What To Do, What To Do ... FOR YOUR EARS MORE FOR Have a Merle Saunders weekend with Soulsun 8 p.m. Sat- YOUR EARS Barry Manilow performs Sat- urday-Sunday, May 17-18. $15; $25/two-day pass. Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale. Call (810) 544-3030 ... Offspring performs with A.F.I. and L7 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18. $15. State Theatre, 2115 Woodward, Detroit. Call (313) 961-5450 ... Rahsaan Patterson opens for Me'Shell Ndgeocello 8 p.m. Sunday, May 18. $15. Clutch Car- go's, 65 E. Huron, Pontiac. Call (248) 333-2362 ... The Rugburns, featuring the guy in the Jewel video, perform 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Magic Stick, Woodward, Detroit. Call (313) 833-9700 ... Echo and the Bunnymen appear Friday, May 23. $20. Clutch Cargo's, 65 E. Huron, Pon- tiac. Call (248) 333-2362 ... Former lead singer of the Blessings William Topley per- forms his blend of blues, gospel and Caribbean rhythms 8 p.m. Sunday, May 25. $6. Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale. Call (248) 544-3030 ... director Herschell Gordon Lewis, 2000 Maniacs and She Devils on Wheels. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. No cover. 22920 Wood- ward, Ferndale. Call (248) 544- urday, May 17. Wharton Center, 3030 ... E. Lansing. Call for information, Judy Garland and Van John- (248) 645-6666 ... son star in In the Temple Israel presents Good Old Summer- An Evening on Broad- time 8 p.m. Friday; 2 way with Cantors Harold and 8 p.m. Saturday, Orbach and Stephen Dubov May 30-31. $2.50. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18. Redford Theatre, West Bloomfield. Call (248) 17360 Lahser Road, 661-5700 ... Detroit. (313) 383- 0133. LYNNE KONSTANTIN FUN FOR THE FAMILY Southfield Centre for the THE ART SCENE Detroit Artists Market and the OUT & ABOUT COLUMNIST Arts' Kids Koncert presents the singing and dancing of The Pur- ple Dinosaur 1:30 p.m. Satur- day, May 17. $3.25. Southfield Parks and Recreation, 26000 Evergreen. Call (248) 424-9022 ... THE BIG SCREEN Magic Bag presents Thomas Video's Cult Classic Tuesdays' presentation of two films from cult Michigan Potters Association pre- sents Clay Dominant, a mixed media exhibition, plus Talk, an installation by Amy Kelly run- ning concurrently. Opening Re- ception 5-8 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Through June 20. 300 River Place, Detroit. Call (313) 393- 1770 ... Author, lecturer and professor Jerry Heron discusses Nostal- gia for the Future: Architec- ture, Restoration and its Discontents 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day, May 22. Cranbrook Art Museum, 1221 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. Call (248) 645- 3312 ... This weekend, the Cartoon Network will really have our Speed going — and going, and going — joined by Mom and Pops, girl friend 'Trixie, little brother Spridle and many others during a "Speed Racer Marathon." Based on the Japanese comic book Mach, Go Go Go, creator Tatsuo Yoshida began his own production com pany which debuted Speed in 1965: Tune in noon-7 p.m. Sa.tur- day, May 17, on Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network. t rait of a Lady WHATNOT The Michigan Parkinson Foundation will hold a Fun- Walk to benefit the founda- tion. Check in 9:30-10 a.m. Saturday, May 17. Four loca- tions; for information, call (313) 745-2000 ... The fourth annual flower and garden expo, Royal Oak in Bloom, will be 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 18. Royal Oak City Hall library municipal parking lot. Call (248) 541- 7041 ... ANN ARBOR Hey '80s fans. Erasure per- forms 8 p.m. Friday, May 23. $27.50. Hill Auditorium, N. University, Ann Arbor. Call (313) 763-TKTS ON 89X THE HORIZON Birthday Bash featur- 92 Comedienne Sheila Kay performs next Thursday-Saturday in Ann Arbor. ing Beck, May 28, Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre ... Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band, May 30, Pine Knob ... If you missed its brief visit at theaters, not to worry. Henry James' Portrait of a Lady --- starring Nicole Kidxnan, John Malkovich and Barbara Hershey and directed by The Piano's Jane Campion will return to the big screen at Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday; 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 20-21. $6.50; $5/st-udents/seniors. 603 E. Liberty. (313) , , 668-8480. : •,2 • Ns-szii‘",