-13. Masonic
Temple, Scottish Rite Cathedral,
500 Temple Avenue, Detroit. (810)
737-8069.

Kindertransport: The Jewish

Ensemble Theatre presents Diane
Samuel's play, dedicated to the

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miere from JeffDaniels. Previews
through Oct. 3. Opening night 8
p.m. Oct. 4. Through Nov. 17. $10-
$20. Purple Rose Theatre Com-
pany, Chelsea. (313) 475-5817.

Losing Father's Body: Con-

stance Congdon's bizarre comedy.
Thurs.-Sun., Oct. 3-26. $15-$24.
BoarsHead Theater, Lansing.
(517) 484-7805.

Good Friday: A new drama by

Susan Arnold, Attic Theatre's
artistic director. Through Nov. 3.
Call for showtimes and prices. At-
tic Theatre in Trapper's Alley, De-
troit. (313) 963-9339.

The world premiere of
Ari Roth's original dra-
ma about a Jewish
journalist in New York
who's wrestling with
his ideals and trying to
come to grips with him-
-self, his family and his
best friend. Following
the 4:30 p.m. Sunday
matinee, the public is
invited to participate in
a panel discussion on
various topics and is-
sues pertinent to Amer-
ican Jews and
African-American rela-
tions. LAST WEEK-
END, Sept. 27-29.
General admission tick-
ets are $12 and $9 for
students and seniors.
Performance Network,
408 W. Washington,
between First and
Third Streets, Ann Ar-
bor. (313) 663-0681.

Beau Jest: James

Sherman's comedy
about a nice Jewish girl
whose parents think
she's marrying a nice Jewish doc-
tor. 8 p.m. Tues., Thurs.-Fri.; 2
and 8-p.m. Wed.; 6 p.m. Sat.; 2
and 6:30 p.m. Sun. Through Oct.
27. Jest a Second, the sequel
opens Oct. 16-Nov. 17. $18-$32.
Meadow Brook Theatre,
Rochester. (810) 377-3300.

Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat: Sam

Harris plays the title role that he
starred in for two years on the
American tour. Through 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 The-
atre, Detroit. (810) 433-1515.

Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers: The classic musical

is presented at 8 p.m. Thurs.-
Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. Through Oct. 6.
$12-$14. Stagecrafters' Baldwin
Theatre, Royal Oak. (810) 541-
6430.

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Fall Remodeling Show: The

4th annual fall home show fea-
tures products and services for
home and garden, presented by
the Building Industry Associa-
tion of Southeastern Michigan.
2-10 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sat.; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun., Sept.
27-29. $6/adults; $4/seniors;
$3/children 6-12; Free/under 6.
Novi Expo Center, 1-696 and
Novi Rd. (810) 737-4478.

Sunday Stroll: Take a boat tour
through the canals of historic
Creekside Community with the
Detroit Historical Society. 2 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 29. $15. (313) 833-
1405.

Historic Homes Tour: High-

land Park's 9th annual tour cel-
ebrates the city's automotive
history. Guided walking tours
depart every 15 minutes, 10
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 28. $10.
(313) 867-8673.

World Wrestling Federation:

The federation returns to De-
troit. 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27. $12-
$20. Joe Louis Arena, Detroit.
(313) 983-6606.

Railroad Days: Hands-on ac-

tivities, model trains, re-enact-
ments and vintage train cars and
locomotives. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-
Sun., Sept. 28-29. $12.50/adults;
$11.50/seniors; $6.25/kids 5-12;
free/under 5. Greenfield Village,
Dearborn. (313) 271-1976.

Friends of the Rouge Ped-
alfest: Biking to benefit the

Rouge River. 8 a.m. Sat., Sept.
28. Middle Rouge Parkway
(Hines Drive), Wayne County

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