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edy You Can't Take It With You
weaves its wacky enchantment at the
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Jan. 22-25
and Jan. 29-Feb. 1, with 8 p.m.
performances Thursdays-Saturdays
and 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. 2275
Platt Road, Ann Arbor. $16.
(313) 971-AACT.
Cathy Rigby soars in an all-new
production of Peter Pan at the
Detroit Opera House Jan. 21-25. The
story of the little boy who never grew
up, with a classic musical score, will
be presented 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-
Saturday; 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 1 p.m.
Wednesday and Saturday; and 2 p.m.
Saturday. 1526 Broadway. $19.50-
$49. (248) 645-6666.

cast in a musical production of Jack
and the Beanstalk 12:45 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 18, at Temple Beth El. Get set for
plenty of audience participation and
informal improvisation. For children
ages 2-12. 7400 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills. No charge.
(248) 851-1100.
Put on your imagination caps for a
fun-filled performance of Sesame Street
Live's 1-2-3 Imagine at Detroit's Fox
Theatre, Jan. 21-Feb. 1. Due to popu-
lar demand, an additional performance
is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
25. $9-$12. (248) 433-1515.

The Big Screen

A Self-Made Hero is an ironic take
on the myth of widespread French
heroism and universal resistance dur-
HBO comic Steve Altman brings
ing the German Occupation. 7 and 9
his shtick to Mark Ridley's Comedy
p.m. Friday, Jan. 16; 4, 7 and 9:30
Castle 8:15 p.m. and
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17;
10:45 p.m. Friday
and 4 and 7 p.m.
and Saturday, Jan. 16
Sunday, Jan. 18.
and 17, and 7:30
Detroit Film Theatre at
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18.
E, the DIA. 5200
269 E. Fourth, Royal
Woodward Ave.,
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Oak. $6-$12. (248)
8 Detroit. $5.50. (313)
542-9900.
833-2323.
The Off Woodward
Film Series presents "A
Taste of the French
New Wave" Thursdays
at 9 p.m. This week's
feature
is Wages of
JET Theatre's pro-
Fear,
a
1953 French
duction of Anne
film
starring
Yves
Frank and Me tells
Montand.
Gold
Dollar
the story of a contem- Cathy Rigby stars as the boy
Bar,
3129
Cass
Ave.,
who won't grow up and Elisa
porary girl who is
Detroit. No charge.
studying Anne's diary Sagardia is Wendy in a new
(313) 833-6873.
production of "Peter Pan" at
in school. She sud-
the
Detroit
Opera
House.
denly finds herself
transported back to
Holocaust times as a young Jewish girl
Meet Zoe Koplowitz, author of
in France. What she learns will capti-
The Winning Spirit: Life Lessons
vate students and teachers. Student
Learned in Last Place, 1 p.m. Saturday,
performances begin Jan. 19 and run
Jan. 17, at Borders Books and Music,
through Feb. 13. They will be held
34300 Woodward Ave. in downtown
10:30 a.m. Monday-Friday at the
Birmingham. Koplowitz, a multiple
Millenium Theatre Center in
sclerosis sufferer, shares her words of
Southfield. An additional public per-
formance is scheduled for 2 p.m.
wisdom and inspirational look at a life
that triumphs over adversity. She has
Sunday, Feb. 1. $5/students and chil-
finished the New York City marathon
dren; $10/adults. Call (248) 788-2900
nine years in a row.
for information.
The 16th annual Plymouth
International Ice Sculpture
Spectacular dazzles downtown
Plymouth through Jan. 19. Ogle intri-
The Loren B. Fischer Cultural Arts
cate
ice carvings from world-champi-
Series for Children and Their Families
on
carvers.
(313) 459-6969.
presents the Michigan Opera Theatre

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Family Fun

Back To-Back Bacharach

B

urt Bacharach is one pop
music composer who does
not stay behind the
scenes. Singing and play-
ing the piano, he brings four
decades of hits to concert halls filled
with his most devoted fans --- baby
boorners.
This weekend,
joined by two
singers and eight
musicians,
Bacharach enter-
tains at the
Macomb Center
for the Performing
Arts, giving a per-
sonal interpreta-
, tion to songs writ-
ten for film, stage
and stand-alone
recordings.
"Walk on By,"
"Close to You,"
"Alf e" and "That's
What Friends Are
For are among
Bacharacla's most
popular numbers
---- made so by
recording artists
such as Dionne
'Wfarwick (many
were written with
hey
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dards written by the Bacharach-
David team.
Married for the fourth time to
Jane Hanson, 36, Bacharach also
has a new writing partner, Elvis
Costello. They joined forces for a
song used in the film Grace of My
Heart and are putting together new

rt Bacharack What the world needs now

Burt Bacharach performs 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan.
16 and 17, at the Macomb
Center for the Performing Arts,
Macomb Community College,
44575 Garfield Road, Clinton
Township. $29 adults/$26 stu-
dents and senior citizens.
(810) 286-2222.

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