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 !MOBBEENIMENIERENEREPINSEVESU rors: 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 •• 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. WHATNOT 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 WHATNOT page 94