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ARTS 6, CULTURE
Meet photographer Andrew Moore,
autographing copies of his large-
format book, Detroit Disassembled,
focusing on the ruins of Detroit,
7 p.m. Friday, April 30, in Oakland
Community College Theater, 739 S.
Washington in Royal Oak. Free. Oak
Park's Book Beat also sponsors: (248).
968-1190.
View history of the Village Players at
exhibit opening Saturday, May 1, at
Birmingham Historical Museum and
Park, 556 W. Maple in Birmingham
48009. Hours:1-4 p.m. Wednesdays-
Saturdays. (248) 530-1928.
Admire colorful pencil drawings
inspired by travels of Diane Zogut,
artist of the month for May, at
Birmingham Community House, 380
S. Bates. Runs May 2-31. (248) 644-
5482.
Attend opening reception for pho-
tography show, "Continents Apart:
From Morocco to the American
Southwest," 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May
5, at Kerrytown Concert House, 415
N. Fourth, Ann Arbor. Show dates: May
4-June 30. (734) 769-2999 or
www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com .
See works of 77 emerging artists
when Cranbrook Academy of Art pres-
ents its "Graduate Degree Exhibition,"
through May 9, at Museum of
Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD),
4454 Woodward, Detroit 48201. www.
mocadetroit.org or 832-6622.
Appreciate beautiful art glass:
• Charach Gallery, inside West
Bloomfield JCC: "State of the Glass,"
through May 12, displays works by
students and alumni from College for
Creative Studies in Detroit. Hours:10
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. (248) 432-5579.
• Russell Industrial Center, 1604 Clay
in Detroit 48211: Glass, paintings and
sculptures at exhibit through May 23.
www.michiganhotglass.com or (313)
8711798.
• Farina's Banquet Hall, 2485
Coolidge, in Berkley: Admire contem-
porary glass exhibit, including award-
winning work, through May 23. www.
habatat.com or (248) 554-0590.
Discuss All Other Nights, a Civil War
story of race, religion and romance
that will feature call-in with author
Dara Horn at Lunch and Literature
Book Club program noon Wednesday,
May 12, at West Bloomfield JCC. Jan
Durecki, archivist at the Temple Beth
El archives, will speak on "Michigan
Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War."
Free; bring your own lunch. RSVP to
Francine: fmenken@jccdet.org or (248)
432-5546.
Appreciate works by Kathy Kosins
and Fran Seikaly at "A Two Women
Art Show," through May 14, at the
Paramount Gallery, 22635 Woodward
in Ferndale. Hours: www.thePara-
mountGallery.com .
Explore images of the "European in
African Art, 1500-Present," special
exhibit through Aug. 8, at the Detroit
Institute of Arts. www.dia.org or (313)
833-7971.
CINEMA & STAGE
Hear music by Jule Styne and lyr-
ics by Stephen Sondheim in Gypsy,
Broadway's acclaimed musical about
an aspiring show biz family, start-
ing Friday, April 30, at Farmington
Players Barn Playhouse, 32332 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. Audience can
stay for opening night pizza party with
cast. $18 adult with discounts avail-
able, including $2 off on Thursdays.
Tickets/schedule through May 22:
www.farmingtonplayers.org or (248)
553-2955.
Check out Alfred Molina and cameo by
Theodore Bike! in The Little Traitor,
opening Friday, April 30, for an
exclusive engagement at Landmark
Maple Art Theatre, 4135 W. Maple at
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Movie takes place toward end of
British rule in Palestine. Schedule/tick-
ets: www.landmarktheatres.com or
(248) 263-2111.
Experience Night Scales, a Fable
for Klara K, poetic tale by Wayne
State University faculty member Chris
Woman's World
Applaud for Shirley Ruzumna, recipient of this
year's Woman of Valor Award, at Lois Linden
Nelson "Woman's World" fundraising event of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood, 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, at 27375 Bell
Road in Southfield. Day also includes boutique
shopping, sit-down luncheon and a raffle.
Keynote speaker will be famed attorney Gloria
Allred. Luncheon ticket: $54; higher giving
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levels available. www.lInwomansworld.org or
(248) 357-5544, ext. 48.
Tysh, 8 p.m. through May 1, at the
Studio Theatre, downstairs of Hilberry
Theatre, 4742 Cass, Detroit. Memory
and fantasy in war-torn Eastern
Europe told through multimedia pro-
jections, film and sound. $10-$12; dis-
counts available: www.wsushows.com
or (313) 577-2972.
Bask in Radiant Sun, Michigan pre-
miere of Terri Sarris' documentary
about noted textile designer Ruth
Adler Schnee of Southfield, still
active in her 80s, who escaped Nazi
Germany, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 2,
at Cranbrook Institute of Science
Auditorium, 39221 Woodward in
Bloomfield Hills. Sarris will introduce
film. $15 adults; discounts for mem-
bers/students. Felicia:
fmolnar@cranbrook.edu .
Enjoy girl group music, circa 1958,
with The Marvelous Wonderettes,
closing 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at the
Gem Theatre, 333 Madison in Detroit.
$29-$39.50. www.gemtheatre.com or
(313) 963-9800.
Find A Delicate Balance, presented
by Stagecrafters through May 2, on
2nd Stage of Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette in Royal Oak. Performed 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday with 2 p.m.
matinee Sunday. Show has adult con-
tent and language. Tickets ($12): www.
stagecrafters.org or (248) 541-6430.
Clap for Lauren London playing
"Laurey" in Rodgers & Hammerstein's
classic musical Oklahoma! through
May 2, at Village Theater at Cherry
Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill in Canton.
Tickets: www.spotlightplayersmi.org or
(734) 484-3284.
See worldwide cinema offerings during
Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival,
through May 6, at United Artists
Commerce Theater, Birmingham
Palladium 12, Ann Arbor's Michigan
Theatre and Flint Institute of Arts. Two
special events are at United Artists
Commerce Theater, 3033 Spring Vale
Road, near 14 Mile and Haggerty:
• No. 4 Street of Our Lady: Judy
Maltz will speak and accept Festival
award for "Best Documentary" fol-
lowing screening of her film 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 2. Little-known story is
about a Polish-Catholic woman who
saved 16 of her Jewish neighbors
during World War II. $10, purchase
through www.jccdet.org or co-sponsors
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah:
(248) 683-5030 or National Council
of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit
Council: (248) 355-3330, ext. 0.
• Adam's Wall: Attend pre-glow with
desserts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 4,
if purchasing film ticket ($10) from
ORT America Michigan Region. Film,
shown at 8, presents the tangled love
story of Montreal teenagers, who are
Orthodox Jewish and Lebanese. $10.
ORT office: (248) 723-8860; Suzanne
Berman: (248) 354-5589.
Learn the realities of urban education
in Loren Goldenberg's documentary,
Our School, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6,
and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Burton
Theater, 3420 Cass in Detroit 48201.
Tickets: (313) 473-9238.
Let the sun shine in at community the-
ater production of Hair, the iconic '60s
rock musical, opening 8 p.m. Friday,
May 7, at Village Players Playhouse,
34660 Woodward in Birmingham. Tribe
members include director Deb Dworkin
of Clawson and actress Leora Ben-
Ze'ev of Berkley. $17. Call or check Web
site for show times, through May 24.
www.birminghamvillageplayers.com or
(248) 644-2075.
Applaud Hilberry Theatre Company
graduate students in rotating produc-
tions of Good (through May 7), a
drama set in Germany prior to World
War II, and Beaux Strategem (through
May 15), a comedy from 1707, at
Hilberry, 4742 Cass on Wayne State
University campus in Detroit. Schedule
includes 8 p.m. evenings and 2 p.m.
Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
$25-$35. Palmer Park moves here
from the JET starting May 21. www.
wsushows.com or (313) 577-2972.
Watch video program Radio Priest,
about controversial Father Charles
Coughlin of Shrine of the Little Flower
in Royal Oak, 1 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, May 8-9, at Detroit Historical
Museum, 5401 Woodward. Emery King,
formerly of TV station WDIV, narrates
film. Free with museum admission.
www.detroithistorical.org or (313) 833-
1805.
Discover why Breaking Up is Hard to
Do, featuring songs by Neil Sedaka,
through May 16, at Meadow Brook
Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall in Rochester.
Classic cars outside theater 6:30-7:30
p.m. Fridays. Schedule-tickets: www.
mbtheatre.com or (248) 377-3300.
COMEDY & MUSIC
Enjoy choral masterpieces, Broadway
and pops when Benjamin Cohen,
former director of Zamir Chorale of
Metropolitan Detroit, leads Ann Arbor-
based Vocal Arts Ensemble 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 1, at Congregational
Church of Birmingham, 1000
Cranbrook Road, west of Woodward.
Suggested donation: $10.
www.vocalartsannarbor.org .
Listen to versatile guitar duo,
Troubadours, part of the Schmier
Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May
2, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Request
complimentary tickets from Linda:
linda@temple-israel.org or (248) 661-
5700.
Enjoy live music at Kerrytown
Concert House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann
Arbor: Upcoming is Danny Fox Trio, 8
p.m. Tuesday, May 4, and Fred Hersch,
8 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Tickets: www.
kerrytownconcerthouse.com or (734)
769-2999.
Welcome piano soloist Andre Watts
performing Brahm's Piano Concerto
No. 2 when guest conductor James
Gaffigan leads Detroit Symphony
Orchestra concerts through May 2, at
Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward, Detroit.
Tickets: www.detroitsymphony.com or
(313) 576-5111.
Listen to Noa, Israel's most famous
singer, and Israeli-Arab singer Mira
Awad, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5,
at Wharton Center for Performing
Arts, Bogue Street and Wilson on
Michigan State University campus in
East Lansing 48824. Concert blends
contemporary pop with Mid-Eastern
inflections. $35, $15 student. (800)
WHARTON or www.whartoncenter.com .
Join local performers at "For Pete's
Sake," a celebration of folk singing
legend Pete Seeger's 91st birthday,
8 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at the Ark
Coffeehouse, 316 S. Main in Ann Arbor.
Lineup includes Chris Buhalis, Gemini,
Emily Slomovits, Mustard's Retreat,
Dick Siegel, Paul Tinkerhess and
Matt Watroba. $10. www.theark.org or
Hotline: (734) 761-1451.
Welcome string trio from Detroit
Symphony Orchestra musicians at
Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings
concert 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 7,
at Hagopian World of Rugs, 8590
S. Old Woodward in Birmingham.
Refreshments at 8. Purchase tickets
($20, $10 for students) from: www.
detroitchamberwinds.org or (248)
559-2095.
Hear choral favorites performed by
Farmington Civic Chorus at "String
of Pearls" concert 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, May 7-8, at Seligman
Performing Arts Center of Detroit
Country Day High School, 22305 W.
13 Mile in Beverly Hills, MI 48025.
Tickets: $15 at door; $12 advance at
Costick Center. www.farmingtonchorus.
com .
Thrill to arias sung by Russian-born
mezzo soprano Irina Mishura at
Tuesday Musicale of Detroit concert.
8 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at First
Presbyterian Church of Birmingham,
1669 W. Maple. Tickets start at $35.
(313) 882-7775.
EVENT HOTLINE
Enjoy free entertainment and sample
foods 11-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday, April
30-May 2, at Plum Market, Maple at
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Socialize with David L. Bittker Unit of
B'nai B'rith, group for descendants of
Holocaust survivors, 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 1, at Langan's Norwest Lanes,
32905 Northwestern Highway in
Farmington Hills. $30 per couple/$15
per person includes pizza, pop, salad
and bowling; free for anyone joining
BB that evening. RSVP to Marci: (248)
661-5006 or rotenclan@sbcglobal.net .
Hear WDFN morning co-host Sean
Galigian speak on "The State of Our
Teams" at Temple Beth El Brotherhood
Breakfast 9:45 a.m. (eat at 9)
Sunday, May 2, at 7400 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Nominal charge
for breakfast at door. Barbara Grant:
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
Join more than 30 local Jewish orga-
nizations sponsoring our community's