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DJ SPOOKY

D.W. Griffith's 1915 film classic Birth of a Nation
was both a technical masterpiece of filmmaking and a
very controversial work due to its racial content. Now,
Paul Miller — better known as "DJ Spooky That
Subliminal Kid," and one of the most influential DJs
on the New York circuit — makes his University
Musical Society debut with Rebirth of a Nation. A
remix of the silent classic, combining footage from the
original film with other video imagery projected on
three giant screens and a pulsating, live audio mix,
Rebirth will be staged 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at the
Power Center in Ann Arbor. $16-$36. (734) 764-
2538.

COME To THE CABARET

"The Best of the Chasidic Song Festival," the theme
of this year's annual Cabaret Night presented by
Congregation B'nai Moshe, features performers Cantor
Earl Barris, the B'nai Moshe Cabaret Singers, the
"Klezmaniacs" klezmer band and B'nai Moshe mem-
bers of the Festival Dancers in a tribute to the interna-
tionally acclaimed Chasidic Song Festival, a beloved
annual musical event in Israel from 1961 to the mid-
1980s. Many tunes still popular today originated at the
Chasidic Song Festival. The event, under the direction
of Cantor Berris, takes place 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

THURSDAY, JAN. 13

15, at the West Bloomfield synagogue. $10 in
advance/$12 at the door. (248) 788-0600.

JUILLIARD RETURNS

Composed of violinists Joel Smirnoff and
Ronald Cdpes, violist Samuel Rhodes and cel-
list Joel Krosnick, the Juilliard String Quartet,
the in-residence quartet at New Yorks famed
Juilliard School, is widely admired for its semi-
nal influence on aspiring string players around
the world and has become a persuasive advo-
cate for the complex string quartets of compos-
er Elliot Carter. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at the
Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills, the
quartet performs a concert in conjunction with con-
ductor/composer/oboist Heinz Holliger, making his
CMSD debut with the premiere of Elliott Carter's
Oboe Quartet (2001). Works by Schubert, Mozart and
Beethoven round out the program. A 6:45 p.m. lecture
on the Carter oboe quartet precedes the concert. $23-
$75. (248) 855-6070.

ON STAGE

Jewish members of local community-theater troupes
open shows this weekend around town. Village Players
of Birmingham offers High Spirits, the Noel Coward
comedy Blithe Spirit set to music. Miller and Ann

Detroit. (313) 868-1347.
www.detroitreptheatre.corn.

KIDNEY FOUNDATION FUND-RAISER

Lawrence Street Gallery celebrates the
50th anniversary of the National Kidney
Foundation of Michigan with an all-
members exhibition through Jan. 29;
opening reception 5-9 p.m. Thursday,
Jan 13, includes raffles and food.
Percentage of sales is donated to Kidney
Foundation. 22620 Woodward Ave.,
Suite A, Ferndale. (248) 544-0394 or
www.lawrencestreetgallery.corn.

MUSICAL AT THE MALL

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
runs through Jan. 16, presented by
Oakland Theatre Guild, 7:30 Fridays
and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $14
adults, $12 seniors, $10 children under
12. Starlight Theater, Summit Place
Mall, 315 Telegraph Rd. (248) 335-
1788 or www.starlighttheater.net .

DAY, JAN.

YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMS

Pianist Andrew Von Oeyen, winner of
the Gilmore Young Artist Award, per-
forms, hosted by Detroit Chamber
Winds & Strings, 8:30 p.m.; 8 p.m.
hors d'oeuvres reception. $20. Hagopian
World of Rugs, 850 W. Old Woodward,
Birmingham. (248) 559-2095 or
www.detroitchamberwinds.org.

PLAYERS GUILD COMEDY

With complications and plot twists,
Dear Ruth by Norman Krasna runs 8
p.m. Jan. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 and
2:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 30, performed by
Players Guild of Dearborn, 21730
Madison. $13. (313) 277-5164 or
wwwplayersguildofdearborn.org.

AWARD-WINNING PLAY

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Intimate Apparel is performed by Detroit
,Repertory Theatre through March 20,
'8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays; 3 p.m.,
8:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Sundays. 13103 Woodrow Wilson,

Weisman of Bingham Farms and Don
Schore of Farmington Hills are in the
cast, and producers include Stephanie
Yashinsky of Bloomfield Township, Rob
Grodin of Huntington Woods and
Janet Ginis of Troy. The production
runs Jan. 14-30; $15; (248) 644-2075.
And over at St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild
of Cranbrook, Neil Simon's comedy
Rumors takes the stage, featuring Julie
Yolks of Birmingham. The show runs
Jan. 14-29; $13-$15; (248) 644-0527.

Folic TALES WITH PUPPETS
PuppetART presents a Russian folk tale,

COME TOGETHER

As part of Eastern Michigan University's Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. observances, comedian
Rabbi Bob Alper and Muslim comic Ahmed
Ahmed unite in One Arab, One Jew, an 80-minute
comedy show that takes a look at the dilemmas
faced by minorities thrust in the midst of main-
stream Atherica. Alper, 59, of Vermont, and
Ahmed, 34, of California, share a spiritual chem-
istry that uses humor to work through pain. Join
them 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at EMU's McKenny
Union Ballroom, located on Washtenaw Avenue in
Ypsilanti on EMU's main campus. Free and open
to the public. (734) 487-1157.

The Firebird, with folk songs and
Stravinsky's music, 2 p.m.
Saturdays, Jan. 15, 22, 29. $5 chil-
dren, $7 adults, $8 puppetry work-
shop after performances. 25 E.
Grand River, Detroit. (313) 961-
7777 or www.puppetart.org.

SHOPPING FOR PLEASURE

Julie Sando exhibit runs through
Feb. 27; opening reception, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15; artist's lecture, 2
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. Meadow
Brook Art Gallery, Oakland
University, Rochester. Hours: noon-
5 p.m.; closed Mondays. (248) 370-
3005 or www.Oakland.edu/mbag

MONDAY, JAN. 17

ICE SCULPTURES

Plymouth International Ice Sculpture
Spectacular runs through Jan. 23 with
over 100 block sculptures, major multi-
block displays, evening light show, and
amateur, student and professional com-
petitions. www.wattsupinc.com.

TUESDAY, JAN 18

NEWBERY AWARD WINNER SPEAKS

Author Lois Lowry speaks and auto-
graphs, 7-8:30 p.m., Berkley High
School auditorium, 2325 Catalpa.

COMEDY PREMIER

THE ARK PRESENTS

Eddie from Ohio, a "folkternative"
quartet from Virginia, performs
original music in four-part har-
monies with acoustic strings and
hand and stick percussion, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday and Monday, Jan. 16-17.
$20. 316 S. Main' St., Ann Arbor.
www.theark.org .

Purple Rose Theatre Company per-
forms Norma & Wanda by Jeff Daniels
through March 19, a comedy about two
very different sisters. $17.50-$32.50. For
showtimes: (734) 433-7673 or
www.purplerosetheatre.org.

Compiled by Bobbi Charnas,
editorial assistant

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