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Michigan Opera Theatre presents the North
American premiere of the Parma Opera Ensemble 8
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Detroit Opera House.
Featurii1 renowned bass Michele Pertusi, the ensem-
ble will perform pieces from Verdi's most beloved
operas, including Rigoletto and Otello, along with less
well-known song selections. The evening begins at
6:30 p.m. with "A Taste of Parma," a special taste of
Italian fare, and a 7 p.m. pre-performance lecture by
John Zaretti, president of the Verdi Opera Theatre of
Michigan. $15-$50. (313) 237-7464.
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs a
Mozart Birthday Bash 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the
Michigan Theater. A lecture by Maestro Arie Lipsky pre-
cedes the concert at 7 p.m. $17-$30. (734) 994 4801.
Berlioz's Symphonic, Fantastique is the highlight of
Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts 10:45 a.m. and
8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2-3, at
Orchestra Hall. Ravers Le Tombeau de Couperin and
Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice round out the pro-
gram. $15-$71. An "Introduction to the Classics" con-
cert, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, explains how Berlioz
revolutionized the sound of the
symphony orchestra with his
use of new instruments.
$351$25. (313) 576-5111.

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From the heart of New
Orleans, the Preservation Hall
Jazz. Band takes the stage 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28, at Macomb
Center for the Performing Arts.
$23-$26. (810) 286-2222.
Joan Baez has cancelled her
appearance at the Ann Arbor
Folk Festival on Jan. 27 due to
family illness. Peter Yarrow of
Peter Paul and Mary will fill
in. (734) 763-TKTS.

formances 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday
The percussion sensation Stomp returns
and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, at the
to Detroit's Fisher Theatre 8 p.m. Tuesday-
Detroit Opera House. $15-$50. The
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m.
troupe also will present a one-hour fami-
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30-Feb. 4. $35-
ly performance 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3;
$45. (313) 872-1000:
$15 adults/$5 children. (313) 237-7464
A comedy about life in a trailer park and
or (734) 764-2538.
Maggie
Rose,
the mysteries of the divine,
by local playwright Kim Carney, will be
staged by Ann Arbor's Performance
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Network 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2
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p.m. Sundays, Feb. 1-March 4. $17-$20.
The Institute for Single Jewish Parents
Editor
(734) 663-0681.
presents a Grown-Ups Night Out!, fea-
The Farmington Players perform The
turing comedian Rocky LaPorte, 7-9 p.m.
Uninvited, a haunted-house tale based on the novel by
Thursday, Feb 1, at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in
Dorothy McCardle and directed by Brian Tupper, Feb.
Royal Oak. $5 at the door. For more information,
2-24 at their temporary theater inside Barnes & Noble
call Linda Orbach-Shear at (248) 205-2542.
on Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Call for
show times. $12. (248) 553-2955.
Rosedale Community Players presents The Shadow
THE BIG SCREEN
Box, Michael Cristofer's drama about three terminally
The Children of Chabannes, a documentary
ill patients and their friends and family, Feb. 2-17 at the
film
about the rescue of Jewish children during
Upstage Theatre in Detroit. Twenty-five percent of tick-
World
War II, will be shown 7:30 p.m.
et sales for the Feb. 9 performance will be donated to
Wednesday,
Jan. 31, at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Hospice of Southeast Michigan. $10. (313) 532-4010.
Community Center. There will be a
brief preview of the third annual JCC
Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival pre-
ceding the screening. Admission is $5;
tickets available at the door or by call-
ing (248) 661-7649.

THE ART SCENE

Royal Oak's Sybaris Gallery hosts
International Fusion II, featuring inno-
vative teapots designed by artists from
around the world, through Feb. 24.
Included are the work of Susan Beiner,
whose teapots explore the history of dec-
orative arts by merging contemporary
ornamentation with the forms and tradi-
tions of the past, and Beth Katleman,
whose highly ornamental teapots also
meld historical periods. (248) 544-3388.
Berkley's Arthouse Studios & Gallery
features the work of ceramic artist Miles
Child Care: The West Bloomfield JCC screens the documentary "The Children of
ON THE STAGE
Stearn beginning Feb. 2 with a 7 p.m.
WSU's Bonstelle Theatre pres- Chabannes," the story of 400 Jewish children who fled Nazi persecution and took up
opening reception. (248) 336-9990.
residence in the Chateau of Chabannes in unoccupied France, on Wednesday.
ents Brian Friers Tony Award-
The Jewish Community Center of
winning Dancing at Lughnasa
Metropolitan Detroit and the
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Michigan/Israel Connection are seeking
and 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 26-
DANCE
FEVER
art vendors for an annual arts festival on May 20,
Feb. 4. $8-$10. (313) 577-2960.
2001. The festival celebrates Israel and the culture
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under
The Flint Cultural Center's Whiting Auditorium
of the Jewish people. All types of art and media are
artistic director Judith Jamison, will be joined by
mounts a production of the Jerome Kern/Oscar
acceptable, including photography, ceramics, jewel-
the Detroit-based Rudy Hawkins Singers perform-
Hammerstein H musical epic Show Boat 8 p.m. Friday,
ry and textiles. Interested artists and vendors should
ing live spirituals for Revelations, the masterpiece
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26-28.
call the JCC at (248) 661-7649.
Ailey created when he was only 29 years old, in per-
$32-$45. (810) 237-7333.

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the scheduled event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed in the Out & About column are subject to change.

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