Voted Best Community Theatre by HOUR Detroit Magazine, '05 Main Stage, Tickets $16 - $18 ROYAL OAK from page 31 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Jan. 13 - Feb. 5. '06 2nd Stage, Tickets $14 Zombies from the Beyond Feb. 24 - March 12, '06 Alain Stage. Tickets $16 - $18 Ragtime May 26 - June 18. '06 }birth Theatre, Youth $6, Adult $9 Dec. 8 - 11, '05 non-bailer version. The Nutcracker Main Stage, Tickets $14 - $16 Dinner with Friends Mar. 31 -Apr.16, '06 2nd Stage, Tickets $12 Hollywood Arms Apr. 28 - May 7, '06 Main and 2nd Stage shows at 8 pm. except Sundays at 2 pm. Blue Room Cabaret Nov. 25 - 26, Dec. 16 - 17, '05, Feb. 10 - 11, March 17 - 18, '06 $15/pp includes beverage & dessert crafters Gift Certificates Available! Visit us on the web! 248-541-6430 YEAR) Of 711I1 www.stagecrafters.org 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067 I Visa & MC I All Seats Reserved "One Stop Shopping" We on do it all 888-91-ROYAL ROYA L ARTS & CULTURE Jeffrey Kay - Executive Chef www.royal-otering.oet Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Graduations • Company Events Testimonial : "Royal Catering presented us with an assortment of mouth-watering menu selections to choose from. Close attention was paid to every detail involved with home catering and our specific needs (for a kosher family and friends' pre-wedding party). Jeff and the Royal Catering staff were professional and stress free to work with. We were so pleased with the success of our party - we hired him to do one two weeks later." - Lynn and Sandy Lipman 024720 32 • October 20, 2005 • MainStreets playground, Noir Leather (124 W. Fourth, 248-541-3979). Also in the mix is the fun and funky home and fashion accessory and beauty products store Shine (621 S. Washington, 248-414-5277) and Poppy Beauty Bar (412 S. Washington, 248-545-7466), stock- ing hard-to-find cosmetics and skin- care lines. With all the residential develop- ment in town, furnishing a new downtown pad means nothing more than walking out the front door to the contemporary Bright Ideas (220 S. Main, 248-541-9940), vintage (mid-century) Vertu (514 S. Washington, 248-545-6050), and the sleek Larsen at Home (501 S. Washington, 248-399-3660). For interesting accents, from Asian to vintage, Lotus Imports (419 S. Washington, 248-546-8820) and Paris Antiques (112 E. Fourth, 248-542-9594) are definitely worth a look. Lastly, all this shopping is sure to work up an appetite. Thankfully, Holiday Market (1203 S. Main, 248- 541-1414) takes grocery shopping to a new level. If you've never been, it's every bit as good as you've heard. (1696) EVENT PLANNINC, & PRODUCTION Kosher tr Dairy Available MainStreets ROYAL Longtime gallery Ariana (119 S. Main, 248-546-8810) remains a flag- ship, of sorts, for the fledgling artis- tic scene, and will perhaps inspire others, like the recently opened Neal Davis Gallery (314 W. Fourth, 248- 298-0326). Theater enthusiasts — either live or screen — make Royal Oak an important stop thanks to the award- wining, half-century old Stagecrafters (415 S. Lafayette, 248- 541-6430), which performs at the restored Baldwin Theatre, and the Main Art Theater (118 N. Main, 248-542-0180), home to exclusive showings of independent and artis- tic films. It's an institution to be sure, and Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle (269 E. Fourth, 248-542-9900) continues to dole out the laughs. Finally, one of southeast Michigan's jewels, the Detroit Zoological Park (corner of 1-696 and Woodward Ave., 248-398-0900) captivates visitors. ENTERTAINMENT/HANGOUT The bars and clubs in downtown Royal Oak are an interesting mix of formats. Woody's Diner (208 W. Fifth, 248-543-6911) and O'Toole's (205 W. Fifth, 248-591-9226) are ground zero for the early-20s set, while their slightly older brethren make Fifth Avenue Billiards (215 W. Fifth, 248-542-9922) their first choice. The scene is a little more subdued and a bit more dressed up at cigar bar Goodnight Gracie's (224 S. Sherman, 248-584-7400), while it's an "anything goes" attitude at Pronto Video Bar (608 S. Washington, 248-544-7900). And upstairs from Sangria, the line forms early at its Skyclub (401 S. Lafayette, 248-543-1964) disco. While they make a fine cup of Joe, check out the independently mined Café de Marquis (204 W. Fifth, 248-398-4169) and Java Mountain Coffee Bar (734 S. Washington, 248-398-3440). At the Royal Oak Music Theatre (318 W. Fourth, 248-399-2980), live concerts, comedy performances and dance parties draw crowds. Finally, some of the best free entertainment around can be found at the corners of Main Street and either Fourth or Fifth streets, where the passing parade is unlike any other. EVENTS The Royal Oak Farmer's Market (316 E. 11 Mile, 248-548-5588, open weekends all year, with additional days May through December) is tops for an abundant selection of fresh produce, flowers, baked goods and crafts. On Saturdays, the shed is an impressive flea market. For a wide variety of events, visit www.virtualroyaloak.com ; www.downtownroyaloak.org ; and www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us .