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LYNNE KONSTANTIN OUT & ABOUT COLUMNIST
FOR
YOUR EARS
Kenny G will perform with
Toni Braxton 8 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 17; $27.50-$40. The Palace
of Auburn Hills. Call (810) 645-
6666 ...
A Jazz Explosion featuring
Will Downing, Dianne Reeves,
Alex Bugnon, Gerald Albright
and Doc Powell will take place
8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18; $27.50.
Fox Theatre, Woodward, Detroit.
Call (810) 433-1515 ...
Johnny Winter performs
with Rick Derringer 8 p.m. Fri-
day, Jan. 17; $20. Majestic, Wood-
ward, Detroit. Call (810)
645-6666 ...
Storyville performs 8
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9; $9.
Magic Bag, Ferndale. Call
(810) 544-3030 ...
Epitomizing the energy
of Las Vegas, Wayne
Newton performs 3 and 7
p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Mon-
day, Jan. 19-20; $32-$42.
Macomb Center for the
Performing Arts, Macomb
Community College, Clin-
ton Twp. Call (810) 286-
2222 ...
Tricky performs with
Jeru Tha Damaja 6:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 17; $12.
St. Andrew's Hall, E. Con-
gress, Detroit. Call (810)
645-6666 ...
Mall, Livonia. Call (313) 522-
4100 ...
The Origami Guy will demon-
strate the Japanese art of paper
folding 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Ann Arbof District Library, 343
S. Fifth. Call (313) 994-2345 ...
Harry Blackstone, the "In-
ternational Ambassador of Mag-
ic," brings a razzler-dazzler magic
show 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11;
$26; $24/seniors/students. Ma-
comb Center for the Performing
Arts, Clinton Twp. Call (810) 286-
2222 ...
THE ART SCENE
Maureen Schiffman brings her puppet pal Coco to
AND MORE
Wonderland Mall Saturday.
FOR
YOUR EARS
Nexus, a percussion ensemble TICKLE YOUR
with Richard Stoltzman on clar-
inet, performs 8 p.m. Thursday,
FUNNY BONE
Jan. 16; $12-$26. Hill Auditori-
J EWISH NEWS
um, Ann Arbor. Call (800) 221-
1229 ...
The Ameritech Jazz Series pre-
sents pianist McCoy Tyner and
saxophonist Michael Brecker for
an electric performance of "straight
ahead" jazz. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17;
$12-$58. Orchestra Hall, Detroit.
Call (313) 833-3700 ...
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FUN
FOR THE FAMILY
Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul
& Mary, will be joined by 81
members of the temple youth
choirs for this season's Loren B.
Fischer Cultural Arts Series for
Children and their Families,
Sunday, Jan. 12, Temple Beth El,
Bloomfield Hills. Call (810) 851-
1100 ...
Songstress/puppeteer Mau-
reen Schiffman and her puppet
pal Coco perform "Reach for the
Stars," 12 and 3 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 11; no charge. Wonderland
to a northern Michigan resort who
are visited by a mysterious guest.
Previews begin 8 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 16. Through March 9; $10-
$25. Purple Rose Theatre Com-
pany, 137 Park, Chelsea. Call
(313) 475-7902 ...
Jeffrey Bruce will star in Neil
Simon's Plaza Suite, Friday-
Sunday, Jan. 10-12 and Jan. 17-
19; $13; $11/seniors/students.
Croswell Opera House, 129 E.
Maumee St., Adrian. Call (517)
264-7469 ...
The Woman in Black, a ghost
story adapted from Susan Hill's
novel, will run through Feb.
2; $18-$26.50. Meadow
Brook Theatre, Oakland
University, Rochester Hills.
Call for showtimes, (810)
377-3300 ...
Sharing the stage and screen
with Frank Sinatra, Mary Tyler
Moore, Letterman and Leno,
John Byner is a timeless come-
dian. He appears 8:30 p.m. Thurs-
day ($10; $20.96/dinner package);
8:15 and 10:45 p.m. Friday-Sat-
urday ($12; $23.95/dinner pack-
age), Jan. 16-18. Joey's Comedy
Club, 5070 Schaeffer, Dearborn.
Call (313) 684-8885.
THE
BIG SCREEN
Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lem-
mon and Tony Curtis star in
Some Like it Hot, screening at
8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 10-11; $2.50. Redford
Theatre, 17360 Lahser at Grand
River, Detroit. Call (313) 531-
4407 ...
ON Kim THE
STAGE
Carney's Labor Day
tells
the tale of two couples traveling
The University of Michi-
gan's Museum of Art's
Friday Teas at Three
presents Conversations
with Collectors, hearing
from collectors whose
works are on display in the
museum's Michigan Col-
lects exhibition, plus teas
and pastries from Zinger-
man's. 3 p.m. Friday, Jan.
17; $5. 525 S. State. Call
(313) 764-0395 ...
The Birmingham Bloom-
field Art Association features
Extending Boundaries:
Contemporary Relief
Prints, an exhibition of
three Michigan artists' prints. 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday,
through Jan. 27. 1516 S. Cran-
brook Road, Birmingham. Call
(810) 644-0866 ...
Call for Artists: Applications
are now available for the 1997
Greektown Art Fair, to be held
May 16-18. Entry deadline is Feb.
21. Call (313) 662-3382 ...
John Barrymore's real ambition was to become a painter. Broth-
er of Ethel and Lionel — and grandfather of Drew Barrymore
— John was to become the most gifted of the Barrymore actors.
Now, Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music) plays the ti-
tle role in Barrymore, William Luce's one-man-show recreating
the final year of the actor's life (1942). 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday-
Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14-19; $26.50-
$41.50. Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit. (313) 963-2366.
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Local psychotherapist and
writer Susan Wolf Sternberg
will discuss her book, A Year of
Miracles: A Healing Journey from
Cancer to Wholeness, at Ann Ar-
bor's Booked for Lunch 12:10-1
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Ann Ar-
bor District Library, 343 S. Fifth.
Call (313) 994-2352 ...
Borders Writers' Powwow c j.
kicks off with David Sosnowski,
Detroit-based author ofRapture.
Discuss character sketches, choos-
ing an agent and more. 6:30 p.m. g;
Sunday, Jan. 12. Borders Book g
Shop, Birmingham. Call (810)
644-1515 ...
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Henry Rollins quit a
career of scooping ice
cream to become
lead singer for Black
Flag in 1981. He has
since formed his own
band — the Rollins
Band — published
books of poetry by a
publishing company
he started himself,
given spoken word
performances and
publicly promotes
the hazards of drug
use. 8 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 17; $13.50.
Michigan Theater,
Ann Arbor. (810)
645-6666.