Hungarian Rhapsody

Born in Budapest in 1941, Adam
Fellegi is one of Hungary's leading
pianists and
the winner
of numerous
international
prizes. His
repertoire
includes clas-
sical standards
as well as
many contem-
porary works.
Adam Fellegi
Fellegi, who
likes to weave
discussion of his pieces into his
performances, will appear 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center in Farmington Hills
in a concert honoring Holocaust

survivor George Vine of West
Bloomfield. An afterglow will follow
the concert, which benefits the HMC
and Akiva Hebrew Day School.
.Fellegi, who has performed
throughout the world, has made sev-
eral visits to the United States and
Canada, where he has been artist
in residence at various universities.
Later this summer, from Aug. 25=
28, he will be artist in residence at
the Mackinac Island Annual Fudge
Festival.
The Holocaust Memorial Center is
located at 28123 Orchard Lake Road.
Tickets for the HMC concert are $50
concert and afterglow;. $25 concert
only, advance sale; $30 concert only,
purchased at the door. Tickets are
available by phone or in person at the
HMC. (248) 553-2400, Ext. 12.

The Jewish Community Center presents Israeli superstar singing sensation...

DAVID BROZA IN CONCERT

Sunday, May 21, 2006 • 7 p.m.

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building • Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus

6600 West Maple • West Bloomfield

Center Members: $10 • Non-Members: $15 • Students: $5

Israeli singer/songwriter David Broza, a modern troubadour of urban folk rock has 17 albums to his
name, many of which have gone gold, platinum, and multi-platinum. Join us for this amazing night as

we celebrate the spirit of Israel.

For more information, call

248.432.5577

or visit us on the Web at

Sponsored by: Hannan & Lisa Lis

THE CENTER

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Underwritten by the
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Joely Fisher (Ellen) play the older
Down In New Orleans
couple, and Kat Foster and Jewish
President Bush should have put
actor Eddie Kaye Thomas, 26, play legendary music impresario
the newlyweds. You probably know
George Wein, 81, in
Thomas as the suave
charge of Hurricane Katrina
reconstruction. Wein found-
Paul Finch in American
ed many music festivals —
Pie. (Joely Fisher, the
the Newport Folk Festival,
daughter of Jewish
singer Eddie Fisher,
the Newport Jazz Festival
is a practicing Christian -
and the New Orleans Jazz
like her mother, actress
and Heritage Festival
Connie Stevens. Joely's
— and he runs them with
half-sister, actress-writer
clockwork precision.
Carrie Fisher, daugh-
Last week, he coaxed an
George Wein
ter of Eddie and actress
all-star lineup to appear at
Debbie Reynolds, identi-
the New Orleans festival,
fies as Jewish.)
thereby bringing tens of millions of
Director Terry Zwigoff always
tourist dollars into that stricken city.
makes interesting, if somewhat
The big name musicians included
offbeat films (Bad Santa, Ghost
Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen,
World). His new film, Art School
Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.
Wein, by the way, refused to create
Confidential, opens in most cities
this week. It's about a young man
a New Orleans festival until the city
who has to deal with a lot of preten-
agreed, in 1960, not to enforce then-
tious people with odd ideas when he
existing laws that prohibited inter-
goes to art school. The screenplay is
racial musical groups and integrated
by Daniel Clowes, who was Oscar-
audiences.
nominated with Zwigoff for their
script for Ghost World.

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pril 25-May 21

,INIS..•ti'EN$EMBLE THEATRE

located in the lower- level of the ..ICC
660Q West Maple Road • West Bloomfield
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TICKETS: 248.788.2900

The world Premiere of Michigan playwright Kitty Dubin's newest endeavor. Ms. Dubin has learned to take
her serious themes and lace them with humor without damaging the pithy and moving material that she
addresses. This play deals with the Baby Boomer generation suddenly facing the farther end of middle
age. For many in our youth-worshipping culture, it is a terrifying prospect. 11,5620

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