Arts irt Entertainment

DAM GOOD TIME

The event honors the memory of Moishe
Haar. No admission charge. (248) 352 6852.

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Detroit Artists Market celebrates its
grand reopening in a new location at
4719 Woodward Avenue, at the corner
BABE ALERT
of Forest, 5:30-10 p.m. Friday, June 9.
Ready to take a musical journey through
Now an official member of the
the joys and dilemmas of love and everyday
Cultural Center community, DAM
life? From motherhood and fashion goofs to
kicks off its new season with "DAM
contemporary and social issues; tales of TV
2000: Past, Present, Future," an exhibi-
talk shows and telephone solicitors; from
GAIL ZININIERMAN
tion of one-of-a-kind or - limited edition
career mishaps
Arts & Entertainment
pieces from a select group of 15 local
Editor
to the wacky
artists. Some have exhibited at DAM
tabloid world of
prior to 1990 (past) or from 1990-2000
today's headlines, Four
(present); others have never before shown work at
Bitchin' Babes document
DAM (future). The artists include Susan Beiner of
life experiences in music
Detroit (present) and Lauren Cohen of Franklin
and drama. The Babes
(future), both members of Detroit's Jewish commu-
bring their humorous
nity.
social commentary to
The reception on June 9, featuring food and
The Ark in Ann Arbor 8
drinks, live music and dancing, is free and open to
p.m. Friday, June 2.
the general public. The exhibition runs through July
The gifted singer-
7. (313) 832-8540.
songwriters compose
their own music, write
their own lines, play their
ART OF YIDDISH THEATER
own instruments, and do
The Sholem Aleichem Institute presents actress
their own hair and make-
and director Sabell Bender at its Jewish Cultural
up. "It's a traveling paja-
Event 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at Orchard Lake
ma party," say the Babes.
Middle School, located on Orchard Lake Road
"We're best friends from
north of Maple in West Bloomfield.
childhood who didn't
Bender will offer a dramatic presentation in English
meet until we were in our
on the humor and drama of the Yiddish Theater that
Wendy Wasserstein's
late 30s. We go on Babe
includes monologues, slides, audiotapes and vintage
`An American
retreat, sleep in and eat
posters. She has appeared at Jewish community centers
Daughter "premieres
out ... and get paid!"
across the country, the National Yiddish Book Center
on Lifetime on Monday.
Tickets are $17.50.
and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles.
(734) 763-8587.

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The Detroit Oratorio Society per-
forms selections from Britten to
Vivaldi and is joined by the Ann
Arbor Boychoir in its "Summer
Solstice Concert," 8 p.m.
p Saturday,
June 3, at St. Hugo of the Hills
Church, Bloomfield Hills. $15. (248)
650-2655.
Hank Williams III appears at St.
Andrew's Hall 8 p.m. Thursday, June
8. $15 in advance/$18 at the door.
(248) 591-9080.
Comedian and actress Ellen
DeGeneres takes the stage at Meadow
Brook Music Festival 8 p.m. Saturday,

June 3. $27.50/$15.50. (248) 645-6666.
Detroit Repertory Theatre presents
Nocturne for a Southern Lady 8:30
p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 and
8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7:30
p.m. Sundays, through June 25. The
play, by C. Robert Jones, is about a
blind woman who hires a reader to
come to her house for a few hours
each day. He turns out to be a young
black man, and tension and suspense
follow. $15. (313) 868-1347.
Broadway Melody of 1936, star-
ring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell and
Howard Keel, is the feature presenta-
tion at the Redford Theatre 7:30 p.m.
Friday and 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

MY DAUGHTER THE DOCTOR

Detroit native and Academy and Emmy
Award-winner Christine Lahti stars in an original
film version of acclaimed playwright Wendy
Wasserstein's An American Daughter, which pre-
mieres 9-11 p.m. Monday, June 5, on the
Lifetime cable network.
The political drama explores the effects of a
private life turned public, as Lyssa Dent Hughes
(Lahti), a prominent health
expert, awaits confirmation
as Surgeon General. When
an incident in her past is
revealed to a reporter, the
after-effects of media
scrutiny threaten her per-
sonal and professional lives.
According to Wasserstein,
this is a story about the
good girls who worked
hard. It's about what hap-
pens when you come up
against something where
working hard and being a
good girl isn't enough.
Lahti starred on stage as
Heidi Hollard in
Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-
winning play, The Heidi
Chronicles. She has also
received awards for her
work on Chicago Hope.
Also appearing are Tom Skerrit as Hughes' hus-
band and Lynne Thigpen, who reprises her Tony
Award-winning role as Hughes' best friend, Dr.
Judith Kaufman, an African-American Jewish
oncologist. Check your local listings.

Saturday, June 9-10. Guest organists
are Newton Bates and Gil Francis. $3.
(313) 537-2560.
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at
Wayne State University presents
Process: An Exhibition of Sculpture,
opening 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 2, and
continuing through July 28. Six
national artists-comprise this intrigu-
ing exploration of the creation of
sculptural work. (313) 577-2423.
The Cranbrook Academy of Art
Graduate Summer Exhibition 2000
showcases the work of the newest
Cranbrook grads June 3-Aug. 13 at
the Cranbrook Art Museum. (877)
462-7262.

Meet artist Ali Golkar at a cham-
pagne reception 1-5 p.m. Sunday,
June 4, at the Danielle Peleg
Gallery in West Bloomfield.
Golkar's original paintings on can-
vas and paper portray the beauty of
women, flowers and musical instru-
ments in joyful colors. Through
June 25. (248) 626-5810.
The Friends of the Huntington
Woods Library sponsor 2000 House
Tour 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 4, featur-
ing six homes and a reception in the
Woods Gallery. Tickets available at the
library in advance ($8) or on the day
of the tour from 12-3 p.m. ($10).
(248) 543-9720.

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