Arts & Entertainment Art For All Our annual list of this year's best art fairs. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News T Arts, Downtown Grand Rapids. July 15-17: (616) 459-1300; www.festivalgr.org. Farmington June 5 6: Art on the Grand, Downtown Founders Fiona Collins exhibits her paintings Farmington. (248) 473-1856; Festival, Myles Stearn will show May 22-23 at the Fine Art at the www.downtownfarmington.org . Downtown his pottery May 15-16 at Village, Village of Rochester Hills. June 11 13: Clay, Glass and Metal Farmington. Art Birmingham. Festival, Washington Street in Downtown (248) 477-1199; Royal Oak. (248) 547-4000; www.foundersfestival.com . Aug. 20 22: Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, www.royaloakchamber.com . July 21 24: Ann Arbor Street Art Fairs, Riverside Park, Depot Town, Frog Island June 12: Berkley Art Bash, 12 Mile Ann Arbor. (800) 888-9487; and Downtown. (734) 483-6071; between Tyler and Wakefield. (248) 414- www.visitannarobr.org. www.ypsilantiheritagefestival.com . 7222; wwwberkleychamber.com. July 23 25: Concours d'Elegance at Aug. 21 Oct. 3: Michigan Renaissance June 17 19: Liberty Fest Fine Art & Fine Meadow Brook, Meadow Brook Hall. (248) Festival, Holly. (800) 601-4848; Craft Show, Heritage Park, Canton. 643-8645; www.meadowbrookconcours.org . www.michrenfest.com . (734) 394-5460; www.cantonfun.org . July 30 Aug. 1: Orchard Lake Fine Art Sept. 3 6: Arts, Beats & Eats, Downtown June 25 27: Arts and Acts, Downtown Show: Orchard Lake Road between 14 and Royal Oak. (248) 334-4600; Northville. (248) 349-7640; 15 Mile roads. (248) 684-3748; www.artsbeatseats.com. www.ci.northville.mi.us . www.HotWorks.org . Sept. 6: Art in the Village, Franklin. June 26 27: Lathrup Village Art in the Aug. 5 7: Sterlingfest, Dodge Park. (248) 626-9666. Park, Lathrup Village Municipal Park. (586) 446-2489; wwwsterling-heights.net . Sept. 10 12: Art & Apples Festival, www.lathrupvillageartinthepark.com . Aug. 6 7: Allen Park Street Fair, Rochester Municipal Park. (248) 651- June 26 27: Jazzin' on Jefferson, Downtown District. (313) 928-1469; 4110; www.artandapples.com . Downtown Detroit. (313) 331-7939; www.cityofallenpark.org . Sept. 17 19: Funky Ferndale Art www.jazzinonjefferson.com . Aug. 13 15: Milford Memories Summer Fair and DIY Street Fair, Nine Mile at July 2 5: Stars and Stripes Festival, Festival, Downtown Milford. (248) 685- Woodward and Troy at Woodward. (248) Downtown Mount Clemens. 7129; www.milfordmemories.com . 546-1632; www.downtownferndale. (586) 493-4344; www.funfestin.com . Aug. 14 15: Shelby Township Art Fair, Sept. 25 26: Common Ground's 36th July 7 10: Wyandotte Street Art Fair, Shelby Township Municipal Grounds. Annual Birmingham Street Art Fair, Biddle between Oak and Eureka. (734) (586) 731-0300; South Old Woodward between Maple and 324-4502; www.wyandottestreetartfaitorg. www.shelbyparksandrecreation.org . Daines. (734) 662-3382, ext. 105; July 9 11: Art in the Park, Downtown Aug. 14 15: Brighton Fine Arts Festival, www.theguild.org . Plymouth. www.artinthepark.com . Downtown Brighton. (810) 227-5086; Oct. 14 16: Our Town, The Community July 9 11: Trenton Mid-Summer Festival, www.brightoncoc.org . House, Birmingham. (248) 644-5832; Riverfront Business District. (734) 675- Aug. 14 15: Downtown Monroe Fine www.communityhouse.com. 7300; wwwtrentonmid-summer.com. Art Fair, Loranger Square. Oct. 15 17: Great Lakes Art Fair, Rock July 10 11: Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, www.monroemainstreet.com. Financial Showplace, Novi. (248) 348- Royal Oak Memorial Park. (248) 246-3180. Aug. 14 15: Great Lakes Folk Festival, 5600; www.greatlakesartfair.com. July 10 11: Art in the Park, Halmich Folk Arts Marketplace, Downtown East Nov. 19 20: Ridge Fine Art and Park, Warren. (586) 795-5471; Lansing. (517) 432-4533; Handmade Wares Show, Pleasant Ridge www.warrenfinearts.com . www.greatlakesfolkfest.net Community Center. (248) 398-8107. ❑ - his year's art fairs include a few new names and places. The changes have come about because of enhanced activities, varied sponsorships or contract considerations. Northville Art in the Sun, for instance, has become part of the new Arts and Acts, which launched to include a series of short plays among the summer offerings. The Birmingham Fine Art Festival has morphed into Art Birmingham with some new orga- nizational ties and a new location. Arts, Beats & Eats has moved from Pontiac to Royal Oak due to site opportunities. At the time of publication, some dates of familiar festivals, such as the annual Fourth of July weekend Comerica Cityfest, had not been confirmed (for updates, call (313) 872-0188 or go to www.newcenter.com ). Since the list of fairs comes out before the season, it is helpful to check the particulars before heading to any of the following, which are arranged in order of their dates: May 1: Westacres Artist Market, West Bloomfield. (248) 363-8936; www.westacres1936.org . May 15 16: Art Birmingham, South Old Woodward between Maple and Daines. (248) 644-0866; www.theguild.org . May 22 23: Fine Art at the Village, Village of Rochester Hills, Walton at Adams. (248) 689-8734; www.FineArtAttheVillage.com . May 22 23: East Lansing Art Festival, Downtown East Lansing. (517) 319-6804; www.elartfest.com . June 4 6: Grand Rapids Festival of the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jews sorts. It also is the 77th birthday of country- music legend Willie Nelson. Virtuoso harmonica player Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News Birthday Notes Li 54 Tomorrow, April 30, is this writer's birthday. Being a history-minded guy, I've made a mental note of notable events on 4-30 — and the list includes: Washington's First Inauguration (1789); the Louisiana Purchase (1803); the fall of Saigon (1975); and Hitler's suicide (1945). During Hitler's lifetime, Jews told this grim joke: Hitler visits a psychic, who tells him that he will die on a Jewish holiday. Hitler asks, "Which one?" The psychic says, "Any day you die will be a Jewish holiday." So, tomorrow is a Jewish holiday of April 29 • 2010 Mickey Raphael Mickey Raphael, 59, has been in Nelson's band since 1973. Born and raised in Dallas, Raphael's Jewish father fled from Germany in 1936; his mother is an American-born Jew. Raphael is interviewed in Scott Benarde's 2003 book on Jewish rock- ers, Stars of David. Raphael told Benarde that Willie Nelson, a kind gentleman, has never uttered an anti-Semitic remark and that Willie knows a lot about Jews and Judaism. However, most country-music people, Raphael says, are woefully ignorant about Jews/Judaism and some even use phrases like, "Jew 'em down" with- out realizing how offensive it is. Raphael will be in Detroit with Nelson and his band when their current tour stops at the Fillmore on May 9. How To Succeed Daniel Radcliffe, 20, the star of the Harry Potter movies, is going to star in a new Broadway revival of the musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. It is set to open some- time next year. How To opened in 1962 to glori- ous reviews, ran for four years and won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The songs were by Frank Loesser (1910-1969), with a story by Abe Burrows (1910-1985). Daniel A 1995 revival, Radcliffe starring Matthew Broderick, now 48, ran for about two years. Like Broderick, Radcliffe is the son of a Jewish mother and a non- Jewish father. (Radcliffe identifies as Jewish, but is secular.) It looks like Radcliffe, like Broderick, is going to make the dif- ficult transition from an adolescent star to a successful adult actor. ❑