AIM* F 111111111 1 11 01111111.111111P • • 1 %. 15% Feb. 1; call for show times; $12-$20. (313) 577-2972. The Matrix Theatre inaugurates its New Voices series with playwright Larry Kaplan's first play, Backstage Passes, a fast-paced police parody about a steamy back-stage theatrical love triangle that leads to murder, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15-17, at the theater, 2730 Bagley in Southwest Detroit. Audience members will enjoy a staged reading, a discussion of a. work in progress and snacks. (313) 967-0999. The Theatre Company presents Larry Shue's Grandma Duck is Dead, a comedy about college buddies who run into trouble when their experi- ments with hypnosis get out of con- trol, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 1. $8- $12. (313) 993-6461. Performance Network mounts an unconventionally intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Man of La Mancha - based on the Don Quixote story with book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion - 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 21-Dec. 22 (no Thanksgiving performance). Robert Grossman, taking on the role of Miguel de Cervantes, sings the classic "To Dream the Impossible Dream." $22.50-$27.50. (734) 663-0696. LAUGH LINES The Second City-Detroit presents its 23rd revue of topical comedy sketches, Less Talk, Motown, 8 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 8 p.m. Sundays, through January 2003. $15-$20. (248) 645-6666. THE BIG SCREEN The Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts presents a fully restored print of Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai, with a more complete translation and much improved subtitles, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15-17. $6. (313) 833-3237. FAMILY FUN The Canadian musical duo Judy & David, presenting a live version of their hit Jewish CD Rock N' Roll Matzah Ball, entertain in a family con- cert for children and their families 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. $5 at the door. (248) 851-5100. The Marquis Theatre in Northville hosts a musical version of the classic tale OFF 4 0 TA L BILL of The Velveteen Rabbit 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 19, with 2:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday performances Dec. 26-27 and Jan. 2-3. Ages 3 and up. $7.50. (248) 349-8110. PuppetART/Detroit Puppet Theatre presents Crane Maiden, based on a Japanese folktale, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 15-30, at PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand River, in Detroit. $5-$7. (313) 961-7777. ••"" WHATNOT The Michigan State University Museum's Heritage Gallery hosts Varian Fry-Assignment Rescue, 1940-1941 and Uneasy Years: Michigan Jewry During Depression and War Nov. 17- June 15, 2003. Opening reception: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17; keynote lecture by Fry biographer Sheila Eisenberg: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Olds Hall. (517) 355-2370. Barnes & Noble in West Bloomfield hosts a discussion and book signing with Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig, author of Kick Me, a memoir of growing up in Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. (248) 626-6804. I :r with coupon. Expires 12/31/02„..r 04 Westaurant tha Visit the Thai„ ends atmospheric elegance with culina' Featuring the bubble Drink THE ART SCENE The Ann Arbor Winter Art Fair, organized by former Ann Arborite Audree Levy, offers work by 160 juried artisans from around the country 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 . ashtenaw p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16-17, at W Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, in Ann Arbor. $3/under 12 free. (800) 888-9487. Jewish Community Services in Flint hosts a gala art exhibition, including a 3 p.m. live art auction and 1:30 p.m. goods and services silent auction, Sunday, Nov. 17, at Temple Beth El, 5150 Calkins Road, in Flint. $12 per person/includes wine, cheese and dessert. (810) 767-5922. With a year focusing on Asian art, the University of Michigan Museum of Art hosts Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds, a panorama of 60 Chinese paintings over 800 years in various formats, through Jan. 5, and Japanese Visions of China, 20 works of Japanese painting and cal- ligraphy executed in Sinophile style, through Jan. 26. (734) 764-0395. Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery presents Making Meaning: Metalsmithing, Objects and Contingencies in the Next Millennium, an exhibition exploring the history and future of metalsmithing, Nov. 22-Jan. 24. Opening reception: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. 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