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This Week's Best Bets

BEAUTIFUL
SUNSHINE

Friday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.;
Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m.

Mary Chapin Carpenter sings
`There ain't no cure for my blues
today, except when the paper
says BeauSoleil is coming into
town." Well, brighten up; they're
coming to town. BeauSoleil is
bound to make your toes tap, at
the very least. A zesty mix of
Cajun and zydeco, they kick in
a bit of blues, Tex-Mex and
"anything else that makes it to
Louisiana." 8 p.m. Monday, Dec.
30; $17.50. The Ark, 316 Main,
Ann Arbor. (313) 763-8587.

The Nutcracker

This weekend closes out the holiday favorite — the DSO's pro-
duction of the Tchaikovsky ballet. Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward;
$13-$50. (313) 833-3700.

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Jason D. Williams

The "Rockabilly Wildman" continues the Magic Bag's celebration
of the musical genre. Compared to Jerry Lee Lewis, Williams is
always a sell-out show. 22920 Woodward, Ferndale; $20. (810) 544-
3030.

Saturday, 8 and 10 p.m.

SPIKE AND MIKE

Phil Marcus Esser
and Barbara Bredius

Don Hertzfeldt's Ah,
L'Amour (left) is just one
among the many premieres
— and old favorites — that
will be screened at the Spike
and Mike 4th Annual Sick
and Twisted Animation Fes-
tival, which tours all over
the United States and
Canada and makes its way
to the Magic Bag, 22920
Woodward, Ferndale. 9:30
p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday;
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday;
7 p.m. Saturday; 8 and
10 p.m. Sunday-Monday,
Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thurs-
day, Dec. 24-30, Jan. 1-2. $6.
(810) 544-3030.

Folk standards, show tunes — revisit this pair's musical theatrics.
The Raven, Northville; $12. (810) 349-9420.

Monday, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

A Little Princess

This 1995 film adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic
children's tale can be appreciated by grownups, too. Registration
required. Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. 5th. (313) 994-2333.

Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Betwixt-the-Holidays Storytelling

LaRon Williams tells tales inspired by art and life, with a warm
and enthusiastic style for the whole family. Cranbrook Art Mu-
seum, 1221 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills; $4; $2/students/se-
niors/children. (810) 645-3312.

ONE THRILLING
COMBINATION

Wild Lights

Over 300,000 festive holiday bulbs illuminate 50 animal sculptures
along a 1/2-mile path at the Detroit Zoo. Through Dec. 30. 10 Mile
and Woodward, Royal Oak; $3/adults; $1.50/children. (810) 541-5835.

PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS- CAROL RO

Nine Tony Awards, the Pulitzer
Prize, 5 Drama Desk Awards,
the New York Drama Critics
Award for Best Musical, the
Obie Award ... This combination
has made A Chorus Line Broad-
way's longest-running theatri-
cal production, and original cast
member Baayork Lee directs
and choreographs the produc-
tion visiting Detroit. Opens 8
p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, through
Dec. 29; $25-$62.50. Detroit
Opera House, 1526 Broadway.
(810) 645-6666.

Every day, 5:30-8 p.m.

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