brings his wry, low-key humor to a
benefit concert for the Homeless
Empowerment Relationship Organiza-
tion 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at The
Ark. 316 S. Main Sr., Ann Arbor. $20.
(734) 763-8587.

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The pop music fantasy Harmony
Garden rakes the stage 2 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 29, at Xhedos Cafe. Performers
David Dreams and Lisa Lovechild are
joined by 11-year-old Sarah Kiperman,
followed by a romantic songs set by
Hearts in Season. 240 W. Nine Mile
Road, Ferndale. Admission is free.
(248) 545-4411.

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Turner Network Television contin-
ues its salute to the 75th anniversary
of Warner Bros. with the presentation
of The Warner Bros. Story: No GutS

No Glory — 75 Years of Blockbusters

8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Hosted by
Michael Keaton, this is the third of
four one-hour specials highlighting
the individuals and movies that helped
build the famed Hollywood studio.
Check listings for local stations.

Two Girls,
Two Guitars

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ynn and Lisa, who bill
themselves as "Two Girls,
Two Guitars ... Real Jewish
Folk," have found new ways
to rehearse the contemporary sounds
they bring to spiritual songs, some
they've written and recorded.
It's all been long distance since Lisa
Lipco Levine moved from Dallas to
Des Moines in 1996. She and her
Texas friend, Lynn Metrik, began
relying on phone calls as well as audio
and video tapes after five years of in-
person harmony.
The women are able to practice
together for six hours before each
concert, the next one set for Sunday
as part of a Temple Israel series
offered free to the community.
Concertgoers are encouraged to
bring their own lawn chairs and/or
blankets and picnic on the temple
grounds. The program will be moved
indoors if it rains.

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The Southfield Centre for the Arts
displays abstract paintings and collage
works by West Bloomfield artist Sasha
Kwaselow through Friday, Sept. 4.
24350 Southfield Road, Southfield.
(248) 424-9022.

Dreamscapes:The Surrealist
Impulse, a new exhibit at the Univer-

sity of Michigan Museum of Art
depicting the surrealist movement of
the 20th century, includes Nvorks by
Max Ernst, Jean Arp and Adolph Got-
tlieb, among others. Through Oct. 25.
525 S. Stare Street, Ann Arbor.
Admission is free. (734) 764-0395.
The Woods Gallery
(in the lower level of the
Huntington Woods
Library) presents Spirit

Donors & Other
Works, an exhibit

inspired by the ritual
masks and legends of the
Northwest Inuit and
Yup'ik peoples. Meet
artist Ed Stopke at an
opening reception 7-9
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3.
Through Oct. 8. 26415
Scotia, Huntington
Woods. (248) 543-9720.

The Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit hosts a Sculp-
ture Show Fund-Raiser, with proceeds
benefiting the JCC, noon-5 p.m. Fri-
day-Sunday, Aug. 28-30, at the studio
of award-winning artist Jerry Soble.
3819 LaPlaya, Orchard Lake. Refresh-
ments served. No charge: (248) 661-
2080.
Radio personality "Big Al"
Muskovitz, sports reporter Don Shane
and columnist Jeffrey Zaslow are fea-
aired in a local celebrity presentation
of Prime Time Men at the opening
meeting of the Auxiliary for Jewish
Aged 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10, at
Temple Beth-El. Bou-
tiques open at 10:30
a.m. Reservations must
be made by Tuesday,
Sept. 1. $36/$20.
(248) 661-2969.
The Gilda's Club

Metro Detroit 5th
Annual Family Walk
and Block Party 1998

Peter Green plays the Magic
Bag

"It would be a lot easier if we lived
in the same city," said Levine, a part-
time cantor who has been performing
in concerts since she was 16 and has
appeared with the Israel National
Choir.
Keep the Spirit, their first album,
includes songs originally written for a
youth choir and stresses the impor-
tance of faith. In the Light explores
concepts from their own spiritual
journey and presents songs of peace,
social justice and healing.
"Our concerts mix our own com-
positions with medleys planned for
audience sing-alongs," said Levine, a
vocal performance graduate of the
University of California at Irvine and
a cantorial graduate of Hebrew Union
College.
"We're very upbeat, and we take
off from the traditional by using rock
and roll tempos."
The pair starts out with very famil-
iar songs in new arrangements, moves
on to their songs and concludes with
selections popular in Israel.
Levine and Metrik met in Dallas,
where they both were active in the

is set for 10 a.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 4, at Cobo
Hall. Register in
advance for the 5K

same synagogue. Levine was cantor,
and Metrik was a cantorial assistant
and music teacher.
Metrik had recently returned from
New York, where she acted in feature
films, such as Married to the Mob, and
soap operas, including One Life to
Live.•She also taught at the Ameri-
can Academy of Dramatic Arts.
The two began collaborating by
writing a musical for youngsters,
Judah High Tech journey, and
moved on to composing other
songs and doing concerts.
"The musical was a back-to-the-
future play about questioning
faith," said Metrik, who has a
degree in clinical speech pathology
from the University of Houston
and maintains a small private prac-
tice.
"The music is an extension of
who we are, and we want to
touch people with our actual
voices as well as our internal
voices. I think that people really
connect to our songs." Li

— Suzanne Chessler

walking tour of downtown Detroit or
a 1-mile indoor fun walk, both fol-
lowed by a family block party with
marching bands, clowns, games, prizes
and food. 515 if postmarked before
Sept. 21/520 thereafter/under 10 free.
(248) 577-0800.

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The Rosedale Community Players
announce auditions for a November
production of Wendy Wasserstein's
The Sisters Rosensweig 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 1 and 3,
at the Upstage, 21728 Grand River,
Detroit. Call Director Lindy Bruton,
(248) 258-5368.
The seventh annual Detroit Inter-
national Film Festival seeks entries for
its November festival. Films and
videos of any subject, length and style,
including documentary, animated,
experimental and cross-genre, will be
considered. The deadline for submis-
sions is Aug. 31. (313) 255-0098.
The Rackham Symphony Choir,
under the direction of Suzanne Acton,
will audition voices for its February
Carmina Burana concert. For an
appointment, call (313) 341-3466.

Lynn and Lisa will perform
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at
Temple Israel. Admission is
free. (248) 661-5700.

Li a and Lynn: Real Jewish folk.

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