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Maestro Arie Lipsky conducts the Ann Arbor
Symphony Orchestra, with the. UMS Choral
Union, in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony
IVo. 9, paired with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, 8
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Michigan Theater in
Ann Arbor. $18-$33. (734) 994-4801.
A benefit piano concert performed by Joan
Freeman and Jutta Czapski for the Women's
Committee for Hospice Care takes place 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11, at Seligman Performing Arts Center
in Beverly Hills. The program includes works for two
pianos by Brahms, Ravel and Lutoslawski. Reception
follows. $50-$100. Reservations: (248) 335-1183.

Neil Simon's The Good Doctor, a
comedic tribute to Anton Chekhov, 8
p.m. Friday, Oct. 4; runs in repertory
through Dec. 7. Call for show times. $15-
$20. (313) 577-2972.
Ridgedale Players stages Harry Segall's
comedy Heaven Can Wait Oct. 4-6, 11-
13, 18-20. Call for show times. $12.
(248) 988-7049.

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Arts & Entertainment

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
returns to metro Detroit for nine per-
formances with an all-new circus, playing
for the first time at the Palace of Auburn
Hills, Wednesday-Sunday, Oct 2-6. Come
one hour before show time to meet the
clowns and animals up close. For show
times, go to www.ringling.com . $12.50-
$20/opening night: $10, excluding VIP
and front row. (248) 645-6666.

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Now based in L.A., comic and former
Southfield-Lathrup student Mike Young
THE ART SCENE
brings his standup act to Alvin's, 5756 Cass Ave., in
Detroit, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The band
Illustrator and Caldecott Medal winner David
Domestic Problems and comedy group Improv
Small demonstrates his techniques 6-8:30 p.m. Friday,
Colony also appear. $15 advance/$20 at the door.
Oct. 4, during Fridays at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Sponsored by Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert
(313) 831-4577 or (248) 755-5811.
Free with museum admission. (313) 833-7900.
house, Edgefest 2002, the cutting edge jazz festival
The Michigan Water Color Society moves its
now in its sixth year, features the theme "Saxophones
THE BIG SCREEN
55th annual exhibition to Rochester's Paint Creek
and Strings" and runs Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 3-5.
Festival pass: $80/single concerts: $15-$20.
Center for the Arts Oct. 4-Nov. 2. (248) 651-4110•
Trembling Before G-d, Sandi Simcha
Schedule: www.kerrytown.com/concerthouse/reser-
DuBowski's award-winning documentary about
varions: (734) 769-2999.
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the conflicts experienced by gay Orthodox Jews,
Folk-rock artists the Indigo Girls take the stage
Dean Bell, dean of the Sperms Institute of Jewish
opens Friday, Sept. 27, at the Maple Landmark
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Michigan
Studies, speaks on Between Sorcery and Science:
Theatre in Bloomfield Township. Call for show
Theater in Ann Arbor. $35. (248) 645-6666.
times: (249) 542-0180.
The Role of Magic in Medieval Jewish Life 7:30 -
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Janice Charach
ON THE STAGE
Epstein Gallery in the West Bloomfield Jewish
THE SMALL SCREEN
Community Center. (313) 577-2679.
The U-M Department'of Theatre and Drama
Detroit Public Television-Channel 56 broadcasts
The 35th Body-Mind-Spirit ,Festival visits
mounts a production of Moliere's The Imaginary
a PBS Hollywood production of Michael Frayn's
Macomb Community College Sports and Expo
Invalid Oct. 3-6 and 10-13. Call for show times.
Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen, about the
Center, 12 Mile and Hayes in Warren, 11 a.m.-8
$15-$20. (734) 764-2538.
real-life 1941 meeting between physicists Niels Bohr
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. $5. Go to wv,rw.phenome-
Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre opens
and Werner Heisenberg, 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29.
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EPI-IARDIC TROUBADOUR
In mid-October, Edery will release
with his song cyCle Song of the
the debut CD of his new group, Sons
Turtledove, based on the Song Of Songs
,. or many modern singers, learn-
of Sepharad, available on
concert of Sephardic music titled
and
written with composer Noa Ain.
ing to perform in a foreign lan- "Guitar, Give Me Your Song."
-wvvw.sefaradrecords.corn
The
work; which was performed at
guage is a painstaking process
Performing with Edery
This group, an expanded New York's Lincoln Center last spring
combining voice production and
will be George Mgrdichian
version of the trio appear-
as part of a festival of new works, was
accent with the rudiments of vocabu-
on oud (Middle Eastern
ing at the Birmingham
most recently presented to a standing-
lary and a healthy dose of phonics.
lute) and percussionist Rex
Temple, also includes
' room-only audience at the Museum of
Baritone Gerard Edery has no such
Benincasa, whose virtuosity
Cantors Alberto Mizrahi
-
Jewish Heritage in- New York.
problem. Born in Casablanca of
is limited only by the num-
and Aaron Bensoussan,
I
For the new year, Edery said he plans
Sephardic, Moroccan and Argentinea n ber of instruments he can
clarinetist Francois Houle
to
"continue exploring with great pas-
origins, he is equally comfortable in
lug onto the stage.
and violinist Stuart
sion the music of my heritage." 0
English, Spanish, French, Ladino,
"This trio performs an
Rosenberg.
Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Hebrew.
— Diana Lieberman
immense repertoire of vocal
On Sept. 2, Sons of
He earned a master's degree in operat-
and instrumental music,"
Sepharad played for an
Gerard Edery
ic performance at the Manhattan
The Gerard Edery Ensemble per-
Edery said. "Our chemistry
audience
of more than
makes a return
School of MLisic. He's a virtuoso gui-
is just so tight."
forms 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, at
2,000
at
Toronto's
Ashkenaz
appearance at the
tarist as well, doubling on the saz, a
the Birmingham Temple, 28611
The concert consists of
Festival.
Then
Edery
flew
to
Birmingham
Persian lute.
W 12 Mile Road, Farmington
songs of the Sephardic dias-
New
York,
where
he
began
Temple.
Edery, who infuses everything he
Hills. Tickets are $18 non-mem-
pora, sung in six or seven
5763 on the pulpit of the
sings with a searing intensity, per-
bers/$15 students, seniors and
languages, he said. While
Village Temple in New York
formed to an ecstatic audience two
City;
temple members. Call Joyce
y, where he served as cantorial
some are based on liturgical and secu-
years ago at Birmingham Temple. He
soloist.
Cheresh, (248) 788-9338.
lar texts, others are original songs and
returns 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct 5, for a
instrumentals.
1- Hes also explored Jewish liturgy

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