THE DE I- KOIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

contemporary art from the
DaimlerChrysler collection

10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-5•p.m. Sunday, .
Dec. 5-7, at 867 Horace Brown Dr. in
Madison Heights. (248) 246-2686.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center's Holiday Shop, offering
work from more than 90 local
artists, runs Dec. 4-13. Hours are 10
a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
(248) 644-0866.
Robert Howard: Vessels of Wood,
a special exhibition curated by Linda
Ross and Arlene Selik, formerly of
the Sybaris Gallery, will be shown
Dec. 5-20 at the House on Main,
803 N. Main St., in -Royal Oak.
Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 5. Hours: noon-5 p.m.
Wednesdays-Saturdays or by

appointment. (248) 892-2985 or
(248) 763-9943.
The annual city of Detroit
Cultural Affairs Department Winter
Gallery Crawl, featuring 44 individ-
ual arts and crafts galleries, runs
noon-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
$10. Purchase wristbands and board
coaches from the Palms Building
lobby at 2111 Woodward (next to
the State Theatre), or order in
advance by calling (313) 224-9500.

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The International Figure Skating
Challenge, featuring top performers
Irina Slutskaya, Sasha Cohen, Michelle
Kwan and more, visits the Palace of
Auburn Hills 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.
$15-$55. (248) 645-6666.

Sounds Of Harmony

T sraeli singing star David D'Or,

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Izrael Music School in the Central
Galilee and the Jewish Academy
joined by musicians from the
of
Metropolitan Detroit.
Michigan Opera Theatre, will
"I think what the Detroit commu-
make his first local appearance,
nity is doing for these kids is great,"
moving his audience through
says D'Or, referring to Israeli stu-
many types of music from the
dents benefiting from Federation's
classics to pop.
Partnership 2000 initiative.
The program, hosted by the
The concert, chaired
Jewish Federation of
by Sharon Lipton and
Metropolitan Detroit and
David Techner, comes
David Handleman, begins
shortly after D'or com-
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2,
pleted a recording with
at Temple Shir Shalom,
the Israel Philharmonic
3999 Walnut Lake Rd., in
Orchestra.
West Bloomfield. Doors
David D'Or
"I believe that music
open at 7 p.m.
has no borders, and
"My program will be a
coming from a suffering
journey through Western classical
country like Israel, I think it's
Music, jazz, Israeli classics and
important for me to send a mes-
original songs," says D'Or, whose
sage of peace through music," says
most recent concerts have teamed
D'Or, whose vocal range reaches
him with philharmonic orchestras
from baritone to countertenor. "I
in London, Paris and Budapest.
"As an Israeli, I've been exposed to want to emphasize how close peo-
ple can become sharing similar
many kinds of music, and people
feelings through song."
can hear that in my recordings."
— Suzanne Chessler
D'Or, who graduated from the
Jerusalem Academy of Music,
built his career by working with
major orchestras and appearing in
plays staged by the Israeli
David D'Or performs 7:30 p.m.
National Theatre. When he per-
Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Temple Shir
forms in West Bloomfield, he will
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd.,
share some numbers with young
in West Bloomfield. Doors open
music students from the Emek
at 7 p.m. $18. (248) 203-1520.

Through January 18, 2004
FREE with museum admission.

This exhibition has been organized by the DaimlerChrysler Collection
and the Detroit Institute of Arts and is made possible by a generous
grant from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the City of Detroit.

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Andy Warhol, Mercedes-Benz Formel-Rennwagen W 125,
1937, 1986. DaimlerChrysler. Collection © 2003 Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York

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