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and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays,
Dec. 6-15. The production is helmed
by Greg Trzaskoma, whose directing
credits at Jewish Ensemble Theatre
include Conversations with. My Father,
Diary of Anne Frank and Dear Esther.
$8-$10. (313) 577-2960.
Three U-M faculty performers — vio-
linist Stephen Shipps, pianist Louis
Nagel and cellist Anthony Elliot — per-
form Beethoven piano trios 8 p.m.
Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-8, at
Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor.
$10-$25. (734) 769-2999.
If it's December, Handel's Messiah is
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sure to appear on metro Detroit's stages.
Youtheatre presents the classic
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shipwrecked adventures of Robinson
Symphony Orchestra perform the
Crusoe, with a comic flair, 11 a.m.
Mozart edition 8 p.m. Friday and
and 2 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-
Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Michigan Theater in
8, at the Millennium Center in Southfield. $8-
Ann Arbor, $12-$20; (734) 764-2538. The Fort
$10. (248) 557-7529.
Street Chorale and Chamber Orchestra perform
Stagecrafters Youth Theatre mounts a musical
the piece 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday,
production of Pippi Longstocking, featuring
Dec. 7-8, at Detroit's Fort Street Presbyterian
Rachel Gubow of Huntington Woods in the
Church, $15; (313) 961-4533.
title role, 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents a con-
and 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
cert of Baroque classics, conducted and with corn-
12-15, at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre. $5-$7.
mentary by early music expert Robert King, 8 p.m.
(248) 541-6430.
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 p.m. Saturday and
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12-15; and Handel's Messiah,
under the direction of Bernard Labadie, 8 p.m.
THE ART SCENE
Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at
Travel on luxury coaches, and view and pur-
Orchestra Hall. $10-$67. (313) 576-5111.
chase contemporary art at more than 40 galleries,
during the city of Detroit's Cultural Affairs
Department's Winter Gallery Crawl, noon-7:30
POP/ROCK/JAZZ/FOLK
p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7. $10-. Info: (313) 224-9500.
The Ark in Ann Arbor hosts folk favorite Josh
The
27th annual Potters Market takes place 10
White Jr., 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, $13; and
a.m.-8
p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10
in
a
rare
small-
Marianne
Faithful!,
1960s icon
a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at the United Food
club appearance, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11,
and
Commercial
Union Hall, 876 Horace Brown
$39.50. (734) 761-1451.
Drive,
in
Madison
Heights. Featured artists include
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, with special
of
West
Bloomfield and Lonnie Bodzin
Teri
Barkin
guest Jackson Browne, tour to the Palace of
of
Southfield.
Free.
(248)
246-2686.
Auburn Hills 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. $32-
$57.50. (248) 645-6666.
Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston
WHATNOT
Pops Esplanade Orchestra re-create the atmos-
phere at Symphony Hall in Boston in a holiday
The Palmer Woods Annual Holiday Home
concert 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Crisler Arena
Tour, including the home of Blossoms florist
in Ann Arbor. $15-$50. (734) 764-2538.
owners Norm Silk and Dale Morgan, takes place
• Singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, fresh off
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. $12. Info:
performing the halftime show at the Detroit
(313) 892-7384 or www.palmerwoods.org.
Lions vs. New England Patriots Thanksgiving
Noel Night activities take place 5-9:30 p.m.
Day football game, takes the stage 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, in Detroit's Cultural Center,
Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Detroit's St. Andrew's
including a Chanukah sing-along alternating with a
Hall. $12. (248) 645-6666.
Kwarvna celebration 6:30-8:30 p.m. and a 7:15
p.m. performance by the Kidz Klez Band of
Michigan, both at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Free.
ON THE STAGE
Info: (313) 577-5088 or vvww.detroitmidtown.com .
Gold medalist Sarah Hughes participates in the
WSU's Bonstelle Theatre presents the Michigan
Crest Whitestrips International Figure Skating
premiere of James L. Walker's adaptation of
Challenge 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Palace of
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, using a
Auburn
Hills. $19.50-$55.50. (248) 645-6666.
transformational style of staging, 8 p.m. Fridays
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FAMILY AFFAIR
Cast members of The Heidi Chronicles know just where
to turn when they have to pronounce words that derive
from Yiddish or Hebrew. The Yashinsky family of
Bloomfield Township will be glad to help.
The family, active with Village Players of
Birmingham since 1998, recently explained the way to
say "Heidele," an affectionate form of Heidi spoken in
Wendy Wasserstein's coming-of-age production. The
word will be heard weekends, Dec. 6-15, as the
Pulitzer Prize-winning theater piece comes to the com-
pany's playhouse.
"Heidi is not Jewish, but two other characters are," says
Stephanie Yashinsky, assistant director while also taking
on a small ensemble role. "We assisted a lot more with
pronunciation when we worked on Fiddler on the Roof.
Stephanie Yashinksky, an art and technology teacher
in Holly, Mich., prefers working behind the scenes.
After her term as a board member for Village Players
expired this year, her husband accepted that responsi
bility
Wayne
Yashinsky, an
attorney who
always want-
ed to be in
theater, first
auditioned
for Village
Players after
noticing
someone
reading a
The Village Players' production of "The
Heidi Chronicles' cones together with help
script and
then imme- from stage manager Wayne Yashinslz actress
Ashlg Gaum and assistant director
diately ask-
ing that per- Stephanie Yashinsky.
son about
the troupe.
His enthusiasm eventually spread to stepchildren Ashley
and Lorne Gaum.
Wayne
"There really arerio S
,ti says
argtsao
Beth
P
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e Shalom.
Yashinsky; also active at Congre
"Any character has to attend all the rehearsals, learn
others' lines to know where to speak and become
familiar with the staging.
While the entire family appreciates the f u n they can
have together, theater is a more serious pursuit for
.Ashley Gaum, an Oakland Corrimunity College stu-
dent taking on multiple roles in the \Vasserstein vvork.
"I did a lot of theater at Andover and especially liked
playing Bet in Oliver" she says. "When I transfer to a
four-year college, I will major in theater.
"I'd really like to be a professional actress. It's a way
for me to become different people."
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