Holy Rollers depicts bad Jews, but
(his and Yosef's favorite word), but
that doesn't mean it's bad for the
what drives him remains perpetually
Jews. Perfectly watchable as it unfolds
unclear. Sam doesn't buy stuff with
on the screen, it's too superficial
his money, or brag about his growing
and unmemorable to leave any last-
wad. And if he's rejecting and rebel-
ing anti-Jewish impression. If only
ling against his honest, decent father's
small-potatoes existence, that's unlike- the same could be said of Bernie
Madoff. Pl
ly to win Sam our admiration.

Holy Rollers screens at the Magic Bag as part of its View and Brew
Series 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14. The Magic Bag is located at 22920
Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Doors at 8 p.m. $2. (248) 544-3030;
www.magicbag.com .

Family Bonding

Three generations find themselves
on the same musical page at Adam
Lambert concert.

Adam Lambert
returns to
Michigan for two
outdoor festivals
next week (that
are not part of
the Glam Nation
Tour).
Adam
He'll play
Lambert
the Chesaning
Showboat Music Festival 7 p.m.
Monday, July 12, in Chesaning,
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ecile Kaplan, 81, of Livonia
has been a big fan of
Adam Lambert, 28 and
"a nice [Jewish] boy," since his first
appearance on the eighth season of
American Idol. So, when her daughter,
Janet Kaplan, 56, also of Livonia, read
that Lambert was to appear at the
Royal Oak Music Theatre on June 18,
as part of his ongoing Glam Nation
Tour, she decided that taking her
mom to the show would be a perfect
Mother's Day gift.
Janet had heard venues were selling
out fast so she went to the box office
early on the day tickets went on sale,
waited in line in the rain for three hours
and bought a group of tickets. Fifteen
minutes later, the show was sold out.
When Cecile's granddaughter, Julie
Kaplan, 24, of Ann Arbor, a third-
year medical student at University of
Michigan, heard her grandmother was
going to the performance, she decided
to use one of the tickets — not
because she was a Lambert fan but

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to protect Grandma from the general
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(and also to watch Grandma turn into
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"The crowd was full of families —
normal families like us:' said Cecile.
"Adam's performance was wonderful,
and the crowd went wild. I had the
best Mother's Day present of my life.
And, now," she said, "the rest of my
family understands what the fuss is all
about."

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and general admission seating:
$10-$29.50.
www.chesaningshowboat.org .
On Tuesday, July 13, he'll appear
at the Common Ground Music
Festival in downtown Lansing.
Allison Iraheta and Orianthi open.
Gates at 5-5:30; Lambert per-
forms around 7 to 7:30 p.m. $32
for a one-day pass.
www.commongroundfest.com .
At press time, tickets were
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