through extraordinary effort," writes
the author in his chapter "Ghetto
Gardens.""Gardens conformed to the
expected cycle of seasons and growth
and life; a garden was a demonstra-
tion of life in order, not a world turned
upside down."
Sponsored by the University of
Michigan School of Natural Resources
and Environment and Arts on Earth,
Helphand speaks 4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb.
16, at the Screening Room, located in
the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.,
in Ann Arbor. A reception follows from
5-6 p.m. Books will be available for
purchase and signing. The event is free
and pre-registration is not required.
For more information, contact Erin
Goretzke at erinla@umich.edu .

Berlin On Bass

Jeff Berlin is considered one the finest
electric bass players in the world and
for more than 30 years has jammed
with a diverse group of jazz and rock
superstars — from artists David

Liebman, Randy and the late Michael
Brecker and Mike Stern to Van Halen
and Rush. The founder of the Players
School of Music in Clearwater, Fla.,
he has been at the forefront of music
education for two decades, appearing
in clinics worldwide, as well as in the
pages of numerous music magazines.
The owner and president of Dean
Guitars was such a fan that he built
a model bass that is now being sold
worldwide as the "Jeff Berlin!' Berlin's
latest CD, Lumpy Jazz, features his
regular touring group, ex-Pat Metheny
drummer Danny Gottlieb and Richard
Drexler on piano and upright bass.
Berlin switches out band mates
on Sunday, Feb. 18, when he stops in
Michigan with fellow bassists Stuart
Hamm and Billy Sheehan for the Bx3
Tour (bass times three), a bass version of
the highly successful G3 (guitar) Tour.
The musicians will appear at the
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tion. Jake, the article notes, owes
his survival to his inheritance, from
his father, of the fairly rare "delta
32" genetic mutation. Few persons
with this mutation progress from
HIV infection to AIDS. This same
mutation, many scientists say, gave
a small percentage of medieval
Europeans almost complete immu-
nity to the infamous Black Death
plague.
No, modern medical science
hasn't yet found a way to utilize
this mutation to protect the general
population. Still, it was great to
learn that the Glaser family tragedy
has been tempered by Jake's near-
miracle genetics.

Film Notes

Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves
Raymond) has a large supporting
role in Words and Music, a romantic
comedy starring Drew Barrymore
and Hugh "Mr. Romantic Comedy"

Grant. The film opens Friday, Feb.
16.
Also opening this Friday is
Breach, a thriller starring Chris
Cooper and Laura
Linney. It's based
on the real case of
Robert Hanssen, an
FBI agent who spied
for the Russians.
It's the second film
Brad
directed by Billy
Garrett
Ray. He made his
directorial debut with
Shattered Glass (2003), a well-
received movie based on the real
case of a magazine reporter who
made up his stories. Ray wrote the
scripts for both films.
Ray says he knows his "coun-
try music" name is "a curse" for
a Jewish guy. He is named after
Willy Burns, his great-uncle and
the brother of comedian George
Burns.

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