Arts Entertainment
bladder the size of a peanut, and
you have playwright Marshall Karp's
Squabbles.
In Dreams of Martha Stewart, a homemaker
The comedy, with Southfield's
has made media superstar Martha Stewart her
Barry Levine as Abe Dreyfuss and
ultimate role model. But in spite of everything
Waterford's Nicole Ludwig as Alice,
she does to be Martha-like, she still doesn't feel
will be performed by the Plymouth
as though she measures up.
Theatre Guild 8 p.m. Fridays and
So, in a quest for perfection, the homemaker
Saturdays, May 5-20, with a 6
becomes "The Traveller," and begins a pilgrim-
p.m. matinee on Sunday, May
age, via Greyhound bus, to Turkey Hill, Ct.,
GAI L ZIMMERMAN
14, at the Water Tower Theatre
home of the domestic goddess. Along the way
Entertainment
Arts
in Northville. The theater is
Editor
she meets more than a dozen characters, includ-
located at 41001 W. Seven Mile,
ing a woman who hasn't taken a shower since
on
the
campus
of
Northville Psychiatric Hospital.
Through
these
interactions,
she
learns
lessons
Psycho.
$10 adults/$7 ages 18 and under. (248) 349-
beyond "Martha Stewart liv-
7110.
ing.
Pulitzer Prize winner
Pamela Parker wrote this one-
SYME TIME
woman show for actress Sally
Dubbed the "Human Jukebox" for his ability to
Bondi, who will perform the
recall
and play thousands of songs on the piano,
comedy at Music Hall Center
Detroit's
own David Syme has performed at such
for the Performing Arts. Show
venues as Lincoln
times are 8 p.m. Friday
Center, the
(sold-out) and Saturday
Kennedy Center
and 3 p.m. Sunday, May
Sally Bondi stars in
and in major halls
12-14. $27.50-$37.50.
"Dreams of Martha
throughout 11
(313) 963-2366.
Stewart."
European coun-
tries, Canada and
Mexico.
DREYFUSS' DILEMMA
A 3 p.m.
Abe Dreyfuss, a retired New York City cab dri-
Sunday, May 7,
ver, is living with his daughter Alice and son-in-
Syme will per-
law Jerry when Jerry's mother calls with the news
form pops,
that her house has been burned down and she
David S me performs at Southfield Broadway and
needs a place to stay.
classical selec-
Centre or the Arts on Sunday.
The 'squabbles begin the moment Mildred walks
tions at the
through the door, and the humor becomes heated
Southfield
Centre
for
the
Arts
as
part
of the city of
when Alice announces she is pregnant and one of
Southfield's
Concerts
at
the
Centre
series.
Tickets are
the in-laws must move out. Add a snowstorm, a
$8.
(248)
424-9041.
power outage and a Puerto Rican handyman with a
DOMESTIC GODDESS
MORE BEST BETS ...
Pianist Neil Eisenstein performs
music for solo piano in an 11:30 a.m.
Brunch with Bach concert Sunday,
May 7, at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
$22 adults; $11 children under 12,
brunch and concert/$5 concert only.
(313) 833-4005.
The Birmingham-Bloomfield
Symphony Orchestra, under
Conductor Felix Resnick, presents a
family concert, "Star Light, Star
Bright," 7 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at
Temple Beth El. $20 adults/$15 stu-
dents. (248) 645-2276.
Michigan Opera Theatre presents
six performances of Puccini's Tosca
May 6-14 at Orchestra Hall. Marquita
Lister replaces Sylvie Valayre in the
title role. $18-$98. (313) 237-7464.
Folk singer/songwriter John Gorka
takes the stage 8 p.m. Saturday, May
6, at The Ark in Ann Arbor. $15.
(734) 761-1451.
Jazz guitarist Mike Stern performs
Friday, May 12, at Ferndale's Magic
Bag. Doors at 8 p.m. $17. (248) 544-
3030.
Ridgedale Players present Bruce
Graham's Moon Over the Brewery, a
humorous tale of a teenager's coming
AUTHOR Avi
Co-sponsored by Oakland Community College
and Book Beat bookstore, award-winning children's
author Avi will speak at the Royal Oak campus of
Oakland Community College 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 11, in the campus' Jones-Johnson theater. The
author, who is Jewish, will discuss the challenges of
writing for a young audience.
The author of more than 30
works of fiction for young readers,
Avi is the recipient of two
3 Newberry Honor awards, for The
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
and Nothing But the Truth. His lat-
est work, Ereth's Birthday, contin-
ues his "Tales From Dimwood
Forest" series.
Award-win-
Admission is free and children
ning author
accompanied by adults are wel-
Avi speaks at
come. Avi will be available for
Royal Oak's
book signings following the discus-
OCC campus.
sion. (248) 968-1190.
GALAXY QUEST
Music inspired by constellations, space and the
planets will be featured in the final Detroit News
Young People's Concert of the 1999-2000 season, at
11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Orchestra Hall.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, in a program
titled "Beyond the Galaxy," will include themes used
in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars Medley
by John Williams and more.
The concert also marks the first major orchestra per-
formance of Faust Overture by 14-year-old composer
Colin Tucker. He is a student at Ann Arbor's
Community High School and one of the youngest
composers ever to have a work performed by the DSO.
Tickets are $8-$31. (313) 576-5111.
of age, May 5-21. Call for show times.
$10-$11. (248) 988-7049.
D.C.-based choreographer Liz
Lerman leads a workshop for educa-
tors, choreographers and dance
enthusiasts 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday,
May 9, at Maggie Allese Dance
Studio, Wayne State University. Free
and open to the public.
Reservations: (734) 647-6712.
The Ann Arbor Spring Art Fair
will be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday
and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 6-
7, at the Washtenaw Farm Council
Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline
Road. $3.
The Orchard Ridge Campus of
Oakland Community College hosts
Our Visions: Women in Art, a
diverse, juried, national women's art
exhibition, May 8-20. Reception
and open house 7 p.m. Tuesday,
May 11. Free. (248) 471-7602.
Southfield's Ice Company presents
Vive Les Girls! at the Southfield Sports
Arena May 10-14; $8.50-$9.50.
Benefit performance for the Karmanos
Cancer Institute on May 10; $10-$50.
For tickets, call (248) 354-9357; for
more information, call (248) 354-
9357 or (248) 354-9603.
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