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the Perlman Music
Fagenson) is host-
Program in a three-
ing a new radio show
concert series
called The Motor City
in New York (at
Hayride, broadcast
the Metropolitan
exclusively on Sirius
Museum of Art) and
XM's Outlaw Country
Gail Zimmerman
in Israel. This season
channel, Sirius chan-
Arts Editor
he will conduct con-
nel 63 and XM channel
certs with the San
12. Was will be host-
Francisco, New Jersey, Seattle, Baltimore,
ing Detroit-themed shows, with special
and Dallas symphonies and the Israel
guests, from various locations around
Philharmonic. He also
his hometown. Programs air 10 p.m.
will begin his second
Saturdays with rebroadcasts at 8 a.m.
season as artistic direc-
Sundays and 10 a.m. Mondays.
tor of the Westchester
"The Hayride will conjure up a unique
Philharmonic Orchestra.
jambalaya of Detroit civic pride and ren-
Rohan De Silva, a
egade country music," says Was. "We'll
native of Sri Lanka,
spin some cool records — some of which
began his piano stud-
come from my personal stash of unre-
ies with his mother, the
leased masters — and interview local
late Primrose De Silva.
notables who are keeping the city inter-
He spent six years at the
esting and vibrant."
Royal Academy of Music
Was has produced records for the
in London. He performs
Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt,
frequently with Perlman
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. His
and was seen with him
recent producer projects include new
on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center broad-
releases from Americana artists Delbert
cast in January 2000. De Silva is currently
McClinton, Todd Snider, Old Crow
a faculty member in collaborative arts and Medicine Show and Kris Kristofferson.
chamber music at the Juilliard School.
For more information, go to
Tickets are $10-$80. (734) 764-2538;
www.sirius.com/outlawcountry or www.
www.ums.org.
xmradio.com/outlawcountry.

A recipient of both the National Medal
of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors,
violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman was
selected to perform at the inauguration of
President Barack Obama earlier this year.
He'll return to Ann Arbor 4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 14, in Hill Auditorium, to launch
University Musical Society's 2009/2010
season. Performing alongside pianist
Rohan De Silva, it will
be Perlman's first UMS
recital since 2000.
Born in Israel in 1945,
Perlman completed his
initial training at the
Academy of Music in Tel
Aviv. He came to New York
and soon was propelled
into the international
arena with an appear-
ance on the Ed Sullivan
Show in 1958. Following
his studies at the Juilliard Itzhak Perlman
School, Perlman won
the prestigious Leventritt Competition in
1964, which led to a burgeoning world-
wide career. Since then, he has appeared
with every major orchestra and in recitals
and festivals around the world.
Perlman's 09/10 season highlights
include a performance with the New York
Philharmonic to commemorate World
Radio Days
Polio Day, two West Coast tours, recit-
als across North and Central America
Oak Park native and Grammy-winning
and appearances with students from
producer/musician Don Was (ne Don

Hadassah Happening

The Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
always brings in great speakers for its

annual opening meeting, and this year is
no exception.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Hollywood pro-
ducer, writer and comic book historian
Michael Uslan, originator and execu-
tive producer of the six-part Batman
film series, will present " Pow! Zap! Oy!:
How Jewish Immigrants Created Super
Heroes" at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield.
In his talk, Uslan will address the
mostly Jewish founders of the comic-
book industry and highlight the con-
nection of the super heroes created by
these men and women to Jewish lore and
traditions. You'll find out just how similar
Superman and Moses really are.
Uslan was a blue-collar kid from New
Jersey who had a passion and love for
comics since he was little. He decided
to take what he loved in life and turn it
into his work. Uslan's passion helped him
endure the 10 years of being rejected by
every single studio in Hollywood. As he
often says, he's a living testament that
you can make your dreams come true.
Registration for the program is 10-
11:45 a.m., followed by lunch at noon
and the speaker at 1 p.m. Boutiques for
shopping will be open 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25 speaker only/$45 speaker
and lunch (member), $55 speaker and
lunch (nonmember). Reservations
requested by Sept. 25. For more informa-
tion, call Hadassah, (248) 683-5030, or go
to www.detroithadassah.org . ❑

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Extracting Laughs

Now in theaters is Extracts, a com-
edy written and directed by Mike
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40 . Judge, who created Beavis and Butt-
Head. He also wrote and directed
1999's Office Space, a sharp work-
itio) place comedy that became a DVD
hit. In Office Space, the employees
were sharp and their bosses were
idiots. Judge reverses things in his
new film.
Jason Bateman plays Joel, a smart
but uptight factory owner who has
a lot of dumb people working for
him in his flavoring ("extracts") fac-
tory. Joel plans to sell the factory,
along with an artificial flavoring he
invented, to General Mills. His plan

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goes awry when one employee gets
injured and sues him for a ruinous
amount with the help of a shyster
lawyer (a small part played by Gene
Simmons, of KISS
fame).
Further complica-
tions ensue when
Joel believes his
wife (SNL's Kristen
Wiig) may be run-
ning around on him.
Mile Kunis
His friend, Dean
(Ben Affleck), talks
Joel into hiring a hapless gigolo to
test his wife's fidelity. Meanwhile,
Joel finds himself falling for a pretty
new assembly worker (Mila Kunis),
who, unknown to Joel, is working
with the shyster lawyer to build a
case against Joel.

Making A Racket

As reported by JTA:
"Tennis star Venus Williams received
an award from the Anti-Defamation
League for opposing the exclusion from
play of an Israeli tennis player. Williams
was presented with ADL's Americanism
Award last month for speaking out
against a move in February to exclude
Israel tennis player Shahar Pe'er from a
tournament in Dubai.
"The United Arab Emirates had
refused to issue a visa to Pe'er,
Israel's top female tennis player, pre-
venting her from taking part in the
Dubai Tennis Championship. Williams
publicly decried the move and called
for fair treatment of players.
"'What Venus Williams did in Dubai
must be acknowledged and celebrat-
ed,' Abraham Foxman, ADL's national

director, said at the
award presentation
in New York. 'When
Shahar Pe'er was
denied a visa to
compete in the tour-
nament, Venus knew
that it was wrong and
Shahar Pe'er
she knew that some-
one had to say so. And she did.'
"After receiving the award, Williams
said she strongly believes in equality
among tennis players and that she
did not think UAE officials would deny
Pe'er a visa next time. 'I feel like I did
the minimum, just to speak and to say
something,' Williams said. 'It shows
that whatever little thing you can do
to make a difference really will help. I
want to thank Shahar for her courage,
and I share this award with her. —

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