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On The Stage

screeches into Cobo Center 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13, through Sunday, Feb.
• Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No
15. Participating car nuts include
Importance opens 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.
Lawrence Cohen of West Bloomfield,
13, at the Hilberry Theatre, corner of
who shows off his 1965 Pontiac GTO
Cass and Hancock on the WSU cam-
convertible. $12/at the gate,
pus. Wilde's stinging wit and brilliant
$10/advance. Children under 12, $5
humor turn this story of a woman's
and $4. (248) 650-5560.
struggle in a man's world in the late
The World Famous Royal Lipiz-
1800s into a poetic roller coaster.
zaner Stallions ride into The Palace
Runs through April 23. $10-$17.
for two shows 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sun-
(313) 577-2972.
day, Feb. 15. The show, called "A
Symphony in White," is choreo-
graphed with music and spectacular
maneuvers. $18.50 and $14.50. (248)
No-holds-barred, bipartisan political
645-6666.
commentary draws lots of laughs when
The Emergence of Modern Jewish
presented by satirist, pianist and
Politics: Zionism and the Bund in
humorist Mark Russell. He entertains
Poland and Eastern Europe is the
audiences 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the
subject
of a conference sponsored by
Macomb Center for the Performing
the
Center
for Judaic Studies, Ameri-
Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton
can
Council
of Learned Societies and
Township. $25/adult, $23/students and
Center for Russian
seniors. (810) 286-2222.
and Eastern Euro-
pean Studies 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Sunday and 9
The Michigan Oriental
a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Art Society and the Friends
Feb. 15-16, at Rack-
of Asian Art present two
ham Assembly Hall,
lectures by Dr. Hugh Wiley
U-M campus, Ann
of the Royal Ontario Muse-
Arbor. (313) 763-
um of Toronto. Titled
9047.
Introduction to Japanese
American, Euro-
Ceramics and Early Japan-
pean and Oriental
ese Ceramics, the lectures,
antiques and fine art
in the Holly Room at the
are featured at The
Detroit Institute of Arts,
Southfield Pavilion
will be 1 p.m. and 2:30
Antiques Exposition
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15. No
2-9 p.m. Friday, Feb.
charge. (248) 398-7696 or "Intimate Encounters," an
20, 12-8 p.m. Satur-
(248) 651-4697.
day, Feb. 21, and 12-
exhibit of French paintings
The Woods Gallery, on about love, is at the Toledo
5 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
the lower level of the
Museum of Art.
22. $5/with listing,
Huntington Woods
$6/regular admission.
Library, presents the art-
Children 12 and under, free. The
work of Karen Coden in Botanical
Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Ever-
Images, a watercolor exhibit. Featured
green Road, Southfield. (810) 469-
are horticultural paintings and hand-
1706.
painted furniture. Reception 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26. Exhibit continues
through March 26. 26415 Scotia,
The Detroit Festival of the Arts,
Huntington Woods. (248) 543-9720.
held
Sept. 18-20, 1998, is accepting
Printer's Choice, an exhibit at the
applications
for performers. Mail per-
Lemberg Gallery, features the works
formance
information
and video
of 12 master printers who have creat-
and/or
music
tape
or
CD
to the Uni-
ed prints by such well-known artists
versity Cultural Center Association,
as Sol LeWitt, Alex Katz and Eric
4735 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202.
Fischl. Feb. 17-March 14. 538 North
The Art Museum Project at the
Old Woodward, Birmingham.
University
of Michigan-Dearborn
(248) 642-6623.
sponsors Botanicals II: Florals and
Landscapes by Michigan Artists, May
16-June 28. Slide entries are due
The 46th annual Detroit Autorama March 7. For complete entry require-
— America's Greatest Hotrod Show,
ments, call (313) 593-5058.

Laugh Lines

Art Scene

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Auditions

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isn't it
Romantic?

Michael Feinstein sings about love at the JCC

ice Work If You Can Get It
is the name of singer-
pianist Michael Feinstein's
latest album featuring the
songs of George and Ira Gershwin.
It's the title of his book about Ameri-
ca's favorite composers. It's also the
phrase that signals his outlook
toward performing pop classics
in concerts and on recordings.
Feinstein brings that outlook
and the romantic music of
Broadway and Hollywood to a
Valentine's Day concert at the
Maple-Drake Jewish Communi-
ty, Center (JCC) on Saturday.
Although he's performed at
the JCC in the past, this time
- Feinstein may debut some
unpublished songs of his favorite
composers as well as of his own.
Composing has been an impor-
tant area of his work since his
last visit.
"I'm al.wa

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stein draws on numbers
e s recorder
bums,
including a series with Broadway
composers at the piano as he sings
their lyrics. The entertainer has
worked with Burton Lane (Finian's
Rainbow), Jule Styne (Gypsy) and
Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly).
"'There were many [composers] I
wanted to work with, and it was just
a question of finding the time to
work with all the people that I
admire," he said.
"When I started, I wanted to
approach the people who were the
most legendary and, in some cases,
the oldest because they were the pri-
orities to capture."
Feinstein's book captures his per-

sonal experiences with these song-
writers. In his early career, he was Ira
Gershwin's archivist and got to know
Harry Warren and other stellar music
makers.
In addition to performing on
albums, Feinstein collects records.

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and Theresa
a
f e
feeling
of preservation
r s t hv
r aat t n
historical
love,". he said. "I love the idea that in
100 years somebody may hear some-
thing rye done, and there's a perma-
nence to it." El

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Suzanne. Chessler

Michael Feinstein performs at 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the
Maple-Drake Jewish Community
Center. $20 members/$25 non-
members. (248) 661-7649.

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