The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Encore Concert Series Presents...
Dance Fever
Following the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968,
Arthur Mitchell pursued his own
dream and established the Dance
Theatre of Harlem. Mitchell and his
troupe of talented dancers return to
Detroit's Music Hall to perform a
mixed repertoire of favorites Feb. 16-
21. The company will perform two
programs: one at 8 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday and 3 p.m. Sunday, and
the other at 8 p.m. Friday and 3 and
8 p.m. Saturday. $31.50-$41.50.
(313) 963-2366.
Laugh Lines
The Diceman Cometh. Andrew
Dice Clay brings his own brand of
humor to the State Theatre in Detroit
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. 18 and
older. 2115 Woodward Ave.
$351$27.50. (248) 645-6666.
The Big Screen
The Art Scene
Detroit Contemporary, a new
gallery in Detroit, hosts 3d@dc, an
exhibition of three-dimensional work
including large and small-scale sculp-
ture in all media, Feb. 13-March 14.
Artists featured include Lois Teicher,
Brian Kritzman, Sally Kaplan and Ray
Katz. An opening reception to meet the
artists will be held 6-9 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 13, at the gallery, located in the
Woodbridge Historic District at 5141
Rosa Parks Blvd, two blocks north of
Warren Ave., two blocks south of the I-
94 expressway, three blocks west of
Trumbull. (313) 898-4278.
30 Prints from the '30s, an exhib-
it featuring etchings, woodcuts, litho-
graphs and silkscreens by famous
artists of the day, opens 12-6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Arnold
Klein Gallery, and runs through
March 13. Isaac Friedlander's wood-
cut Poplars and Alex Stavenitz's
aquatint Talmudist are among the
works featured. 32782 Woodward
Ave., Royal Oak. (248) 647-7709.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center hosts a lecture on Alexander
Calder, by French art historian
The Russian Acculturation Group
and Institute for Retired Professionals
of the Jewish Community Center
present the first English lan-
guage showing of Solomon
Mikhoels — Return 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Jaffee
Hall at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris JCC. The film features
theater actor and director
Solomon Mikhoels, who also is
known for his anti-Nazi activity
during World War II, and will
be introduced by film director
Konstantin Bromberg.
Donations accepted. Call the
Julie Yolles (Loretta Black the cateress), Jennifer
JCC at (248) 967-4030.
Beth Kahn (Tina) and Henrietta Hermelin
(Tony's Grandma Nunzio) in "Tony 'n Tina's
Wedding," playing at Pontiac's Baci Theatre.
Family Fun
Led by conductor Thomas
Wilkins, the DSO presents a Young
People's Concert, The Magical World
of Opera, featuring the orchestra with
singers from Michigan Opera
Theatre, 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at
Orchestra Hall. Excerpts from
Mozart's The Magic Flute, Wagner's
Die Walkire, Humperkink's Hansel
and Gretl and Glinka's Russian and
Ludmilla will be performed. $8-$22.
(313) 576-1111.
Ride 'ern, cowboy! The Longhorn
World Champion Rodeo comes to the
Palace of Auburn Hills 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb.19-20, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 21. $12-$14. (248) 645-6666.
Arnauld Pierre, 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
20, at the center, 1516 S. Cranbrook
Road, in Birmingham. $10/$8 Art
Center, Cranbrook and DIA mem-
bers/$4 students. To reserve a ticket,
call Lizbeth Spink at the Art Center,
(248) 644-0866, Ext. 103.
Author! Author!
The author of L.A. Confidential and
My Dark Places, James Ellroy reads
from Crime Wave: Reportage and
Fiction from the Underside of L.A. 5
p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Shaman
Drum bookstore, 315 S. State St., in
Ann Arbor. (734) 662-7407.
Saturday, February 13 / 8:00 p.m.
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building / Oak Park
Members: $10 / Non-Members: $15
Plan to spend an intimate, candlelit evening at this
Saturday night cabaret concert. Hear Rabbi Joe Black's
Contemporary, adult, folk music. He has recorded two
critically acclaimed albums of Jewish Music- Aleph Bet
Boogie and Everybody's Got A Little Music.
Leave your kids with us! Babysitting is available during the
concert for a nominal fee. Call Andy at (248) 967-4030 to
make reservations.
Co Sponsored by:
DOUBLETREE
GUEST SUITES'
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Funded in part by:
Manny & Natalie Charach Endowment Fund, Haddow Endowment for
the Arts, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, Boaz Siegel Culture Fund,
Benard L. Maas Foundation, Hiram Dorfman and David Engelbert
Trustees, and the Ray and A tara Zimmerman Philanthropic Fund.
*Accommodations provided by the NubleTree Guest Suites of
Southfield.
Detroit Jewish News
2/12
1999
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