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CLASSICAL NOTES
Michigan Opera Theatre presents Mozart's The
Marriage of Figaro, directed by Bernard Uzan, 8
p.m. June 1, 5, 7 and 8 and 2 p.m. June 2 and 9, at
the Detroit Opera House. $18-$105. (313) 237-
7464.
Concluding his first season as the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor,
Itzhak Perlman performs Bach's Violin Concerto
No. 1 and leads the DSO in Mozart's Adagio and
Fugue, Haydn's Symphony No. 88 and Brahm's
Symphony No. 3 8 p.m. Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30-June 1, at
Orchestra Hall. (Perlman fans can hear more of
the maestro on a new CD, Classic Perlman:
Rhapsody, which collects his best-loved perform-
ances and features collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma,
conductor John Williams and more.) $16-$54.
(313) 576-5111.
The Volunteer Council of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra holds its second annual
Evening with Itzhak Perlman, a strolling dinner
and auction event to benefit the DSO,
Wednesday, May 29, at the Bloomfield Hills home
of Jennifer Nasser. $500 per person. Information
and tickets: (313) 576-5147.
Pop/RocK/JAzz
More than 70 artists representing both Detroit
techno and Chicago house music play at what has
turned out to be the Motor City's biggest music
event, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, noon-
midnight Saturday-Monday, May 25-27, in
Detroit's Hart Plaza. Free. For a lineup, go to
www.electronicmusicfest.com . (313) 392-9200.
Meadow Brook Music Festival hosts rock group
the Cranberries 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25. $20-
$27.50. (248) 645-6666.
With their wry, cheeky commentaries on pop cul-
ture, Pet Shop Boys perform in a Memorial Day
concert 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 27, at the State
Theatre. $37.50. (248) 645-6666.
The Goo Goo Dolls visit Detroit's State
Theatre 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. $29.50.
(248) 645-6666.
With members ranging in age from 29-92, New
Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band presents a
concert at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen
Road, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30. $22-$25. (248)
354-9603. Earlier in the day, at 12:30 p.m., the
group offers an interactive student performance at
the same venue. $5. (248) 354-4342.
Patti LaBelle brings her classic hits to the stage of
the Fox Theatre 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31. $50- -
$75. (313) 433-1515.
Former frontmen for Van Halen, Sammy Hagar
and David Lee Roth perform 7 p.m. Friday, May
31, at the DTE Energy Music Theatre.
$30.50-$49.50. (248) 645-6666.
Singer/songwriter Pete Yorn appears
7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the
Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. $23.
(248) 645-6666.
ON THE STAGE
FAMILY FUN
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra pres-
ents Hail to the Heroes, a concert of victo-
rious music from such composers as
Beethoven, Ravel and Stravinsky, 11 a.m.
Saturday, May 25, in the final Detroit News
Young People's Concert of the season at
Orchestra Hall. $8-$25. (313) 576-5111.
Hamtramck's Planet Ant Theatre pres-
ents William Shakespear's Henry V,
THE ART SCENE
GAIL ZIMMERMAN
directed by veteran Detroit actor Robert
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Wayne State University's Community Arts
Grossman, Who also takes a role in the
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Gallery
hosts Printed Narratives, featuring
production, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturdays
Michael Barnes, Lisa Bulawsky
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and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays, May
and
Michael
Krueger,
May 31-July 26. Opening
31-June 23. $10-$15. (313) 365-4948, ext.1.
reception: 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 31. (313) 577-2423.
DANCE FEVER
Incorporating innovative uses of 'text and original
musical scores, as well as classical and popular
music, the Peter Sparling Dance Company kicks
off the annual Treetown Festival at Performance
Network in Ann Arbor 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday
and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29-June 2. $15-$18/pay
what-you-can on Wednesday. (734) 663-0681.
DESIGNS IN CLAY
el Malkin makes his
United States artistic debut
with "Paintings in Raku" at the
Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak. For
the show, which runs through
June 8, he's selected 30 raku-fired
ceramic wall pieces, mostly still
lifes and abstract images.
Malkin, whose work regularly
is seen in some 20 galleries across
Canada, likes the rich luster that
raku brings to each of his pieces.
This series showcases his tech-
nique on flattened clay surfaces
measuring 16 square inches.
"I like the spontaneity and
variance that the raku process
brings to the clay," says the
ceramist, who gave up architec-
ture six years ago to devote full-
time attention to artistic projects.
"I have a second degree in draw-
ing and printmaking and just
thought I'd like to try clay."
Raku firing dates back to
ancient japan. In the raku
process, each clay piece is glazed
and fired in a kiln to about 1,800
degrees Fahrenheit, then removed
IN
WHATNOT
Greenfield Village remembers those who bravely
fought and fell while defending their country -
from Civil War times to present - during Civil
War Remembrance, noon-5 p.m. Sunday and 9-5
p.m. Monday, May 26-27. Free with admission.
(313) 271-1620.
and placed in a sealed container
of combustible materials to draw
oxygen from the piece.
Raku pieces may have intricate
crackled surfaces or metallic lus-
ters and sheens, depending on
the glazes used. This process is
largely uncontrolled, and the
slight imperfections that appear
in the glaze are all part of the
attraction of raku glazing.
Malkin, who was scouted for
the Royal Oak exhibit while he
had wall hangings on view in
Canada, works out of a studio
near his home in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan.
The artist began this series by
making plates and letting them
air dry. He then did a specialized
firing to get white surfaces that let
him draw designs. After adding
glaze colors, he did the raku fir-
ing, which brought bright and
crackly effects to the material.
Malkin, whose grandparents were
Orthodox, rarely uses Judaic themes,
although he has completed clay
menorot for a gallery in Toronto.
"I use high color stains because
I like to bring a broad range of
strong colors to what I do," says
Malkin, who is also enthusiastic
about metallic tones. "I find that
very exciting."
- Suzanne Chessler
Mel Malkin: Showcasing his
technique on flattened clay surfitces.
"Paintings in Raku" runs
through June 8 at the Ariana
Gallery, 119 South Main,
Royal Oak. Gallery hours are
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-
Wednesdays and Fridays and
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays and
Saturdays. (248) 546-8810.
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