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CLASSICAL NOTES

Britain's period instrument ensemble
The English Concert presents J.S. Bach's
complete Brandenburg Concertos 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 11, at Ann Arbor's Hill
Auditorium. $14-$46. (800) 221-1229.
Soprano Pamela Jordan Schiffer pre-
sents "An American Song Spectrum: A
Guided Tour, 1900-2000" 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 12, at Ferndale's Zion Lutheran
Church. $4-$8. (248) 546-2503.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
features concertmaster Emmanuelle
Boisvert in Tchaikovsky's Violin
Concerto 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday,
8:30 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 17-19. $14-$66. (313) 576-5111.
Violinist Midori and pianist
Robert McDonald perform 8 p.m.
Friday, March 17, at the Macomb
Center for the Performing Arts. $29-
$36. (810) 286-2222.
The Brunch with Bach concert fea-
tures cello and piano music by J.S.
Bach, Piazolla and Ravel 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, at the DIA.
Seating 20 minutes prior to concert.
$22 adults/$11 children under 12.
(313) 833-4005.

POP/ROCK/JAZZ
Pontiac's 7th House presents The
Brothers Creegan, with current and
former members of the Barenaked
Ladies, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11.
$10. (248) 335-8100.
Britney Spears takes the stage 8
p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at The
Palace. $34.50. (248) 645-6666.
The Celtic band Blackthorn per-
forms 8 p.m. Friday, March 10, at
Oakland Community College's
Highland Lakes Campus. $8-$10.
(248) 942-3241.
AM DiFranco, Gillian Welsh and
Greg Brown present "3 Songwriters, 3
Stools and 1 Stage" 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 16, at Ann Arbor's
Hill Auditorium. $25. (248) 645-6666.
Betty Buckley performs 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 19, at the Macomb
Center for the Performing Arts. $29-
$33. (810) 286-2222.

ON THE STAGE

The City of Southfield and the
Senior Arts League present the comedy
A Bad Year for Tomatoes by John
Patrick, about the misfortunes of a
famous actress who seeks to get away,
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 10-26. $8-$10. At the
church on Civic Center Drive and
Berg Road. (248) 827-0701.
Tennessee Williams' Five by Tenn,
five early pieces that make a plea for

and Temple Israel invite you to• join us for a PUrim
concert with internationally-acclaimed performer

society's misfits, is performed
Wednesdays-Saturdays through May 6,
at the Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Call for
show times. $11-$18. (313) 577-2972.
The Youth Theatre performs Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs 11 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 11 and 12, at
Birmingham's Community House. For
ages 5 and up. $9. (248) 644-5832.
Oakland University presents
Translations by Irish playwright Brian
Friel opening 8 p.m. Thursday, March
16-26, at Varner Studio Theatre. Call for
show times. $5-$10. (248) 645-6666.
St. Dunstan's Guild of Cranbrook
mounts Foxfire by Susan Cooper and
Hume Cronyn, a drama that captures the
essence of life in the Appalachians, 8 p.m.
Thursday-Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays,
March 17-25. $10-$12. (248) 644-0527.

BIG SCREEN

The Detroit Film Theatre
presentsThe Third Miracle by
Agnieszka Holland, director of Europa,
Europa 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March
10-12. $5.50. (313) 833-3237.
Temple Israel presents film critic
Michael Medved 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 14, at the Alicia Joy Techner
Memorial Parenting Conference. Call for
complimentary tickets, (248) 661-5700.

LAUGH LINES

Comedienne Pam Stone takes the
stage at Dearborn's Joey's Comedy
Club for shows at 8:15 and 10:45
p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Sunday, March
10-12. $12/$24.95 dinner show pack-
age. (313) 584-8885.

THE ART SCENE

The Alfred Berkowitz Gallery,
University of Michigan Library,
Dearborn, presents Renderings of the
Hand, with the Michigan Association
of Calligraphers, through March 13.
(313) 593-5559.
Detroit's Pewabic Pottery presents
Wood FiredJSalt Fired: A Group
Exhibition, featuring works of 10 artists,
through April 15. (313) 822-0954.

WHATNOT

Book Beat hosts a book signing for
Flint illustrator Tom Pohrt and his
latest book Trickster and the Fainting
Birds 2-3 p.m. Sunday, March 12,
Oak Park. (248) 968-1190.
Southfield's Star Theatre holds audi-
tions for celebrity look-alikes 6-9 p.m.
Monday, March 13. (248) 368-1802.

- Compiled by Sharon Luckerman,
Editorial Assistant

Debbie Friedman

Sunday, March 19 • 3:30 p.m.

D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building
Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
Marion and David Handleman Hall and Auditorium
6600 West Maple Road • West Bloomfield
JCC and Temple Israel Members: $8 Non-members: $10

America's most popular singer-songwriter of contemporary
Jewish music appeals to people of all ages. With Debbie as
their guide, a wide audience of Jews comes together to
embrace the message of the Rabbis of old. This well-known
Jewish singer will do a Purim family show.

For tickets call, (248) 661-7649.

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This series funded in part by:

Natalie and Manny Charach Endowment Fund, Irwin and Sadie Cohn Endowment
for the Arts, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, Boaz Siegel Culture Fund,
Benard L. Maas Foundation, Hiram Dorfman and David Engelbert, Trustees and
Keffy Orbach Family Concert Fund

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