Arts & Entertainment

PHOTO COLLAGES

At age 9, Barry Roth
became interested in pho-
tography. His first dark-
room was in the fruit cellar
of his family home, and he
used his mother's old soup
bowls as developing trays.
The Huntington Woods
resident has come a long
way; he currently enjoys a
full-fledged photography
career, which includes gigs
as a staff photographer in
Barry Roth:
the Conservation
"Constructed Image
Department of the Detroit
Photography" at
Institute of Arts, teaching
the
Woods Gallery
photography students at sev-
eral local colleges and work-
ing in sales and marketing of
film and cameras.
From Aug. 29-Oct. 7, Roth will mount an exhibition
at the Woods Gallery in Huntington Woods. Tided
"Constructed Image Photography," the show will show-
case Roth's recycled bits and pieces of various items that
appeal to him, which he then manipulates into collage;
pushing the boundaries of traditional photography not
only by creating his image, he also combines two photo-
graphs side by side.
The gallery is located in the lower level of the
Huntington Woods Library, at 26415 Scotia in
Huntington Woods. Hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Mondays-Thursdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays. There
will be an artist's reception 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 8. For more information, call (248) 336-1961 or
go to www.woodsgallery.org .

SUMMER SOUNDS

Take advantage of warm summer nights with an
array of top-notch concerts coming your way this
weekend through Labor Day.

CELEBRITY JEWS

NATE BLOOM
Special to the Jewish. News

Fisher/Ali G Update

In July, I reported on conflicting stories about
whether ISLA FISHER, a star of the smash hit
The Wedding Crashers, had converted to Judaism in
advance of marrying comedian SASCHA BARON
COHEN ("Ali G").
Well, in an August interview, Fisher said she'd
been studying to convert for "the last two years,"

Best Bets

Country music fans can head to
special guests the Rippingtons, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit's Joe Louis Arena to catch
Friday, Sept. 2, at Jerome Duncan Ford
Kenny Chesney's "Somewhere in
Theatre, with tickets $28-$38 pavilion and
the Sun" tour; he, of course, is the
$28 lawn.
new hubby of actress Renee
Finally, check out two superb female
Zellwegger, who used to spend time
performers. Detroit's own R&B star Anita
in Detroit romancing Jack White of
Baker performs 8 p.m. Saturday, August
GAIL ZIMMERMAN
the White Stripes. Reigning
27, at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Tickets
Arts Edito r
Academy of Country Music Duo of
are $62.50-$75 pavilion and $20 lawn.
the Year
Pop singer-songwriter Tori Amos, with
Brooks and Dunn, with
special guests the Ditty Bops and Imogen Heap, takes
special guests Big &
the stage 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Meadow Brook
Rich, Cowboy Troy and
Music Festival. Tickets are $45 pavilion and $25 lawn.
the Warren Brothers,
For tickets to all concerts, call (248) 645-6666 or
takes the stage 7 p.m.
go to www.ticketmaster.com .
Friday, Sept. 2, at DTE
Energy Music Theatre.
Tickets are $56.75 pavil-
PERFECT PEN
ion and $27.50 lawn.
Inspired by ancient Irish manuscripts, renowned
Classic and contempo-
Irish calligrapher Denis Brown underwent formal
rary rock fans have big
training in traditional calligraphy at London's
treats in store as well. British modern rock quartet
Roehampton Institute. He has won awards and com-
Coldplay — fronted by vocalist Chris Martin, who
missions on four different continents and is interna-
proclaimed himself "an honorary Jew" after celebrat-
tionally recognized as a world leader in the field of
ing his first Passover with wife actress Gwynweth
letter arts.
Paltrow — performs 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at
Aspiring calligraphers and artists will have the
DTE Energy Music Theatre. Tickets are $69 pavilion
opportunity to learn from a master as the Michigan
and $34 lawn. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, the
Association of Calligraphers hosts Brown's calligraphy
Rolling Stones' World Tour makes a stop at Comerica workshop at the Cranbrook Museum Center in
Park in Detroit, after opening dates in Boston, Hart-
Birmingham 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Tuesday, Sept.
ford and Ottawa. Opening for the granddaddys of
17-20. The workshop is geared toward beginning and
rock is Maroon 5, whose 20-something band mem-
intermediate calligraphers and will focus on uncial
bers include Jewish rockers Adam Levine and Ryan
script, Celtic illuminated initials and Celtic illumina-
Dusick. Tickets are $63.50, $98.50 and $163.50.
tion knotwork. In addition to guiding practice,
Adult contemporary, jazz and blues fans will enjoy
Brown will show slides of historic and modern exam-
Paul Anka, coming to the Jerome Duncan Ford
ples of the scripts he covers.
Theatre 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 27, with tickets
The cost of the class is $55 per day for association
$48-$58 pavilion and $21 lawn; Michael McDonald,
members and $65 per day for nonmembers. For
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Jerome Duncan
more information and to register, call (517) 545-
Ford Theatre, with tickets $38-$48 pavilion and $23
5520 or e-mail harvest@acornarts.org . ❑
lawn; B.B. King Bluesfest, with Kenny Wayne
Shepherd and Joe Bonamassa, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept,
For additional listings, see the JN's new Check It Out!
1, at DTE Energy Music Theatre, with tickets
calendar on page 45.
$46.50 pavilion and $20 lawn; and Al Jarreau, with

and that she "thinks they
will have a traditional Jewish
ceremony, complete with
glass-stamping.
She added that while she's
been engaged to Cohen for
three years, they still haven't
set a wedding date. I hope
the couple lasts, and Fisher
completes her conversion.
The Australian actress was
Isla Fisher
largely unknown in America
until Crashers, and I got a
Chance to know her a bit through all the TV talk

shows she did to promote the movie. Fisher was
bright and really funny while bantering with TV
hosts. Dare I. say she has a yiddishe kup?
Meanwhile, Cohen has just been cast in a new
film comedy starring Will Ferrell as a NASCAR
driver. Cohen plays a rival French driver.

The Rich Are Different

Fashion designer DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
(born Diane Halfin) is photographed with her new
$240,000 Bentley automobile in the September
issue of House and Garden. The car is a gift from
her husband, media mogul BARRY DILLER, as is

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