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LYNNE KONSTANTIN OUT & ABOUT COLUMNIST
FOR YOUR EARS
Rocket from the Crypt and Ten-
derloin will open up for the orig-
inal hard-edged grungers,
Soundgarden, Tuesday, Nov.
12; $18. The Palace of Auburn
Hills. Call (810) 645-6666 ...
Royal Oak Music Theatre is
the venue to catch Blackhawk,
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10; $19.
Call (810) 645-6666 ...
Better than Ezra will appear
with Satchel and James Hall at
the new Clutch Cargo's (former-
ly the Sanctum), 6 p.m. Satur-
day, Nov. 9; $12.50. 65 E. Huron,
Pontiac. Call (810) 338-2828 ...
The world's premier Na-
tive American flutist, It Car-
los Nakai, melds his
classical training on the cedar
flute with a spectrum of mu-
sical genres. 7 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 10; $15 and $20. Whar-
ton Center for Performing
Arts, East Lansing. Call (517)
332-3360 ...
Phish — the cool band
with Jewish members —
swims our way 7:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Nov. 9; $22.50. The
Palace of Auburn Hills. Call
(810) 645-6666 ...
At the Fox Theatre, News-
boys and Geoff Moore and
the Distance will perform,
7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9;
$18.50. Call (810) 433-1515 ...
Two shows worth the while
at the Michigan Theatre in Ann
Arbor: Big Head Todd and the
Monsters with the Ugly Amer-
icans, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8;
$19.50; and Eric Bogosian, per-
forming "Wake up and Smell the
Coffee," 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9;
$15 and $19.50. Call (810) 645-
6666 ...
The Magic Bag of Ferndale
presents "a hootenanny of hot rod
momentum": Ronnie Dawson
brings his rockabilly to town 8
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10; $8. 22920
Woodward. Call (810) 544-1991
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— Dark Carnival for their CD re-
w lease party, 9 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 9; $5. Call (810) 544-1991...
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AND MORE FOR
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1= The DSO's got rhythm; they
present From Broadway to
Porgy: A Centennial Tribute
to Ira Gershwin, with a little
help from the Southfield-Lath-
rup High School Madrigals. 8
p.m. Thursday; 8:30 p.m. Friday-
Saturday; and 3 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 14-17; $16-$40. Detroit
Symphony Orchestra Hall. Call
(313) 833-3700 ...
Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Con-
cert House presents Croissant
Concert: Flute Fantasy, fea-
turing 10 of the area's favorite
and finest flutists performing
arrangements from Baroe,to
popular. 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
9; $9-$12. 415 N. Fourth, Aim Ar-
bor. Call (313) 769-2999 ...
Also at Kerrytown, A Tribute
to Schubert with the Anacapa
Air
low- ing
GOOD AND EVIL: THE CONCERT
Book Shop, Birmingham. Call
(810) 644-1515 ...
THE BIG. SCREEN
George Burns, Teri Garr and
John Denver star in Oh, God,
8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat-
urday, Nov. 8-9; $2.50. Redford
Theatre, 17360 Lahser, Detroit.
Call (313) 537-2560 ...
ON THE STAGE
The Grosse Pointe Theatre
continues its season with its pro-
duction of Christopher Hamp-
ton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(Dangerous Liaisons), based on
the 1782 novel by Pierre Choder-
los de Laclos. 8 p.m. Wednesday-
Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
13-23; $12. 315 Fisher Road. Call
(313) 881-4004 ...
The Village Players of
Birmingham presents a musi-
cal filled with fun and frolic: Guys
and Dolls is based on a story by
Damon Runyon. 8 p.m. Friday-
Satui-day, Nov. 8-23; 2 p.m. Sun-
day, Nov. 17; $14/adults;
$12/students. 752 Chester, south
of Maple. Call (810) 644-2075 ...
John Berendt, author ofMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,
will host a jazz concert integrating the legendary songs of corn-
poser/lyricist Johnny Mercer with the best-selling book, trans-
porting the ambiance of Savannah, Ga., to the concert stage. 8
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9;.$18-$30. Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor. (313)
763-3100.
THE ART SCENE
The Mental Illness Research As-
sociation (MIRA) will hold its
First Annual Antique Pre-
view Show and Sale, to bene-
String Quartet, 8 p.m. Satur- fit brain research. More than 70
day, Nov. 9; $5-$15. Call (313) dealers from around the country
769-2999 ...
will bring antique toys, quilts,
Violinist Lenore Weinstock Oriental rugs, glassware, iron
performs with harpsichordist works and lots more for display
Jennifer Gale at the Uzelac and sale, plus hors d'oeuvres and
Gallery, where the paintings of a cash bar, beginning 6:30 p.m.
viola virtuoso Emanuel Vardi Friday, Nov. 8; $60. Shotwell-
are exhibited in conjunction with Gustafson Pavilion, Oakland
this concert. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. University campus, Rochester.
8. 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac - Call Call (800) 896-MIRA ...
(810) 332-5257 ...
West Bloomfield's 13th An-
nual Art and Craft Sale will be
FUN FOR THE FAMILY
held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
9; $1; seniors free. West Bloom-
Have some musical fun with the field High School, 4925 Orchard
kids; they'll never suspect it's Lake Road. Call (810) 738-3390
good for them, too! The DSO pre-
sents Elementary, My Dear Wat-
son, a musical Sherlock Holmes WHATNOT
mystery that teaches school kids The Professional Figure Skat-
the elements of music. 10:30, and ing Championships, featuring
11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday- two days of head-to-head compe-
Friday, Nova 12, 14-15; $12-$46. tition, includes Olympic and
Detroit Symphony Orchestra world champions Brian Boitano,
Hall. Call (313) 833-3700 ...
Viktor Petrenko, Katarina Witt
Puppeteer/songstress Mau- and more. 7:30 p.m. Sunday-
reen Schiffman and her pup- Monday, Nov. 10-11; $25-$37.50.
pet pal Coco will perform her The Palace of Auburn Hills. Call
show, "Oceans Are Books," 11 (810) 645-6666 ...
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, Borders
Phish performs at
the Palace, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
YOU GOTTA HAVE ART
The Birmingham Temple will host its 24th annual Juried Fine
Arts Show and Sale, featuring works by Bruce Thayer, shown
above, and over 125 other artists of painting, ceramics, wood,
metal, fiber, photography, jewelry and more. An Opening Night
Gala will be held 7-10:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, with wine, hors
d'oeuvre and jazz; $10. The show continues 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-
urday-Sunday, Nov. 9-10, with an Art Cafe and entertainment.
28611 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. (810) 626-5307.