4P at What To Do, What To Do • • • 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 cr) L. ,„ • Also at the NIagic Bag, Detroit celebrities, Niagra and Ron perform together as = Asheton cr) — Dark Carnival for their CD re- w lease party, 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9; $5. Call (810) 544-1991... cc AND MORE FOR w, YOUR EARS 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.