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OF NOTE ... NEW ON CD
Dubbed by The Village Voice as "easi-
ly the funniest and wildest of the
klezmer new wave," the New Orleans
Klezmer All-Stars are sure to knock the
socks, or yarmulkes, off club patrons at
the band's upcoming Motor Lounge
show in Hamtramck.
The five-man group —accordionist

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music outside of its traditional setting,
and we don't disappoint."

— Megan Swoyer

The New Orleans Klezzner All
take the stage at the Motor
Lounge, 3515 Caniff;
Hamtramck, at 9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13. 18 and over
welcome. Tickets are $10. Call
(313) 369-0080.

Glenn Hartman, guitarist Jonathan
Freilich, clarinetist Robert Wagner,
bassist Arthur Kastler and tenor saxo-
phonist Ben Ellman — began its career
in New Orleans in 1991.
The All-Stars, who have built quite a
following (the first place Julia
Roberts and Lyle Lovett were seen
together in public was at one of their
gigs, and Adam Duritz of Counting
Crows has been spotted a number of
times at their New Orleans perfor-
mances), appeal to a wide audience —
from old folks who weep at familiar
melodies to college students who can't
help but get up and dance. About play-
ing at elementary school assemblies in
Louisiana, Hartman says, "They go
bananas. Imagine four hundred Cajun
kids screaming in Yiddish."
The Allstars' new disc, The Big
Kibosh (their first on the Shanachie
label), features lots of original songs
written by the band's members. From
the acoustic guitar and clarinet duet of
"Chaya," a tribute to Freilich's family,
to the heavy bass and wah-wah guitar
shuffle of "Klip Klop," many of the
tunes carry the traditional, familiar
klezmer beat, while others go for a
swingin' walk on the wild side.
"The whole notion is that the
musician with his instrument is acting
as a conduit for the music to pass
through," says accordionist Glenn
Hartman. "We're one of the only
klezmer bands that takes klezmer

HANGING AROUND
Muriel Jacobs has gone much fur-
ther than most women who pass
down an interest in quilts to
daughters. She also has passed
down an interest in designing
artistic quilts.
Jan Jacobs picked up on her
mother's talents and also developed a
style all her own, which will be appar-
ent as both become exhibitors in
"Threads," the third annual quilt

46th Annual Jewish
Book Fair.
There are three
other events related
to the exhibit: a
presentation by
sculptor/author
Frank Meisler at 8
p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 11; an exhibit tour
conducted by a curator and artist at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19; and a
presentation by Jan Jacobs on "How to
Care for Your Cherished Quilts" at 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.
Other artists showcasing their
designs include Terry Bell, Celia Block,
Marilyn Kaczander Cohen, N. Amanda
Ford, Vivian Gottlieb, Sheila Groman,
Marilyn Henrion, Anna Kocherovsky,
Mary Sue Munter and Estelle Nelson.
Also represented are Yehudit
Newman, Ellen Oppenheim, Louise
Silk, Anita Sudakin, Ellen Wertheim,
Karen Willing and Carol Wineman.

— Suzanne Chessler

Marilyn Henrion:
Autumn's Breath.

show running through Dec: 31 at the
Janice Charach Epstein
Museum/Gallery at the Maple-Drake
Jewish Community Center.
About 20 quilters and fabric artists
show their works in "Threads," which
also features tapestries, woven bead
work, clothing, jewelry and upholstery.
"Threads" patrons are invited to an
opening reception to meet the artists
from 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, also
the date of the gala opening of the

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BETWEEN THE PAGES
Every weekend, millions of news-
paper readers turn to the USA
Weekend's "Straight Talk" column,
which delves into the everyday
ordinariness of people like Gene
Siskel, Jon Lovitz, Jason
Alexander and Marvin Hamlisch.
They hope to catch some inspiration
from a favorite celebrity and some
practical advice they can apply to their
own lives.
Now, "Straight Talk" author Jeffrey
Zaslow, husband of Detroit's TV-2
newscaster Sherry Margolis, has . corn-
piled from these columns a handy little
book called Talk of Fame: Good Advice
from Great Celebrities (Andrews
McMeel Publishing, $8.95), featuring
155 pages of clever tips for living. Here
are a few from the mouths of Jewish
celebrities.
Movie critic Gene Siskel's suggestion

on
how to handle
theater ushers: "If an usher tells
you to put your feet down, say, saw a
mouse!' Say it loud enough; they'll
leave you alone."
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who
courted his wife on the phone long-dis-
tance and never met her until the night
he proposed to her, has this to say
about Alexander Graham Bell's inven-
tion. "On the phone, there are no dis-
tractions. Especially early on in a rela-
tionship, you can really have a much
deeper conversation. It's like Liquid
Prell — concentrated."
Actor Jason Alexander, who plays
George on "Seinfeld," advises people
not to worry about what they don't
have, but to "concentrate on what you
do have." Alexander was an overweight
-kid and in orthodontics for nine years.
At 16, when his braces came off, he
to lose his hair. "Ifyou're not
be
gorgeous, compensate," advises
Alexander. "Stop looking in the mirror.
Work on your character. When I was
dating, I knew I had to listen better, be
more attentive, more romantic."
Comedian Jon Lovitz has some
advice for parents. After he left college,
he was told by his father that he'd have
to support himself. "That was good,"
says Lovirz. "It forced me to be on my
own. If you give your kids money, it's
the worst thing in the world. You
might think you're supporting them,
but you're crippling them."

— Megan Swoyer

Author Jeffrey Zaslow will speak
about Talk of Fame 10 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 10, at the Jewish
Book Fair at the Maple-Drake
JCC. Sponsored by Adat Shalom
Synagogue and Congregation
Shaarey Zeclek sisterhoods.

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