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Noah Budin

Bring the family and sing along with Noah and his band
during the Jewish Community Center's

48th Annual
Jewish Book Fair

Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 • 4 p.m.

CLASSICAL NOTES

Superstar Andrea Bocelli makes his
North American operatic debut in
Jules Massenet's Werther, opposite Met
sensation Denyce Graves, 8 p.m. Oct.
29, Nov. 3, Nov. 6 and Nov 12 and 2
p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 14, at the
Detroit Opera House. $55-$250.
(313) 645-6666.
Soprano Camellia Johnson joins
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in
performing Frank Ticheli's An
American Dream 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
4-6, at Orchestra Hall. $19-$62.
(313) 576-5111.
The University Musical Society
welcomes the Emerson String
Quartet, in an all-Shostakovich pro-
gram, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at
Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor.
$18-$34. (734) 764-2538.

Pop/RoadJAzz

The Farmington Community Band
presents its 14th consecutive
Spooktacular, a concert for the whole
family, 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at
the Costick Activity Center, 11 Mile
Road, just east of Middlebelt, in
Farmington Hills. Admission is free.
(248) 489-3412.
The Duke En Clave, a special
jazz tribute to Duke Ellington fea-
turing guitarist Kenny Burrell and
bandleader Ray Barretto with New
World Spirit, will rake to the stage
of Orchestra Hall 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 31. $15-$50. (313) 576-5111.
"Living La Vida Loca," Latino pop
sensation Ricky Martin performs in a
sold-out concert at the Palace of
Auburn Hills 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1.
535-$55. 9248) 645-6666.

ON THE STAGE

First Theater Guild of Birmingham
stages Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon
8 p.m. Oct. 29, Nov. 5-6; and 2 p.m.
Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, in the Knox
Auditorium at First Presbyterian
Church, 1669 Maple Road. 55-$8.
(248) 644-2087.
The Farmington Players present
Clare Boothe Luce's The Women, a
wicked comedy about debutantes and
dowagers out to skewer everybody, 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays, Nov. 5-27, at the
Farmington Playhouse. Additional
show 8 p.m.. Thursday, Nov. 18. $12.
(248) 553-2955.
The Rosedale Community Players
mount a production of Pat Cook's
Three Murders and It's Only
Monday!, a mystery comedy, 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 5-20,
with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 14, at the Upstage Theater.
$10. Reservations and information:
(313) 537-7716 or (313) 532-4010.

at the Jewish Community Center's
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building
A. Alfred Taubman Jewish
Community Campus
15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park

Sponsored by
Target Stores

LAUGH LINES

One of the most successful and
long-lived comedy teams in the busi-
ness, The Smothers Brothers bring
their schtik to Macomb Center for the
Performing Arts 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
31. $24-$32. (810) 286-2222.
Detroit native Dave Coulier per-
forms Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 3-7,
at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in
Royal Oak. $10-$15. Reservations:
(248) 542-9900.

Tickets:

$3 JCC member children
$4 JCC member adults
$4 non-member child

In thedef er S afar i
Book Club from
2:30-3:30 and get in
FREE!

Co-sponsored with Jewish
Experiences for Families)
For Children 3-9

Everyone's invited!
Need information?

THE BIG SCREEN

Magic Bag offers free admission
Halloween night, Sunday, Oct. 31, for
a showing of the Alfred Hitchcock
classic Psycho. Doors at 8; film at
9:30. (248) 544-3030.

make your child's bi a
y-
party even more special?
Combine your party with the JCC
Target Concert Series. Entertain
the kids at a reasonable cost. For
information, call Andy Roisman at
the JCC, (248)

FAMILY FUN

Youtheatre presents a special musical
adaptation of Les Miserables, for chil-
dren ages 7 and up, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30-
31, at Music Hall. $8 advance/$9 at
the door. (313) 963-2366.

THE ART SCENE

The Wayne State University
Community Arts Gallery, located in
the Community Arts Building, pre-
sents Museums of Absence: Jeffery
Apt - Images and Text Oct. 29-Dec.
4. Opening reception: 5-8 p.m. Oct.
29; artist's lecture 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 16. (313) 577-2423.
Royal Oak's Sybaris Gallery features
the contemporary art basketry of
Ferne Jacobs and Carol Eckert and
the jewelry of Andrew Cooperman
Oct. 30-Dec. 4. (248) 544-3388.
The Farmington Artists Club's
fall exhibit and sale will be held
Thursday-Monday, Nov. 4-8, at the
Spicer House in Heritage Park,
Farmington Road between 10 and 11
Mile roads. Artists reception 7-9
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. Free admis-
sion. (734) 462-2904.

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Temple Shir Shalom presents the
Death Row Players in a murder mys-
tery, complete with audience participa-
tion. The cost is $35.02 mem-
bers/$38.62 nonmembers and includes
appetizers, dinner, dessert, beverages
and the show. Reservations by Nov. 12:
(258) 737-8700 or (248) 626-8476.

DECEMBER I THROUGH 19 ONLY!
CALL: TICKETMASTER (248) 645-6666

A. outlets.
Tickets also on sale at the box office, all
Groups (20 or more): (313) 871-1132 (M-F 10am-4:30pm) • www.ticketmaster.com .
www.martin-guerre.com

FISHER THEATRE, 3011 West Grand Blvd.

10/29

1999

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