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Universal Mother
The Dublin-born Sinead O'Connor's
experimental, emotional and innova-
tive style — personally and musically
—. have led her down a turbulent ca-
reer path. Yet above all else, she is still
that: an experimental, emotional and
innovative musician. Hear her 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24. $12.50-$18.50 Mead-
ow Brook.
Friday, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 6 and 9:30 p.m.;
Sunday, 4 p.m.
Bowlskie Wedding
Stan and Stacey get hitched! Spare Me Productions presents an
interactive theatrical experience of bowling, dancing, brewing and
lots of eating while attending the mock Polish wedding of the cen-
tury — as "Stan PinsIde" and "Stacey Bowlskie" tie the knot. Roy-
al Oak Lanes, 1017 S. Washington, Royal Oak. (248) 584-0613.
Sunday, 6 p.m.
Streetcorner
The music of the '50s and '60s will be performed at the Neigh-
borhood Project Summer Concert. Inglenook Park, Southfield. No
charge. (248) 967-1112.
Grand
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Begins Monday
New Yiddish Culture
If you're planning a trip to Toronto, be sure to visit "Ashkenaz: A
Festival of New Yiddish Culture": jazzman John Zorn's Bar Kokh-
ba, the Klezmatics, Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, The Epstein
Brothers (fromA Tickle in the Heart), children's events, a parade,
crafts, theater, food and much more. Through Sept. 1. Harbourfront
Centre Summer Music series, 410 Queens Quay West, Toronto.
Call for details, (416) 973-4000.
James Brown and Lit-
tle Richard, birthing
exhibits (cows), horse
shows, carnival rides,
racing pigs, children's
entertainment, Ele-
phant Ears, apple bob-
bing, hula hoop and hot
potato contests, and
don't forget the cherry
spitting contest: The
1997 Michigan State
Fair is about to com-
mence! First held in
1849, this year's fair offers theme days,
the Verve Pipe, Joe Walsh and more. Tues-
day-Monday, Aug. 19-Sept. 1. $9; $2/un-
der 11; free/under 2; $5/parking. Michigan
State Fairgrounds, Eight Mile and Wood-
ward, Detroit. Call for times, (313) 369-
8250.
Wednesday, 12:10 p.m.;
Thursday, 7:30 pan.
Strokes Of Genius
The life of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollack is traced by his
wife, fellow artists and friends in this video, narrated by Dustin
Hoffman. No charge. U-M Museum of Art Media Room, 525 S.
State, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-0395.
Thursday, 8 p.m.
The Articles
Celebrate the release of the Jamaican jazz and ska band's new CD,
Moon Ska, with special guests Adjusters. $6. 7th House, 7 N. Sag-
inaw, Pontiac. (248) 335-8100.
Thursday, 6 p.m.
Bad Boy Violinist
Picnic On The Plaza
To benefit the Ford Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival, the summer's
hippest picnic will kick off the four-day jazz fest with an evening
of music, food, dancing and fun on the patio of Detroit's Hart Plaza.
$100. (313) 962-4303.
PHOTO BY RAN KIN/EMI RECO RDS
The Farmington Area Philharmonic is
going global: British violin virtuoso Nigel
Kennedy, who has the top-selling classi-
cal album of all time, will perform
Beethoven's Violin Concerto in one of his
two stops in the U.S. Called "the artful
dodger of classical music," Kennedy is
making his comeback after five years of
exile from the stage. 8 p.m. Friday, Aug.
29. $15-$40. Fuerst Auditorium at Novi
High School, Novi. (248) 478-2075.
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