Best Bets Smokestack, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. $39.50-$75. (248) 645-6666. Melding the world of jazz and classical Sterling Height's Freedom Hill music into an organic whole, the John Amphitheater, located on Metro Parkway Lindberg Chamber Quintet performs new just east of Schoenherr, inaugurates its works for string quartet and contra-bass 8 summer season 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Ann Arbor's 7, with the pop-oriented flamenco sounds Kerryto),vn Concert House. Joining corn- of the Gipsy Kings; 522-S47. At 7:30 poser/bassist Lindberg will be violinists p.m. Friday, June 8, veteran English Gabriel Bolkosky and Rebecca Ansell, vio- crooner Engelbert Humperdinck takes GAIL ZIMM ERMAN list Wendy Richman and cellist Miriam the stage; $25-S65. (248) 645-6666. Arts & Entertainment Bolkosky. S10-$25. (734) 769-2999. Editor The Detroit Symphony Pops hosts At 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Orchestra That's Entertainment! The Glorious Hall, in a Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musicals of MGM, a song-and-dance salute to The Introduction to the Classics concert conducted by Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, My Fair Lady and Neeme Jarvi with special guest Stewart Goodyear on more, 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. piano, host Charles Greenwell explores how jazz Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7-10, inspired George Gershwin to write Rhapsody in Blue. at Orchestra Hall. $15-$70. (313) 576-5111.- The program also features Gunther Schuller's Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee and the composer's development of a style known as "Third Stream." ON THE STAGE $25-$35. (313) 576-5111. The Tree Town Performance Festival presents a full- Radio station WDET 101.9 FM and the Detroit length mime concert, Through Time, a look at a Symphony Orchestra are broadcasting Best of the world without time structures, where chapters of his- DSO 5-7 p.m. Sundays on WDET, hosted by tory reassemble and Nixon meets Hitler, the French WDET program director Allen Mazurek. The pro- Revolution hosts the Olympics and the past gram showcases DSO recordings from the orchestra's and the future dance, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday award-winning discography under the direction of and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1-3, at Ann Arbor's Neeme Jarvi, as well as vintage recordings with past Performance Network. William Shakespeare's music directors including Paul Paray and Antal As You Like It takes the stage 8 p.m. Dorati. Recordings by and interviews with various Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, guest artists who will be appearing with the DSO June 7-17. $15/$12 students and seniors/pay- this spring and summer, as well as guest artists from what-you-can Thursdays. (734) 663-0681. the 2001-2002 season, also will be featured. For weekly programming, go to www.wdetfm.org . CLASSICAL NarEs P op /Ro odJAzz The Motor City Brass Band presents "Brass and Jazz," featuring Detroit's premiere jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Southfield Centre for the Arts. $10 adults/$25 families/$8 seniors and students; tickets available at the door. (248) 788-6618. Observational writer Todd Snider embraces folk, Southern rock and '60s protest music to create his songs. He follows up his sold-out March concert with a performance 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at The Ark in Ann Arbor; $13.50. At 8 p.m. Friday, June 8, The Ark presents Sista Otis and the Traveling Folk Revue, featuring an all-star lineup of Detroit's best urban folkies; $11. (734) 761-1451. The Dave Matthews Band, with special guests Macy Gray and. Angelique Kidjo, perform 6 p.m. Sunday (sold out) and Monday, June 3-4, at Comerica Park. $49.50. (248) 645-6666. Classic rocker Eric Clapton visits the Palace of Auburn Hills, with Doyle Bramhall II and w r g ," 6/1 2001 68 FAMILY for children's books. (313) 833-7900. The Scarab Club Galleries, located directly behind the DIA at 217 Farnsworth, presents Detroit Revisited, an exhibition of limited edition fine art prints from the book of the same name. Opening reception: 6-10 p.m. Friday, June 1. Lecture/book signing by photographers Bill Rauhauser, Gene Meadows and Mary Desjarlais: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, June 7. (313) 831-1250. Detroit's Maniscalco Gallery presents Love, an exhibition of works asking metro Detroit artists to respond to the theme of love, each in his or her own way, through Aug. 18. Opening reception: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 2; featured artists will be present to discuss their work. (313) 886-2993. The Grosse Pointe Artists Federation holds its 42nd annual Festival of the Arts, a juried exhibition with the work of almost 100 artists, and music, food and other attractions, 10-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3, in the village shopping area. $2. (313) 882-4626. Wayne State University's Elaine I. Jacob Gallery presents Camera della Donna, celebrating photogra- phy and bringing together a group of American and Italian artists, June 8-July 27. Opening reception: 5- 8 p.m. Friday, June 8. -(313) 577-2423. FuN Twenty-five animatronic dinosaurs invade the Detroit Zoo through Sept. 3 in Dinosauria III, an exhibit featuring a four-acre Dino Trail that recreates prehistoric life. Tickets are $4 for the exhibit, in addition to zoo admission: $7.50 adults/$5.50 for seniors, students and children 2 and over. Call (248) 398-0900 or go the Web site at www.detroirzoo.org . THE ART SCENE As part of Pontiac's First Friday Gallery Crawl, Lawrence Street Gallery features Furniture as the Object and Subject, an exhibit of funky furniture and furniture paintings, through June 29. Opening reception: 7 p.m. Friday, June 1. (248) 334-6716. The Detroit Institute of Arts extends its hours 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 1, in the first Marshall Field's First Fridays at the DIA. The events, free with museum admission, include a Native American dance troupe and a demonstration of the creation of illustrations Eric Clapton plays the Palace on Wednesday. WHATNOT The Nurture Some Dreams - Garden Party, featur- ing cuisine from more than 40 area restaurants and more than 100 international wines, benefits the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center and takes place 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in the gardens of the center's 35- acre campus in Farmington Hills. The Trinidad Tripoli Band will perform. $150 per person/other benefit packages available. (248) 626-7527, Ext. 3118. Volunteers are needed for this year's annual Comerica Tastefest, running Saturday-Wednesday, June 30-July 4, in Detroit's New Center area. Sign up online at www.tastefest.org , or call (313) 872-0188. 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