Arts & Entertainment RECONNECTING Art 'Star' Was Up? from page 39 Metalsmith brings Judaica and more to annual Ann Arbor fairs. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News The Royal Jammers, circa 1965, performing at a bar mitzvah at the Raleigh House in Southfield during orchestra breaks. Left to right: Drew Wachler on guitar, Sammy Gunn on piano, Don (Fagenson) Was on guitar, Link Wachler on drums and Ricky Fishman on guitar. Henry Baskin that won a local Emmy Award in the category of Public/ Current/Community Affairs program. "Getting together with the people who were in the bands will be a great joy," Jacobs says. "I know that the memories will come back as we play. "I played on and off through college at Michigan State University, and I did a bit of guitar work in coffeehouses. Although I came close to becoming a professional musician, I decided to take another path, but I've always stayed in touch with the people in the bands." Was — married and the father of three with the oldest, Anthony Fagenson, a drummer in the band Eve 6 — is counting on a night of rehearsal before the reunion. He will be returning from Italy, where he was scheduled to work on an album with Zucchero, a hit European rocker. "I want to connect with everybody and just have that exchange of famil- iarity and comfort," Was says. "At this age, I don't think anyone is trying to prove anything. We're just looking for a little lover ❑ L isa Ben-Zeev started making Judaica jewelry when bat mitzvah was the focus of her daughter's group of friends. The Illinois mom, with a master's degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art, decid- ed that one-of-a-kind Star of David necklaces would make for meaningful gifts. The well-received necklaces inspired Ben- Zeev to expand her Judaica work, and she brings many pieces to this year's Ann Arbor Art Fairs. She also will show secular projects, including new approaches to strands of pearls. Ben-Zeev, in Booth B214 at the State Street Area Art Fair, will be among 1,000 diverse art- ists appearing July 21-24, when there will be entertainment, children's activities and special offerings by restaurants and shops. "I treat sterling silver to get interesting colors, and I use small found and recyded electronic parts for some projects, [freshwater pearls or opals for others]; says Ben-Zeev, 47, who works out of a home studio and whose work also appears in boutiques. "I use materi- The Concert of Colors will be held Friday-Sunday, July 16-18, in and around the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit and at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The complete schedule for the free programming is available at www.concertofcolors.com . als that harmonize together, includ- ing guitar strings wrapped in gold. "My pieces are Lisa Ben-Zeev wears her very unusual, heat-treated sterling earthy and organ- earrings and Star of David ic, planned with on a keishi pearl strand. a heating process that is strictly my own. I don't feel I'm competing with other jewelers because my work is so different." Ben-Zeev, who has shown her jewelry at reli- gious events in the Detroit area, enjoys outdoor fairs because she gets to talk with customers. Her interest in crafting jewelry precedes high school, where she attended a special program because of her advanced skills. After traveling to Israel seven times, most recently to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah, Ben-Zeev is helped on the weekend road by her husband, Matthew, who works in advertising. "I wanted to go to Cranbrook because ifs not a classroom situation:' says the artist, who earned her bachelor's degree at Skidmore College. "Everyone is a studio artist." ❑ The Ann Arbor Art Fairs run 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, July 21-23, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 24. (800) 888-8487. www.a2artfairs.org . Information about Lisa Ben-Zeev can be found at www.lbzjewelry.com . Jews v im I Nate Bloom illllll ~ Special to the Jewish News New Flicks do- Inception is a sci-fi thriller, directed 4:14 by Christopher Nolan, with great wok advance buzz as a thinking person's action spectacular – like Nolan's 4 67. Batman movies, Batman Begins and Ihof The Dark Knight. Leonardo Dicaprio stars as the lead er of a group of industrial-espionage thieves who specialize in the extract- ing of secrets from the brains of cor- porate bigwigs while they are asleep. DiCaprio's character's skills have made him a fugitive – but he's promised his life back by a powerful client who wants DiCaprio's character to reverse the process and implant an idea in the brain of a rival Joseph bigwig. Gordon-Levitt 40 July 15 • 2010 The film, opening Friday, July 16, co-stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 29, and Ellen Page (Juno). Opening Wednesday, July 14, is The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an epic comedy-fantasy that has a lot in common with the National Treasure mov- Jon ies, including the Turteltaub same director, Jon Turteltaub, 46, and star, Nicolas Cage. Cage plays a good-guy master sorcerer in modern Manhattan who is trying to defend the city from his evil archenemy (Alfred Molina). Cage's character needs help so he recruits a reluctant average Joe, played by Jay Baruchel, as his apprentice and quickly schools him in the skills of a sorcerer. The apprentice displays hidden talents and, along the way, he gets the pretty girl. Baruchel has been described as "half-Jewish" in many sources, and he's often played Jewish characters. However, a very recent profile clari- fied matters: Jay's paternal grandfa- ther was a Sephardic Jew. His other three grandparents weren't Jewish. New Spidey Andrew Garfield On July 1, it was announced that Andrew Garfield, 26, has been selected to play the title role in a new Spiderman movie, set to open in 2012. Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), the new film is described as a "reboot" of the series, following the departure from the franchise by Detroit-area native Sam Raimi, 50, who directed the three hugely successful Spiderman flicks starring Tobey Maguire. Garfield was born in California, the son of an American-Jewish father and a British-Jewish mother. He moved to the U.K. when he was a toddler and grew up in England. He's been acting since age 15 and has appeared in a few film roles, including a large supporting part in Lion for Lambs (2007), starring Tom Cruise. Garfield's casting was a surprise, and his fame has already gone up exponentially. However, as the almost-forgotten star of the most recent Superman flick (Brandon Routh) learned, a big acting career is not assured just by just playing an iconic comic-book character. Garfield will only have a big-time career if the new movie is good and if he can, like Tobey Maguire, bring to the part a mix of boy-next- door charm with a dollop of likable nerdiness. ❑