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Then and Now: A Selection of 19th-
and 20th-Century Art by African-
American Artists, now on view
through fall 2003 at the Detroit
Institute of Arts. (313) 833-7900.
Birmingham's Robert Kidd Gallery
presents a group show with work by
Harry Bertoia, Stanley Louis
Rosenthal, Andy Warhol and more,
through Feb. 28. (248) 642-3909.
The work of a master glass artist
will be exhibited in Dale Chihuly:
Seaforms, at Habatat Galleries in
Birmingham and Royal Oak, Feb. 7-
28. Opening receptions: 6-8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7, in Birmingham, (248)
203-9900; and 8-10 p.m. Friday, Feb.
7, in Royal Oak, (248) 554-0590.
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Smuckers Stars on Ice, featuring
many Olympic champions, skates into
the Palace of Auburn Hills 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8. $38-$51.
Dr. James Vander Kam, professor of
Hebrew Scriptures at the University of
Notre Dame and a member of the
team charged with editing and pub-
lishing the Dead Sea Scrolls, speaks
11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at North Hills
Christian Reformed Church, 3150 N.
the gallery where the awards will be
presented. I like to keep doing new
things, and I'm currently working
on a series of heads drawn from
life."
Keidan, who has taught drawing
and oil painting at Wayne State
University, also juries shows, writes
critiques and does demonstrations.
Weisman, of Ann Arbor, honored
for starting and enlarging the Family
Book Club, is a former Head Start
teacher who promotes programs that
have low-income parents reading to
preschoolers. One initiative gives
prisoners an opportunity to record
specific books and then sends the
tapes and the new books to the chil-
dren of those prisoners.
"I'm glad to say that our organiza-
tion has received lots of awards," says
Weisman, president of the club that
has distributed thousands of books to
adults as well as children. "We like
getting the awards because they bring
attention to our fund-raising pro-
Berg, founder of Festival Dancers,
Adams Road, in Troy. Free. (249)
645-1990. The Oak Park Senior
Center in conjunction with the
Huntington Woods Senior Center
hosts a joint trip to Grand Rapids to
see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Van
Andel Museum Tuesday, April 1; $59
includes lunch and transportation.
(248) 691-7577.
Storyteller/author Rafe Martin
(Rough-Face Girl) reads from his first
novel, The World Before This One, 4-5:30
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Book
Beat in Oak Park. (248) 968-1190.
The Ark in Ann Arbor presents its
16th annual Storytelling Festival, with
six visiting artists, 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14-
16. On Friday, Corinne Stavish will
tell Jewish tales of wit and wisdom.
Sunday's family performance will fea-
ture a selection of performers from the
previous two evenings. $15 Friday and
Saturday/$7 Sunday. (734) 761-1451.
The Detroit Zoo hosts Wild at
Heart II, A Valentine's Day celebra-
tion with drinks, hors d'oeuvres and
music in the Zoo's Butterfly Garden
and Wildlife Interpretive Gallery,
7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. 21
and over/$45 members/$50 nonmem-
bers/$55 at the door. (248) 541-5717.
will talk about the honorees before
the dance program presented by her
troupe. The new dances include
Watch Out, a piece choreographed
by Jacqueline Bouchard; Daughters
of the Hill, a suite of Israeli dances
arranged by Susan Kirschner; and
Daughters of Fire, a suite of dances
about women in the Bible directed
by Michelle Millman.
Dancers include Pattie Ceresnie,
Marci Feinbaum, Shelly Krochmal,
Judi Schramm, Arlene Sorkin and
Millman.
— Suzanne Chessler
The Jewish Women in the Arts
Awards will be presented 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Janice
Charach Epstein Gallery in the
West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center. There is no
charge for attendance at the
event, which features the Festival
Dancers, but reservations are
requested in advance by calling
(248) 432-5448.
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