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in Ann Arbor. $11. (734) 761-1451. The
Ark will present a workshop on American
folk music — tided "0 Brother, Where
Have All the Folksongs Gone?" —
Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 18-20. Joe
Hickerson is the presenter/performer. For
more information and to register, call (734)
761-1800 or go to vvww.theark.org

works have been shown nationally and internationally,
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
12-15, at Performance Network in Ann Arbor. $17-
$20/pay what you can Thursday. (734) 663-0681.

The second annual round-the-clock
Marshall Field's Day of Music at Detroit's
Max M. Fisher Music Center kicks off
noon Saturday, Aug. 7, and concludes
noon Sunday, Aug. 8. With mostly Detroit
THE BIG SCREEN
or Michigan-based talent, more than 35
The Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of
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musical acts — including pop, jazz, coun-
Arts screens The Twilight Samurai, Oscar nominee
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try, folk, ethnic, classical and gospel — will
for Best Foreign Film and winner of 12 Japanese
be featured in entirely free performances
FESTIVALS
Academy Awards, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and
on five stages within the Max. A Detroit Symphony
The Riverfolk Music and Arts Festival, featuring
Saturday and 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6-8; and the
Orchestra concert at noon Saturday in Orchestra Hall
such diverse acts as Gemini, Lou and Peter
documentary This So-Called Disaster, a back-stage
begins the festivities. Other highlights include bal-
Berryman, Jeremy Kittel and Billy Jonas, runs 11
pass
to what ensued when playwright Sam Shepard
ladeer Lee Murdock; female jazz group Straight
a.m.-midnight Saturday, Aug. 7, in Carr Park on
directed
volatile actors Sean Penn and Nick Nolte in a
Ahead; traditional Indian ensemble Michigan Beats;
Main Street in the Village of Manchester, Mich.
San Francisco production of his play The Late Henry
Doors Wide Open, an eclectic world beat band;
(located 30 miles west of Ann Arbor). $10
Moss, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9. $6.50. (313) 833-
pop/rocker Liz Larin; and hip-hop/techno artist
advance/$15 at the gate/ 10 and under free. (734)
3237.
Derrick May. The "DSO Idol Contest," hoping to
323-1761 or vvvvvv.riverfolkfestival.org
discover Detroit's newest singing sensation, runs 3-9
Dance the night away as Ann Arbor holds a Rock
p.m. Saturday in Orchestra Hall. Family-focused
`n Rollin' Block Party on Main Street from William
THE SMALL SCREEN
entertainment and children's activities also will be
to Huron, with classic rock 'n roll
Stig Rossen, who for 13 years has
offered. No tickets are required. For a complete listing
music and classic cars, 6-10 p.m.
sung
the role of Jean Valjean in the
of performance times, call (313) 576-5111 or go to
Monday, Aug. 9. (800) 888-9487
London
production of Les Miserables,
wvvvv.detroitsymphony.com
or vvvvw.mainstreetannarbotorg
sings
"Bring
Him Home" and many
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's final concerts
The Michigan State Fair — the
other
songs
in
a brand-new concert
of the summer at Meadow Brook Music Festival
nation's oldest — runs Aug. 11-22
tided This Is the Moment, airing 8
include a Tchaikovsky Spectacular, featuring the
and features such artists as shock
p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, on Detroit
1812 Overture in its entirety, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7;
rocker Alice Cooper, New
Public Television-Channel 56. Check
and Classical Mystery Tour — A Tribute to the
Orleans hip-hopper Juvenile and
your local cable listings.
Beatles, with members of the Broadway hit
R&B artists the Isley Brothers
Beatlemania, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8. $18-$55.
performing in the band shell on
(248) 645-6666.
the Michigan State Fairgrounds.
FAMILY
Admission to concerts is free with
Children's book favorite Franklin
admission to the fair. $9 adults/$4
the Turtle comes to the stage in
children. (313) 369-8200 or
Franklin's Class Concert, in which
DTE Energy Music Theatre hosts classical pop
wwvv.michigan.gov/mda
Franklin and his friends Bear, Fox,
vocalist Josh Groban, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7,
The Great Lakes Folk Festival,
Beaver and Snail overcome problems
$30.50-$68; country star Clint Black, 7:30 p.m.
showcasing the state's cultural her-
during the annual concert with
Sunday, Aug. 8, $18.50-$37.50; alternative rockers
itage through music (Celtic to
singing, dancing and audience partici-
The Cure, and their inaugural "Tour Curiosa 2004"
salsa), dancing, crafts, food and
pation, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
featuring other main-stage and second-stage acts, 5
storytelling, takes place Friday-
14, at Meadow Brook Music Festival.
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, $35-$65; and pop/rockers
Sunday, Aug. 13-15, in East
Josh Groban performs at DTE
$10-$17.50. (248) 645-6666.
Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette, 7 p.m.
Lansing. (517) 432-4533 or
Energy Music Theatre on Saturday.
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 12-13, $30.50-$52.50.
vvvvw.greatlakesfolkfest.net
(248) 645-6666.
THE ART SCENE
Jerome-Duncan Ford Theatre at Freedom Hill wel-
comes country star Wynonna Judd, in a benefit con-
ON THE STAGE
Rochester's Paint Creek Center for the Arts hosts
cert for Beaumont Hospital's orthopedic program, 8
Art & Auto, an exhibit celebrating America's love
The Ark in Ann Arbor hosts Chuck Mitchell and
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, $18-$45; Groovin for Grover, a
affair with the automobile, Aug. 6-Sept. 25. Opening
David Marion as Mr. Foster and Mr. Twain, in
jazz concert featuring Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot,
reception: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. (248) 651-4110.
which troubadour Mitchell and writer Marion present
Paul Taylor and Jeff Lorber, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
The Ferndale Art Fair takes place 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
their popular showcase of the songs, stories, wit and
Aug. 11, $10-$20; and jazz guitarist/soul-pop vocalist
Saturday
and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7-8, in
wisdom of two 19th-century cultural icons, 8 p.m.
George Benson, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, $25-$48.
Geary
Park
in downtown Ferndale.
Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 9-10. $15. (734) 761-
(248) 645-6666.
vvww.femdalearts.org
1451.
Meadow Brook Music Festival presents bass/banjo
Pewabic Pottery hosts an Antique and
player Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, with special
Contemporary Summer Art Tile Fair 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
guests guitarist Keller Williams and the Yonder
Sunday, Aug. 8, at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.
DANCE FEVER
Mountain String Band, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
$4 entrance fee. (313) 822-0954.
Terpsichore's Kitchen presents Dancing In
11. $30-$38. (248) 645-6666.
Featuring a juried art fair and more, the Milford
Summer, a showcase of modern dance works by inde-
Popular local singer-songwriter Stewart Francke
Memories Summer Festival takes place 10 a.m.-8
pendent choreographers, with pieces by artists whose
takes the stage 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Ark
p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5

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