AUDITIONS Oct. 11-12, $10. Dinner packages available. 5070 Schaefer, Dear- born. (313) 584-8885. Music Study Club of Metro- politan Detroit: Women who love to sing are invited to join. Re- Chaplin's Comedy Club: Frank hearsals held 10-11:30 a.m. every Miles, Fri.-Sat., Oct. 11-12. 8:30 Thurs. Room 101, Southfield Cen- p.m. weekdays, $5; 8:30 and 10:30 tre for the Arts, Mt. Vernon (for- p.m. Fri.-Sat, $10.34244 Groes- merly B'nai David). (810) beck, Clinton Township. (810) 792-1902. 541-8751. Great Lakes Chorus: Women of all ages, no sight-reading nec- essary. Meets 7:30-10 p.m. every Tues. Henry Ford II High School, Clinton River Road, Sterling Heights. (810) 731-2834. DANCE Mark Morris Dance Group: The dancers present a program with live music, celebrating Jo- hannes Brahms. 8 p.m. Wed., Oct. 16. $20-$40. Power Center, Arm Arbor. (313) 764-2538. - Bel Canto Choral Society will schedule auditions by appoint- ment for women who read music and enjoy singing a wide variety Aida and the Middle Eastern of music. Rehearsals take place in Southfield. Call Fre- da Mendelson, (810) 352- 8037. Symphony Orchestra Hall. (313) 833-3700. yo tricks on board. Puppet show with Michael Brody and his Grandpa Cratchet. 1 and 2:30 Phantom of the Opera: An all- p.m. Sundays through October. new adaptation, presented by $7/kids aged 2-10; $8/adults. ($2 Youtheatre. Sat.-Sun., Oct. 12-13. additional for puppet show.) Coe $7. Mercy High School Auditori- Railroad, 840 N. Pontiac Trail, um, 11 Mile and Middlebelt, Walled Lake. (810) 960-9440. Farmington Hills. (313) 963-2366. Detroit Zoo: Fall hours are 10 Halloween Soup: The comical a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. melodrama/musical is spooky fun Sun. $7.50 ages 13-6145.50 ages for the family (ages 3 1/2 and up). 62 and over/$4.50 kids 2-12. 1-696 7:30 p.m. Fri.; 2:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and Woodward Avenue, Royal Through Oct. 27. $5.50. The Mar- Oak. (810) 398-0903. quis Theatre, 135 E. Main, Northville. (810) 349-8110. FILM EarthQuest: Cranbrook's inter- active exhibition educates on sim- ple, fun and effective ways to preserve and protect the world. COMEDY Forgotten Harvest's Comedy Night V: The ben- efit for hunger relief features Louie Anderson and comic magician Michael Finney. 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 12. Music Hall Theatre. (810) 350- FOOD. Capitol Steps: Musical po- litical satire. 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 13. $24/adult; $22/stu- dent/senior. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. (810) 286-2222. Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle: Open Mike Night with Totally Unrehearsed Theatre, 8:30 p.m. every Tues. All others: 8:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 8:15 and 10:45 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 7:30 p.m. Sun. $6/weeknights, $12/week- ends. 269 E. Fourth St., Roy- al Oak. (810) 542-9900. Totally Unrehearsed Theatre: Open Mike Night, 9 p.m. every Wed., $3. First Place Bar and Grill, Canton, (810) 478-7154; 9 p.m. every Thurs., $3. Timbers Seafood Grille/Bananas Comedy Club, Novi, (810) 478-7154. a Dance Ensemble: Bring a brown bag lunch. 12:15-1 p.m. Tues., Oct. 15. Detroit Public Li- brary's Noontime Concert Series, Woodward. (313) 833-4042. Second City: One Nation Unde- cided, the new show pokes fun at the upcoming elections. 8 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; additional show at 10:30 Fri.-Sat. $8/Wed. thru Oct.; $14/Thurs.; $16 Fri.; $19/Sat.; $12/Sun. Through Dec. Best of Second City, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays. $7. Next to the Fox Theatre, De- The Symphony and the Sor- troit. (313) 965-2222. cerer: The DSO and Landis and Company Theatre of Magic spin Joey's Comedy Club: John Di- a spooky tale. 11:30 a.m. and 2 Costa, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., p.m. Sat., Oct. 12. $7-$18. Detroit FAMILY 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7; $4/children, seniors; af- ter 6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $5/adults; $4/children, seniors. Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1221 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. (810) 645-3200. Family Train Ride: Take an hour-long train trip through marshlands and the Wooded Bird Sanctuary. Magic show and yo- Sat.-Sun. $6.50/$4.50 students, seniors, includes admission to museum. 5020 John R, Detroit. (313) 577-8400. POP/CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Harry Connick Jr.: 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 16. $19.50-$24.50. State Theatre, Woodward, De- troit. (313) 961-5450. Los Lobos With Nil Lara. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17. $20-$30. Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. (810) 645-6666. Detroit Film Theatre presents Secrets and Lies (England, 1996, Porno for Pyros: With Fun dir. Mike Leigh). Winner of the Lovin' Criminals. 8 p.m. Wed., Grand Prize (Palme d'Or). 7 and Oct. 16. $20. The Sanctum, 65 E. 9:30 p.m. Fri.; 4, 7 and 9:30 Huron, Pontiac. (810) 333-2362. p.m. Sat.; 4 and 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 11-13. DF7' Monday Se- The Platters, the Drifters and ries presents Paris was a the Coasters: 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. Woman (England, 1995, dir. 11. $36/adult; $32/student/senior. Greta Schiller). A documen- Macomb Center for the Perform- tary of the community of ing Arts. (810) 286-2222. women writers, artists, pho- tographers and editors in Harry Belafonte: 8 p.m. Sat., Paris in early 20th century. Oct. 12. $36/adult; $32/stu- 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 14. dent/senior. Macomb Center for $5.50/$4.50 seniors and stu- the Performing Arts. (810) 286- dents. DIA, 5200 Woodward, 2222. Detroit. (313) 833-2323. KISS: 8 p.m. Wed.-Thurs, Oct. Redford Theatre Fall 16-17. $50. The Palace of Auburn Film Series presents The Hills. (810) 645-6666. King and I, starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. 8 p.m. Russ Freeman and the Rip- Fri.; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. pingtons: 8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 16. 11-12. $2.50. 17360 Lahser $30. Royal Oak Music Theafre. Road at Grand River, Detroit. (810) 645-6666. (313) 537-2560. 7th House: Joanna Connor, 8 Detroit Library Classic p.m. Fri., Oct. 11, $8; Nil Lara, 8 Films Series presents Lilies p.m. Tues., Oct. 15, $6; Patti Grif- of the Field and Anastasia. 7 fin, 8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17, $8. 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 11-12. N. Saginaw, Pontiac. (810) 335- Friends Auditorium of the 8100. Main Library, Woodward. (313) 833-4048. Sanctum: Outkast, 8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17. E. Huron, Pon- Stagecrafters Silent Film tiac. (810) 333-2362. Series presents The Hunch- back of Notre Dame, starring Magic Bag Theatre: Rod Piaz- Lon Chaney. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., za and the Mighty Fliers, 8 p.m. Oct. 11-12. $10. Historic Sat., Oct. 12, $15; Mary McGuire, Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. 9 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17, $5; Alpha Lafayette, Royal Oak. (810) Soma, every Sun., 9 p.m. $5. Mon- 541-6430. day Night Football, on the biggest Big Screen in Detroit, 8 p.m. every Magic Bag Theatre pre- Mon., no cover. Woodward, north Z sents Willy Wonka and the of 9 Mile, Ferndale. (810) 544- Chocolate Factory. Film 3030. starts at 9:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 16. $2. Woodward, north of 9 Mile, The Shelter at St. Andrew's Ferndale. (810) 544-3030. Hall: Red Five, 10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 11, $3; Fiesty Cadavers, 6 p.m. Detroit Science Center Omn.- Sat., Oct. 12, $6. 431 E. Congress, imax Theatre presents Titani- Detroit. (313) 963-7237. ca, documenting the expeditions to explore the sunken shipwreck. The Ark: Drivetrain, Fri., Oct. 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. 11, $6; Patty Larkin, Sat., Oct. 12, Mon., Wed., Fri.; 1, 2 and 3 p.m. $12.50; Sons of the Never Wrong, Sat.-Sun. Destiny in Space con- Sun., Oct. 13, $10; the Kennedys, tinues at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon Tues., Oct. 15; the Nields, Thurs., and 1 p.m. Tues., Thurs.; 4 p.m. Oct. 17, $10. New location at 316 go