Lion of Life featuring Detroit
artist Carol Wald. Through
June 30. 17329 Mack Ave.,
Detroit. (313) 886-2993.
Dragons, lions, horses and
cranes. Women in gardens
and delicate flowers. These are
the images that decorate Chi-
nese Ceramics, an exhibition
from the permanent collec-
tion at The University of
Michigan Museum of Art.
Continues through Aug. 9.
525 S. State Street, Ann
Arbor. (313) 764-0395.
A selection of elegant and
unique perfume bottles from
the collection of Oak Park resi-
dent Beth Kaput comprises the
assemblage titled The Scent of
Glamour at the Kresge Gallery
Boz Scaggs performs with Stevie Nicks at Pine
in the Detroit Historical
Knob.
Museum, 5401 Woodward,
Detroit. Opens Wednesday,
center. Become a human spark plug;
May
27.
(313) 833-1805.
check out an Indy car and other
Deanna Sperka resumes her
Artist
mean racing machines. Exhibition
series
of
museum
and gallery tours of
opens Thursday, May 28, and runs
contemporary
art,
including visits to
through Sept. 7. 1 Discovery Way,
studios
and
alternative
space exhibits.
Toledo. (419) 244-COSI.
11-1
p.m.
Wednesdays,
June 10, 17,
Encounter nocturnal creatures as
24, July 8, 15, 22. To register, call
you hike the Cranbrook campus at
(248) 968-5112.
Nightwatch 8-10 p.m. Friday, May

lthough the David Nelson
Band is popular on bath
coasts. its May 22 show at
the Magic Bag in Ferndale
marks the group's Michigan debut.
Jewish News readers will certainly
recognize the name "David Nelson."
But the band, vvhich claims three Jew-
ish members and plays original and
cover tunes in the laid-back vein of
the Grateful Dead and Blues Traveler,
has nothing to do with the Oak Park

29. The evening's activities conclude
at Nature Place with Bat Salad
(fruit salad) and live critter
demonstrations. $6/members,
$8/non-members. 1221 N.
Woodward Ave., Bloomfield
Hills. (248) 645-3230.

Cztigiai who died
n many musi-
0 Further Festival
:legacy of the
if-pro-
owed from
iDea ea
tlle to venue.

Art Scene

Assemblage, an exhibition of
sculptural constructions for wall,
floor and ceiling, opens with a
reception at CCS-Center Gal-
leries 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 22.
The works of art are constructed
from surprising and diverse
materials. Continues through
July 17. 15 East Kirby, Detroit.
(313) 874-1955.
An exhibition of toy-like
objects, titled Toying Memory,
opens 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May
23, at the Wearley Studio
Gallery, 1719 W. 14 Mile Road,
Royal Oak. See toys that have
the power to shape the mind.
Continues through July 25.
(248) 549-3016.
The Studio Gallery of Robert
Maniscalco presents A Celebra-

The DNB has toured the country
and recently returned from a tour of
Japan. The band routinely plays bits
from its first two albums — Limited
Edition and Keeper of the Key — with a
lot of improvisation, from bluegrass to
psychedelic and everything in between.
But while Siegel describes the band's
audience as "tie dye-wearing," he is
k to point out that DNB is "not a
quick
Dead cover band. People feel special
about [ouril, music; they need it. '

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Rock and soul with Bonnie Raitt at the Fox
Theatre.

Yiddish, and we
ind good bagels
said it a telephone
that the three. Jewish
inOre . are all left-hand
The joke is that when Layrtion• first
• tried a bagel with lox and cream
cheese, he cliimped hot sauce on it to •
snake it 'lore •spier ,

The David Nelson Band performs
at the Magic Bag in Ferndale on
Friday, May 22. Knee Deep Shag
opens the show. Doors at 8 p.m.
Show at 9 p.m. $10. For informa-
tion, call (248) 544-3030.

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