HEIFETZ TRIBUTE

The reigning virtuoso of the violin,
Itzhak Perlman will make his eighth
University Musical Society appearance 4
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Hill Auditorium
in Ann Arbor. Accompanied by Rohan De
Silva on piano, Perlman will perform a
GAIL ZIMMFAMAN
centenary tribute to the late virtuoso vio-
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linist Jascha Heifetz, including music
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drawn from Heifetz's 11 UMS appearances
(1919-1953).
Prior to the concert, there will be a free education-
al event at 2:30 p.m. in the Michigan League Hussey
Room. Professor Zvi Gitelman, director of the Jean
and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, will
present a talk titled, "Jascha Heifetz's Vilna: The
`Jerusalem of Lithuania' Yesterday and Today."
Tickets for the Perlman concert at Hill
Auditorium are $20-$60. (734) 764-2538.

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra since
1990, and will maintain conducting duties
with several other groups, including the
Israel Chamber Orchestra. Lipsky also per-
forms as a cellist with New York's New Arts
Trio.
"I look forward to being part of Ann
Arbor's own resident, professional orchestra,"
said Lipsky. "It's a joy to conduct this talent-
ed group of musicians and I look forward to
performing much-loved classics as well as

MAESTRO LIPSKY

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Musical Director
Arie Lipsky, a native of Haifa, Israel, makes his Ann
Arbor mainstage debut 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, in
the AASO's season premiere, "The Power of Music,"
at the newly renovated Michigan Theater, where
Lipsky will give a free, pre-concert 7 p.m. lecture to
ticket holders.
Lipsky has been the resident conductor of the

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Oakland University's Department of
Music, Theatre and Dance presents
members of its voice faculty in con-
cert 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, in
Varner Recital Hall on the Rochester
campus. $10-$12. ((248) 645-6666.
Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and his
trio open the University Musical
Society season 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
23, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor.
$18-$45. (734) 764-2538.
The St. Clair Trio, featuring violin-
ist Geoffrey Applegate, cellist Marcy
Chanteaux and pianist Pauline
Martin, performs a program titled "At
The Movies" 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24,
at St. Regis Catholic Church in
Bloomfield Hills. Tickets available at
the door: $25. (248) 851-9630.
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
opens its season with Tradewinds, a
world premiere jazz piece for woodwind
octet and jazz quartet, 3 p.m. Sunday,

breaking ground with fresh contemporary works."
Tickets for the concert, featuring works by Verdi,
Beethoven and Mahler, are $17-$30; discounts for
seniors and students. (734) 994-4801.

GOING BARENAKED

Canadian alternative rockers Barenaked Ladies,
with special guest Guster, the Boston-based all-
Jewish band that made its mark on the college cir-
cuit, will perform the final concert of the Pine Knob
2000 season tonight. The 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.
22, program will feature songs from Barenaked
Ladies' new release, Maroon, which was produced by
Oak Park native Don Was. Tickets are $43.50 pavil-
ion/$33.50 lawn. (248) 645-6666.
Fans of Barenaked Ladies, which features Jewish
band member Steven Page, can go behind the scenes
with the band in a new rockumentary titled
Barenaked in America. Directed by Jason Priestly, the
film follows the pop group over 14 days of their
U.S. tour as they achieve their first No. 1 hit single
with "One Week." The film screens Sept. 29-Oct.
12 at the Star Gratiot Theater in Mt. Clemens, as
part of the Shooting Gallery Film Series. For more
information, call (810) 791-3420.

Kate Willinger as Maggie, Kelly Pino as Rose and Karen Sheridan as Kate in playwright Brian Friehl's "Dancing
at Lughnasa," running at Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester through Oct. 8. The Tony Award winner for Best
Play captures the Irish spirit and provides a glimpse into the passions and excitement behind today's Celtic dance
craze. Call for show times. $24.50-$37.50. (248) 377-3300.

Sept. 24, at Birmingham Unitarian
Church, Bloomfield Hills. Composer
Kenn Cox speaks on "Classical to P77 "
one hour prior to performance. Tickets
at the door: $18-$22. (248) 559-2095.
Afro-Peruvian music performer
Susana Baca appears in a benefit con-
cert for Building with Books, a non-
profit organization that pairs urban and
suburban school districts to empower
youngsters through education, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Detroit Opera
House. $20-$27. (248) 645-6666.
Conductor Jeffrey Kahane leads the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra in an
all-Mozart program 8 p.m. Thursday
and 10:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28-29.
$15-$71. (313) 576-5111.
Ann Arbor songwriter Dick Siegel
appears 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at the
Ark in Ann Arbor, followed by singer
Lucy Kaplansky 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 24. $12.50. (734) 761-1451,
Out with a brand-new CD,
Righteous Love, Joan Osborne per-

forms Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Clutch
Cargo's in Pontiac. Doors at 8 p.m.
$17.50. (248 333-2362.
Folk singer Dar Williams per-
forms 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
27, at the Michigan Theater in Ann
Arbor. $15 advance/$25 at the door.
(248) 645-6666.
The brothers Hanson make a stop at
Detroit's State Theater 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 28. $25. (248) 645-6666.
Rebels With a Cause, a feature-
length documentary by filmmaker
Helen Garvey, chronicles the social
movements of the 1960s through the
eyes of SDS (Students for a
Democratic Society) members, and
makes its Ann Arbor premiere 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Michigan
Theater. Garvey will introduce the
film; it will be followed by a panel dis-
cussion on the past, present and future
of student activism. $10/$5 students.
Doors at 6:30. (734) 668-TIME.
The Greater Flint Arts Council

exhibits more than 600 traditional
and innovative quilts in eight loca-
tions in Genesee County 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11
a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22-24. For
locations, call (888) 465-9458, or go
to the Web site at
ww-w.quilt.com/FlintShow.
The Michigan Oriental Art Society
presents its 25th anniversary exhibition,
featuring Japanese woodblock prints
and related objects, Sept. 22-Nov. 12 in
the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Opening reception: 2-5 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 24. (313) 593-3592.
Greenfield Village hosts Railroad
Days 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 23-24. (313) 271-1620.
Bear in the Big Blue House Live
presents Surprise Party Sept. 27-Oct.
1, at the Detroit Opera House. Call
for show times. $14-$25; all opening
night seats are $12. (313) 983-6616.

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