This Week's Best Bets Arts, Beats & Eats This new four-day festival, with net proceeds benefiting Oakland County chari- ties, takes over the streets of downtown Pontiac 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4-7. The festival offers more than 60 national and local musical acts on three stages; a juried fine arts show; a 30-booth tastefest; and an interactive children's play area featuring comedy, magic and musical performances. www.artsbeatseats.com . (248) 334-4600. Friday-Monday, noon-11 p.m. All That Jazz Labor Day weekend brings the Ford Montreux Jazz Festival to Detroit's Hart Plaza with more than 120 free performances on five stages. A variety of eateries, student jam sessions and daily meet-the artist sessions round out the fun. www.montreuxdetroitjazz.com . (313) 963-7622. Sunday, 10:30 p.m.-Monday, 6:30 p.m. Clowning For A Cure Jerry Lewis is back with the 33rd annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon in a nonstop, round-the-clock live show Among those scheduled to make appear- ances are Celine Dion, Michael Feinstein, Broadway's Jerry Herman, Hanson, "Politically Incorrect's" Bill Maher and Comedy Central's Ben Stein. Locally the telethon runs on the FOX network, WJBK-Channel 2. Check your local listings. Monday, 9 a.m.-6 Old-Fashioned Fun In Franklin What To Do, What To Do ... Musical Notes Country-blues rockers the Cow- boy Junkies per- form with special guests Over the GAIL Rhine 8 p.m. ZINil MERMAN Wednesday, Sept. Arts 6- 9, at Meadow Entertainment Brook Music Fes- Editor tival. $22.50 pavilion/$15 lawn. (248) 645-6666. "These three middle-aged women look more like fugitives from a Tup- perware parry than a typical blues band," says the Chicago Tribune of Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women. Sassy and funny, the group plays the Magic Bag 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. $13. (248) 544-1991. The surf's up as the State Fair wel- comes the Beach Boys to the State Fairgrounds 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7. Bleacher seats included with fair admission. (313) 369-8200. Reserved seating is $19 and available through Ticketmaster at (248) 645-6666. And if you can't make the State Fair con- • cert, "wouldn't it be nice" to have a second chance? The boys of the beach come to the Macomb Center for the The Franklin Village Labor Day Roundup includes a horse show at 9 a.m.; a midway of games, prizes and food from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; a parade at noon; enter- tainment; a classic car show and more. From 10 a.m.-6 p.m., the Franklin Arts Council fund-raiser, "Art on the Green," showcases more than 80 artists from around the country. Most activities take place on or near Franklin's historic Vil- lage Green, west of Franklin, between 13 and 14 Mile roads. Monday, 3-4 p.m. Performing Arts 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp. $60/$54/$48. (810) 286-2222. On The Stage The Farmington Players bid farewell to their original barn setting with a rousing revue of memorable songs from their musical past. Broadway Barned — A Musical Revue will be presented 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 11- 12, 18-19 and 25-26; 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. 32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. $20. (248) 553-2955. Rosedale Community Players pre- sent Seance at the Upstage, Eileen Moushey's audience participation murder mystery with a comedic twist, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11- 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. 21728 Grand River, Detroit. 810. (313) 537-7716 or (313) 532-4010. Dance Fever The Performance Network hosts its annual choreographers' showcase of contemporary dance, Autumn Dances, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 10-12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. 408 W. Washington, Ann Arbor. $9-$15/pay what you can on Thurs- day. (734) 663-0681. The University of Michigan Musical Society kicks off its 120th season with River 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12. Choreographers Elko and Koma combine dance, theater, music and film in a dreamlike produc- tion which will be performed in the Huron River. Meet at the Nichols Arboretum. $25. (800) 221 1229. - N usical Open House The Big Screen Congregation Shir Tikvah celebrates its new permanent community and home in Troy with a program featuring Guy Louis' Chautauqua Express. Louis, specializing in stringed instruments, involves the audience in an interactive fami- ly show. No admission charge. 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy. (248) 649-4418. OUT & ABOUT NOTES: If you have an entertainment related event that you would like to have considered for listing in Out & About, please send the item, including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; or fax us at (248) 354-6069. Notice must be received at least three weeks before the scheduled event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed in the Out & About column are subject to change. 9/4 1998 76 Detroit Jewish News Ben Spitzer performs comedy and magic 6-7 p.m. Friday and 1-2 p.m. Saturday- Monday as part of Pontiac's "Arts, Beats & Eats" Labor Day weekend festivities. Four people, all involved in some way with a single terrible crime, reveal separate and differing versions of "the truth" in the 1950 classic Japanese film Rashomon. Winner of an Acade- my Award for Best Foreign Film, this portrait of the human condition screens 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, at the DIA's Detroit Film Theatre. 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $5.50. (313) 833-2323.