box set 6 p.m. Saturday, May 15.
(248) 626-4533.
On The Stage
Opposites," led by DSO Assistant
Conductor Ya-Hui Wang with series
host Rheda Becker, 10:15 and 11:45
a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Mercy
High School, located at 11 Mile and
Middlebelt roads. The music in these
concerts, geared toward 3-6-year-
olds, pits high notes against low
notes, and features a dance perfor-
mance of Tubby the Tuba. $10/tickets
available at the door prior to the per-
formance. (313) 576-1111.
Youtheatre presents The Three
Little Pigs 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday,
May 16, at Music Hall. $7 advance/$8
at the door. (313) 963-2366.
Robin Hood comes to life in a musi-
cal production from American Family
Theater's Broadway for Kids 9:30 a.m.
and 12 p.m. Monday, May 17, at
Southfield Centre for the Arts. $6. To
reserve a ticket, call (248) 424-9022.
The Moishe Haar Memorial
Foundation of the Sholem Aleichem
Institute presents The Readers
Theatre, a group of professional actors
including Shirley Benyas, Miriam
Yezbick, Laurie V. Logan and Stuart
Grant, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at the
Agency for Jewish Education, 21550
W. 12 Mile Road, in Southfield. The
program is a concert reading of the
novel Mrs. Hornstien. Directed by
Yolanda Fleischer, it is free and open
to the public. (248) 352-6852.
Tchaikovsky's most famous opera,
Eugene Onegin enjoys a Michigan
Opera Theatre premiere Saturday, May
15, through Sunday, May 23, at the
Detroit Opera House. Based on the
verse tale by Alexander Pushkin and
first performed in Moscow in 1879,
the opera received success not only
because of its brilliant score and
intense emotional drama, but because
of its two beautiful dance sequences,
which reflect Tchaikovsky's greatness
as a composer for ballet. All perfor-
mances are at 8 p.m., except for May
16 and 23, when performances are at
2 p.m. $18-$95. (313) 237-7464.
Crazy for You, with music and
lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin,
and book by Ken Ludwig, is loosely
based on the 1930 Gershwin musical Laurie V. Logan, Miriam Yezbick, Stuart
Girl Crazy, and employs several of its Grant, Yolanda Fleischer and Shirley Benyas
best-loved tunes: "Embraceable You," work together to present a staged reading of
the novel "Mrs. Hornstien," Sunday at the
"I Got Rhythm" and "But Not for
Agency
for Jewish Education Building.
Me." Hearkening back to the movies
of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,
the stylish, tap-dancing extravaganza
Family Day at the Detroit Institute
will be presented by Stagecrafters May
of Arts and Flower Day at Eastern
14-June 6 at the Baldwin Theatre, 415
Market offers a variety of special activ-
S. Lafayette, in Royal Oak. Call for
ities and a shuttle between the market
show times. $12-$14. (248) 541-6430.
and museum 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday,
Macomb Center for the Performing
May 16. For more information, call
Arts presents The Sunshine Boys 7:30
the DIA, (313) 833-7900.
p.m. Thursday, May 20; and 8 p.m.
Friday, May 21. The Neil Simon corn-
edy, about vaudeville veterans who
worked as a team for 43 years, split up
Artist Lynne Avadenka leads a tour
in anger and, after a decade of mutual
of an exhibition of her work,
silence, reunite for a television pro-
"Boundaries of the Universe: A Suite
gram, stars the Gaylords. $24/$22 stu-
of Prints," 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at
- dents and seniors. (810) 286-2222.
the Detroit Institute of Arts, Gallery
W104. (313) 833-7900.
Also at the DIA, Walker Evans
Simple Secrets: Photographs from the
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's
Collection of Marian and Benjamin
Tiny Tots Series demonstrates the
A. Hill will be on view through June
concept of opposites in "Let's Play
27 in the newly refurbished Albert and
The Art Scene
Family Fun
accepting entries for its
Peggy DeSalle
Celebrate Michigan
Gallery of
Artists 1999 fine arts
Photography. The
exhibition through
exhibition includes
May 27. For more
88 photographs,
information, call (248)
some never pub-
651-4110.
lished and others
The Detroit Institute
quite rare, includ-
of Arts holds a training
ing examples from
session for volunteers
some of Evans'
to greet and assist visi-
best-known work,
tors 1:30-3:30 p.m.
the book Let Us
Saturday, May 15, in
Now Praise Famous
the Holley Room at the
Men (1941) and
DIA. Afternoon week-
American
end volunteers are
Photographs (1938).
especially needed.
(313) 833-7900.
(313) 833-0247.
Artwork from
Salvador Dali's "Homage a
the family collec-
Freud" watercolor/mixed media
tions of Salvador
painting,
at Park West Gallery.
Dali's personal
The Greenfield Village
friends will be avail-
Antiques Show and Sale takes place
able to collectors, beginning May 14,
on the grounds of Greenfield Village in
at Park West Gallery, 29469
front of Lovett Hall 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Northwestern Highway, in Southfield,
Saturday, May 15; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
in an exhibition featuring paintings,
Sunday, May 16. Wendell Garrett,
watercolors, etchings, lithographs and
Sotheby's senior vice president of
wood engravings. An opening recep-
Americana, speaks on "Remembrance
tion will be held 8 p.m. Friday, May
of Things Past: The Golden Age of
14. (313) 354-2343.
American Antiquities, 1700-1850," at
The Michigan Watercolor Society
3 p.m. Saturday, May 15. Admission
holds its 52nd annual exhibition May
(including lecture) is $71$6 for seniors
16-June 25 at the Birmingham
62 and over. A preview of the collec-
Bloomfield Art Center. Juror Ed Shay,
tion will be held 6-10 p.m. Friday,
professor in the school of art and
May 14. Tickets may be obtained by
design at Southern Illinois University,
calling (313) 982-6044.
will speak 7 p.m. Friday, May 14. The
To coincide with National Historic
opening and awards presentation will
Preservation Week, Preservation Wayne
take place 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 16.
presents its first-ever walking tour of the
Merry Silber, quilt show curator,
seven remaining theaters of Detroit's
appraiser and judge, will discuss her
Midtown District on Saturday, May 15.
quilts and the stories behind them 2-4
Tours leave every half-hour, from 9 to
p.m. Saturday, May 15, in the
11:30 a.m., from the Masonic Temple.
Marcotte Room of the Southfield
Included on the tour is the Bonstelle
Public Library. (248) 948-0470.
Theatre, which was designed as Temple
The David Klein Gallery presents
Beth El in 1903 by Albert Kahn.
"New Paintings" by Philip Smith May
$25/$20 for Preservation Wayne and
15-June 12 at the gallery, 163 Townsend,
Detroit Area Art Deco Society mem-
Birmingham. An opening reception to
bers. Tour includes lunch at the
meet the artist will be held 2-4 p.m.
Majestic Cafe and a shuttle service back
Saturday, May 15. (248) 433-3700.
to the Masonic. (313) 577-3559.
Chicago artist Andrew J. Lidgus
Dr. Robert Moses Shapiro, assis-
shows his work in an exhibition titled
tant professor in the department of
"Rhythms of Life" May 21-July 10 at
Jewish history at Yeshiva University,
Masterpiece Gallery, 137 W Maple, in
speaks 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at the
Birmingham. A reception with the
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of the
artist will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday,
Jewish Community Center in Oak
May 21. Lidgus draws much of his
Park. His lecture is titled "On the Eve
inspiration from writers and corn-
of Destruction: Jews in Inter-War
posers; he will be showing his new
Poland." Professor Shapiro is a special-
George Gershwin series, which pays
ist on the religious and communal his-
tribute to the famed American corn-
tory of Lodz Jewry in the inter-war
poser. (248) 594-9470.
period. (313) 577-2679.
Paint Creek Center for the Arts is
Whatnot
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1999
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