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Cranbrook's Institute of Science pre-
sents the Maple Syrup Festival 1-4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 26-27; free with
museum admission. (877) 462-7262.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
presents a Young People's Concert,
"Awesome Events," exploring high-
lights of music by Berlioz, Beethoven
and Tchaikovsky, 11 aim. Saturday,
Feb. 26, at Orchestra Hall. $8-$31.
(313) 576-5111.
Youtheatre at Music Hall hosts the
Ishangi African Dancers 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 26-27. $8-$9. (313) 963-2366.

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THE ART SCENE

The Cantata Academy presents
"Come to the Cabaret," a concert fea-
turing songs from the nightclub and
Broadway circuit, 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 26, at the Southfield Centre for
the Arts. $12-$15. (248) 358-9868.
The Temptations and The
Spinners take the stage 8 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 27, at Detroit's Fok Theatre.
$40/$32.50. (248) 645-6666.
John Prine and Maura O'Connell
play a benefit performance for Ann
Arbor's The Ark 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
27. VIP tickets: $250/reserved seats:
$125/general: $75. (248) 645-6666.
Detroit's State Theatre presents
Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29. All ages wel-
come. $37.50/$24.50. (248) 645-6666.

A multimedia exhibit by more than
240 local artists, actual size runs Feb.
26-March 26 at six Detroit Cultural
Center locations: Cass Cafe, detroit
contemporary, Majestic Cafe, Small
World Cafe, Traffic Jam & Snug and
Twingos. A gallery crawl opens the
exhibition 6-10 p:m. Saturday, Feb. 26.
For more information, call detroit con-
temporary at (313) 898-4278 or go the
Web site at detroitcontemporary.com .
Underground graffiti artist Crash
works on The Timetable, a live, on-site
mural installation, Feb. 29-March 3,
prior to an exhibition - of his works
running March 3-April 29 at Galerie
Blu in Pontiac. Opening reception 7-
10 p.m. March 3. Proceeds from lim-
ited edition prints benefit HAVEN.
(248) 454-7797.
OCC's Womencenter is calling for
entries in visual art and poetry for
Our Visions: Women in Art.
Deadline: April 1. (248) 471-7602.

Stagecrafters 2nd Stage presents the
hit Off-Broadway musical Forever
Plaid Feb. 25-March 12. Call for
show times. $9. (248) 541-6430.
The new dinner theater at
Southfield's Ramada Hotel opens with
Neil Simon's comic fable Fools 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 2; running on alter-
nate Thursdays. $25. (248) 544-0283.

LAUGH LINES

Political humorist Mark Russell takes
the stage 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at
Macomb Center for the Performing
Arts. $26-$32. (810) 286-2222.
Planet 96.3 sponsors Comedy Guys
for Kids, a benefit for the Children's
Center, with comedians Bobby
Collins, Leo Dufour and more, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Detroit Opera
House. $20. (248) 645-6666.
Detroit's Second City National
Touring Company performs a benefit
for the Farmington Players Barn
Theater 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
March 3-4, at the theater, 32332 W.
12 Mile Road. $25. (248) 553-2955.

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FAMILY FUN

Violinist Elmar Oliveira will per-
form Shostakovich's Violin Concerto
No. 1 with rhe Detroit Symphony
Orchestra and guest conductor Jerzy
Semkow 8 p.m. Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March
2-4, at Orchestra Hall. (313) 576-
5111.
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
hosts the Second Wind Trio, perform-
ing works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ibert
and more, 8:30 p.M. Friday, March 3,
at Birmingham's Hagopian World of
Rugs. $18 includes pre-concert recep-
tion. (248) 362-9329.

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Autorama visits Detroit's Cobo
Center Friday-Sunday, Feb. 25-27.
Adults $12.50/$5 children under 12.
(248) 650-5560.
Storyteller Corrine Stavish appears at
Ann Arbor's The Ark 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 26, as part of a "Storytelling
Weekend" featuring storytellers from
around the country. For more informa-
tion, call (734) 761-1451.
Enjoy a "Sneak-A Peek Weekend"
of this spring's Junior League
Designers' Show House 2000 (the
Grosse Pointe Park home of actress
Julie Harris), prior to its renovation,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26-27, at
15410 Windmill Pointe Drive. $2._
(248) 299-4651.

- Compiled by Sharon Luckerman
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