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Friday, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Contempt

Director Martin Scorcese calls it "one of the key modern films - brilliant,
romantic and genuinely tragic." Jean-luc Godard's restored version of Contempt
(France/Italy - 1963) stars Brigitte Bardot as a woman with an overwhelming
contempt for her husband, a writer who signs to rework The Odyssey for a vulgar
American producer, played by Jack Palance. Also playing 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29, and 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Detroit Film Theatre at the
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $5.50. (313) 833-2323.

Sunday, 1 & 3 p.m.

Twin Troubadours

The Gemini Twins perform brand-new songs and old favorites at the Ark in
two family concerts to benefit the Holden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at C.S.
Mott Children's Hospital. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. $6. (313) 761-1451.

Monday, 7:30 p.m.

To Life!

The second annual "To Life!" concert to benefit the Michigan Jewish Aids
Coalition (MJAC) and Steppin' Out features music by cast members of Les
Misertzbles with Cantor Stephen Dubov. Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills. Patron tickets at $60 per person or sponsor tickets at $30 per
person can be ordered by calling MJAC at (248) 594-6522.

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Get Stoned

Top ten names for the Rolling Stones' current tour on "The Late Show with
David Letterman"? Here, we go! 10. Van Full of Grandpas; 9. The Rolling
Stones Live Plus Keith Richards; 8. Guitar Playing Geezers; 7. Brown Sugar and
Lots of Bran; 6. Metamusic; 5. The "$140 Million in the Bank Isn't Enough"
Tour; 4. Cocoon 3; 3. Hey! You! Getta Offa My Barcalounger!; 2. "Instruments
Hooked Up to the Clapper" Tour; 1. Grumpy Old Men. What the heck! Go get
yourself some satisfaction as the Rolling Stones roll into the Pontiac Silverdome
with special guest Third Blind Eye. $60/$39.50. (248) 858-7358.

Thursday, 7-9 p.m.

Pottery, Please

Over 130 potters exhibit their work in a variety of styles, forms and tech-
niques at the 22nd Annual Oakland Community College Royal Oak Campus
Potters Market, which opens with a benefit preview and advance sale on
Thursday evening, $10. Admission is free 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5; 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. The Potters
Market is located at the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union Hall,
876 Horace Brown Dr., 2 blocks south of 13 Mile Road between Stephenson
Highway and John R. (248) 544-4974.

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would like to have considered for listing in Out & About, please send the item,
including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices
and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The
Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; or fax us at (248)
354-6069. Notice must be received at least three weeks before the scheduled
event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed
in the Out & About column are subject to change.

For Your
Ears

Alexander Zonjic & Friends. The
Smith Theatre, 27055 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. $12. (248)
471-7667.
House of Blues, featuring Dr. John
& His Band, will appear 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30, at Macomb Center
for the Performing Arts, Hall (M-59)
and Garfield roads, Clinton Township.
$29/$26 students and seniors. (810)
286-2222.

Local rockers
Discipline, Tiles
and House of
Usher jam the
Magic Bag for the
GAIL
Motor
City Prog
ZIMMERMAN
Show
8
p.m.
Arts and
Friday,
Nov.
28.
Entertainment
$6.
On
Saturday,
Editor
Nov. 29, the
Magic Bag hosts a
Jean Paul Sartre's existentialist mas-
19 Wheels CD release party with spe-
terpiece No Exit takes center stage at
cial guests Atomic Numbers and Fat
the Performance Network 8 p.m.
Amy. 8 p.m. $5. 22920 Woodward
Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 4-6, and 2
Ave., Ferndale. (248) 544-3030.
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. 408 West
7th House presents Jackopierce 8
Washington, Ann Arbor. $12/$9 stu-
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. 7 N. Saginaw,
dents and seniors. Pay-what-you-can
Pontiac. $12.50. (248) 335-3540.
on Thursday. (313) 663-0681.
Get ready to boogie at the Roomful
The University of Michigan per-
of Blues Holiday Party to benefit the
forming arts season continues with
Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival. 7:30
William Shakespeare's poetic history
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at The Ark.
play, Henry V, 8 p.m. Thursday-
316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. $20.
Saturday, Dec. 4-6, and 2 p.m.
(313) 761-1451.
Sunday, Dec. 7. Power Center, U-M
Jefferson Airplane alum Jorma
campus, Ann Arbor. $18/$14. (313)
Kaukonen brings his unique mix of
764-0450.
folk, blues and acoustic rock to The
The Purple Rose Theatre's encore
Ark when his band, Hot Tuna, per-
production of Escanaba in da
forms 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. 316 S.
Moonlight, a comedy written by Jeff
Main St., Ann Arbor. $17.50. (313)
Daniels, continues its extended run
761-1451.
through Dec. 20. 8 p.m.
Spend an evening with jazz
legend, Grammy Award winner
and U-M graduate Bob James
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at
the Masonic Temple Scottish
Rites Cathedral Auditorium,
500 Temple, Detroit. Special
guest for this Thanksgiving
Sunday concert will be
Alexander Zonjic &
Friends. $20/$25. (248)
645-6666.
Billy Ray at the
opera? The Detroit
Opera House stage is
where you'll find leg-
endary country music star Billy
Ray Cyrus 7:30 Thursday, Dec.
4. 1526 Broadway, Detroit.
$25. (248) 645-6666.
At 8 p.m. Friday, Dec.
5, Oakland Community
College's Orchard Ridge
Campus presents its Java
The genie of the magic lamp comes to life in
and Jazz Series, featuring
Disrey's World on Ice - Aladdin.

On The Stage

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