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to her parents' record collection, which
included James Brown, Sly Stone and
There will be lots of arts and crafts at
Motown greats Marvin Gaye, Aretha
Franklin and Stevie Wonder ("I just loved
the Summer Culture Shuk, an arts and
Stevie Wonder," she says).
culture festival 12-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
After moving to L.A. to study screenwrit-
13, on the grounds of the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield.
ing at USC, she hooked up with some local
musicians who asked her to help write some
Artists and crafters will give demon-
lyrics. A demo tape featuring her voice circu-
strations of their work and offer items
lated and earned her gigs on the L.A. hotel
for sale.
GAII. ZIN1N1ERNIAN
circuit and eventually a major label deal.
Weaving, mezuza making and rides
Arts & Entertainment
Editor
Gray appears Sunday (sold out) and
are part of the fun activities planned for
7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13-14, at Pine Knob
children. In addition, puppeteer
Maureen Shiffman will present "Coco Goes to
as the opening act for this year's multiple Grammy-
Israel," an interactive performance for the whole
winning Santana. Tickets are $59.50 pavil-
family. Children can win prize activity tickets by
ion/$25.50 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
coming in costume as biblical characters.
As an added treat, the New Orleans Klezmer All-
BOOK IT!
Stars will perform.
Admission is free and there will be food available
The Detroit area Chapter of Brandeis University
for purchase. For information, call the JCC's Jewish
National Women's Committee Volunteers have
Life and Learning Program at (248)
661-7649.
FAMILY
FuN
SHADES OF GRAY
Her voice as been compared to the
post-war Billie Holiday, with traces of
other singers like Abbey Lincoln, Nina
Simone and Tina Turner. But Macy Gray
sounds like no one but herself: disarming-
ly sweet on one song, harsh and raspy on
another. Her musical melange of soul,
hip-hop, R&B, funk and rock on her
debut album, On How Life Is, earned her
a Grammy nomination for Best New
Artist of 1999. The lyrics, all written by
Gray, are chiefly stories from her life.
Born and raised in Canton, Ohio,
the 29-year-old Gray grew up listening
Classic rocker Peter Frampton per-
forms 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at
Pine Knob. $24.50/$12.50. (248)
645-6666.
Lyle Lovett takes the stage 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Fox Theatre.
$27.50-$50. (248) 433-1515.
Veteran folk singers Peter, Paul and
Mary appear at Meadow Brook Music
Festival 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.
$32.50/$14.50. (248) 645-6666.
Blues fans can enjoy a weekend of
their favorite music Saturday and Sunday,
Aug. 12-13, at the seventh annual
worked all year gathering more than 120,000 books,
magazines, records and various memorabilia. All that
activity will culminate in the 39th Annual Brandeis
Used Book Sale, to be held Wednesday, Aug. 16,
through Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Tel-Twelve Mall
in Southfield.
Aug. 16 is preview night, where, from 9:30-mid-
night, early birds will have the pick of the collection,
which includes more than 50 categories of paperbacks,
hard covers, encyclopedias and children's volumes.
Tickets for the preview, at $5 each, go on sale in the
afternoon at the mall. Admission is free for the remain-
ing days. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 22-23,
prices on items are reduced 50 percent.
All proceeds from the sale are donated to Brandeis
University Libraries in Waltham, Mass. All books left
at the end of the sale are distributed free to schools,
libraries, retirement homes, nursing homes and other
deserving organizations. Representatives from these
institutions may choose their free books from 3-6
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23. (248) 399-3845.
FINE NINE
The Janice Charach Epstein Gallery hosts the work of local artists who have
emerged onto the Detroit art scene in the exhibition "9 Michigan Artists," run-
ning at the gallery Aug. 17-Sept. 28.
The exhibit and sale features painting, sculpture, glass and photography by
Barbara Abel, Carla Anderson, Lauren Cohen, Barbara Dorchen, Brian Kerman,
Staci Kerman, Erin Madorsky, Robert Rabinovitz and Andrea Tama, many of
whom have been featured in_previous emerging artists shows.
A reception for the artists will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the gallery,
located in the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. The gallery's summer
hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m, Sundays.
Following Labor Day, when the gallery will be closed, hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Mondays-Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.rn. Thursdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, call (248) 661-7641.
Brian Kernian's photographs are on display in '9 Michigan Artists."
Taylor Blues Festival in Heritage Park.
$5 per day/under 13 free. Information
and directions: (313) 278-5340.
Pop/rock band Duran Duran plays
Pine Knob 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
17. $29.50/$15. (248) 645-6666.
The Irish Tenors perform 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Fox Theatre.
$40-$75. (248) 433-1515.
Plowshares Theatre Company
stages Jazz Set, a tale about the music
and lives of jazz musicians, Thursdays-
Sundays through Sept. 3 at the
Anderson Theatre in the Henry Ford
Museum and Greenfield Village. Call
for show times. $15-$ 18/ two-for-one
Thursdays. (313) 872-0279.
Detroit Film Theatre screens Best
Foreign Language Film nominee East-
West, a love story set against the post-
World War II upheaval of Stalin's
Soviet Union, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 11-13. $6. (313) 833-3237.
Storyteller Judy Sima enchants chil-
dren with props, songs, audience par-
ticipation and the best in children's lit-
erature 2 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 12, 19
and 26, at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Free with admission. (313) 833 7900.
Pewabic Pottery holds its Antique
and Contemporary Summer Art Tile
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Fair and Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 13, at the Grosse Pointe War
Memorial. $5. (313) 822-0954.
The Detroit Artist Connection pre-
sents hot bed, a multimedia exhibit by
12 artists, including Barbara Dorchen,
Marcia Freedman. Marilyn Schecter
and Linda Soberman, whose work
addresses an issue suggested by the
"steamy" title, Aug. 15-Sept. 3, at
Royal Oak's Sybaris Gallery. Opening
reception: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
17. (248) 544-3388.
The Michigan Renaissance Festival
runs Aug. 12-Sept. 24 in Holly. (800)
601-4848.
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