Arts Entertainment Best Bets CLASSICAL NOTES Celebrate the birth of our nation Thursday-Sunday, July 3-6, at Greenfield Village with patriotic music and fireworks in the 11th annual Salute to America Detroit Symphony Orchestra Concerts. Pre-concert enter- tainment includes historic presenters and music by the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band at 7:30 p.m., followed by the DSO at 8:30 p.m. $19 adults ($23 at the door)/$12 ages 5-12 ($15 at the door)/4 and under free. (313) 576-5111. and folk singer/songwriter Christine Lavin, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, $17.50; and modern western swing band Hot Club of Cowtown, 8 p.m. Thursday, July 3, $15. (734) 761- 1451. Dave Matthews Band plays the Palace of Auburn Hills 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. $52.50. (248) 645- 6666. GAIL ZIMMERMAN Rock the day away with the Summer Arts & Entertainment Sanitarium Tour 2003, featuring Editor Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and more, 3 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the Pontiac Silverdome. $75. (248) 645-6666. POP/ROCK/JAZZ/FOLK ON THE STAGE DTE Energy Music Theatre welcomes a diverse list of guests in the coming week, including Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, $17-$29; pop/rock star Peter Gabriel, with special guest Sevara Nazarkhan, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 29, $32-$64; Santana, with special guest Angelique Kidjo, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, $31-$50; classic rockers The Moody Blues, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, $25- $39.50; Hootie & The Blowfish, with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, $18.50-$32.50; and Smokey Robinson Smokin' 4th of July Celebration, with fireworks following the show, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, $18.50-$32.50. (248) 645-6666. For Beatles fans, Sterling Heights' Freedom Hill Amphitheater hosts 1964 the Tribute, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, $15-$25; followed by the country sounds of Jo Dee Messina, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, $20-$35. (248) 645-6666. The Ark in Ann Arbor presents comic observer Pontiac Theater IV presents A Midsummer Night's Dream 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 27-28, at the Starlight Theater in the Summit Place Mall. $15. (248) 335-1788. FAMILY FUN Family Friday at the DIA features Storytelling and Music: Rhythms and Songs From Around the World as Judy Piazza combines drums, flutes, whis- tles and vocals in an interactive performance 6:30 and 8 p.m. Friday, June 27, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Free with museum admission. (313) 833- 7900. Bring a picnic and blanket and enjoy live music during Wild Summer Nights, the concert series running 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, July 2-Aug. 27, at the Detroit Zoo. Free with zoo admission. www.detroitzoo.org . THE ART SCENE hey might not admit it onstage, but the three members of Duster would seem to have more than a musical reason for wanting to perform at this year's TasteFest. Their home refrigerators are just about empty of any tempting morsels. Brian Rosenworcel, Ryan Miller and Adam Gardner — scheduled to appear 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5, on the MGM Grand Detroit Casino Stage in the Fisher Building parking lot — have told fans they don't return home to any- thing that's remotely tempting, so they request home-style foods remembered from childhood for their tour dressing rooms. Noodle kugels and potato latkes are the treats heading the list of this Jewish trio. Soon, while in Detroit, the quirky rockers with a stripped-down sound can spend the time before and after their show loading up on some of the best eats around town. Comerica TasteFest, running Wednesday-Sunday, July 2-6, along West Grand Boulevard between Woodward and the Lodge Freeway, offers samplings from 175 food stars, including Mario's, Fishbone's, Mr. Pita, Zoup!, Beans & Cornbread, Bangkok Bistro and Krispy Kreme. "Creating a special destination just for dessert lovers was something we've 6/27 2003 68 WHATNOT The Michigan Wine and Food Festival comes to Meadow Brook Music Festival 4-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, June 27-29. $22/$19 in advance. (800) 600-0307. Editorial Assistant Bobbi Charnas contributed to this column. The Huntington Woods Library and the Woods Taste Of Detroit T Gallery present Art in the Woods, a juried fine art and craft fair with music, food and a children's activity tent, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, June 28-29, on the grounds of the Huntington Woods Lutheran Church, 12935 W. 11 Mile Road. The Schmaltz Klezmer Ensemble per- forms Yiddish songs and Jewish jazz 3-5 p.m. Sunday, June 29. (248) 543-9720. Deborah Friedman and Deborah Erlandson show their paintings in a colorful summer show on dis- play June 28-Aug. 9 at PF Gallery, 213 E. 14 Mile Road, in Clawson. Opening reception: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 28. (248) 989-8889. Look Out, a multi-artist exhibition of prints, sculpture, painting, photography, computer-realized projects and a video installation based on social and political concerns, runs at Ferndale's Revolution Gallery through Aug. 2. (248) 541-3444. Pontiac's Creative Arts Center shows A Breeze from the Gardens of Persia: New Art From Iran, an exhibit of contemporary Iranian art, June 28- Aug. 9. (248) 333-7849. Ann Arbor's Washington Street Gallery hosts WSG Artists Midsummer, featuring work by Norma Penchansky-Glasser, Lynda Cole, Leslie Sobel, Michelle Hegyi, Kay Yourist and more, July 1-Aug. 3. Opening reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 11. (734) 761-2287. wanted to do for a long time," says Randall Fogelman, TasteFest director. "This year, we're bring- ing all the sweets under one tent." Other Jewish performers -- also able to feast — will be on stage with scattered appearances among 70 acts. Liz Berlin, for instance, brings her vocals, guitar and percussion style to Rusted Root, which plays 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, also in the Fisher Building parking lot. The group's sound, largely influenced by the Grateful Dead, promises to energize the crowd. Saxophonist Steve Berlin will be with Los Lobos 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, again outside the Fisher Theatre. Known for its remake of "La Bamba," Los Lobos mixes country, folk, R& B and blues with traditional Spanish and Mexican music. Aside from all the musical talent and foods, there will be a market of fash- ions, art, collectibles and city memorabilia featured with activities for the fam- ily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. July 2-5, and 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. July 6. Admission is free, while "taste" tickets are $5 for a group of nine. 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