Celebrate!

A mid-winter celebration at the Shulman's.

Blowing Away Winter

An annual January event in West Bloomfield
lifts partygoers out of the doldrums.

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o one can ever
accuse Marci
Rose Shulman
of not knowing
how to have a good time.
For the last decade, Marci
and her husband Marvin have
beaten the January doldrums
by throwing a party with
friends, great food and unique
entertainment.
That's because Marci, a pro-
fessional singer, and many of
her friends are the entertain-
ment. While some of us may
need a karaoke machine in or-
der to carry a tune, not so for
the Shulrnans and company.
Many are professionally trained
singers and musicians, and to-
gether they perform a concert
for the partygoers.
"It all started 11 years ago,

when I decided I wanted to
have a soiree. I invited 35 peo-
ple in the middle of January to
break up the winter," says Mar-
ci. "Nothing was organized. So
I just stood up and sang
Mozart. Every-
one looked at
me, and said,
`Oh my God!',
and then those
who could sing
or play an in-
strument got up
and joined me."
Over the
years, the per-
formances have become more
organized, with rehearsals and
invited entertainers. The par-
ties have also developed
themes, and the invitations are
coveted.

Held in the Shulman home
in West Bloomfield, this year
on Jan. 25, it all began at 7
p.m. when almost 100 guests
arrived with either an hors d'o-
erve or a dessert, and headed
to the lower lev-
el for appetizers.
Around 8,
everyone moved
upstairs for the
2 1/2 hour per-
formance. This
year's theme
was "Summer-
time at the Shul-
mans'," with
guests requested to come in
bathing suits or shorts.
Palm trees, fish, water,
shells, parrots, sea horses and
leis decorated the home, and
lots of songs from South Pacif-

A party that
says wa rmer
days are
ahea d.