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A scheming miser bent on extract-
ing fortunes from a trio of rich, greedy
opportunists is the main character in
Sly Fox, the current production of the
Players Guild of Dearborn. The cur-
tain goes up 8 p.m. Jan. 9, 10, 16, 17,
23 and 24 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at
21730 Madison, southeast of Monroe
and Outer Drive. $10. (313) 561-
TKTS.
A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline,
which follows the life of the country
music star, has been extended through
Feb. 15 at 7th House in Pontiac. The
show, an Attic Theater production, is
performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sun-
days. $22 Thursday/Sunday and $27
Friday/Saturday. (248) 335-8101.
Carousel, Rodgers and Hammer-
stein's classic fable of love and redemp-
tion, will be performed 8 p.m.
tonight, Jan. 9, and 2:30 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Macomb

some classes at the Second
City-Detroit Training Center,
where topics span preparing a
scene, building character and
writing a revue. Students from
the top levels perform a show
on the Second City stage for
family, friends and the general
public. Classes start Jan. 17 at
2301 Woodward, Detroit.
$200 per session. (313) 964-
5821.

announced later. Prizes will be given
to the funniest. Tapes should be
acceptable for family viewing and no
longer than 10 minutes. (517) 336-
5802.
The U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam,
where 16 of the world's best monster
trucks go head to head, revs up at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the
Pontiac Silverdome. $14. (248) 645-
6666.

Auditions

The Art Scene

Ceramists John and Susanne
Stephenson explore manifesta-
tions of nature through their
abstracted, tactile sculpture on
display 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues-
days-Saturdays and noon-5
p.m. Sundays through Feb. 8 at
the Ann Arbor Art Center, 117
W Liberty, Ann Arbor. (313)

Above: Jerry Jacoby

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Members of the DSO perform at the Jimmy Prentis Morris JCC on Sunday.

Center for the Performing Arts. $29
adults/$26 students and seniors. (810)
286 2222.
Fences, the Pulitzer Prize play
about conflicts between a father and
son, runs Jan. 15-March 22 at the
Detroit Repertory Theatre. Shows are
at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3
and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and
7:30 p.m. Sundays at 13103
Woodrow Wilson, Detroit. $15.
(313) 868-1347.

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Laugh Lines

If you —dream of becoming a
comedian, you might want to take

994-8004, Ext. 122.
The recently opened Studio Gallery
of Robert Maniscalco will present a
retrospective of the works of his father,
portrait artist Joseph Maniscalco. The
works remain on exhibit through Jan-
uary at 17329 Mack Ave., Detroit.
(313) 886-2993.
Diversity: Focus on Islam,
which includes displays of crafts and
calligraphy, is scheduled Jan. 15-Feb.
21 at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery at
the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
(313) 593-5058.

Family Fun

Jerry Jacoby's "The Big Hello" — a

song with 220 names — is part
of the comedy, music and audi-
ence-involving antics that
encourage students to respect
one another, have respect for
authority, be courteous and take
on responsibility. Jacoby's guitar
stylings will be part of the Kids
Koncerts Series from
1:30-2:15 p.m. Satur-
day, Jan. 10, at the
Southfield Centre for
the Arts, 24350
Southfield Road.
$3.25. (248) 424-
9022.

Getting ready for its spring concert,
the Farmington/Farmington Hills
Community Chorus will hold audi-
tions at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at
the Farmington Hills Activity Center,
11 Mile just east of Middlebelt. There
is a registration fee for those accepted.
(248) 471-4516.
The Zamir Chorale of Metropoli-
tan Detroit, featuring a repertoire of
Jewish music sung in Hebrew, Yid-
dish, Ladino and English, will hold an
open rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
13, at the Birmingham Temple, 28611
W. 12 Mile Road, east of Middlebelt
Road. Auditions for all voice parts for
the 1998 season will take place during
this rehearsal. For more information,
call Rachel Francisco, (734) 975-
2888.

Whatnot

Have a funny videotape
that you think worthy of
prize money? Submit it by
Feb. 10 to Michigan's Fun-
niest Videos, P.O. Box
025035, Lansing, MI
48909-5035 and work
toward getting it shown on
TV's "America's Funniest
Home Videos." The tapes
will be screened as part of
the first annual East Lansing
Film Festival on Sunday,
March 29, at Wells B Hall
on the campus of Michigan
State University in East
Lansing. Times will be

Joseph Maniscalco's portrait of Gordie Howe.

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