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This Week's Best Bets

Friday, 8 p.m.

The Philosopher Kings

This young Canadian band from Toronto — Gerald Eaton on vocals, Jason
Levine on bass, Jon Levine on piano, Brian West and James McCollum on gui-
tar — serves up a mixture of 1990s dance, funk and jazz grooves with traditional
rock influences and even some folk and blues. Their new album, Famous, Rich
and Beautiful, is getting plenty of play on Detroit airwaves, especially on 93.9
The River. But, says Jon Levine, "playing live for me is the best part." Hear
them tonight at Magic Bag, 22929 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. $7. (248) 544-
1991.

Wednesday, 10 p.m.

Creating Ragtime

The musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's best-selling novel exploring family
life at the turn of the century garnered rave reviews for its Los Angeles and
Toronto productions. Just prior to its opening on Broadway, PBS's "Great
Performances" series will broadcast a behind-the-scenes look at bringing Ragtime
to a new Broadway theater constructed from two pre-existing 42nd Street land-
mark houses. Whoopi Goldberg hosts. Detroit Public Television-WTVS.

Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Israel 50 Lecture Series

In celebration of Israel's 50th year of independence, this new Jewish
Community Center series examines some of the most crucial issues facing Israel
and Jews the world over. The inaugural lecture will be given by award-winning
historian and U-M William Haber Professor of Modern History Todd
Endelman, who will speak on "Whatever Happened to Peoplehood? The
Historical Roots of the Religious-Secular Tensions in Israel." Free of charge.
Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak
Park. (248) 967-4030.

-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Will The Real Edith Stein Stand Up?

The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies and the Ecumenical Institute
for Jewish Christian Studies hosts Scott Spector, assistant professor of history
and German studies at U-M, who will speak on "Ecumenical Identities? The
Exceptional Case of Edith Stein/St. Teresia Benedicta of the Cross." Edith Stein
was a German Jew who converted to Catholicism and died at Auschwitz. Her
recent canonization has stirred controversy among Jews and Catholics concern-
ing the nature of her religious identity and martyrdom during the Holocaust. St.
Ives Church, 29350 Lahser Road, Southfield. (313) 577-2679 or (248) 353-
2434.

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including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices
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event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed
in the Out & About column are subject to change.

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What To Do, What To Do

For Your
Ears

Armed with pow-
erful harmonies,
groove-friendly
beats, passionate
ballads and a
GAIL
ZIMMERMAN dynamic stage
show, Backstreet
Arts and
Boys rock the Fox
Entertainment
Theatre
7:30
Editor
p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 17. The _
Orlando, Fla., heartthrobs have won
international acclaim with their hit
single "Quit Playing Games (With My
Heart)" and other pop songs. $22.50.
(248) 433-1515.
Christine Lavin's lyrics keep audi-
ences guessing, thinking and laughing
all at the same time. Her latest release
features true tales of polka-dancing
bus drivers and a song about two peo-
ple who live together and long for
solitude. Lavin brings her humorous
and thought-provoking songs to The
Ark 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17. 316 S.
Main Street, Ann Arbor. $15.
(313) 761-1451.
Brass Ring Productions presents
B.B. King with special guest Bobby
Bland 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at the

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Fox Theatre. The King still dazzles
audiences with his blues classics.
$50/$35/$27.50. (248) 433-1515.
They've been called irresistible,
unforgettable, inspirational and
thrilling — the Boys Choir of Harle
and its 35 powerful schoolboy voic
come to the Hill Auditorium 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18, as part of the U-M
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Weekend. University Musical Society,
U-M campus, Ann Arbor. $12-$26.
(313) 764-2538.
. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
features violinist Mark Lubotsky in a
debut performance of Arensky's
Concerto for Violin 8 p.m. Thursdays
and Friday, Jan. 22 and 23, and 8:30
p.m. Sat., Jan. 24. Orchestra Hall,
3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $17-
$60. (313) 962-1000.

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On The Stage

Ellipsis Theatre Ensemble presents
Why We Have a Body, Claire
Chasee's award-winning feminist
comedy about four women in search
of ... well, everything. The play
comes to Performance Network 8
p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Jan. 15-1
and 22-24, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan.
18 and 25. 408 W. Washington, Ann
Arbor. $12/$9 for seniors
and students.
1 (313) 663-0681.
The poignant
an and tragic
7 tale Of Mice and Men open
; at Wayne State's Hilberry
Theatre tonight. Steinbeck's
classic drama transcends tim
and successfully illustrates
the delicate balance between
man and nature. 8 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m.
Wednesday and Saturday •
-matinees. Continues throug
March 11, running in reper-
tory with Eduardo de
Filippo's Saturday, Sunday,
Monday, Oscar Wilde's A
Woman of No Importance an
Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen
of Verona. Hilberry Theatre,
corner of Cass and Hancock
Detroit. $10-$17. Call fo
repertory schedule,
(313) 577-2972.
Moss Hart and George S.
The Philosopher Kings play at Magic Bag tonight.
Kaufman's free-spirited com-

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