< What To Do, What To Do .• • Musical Notes Rising opera star Irina Mishura will be the featured mezzo soprano in Rackham Sympho- ny Choir's perfor- GAIL mance of Handel's ZIMMERMAN Messiah, under the Arts & baton of Suzanne Entertainment Acton, 8 p.m. Satur- Editor day, Dec. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at St. Peter & Paul Church, East Jefferson at St. Antoine, in Detroit. The Russian-born Mishura, who is Jewish, arrived in the United States from Moldava in 1992. Since then, she has established herself as one of the most exciting new voices on the world opera and concert scene. She was lauded for her portrayal of Amneris in last year's Michi- gan Opera Theatre production of Aida, and next year will perform with the MOT as Delilah in The Jewish Community Center's Encore Series presents a Chanukah concert featuring the Klezmer Con- servatory Band 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at West Bloomfield High School. The band's combination of Jewish ragtime, dixieland and jazz is sure to have you dancing in the aisles. $10 members/$15 nonmembers. For tickets and more information, call (248) 661-7649. At 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, the Lyric Chamber Ensemble hosts a spe- cial program for opera fans, featuring the DeHaven Chorale and vocal_ soloists. Sacred Scenes From Opera, including Mascagni's Cavelleria Rus- tanica, Gounod's Faust, Puccini's Suor Angelica and Verdi's °tell°, will be per- formed at Christ Church Detroit, located at 960 East Jefferson. $15. (248) 357-1111. Irina Mishura performs this weekend in Handers 'Messiah." Samson and Delilah. Tickets for Handel's Messiah are $12 in advance/$15 at the door. (313) 341- 3466. Andy Williams plays the Palace on Monday. The Klezmer Conservatory Band performs Sunday at West Bloomfield High School. OK, so it's billed as a Christmas show, but he's bound to sneak in a little "Moon River." Singer Andy Williams plays the Pala, c 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14. $32.50. (248) 645-6666. be performed 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, On the Fourth Night of in the Smith Theater, 27055 Orchard Chanukah ... Machon L'Torah-The Lake Road, just south of 12 Mile Jewish Learning Network of Michi- Road, on the Orchard Ridge campus gan and the Jewish Resource Center in Farmington Hills. Tickets are $8 of Ann Arbor present a concert at adults/$5 students and seniors, and are the Southfield Centre for the Arts available at xhe door. (248) 471-7667 featuring international recording star or (248) 471-7700. Mordechai Ben David, who will be "It was the best of times, it was the accompanied by Yerachmiel Stewart's worst of times." The time, of course, Segula Orchestra. Tickets for this 7 was 1789, and now, A Tale of Two p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, concert in Cities, Charles Dickens' classic novel tribute to Alex Saltsman are $25 set during the French Revolution, has adults with reservation/$30 at the door; $18 children ages 5-12 with reservation/$20 at the door; under 5 not admitted. Other donor opportunities are available. Doors at 6:30 p.m.. 24350 Southfield Road. For tickets and more information, call (248) 967-0888. Often called the "Boston Pops — in Brass," the River City Brass Band performs 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Southfield Centre for the Arts. The band's repertoire includes familiar folksongs, show tunes and marches. $15 adults/$10 students and seniors/$25 families. Reserve tickets by calling (248) 424-9022 or (248) 616-9725. What's a bandura? The multi- stringed musical instrument is a cross between a harp and a lute and is the national musical instrument of Ukraine, whose Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Emily N Miller and Matt Troyer star as was formed in Kiev in 1918 young lovers Lucie Manette and Charles during the country's first brief period of independence. Today, Darnay in the Hilberry Theatre's production of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities." the majority of its chorus members are second- and been adapted for the stage. Opening third-generation Americans and Friday, Dec. 11, with its Midwest pre- Canadians. The orchestra and miere at the Hilberry Theatre, the pro- choir of the Ukrainian Bandurist duction will run in repertory through Chorus will appear in concert 7:30 March 4, 1999, and feature the full p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Hilberry acting company as well as Macomb Center for the Perform- children from the Detroit metropoli- ing Arts, located on M-59 and tan area. Call for regular showtimes; Garfield Road in Clinton Town- there will be additional Tuesday morn- ship. $23 adults/$21 students and ing student matinees. $10-$17, with seniors. (810) 286-2222. group discounts available. 4743 Cass Avenue, Detroit. (313) 577-2972. On The Stae With its first student per ormance in a decade, Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge Players present Shorts: A Theatrical Potpourri, a collection of humorous and serious scenes, includ- ing a one-act play. The program will Dance Fever Did you like Riverdance? Then you may want to check out Spirit of the Dance, which will be performed 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Macomb For Arts and Entertainment related events that you wish to have considered for Out & About, please send the item, with a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number, FYI: three weeks before JN Out & About, The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; fax us at (248) 354-6069; or e-mail to gzimmerman@thejewishnews.com Notice must be received at least to: Gail Zimmerman, , olumn are subject to change. ,- the scheduled event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed in the Out & About 12/11 1998 86 Detroit Jewish News