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theater, 2661 Michigan Ave., just west
of Tiger Stadium. The play asks the
audience to face how much we are all
victims of our duties and responsibili-
ties to others, to our memories, to our
bodies, to ourselves. Tickets, including
refreshments, are $10 and available at
the door. For more information or to
make reservations, call (313) 965-9192.

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Anderson Halperin, Margaret Hillert
and others, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 22,
at the gallery, 536 N. Old Woodward,
Birmingham. (248) 647-7040.
Ceramic works by Pewabic Pottery
and selected artists will be displayed in
an outdoor, tented setting at the
Birmingham Community House, 380
S. Bates, in Birmingham, 10-4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, dur-
ing Pewabic Pottery's ninth annual ben-
efit show and sale. $5/free to Pewabic
Society members. On Sunday, family
activities will include tile pressing, rile
rubbing, throwing demonstrations, face
painting and more. Children 12 and
under are free. (313) 822-0954.
Detroit Artists Market presents
Containers of Memory, curated by
Cynthia Grieg, in which seven artists
draw inspiration from their investiga-
tions into the objects and images of
material culture. The exhibit opens
Friday, May 28, with a reception for
the artists from 6-9 p.m. and runs
through July 16. 300 River Place,
Suite 1650, Detroit. (313) 393-1770.

Tinderbox Productions presents
Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby 10
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25,
in the Cathedral Theatre at Masonic
Temple, 500 Temple, Detroit. $51$3
children under 18, students and
seniors. (313) 535-8962.
Cranbrook Institute of Science fea-
tures an entire day of activities focus-
ing on astronomy 1-5 p.m. Saturday,
May 22. Weather permitting, night
sky observing continues until 10 p.m.
in the observatory. (877) 462-7262.
The Southfield Cultural Arts
Division presents a Kids Koncert pro-
gram titled How Science and Music
Work Together 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 22, at Southfield Centre for
the Arts. Drum clinician Phil Kaput
will present the 45-minute musical
program for children ages 4-10.
$3.25. (248) 424-9022.
The Book Bear welcomes
Caldecott-winning author and illus-
trator Allen Say (Grandfather's
Journey) 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 23, at the bookstore, in con-
junction with his newest release, Tea
with Milk. 26010 Greenfield Road,
7.1.?e 11111Tb ail/ilia' Pell'abli PO! tt'i 51 .7 011'
Oak Park. (248) 968-1190.
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Ann Arbor's Michigan Theatre
HOUSC.
presents Three Little Pigs, with a
new twist to the old tale — the wolf
and pigs fight to live in the same
neighborhood and bring themes of
harmony and conflict resolution gently
"Electicism in Architecture in the
to the stage — 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May
Village" is the theme of the 27th annu-
23. $10. (763) 763-8587.
al Historic Indian Village Home and
Garden Tour, slated for 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, June 5. Seven homes, five
gardens
and area churches and schools
The Greektown Arts Festival fills
will be open in this turn-of-the-century,
the streets of Greektown with music,
neighborhood. Tickets are $11 until
food and the work of more than 125
May 25; $15 on tour day. For more
artists 5-10 p.m. Friday, May 21; 11
information, call (313) 922-0911.
a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, May 22; and
Music critic John Guinn shares the
12-6 p.m."Sunday, May 23. Admission
story
behind Saint-Saen's Samson et
is free. (877) 473-3586.
Dania 3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at the
The Elizabeth Stone Gallery cele-
Bloomfield Township library, 1099
brates its 10th anniversary with
Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills.
Michigan children's book illustrators
(248) 642-5800.
and authors, including Wendy

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Sephardic Sounds

(Arab lute) gives a traditional air to
dat Shalom Synagogue will
the performance.
host the first Detroit perfor-
Gerard Edery, also a Moroccan, is
mance of the Sons of
an
operatic baritone with a com-
Sepharad, a group com-
mand
of a wide range of vocal
prised' of three world-renowned singers
music.
His repertoire of Ladino,
of Sephardic music and a world-beat
Arabic
and
Spanish songs is comple-
percussionist.
mented
by
an
amazing guitar tech-
Cantor Howard Glantz first heard
nique
and
a
gift
for infusing modern
the group perform at the Cantors
harmonies
into
classic
melodies.
Assembly convention last year and
Percussionist
Rex
Benincasa
is
wanted to bring them to Adat Shalom.
well
known
in
New
York.
Utilizing
"I was excited by the quality of
their voices together and the intensi- . 12 instruments, he textures the pro-
gram with rich rhythms and pulsa-
ty of their instruments," he said.
tions evocative of the exotic coun-
The Sons of Sepharad embrace the
tries from which the music is
rich musical trove of the Sephardim,
derived.
exploring songs in Ladino,
Greek, Turkish, Arabic,
Hebrew and other lan-
guages. Their repertoire
consists of love songs and
liturgical pieces.
"Because it is very
rhythmic and upbeat, peo-
ple of all ages will enjoy
this concert," said Glantz.
The concert, at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 27, includes
a musical presentation by
3rd- and 4th-graders from
the synagogue's Beth Achim
Religious School and Hillel
Day School. Cantor Glantz
will sing a song with the
group and Cantor Emeritus
Sons of Sepharad: Aaron Bensoussan.
Larry Vieder will perform a
iberto.illizrall Rex Benincasa and
Yiddish song.
Gerard Edery.
The Sons of Sepharad
consists of two cantors,
Alberto Mizrahi and
The program is the first annual
Aaron Bensoussan; baritone Gerard
concert made possible in part by the
Edery and percussionist Rex
Sol and Diane Colton Music fund at
Benincasa.
Adat Shalom. Concert chairs are
Mizrahi, born in Athens, is regard-
Sandi and Jeffrey Miller and Cindy
ed as one of the world's leading can-
and Steven Posen. Leonard Colton is
tors. His heritage of Greek and Turkish
honorary chair.
liturgy and songs in Ladino and
Hebrew possess a unique style. With
— David Sachs
his powerful tenor and international
operatic and symphonic background,
Sons of Sephard will perform 7
he builds intricate harmonies that
p.m. Thursday, May 27, at Adat
weave through the music.
Shalom Synagogue. Tickets are
Bensoussan was born in Morocco
$5; the program is open to the
and is both a master Sephardi and
community. Contributor tickets
Ashkanazi cantor. He blends a beau-
at $100 include two reserved
Iiful lyric tenor voice with an
seats and an afterglow. For infor-
authentic Middle Eastern repertoire
mation, call (248) 851-5100.
and a Western-trained musical tech-
nique. His talent for playing the oud

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