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Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Into The Woods
The Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia, plans a festive day of rededi-
cation that includes a visit from the Yak and Clifford, a crazy-quilt exhibit by
Muriel Jacobs, music by "Etcetera" and "Strings in the Woods," a folk sing-along
with Ron Coden and Judy Goldstein, and children's craft activities. The dedica-
tion of the Neal Gardner Learning Center, Men's Club Reading Room, Friends
Reading Room and Storytime Room, all of which have been donated to the
community, will be held at 2 p.m. (248) 543-9720.
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Song Fest
The Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Parenting Center of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek presents a family concert by "Young People's Klezmer Workshop"
at B'nai Israel Center. The New York group also features local artist Abraham
Ben Ze'ev. Refreshments follow the concert. 4200 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. $3. (248) 681-5353.
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Sunday, 5:30 p.m.
Svetlana's Verse
Superstar songstress Svetlana Portnyansky graces the Temple Beth El stage for
a concert of folk, contemporary and popular songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, English
and Russian. The Los Angeles cantor, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory of
Music, has won major international competitions. 14 Mile Road and Telegraph.
$12/$15. (248) 967-2146.
Young Uzbek-
istani pianist
Eldar Nebolsin
demonstrates his
keyboard mastery
GAIL
ZIMMERMAN in a performance
with the Detroit
Arts &-
Symphony
Entertainment
Orchestra 10:45
Editor
a.m. and 8 p.m.
Friday, April 3,
and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4. He
will perform Chopin's Piano Concerto
No. 1 in E minor. $17-$42. Orchestra
Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
(313) 576-5111.
Double your pleasure when the
Plymouth Symphony Orchestra and
guest artists Joseph and Michael Gurt
combine for a rare performance of
Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos in D
major at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at
the Novi High School Auditofium,
24064 Taft Road. Afterglow at the
Botsford Inn, 28000 Grand River,
Farmington Hills. $12/adults,
$10/seniors and college students,
$6/students K-12. (734) 451-2112.
Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Sr, Monday, 12:45 p.m.
Family Flick
Cafe Europa Detroit presents Mothers of Today, starring Esther Field, a film
about a family's attempt to keep its identity and values. JCC-Oak Park, 15110
West 10 Mile Road. (248) 356-6668.
Monday, 7:30 p.m.
Daunting Documentary
The Long Way Home is an eye-opening documentary about the plight of those
who survived the Holocaust. Described by The New York Times as "staggeringly
powerful," the film, which just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature,
will be screened at the Detroit Film Theatre for one showing only. The Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave. $5.50. (313) 833-2323.
OUT & ABOUT NOTES: If you have an entertainment related event that you
would like to have considered for listing in Out & About, please send the item,
including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices
and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The
Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; or fax us at (248)
354-6069. Notice must be received at least three weeks before the scheduled
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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Eric Clapton plays
the Palace on
Wednesday.
The Lyric Chamber Ensemble pre-
sents Three plus Four plus Five 3:30
p.m. Sunday, April 5, at the Birming-
ham Unitarian Church, Woodward at
Lone Pine. Selections include a Grieg
string quartet and a Brahms Quintet
with pianist Louis Nagel. $18/$15
students and seniors. (248) 357-1111.
Flutists Ervin Monroe and Alexan-
der Zonjic and pianist Dave Wagner
close out the "Classics on the Lake"
season at St. Mary's College in a con-
cert titled Two Flutes and a Piano 4
p.m. Sunday, April 5, in the Shrine
Chapel on the college campus, 3535
Indian Trail, Orchard Lake. Wagner
was the program director and after-
noon host on classical music station
WQRS. $12/$20. (248) 683-1750.
The Chamber Music Society of
Detroit presents the Tokyo String
Quartet 8 p.m. Monday, April 6, at
Orchestra Hall. The program includes
works by Haydn, Schnittke and
Beethoven. $5-$39. (313) 576-5111.
Guitar legend and Grammy Award-
winning artist Eric Clapton performs
at The Palace 8 p.m. Wednesday, April
8. $45, $62.50. (248) 645-6666.
Michigan Radio presents A Taste of
Passover featuring the Klezmer Conser-
vatory Band with host Theodore Bikel.