This Week's Best Bets

Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

Tomorrow's Child

Everyone's favorite curly redhead comes to the Lahser High School stage
when the Bloomfield Players present Annie. Principal performers include Dana
Steingold as Annie; Jessica Miller and Sarah Kiperman, of West Bloomfield, as
orphans; and Bloomfield Hills' Mark Luria as FDR. Performances continue
March 20-22. $10/adults, $8/children (10 and under). 3456 Lahser Road,
Bloomfield Hills. (248) 433-0885.

Friday & Saturday, 8:15 p.m. & 10:45 p.m.

Out Of His Mind

Few comedians can equal Gilbert Gottfried's rapid-fire train-of-thought deliv-
eries, capable of knocking audiences off their feet. Gottfried brings his quick wit
to Joey's Comedy Club, 5070 Schaefer Road, Dearborn. In explaining what goes
through his mind while on stage, Gottfried says, "Everything. The Holocaust ...
my laundry ... whether waxed or unwaxed dental floss is better ... how many
bristles are in a hairbrush." $17.50. (313) 584-8885.

Saturday, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Pulling Strings

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The Detroit Institute of Arts presents a Purim puppet workshop preceding its
PuppetArt American-Russian Theater performance in the DIA Lecture Hall.
Make a prop for the set of Purim Shpiel, an elaborate puppet story about Esther,
Mordecai and Haman. The production is in Yiddish, but the presentation can
be understood by everyone. Purim Shpiel begins at 2 p.m. Free with museum
admission. (313) 833-4249.

Sunday, 4 p.m.

Touch Of Class

The Michigan Chamber Players, faculty members of the U-M School of
Music, present a complimentary performance of music by Bright Sheng, Mozart
and Faure. Rackham Auditorium, U-M campus, Ann Arbor. (734) 764-2538.

Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Visual Haggadah

Artist David Moss presents a slide lecture titled "The Creation of the Moss
Haggadah," in the Rackham East Conference Room of the Frankel Center for
Judaic Studies. In 1980, Richard and Beatrice Levy commissioned Moss to
create a single, hand-written and richly illuminated Haggadah on parchment.
Moss used this opportunity to develop a visual commentary on Jewish history
and experience. 3032 Frieze Building, 105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor.
(734) 763-9047.

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What To Do, What To Do ...

For Your
Ears

3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313)
576-5111.
Patty Larkin, a contemporary
singer/songwriter who performs with
Mary Chapin Carpenter, describes her
style as a blend of folk music, beat
generation and rock 'n' roll. She per-
forms at the Magic Bag 8 p.m. Friday,
March 20. $13. 22920 Woodward
Ave., Ferndale. (248) 544-3030.

Cheryl, Grace
and Connie, The
Chenille Sisters,
perform their Sig-
nature Show 8
GAIL
p.m.
Saturday,
ZIMMERMAN
March
14, at
Arts 6.
Varner
Recital
Entertainment
Hall,
Oakland
Editor
University,
SRO Productions, sponsored by the--\
Rochester. $25.
City of Southfield and the Senior Arts
Benefits the Birmingham Musicale.
League, presents the Neil Simon com-
(248) 651-2316.
edy The Sunshine Boys weekends
Swing into spring with the Ann
March 13-29. Friday and Saturday
Arbor Symphony Orchestra And All
performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday
That Jazz 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March
performances at 2 p.m. $8/general
14, at Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater,
admission, $7/seniors and children.
603 E. Liberty. Hear how our coun-
The Burgh, Southfield's historic
try's native music has inspired some of
church, Civic Center Drive and Berg
classical music's finest composers,
Road. (248) 827-0701.
including Gershwin, Copland and
Shakespeare's tragic Romeo & Juli-
Stravinsky. $16-$29. (313) 994-4801.
et, presented by the Acting Company,
Ben Harper, often compared to Bob
comes to the Macomb Center for the
Marley and Jimi Hendrix, performs
Performing Arts 8 p.m. Saturday,
intricately textured, deeply emotional
March-14. $23/adults, $21/students
songs that remain in the listener's mind
and seniors. 44575 Garfield Road,
long after the music stops. 7:30 p.m.
Clinton Township. (810) 286-2222.
Sunday, March 15, at the State Theatre,
The hair-raising thriller Murder by
2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $20.
Misadventure runs March,,-/
(248) 645-6666.
18-April 12 at Meadow
The hit of the Ann Arbor
Brook Theatre on the
Folk Festival, Willy Porter
campus of Oakland Uni-
comes to The Ark for two
versity in Rochester. It's an
shows 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
adventure of cat and
Saturday, March 14. Porter's
mouse involving two mys-
incredible guitar style, vocals
tery writers. $18-$32.
and songwriting have a laid-
(248) 377-3300.
back attitude. $11. 316 S.
The Theatre Company
Main Street, Ann Arbor.
at the University of Detroit
(734) 761-1800.
Mercy presents A Lie of
The Chamber Music
the Mind by Sam Shep-
Dana Steingold stars
Society of Detroit presents
ard. Filled with emotional
in 'Annie for the
the Borodin String Quar-
Bloomfield Players.
power and intellectual
tet 8 p.m. Wednesday,
strength, the play examines
March 18, at Orchestra
the lives of two families torn apart by
Hall. Three Shostakovich quartets are
mistrust and jealousy. Thursday, March
on the program. $16-$39. $5/stu-
19, through Sunday, April 5, with per-
dents. (313) 833-3700.
formances at 8 p.m Thursdays-Satur-
Relive the music of Shine when the days and 2 p.m. Sundays. McAuley
Detroit Symphony Orchestra per-
Theatre, corner of Southfield freeway
forms an evening of all-Russian virtu-
and Outer Drive. $10, $8/seniors and
oso music. Eri Klas conducts with
students. (313) 993-1130.
pianist Grigory Sokolov. 8 p.m.
Heading for a weekend in Toron-
Thursday, March 19; 10:45 a.m. Fri-
to? Adrienne Cooper and Zalmen
day, March 20; 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Mlotek, acclaimed interpreters of
March 21. $17-$42. Orchestra Hall,
Jewish music traditions, present their

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