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Capture The Spirit

Partake in seven weekends of merriment: Begin-
ning Saturday, Aug. 16, you can time travel back to
the 16th century at the 18th annual Michigan Re-
naissance Festival. Peasants,
musicians, villagers, the Roy-
al Court of King Morgan and
Queen Eleanor, theater, games
(as in the All Sport Press-A-
Wench, pictured), rides, food,
crafts ... Plus, each weekend
will feature a special theme
with additional events: Aug.
16-17, A Child's Fairy Tale;
Aug. 23-24, Renaissance Ro-
mance; Aug. 30-31, Sept. 1, Fol-
low the Silk Road; Sept. 6-7,
High Seas Adventure; Sept. 13-
14, Highland Fling; Sept. 20-
21, Harvest Huzzah; and Sept.
27-28, Sweet Endings. If you've
never been, now's the time.
$12.95; $5.95/children 5-12;
free/children 4 and under. Fif-
teen-acre village of Hollygrove, one mile north of
Mount Holly on Dixie Highway, Holly. (800) 601-
4848.

Friday, noon-1 a.m.;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m.;
Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Heritage Festival

Rubber duckies, dead presidents, hot air balloons, Detroit Edi-
son lumberjack show, juried arts and crafts show, historic homes
tour, petting zoo, casino tent, jazz and blues bands and more are
on-hand at the 19th annual festival. No charge for most events.
Along the Huron River, Ypsilanti. (313) 483-4444.

Sunday, 7 p.m.

Gemini

Twin brothers San and Las Slomovits celebrate family life with
its fun, warm music. Bring a chair or blanket; no charge. Roth-
stein Park, behind the JPM JCC. (248) 967-1112.

Sunday, 7 p.m.

Greg Staples

Native Detroit noted violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Or-
chestra will be the featured artist in an outdoor concert in Temple
Israel's new Wasserman Pavilion, West Bloomfield. No charge.
(248) 661-5700.

Monster Madness

Monday, 12:45 p.m.

Three-headed harlequins, skeletons, vam-
pires, devils and ghosts — these are a few
of the marionettes and rod puppets to be
found in the DIA's exhibition "Fabulous
Monsters: Fantasy Marionettes from the
Paul McPharlin Collection," including the
1937 American skeleton by artist Frank
Paris, pictured. Also, Shakespearian fan-
tasy characters Oberon, King of the Faeries
from A Midsummer Night's Dream and
Ariel from The Tempest. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Satur-
day-Sunday. Through Nov. 2. 5200 Wood-
ward, Detroit. (313) 833-7900.

PH OTO BY MAR I NA CHAVEZ

This Week's Best Bets

Cafe Europa

Featuring the Jewish music of performer Ben Opengayn, the cafe
is an opportunity for Holocaust survivors to "schmooze, eat, drink
coffee and listen to wonderful Yiddish music." Bring children and
grandchildren for this celebration of life. JPM JCC. (248) 356-6668.

Wednesday, 8 p.m.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

With an all-star lineup — minus founding member Jimmie Vaugh-
an, Stevie Ray's big brother — the Thunderbirds still pack a punch
with their rocky Chicago blues from Texas. $17. 7th House, 7 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac. (248) 335-8100.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Sweet As ...Wilco

Wilco, rising from the ashes of the late,
great Uncle Tupelo, has maintained that
band's roots of a weird hybrid of coun-
try/punk. Jeff Tweedy, Wilco's principal
songwriter, says of the two-record set Be-
ing There, the band's latest release, "It's a
look at the emotional experience of song-
writing from the inside out." Check out
Wilco, opening for Sheryl Crow (you already
know what she looks like), with Michael
Penn. 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. $20-$27.50.
Meadow Brook. (248) 645-6666.

Susan Shapiro

The West Bloomfield native, New York City resident and author
of The Male to Female Dictionary will read from and sign copies of
her first volume of poetry, Internal Medicine. Barnes and Noble,
West Bloomfield. (248) 626-6804.

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