Arts & Entertainment

IRISH JIG

General admission tickets to the inaugu-
ral event are $8; call (248) 645-6666. VIP
tickets are $125 and include free parking,
exclusive seating and a private post-game
player reception; call (313) 396-7575.

at www.secondcity.com .
Tickets for workshops and panel discussions are $10.
Shows are $5-$10, with the exception of the Saturday
performance of Gratiot Happens, which is $19.50. The
sneak preview of Garage: A Rock Saga is $25, including
an afterglow; and Sunday's "Completion Brunch" is
$15. For tickets, call (248) 645-6666.

For the past 10 years, the Trinity Irish
Dance Company has redefined Irish
dance with its cutting-edge repertoire.
The uniquely Irish-American company
includes 22 dancers between the ages of
18 and 24 who don their hard (jig) and
LAUGH FEST
soft (ghillies) shoes to perform tightly
Laugh until it hurts when The Second
choreographed dances with fancy foot-
KNIGHTS AND ARMOR
City-Detroit hosts the biggest comedy event
GAIL ZIMNIERNIAN
work and precision movement.
Arts is Entertainment
A magnificent castle looms inside the turreted
of the summer. The First Annual Detroit
A majority of the dance company
Editor
gates of the recreated 16th-century village called
Improv Festival (DiF) is a weeklong comedy
came through the ranks of the presti-
Hollygrove, home to the Michigan Renaissance
celebration, running Aug. 29-Sept. 3.
gious Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, which has
Festival, where visitors travel back through time to
The Second City-Detroit mainstage and touring
earned an unprecedented number of gold medals for
the sights and sounds of a Renaissance community,
company casts will join Detroit-area improvisation
the United States at the World Championships of
with street entertainers, reproduction
troupes to perform origi-
Irish Dance held annually in Ireland.
storefronts and authentic foods.
nal productions and host
The group's high-energy and imaginative produc-
Continuous entertainment takes place
improvisational work-
tion is a unique form of story ballet, with an Irish
on the streets and in the fields. It's the
shops. Among the talented
lilt. They visit Meadow Brook Music Festival 8 p.m.
stuff that fables are made of jousting,
ensembles are The Ha Ha
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26. Tickets are $35
tongue-in-cheek drama, musical shows,
Tribe, Three Guys Named
pavilion/$15 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
ax throwing and continuous comedy
Joe, The Cabinet, Totally
The 20th annual Renaissance Festival,
Unrehearsed Theater,
located in Holly, offI-75 at the Grand
Motor City Improv,
LABOR DAY SALUTE
Blanc exit (106), takes place during
Planet Ant Home Team
Scholar, writer and bass vocalist Eric A. Gordon
seven weekends including Labor Day,
and Why Dad's Mad.
of Los Angeles presents "A Labor Day Lecture-
from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., through Sept. 24.
The frivolity continues
Recital from the Progressive American Songbook:
Weekly themes include High Seas
on the big screen with a
Marc Blitzstein, Earl Robinson and Friends" 7 p.m.
Adventure, Aug.26-27; Wonders of the
sneak preview of Planet
Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Workmen's Circle Center in
World, Sept. 2-4; Highland Fling;-
Ant Productions' independ-
Oak Park. The musical salute will feature piano
Sept. 9-10; The Emerald Isle, Sept.16-
ent film Garage: A Rock
accompanist Nancy Poltrock.
17; and Sweet Endings, Sept. 23-24.
Saga. The film stars George
Gordon is the director of the Workmen's
Tickets are $14.95 adults at the
Wendt, John and Kevin
Circle/Arbeter Ring Southern California District and
gate/$13.50 in advance; seniors/students
Farley (brothers of Chris),
a member of the National Writers Union. He sings
$12.95/$11.50; children (5-12) $5.95/$5;
and Ron West (Third Rock
Theirates have come ashore and are
with a Yiddish chorus in Los Angeles and performs
children 4 and under admitted free.
From the Sun).
rea yfor swashbuckling fun during
solo, specializing in the songs of Blitzstein and
For more information, call
For a complete schedule High Seas Adventure weekend, Aug.
Robinson, two socially engaged American composers.
(800) 601-4848.
of events, call (313) 965-
29-30, in Hollygrove, home of the
Poltrock was a piano major at the University of
2222 or go to the Web site Michigan Renaissance Festival.
Michigan, and performs as a keyboardist with the
Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. As an accompa-
nist, she has performed with many world-renowned
MORE BEST BETS ...
to the Detroit Film Theatre 7 and
The Ark in Ann Arbor 7:30
opera singers and instrumentalists.
9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. $11.
Admission to the lecture/recital is $71$5 for
Beatlemania performs classic
and 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
(734) 761-1451.
Workmen's Circle members. (248) 545-0985.
Beatles hits at Sterling Heights'
25-27. $6. (313) 833-3237.
Rhythm and blues
Freedom Hill Outdoor
Ann Arbor's Washington Street
singer/songwriter Luther
Amphitheater 7:30 p.m.
Vandross, with special guest Boyz Gallery hosts its first all-invita-
DEFENSEMEN VS. BASEMEN
Saturday, Aug. 26. $10-$25.
tional exhibition through Sept. 9,
II Men, performs at Pine Knob
Can Darren McCarty swing a baseball bat with as
(248) 645-6666.
with 14 Michigan artists includ-
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29.
much power as he wields a hockey stick? He'll get
Neil Young, with special guests $49.75/$22.75. (248) 645-6666.
ing Grace Serra of Oak Park and
his turn at home plate when Hockeytown takes on
The Pretenders, takes the stage at
Elizabeth Lurie of Farmington
Country music/crossover sen-
Tigertown in a charity softball game 1 p.m. Sunday,
Pine Knob Music Theatre 7:30
Hills. (734) 761-2287.
sation Lonestar comes to
Aug. 27, at Comerica Park.
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.
Works in all media are show-
Meadow Brook Music Festival 8
Detroit Red Wing stars, including McCarty and
$68.50/$28.50. (248) 645-6666.
cased at the 14th annual Celebrate
p.m. Friday, Sept. 1.
Kris Draper, will challenge Detroit Tiger alumni
Humorous Canadian song-
Michigan Artists (CMA) exhibi-
$32.50/$15.50. (248) 645-6666.
greats like Willie Horton, Kirk Gibson, Dan Petry
writer Bob Wiseman and for-
tion through Sept. 23 at
Venice Film Festival Grand
and Jim Northrup in a benefit game for Ilitch
mer Ani DiFranco band mem-
Rochester's Paint Creek Center for
Prize Winner Not One Less, a
Charities for Children.
ber Andy Stochansky appear at
the Arts. (248) 651-4110.
powerful film from China, comes

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