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p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct.
14 and 15, at E. Lansing's Wharton
Center for Performing Arts, (517) 432-
2000; and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 16 and 17, at the Flint Cultural
Center, (810) 760-1138.

Tony Danza stars in the "Wonderful
World of Disney? Noah, a modern-day
version of the biblical Noah and the Ark
story, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, on ABC.

The Big Screen

Family Fun

Actor and Michigan native Jeff
Daniels hosts a gala Purple Rose
Theatre benefit featuring the pre-
miere of his new film, Pleasantville,
screenwriter/director Gary Ross'
modern fairy tale in which 20th-
century teenagers accidentally bring
color to a mysterious suburb
trapped in a black and white '50s
utopia and set off a revolution. The
film will be shown 6:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 18, at the Michigan The-
ater, 603 East Liberty, Ann Arbor.
$15. (734) 763-8587. Private post-
screening supper available at $250.
(734) 475-5817.

Annabelle Broom the Unhappy
Witch, a musical comedy about a
witch who doesn't want to be one, fea-
tures Farmington Hills actors Tara and
Rana Zdrojewski and Eddie Rubin. 7
p.m. Fridays, Oct. 9-30; 2:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays Oct. 10-31.
The Marquis Theatre, 135 East Main
Street, Northville. Ages 3 and up.
$5.50. (248) 349-8110.
Colors, an interactive musical pre-
sentation especially geared for chil-
dren, will be performed 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10, by Detroit Cham-
ber Wings and Strings at the Com-
munity House. 380 S. Bates, Birm-

The Small Screen

the Holley Room at the Detroit Insti-
tute of Arts, (313) 833-7900; she
focuses on stories of mysticism and
the supernatural 8 p.m. Thursday, .
Oct. 15, at Borders Books and Music,
30995 Orchard Lake Road, Farming-
ton Hills. (248) 737-0110.
The Fisher Theatre presents The Big
Comfy Couch: Loonette, Molly and
Friends Live in Concert, featuring the
musical entertainment of the real
Loonette and Molly who appear on
PBS's award-winning television show, 7
p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and 11 a.m. and
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. $19-$25.
(248) 645-6666.

A modern-clay Noah's Ark story on
the "Wonderful World of Disney"

ingham. $5. (248) 644-5832.
Storyteller Corrine Stavish tells
tales of Jewish angels in "Words on
Wings," 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in

Like Father, Like Son

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eter Simon can't wait to
return to Detroit. The
Evergreen, Colo.-based
classical pianist has per-
formed at Congregation Beth Abra-
ham Hillel Moses twice before, but
this time, he's bringing his 10-year-
old son Saling with him.
Simon & Son, as they are known
in musical circles, will delight
Detroiters at BAHM's annual Walter
Litt Memorial Concert 2 p.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 11, in the shul's social hall.
The free concert in West Bloomfield
is open to the community.
Simon & Son will play music by
Jewish composers, with a dose of
popular music and humor throWn
in. "Our show is literally for all ages
— as opposed to other forms of
music, like rock and country, which
are for a select age group or kind of
person," says Simon. "Our music
puts smiles on the faces of little chil-
dren, senior citizens, everyone in-
between."
Simon began his career playing
traditional concerts, but now is apt
to follow up a beautiful etude with a
hilarious true story of a woman
careening into the middle of one of
his performances, screaming, "Tor-

nado Watch!," and leading the entire
audience frantically out of the con-
cert hall.
"I tell true, funny stories that have
happened to the while touring as a
concert pianist, such as the piano
collapsing while I play," explains
Simon, an admittedly "funny guy"
who likes to make people laugh. "It's
part of the traveling experience for
everyone."
It's not his son's favorite part of
touring, though. Saling, who was
named after a German Jewish great-
grandfather, likes jumping from bed
to bed in hotel rooms when he tours
with his dad. Oh, and he recently
"found out about room service."
Saling took to music as a baby.
"He swayed to music in a crib, and
he was always going up to the piano
and fooling around," Simon recalls.
At the age of 5, the little boy turned
to his father and demanded,
"'Daddy, teach me.' He just couldn't
wait."
Simon has been his son's only
music teacher for the past five years.
It's a classic case of son quickly sur-
passing father. At the age of 6, Saling
gave his first professional concert —
in front of 2,000 people. He is the

youngest per-
former to play at
Carnegie Hall.
The father-
son duo tour
once a month.
Saling attends
public school in
Evergreen, which
is 30 miles from
Denver, and
takes his home-
work on tour.
Simon insists
that his son
write in a jour-
Peter Simon: `.`,1
nal every day
show
for all ages.
when he's on the
road — where
he's going, what he's seen and what
he's experienced." 0

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— Lynne Meredith Cohn

Pianists Peter and Saling Simon
will perform 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
11, in the Walter Litt Memorial
Concert at Beth Abraham Hillel
Moses, 5075 W. Maple Road, in
West Bloomfield. The concert is
free and open to the public.
(248) 851-6880.

The Art Scene

Jane Dickson's Almost Flying aims to
capture the spirited and poignant absur-
dity of suburban carnivals. Opening
reception 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, run-
ning through Oct. 31, at the Lemberg
Gallery, 538 N. Old Woodward Ave.,
Birmingham. (248) 642-6623.
The Detroit Society of Women
Painters and Sculptors holds an exhi-
bition Tuesday, Oct. 13, through Fri-
day, Oct. 30, at the South-
field Centre for the Arts,
24350 Southfield Road.
(248) 424-9022.

Whatnot

Antiques, collectibles,
contemporary treasures
and arts and crafts are
available at the Detroit
Historical Society Guild
Flea Market at historic
Fort Wayne 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Saturday and Sun-
day, Oct. 10 and 11.
Free. (313) 821-7795.
The Detroit Historical Museum's
Kresge Gallery displays The Fantasy
World of Doll Houses, featuring
both homemade and manufactured
doll houses along with an assortment
of accessories and interior furniture,
Wednesdays-Sundays, through Jan.
31, 1999. (313) 833-1805. .
The 72nd annual All World Mar-
ket, featuring international perform-
ers, hands-on children's activities and
craft demonstrations, takes place at
the Southfield Civic Center 10 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and
17; and 11 a.m.-6 pan. Sunday, Oct.
18. 26000 Evergreen Road. $3/$2
seniors and children. (313) 871-8600.

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