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Co-Artistic Director Barbara Selinger's
Carnival of the Animals, set to the
music of Saint-Saens, and Co-Artistic
Director Paula Kramer's Synergy, cho-
reographed to the music of Steve
Reich, 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Ford
Community and Performing Arts
Center in Dearborn. $12-$18. (313)
943-2354.

p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, April
20-21, at Southfield's Millennium
Theatre. $8 advance/$10 day of. (248)
557-7529.
VeggieTales Live!, based on the best-
selling video series, visits Detroit's Fox
Theatre Tuesday-Sunday, April 23-28.
Call for show times. $13.50-$27.50.
(248) 433-1515.

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Ray Romano of the hit TV series
Everybody Loves Raymond appears in
concert 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, at
the Detroit Opera House. $45-$55.
(248) 645-6666.
Hot standup comic Dave Chappelle
brings his shtick to Ann Arbor's
Michigan Theater 8 p.m. Thursday,
April 25. $12.50-$27.50. (248) 645-
6666.

THE BIG SCREEN

The Toronto Jewish Film Festival,
running April 20-28, celebrates its 10
anniversary with the world premiere of
the Canadian feature documentary
Schmelvis: Searchingfir the King's Jewish
Roots. For a complete schedule and tick-
et information, go to the Web site at
wvvw.tjff. com .

FAMILY FUN

The Detroit News Young People's
Concert Series presents the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra playing music cel-

ebrating the American frontier, including
works by Aaron Copland and accompa-
nied by the Pointe Repertory Dancers,
11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at Orchestra
Hall. $8-$25. (313) 576-5111.
Youtheatre presents Freedom Train,
the story of Harriet Tubman and the
Underground Railroad, recommended
for children 7 and older, 11 a.m. and 2

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Sugarloaf Art Fair visits the Novi Expo
Center Friday-Sunday, April 19-21.

Hotline: (800) 210-9900.
The Michigan Modernism
Exhibition returns to the Southfield
Municipal Complex 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, April
27-28. $8/under 13 free. A 7-10 p.m.
Friday, April 26, gala preview benefits
Detroit's MoNA — the Museum of
New Art. $60 advance/$70 at the door.
(248) 398-0030.
Rochester's Paint Creek Center for the
Arts hosts Painting as an Abstraction, an
exhibition of abstract works by national
and local artists, including Deborah
Friedman of West Bloomfield, April 26-
May 24. Opening reception: 6-8 p.m.
Friday, April 26. (248) 651-4110.
The Oakland County Galleria hosts
Glass Art 2002, an exhibition of works
in stained glass, through April 29. Jewish
News Assistant Production Manager Zina
Bahrou captured a second-place prize for
her piece Vertigo. (248) 858-0415.
Featuring the work of Israeli artists,
the Expressions '02 exhibition and sale
of paintings, jewelry, ceramics, glass,
Judaica, sculptures and tapestries contin-
ues at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center through April 25.
Proceeds go to the artists; hours are 9
a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except for Shabbat.
(248) 432-5577.

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Since moving to the United States
in 1985, Ben-Hur has played at
dubs around New York and estab-
lished himself as a teacher. A favorite
spot is La Belle Epoque, where he
performs once or twice a month.
His teaching places him with
adults at the Lucy Moses School
and with youngsters at two alter-
native high schools, Landmark
and the Coalition for Social
Change. Bette Midler is a sponsor
of his teen teaching program, and
they talk regularly about it.
"I use jazz to teach people how
to play," says Ben-Hur, who is mar-
ried to singer Amy London and has
two children. The guitarist's last
two recordings — Sofia's Butterfly
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