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THE BIG OUTDOORS

Large-scale outdoor sculpture in
stone and metal, as well as smaller
pieces for the home, highlight an exhi-
bition and sale of "The Art of Jay
Lefkowitz," June 24-Aug. 12, at the
Janice Charach Epstein
Museum/Gallery. The artist, who
recently received a master of fine arts
degree in printmaking from Wayne
State University, also will show his
prints and paintings.
An opening night reception to
honor Lefkowitz will be held 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, June 24, at the gallery,
which is located in the D. Dan and
Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield. The public is welcome.
Summer gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mondays-Thursdays. The gallery will
be closed on Sunday, July 4. For more
information, call (248) 661-7641.

TENDER SHEPARD

Few artists have the platform of a
hit TV series with millions of viewers
every week. But that's the case with
Vonda Shepard, the magnetic blonde
who sings in the bar frequented by
Ally and her attorney colleagues on
Fox's Ally McBeal.
Shepard's song "Searchin' My
Soul," the theme song of the series,
zoomed up the pop charts. The
music does tend to pull Ally to a
different place, " Shepard says of
her soulful, piano-based composi-
tions. "It takes her further into her-
self, and helps give you a sense of
her character."
At the same time, Shepard's own
personal style is a far cry from Ally's
tailored image. The character I play
is myself, and singing and playing is
what I live for," she says. In addition
to performing her own material —
which often inspires episode titles
and other elements of Ally —
Shepard performs cover versions of
various pop classic oldies. "It feels
like karaoke night on the set some-
times," she adds.
Shepard takes the stage 8 p.m.

artists Jan Krist, Sister
Seed, Dave Folks, Susan
Calloway, Will Danforth,
Jo Serrapere, Blackman
and Arnold and Michelle
Penn, will perform noon-
5 p.m. at Gayle's
Chocolates, Agape Cafe,
ROYAL WARES
Lily's and Leaf and Bean.
Art show hours are 10
Washington Avenue in
GAIL ZIMMERMAN
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and
Royal Oak will be trans-
Arts Entertainment
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday,
formed into a major festi-
Editor
June
19-20:Admission is
val of clay and glass art,
free.
For more informa-
music, food and children's
tion, call (248) 547-4000.
art activities this weekend during the
Royal Oak Clay and Glass Art Show.
More than 160 artists from 15
CINEMA CANADA
states will showcase functional and
An epic tale set in five different
decorative pieces in porcelain, raku,
countries and eras, The Red Violin
stoneware, acid etched glass and more.
traces the lineage of a fictitious 17th-
A traveling folk fest, featuring

Thursday, June 24, at
Royal Oak Music
Theatre, 318 W. Fourth,
in Royal Oak. Tickets are
$25. (248) 546-
7610/(248) 645-6666.

A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA

Baritone Georgiy Griner
and soprano Zoya Ivanova,
award-winning singers from
the former Soviet Union,
will perform a variety of
Russian romances,
Ukrainian songs, and duets
and arias from popular
operettas 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 24, at Jaffe
Hall in the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building of the
Jewish Community Center
in Oak Park.
Griner was awarded the
title "Honored Artist of
Russia," spent eight years at
the Saratov Opera Theatre
and had leading roles at the
Moscow Operetta Theatre.
Featured on Russian televi-
sion, Ivanova was named a
"People's Artist of Russia,"
the highest honor accorded
an artist in her native coun-
try, and was a leading soloist
at the Moscow Operetta
Theatre. Both performers
have been vocal instructors.
There is a charge of $3.
For information or reserva-
tions, call (248) 967-4030.

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century violin. The story begins in
1681, when an Italian master violin-
maker creates the perfect instrument
for his soon-to-be-born son. It travels
through an Austrian monastery in the
18th century, Victorian England in
the 19th century, the Chinese CulturalL_\'
Revolution in the 20th century and
ends up in modern-day Montreal,
where it is to be sold at a much-publi-
cized auction.
Directed by Quebec native Francois
Girard ( Thirty-two Short Films About
Glenn Gould), The Red Violin earned
eight Genies (the Canadian equivalent
of the Oscar), including Best Film,
Best Director, Best Screenplay and
Best Original Score.
The Toronto Star wrote of the film,
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... The Red Violin is a Canadian-
made masterpiece that embraces world
culture and synthesizes English and
French-Canadian filmmaking."
In celebration of Canada Day and
U.S. Independence Day, the
Consulate General of Canada-Detroit
and the Detroit Institute of Arts team
up to give metro Detroitersa free
sneak preview of The Red Violin, just
prior to its U.S. release. It Will be
screened 7 p.m. Monday, June 21, at
the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200
Woodward Ave. (John R. entrance).
Admission is free. (313) 833-7900.

IT'S A MYSTERY

Georgzy Griner and Zoya Ivanova perform
Thursday at the JCC in Oak Park.

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Mystery lovers are in for treat 3-6
p.m. Saturday, June 19, as 11 mystery
writers from around the state of
Michigan join together for a "Mass
Michigan Author Signing" at Murder,
Mystery and Mayhem, a bookstore
located at 35167 Grand River, at the
corner of Drake, in Farmington.
Jewish writers signing books include
new authors Robert Levin, whose The
Lizard and the Fly details the pursuit of
a serial killer; and Steve Weiss, whose
hard-driving The Farewell Principle is
set in Oakland County.
Doug Allyn, Richard Baldwin,
Elizabeth Atkins Bowen, Willetta
Heising, William Kienzle, Lee
Meadows, Chris Meehan and Tom
Sullivan also are scheduled to appear.
Admission is free. For more infor-
mation, call (248) 471-7210.

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