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Friday, 8 p.m.

For Your Ears

The King of Cabaret

Get ready for the millenium with Phil Marcus Esser, who will take a look at
the last hundred years in a song retrospective titled "The Century's Turning."
$-10. Oakland Community College's Royal Oak Campus, Lila-Jones Johnson
Theatre, 739 Washington, Royal Oak. (248) 544-4903.

Saturday, 2 p.m.

Heroes and Heroines of E

Storyteller Barbara Jones Clark regales children and adults with tales about
the heroes and heroines in biblical stories and folklore from ancient Egypt. In
conjunction with the "Splendors of Ancient Egypt" exhibition. Free with muse-
um admission ($4 adults/$1 children). Detroit Institute of Arts. 5200
Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313) 833-4005.

Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Touch of Robert Hunter

The lyricist for virtually every Grateful Dead classic over 30 years — from the
early "Dark Star" to the Dead's last great song, "Days Between," including
favorites like "Truckin'" and "Touch of Grey," Robert Hunter is also a published
poet and performer in his own right. Hear this master wordsmith at the Power
Center for the Performing Arts, Ann Arbor. $20. (313) 763-TKTS or (248)
645-6666.

Monday, 8 p.m.

Crusader for Justice

Ever since his 6-year-old son, Adam, was abducted and murdered in 1981,
John Walsh, host of "America's Most Wanted," has spearheaded the search for
America's missing children and been a leader in the quest for justice for all vic-
tims of violent crime. Hear him discuss his new book, Tears of Rage, at the newly
opened Borders in Birmingham. 34300 Woodward. (248) 203-0005.

Contemporary jazz artist Paul
Ventimiglia performs selections from
his debut solo recording, II Bacio. 1
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Borders,
34300
Woodward,
Birmingham.
Call (248) 203-
0005.
The Jayhawks
bring their root-
sy Americana
music, with spe-
cial guest Freddy
Jones, to Clutch
GAIL
Cargo's Sunday,
ZIMMERMAN
Oct. 5. Doors at
Arts and
7 p.m. $12.50.
Entertainment
65 E. Huron,
Editor
Pontiac. (248)
333-2362.
"Michigan's answer to Harry
Connick Jr., saxophonist,/flutist/vocal-
ist Paul VomHagen celebrates the
release of his second CD on
Schoolkid's Records, Parisian Protocol,
with a performance 8 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 5. The-Ark, 316 S. Main St.,
Ann Arbor. $10. (313) 761-1451.
Combining contemporary jazz with
hip-hop grooves, saxophonist Eric
Marienthal, enjoying radio play with
his new CD, Easy Street, is joined by
keyboardist Jeff Lorber, who mixes
funk, melody and R&B with a bit of
electric jazz in his new CD, State of
Grace. Hear them at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 7, at the Magic Bag, 22920
Woodward, Ferndale. $17. Call (248)

The Michigan Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces
raises funds to meet the educational, social and recre-
ational needs of Israel's active duty soldiers and their
families. Israeli-born singer/songwriter David Broza
entertains at MFIDF's second annual fund-raising
dinner. $150 per/person. Palace of Auburn Hills.
(248) 546-2003.

David Broza

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Eric Marienthal

Photo by Marina Chavez

David Broza
at the MFIDF

10/3
1997

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The Jayhawks: Gag Louris, Karen
Grotberg, Tim O'Reagan and Marc
Perlman.

544-3030.
Singer/songwriter Maia Sharp was
thrown out of the Lilith Fair for treat-
ing concert-goers to free ice cream and
CD samplers of her debut album
Hardly Glamour. But you can hear her
perform Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7th
House. Doors at 7:30. $6. 7 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac. Call (248) 335-
3540.
Dubbed the "Queen of Folkabilly"
by Rolling Stone, Grammy winner
Nanci Griffith returns to Ann Arbor
with the Blue Moon Orchestra, featur- 4
ing the Crickets, 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 8. Power Center, 121 Fletcher
Road. $25. Call (248) 645-6666.
Hailing
from San
Francisco
and blend-
ing sounds
from rock,
pop, jazz,
4
folk and
blues, Box
Set (many
of whom
are alumni
of the
University
of
Michigan)
Maia Sharp
appear 8
p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9, at The Ark. 316 S.
Main, Ann Arbor. $9. Call (313) 761-
1451.
. Guster, with The Still, performs
Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Blind Pig,
11.0
208 S. First, Ann Arbor. Doors at