St., Ann Arbor. $10/$9.
(734) 761-1800.
African American His
tory presents the 16th
annual African World
Festival at Hart Plaza
Friday-Sunday, Aug.
14-16. Discover the
African diaspora with
culinary experiences,
entertainment and 150
vendors of crafts and
wares. $5 adults/$3
children 12 and under .
For a schedule of
events, call (313) 494-
5800.
Murder, Mystery
Mayhem bookstore
hosts a book-signing
and readings with
crime writer Alison
Gordon, author of the
Kate Henry mystery
series, and Lev
Raphael; award-win-
ning author of such
books as Dancing on
Tisha B'Av, 6:30-8
p.m. Thursday, Aug.
20. 35167 Grand
River, Farmington.
(248) 471-7210.
Former CNN anchor Bob
Losure discusses and signs copies of
his new book, 5 Seconds to Air: Broad-
cast journalism Behind the Scenes, 7
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Borders
Books, 34300 Woodward, Birming-
ham. (248) 203-0005.
The Big
Screen
oil
The Lion King moves
out of the jungle and
into the park as West
Bloomfield Parks &
Recreation offers an out-
door, wide-screen, sur-
round-sound movie pre-
sentation of the family
favorite 9 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 15, at Marshbank
Park, Hiller Road north
of Commerce Road.
Bring a blanket or lawn
chair. $5 per car/$1 per
person for walk-ins.
(248) 738-2500.
Humor comes to
Meadow Brook Musical
Festival with two recent
American Comedy
Camilla Horowitz's oils will be featured at the Novi Art Festival.
Award winners for "Best
Male Stand-Up Comic." Comedian
Dorothy's adventures over the rain-
play works at the fourth annual Novi
Richard Jeni performs 8 p.m. Satur-
bow lead her down the yellow brick
Art Festival 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday
day, Aug. 15 ($20 pavilion/$10 lawn),
road in a live musical production of
and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16. Works
and Carrot Top takes the stage 8 p.m.
the family classic The Wizard of Oz.
include the Judaic art of Barbara Bar-
Thursday, Aug. 20 ($22.50 pavil-
The American Family Theatre's Broad-
ron; glass sculptures by Howard Levi-
ion/$12.50 lawn). (248) 645-6666.
way for Kids production visits Mead-
ton and Harvey Fishbein; the jewelry
An influence on a whole generation
ow Brook Music Festival 12 p.m.
designs of Matthew Gross; and framed
of comics, actor/comedian Robert
Tuesday, Aug. 18. $10 pavilion/$5
dimensional sculptures and 3-D
owl Klein performs in a special engage-
lawn. (248) 645-6666.
collages by Suzanne Lifton and
ment at Chaplin's Comedy Club 8:30
Joust Do It! Return to an age of
Barry Lehsten. Lansing native
and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
wonder and adventure, shop for hand-
Camilla Horowitz will show
Aug. 21 and 22. 34244 Groesbeck,
made crafts and cheer your favorite
nature-Chemed oil paintings, and
Clinton Township. $15/$10. (810)
knight as the 19th annual Michigan
Hilda Gleizer Rindom, whose
792-1902.
Renaissance Festival comes to Holly
Orthodox Jewish upbringing
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sun-
comes through in the biblical
days, Aug. 15-Sept. 27. Weekends and
themes of her paintings, will fea-
Labor Day only, rain or shine. $13.95
ture a recent piece titled "Bench-
adults/$11.75 seniors/$5.95
ing Licht." Admission is free. Novi
children 5-12/free children 4
Town Center parking fields. 1-275
and under. Off I-75, exit 106,
and 1-96. (248) 347-3830.
on Dixie Hwy. between Pontiac
Pewabic Pottery presents its
& Flint. (800) 601-4848 or
third annual one-day exhibit and
Streetcorner performs at Southfields
(248) 634-5552.
sale of antique and contemporary
Inglenook Park on Sunday.
handcrafted art tiles produced by
more than 60 artists from across
the country 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday,
The Association of Jewish Libraries
Aug. 16, at the Grosse Pointe War
announces the 14th annual Sydney
The Community House hosts
Memorial. 32 Lake Shore Dr., Grosse
Taylor Manuscript Competition for
an exhibition of prints by local
Pointe Farms. $5. (313) 822-0954.
aspiring authors of children's books.
artist Ronald Paysner through
For entry forms and rules, contact
Aug. 31. 380 S. Bates St., Birm-
Ample 6— Trite, the original untamed shrews,
Paula Sandfelder, 1327 Wyntercreek
ingham. (248) 644-5832.
perform at the Renaissance Festival, opening this
Lane, Dunwoody, GA 30338. A #10
Two hundred national and
weekend.
envelope
must be enclosed.
international juried artists dis-
The Charl e s H. Wright Museum of
Family Fun
The Art Scene
Whatnot
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