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The Art Scene

Narrative Now, featuring the art
of four young, emerging Decroit-area
artists devoted to representational
painting, debuts this week at the
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
Meet the artists — Kelly Marie Bres-
lin, Phil Burke, Roe Peterhans and
Thomas Rapai — at an opening
reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at
the center, 1516 Cranbrook Road, in
Birmingham. Through Feb. 27.
(248) 644-0866.
Artist Herb Babcock, head of the
glass department at the Center for
Creative Studies, leads a tour of the
exhibition A Passion for Glass: The
Aviva and Jack A. Robinson Studio
Glass Collection 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan.

many years in India and became a
friend of Gandhi's, will speak. After
the program, visitors can view the
exhibit, which runs through April 2,
next door at the Swords Into Plow-
shares Gallery, 33 E. Adams, in
Detroit. (313) 963-7575.

Whatnot

Claire Levine, wife of the late Lau-
rence Levine, retired professor of biolo-
gy at Wayne State University, will read
from and sign copies of a book of his
poetry, prose and illustrations 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Borders Books
and Music, 30995 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills. (248) 737-0110.
A Flint Cultural CenterAicle - pro-
ject examining the critical issue of

avid Stern is $72,000
away from realizing his
dream — the comple-
-
tion of his first feature
film, Loopholes.
Stern wrote, directed, co-pro-
duced and invested in the movie .that
he hopes to finish when editing
funds are raised. It is a dark comic
portrayal of a salesman falsely
accused of murdering his boss and
will be discussed and shown in part
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at

the ages of 6 and 12 and then
moved to Miami with his family.
Years after they returned to the
area, he did as well and subsequent-
ly joined forces with Michael Gro-
gan, a graduate of the University of
Southern California and education-
al filmmaker, to begin producing
Loopholes in 1995.
Charlie Galea, who has made cor-
porate videos, also is part of the
Loopholes production team, which
started principal photography in

LO: Writer/Director/
Producer David Stern
checks a shot.

Below: Actors Rob Rucker,
left, as Wallace Silverstein,
and Bill Sinischo as
Uncle Issy in a scene
from "Loopholes."

Doris Lee's 'At Home with Doris and Arnolc4" gouache on paper,
is on display at the David Klein Gallery.

17, in Gallery N250 of the Detroit
Institute of Arts. The exhibit runs
through Feb. 14. Free with museum
admission. (313) 833-4249.
Helena Sadowski and Joyce Got-
tlieb present a show of bronze and
glass sculpture at Macomb Center for
the Performing Arts Gallery, Hall and
Garfield roads, in Clinton Township,
through Jan. 25. A reception to meet
the artists takes place 7-9 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 15. (810) 286-2141.
It's Fun to Paint, an exhibit of paint-
ings from the 1940s and '50s by the late
artist Doris Lee, runs through Jan. 30 at
the David Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend,
Birmingham. (248) 433-3700.
Celebrating and Remembering the
Life of Gandhi, an exhibit including
66 photos from the pacifist legend's
life, will open 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17,
with a program in the auditorium of
the Central United Methodist Church
(at Woodward and Grand Circus
Park). James Matthews, who lived for

racism, We the People: Exploration of
Racism in Our Society, focuses on cel-
ebrating the life, dreams and accom-
plishments of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. in the context of the civil rights
movement. A series of original plays,
multimedia shows, exhibits, speakers
and guest performances will be fea-
tured. For more information, call the
cultural center, (888) 8CENTER.
Open auditions for Meadow Brook
Theatre's production of The Rocky
Horror Picture Show will be held
Saturday, Jan. 23, starting at 10 a.m.
The musical will run from April 14-
May 9. For more information, call
(248) 370-3310.

For additional Arts and Entertain-
ment listings, see the Community Calen-
dar. Gail Zimmerman may be reached
at (248) 354-6060, ext., 260; or my e-
mail at gzimmerman @thejewish
news. corn.

the Troy Marriott.
"We're inviting any-
body who has an inter-
est in film and the
means to invest," says
Stern, 38, who lives in
Birmingham and sup-
ports his family by run-
ning a home improve-
ment company.
Stern, who studied
filmmaking at New
York University, has made short
films — Suite Harry, which is
about a homeless man and won a
Cine Golden Eagle, and In a Word,
which is about a suicide pact.
Holocaust survivor David
Bergman read about Stern's early
projects in The Jewish News and sug-
gested a documentary idea, which
Stern subsequently turned into Rails
to Hell for public access TV.
"My life is divided into three sec-
tions — family, business and films,"
says Stern, who formed the Detroit
Film Yard Co. to produce Loopholes.
Stern's film connects to his own
life. The main character is Jewish
and employed in the home
improvement business.
Stern lived in Oak Park between

1997 and finished last June. The
movie was shot on location in the
metro area with a local cast and crew.
"People have worked on this as a
labor of love," says Stern, who met
his wife, Elizabeth, in New York
and cast the movie to include son
Benjamin, 7, and daughter Ruby, 5.
"This is what I wanted to do since
childhood." ❑

— Suzanne Chessler

Scenes from Loopholes and other
films by David Stern will be
shown to prospective investors
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21,
at the Troy Marriott, 200 W.
Big Beaver. (248) 424-9962.

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