Patrick Shanley, the comedy pokes fun
at relationships, obsessions and the
psychiatric profession. 8 p.m. Thurs-
day-Saturday, July 9-11; 2 p.m. and 7
p.m. Sunday, July 12. $9-$15. 408
West Washington, Ann Arbor. (734)
663-0681.
zens/$7.50 ages 5-12/free under 5.
(313) 271-1620.
Whatnot
The Michigan Opera Theatre pre-
sents Learning at the Opera House
'98, an expanded offering of lectures,
workshops, performances and demon-
strations for all age groups as well as
for families, July 6-Aug. 2. For a
Celebrating its fifth year in Detroit,
brochure, call (313)
The Second City pre-
874-7290.
sents its 13th original
The Detroit Institute
live-comedy revue,
of
Arts
and Southfield
Viagra Falls, includ-
Public
Library
present
ing a bit in which
"A
Day
at
the
DIA"
Sat-
Netanyahu and Arafat
urday,
July
11.
A
free
are brought together
shuttle bus leaves the
through their mutual
library at 11:30 a.m.
love of Disney flicks.
and returns at 4 p.m.
8 p.m. Wednesdays
Museum admission is
through Sundays,
$4 adults/$1 children.
with additional per-
Register in advance,
formances on Fridays
(248) 948-0470.
and Saturdays at
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10:30 p.m. $10
"Viagra Falls" is the newest
Estes, best-selling poet,
Wednesdays, Thurs-
comedy revue from The Second psychoanalyst and
days and Sun-
City.
author of Women Who
days/$17.50 Fri-
Run With the Wolves,
days/$19.50 Satur-
presents
an
evening
of commentary,
days. 2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
poetry,
family
stories,
heartfelt humor
(313) 965-2222.
and wisdom 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July
9, at the Mendelssohn Theatre, Michi-
gan League Building, Ann Arbor. $20.
911 N. University, Ann Arbor. (800)
In celebration of the 50th anniver-
813-1376.
sary of the State of Israel, Temple
Tickets are available for Serious
Israel's Goodman Museum exhibits
Moonlight 1998, the third annual out-
Judaica, jewelry and sculpture high-
door celebration — featuring food,
lighting the art and artists of Israel.
drink and dancing — to benefit Cran-
"Circle of Light," the photographic
brook Art Museum. 8 p.m.-midnight
works of photographer Marji Silk, are
Saturday, July 18. $150 patrons/$75
on exhibit at Borders Books through
general admission. 1221 N. Woodward
July 31. Meet the artist 7 p.m. Friday,
Ave, Bloomfield Hills. (248) 645-3333.
July 10. 34300 Woodward Ave., Birm-
ingham. (248) 203-0005.
The Wyandotte Street Fair, featur-
ing art, food and fun, runs 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Wednesday, July 8, through Sat-
urday, July 11. On Biddle, between
Eureka and Oak. (734) 324-4502.
Henry Ford Museum's Fully
Furnished: Selections From
Our Furniture Collection"
explores why families get rid
of some furniture and insist
on keeping other pieces,
and includes a re-creation of
common scenes from the past as well as
furniture to try. For children, an inter-
active exhibit and portable backpacks or
Have a seat at Henry Ford Museum's
learning kits are available. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
"Fully Furnished: Selections From Our
daily. $12.50 adults/$11.50 senior citi-
Furniture Collection."
_,augh Lines
The Art Scene
Peace Through Rumor
word and to integrate humor —
aureen Kushner's inno-
using the elements of cartooning —
vative style of educa-
into their art.
tion has touched the
One child drew "destruction" with
lives of many Israeli
the word crumbling. Another shaped
schoolchildren.
the letters of the word "weapon" into
Invited by the Israeli Ministry of
a gun.
Education to visit 24 schools around
"Humor comes from being able to
the country in fall 1994 through
look at things from another perspec-
summer 1996, she utilized humor
tive and to laugh at yourself," says
and art to tear down the walls of sus-
Kushner.
picion and fear that existed between
Finally, the art was collected and
Jewish, Arab, Druze and Bedouin
the children used the words to create
children, building instead an envi-
a story to express their fears and
ronment of trust and hope.
dreams. It is dreams that Kushner
A sampling of the inspirational
tries to encourage, in her students.
artwork the Israeli students created,
"Dreaming is part of the soul," she
titled "Peace Through Humor:
says.
Visions of Peace From the Hands of
The upper level gallery at the
Children," will be on display July 9-
museum will exhibit the artwork of
August 24 at the Janice Charach
Epstein Museum/Gallery in
West Bloomfield.
Kushner's teaching method,
which she practices back home as
an instructor in New York City
schools, incorporates puns, lim-
ericks and mimes to get children
to express themselves. Role-play-
ing, dramatization and artwork
round out what she calls an
"educational happening."
Kushner's technique —
which she also shared with
teachers throughout Israel —
uses words in a humorous way.
She began with word associa-
tion, listing on the blackboard
words the children called out
when they thought of war. Such
Looking at words in a new way.
words included "bombs, gas
masks, tears and sorrow."
Detroit-area children who will have
She noted how the Arab students
the opportunity to work ,with Kush-
Falways listed "separation,' absent
ner during day camp at the Center.
from the Jewish students' vocabulary ;
Kushner will speak 7:30 p.m. Thurs-
while the Jewish children listed pigu-
day, July 9, during the exhibit's
im, terrorist attacks, absent from the
opening reception, which runs from
Arab children's vocabulary.
7-8:30 p.m.
Words of peace came less easily,
but all groups listed friendship, love,
Joshua Paul Cane
kindness and open borders.
These lists revealed to the children
"Peace Through Humor:
their deepest feelings and those of
Visions of Peace From the
their peers, allowing them to under-
Hands of Children" will be on
stand that they have far more in
display July 9-Aug. 24 at the
common than they might have sus-
Janice Charach Epstein Muse-
pected.
um/Gallery in the Kahn Jewish
Next, the children were asked to
Community Center in West
use their imagination to "draw" the
Bloomfield. (248) 661-7641.
letters of the words. They were asked
to choose a "peace" word and a "war"
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