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Friday, 8 p.m.

Waxing Rhapsodic

The Birmingham Temple hosts the Dorian Samuels Memorial Concert high-
lighting the music of George and Ira Gershwin. The concert features celebrated
tunes from Girl Crazy, Lady Be Good, Funny Face and Porgy and Bess performed
by local professional musicians. Free of charge. 28611 West Twelve Mile, Farm-
ington Hills. (248) 477-1410.

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Cultural Snapshots

Detroit Dance Collective, in cooperation with Swords Into Plowshares Center
for Peace Gallery (SIP), presents "Gallerydance," a performance/art event pre-
miering new works by DDC artistic directors Barbara Selinger and Paula
Kramer, and a photo exhibit by Bill Ledger and Skip Schiel titled "Auschwitz to
Hiroshima." $35. Central United Methodist Church and SIP Gallery, Grand
Circus Park at Woodward. (313) 965-3544.

Sunday, 8 p.m.

Holocaust Heroes

What To Do, What To Do

For Your
Ears

The Farmington
Community Cho-
rus will present its
annual spring con-
cert, Shakin' the
GAIL
ZIMMERMAN Blues Away, 8
p.m. Friday and
Arts &
Saturday, May 8-9,
Entertainment
at
Farmington
Editor
High School,
32000 Shiawassee.
Featured selections include "Bye Bye
Blues," "Route 66" and "Chattanooga
Choo Choo." $8/adults, $5/seniors and
students. (248) 788-5322.
WDET host and local folk favorite
Matt Watroba joins musicians Neil
Woodward and Gary Weisenburg on
The Ark stage in concert 8 p.m. Fri-
day, May 8. $11 /door, $10/members,

Showtime, in association with Paramount Network Television, observes
Mother's Day with the premiere of "Rescuers: Stories of Courage — Two Cou-
ples." Barbra Streisand is executive producer of this TV special that tells the true
stories of non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue victims of the Holocaust.
Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Linda Hamilton and Alfred Molina guest star.

Tuesday, 12:15 p.m.

Lyrical Interlude

Join Cantor Stephen Dubov for "An Afternoon of Glorious Song" at Temple Beth
El. The Music Study Club program includes dessert. No charge for members;
$7/non-members. 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills. (248) 585-0146.

Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Peace Talk

The Israel 50 lecture series at the Jimmy Prentis Morris JCC concludes with
the Dr. Leon and Hilda Lucas JPM Israel Lecture. Dr. Aaron Miller, deputy
Middle East coordinator for Arab-Israeli negotiations, will speak on "The Mid-
Fast Peace Process: What's Next?" Free of charge. 15110 West Ten Mile Road,
Oak Park. (248) 967-4030.

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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Chester String Quartet, 8 p.m. Sun-
day, May 10, and Friday-Saturday,
May 15-16, at the Museum of Art,
525 S. State Street. Also, Tuesday-
Wednesday, May 12-13, at Kerrytown
Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave,
Ann Arbor. $20, $15/seniors, $10/stu-
dents. (313) 930-1960.

On The Stage

Berkley High School presents the
comedy Up the Down Staircase 8 p.m.
Friday, May 8, in the auditorium, 2325
Catalpa. $4. (248) 584-0377.
Two men — one white, one black
— recall their youth and friendship in
Michael Grady's world premiere of
White Picket Fence May 14-31, at
Performance Network, 408 West
Washington, Ann Arbor. Performances
are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays-
Saturdays; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays.
$9-$15. (313) 663-0681.
Stagecrafters presents
>.
Kismet,
the swashbuck-
,:-
ling fantasy set in the
land of harems and
caliphs, May 15-17, 21-
24, 28-31 and June 5-7.
Performances at 8 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays, 2
p.m. Sundays. Also, 7
p.m. Sunday, May 22.
$12-$14. Historic Bald-
win Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette, Royal Oak.
(248) 541-6430.

Dana Delany stars as Johe Vos in Showtime's "Rescuers:
Stories of Courage — 7 Two Couples."

students and seniors. 316 S. Main
Street, Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451.
The University Musical Society pre-
sents a special recital honoring Garrick
Ohlsson as the 1998 UMS Distin-
guished Artist Award recipient. The
Ford Honors Program tribute to Ohls-
son features works by Gershwin,
Beethoven and Chopin. 6 p.m. Satur-
day, May 9, at Hill Auditorium, 825
N. University, Ann Arbor. $15-$150.
(734) 764-2538.
The U-M Museum of Art, in con-
junction with the Kerrytown Concert
House, hosts SpringFest '98: The
Miracle of Mozart, featuring the

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Small
Screen

His show may be about nothing,
but his life is a different story. A&E's
"Biography" takes a look at the life of
Jerry Seinfeld 8 p.m. Monday, May 11.

Family Fun

The Marquis Theatre Children pre-
sent Hansel and Gretel, a magical,
musical production of the classic tale,
7 p.m. Friday, May 8; 2:30 p.m. Sat-
urdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30 and June 6,
and Sundays, May 10 and 17. $5.50.
135 E. Main Street, Northville. (248)
349-8110.
Meadow Brook Theatre presents