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Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Clay Play
The fourth annual Royal Oak Clay Invitational hosts more than 175 clay and
glass artists. Jewelry, porcelain, raku, stoneware — all that is possible in clay —
as well as glass pieces will be featured. A folk fest, food court and hands-on art
booth for kids round out the fun. On Washington Avenue between Fourth and
Lincoln. Admission is free. (248) 547-4000.
Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hot Wheels
Fins and chrome are the name of the game when more than 500 cars — and
trucks, bicycles and motorcycles — from the 1930s through the 1960s are
shined up and lined up during Greenfield Village's seventh annual Motor
Muster. Oakwood Boulevard and Village Road in Dearborn. Tickets, including
admission to Greenfield Village, are $12.50 adults/$11.50 seniors/$7.50 ages 5-
12/under 5 free. (313) 271-1620.
Saturday, 8 p.m.
Season Finale
The Detroit Chamber Winds subscription season concludes with a Great
Lakes Chamber Music Festival program in which Peter Oundjian conducts two
of the most beloved works of the 20th century. Pianist James Tocco is featured
soloist for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and violinist Yehonatan Berick is fea-
tured soloist on Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat. Pianist Ruth Laredo joins DCW
members in Beethoven's Trio in B-flat Major for clarinet, cello and piano. Tocco
and Laredo join Oundjian in a pre-concert conversation at 7 p.m. Temple Beth
El Sanctuary, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills. $26/$21 students and
seniors. (248) 362-9329 or (248) 645-6666.
Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Magical Mystery Tour
The second annual Michigan Mystery Author Spectacular offers mystery
lovers a chance to meet their favorite Michigan mystery writers and get their
books signed. The 10 participating authors include Lee Meadows, Tom Grace,
William Kienzle, Willetta Heising, Doug Allyn, Shirley Schenkel, Chris Mee-
han, Tom Sullivan, Elizabeth Bowman and Richard Baldwin. At Murder, Mys-
tery and Mayhem in the Drakeshire Plaza shopping center, 35167 Grand River
at Drake Road, in Farmington. (248) 471-7210.
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Favorite Phantom
He originated the famed title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of
the Opera. Enjoy the dulcet tones of this Tony-Award winning actor and vocalist
in "An Evening with Michael Crawford." June 26 at Pine Knob. $45 pavil-
ion/$20 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
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formers the
Moody Blues
perform 7:30
p.m. Friday, June
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(248) 645-6666.
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Contemporary
jazz artists Four-
play, with special guest Chris Both,
take the stage at the Royal Oak Music
Theatre 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20.
318 W. Fourth in downtown Royal
Oak. $28.50. (248) 546-7610 or
(248) 645-6666.
Be there or be square. Renowned
poet Richard Tillinghast and popular
jazz fusion quintet Poignant Plecosto-
mus join forces in a "New Jazz and
Poetry" performance 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 20, at Borders in downtown
Birmingham, 34400 Woodward
Avenue. (248) 203-0005.
Multiplatinum R&B recording
artists Boyz II Men, with special
guests Next, Destiny's Child and
Uncle Sam, take the stage 7 p.m. Sun-
day, June 21, at Pine Knob. $45 pavil-
ion/$25 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
Three of the most highly respected
songwriters today, Richard Thomp-
son, Dar Williams and Bruce Cock-
burn appear in an evening of "Real
Life Songs" 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June
21, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre.
318 W. Fourth. $27.50. (248) 546-
7610 or (248) 645-6666.
The Phil Collins Big Band Tour,
with vocalist Oleta Adams and saxo-
phone great Gerard Albright, takes the
stage — with Phil on drums —
8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Meadow
Brook. $40 pavilion/$20 lawn. (248)
645-6666.
Britain's reigning kings of electroni-
ca, Prodigy brings its chaotic brand of
harmonious hyperdrive to the State
Theatre 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June
24. 2111 Woodward, Detroit. $28.50.
(248) 645-6666.
Playing acoustic tracks alongside
their hard rock material long before
"unplugged" became a trend, Heart
featuring Ann Wilson, with special
guest The Tubes, play at Pine Knob
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. $22
pavilion/$12.50 lawn. (248) 645-
6666.
The Lincoln Center Jazz
Orchestra, featuring conductor and
trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis,
performs 8 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at
the Meadow Brook Music Festival.
$32.50/$15 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
On The Stage
The Hilberry Theatre stages the
classic children's fairy tale Little Red
Riding Hood June 24-July 14, week-
days at 10:30 a.m.. There will be a
special 10:30 a.m. Saturday perfor-
mance on July 11, but no perfor-
mance on July 3. 4743 Cass Ave.,
Detroit. $4/$3 for groups of 10 or
more. (313) 577-2972.
Junior Actors of Ridgedale present
Charlotte's Web, a play by Joseph
Robinettte adapted from the popular
E.B. White novel. Performances are 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 26-27,
and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28. 205 W.
Long Lake between Livernois and
Crooks, Troy. $5. (248) 988-7049.
The Big Screen
The Detroit Latino Film Fest, fea-
turing Latin
American films by
U.S., Canadian
and Latin Ameri-
can filmmakers,
debuts Saturday,
June 20, at Wayne
State University's
Deroy Auditori-
um. Screenings
begin at noon. For
tickets and infor-
Richard Thompson, Dar Williams and Bruce Cockburn: "Real mation, call Casa
Lift Songs" at the Royal Oak Music Theatre.
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