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Birmingham Temple's Vivace Series hosts the
Merling Trio, performing works by Joseph Haydn,
Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla and a newly
commissioned jazz piece by American composer
Frank Proto, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the temple
in Farmington Hills. $15-$18. (248) 788-9338 . or
(248) 661-1348.
Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra
concludes its season with A Salute to the Musicians
of the BBSO, featuring a program of virtuoso musi-
cal performances, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Township. $25/kids free;
tickets available at the door. (248) 645-2276.
Pro Musica hosts cellist Mark Kosower, in his
Detroit debut recital, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at
the Detroit Institute of Arts. -$35. (313) 833-4005.
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival holds its
10th anniversary gala, featuring "Classical Meets
Jazz," Saturday, May 10, at the Gem and Century
Theatres in Detroit. For more information, call
(248) 559-2097.

POP/ROCK/JAZZ/FOLK
The Novi Concert Band, under the direction of
Jack Kopnick, performs a variety of music from
classics to jazz 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the
Novi Civic Center. Free.
The pop rockers of Matchbox Twenty take the
stage 7 p.m. Monday, May 5,..at the Palace of
Auburn Hills. $35.50-$42.50. (248) 645-6666.
In support of his new album, Day I Forgot, singer-
songwriter Pete Yorn performs Tuesday, May 6, at
Clutch Cargo's in Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. $25.
(248) 645-6666.
The DSO Pops presents innovative jazz ensembles
the Steve Turre Quintet and Russell Malone
Quartet 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Orchestra Hall.
$15-$80. (313) 576-5111.
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega takes the stage
Thursday,. May 8, at Detroit's Majestic Theatre.
Doors at 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. (248) 645-6666.

ON THE STAGE

The Ark in Ann Arbor hosts North Country
Opera Continued, composer Jay Sielstra's musical
tale of love set up north, 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and
7:30 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Monday, May 3-5.
$15-$20. (734) 761-1451.
Heartlande Theatre Company presents its annual
fundraiser, a 12-hour marathon of original short
plays featuring writers including Kitty Dubin of
Birmingham, noon-midnight Saturday, May 3, at
Oakland University's Studio Theatre in Rochester.
$5 per hour/$40 all-day pass; tickets available at the
door. www.heartlande.corn or (248) 642-4838.
Currently running through May 17, the Festival
of New Works, a professional theater company in
Ann Arbor, presents its fifth season of workshop-
ping and premiering new plays, musicals and

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screenplays. Tickets are $10 for Trueblood
Theatre shows, free for Arena Theatre
(student) shows. For a complete schedule,
call (734) 763-8587.

Summerwood in Farmington Hills. (248)
851-1732.
The arts and culture of Tibet are the
focus of a day of activities as the Detroit
Institute of Arts presents Asia Day: Tibet
Saturday, May 3. (313) 833-7900.
DANCE FEVER
The University of Michigan Museum
of Art hosts Auguste Rodin: The Cantor
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago takes the
Collection of the Brooklyn Museum of
stage at the Detroit Opera House 8 p.m.
Art,
a group of 60 sculptures by the
Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday,
GAIL ZIMMERMAN
French
artist and the only U.S. stop on
May 8-11. $17-$75. (313) 237- SING.
Arts & Entertainment
the international tour of this exhibit, May
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3-Aug. 24. (734) 764-3731.
The Westacres Artist Market features
THE BIG SCREEN
60 artists and a flower show 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA screens The
Saturday, May 3, at the Westacres Clubhouse, 3700
41st Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, high-
Westacres
Dr., south of Commerce between Green
lights and winners from this year's festival of experi-
Lake and Union Lake roads. $2/$1 seniors.
mental film, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 5. $6.50.
Ferndale's Suzanne Hilberry Gallery presents
(313) 833-3237.
David Deutsch: New Paintings and Photographs
May 3-June 21. Opening reception: 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 3. (248) 541-4700.
FAMILY
Au Courant Interior Design Studio/Gallery in
Youtheatre presents Snow White 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Ferndale hosts Allen Berke: Recent Paintings May
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3-4, at the Millen-
3-June 14. Opening reception: 5-7 p.m. Saturday,
nium Centre in Southfield. $8-$10. (248) 557-7529.
May 3. (248) 548-3770.
Royal Oak's Sybaris Gallery offers Triplex, a group
painting exhibition featuring work by Rodney
THE ART SCENE
Carswell, Suzanne Doremus and Fraser Taylor, and
Porcelain artist Elizabeth Lurie's Spring Studio
Underglass, a one-person exhibition of jewelry by
and Open House takes place 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday
Jennifer Trask, May 3-31. Opening reception: 5-7
and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 2-3, at 29228
p.m. Saturday, May 3. (248) 544-3388.

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SIDE BY SIDE

Jay Kaplan, an attorney long
active in community theater, is
directing Side Show, this season's
closing production of the Village
Players of Birmingham.
The Tony Award-nominated
musical, which runs May 2-18,
tells the story of the Hilton sis-
ters, conjoined twins who found
success in show business during
the 1920s and 1930s.
"When I saw previews of this
show in New York, I was attract-
ed to the message that all of us
need unconditional love and to
look beyond the surface of peo-
ple," says Kaplan, an attorney for
the American Civil Liberties
Union. "I also was attracted by
the powerful and emotional
score, which includes ballads,
rock, gospel and vaudeville num-
bers."
Kaplan, who sees a strong con-
nection between working in the-
ater and practicing law, was
employed 13 years at Michigan

who has appeared in Merrily
We Roll Along and Ruthless.
"To act out a part, you have
to be able to empathize with
the character vou play and
the situation.'''
Kaplan, who considers
himself an unaffiliated Jew,
was on the committee that
chose the play for the 2002-
2003 season.
"Directing is very reward-
Jeff Kaplan directs "Side Show
"fir the
ing because I have the
Village Players of Birmingham.
. opportunity to convey my
interpretation and vision of
Protection and Advocacy Service,
the
show
through the actors," he
a disability rights agency where
says.
"I
also
have the opportunity
he started a legal services pro-
to
analyze
the
characters and
gram for people living with
their
motivations."
HIV/AIDS. Besides directing

The Man Who Came to Dinner
for the Village Players, he has
accepted a number of roles for
the company.
"In order to be an effective
advocate for a client, you not
only have to be a good speaker,
but you have to be able to
empathize with your client and
with the cause," says Kaplan,

- Suzanne Chessler

Side Show will be performed
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays, May 2-
18, at the Village Players
Playhouse, 34660 Woodward,
Birmingham. Tickets are $15.
(248) 644-2075.

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