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Singer Karen Newman will do a holiday show
at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom.

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1994 ... after riding with him on his
here are no religious or cele-
Harley-Davidson from their
bration favorites when it
Southfield apartment to a wedding
comes to Karen Newman
chapel in Las Vegas.
and her siblings ... She'll
How did she get to be national
appear with her fine Xmas show, at
anthem singer at the Red Wing
'Andiamo Italia Celebrity Showroom
games? ... Karen did a rendition for a
... Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 20
tennis tournament at Cobo
and 21.
Hall, where Freddy was cut-
Karen and twin sister Kathy
ting the hair of a few tennis
... were born on Yom Kippur.
stars in 1987 ... It went so
Another set of twins by
well that a friend suggested
Ralph and Ruth Newman,
she send a copy of her tape
Christie and Carolyn ... was
to the Detroit Pistons ... A
born on Xmas.
performance at a Pistons'
A third set of Newman
basketball game led to her
twins, Patty and Peter, were
every-so-often appearances
born on New Year's Day.
DAN NY
for the Red Wings, who
The siblings' oldest brother,
RAS KIN
eventually made Karen their
Kurt, is the "outcast" of the
family ... He wasn't born on a Local Columnist exclusive national anthem
voice about five years ago ...
holiday,
at $50 a game to start plus a pair of
Besides singing the national anthems
upper-deck tickets.
of the United States and Canada (the
Karen attended Rochester High
latter when Canadian teams are the
School, but graduated from Grand
opponent at Joe Louis Arena), Karen
Blanc High ... She decided she wanted
is a talented young lassie.
At one time, she was
Miss Northwest Macomb
County ... and selected
for the Miss Michigan
contest.
Karen is co-owner of a
recording company she
started four years ago ...
It's called High Heel
Records, on
Northwestern Highway
in Southfield.
This past January,
Karen released her
Moment in the Wind CD.
While singing at a Red
Wings hockey game,
Alto Reed, Bob Seger's
sax man of many years,
heard her and set up an
audition ... which result-
ed in Karen touring with
Seger and the Silver
Bullet Band as backup
singer.
She's even a makeup
artist ... When time per-
mits, at the beauty salon
of her hubby, former
Oak Parker Freddy
Cohen (Freddy &
Daniel's in Southfield),
who Karen married in
Karen Newman

D n ng Gui

AUBURN HILLS

Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke

Road,Auburn Hills, (248) 373-4440.The
second of Lelli's traditionally fine Italian Hs-
torantes is located across from the Pontiac
Silverdome. Besides elegant surroundings, it
features the same excellent food served by
the Lelli family since 1939. Reservations
are accepted for any evening except
Saturday.

BERKLEY

Sila, 4033 W. 12 Mile Road, Berkley, (248)

548-3650.There is nothing like a consis-
tently dependable neighborhood family
restaurant. The Italian and American menu
is one that evokes much confidence in
casual dining.The chicken, ribs, round and
square pizzas, fish, salad, pasta, etc. are
served seven days a week for lunch and
dinner. Everything is also available for
carry-out.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

Steve's Deli, 6646 Telegraph Road,

Bloomfield Hills, (248) 932-0800. Award-
winning chicken soup is featured.Also
serving corned beef, fresh roasted turkey,
sandwiches, salads and traditional dishes.
Party trays and catering too at this New
York-style deli. Carnegie Deli cheesecake
and Steve's Brownies are among the
desserts.

FARMINGTON HILLS

Bangkok Sala Cafe, 27903 Orchard

Lake Road, Orchard-12 Plaza, Farmington
Hills, (248) 553-4220.Tropical and tradi-
tional Thai dishes are served from the
over-50 items of freshly prepared lunch
and dinner dishes, including vegetarian and
children favorites. Open seven days a
week for dine in and carry-out.

Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard Lake

Road, Farmington Hills, (248) 855-1122.
Middle-Eastern dining is featured by
Hassan Bazzi, former maitre d' at the
Original Sheik in downtown Detroit. Daily
specials at lunch and dinner. Full menu
carryout with catering available. Complete
liquor service.

intelligent Chicken, 3243 I

Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills,
(248) 855-4455.The wide variety of spe-
cialty items are together with a complete
menu of charbroiled or rotisserie chicken
for both dining in the 40-seater area, and
carry-out, seven days a week. Soups, chili,
salads and side dishes are homemade.Also
homemade are the popular cookies and
brownies.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical
Museum, 31005 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, (248) 626-5020. One

magazine said that there was no place like
it in the country The Guinness Book of
Records has featured its accomplishments.
Lunch and snacks are available with table

DINING GUIDE on page 100

