This Week's Best Bets
Saturday, 2 p.m.
A Permanent Home For PuppetArt
The Detroit Puppet Theater holds its opening performance for families and
the community in its new downtown location with a presentation of The Fire-
bird, a rod puppet show based on an old Russian folktale. PuppetArt's four
troupe members, Igor Gozman, Irena Baronovskaya, Lyudmila Mikheyenko and
Natalia Khousid, were all educated in theater arts in the former Soviet Union
and will hold performances every Saturday afternoon. $6.50 adults/$5 children.
25 E. Grand River (between Farmer and Woodward), Detroit. (313) 961-7777.
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Motown Uptown
Memories of the '50s and '60s come alive when Streetcorner entertains at the
Neighborhood Project Southfield Summer Concert, co-sponsored by the city of
Southfield and the Detroit Jewish News. The five-piece band and vocal group will
play rock 'n' roll oldies and the sounds of Motown. In case of rain, the concert
will be canceled. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Admission is free. Inglenook
Park, W. 12 Mile Road between Evergreen and Lahser. (248) 967-1112.
Tuesday, 8 p.m.
The Beasties Are Back
"Fight For Your Right (to party!)" with hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys. Nice
Jewish boys Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz (son of playwright Israel Horovitz)
and Adam Yuach (now an aspiring Tibetan Bhuddist) own the No. 1 spot on
the charts with their brand-new album, Hello Nasty, and will entertain with spe-
cial guests Money Mark and jazz-rap performers A Tribe Called Quest at The
Palace. $25.50. (248) 645-6666.
Thursday, 10:30 p.m.
Dr. Laura On The Decalogue
Best-selling author and syndicated radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger takes a
modern look at the Ten Commandments, discussing how these ancient rules for
living continue to be relevant to people's lives, in "Dr Laura Schlessinger: The
Ten Commandments, What's In It for Me?" Airing on Detroit Public Television-
Channel 56.
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Comedy Plus
Can she talk! Comedienne/author/entrepreneur Joan
Rivers is joined on stage by master of the insult/ad libber
extraordinaire/Sinatra pal Don Rickles in a comedy explo-
sion at Pine Knob on Aug. 21. $25 pavilion/$12.50 lawn.
(248) 645-6666.
Joan Rivers
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including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices
and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The
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in the Out & About column are subject to change.
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1998
74 Detroit Jewish News
What To Do, What To Do ...
Concert on the Lawn features The
Paul Ventimiglia Group 7 p.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 16, on the front lawn of the
Southfield Civic Center. Ventimiglia
Z\
is a jazz keyboardist and composer c—
Multiplatinum
for
film
and
television.
26000
Ever-
country recording
green Road. No admission charge.
artists Reba
(248) 424-9022.
McEntire and
If you can't catch them during the
Brooks
&
Dunn
GAIL
opening
ceremonies of the JCC
ZIMMERMAN are joined by spe-
National
Maccabi Games on Sunday
cial guests Terri
Arts &
at
the
Palace,
you'll have an additional
Clark and David
Entertainment
opportunity
to
hear Ma'alot, the
Kersh 8 p.m. Sat-
Editor
Israeli Youth Concert Band, in a 7
urday, Aug. 15, at
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, concert at
The Palace. $43.
Flint's International Institute. 515
(248) 645-6666.
Stevens. No admission charge. (810)
The Magic Bag celebrates the
767-5922.
Woodward Dream Cruise Saturday,
Jim Perkins & Stone Circle bring
Aug. 15, with Roadhouse Revue II,
their
mix of traditional and contem-
an evening with Rockabilly bands
porary
Irish music to a free concert at
Three Blue Teardrops, the Intoxicats,
the
gazebo
in Southfield's Burgh His-
Whistle Stop Junction and Lucky
torical
Park
at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Haskins and on the big screen, a series
Aug.
19.
Bring
a blanket or lawn chair
of '50s hot rod movies. Doors at 8
and
picnic
meal.
Northeast corner of
p.m. 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale.
'Civic Center Drive and Berg Road.
$7. (248) 544-1991.
(248) 424-9022.
Boyz II Men with special guests
At Pine Knob this week, Deep Pur-
Destiny's Child, Next and Uncle Sam
ple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer,
take the stage 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16,
with special guests Dream Theater,
at Joe Louis Arena. $75/$45/$25.
take the stage 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
(248) 645-6666.
15; legendary Motown singer/song-
This summer's final Southfield
writer Smokey Robinson
entertains 7:30 p.m. Sun-
g day, Aug. 16; 1980s and
'90s rockers Slaughter,
Quiet Riot, Warrant,
L.A. Guns and Firehouse
rt. perform 7:30 p.m. Mon-
day, Aug. 17, in a concert
titled "Rock Never Stops";
alternative rock group
Matchbox 20 joins with
special guests Soul Asy-
lum and Semisonic 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18;
and country recording
artist Billy Ray Cyrus
performs 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 20. Call
for ticket information.
(248) 645-6666.
The Ark celebrates the
CD release of Lonesome ±
and Blue with bluegrass \
musicians Dennis
Cyporin, Pooh Stevenson,
Christee McNeil and
Larry Hadsall 8 p.m. Fri-
The Beastie Boys — Mike Diamond, Adam Yuach and day, Aug. 21. 316 S. Main
Adam Horovitz — play the Palace on Tuesday.
Musical
Notes