ARTS, BEATS & EATS
Museum and more.
The four-day festival will be open 4-10
p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday and 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday, Sept.
1-4, in downtown Pontiac. All net proceeds
will benefit a number of local charities.
For additional information and a com-
plete schedule of activities, go to the Web
site at www.artsbeatseats.com or call the
hotline at (248) 975-8850.
Oakland County's annual Labor Day
weekend taste, music and arts festival has
been newly named Chrysler Arts, Beats
and Eats. The free cultural event has
attracted more than 1 million visitors over
its two-year run and expands its space in
downtown Pontiac to offer even more
attractions for Labor Day weekend 2000.
GAIL ZI M M ERMAN
This year's arts portion of the festival
Arts 6- Entertainment
boasts more than 185 national and inter-
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BEANTOWNERS
national artists and gallery exhibitions.
Based in Boston, Safam - translated
"We have assembled a first-class group of
from the Hebrew word for "moustache" - performs
artists who represent the finest works in their respec-
a repertoire of music that is both instrumental and
tive fields," says Art Director Lisa Konikow. "We have
vocal. Full of energy and a jubilant contemporary
many new artists this year, including international
expression of both modern and traditional melodies,
artists, all contributing to an incredible collection and
it appeals to all generations.
representation of fabulous art in 14 categories."
The group, which has appeared in concerts nation-
This year's festival also features six live music
wide, has been together for 25 years, while its mem-
stages and will host 150 local and national perform-
bers juggle other careers. Dan Funk is a city attorney
ers, including Paul Rodgers of Bad Company,
in Newton and serves as a High Holiday cantor.
Marshall Crenshaw, Rob Wasserman of the Grateful
Robbie Solomon, guitar and flute, serves as cantor at
Dead, Gary Chapman, Stewart Francke, Jill Jack,
Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline. Joel Sussman,
Johnny Trudell, Teen Angels and more.
keyboards and guitar, is a manager for a financial
At least 50 restaurants will offer refreshments and
services company. Alan Nelson, keyboards, is a
beverages, and family activities include Nickelodeon's
Boston native who manages a retail auto parts chain.
Blues Clues Puppet Show, the Detroit Discovery
The quartet will appear at the Jonathan Miller
Memorial Concert 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at
Temple Israel. For complimentary tickets and infor-
mation, call (248) 661-5700.
TING THING
Born in Shanghai in 1929, Walasse Ting left for
Paris to study art at the age of 20. Concentrating
briefly with abstract techniques, he soon adopted a
representational manner. His works are a unique
blend of bright, florescent colors and 19th-century
sensuality; his subjects include animals, flowers and
women in placed against abstract backgrounds.
Today, the New York artist's large, colorful
works are among the most admired examples of
popular figurative art. He also is the author of a
number of books of poetry, including Red Mouth,
which contains reproductions of 428 paintings and
33 black and white drawings. Works by Ting can
be found at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the
Guggenheim Museum in New York.
The Print Gallery in Southfield hosts an exhibit of
rare original posters by Walasse Ting Sept. I-Oct. 20.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday,
Thursday evenings until 9. For more information, call
(248) 356-5454.
Left to right:
Safam performs Sept. 10 at Temple Israel.
Original posters by Walasse Ting are
on display at the Print Gallery.
Rob Wasserman of the Grateful Dead
per forms 7 p.m. Sunday Sept. 3,
atop Pontiac's Phoenix Center
as part of Arts, Beats Eats.
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The Charlie Gabriel Jazz Ensemble
plays a musical tribute to Louis
"Satchmo" Armstrong, marking the
100th anniversary of his birth, 6:30
and 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at the
Detroit Institute of Arts' "First
Fridays" series. Free with museum
admission. (313) 833-7900.
World music performers The Gipsy
Kings perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 2, at Pine Knob. $42.50/$15.
(248) 645-6666.
The Further Festival, featuring The
Other Ones and Ziggy Marley and the
Melody Makers, takes the stage 6:30
p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, at Pine Knob.
$34.50. (248) 645-6666.
Vocalist Joe Cocker appears at Pine
Knob 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.
$32.50/$15. (248) 645-6666.
Stagecrafters presents the musical
Grease Sept. 8-Oct. 1 at Royal Oak's
Baldwin Theatre. Call for show times.
$14-$16. (248) 541-6430.
Henry Ford Museum's IM_AX
Theatre screens the new 3D large for-
mat film Cirque du Soleil: Journey of
Man through spring 2001. $10
adults/$8.50 seniors and children
under 12. (313) 271-1620.
Detroit Film Theatre presents
Festival of Animation 2000 7 and
9:30 p.m. Friday; 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday; and 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 1-3. This year's selection is suit-
able for younger viewers as well as
adults. $6. (313) 833-3237.
The annual Jerry Lewis MDA
Telethon, in its 35th year, features an
all-star cast and airs 10 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 4, on
WDWB, Channel 20, and on the
Internet at www.mdausa.org .
The Village of Franklin presents its
annual art show, Art on the Green, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4. (248)
626-3126.
Detroit's Swords Into Plowshares
Peace Center and Gallery hosts the
10th anniversary national exhibition
of the Empty Bowls project against
hunger through Oct. 24. Opening
reception: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.
(313) 963-7575.
The Woods Gallery in Huntington
Woods presents the works of Neil Farka:
through Oct. 12. An artist's reception
and lecture, titled "Digital Art in the
21st Century," will be held 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 7. (248) 548-0460.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center features A Glimpse of Japan,
with presentations and workshops on
the art of Japanese floral arrangement,
tea ceremony and calligraphy, Sept. 7-9
Free. To register, call (248) 644-0866.
FYI: For Arts and Entertainment related events that you wish to have considered for Out & About, please send the item, with a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number,
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