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pianist Marcus Roberts and the Marcus
THE BIG SCREEN
Roberts Trio in the kickoff event of
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, under
Marygrove College's Theatre Campaign, to
The Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw
conductor _Raymond Harvey, performs
County in Ann Arbor hosts a Yiddish Film Mini-
raise funds to restore the historic facility on
"Classical Roots" concerts celebrating the
Festival on two successive Sundays this month, begin-
the northwest Detroit campus, 4 p.m.
contributions of African Americans to classi-
Sunday, Feb. 18, at Alumni Hall. $40.
ning at 3 p.m. On Feb. 18, Professor of Judaic Studies
cal music 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m.
Anita Norwich introduces Tevye the Milkman (1939),
(313) 927-1436.
Sunday, Feb. 17-18, at Orchestra Hall.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the group
based on the Sholem Aleichem short story. On the
Selections include George Walker's
of 10 South African singers who gained
25th, Judith Nysenholc, lecturer in Yiddish language
Trombone Concerto and Joseph Schwanter's
and literature, hosts Der Dybbuk, the 1937 masterpiece
fame with their participation on Paul
GAIL ZININ1 ERN1AN
New Morning for the World, featuring actor
Simon's Graceland album, takes the stage at
by director Michael Waszynski taken from the play by
Arts cr.- Entert ainment
Danny Glover, who will narrate texts by the
Edito; •
S. Ansky. Free. (734) 971-0990.
Ann Arbor's The Ark 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. $19-$64.
20. $35. (734) 761-1451.
Under conductor Jerry Semkow, the DSO
Soul and R&B performer Erykah Badu, a three-time
performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") 8 p.m.
THE SMALL SCREEN
Grammy winner who crossed over to acting in The
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Cider House Rules, performs 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22,
Harmony of Strings, a Fran Victor/Bill Harder
Feb. 22-24. $15-$71. (313) 576-5111.
at Detroit's Fox Theatre. $40-$75. (248) 433-1515.
documentary
looking at a juried music competition
Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco makes his
Special guests Ashford and Simpson and
for teen-age and young adult African-American and
University Musical Society recital debut 4 p.m. Sunday,
Undisputed Truth join Motown favorites The
Latino classical string musicians, airs 7 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 18, at Ann Arbor's Rackham Auditorium, where
Temptations 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Fox. $35-
Feb. 17, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, on Detroit
he'll play works by Bach, Corea, Villa-Lobos and
$75. (248) 433-1515.
Public Television-Channel 56. The documentary ends
Rodrigo. $22-$36. (734) 764-2538.
The Ameritech Paradise Jazz Series at Orchestra
with
the winners performing for Isaac Stern at his stu-
The Cranbrook Music Guild presents its Betty
Hall hosts The Vanguard Jazz
dio in New York City, where they
Brewster Scholarship winner, violinist Juliana Athayde,
Orchestra and Hank Jones 8
receive coaching from the violin
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the sanctuary of Christ
p.m. Friday, Feb. 23. $17-$63.
master. Check your local listings.
Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. The U-M vio-
(313) 576-5111.
lin performance major will perform works by Bartok,
Beethoven, Brahms and Martinon. $25/$15 students;
LAUGH LINES
includes afterglow. (810) 751-2435.
ON
THE
STAGE
At 8 p.m. Wednesdays,
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts hosts the
The Plymouth Theatre Guild
through March 7, on the Second
London City Opera in a performance of Bizet's
presents Rodgers and
City stage, members of the
Carmen 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. $29-$35.
Hammerstein's South Pacific
Second City Touring Company
(810) 286-2222.
Feb. 16-March 3 at the
present Truth, Justice or the
One of only three groups nationwide scheduled to
Watertower
Theatre on the
American Way! - the Best of
perform in the prestigious Naumberg Annual
campus of Northville
Second City, a revue of some of
Chamber Music Award Competition in New York
Psychiatric
Hospital
in
the best sketches in the Second
City in April, the Merling Trio appears in concert 8
Northville.
Call
for
show
times.
City's
(Chicago, Toronto,
p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in the Smith Theatre on the
$8-$12. (248) 349-7110.
Detroit) 41-year history. $8.
Orchard Ridge Campus of Oakland Community
A dinner party for the boss
(313) 965-2222.
College. $13. (248) 522-3367.
turns disastrous in Jeff Daniels'
slapstick comedy The Tropical
Pickle, opening Feb. 21 for a six-
THE ART SCENE
month run at Detroit's Gem
New paintings by Larry- Rivers
Beatles tribute band 1964 ...The Tribute returns
Theatre. The play features several
are
part of a group show of paint-
to Ferndale's Magic Bag Friday, Feb. 16. Doors at 8
cast members from the long-run-
ing
and sculpture running through
Danyelle
Bossardet
(Belle)
and
Grant
p.m.; $15. Touring in support of his latest release,
ning Escanaba in da Moonlight.
March
3 at Birmingham's Robert
Norman
(Beast)
in
Disney's
"Beauty
the blues-oriented Face in the Crowd, Leon Russell
Call for show times. $24.50-
Kidd
Gallery.
(248) 642-3909.
and
the
Beast,"
visiting
the
Masonic
plays the same venue Saturday, Feb. 17. Doors at 8;
$36.50 beginning Feb. 28/one-
Leigh
and
Leslie
Keno, stars of
Temple Theatre Feb. 21-March 4.
$20. (248) 544-3030.
half price preview tickets available
PBS's
Antiques
Roadshow,
visit the
British jazz singer Cleo Laine joins the Duke
Feb. 21-25. (313) 963-9800.
Detroit
Institute
of
Arts
7:30
p.m.
Ellington Orchestra in a tribute to the maestro's
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the Alan
Wednesday,
Feb.
21,
to
lecture
and
sign
copies
of
their
music 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Macomb
Mencken/Howard Ashman/Tim Rice musical based
new book, Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces
Center for the Performing Arts. $26-$32. The jazz
on the classic fairy tale, now its seventh year on
of American Furniture. $10. (313) 833-4005.
continues 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, with New
Broadway, visits the Masonic Temple Theatre Feb. 21-
The Southfield Pavilion Antiques Exposition cele-
Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band. $23-$26.
March 4. Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays,
brates
its 21st year at the Southfield Civic Center 2-9
(810) 286-2222.
6:30 p.m. Sundays, with 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
p.m. Friday, 12-8 p.m. Saturday and 12-5 p.m.
The Marygrove Music Showcase Series hosts jazz
Sunday matinees. $18-$62. (248) 645-6666.
Sunday, Feb. 23-25. $6.

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