other days Dec. 5-7, 12-14 and
19-20 at 752 Chestnut Street, Birm-
ingham. $14 adults/ $12 students.
(248) 644-2075.
The Berkley High School Drama
Department presents Babes in Arms,
under the direction of Helene
Dworkin and choreographed by
Natalie Finn and Erin Rosenberg,
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 12 and 13. 2325 Catalpa.
$5 in advance/$6 at the door.
(248) 544-5850.

On Their Toes

Detroit Together Men's Chorus pre-
sents One World, One Light featuring
Nutcracker, Men in Tights
with music of Chanukah,
Kwanzaa, Solstice and
Christmas 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6, at the Southfield
Centre for the Arts, 24350
Southfield Road. $12 in
advance/$15 at door/$10
seniors and students. (248)
544-3872.
The Plymouth Sym-
phony Orchestra and the
Plymouth-Canton Ballet
perform The Nutcracker
8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12,
and 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14,
at Plymouth Salem
High School, 46181
Joy, Canton. $15 adults
and seniors/$8 children
K-12. (313) 451-2112.
The University Musical
Society presents The Harlem Nut-
cracker 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday,
Dec. 10-14, and 2 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 13-14, at the Power
Center for the Performing Arts in Ann
Arbor. $16-$34. (800) 221-1229.
Kids Creating and the Eisenhower
Dance Ensemble will present its annu-
al Holiday Dance Spectacular 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 3:30 and 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 13, and 3:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Dec. 14, at Oakland University's
Studio Theatre. (248) 362-9329.

The Big Screen
J erusalem, based on the true story

of a small Swedish village visited a
century ago by a charismatic and mes-
sianic preacher summoning people to
the Holy Land, will be shown at 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 5; 3 and 7 p.m. Sat-

urday, Dec. 6; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sun-
day, December 7, at the Detroit Film
Theatre, Detroit Institute of Arts.
$5.50; $4.50 seniors, full-time stu-
dents and DIA members. (313) .833-
2323.
Italian director Francesco Rosi will
attend the Midwest premiere of his
latest film, The Truce, based on the
memoirs of Italian writer Primo Levi,
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the
Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. $15;
$10 students. The program is part of
the Italian Film Festival/Great Lakes,
running Dec. 10-13.
(313) 668-
8397.

field. $3.50. (248) 552-7000.
The puppet extravaganza Turtle
Dog's Holiday Gift will be per-
formed 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7,
at Music Hall, 350 Madison
Ave., Detroit. $8. (313)
963-2366.
Happy Hanukkah
by John Speirs is part
of Children's Story
Time Readings 10:30
a.m. Monday, Dec. 8,
and 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 9, at Barnes &
Noble, 6800 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
(248) 626-6804.

The Art Scene

Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6. 202 E. Third Street, Royal
Oak. (248) 544-3388.
The Michigan Guild of Artists and
Artisans stages a Holiday Art Fair
showcasing the talents of 130
artists in various media 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6, and 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at
the Oakland Commu-
nity College Building
H on the OCC Cam-
pus at Orchard Lake
Road and 1-696 in
Farmington Hills. $4
Susan for adults/ children
Martin:
under 12 free.
Half Moons; (313) 662-0339.

1997, wood,
plaster, plexi-
glass, brass, at
Sybaris
Gallery.

Whatnot

The Downtown Pontiac Business
Snowprints VIII, a
Association hosts its Second Annual
winter
tour of homes,
6-
Auction
&
Gallery
Crawl
Holiday
is presented by the Seaholm High
10 p.m. tonight. Call for more infor-
School PTSA 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday,
mation. (248) 332-5257.
Dec. 6. $15. On the day of the tour,
Join the opening reception for
tickets may be purchased 10 a.m.-2
From Nature's Mould, featuring eight
p.m. at Mills Pharmacy and 10 a.m.-6
emerging artists with environmental
p.m. at Birmingham Drug Store.
themes, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. The
The Palmer Woods Holiday
show runs through Dec. 20 at the
Home Tour goes from 10 a.m.-4:30
Lawrence Street Gallery, 6 N. Saginaw,
p.m. Sunday, Dec.
Pontiac. (248) 334-
6. Tickets at $15
6716.
may be purchased
Six Views in clay
on the day of the
— sculptural forms
tour at the 12th
and vessels— will be
Precinct
Police Sta-
featured through
tion, 1441 W.
Jan. 17 at the Shaw
Seven Mile,
Guido Gallery.
Detroit.
Opening reception
(313) 892-7384.
7-10 p.m. Friday,
Todd Eldredge
Dec. 5. 7 N. Sagi-
and
Friends skate
naw, Pontiac.
7:30
p.m. Monday,
(248) 333-1070.
Dec. 8, at the
Contemporary
Palace of Auburn
glass sculpture by
1 ► Hills. $27.50.
Pavel Hlava of the
(248) 377-0100.
Czech Republic will
The Friends of
be shown through
the
Southfield Pub-
Jan. 15 at Habatat
lic
Library
are spon-
Galleries. Opening
The
Story of
soring
reception 7:30 p.m.
Dick and Jane, cel-
tonight at 7 N.
ebrating the primer
Saginaw, Pontiac.
that taught a gener-
(248) 333-2060.
ation of Americans
Epiphanies, to
to read. The free
capture the sudden
display will be on
An
exhibit
celebrating
the
revelation of the
primer that taught generations
view
to the end of
whatness of a thing,
of Americans to read.
December
at 26000
is Susan Martin's
Evergreen Road,
Southfield Public Library
exhibit running
Southfield,
December, 1997
through Jan. 10 at
(248) 948-0460.
The Sybaris Gallery.

The Story of
Dick and Jane

TNT's 'A Gift of Song."'

The Small Screen

A Gift of Song, a live concert spe-
cial in celebration of the 50th anniver-
sary of the U.S. Committee for
UNICEF, features Mariah Carey,
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aaron
Neville, Shawn Colvin, Chris Rock,
Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Bryan
Adams and more. 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 10, on TNT.

Family Fun

Bring the kids to a Gemini Family
Concert featuring international holi-
day music 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Satur-
day, Dec. 6, at the Millennium Cen-
tre, 15600 J.L. Hudson Drive, South-

12/5
1997