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CLASSICAL NOTES

Orchard Lake's St. Mary's College's
"Classics on the Lake" presents The
French Connection, featuring songs
from and about Paris, 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 19, in the campus shrine
chapel. $15 adults/$10 children 12
and under. (248) 683-1750.
The Chamber Music Society of
Detroit hosts the Takacs Quartet, per-
forming works by Haydn, Sheng and
Beethoven, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25,
at the Seligman Performing Arts Center,
Detroit Country Day School. $18-
$65/$15 students. (248) 645-6666.

March 17-26 at Michigan State
University. Filmmaker Oliver Stone
will be honored with clips from his
_films and a discussion 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 20, at Wharton
Center..$20 adults/$16 students.
(800) 942-7866.
Actor Tim Roth's directorial debut,
The War Zone, a portrait of a family's
disintegration, screens at the Detroit
Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of
Arts this weekend. Show times are 7
and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
and 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17-
19. $5.50. (313) 833-3237.

POP/ROCK/JAZZ

FAMILY FUN

Godfather of Soul James Brown
appears in concert at Ann Arbor's Hill
Auditorium 8 p.m. Saturday, March
18. $25-$60. (248) 645-6666.
Tony Award winner Betty Buckley
performs in concert 7 p.m. Sunday,
March 19, at Macomb Center for
the Performing Arts. $29-$36.
(810) 286-2222.
Paula Cole takes the stage at Pontiac's
Clutch4 Cargo's Thursday, March 23.
Doors at 8. $18. (248) 645-6666.
The Detroit Symphony Pops pre-
sents A Celtic Celebration, a musical
journey through the Emerald Isle with
Irish singers, dancers, actors and musi-
cians, 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 23-26. $18-$68.
Jazz musicians the Pat Metheny
Trio perform 8 p.m: Thursday, March
23, at Royal Oak Music Theatre.
$37.50. (248) 645-6666.

Northville's Marquis Theatre presents
a musical adaptation of The Pied Piper
of Hamelin 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays through April 30, with week-
day performances during spring break,
April 24-28. $7.50. (248) 349-8110.
The Book Beat bookstore hosts
award-winning children's author
David Almond in a special appearance
and book signing at the Huntington •
Woods Library 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 18. (248) 968-1190.

ON THE STAGE

Detroit's Century Theatre is
mounting the production Always
...Patsy Cline in an open-ended run
Wednesdays through Sundays. Based
on the true story of Patsy . Cline's
friendship with a friend, the comedy
features more than 20 of Cline's most
memorable songs. Call for show times.
$24.50-$34.50. (313) 963-9800.
Birmingham's Village Players stages
Sherlock Holmes, based on an Arthur
Conan Doyle story and written by
William Gillette, 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, March
17-April 1. $12. (248) 644-2075.
Master illusionist David Copperfield
presents his latest stage show, Journey of
a Lifetime, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m.
Saturday and 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday,
March 24-26, at the Fox Theatre.
$27.50-$45. (248) 433-1515.

THE BIG SCREEN

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Michael Lavine and Alyson Levy
are among the 14 artists whose work is
on display at Birmingham's David
Klein Gallery in New Photography II,
an exhibit featuling photographs that
all employ a narrative documentary
style. (248) 433-3700.
The Woods Gallery, located in the
lower level of the Huntington Woods
Library, hosts an exhibit of the wall •
tiles, vessels and pastel drawings of
Janet Richardson Baughman through
April 15. (248) 543-9720.
• Pontiac's Creative Art Center pre-
sents Seeds of Expression, a multime-
dia, 22-artist exhibit, through April
26. Opening reception: 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, March 18, includes dance
performance at 6:30 p.m. by Portia
Fields. (248) 333-7849.

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7:00 P.M.

Concert and Tribute to Mr. Stern

Featuring performances by outstanding young
musicians personally selected by Mr. Stern.
Sarah Chang, violin 1999 Avery Fisher Prize
Amelia Piano Trio - 1999 Carnegie Hall debut
Samuel Johnson, cello 1999 Sphinx Competition
Junior Division Winner
Video tribute
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Auditions for the roles of ring bear-
er and flower girl (ages 6-10) for Tony
n Tina's Wedding will be held 4:30-
7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday,
March 20-21, at the Village Players,
752 Chestnut in Birmingham. To
reserve a space, call (248) 745-8668.
The 10th annual Birmingham
Antiques Festival will be held 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 17-19, at
Birmingham's Community House.
$10. (248) 594-6403.

Presentation of IIMS Distinguished Artist Award

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