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SPOOF OF THE MOVIES!

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"If there is a better show
in town... it has to be
the one that takes place
backstage"

THE BIG SCREEN

Hassidut: the Music of Hassidic
Jews will be screened by the Jewish
Movie Club of Congregation B'nai
David at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, and
again at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at
the synagogue, 5642 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield. Free. (248) 855-5007.
Entries are sought for the 38th Ann
Arbor Film Festival. Cash prizes in
categories of documentary, animation,
experimental, narrative and personal
documentary. Format must be 16mm
only. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2000. Entry
fee: $32. (734) 995-5356;
vickie@honeyman.org

LAUGH LINES

The painter Sabzi is featured at an
hors d'oeuvre reception 6-10 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 20, and a book signing 1-
7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, both at Art
Leaders Gallery, 33216 W. 14 Mile
Road, West Bloomfield. (248) 539-
0262; WWW. artleaders.com

- Martin F. Kobn,
Detroit Free Press

"The show is two hours of fun...
wonderfully wacky"

- Michael H. Margolin,
Detroit News

WHATNOT

West Bloomfield native
Mike Green performs 9
p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 20-21, at Joey's
Comedy Club in Paisano's
restaurant, 5070 Schaefer,
Dearborn. $10/dinner
show package, $22.95.
(313) 584-8885.

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THE ART SCENE

Jerry Soble and the Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit host a show and sale of works
by the award-winning sculptor at his
studio, 3819 LaPlaya, Orchard Lake,
from Aug. 26-Aug. 29. Proceeds will
benefit the JCC. Free valet parking
and refreshments. For more informa-
tion, call Nevin Kanner at the JCC,
(248) 661-2080.

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FAMILY FUN

It's time for the 151st
Michigan State Fair, run-
ning 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
daily, Tuesday, Aug. 24,
through Labor Day.
Admission includes daily
concerts (additional $10 to
see Journey). Lineup: Mark
Farner of Grand Funk
Railroad, Aug. 24; Def
Leppard, Aug. 25; Billy Ray
Cyrus, Aug. 26; Tyrese, Aug. 27; .38
Special, Aug. 28; The Temptations,
Aug. 29; Kenny Chesney, Aug. 30;
Detroit-area choirs, - Aug. 31; The Isley
Brothers, Sept. 1; Alabama, Sept. 2;
Ginuwine, Sept. 3; 98 Degrees, Sept.
4; Hank Williams Jr., Sept. 5; and
Journey, Sept. 6. $9/52 for ages 2-
10/$5 for parking. (313) 369-8250.
The American Family Theaters'
Broadway for Kids stages Alice in
Wonderland noon Sunday, Aug. 22, at
Meadow Brook Music Festival. $10/$5.
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THE CENTURY CLUB

The Jewish Community Center's
48th annual Jewish Book Fair in
November seeks submission of books
of Jewish content or books by Jewish
authors for a Local Author Mini-Fair.
Deadline is Aug. 31. (248) 661-7648.
Soiree on the River, a benefit for
the National Kidney Foundation of
Michigan, is 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

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Sabzi: "Hypnotic Twilight."
Art Leaders Gallery hosts a reception
for the artist Friday evening and
a book signing Saturday.

at Omni Detroit Hotel River Place,
1000 River Place, Detroit. Don
Shane of WXYZ-TV hosts the event,
which includes a strolling dinner,
silent and live auctions, jazz by
Modern Tribe featuring Charles and
Gwen Scales and complimentary
valet parking. Sponsors include Style
Magazine. $75.
The Jewish Authors Book Group
discusses Rich Cohen's Tough Jews:
Fathers, Sons and Gangster Dreams, an
anecdotal and gruesomely funny histo-
ry of Jewish gangsters of the '30s and
'40s, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at
Borders Books & Music, 30995
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills. (248) 737-3980.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS

Work in all media is sought for the
annual Birmingham Temple Juried Art
Show, Nov. 6-7 in Farmington Hills.
Contact Toby Kiritsis, (248) 477-1890.

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Compiled by Esther Allweiss Tschirhart

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1999

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