'. Arts Ale CLASSICAL NOTES Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra presents its "Between the Holidays Special," con- ducted by Felix Resnick, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Pianist David Syme will perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F. $25/children free. (248) 645-2276. At Orchestra Hall, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Jarvi, plays Romantic Interludes by Richard Strauss, Brahms, Beethoven/Oundjian and Hindemith 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; and 3 p.m. Stinday, Jan. 11. $18-$86. (313) 576-5111. Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings' Nightnotes Series hosts French Twist, an evening of French classics featuring pianist Pauline Martin, violinist Paul Kantor, violist Adrienne Jacobs and cellist Debra Fayroian, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham. A recep- tion begins at 8 p.m. $19. (248) 559-2095. Chamber Music Society of Detroit hosts the Bergen Woodwind Quintet, with Israeli-born pianist Orli Shaham, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills. The concert will feature works by Barber, Mozart and Reicha. Shaham is the sister of vio- linist Gil Shaham; she received her first scholarship for musical' study at the age of 5 from the America- Israel Cultural Foundation. $20- CMSD hosts $67. (248) 855-6070. pianist Orli The George Crumb Trio, with Shaham on flutist Norbert Girlinger, cellist Jan. 10. Andres Pozlberger and pianist Sven Birch, plays a Brunch with Bach concert ranging from the classical repertoire to contemporary music for trio 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Seating begins at 11 a.m.; $22 adults/$11 chil- dren under 12/$5 concert only stairwell seating. (313) 833-4005. Pop/RoadJAzz/Fouc Ferndale's Magic Bag hosts Ekoostik Hookah, with vocalist/keyboardist Dave Katz, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20, doors at 8 p.m., $15; Grateful Dead re-creation band Dark Star Orchestra, Tuesday, Dec. 30, doors at 8 p.m., $20; and the 10th annual Anti-Freeze Blues Festival, Friday, Jan. 2, with headliner The Black Keys, doors at 7 p.m., $20, and Saturday, Jan. 3, with headliner Chris Duarte and featuring Pazman's Super Session, doors at 7 p.m., $20. (248) 544-3030. The Ark in Ann Arbor presents its second annual Concert for Peace, with musicians Dick Siegel, Kevin Meisel, Sari Brown and more, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, $11; and folk rock band Eddie From Ohio, 8 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10-11, $20. (734) 761-1451. 12/19 2003 68 Best Bets Howard's satire about a small town in At the Palace of Auburn Hills: Jane's which two actors take all the roles, Jan. 7- Addiction, with co-founder and now Feb. 1. Call for show times. $22-$38. observant Jew Perry Farrell, joins with (248) 377-3300. Marilyn Manson for a performance 7 We Are Not Good Girls, a blues musi- p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, $39.50; leg- cal written by Kate Hart, with additional endary rocker David Bowie takes the music by Susie Woodman and Kathi stage 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, $43.50- centers on five feisty women McDonald, $63.50; and Bette Midler hits the road blues singers on tour; the second act is an for the first time in four years with her all-original blues revue. It runs Fridays "Kick My Brass" Tour 8 p.m. Saturday, GAIL ZININIERMAN and Saturdays, Jan. 9-Feb. 1, at the Jan. 10, $39.50-$175. (248) 645-6666. Eutertitimiteni Arts Lafayette Grand, 155 Saginaw St., in The Paradise Jazz Series at the Max M Editor downtown Pontiac. Featured in the pro- Fisher Music Center hosts the Regina duction are Hart and Woodman, along Carter Quintet 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, with Barbara Bredius, Emily Rose and Rick Zeldes. at Orchestra Hall. Detroit native Carter has been $25/includes dinner at 7 p.m., followed by the named best violinist four straight years in show. (248) 366-0027. Downbeat's Critics' Poll. $18-$85. (313) 576-5111. WSU's Hilberry Theatre debuts its production of Blues master B.B. King performs 8 p.m. Friday, Macbeth, directed by Gillian Eaton, 8 Shakespeare's Jan. 16, at Detroit's Fox Theatre. $29.50-$49.50. p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9-10. It runs in reper- (248) 645-6666. tory through March 4. $12-$20. (313) 577-2972. Dearborn Theatre Guild presents Ray Cooney's Funny Money, about a mild-mannered CPA who accidentally picks up a briefcase filled with money and decides to keep it, Jan. 9-25. Call for show times. $11. (313) 561-8587. Troy's Ridgedale players stages The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' tale of a Southern family caught in a fragile web of relationships, Jan. 9- 25. Call for show times. $11-$12. (248) 988-7049. Performance Network Theatre presents the Fireside Festival of New Work, a series of staged readings of new plays in development, Jan. 14-18. Call for times. $5 per reading/$25 for series pass. (734) 663-0681. Desdemona, a Play About A Handkerchief is a dark comedy by Paula Vogel that challenges the so- called "rules of femininity" that have constrained women for centuries. Directed by Ph.D. candidate Lisa Hodge Kander, it runs 8 p.m. Thursdays- Saturdays, Jan. 15-24, at WSU's Studio Theatre. $6- $8. (313) 577-2972. • THE BIG SCREEN Bette Midler takes the stage at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Jan. 10. ON THE STAGE Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, winner of the 2003 Tony for Best Special Theatrical Event, fea- tures eight, diverse young poets who speak from the heart about topics ranging from politics to Krispy Kreme donuts, and comes to Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Dec. 30-Jan. 4. Call for show times. $19.50-$49.50/all opening night seats are $22.50. (313) 963-2366. Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester presents Greater Tuna, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams and Ed Ferndale's Magic Bag hosts the 11th Annual Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, featuring a compilation of bizarre, tacky and tasteless brand-new animated shorts, Dec. 22- Jan. 4. All shows are for 18 and over only. Tickets are $7 at the door. For a complete schedule of shorts, days and times, call (248) 544-3030. Young Black Stallion, a prequel to the 1979 clas- sic and Disney's first live action dramatic feature made for the giant screen, debuts Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Henry Ford IMAX Theatre in Dearborn. The film's story and screenplay were written by Jeanne Rosenberg (The journey of Natty Gann). For IMAX tickets and show times, call (313) 271-1570. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts hosts Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz, an interactive theatrical film experience for the whole family, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11. Audience members are invited to dress as Wizards characters for a pre-show costume parade. $18-$25. 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