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ROBINSON GALLERY
Feb 8 - 29

Un-Shelved: An Altered Books Exhibition
Books creatively recycled into works of art.
A community project of the BBAC, the Bloomfield
Township Public Library and graduate students
from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

FASHION WITH A KICK The latest clothing designs mix with some innova-

tive dance steps during the annual style show planned by students attending West
Bloomfield High School. This year's program, The Roots of Fashion, begins
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in the school's auditorium on Orchard Lake Road. Teens
enrolled in fashion merchandising and dance classes work with local merchants to
find what they consider sensational spring outfits and take charge of the model-
ing, staging, merchandising, publicity, promotion, choreography, hospitality, pho-
tography and music. Proceeds from the $6 tickets benefit the school's Children's
Fund, fashion and dance programs, and prom activities. Cooperating merchants
include Aeropostale, Bella Bridal, Cache, Cache Luxe, Dunham's, Eleganza,
Essence, Funky 7, Guys 'N Gals, Laker Landing, Levi's, Lolly Ella, Luxe, Men's
Wearhouse, Moosejaw, Mr. Alan's, Nahla's Place, National Dry Goods, Nicole
Miller, Oliver's Trendz, Rear Ends, Revive, Stewart's Menswear, Strike A Pose,
This Is Me and TWC. (248) 865-6730.

RAMP GALLERY
Feb 8 - 29
Gary Van Gorp

Whimsical and colorful collection of paintings by
Gary. Van Gorp

DE SALLE & COMMONS GALLERIES
Feb 8 - 29
Inside the BBAC

Fresh art from the BBAC studios

exhibitions presented by CHASE with sponsorship support from Whole Foods and Platinum Magazine

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LOVE NOTES The Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra extend the celebration of Valentine's Day with two separate concerts.
Getting the holiday off to an early start is Love Songs from the MOT, a program
that features MOT soloists performing Broadway tunes, pop music and standards
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Farmington Players
Barn Theatre in Farmington Hills. $15-$18. (248) 473-
1848. The DSO observes the holiday and then stretch-
es it with four performances of A Funny Valentine,
featuring jazz vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway (left)
and conductor Erich Kunzel. Amorous standards can
be heard 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14; 8:30
p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 15-16; and 3 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 17, at Detroit's Orchestra Hall in the Max M.
Fisher Music Center. $15-$105. (313) 576-5111.

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BEYOND WORDS Recycling gets a whole new meaning with a February exhib-
it shown in three locales: the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Birmingham,
the Bloomfield Township Public Library in Bloomfield Township and the
Cranbrook Academy of Art Forum Gallery in Bloomfield Hills. Un-Shelved: An