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has set the play in Fascist Italy, and decided
to focus on the "blatant anti-Semitism of
the play," creating a framework in which
her audience "must question whether the
Jewish moneylender Shylock is the villain or
the victim." $8-$10. (586) 727-9518.
Wayne State University's Bonstelle
Theatre stages William Shakespeare's The
Tempest, a tale of confused lovers and the
fairies who mysteriously guide them to the
right people, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 7-16. WSU
undergraduate Daniel Y. Roth stars as one
of the four lovers. $8-$10. (313) 577-2960.

The Southfield Philharmonic presents a
concert of Chanukah and Christmas
music 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the
Southfield Centre for the Arts. The pro-
gram includes the Southfield premiere of
Zarnir Bavel's Hanukkah Light, with fea-
tured soloists from Oak Park's Temple
Emanu-El. $51$3 seniors and students;
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Machon ETorah hosts its 14th annual
Chanukah Concert, featuring Yisroel
Wager, Yaakov Shwekey and Yossi Piamente, with
musical accompaniment by Yerachmiel Stewart's
Segula Orchestra, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the
DANCE FEVER
Millennium Center in Southfield. Doors open at 6:30
The Nutcracker has become a December tradition
p.m. Separate seating. Adults: $18 with reserva-
for Detroit families, both as spectators and as ballet
tions/$25 at the door. Children: $12 with reserva-
participants in productions throughout the region. The
tions/$15 at the door/children under 5 not admitted.
Detroit Opera House hosts its version Dec. 7-16, fea-
(248) 967-0888.
turing the world-acclaimed Ballet Internationale under
Ekoostik Hookah, featuring vocalist/keyboardist
the direction of Eldar Aliev. The Michigan Opera
Dave Katz, guitarist Steve Sweney and bassist Cliff
Theatre Orchestra plays the enchanting score by
Starbuck, has attracted legions of local fans with its
Tchaikovsky, who began his career under the tutelage
mix of rich harmonies and psychedelic-tinged guitars.
of Jewish brothers Anton and Nicholas Rubinstein.
The group performs Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13-14,
This year MOT is an official donation site for Toys for
at Ferndale's Magic Bag. Doors at 8 p.m. $15 (SRO).
Tots, and the box office is offering a 20 percent dis-
(248) 544-3030.
Oakland Community College's "Just for You" series
presents a quartet of talented artists from the Michigan
Opera Theatre 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the Smith
Theatre on the Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington
Hills. The program includes Broadway music, includ-
ing the hits of Rodgers and Hammerstein, holiday
rhythms and patriotic tunes. There also will be a guest
appearance by eight young members of MOT's
Children's Chorus. $13. (248) 942-3241.
Tickets are on sale for Feb. 15 and 16 performances
of An Evening with Barry Manilow at Detroit's Fox
Theatre. $17.50-$67.50. (313) 471-6611.

count on a family four-pack of tickets to anyone who
brings in a toy to be donated. Single tickets are $14-
$60. (313) 237-7464.
Oakland University's Department of Music, Theatre
and Dance and Repertory Dance Company perform
Rhythm and Beats, featuring the work of guest chore-
ographer Jessica Fogel, 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7-8, at Varner Recital Hall on
the OU campus. Fogel is a founding member and co-
director of Ann Arbor Dance Works, the resident pro-
fessional dance company of the University of
Michigan, where she is an associate professor. $5-$10.
(248) 370-3013.

THE SMALL SCREEN

The Academy Award-winning documentary Into
the Arms of Strangers, the story of how thousands of
primarily German, Austrian and Czechoslovakian
Jewish children survived the Holocaust because of
Kindertransport, the British World War II rescue oper-
ation, debuts 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, on HBO.
Check your local listings for rebroadcasts.
Former Farmington Hills resident Elizabeth Berkley
joins the cast of Fox's comedy Titus this month, in the
recurring role of Titus' half-sister Shannon. Titus airs
on Wednesdays. Check your local listings.

ON THE STAGE

Stagecrafters presents Annie, with music and lyrics
by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, through
Dec. 23 at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre. This pro-
duction takes Annie to its roots as a comic strip, fea-
turing comic book square sets, two-dimensional
cutout props, primary-colored costumes and lots of
shtick. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. $14-$16. (248) 541-6430.
Richmond Community Theatre's production of
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice will
be presented 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7-9, at the Richmond Center for the
Performing Arts, 69619 Parker St. at the corner of
Churchill in Richmond. Director Alexandra Berardi

Above: Abraham Walkowitz's drawings of famed dancer Isadora Duncan are on display at Birmingham's Hill
Gallery. Above right: Dutch women greet "kinder" at the border — a moment from the Academy Award-winning
documentary "Into the Arms of Strangers," debuting Dec. 10 on HBO.

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