Road and 12 Mile Road. $16. (248)
471-7667.

Laugh Lines

Sex! 'taboo subject, according to
funnyman Robert Schimmel who
brings his unique brand of blue
humor to Chaplin's Comedy Club for
two special engagements Friday, Jan.
30, and Saturday, Jan. 31. R-rated
shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. $10.
34244 Groesbeck, Clinton Township.
(810) 792-1902.
How Could You Stoop SoLo?
stars Hilary Ramsden in an evening
of solo pieces that examine love,
time, cooking, traveling and the
geography of bodies. With roots in
physical comedy and movement,
Ramsden may remind you of the
great silent-screen clowns. 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 6, at Hagopian World of
Rugs, 850 S. Maple, as part of the
Birmingham Nightnotes Series.
(248) 362-9329.

The Art Scene

The writing is literally on the wall
at Cranbrook Art Museum in Chairs
of Words: A Visual Essay by Carla
Harryman. Poet, playwright and fic-
tion writer Harry-man responds in
poetry and prose to a selection of
chairs in the Cranbrook Collection.
Lecture: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.
Exhibition continues through April 5.
$51$3 students and seniors. 1221
North Woodward Ave., Bloomfield
Hills. (248) 645-3323.
To commemorate the bicentennial
of lithography, the DIA presents A
Celebration of Lithography: Nine-
teenth-Century Invention and Inno-
vation. The exhibition focuses on the
prints of European artists who were
pioneers in the field, including Goya,
Delacroix and Degas. In conjunction,
the DIA also presents French and
American Posters of the 1890s.
Through April 5. The Detroit Insti-
tute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.,
Detroit. (313) 833-7900.
The Janice Charach Epstein Muse-
um Gallery in the Maple-Drake JCC
presents The Illegal Camera Exhibi-
tion, photography in the Netherlands
during the German occupation, Feb.
5-March 19. Opening reception is
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the
gallery. 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-7641.

Palm Strinp

Whatnot

Known as the most popular, most
recognized and most revered basket-
ball team in the world, the Harlem
Globetrotters will suit up for an all-
star performance 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
1, at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
$11.50-$18. (248) 645-6666.
The Paint Creek Center for the
Arts offers a two-session Black and
White Photography Workshop for
adults 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5,
and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
The workshop will be repeated
throughout February and into
March. A hand-coloring workshop is
offered 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
10. Call (248) 651-4110.

Auditions

The Bohemians Club announces
the first annual Solo Concerto
Competition. First prize is $1,500
and an appearance with a local com-
munity orchestra. The competition
is open for orchestral instruments.
Contestants must submit a perfor-
mance tape and finalists will per-
form in person before a panel of
judges. Contestants must be between
the ages of 16 and 22. Submit tapes
by March 1 to Mr. Herbert Couf,
37685 Russett Dr., Farmington
Hills, MI 48331.
The Farmington Players will cast
Laughter On the 23rd Floor, a Neil
Simon comedy, at 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 9, at the Farmington Players
Barn, 32332 West 12 Mile Road,
Farmington Hills. There are roles for
two women and seven men. Call
(248) 553-4506.

ould Cinderella really be
Jewish?
Some say yes, only they
have given her a different
name — Shmutzie, which is the
Yiddish word for dirt.
"Two Tales of Cinderella" — Jew-
ish and non-Jewish — will be told at
4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Jewish
Community Center's Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building in Oak Park.
The presentation is the second of
three programs for the series "Family
Arts Magical Sundays With the
Kids."
"We wanted to have a Jewish ele-
ment in our programs so we came
up with the idea of Jewish fairy
tales," said Leslee Magidson, JPM
assistant director.
Storyteller Corinne
Stavish will intro-

Right: Pup-
petArt's "Cin-
derella" at the
Jimmy Prentis
Morris JCC.

Below: Pup-
petArt's "Close
Window ... A the
Chelm Law" at the
Creative Arts Center.

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On The Homo

The Auxiliary for Jewish Aged and
the Benefactors of the Jewish Home
and Aging Services present My
Grandparents' Table, a fund-raiser
that will feature a presentation of the
documentary film A Tickle in the
Heart, featuring the Epstein Broth-
ers, klezmer music legends. The spe-
cial evening, Saturday, Feb. 7, begins
with a 6:30 reception followed by
dinner and a silent auction, dancing
and the film screening at the Star
Theatre in Southfield. $100/$50.
(248) 661-2999.

duce the audience to the Jewish fairy
tale she developed after reading simi-
lar stories and then devising Jewish
references.
"I tell stories all over the coun-
try," said Stavish, who teaches
humanities at Lawrence Technologi-
cal University. "I dress in all black so
I become the backdrop for the story,
[which is] told without props."
PuppetArt, the Russian-American
puppet troupe, will perform the

original Cinderella story with mari-
onettes and a classical musical
accompaniment.
The puppet show was designed
and produced by Igor Gozman and
Irina Baranovskaya, a married cou-
ple who moved from Russia to the
United States about seven years ago.
They formed PuppetArt to craft
puppets, present puppet perfor-
mances and teach puppetry.
"My wife and I learned puppet
theater while working in a Russian
theater company," said Gozman,
who studied dramatic arts. Bara-
novskaya studied painting and sculp-
ture.
"Each puppet represents only one
character and is designed so that the
nature of the character is repre-
sented in the way the pup-
pet appears."
In another perfor-
mance this weekend,
at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 31, at Pontiac's
Creative Arts Cen-
ter, PuppetArt will
present "Close the
Window ... A
Chelm Law, an adap-
tation of the I.B.
Singer folk tale "The
First Shlemiel."
A shlemiel is a perpetual bun-
gler, and Chelm is an imaginary
Eastern European village. The per-
formance of the story of Mr.
Shlemiel and his family will be
accompanied by klezmer music to
add authentic flavor to the perfor-
mance.

"Two Tales of Cinderella" will be
presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
1, at the Jimmy Prentis Morris
JCC in Oak Park. Members pay
$4 for adults and $3 for children;
non-members pay $5 for adults
and $4 for children. (248) 967-
4030.
"Close the Window ... A
Chelm Law" will be presented 2
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the
Creative Arts Center, 47
Williams St., Pontiac. Tickets are
$5 for' adults and $3 for children
under 8. (248) 333-7849.

= Suzanne Chessler

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