Arts & Entertainment All-Ages Music Entertainer Dan Zanes performs for adults and children alike. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News an Zanes is planning one show for Detroit and another for Ann Arbor, but his goal remains the same for both — invite the audience to join the singing and dancing. Zanes, a family entertainer whose photo is part of the exhibit "Annie Leibovitz: American Music;' will supplement its viewing at the Detroit Institute of Arts as he and his band take the stage 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, for what is anticipated as a generally adult crowd. The troupe will focus on a younger gath- ering, sponsored by the University Musical Dan Zanes: Songs of inclusion. Society, for two performances, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor. Selections from this year's Catch That Train! recording will be included. "I'm thinking of the evening perfor- mance as social music leaning more toward grownups, but if they bring the kids along, that will be fine says Zanes, 45, who wants everyone to connect and have fun with his shows and defines "social" as hanging around and having a good time with each other. "We'll do a lot of old English songs that I think are particularly well-fitted for sing-alongs. We'll get a little naughty and humorous along the lines of what we've done on the CDs Sea Music and Parades and Panoramas and what I learned at summer camp when I was a kid in New Hampshire. "The Ann Arbor concert will be drawing from our five family CDs. There also will be a lot of singing along, but we'll be end- ing with a family dance party!' Zanes, who has entertained in both cit- ies, likes the company of diverse people as he vocalizes and plays guitar. His record- ings generally have one-third original music with the rest traditional music that's been updated to celebrate different cultures. "The songs we pick are fun, and I have an emotional connection to them all:' Zanes says. "I don't think of any of it as children's music because it's not at all par- ticular to the experiences of children. "I actually think of my music as all-ages music, and this is what makes us different from other people in the children's field. I believe that grandparents and parents are just as important in all this as the kids!' Zanes started playing guitar when he was 8 and got caught up with rock 'n' roll in junior high school. Soon after starting Oberlin College in Ohio, he teamed up with Tom Lloyd, and they toured as Del Fuegos. Rolling Stone named Del Fuegos the best new band in 1984, and they made several recordings with "Don't Run Wild" as their hit single. In 1987, Zanes married at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. The entertainer, who describes his sport as "big ball golf" invented by him and a South Carolina rabbi, has competed at Andover High School, which has the only course in the state. "We last performed for Temple Israel in 2000:' says Nichols, 37, who has worked with other area congregations. "I regularly help lead an informal Jewish educational program called Madrichim for seventh- and eighth-graders at Temple Shir Shalom. "I have been coming to West Bloomfield for 11 years, and I have been provided with the opportunity to experiment with new music and new educational pro- grams. Temple Shir Shalom has become.a holy laboratory for me!' Nichols, based in North Carolina, stud- ied voice in high school and soon decided to pursue an entertainment career. He fronted the alternative rock band the Olskies for six years and earned a bache- lor's degree in music at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. "I started Eighteen in 1996 after a friend and founder of the band, Mason Cooper, suggested that the Jewish world had no modern rock music with Jewish values:' Nichols says. "I write music and lyrics with Mason and with Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Shir Shalom!' In the years that the band has been together, members have released several recordings — Life, Be Strong and Kol HaShabbat ("The Voice of the Sabbath"). Modern Jewish Rock Dan Nichols links teens to their religion, culture. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News D Dan Nichols, upper right, and his band Eighteen perform modern Jewish rock at Jewish summer camps, temples and commu- nity centers throughout the country. an Nichols has two ways of playing in Michigan — per- formances with his Jewish rock band Eighteen and competition with the sport Bbolf. Nichols, who describes his band as "high-energy fun:' will present a free show 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, Florida Stone Crab Claws Now In Season! 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