Arts Entertainment
The Week's Best Bets

Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
Picnic. Directed by David Magidson, it
opens Friday, March 9, and plays in rotat-
The critically acclaimed Beaux Arts
ing repertory through May 10, at Wayne
Trio and the Prague Chamber Orchestra,
State University's Hilberry Theatre. Call
an ensemble of 36 superb musicians who
for show times. (313) 577-2972.
play without a conductor, perform 8 p.m.
In celebration of Detroit's 300th birth-
Wednesday, March 7, at Hill Auditorium
day, Jewish Ensemble Theatre presents a
in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $14-$40; call
public performance of the Wendy
(734) 764-2538. A second performance
Kesselman adaptation of Frances Goodrich
takes place 8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at
GAIL ZININ1ERMAN
and Albert Hackett's The Diary of Anne
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.
Arts &Entertainment
Editor
Frank 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at
Tickets are $25-$28; call (810) 286=2222.
Detroit's Masonic Temple Theatre. $5/stu-
dents; $10/adults. For reservations, call (248) 788-
2900; tickets also available at the door.
Pop/RoadJAzz
Matchbox
The Palace of Auburn Hills hosts
Twenty, touring in support of the group's latest
THE BIG SCREEN
release, Mad Season, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
Special guests Everclear and Lifehouse also will per-
Described as a Korean Gone with the Wind,
form. $34.50/$24.50. _(248) 645-6666.
Chunhyang, South Korean director Im Kwon-Taek's
colorfully stylized romantic adventure adapted from
Ann Arbor's The Ark presents Michigander Joel
Mabus, and his great songs about Midwestern life, 8
a classic folk tale, is part - 18th-century historical
epic, part Hollywood musical. It screens at the
p.m. Saturday, March 3, $12.50; veteran folk per-
Detroit Film Theatre 7 . and 9:30 p.m. Friday; 4, 7
former John Gorka, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8, $16;
and 9:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
and modern singer/songwriter Richard Shindell, 8
Sunday, March 2-4. $6. (313) 833-3237.
p.m. Friday, March 9, $13.50. (734) 761-1451.
Local Celtic favorite Blackthorn appears 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, at Southfield Centre for the Arts.
FAMILY FuN
$8. (248) 424-9041.
She's perhaps best remembered for her performanc-
A puppet performance of the classic fairytale Jack
es in movie musicals like Singin' in the Rain with
and the Beanstalk will be performed 1 2 p.m. Saturday,
Gene Kelly, the Tender Trap with Frank Sinatra and
March 3, at the Community House in Birmingham.
Three Little Words with Fred Astaire. Hollywood star
The musical show is designed for children aged 4-10.
Debbie Reynolds makes her Detroit Symphony
$4 per person/reservations accepted. (248) 644 5832.
Orchestra debut in a Pops Series concert 8 p.m.
The 27th annual Maple Syrup Festivl takes.
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
place 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at
3 p.m. Sunday, March 8-11, at Orchestra
Cranbrook Institute of Science. The 90-
Hall. $18-$70. (313) 576-5111.
minute program focuses on the history and
Famous for their "jump blues" style
science of maple syrup production; much
a blend of swing jazz and urban blues
of the festival occurs on wood-chipped
- Roomful of Blues takes the
trails (strollers not recommended).
stage at Ferndale's Magic Bag
Free with museum admission: $7
Thursday, March 8. Doors
adults/$4 children 3-17/free
at 8 p.m. $15. (248) 544-3030.
under 3. (877) 462-7262.
Each Saturday and Sunday dur-
. ing March, Henry Ford Museum
ON THE STAGE
hosts March Family Fun Month, fea-
turing interactive games, science experi-
Douglas Campbell of Canada's
ments, crafts and the exhibit "Kid Stuff.
Stratford Festival directs Noel
Great
Toys from Our Childhood." Hours
Coward's Blithe Spirit, one of the
are
9
a.m.-5
p.m. $7.50-$12.50/under 5
longest-running comedies in London
free. For a complete schedule of activities, go
theater history, through March 25 at
to wvvw.hfingv.org, or call (313) 271-1620.
Lansing's Boarshead Theater. Call for
show times. $14-$29/pay-what-you-can
Henry Ford Museum hosts "Kid Stuff.'
Thursdays. (517) 484-7805.
Great Toys from Our Childhood," as
- Tension builds and desires siz-
part of March Family Fun Month.
zle to the surface in William

CLASSICAL NOT ES

THE ART SCENE

Pontiac's Lawrence Street Gallery hosts Exposures:.
Photography '01, an exhibit of cutting-edge photogra-
phy by emerging regional artists, March 2-31. Opening
reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 2. (248) 334-6716.
Birmingham's David Klein Gallery presents
Modernism in America, paintings and works on
paper from .1914-1950, March 3-April 21. Artists
include Minna Citron, Stuart Davis, David
-Fredenthal, Samuel Flalpert, Ben Shahn and more.
(248) 433-3700.
The Starkweather Art and Cultural Center in Romeo,
located at 219 N. Main, hosts the work of sculptor Joyce
B. Gottlieb March 7-24. Opening reception: 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, March 4. (810) 752-5700.

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In celebration of its grand open-
ing, the City Gallery of Detroit,
located at 660 Woodward in the
First National Building, features
the one-man exhibition Smiles
and Smiles to Go, by Detroit
artist Tyree Guyton, and hosts an
opening reception with the artist
6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, March 9. The exhibition runs
through April 3, and all works are available for pur-
chase. Valet parking will be available. (313) 963-0101.
The Woods Gallery, located in the lower level of
the Huntington Woods Library, presents wcirk by
the Michigan Society of Calligraphers through
March 23. Meet-the-artists reception: 2-4 p.m..
Sunday, March 4. (248) 548-0460.

Matchbox Twenty,
including Jewish
guitarist Adam .
Gaynor, right,
plays the Palace
on Saturday.

WHATNOT

Author Nicholas Boothman will discuss, answer
questions and sign copies of his new book, How to
Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less, 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Barnes & Noble
Bookstore in West Bloomfield. (248) 626-6804.

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Notice must be received at least three weeks before
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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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