Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern.
Woronicz, former artistic
The Chamber Music
Mary is recovering from the death
director of the Oregon
Society of Detroit hosts
In his new book, Pray Ball;
of her congressman husband, and
Shakespeare Festival, in his
Joshua Bell, with Simon
author/attorney/sports enthusiast Rabbi
Rhoda has picked her native New
Meadow Brook debut.
Mulligan on piano, 8 p.m.
James M. Gordon reveals the importance
York
to make a fresh start after divorc-
Call
for
show
times.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, at
of spirituality in the world of sports.
ing
her
second mate.
Tickets
are
$19.50-$35.
Detroit Country Day
In chapters covering baseball, bas-
Both single with college-age daugh-
(248) 377-3300.
School Seligman Family
ketball, football, hockey, golf, sports
ters, they re-establish their friendship
Performing Arts Center.
agency, the Olympics, and leaders and
and embark on the daunting task of
Bell will play works by
heroes, his words are a reminder that
CUTTIME
finding new careers. (Eventually Mary
Copland, Brahms, Ravel
sports can indeed reinforce such
GAIL ZININIERNRN
lands a position with a television news
and others. Music critic
Arts v Entertainment
CONCERT
important traditional Jewish lessons as
station run by Jonah Seimeir, played
John Guinn will present a
Editor
respect, proper leadership, team play,
The
Jewish
Community
by Elon Gold, a man in his early 30s
preview lecture on the
fairness, philanthropy, hard work and
Center
of
Metropolitan
with
absolutely no resemblance to Lou
concert 3 p.m. Sunday,
understanding one's limitations.
Detroit hosts the CutTime Players, an
Grant.)
Feb. 6, at the Bloomfield Township
Chairman of the rabbinic welfare
eight-member ensemble whose musi-
While the character of Rhoda
•
Public Library.
committee of the Chicago Board of
cians all play for the Detroit
Morgenstern is Jewish (Valerie Harper is
Tickets for the Feb. 9 concert,
Rabbis and author of articles on com-
Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. Sunday,
not) and Mary Richards is anything but,
available at all Ticketmaster outlets,
parative law and other contemporary
Feb. 6, at the Kahn Building in West
Mary Tyler Moore in real life has been
are $18-$65/$15 for students; call
Jewish issues, Rabbi Gordon proudly
Bloomfield.
married for 16 years to Dr. S. Robert
(248) 645-6666. For more informa-
notes that his first published writing was
Formed in 1995, the CutTime
Levine, who is 18 years her junior.
tion, call the Chamber Music Society,
a letter that appeared in Sports Illustrated
Players
include
Geoffrey
(248) 737-9980.
when he was a college student.
Appplegate, principal sec-
Rabbi Gordon will share insights
ond violinist; Kevin Good,
and sign copies of Pray Ball! 7 p.m.
MILLER MASTERWORK
trumpet section; Randall
Thursday, Feb. 10, at Borders Books
Hawes, bass trombonist;
Two American families confront
& Music in Farmington Hills, in a
Theodore Oien, principal
the devastation wrought by war,
program co-sponsored by the West
clarinetist; Rick Robinson,
avarice and betrayal in playwright
Bloomfield JCC's Henry and Delia
double bassist and direc-
Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
Meyers Library. For more information,
tor; Sharon Wood
In the play, Joe Keller has lost a son
call (248) 737-0110.
Sparrow,
second flutist;
in World War II, a pilot missing in
Sam
Tundo,
percussionist;
action three years earlier. Bereaved by
and Robert Williams,
the memory of the son, Keller is guilt-
VIOLIN
principal bassoonist. The
ridden by his own
American-born violin-
group will record its first
conduct during the
ist Joshua Bell has suc-
commercial release next
war. While his wife
Raymond L. Chapman, Mary Benson and Dennis
cessfully bridged the gap
season.
refuses to give up
Robertsoneiform in Meadow Brook Theatre's pro-
from child prodigy to
At
the
Sunday
concert,
hope for the young
duction of Arthur Miller's My Sons."
mature artist and earned a
the
CutTime
Players
will
man's return, another
prominent position
perform the music of
son is determined to
among the leading musi-
Glinka, Mahler, Mendelssohn and
In a recent Interview magazine piece,
forge a new life for
cians of the world.
Bolling, as well as two Jewish medleys
former Detroiter Anita Sarko asked
himself and his
The 31-year-old Bell
featuring such songs as "To Life!" .
Moore about her marriage to Levine.
impossible romance.
first came to national
"Yiddesche Mamme," and "Turn
"They really did say it wouldn't last
"Miller considers
attention at age 14 as the
Balalaika."
because from the outside looking in, it
many of the themes
winner of the Seventeen
The cost for the concert is $10 for
did not have much going for it,"
that would become
Magazine/General Motors
JCC
members
and
$15
for
nonmem-
acknowledged the actress. "There were
his hallmarks: the
Competition. His first
bers. For tickets or information, call
just too many discrepancies between
Violinist Jos hua Bell performs nature of moral
CD, 1998's Gershwin
Wednesday i n a Chamber
the Jewish Life and Learning
the values that we had, the religious
responsibility, a
Fantasy, was nominated
Music Socie ty concert.
Department at (248) 661-7649; tick-
backgrounds that we had."
father-son conflict
for a Grammy for "Best
ets will be available at the door.
"You've said that your husband has
that outlines the lim-
Classical Crossover," and
showed you how to get emotional.
its of family obligations, the way peo-
he was one of the first classical musi-
You've become a Jew, Mary," Sarko
ple lie to themselves," wrote New York
MAKING IT AFTER ALL
cians to be the focus of a music video,
countered.
Times critic Ben Brantley during the
which was broadcast on VH-1, A&E
"Yes, I think I have," replied
In
Mary
and
Rhoda,
an
upcoming
play's 50th anniversary revival in 1997.
and Bravo. He recently performed the
Moore.
made-for-TV
movie,
Mary
Tyler
Rochester's Meadow Brook
entire score for the film The Red
Mary and Rhoda airs 8-10 p.m.
Moore and Valerie Harper return as
Theatre presents All My Sons Feb. 9-
Violin.
Monday, Feb. 7, on ABC.
their popular alter egos, Mary
March 5, directed by Henry

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