Kids Koncert Series closes out its sea-
son with the comedy ventriloquism of
David Stewart 1:30-2:15 p.m. Satur-
day, May 30, at the Southfield Centre
for the Arts, 24350 Southfield Road.
$3.25. (248) 424-9022.

The Art Scene

field Hills. (248) 645-3323.
The Print Gallery kicks off the
opening of its new space with an
exhibit of original posters from Willi's
Wine Bar in Paris. Each year the own-
ers of this popular watering hole corn-
mission and publish a new poster
from a different artist to advertise
their establishment. The
exhibit runs June 1-
Aug. 31. 29173 North-
western Hwy., South-
field.

New exhibits opening at Cranbrook
Art Museum include: •
New Work by Cranbrook
Academy of Art Artists,
May 30 Sept. 6; Cran-
brook Intimate Space:
Photography by Gene
The Detroit Histori-
Meadows, May 30-Sept.
cal Society's Sunday
6, a series of Meadows'
,itte`' Stroll program fea-
black and white photographs
tures a tour of the
of Cranbrook Educational
Historic Corktown dis-
Community, featuring an
Prudence Bernstein
trict 2 p.m. Sunday, May
artist's lecture, "Images
exhibits her artwork at
31. $15/DHS members,
That Inspire," 7:30 p.m.
the Oak Park Library
$18/non-members.
Thursday, June 25; A
during June.
Meeting place and park-
Loaded Brush: Recent
ing instructions are print-
Paintings by Nancy Brett;
ed
on
tickets.
(313)
833-1405.
May 30-Aug. 16, featuring 17 large-
Watch your back and Don't Trust
scale paintings and an artist's lecture
titled "Our Little Secret" 6 p.m. Satur- Anyone. It's wrestling's biggest names
returning to unleash their power at
day, May 30; and Bound & Gagged:
Cobo Arena 8 p.m. Saturday, May 30.
Aug.
The Sculptural Book, May 30
$13-$24. (248) 645-6666.
16, celebrating the use of found
books in art by a group of
Michigan-based artists. The
exhibition includes an off-site
book-making workshop at the
BBAC in Birmingham 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Saturday, June 13, $52
materials fee; a lecture by Don-
ald Lipski 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 18; an off-site lecture by
Gail mally-mack at the BBAC
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23; a
family program 11 a.m. Sat-
urday, June 27, $3 materials
fee. Museum admission
$5/adults, $3/students, chil-
dren and seniors. 1221
North Woodward, Bloom-

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Beck, above, and Sean
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with Ben Folds Five at
Pine Knob.

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the presentations to be made by the
obert del Valle is a little
frequently appearing guest stars of
frightened by the prospect
the show, including William B.
of what he might run
Davis (Cigarette-Smoking Man),
into at the upcoming X-
Dean Haglund (Langly), Steven
Files Expo at Cobo Conference Cen-
Williams (X) and Doug Hutchinson
ter in Detroit on May 30-31.
(Eugene Tooms).
No, it is not the chance he will have
"I plan to bring my camera and a
to meet the ultra-evil Cigarette Smok-
tape recorder to record the
ing Man or the mysteriously subversive
moments," said Lakin, a devoted fan.
and supposedly dead X man. Not even
While local fans are pleased that
the gruesome, oozing props from the
the road show is making a stop in
actual show will chill his blood.
Instead, del Valle, the leader of The
X-Philes Phorum at Borders Books
and Music in Farmington Hills and
two-time expo goer, wonders about
some of the people who would spend
$25 apiece to spend a spring day in
the cavernous venue listening to
chatter about the paranormal and
conspiracy theories.
"For the most part the people
you meet there are nice and friend-
ly. But then you also meet so many
cases of arrested development," he
said. "It's scary."
Still, del Valle, also the facilita-
tor of the Jewish Book Group at
Borders, plans to put aside those
fears and join the crowd sure to con-
Recurring guest characters will make
vene for the interactive show based
special appearances at the X-Files
on the television series that airs at 9
Expo. Pictured are Tom Braidwood as
p.m. Sundays on the Fox Network
Frohike, Bruce Harwood as Byers and
"I look forward to it. I want to
shake hands with some of the charac- Dean Haglund as Langly.
ters and listen to what they have to
Detroit, some are disappointed not
say," he said.
in who will be here but in who will
Organizers plan to give fans of the
be absent.
sneak peaks of the upcoming "X-
Missing from the action will be
Files" movie a new "X Files" CD-
the stars of the sci-fi show and its
ROM and a soon-to-be-released "X
upcoming spin-off film, David
Files" CD-ROM adventure game.
Duchovny (Special Agent Fox Mul-
Fans will be treated to photos taken
der) and Gillian Anderson (Special
via digital camera and then be e-
Agent Dana Scully).
mailed the results.
— Jill Davidson Sklar
Reid Wainess, a fan who began fol-
lowing the show about paranormal
phenomena and subversive govern-
ment plots almost three years ago, said
Tickets for the X-Files Expo to
he looks forward to being a part of an
be held at Cobo Conference
atmosphere devoted entirely to the
Center 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday
show he watches almost religiously.
and 12-7 p.m. Sunday, May 30-
"I really enjoy it, especially the
31, are $25 and can be
way they explain things. They use
obtained at all TicketMaster
scientific theory to explain how
outlets. For more information,
things you wouldn't think were pos ,
call (248) 645-6666 or (888)
sible are possible," he said.
EXPO-TIX, or go online at
But what most fans, including
http://www.thex-files.com .
Whitney Lakin of West Bloomfield,
look forward to is the chance to hear

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