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CLASSICAL NOTES
Thomas Wilkins conducts the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra in Dvorak's New
World Symphony and works by Grieg
and Sibelius, with violinist Pekka
Kuusisto, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at
Meadow Brook Music Festival. $10-
$56. (313) 576-5111.
ALL THAT JAZZ
thorned
Feet), 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-
Sundays, July 19-29, at the
The all-gitito-Go's take
Players Guild of Dearborn
the stage at Royal Oak Music
Theatre. 55. (313) 561-
Theatre 9 p.m. Friday, July
TKTS.
13. $30. (248) 645-6666.
Songwriter/beat poet
Sterling Height's Freedom
Annie Gallup's Stay Me
Hill Amphitheatre hosts Air
with Flagons, her solo jour-
Supply and America, 7:30
ney through contemporary
p.m. Saturday July 14, $15-
life in song, story and foot
GAIL ZIMMERMAN
$35; the Righteous
percussion, takes the stage at
Arts & Entertainment
Brothers, 7:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor's Performance
Editor
Wednesday, July 18, $15-
Network 8 p.m. Thursday-
$45; and Aretha Franklin,
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 19-
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, $25-$65.
22. $12-$15/pay-what-you-can-
(248) 645-6666.
Thursdays. (734) 663-0681.
The DTE Energy Music Theatre pres-
The East Lansing Shakespeare
ents Bon Jovi, 7:30 p.m. Sunday and
Festival, under artistic director and
Monday, July 15-16, $29-$69; Phil
founder Daniel Friedman, stages its
Lesh and Friends and Ratdog, 4:30
mainstage show, A Midsummer Night's
p.m. Tuesday July 17, $31-$41; Blink-
Dream, varied second stage performanc-
182, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
es and other events, such as games,
Thursday, July 18-19, $31.50; and
music and talkbacks with the actors and
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 7:30
directors, Friday-Monday, July 20-23.
p.m. Friday, July 20, $15.50-$27.50.
Gate opens at 4 p.m.; first show starts at
(248) 645-6666.
5 p.m.; and the mainstage performance
Gladys Knight and the Four Tops
begins at 7 p.m., at Valley Court Park,
perform at Detroit's Chene Park 8
at the corner of Evergreen Road and
p.m. Thursday, July 19. $25-$60.
Valley Court Road in East Lansing. $8
(248) 645-6666.
adults/$5 students. (517) 332-4355.
POP/ROCK
The seventh annual Michigan Jazz
Festival, featuring some of metro
Detroit's finest straight-ahead ja77 artists,
comes to Schoolcraft College in Livonia
on four stages, beginning noon and run-
ning until 11 p.m. Sunday, July 15. This
year's festival is dedicated to Matt
Michaels, professor of ja77. studies at
Wayne State University. Admission is
free; food and refreshments for sale. For
further information, call (248) 474-2720,
or go to the Web site at
http://MichiganJazzFestival.home-
stead.com .
The Community House presents
Birmingham Jazzfest 2001, which
kicks off 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m.
Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday, July.19-
21, in Birmingham's Shain
Park. Highlights include
LAUGH LINES
Alexander Zonjic & Friends
John Leguizamo brings
with guest vocalist Angela
his special brand of humor
Bolin, 7:30 p.m. Thursday; the
to the stage of Detroit's State
Kathy Kosins Quartet, 5 p.m.
Theatre 8 p.m. Sunday, July
Friday; Jeff Haas Trio, featur-
15. $36.75-$44.25. (248)
ing Marcus Belgrave, 6:30
645-6666.
p.m. Friday; Ramsey Lewis
Trio, 8 p.m. Friday; and Spyro
Gyra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Led
FAMILY FUN
by saxophonist and producer
The Flint Cultural Center
Jay Beckenstein, the contem-
presents
its Summer Family
porary jazz artists of Spyro
Julio Fernandez, Joel Rosenblatt, Jay Beckenstein, Tom Schuman
Celebration
July 18-21, cul-
Gyra are celebrating 25 years of and Scott Ambush of Spyro Gyra headline this year's
minating
on
Saturday,
July
recording, and will feature
Birmingham Jazz Festival.
21, with an entire day of free
music from their new CD,
performances and family
Modern Times. All concerts are
activities.
For
a complete schedule and
Tesla
visits
Pontiac's
Phoenix
free. For a complete schedule, call
more
information,
call (810) 237-7337,
Plaza
Amphitheatre
Friday,
July
(248) 644-5832, or go to the Web site
or
go
to
the
Web
site
at www.flintcultur-
20.
Doors
at
6
p.m.
$26.50.
at www.communityhouse.com .
alcenter.com
.
(248)
645-6666.
Sheila Landis and her band Brazilian
The Farmington Area Founders
Love Affair perform at the Southfield
Festival
features kids rides, diverse foods,
ON
THE
STAGE
Gazebo Concert Series 7 p.m.
crafters,
juried fine artwork from around
It's Cinderella with a '70s flavor as the
Wednesday, July 18, at Burgh Historical
the
country
and free entertainment,
Guildlings youth theater presents That
Park, at Civic Center Drive and Berg
Thursday-Saturday,
July 19-21. For
'70s
Cindy
(or
If
You're
Gonna
Wear
Road. Free. (248) 424-9022.
more
information
or
a complete sched-
Glass Slippers You've Gotta Have Pretty
ule, call (248) 470-FEST, or go to the
Web site at www.foundersfestival.org .
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus
... Live: Recycling, an original musi-
cal production, makes a stop at
Meadow Brook Music Festival 2 and
7 p.m. Thursday, July 19. $8-$12.50.
(248) 645-6666.
THE ART SCENE
The Detroit Institute of Arts shows
the work of a major figure of the Cass
Corridor movement when the museum
presents Gordon Newton: Selections
from the James E Duffy Jr. Gift July
15-Nov. 4. Feasts for the Eyes: Dining
in 18th-Century Europe remains on
display through July 29.. Free with
museum admission. (313) 833-7900.
More than 400 artists display their
work in Art in the Park in Plymouth,
noon-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday,
July13-15, in Kellogg Park. Free.
(734) 453-1540.
The Ann Arbor Art Fairs fill the
streets of Ann Arbor with three fairs and'
1,100 invited artists, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, July 18-21. Free. For detailed
information, (-211 (800) 888-9487 or go
to the Web site at www.annarbor.org .
The University of Michigan Museum
of Art hosts Paintings and Prints by
Milton Kemnitz, illustrating the college
town's architectural and cultural her-
itage, July 14-Aug. 5. (734) 764-0395.
The Museum of African American
History presents Jazz in Detroit Before
Motown: A Photographic History,
telling the story of jazz from 1920-1960
through maps, photos and music,
through Jan. 13. Opening reception:
6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19. A sympo-
sium titled "Detroit Jazz History" is
scheduled for Sept. 29. For more infor-
mation, call (313) 494-5800, Ext. 0.
WHATNOT
The 26th annual Royal Oak Antique
and Garage Sale will be held 9:30 a.m.-
6 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 14-15, at the Center Street
Parking Garage in Royal Oak, located
two blocks south of 11 Mile Road.
Admission: $1. (248) 547-4000.
FYI: For Arts and Entertainment related events that you wish to have considered for Out & About, please send the item, with a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number,
to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; fax us at (248) 354-6069; or e-mail to gzimmerman@thejewishnews.com Notice must be received at least three weeks before
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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