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Jungle Man
Saturday, 8 p.m.
Detroit native Tim Allen — funny guy
turned good guy — will host, along with his
wife, Laura, a benefit premiere of his new
film, Jungle 2 Jungle — a remake of the
French film An Indian in the City — co-star-
ring Martin Short and Lolita Davidovich. The
premiere will benefit Lighthouse of Oakland
County, a nonprofit human services agency
which assists low-income families and se-
niors. Sunday, March 2. Benefactor Gala:
$200, includes reception the preceding night;
Patron Premiere: $100/adults, $50/children,
includes reserved seating and afterglow at
Second City; general admission: $20, includes
screening only Call for showtimes, (810) 253-
3717, or Ticketmaster at (810) 645-6666.
A Poet's Voice
Local filmmaker Kathy Vander will host the premiere of her film,
A Poet's Voice, documenting Detroit poet Naomi Long Madgett,
with a cameo by James Earl Jones. $30. The Scarab Club, Detroit.
(810) 542-8935.
ttiraai, 8 p.m.
The Flying Karamazov Brot e
The comedic theater juggling troupe performs "Sharps, Flats and
Accidentals." Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, one mile east
of Lakeside Mall. (810) 286-2222.
Saturday, 8 p.mJJPM JCC;
Sunday, 3 p.m./Maple-Drake JCC
Look Who's Laughing
The inimitable Jackie Mason, pictured,
is featured in just one of four programs of !,
Jewish interest scheduled for PBS's March
1997 pledge drive. The "Festival" includes:
"Jackie Mason: Look Who's Laughing,"
filmed at the London Palladium before an
enthusiastic crowd, to be aired 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5; "Israel Beyond the •
Horizon: A Journey from Heaven to Earth,"
divided into eight segments of aerial cine-
matography of spectacular views of Israel's
natural beauty, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March
9; "A Laugh, a Tear, a Mitzvah," celebrat-
ing 20th-century Jewish life in America,
6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9; 'The Israel Phil-
harmonic Orchestra: A 60th Anniversary
Gala," conducted by Zubin Mehta and
Daniel Berenboim, starring Itzhak Perl-
man, Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman,
and hosted by Itzhak Perlman, 8 p.m. Sun-
day, March 9.
Man , God , Society and Puppets
Mikhael Alexanderovitch Chossid, general director of St. Peters-
burg's Interstudio, will amuse and enlighten on the state of art, so-
ciety and Judaism in Russia, in two separate events. (810) 557-2274.
Sunday, 2 p.m.
Robyn Helzner
The singer and guitarist will perform a joyous celebration of
contemporary Jewish folk music. Birmingham Temple, Farming-
ton Hills. (810) 477-1410.
Sunday, 7:30 p.m./Maple-Drake JCC; **PI
Monday, 12:45 p.mJJPM JCC
East and West
The Yiddish Film Series presents the classic Yiddish film at two
locations. (810) 356-6668.
The Irish Rovers
Prehistoric Pitter Patter
The group brings its robust vocal harmonies, penny whistles, man-
dolins, banjos and more to the Southfield Pavilion. $18-$20. (810)
354-9603.
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Danny Diplodocus, Big Bad Baby Rex, Truland Tricer-
atops III and Tina Titanosaurus will all be on hand at
Dinorock Productions' puppet musical, Dinosaur Ba-
bies. The family show features prehistoric puppets ex-
plaining, through song and story, about fossils, instinctive
behavior, geography and how all babies relate to their
world. For children at least 3 years old. 2 p.m. Sun-
day, March 9. $7.50. Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester.
(810) 377-3300.
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