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About
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who, like fellow original
members Chris Coulos
(drums, percussion) and
Conducted by Zubin
Benj Gershman (bassist),
Mehta and honor-
is Jewish. In the late 1990s,
ing the legacy of
the three (like fellow musi-
American tenor
cian Matisyahu) spent a
Gail Zimmerman
Richard Tucker
summer in Israel attending
Arts Editor
with arias and
the Alexander Muss High
duets by soloists
School, a nondenomina-
Renee Fleming and Joseph Calleja, Live
tional eight-week academic program for
From Jerusalem: An Evening with the
American teenagers focusing on Jewish
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be
history from biblical to modern times.
the screened 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at
"Spiritually it got me in touch with a
more than 480 movie theaters nationwide, higher power, which was something I
including theaters in the Detroit area. For
had never been through prior to my
theater locations and to buy tickets ($18-
time there," Gershman told the Forward
$20), go to FathomEvents.com .
newspaper. "I think, to put it mildly, the
The Detroit Film Theatre at the
experience changed my life in a positive
Detroit Institute of Arts screens The
way, and I'm forever grateful for it."
Magic Flute, a production of the Mozart
opera filmed at Italy's La Scala opera
ON THE STAGE
house, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday, July 22-24. $18-$20. (313)
The Chelsea Art Players mount a pro-
833-4005; tickets.dia.org .
duction of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, Andrew Lloyd
POP / ROCK / JAZZ / FOLK Webber and Tim Rice's popular rock
musical based on the biblical story of
At 8 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Comerica
Joseph, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
Park, Paul McCartney will make
2 p.m. Sunday, July 22-24, at Chelsea
his first concert appearance in the
High School Center for the Performing
city of Detroit proper in more than
Arts, 740 N. Freer, Chelsea. $15 at the
three decades for his "On the Run
door. (734) 395-6818.
Tour." $19.50-$250. (866) 668-4437;
OlympiaEntertainment. corn.
THE BIG SCREEN
Although he is not Jewish, McCartney's
late wife, Linda Eastman, was a secular
For those heading Up North, the seventh
Jew, and McCartney has been dating
annual Traverse City Film Festival
Jewish businesswoman Nancy Shevell
runs Tuesday-Sunday, July 26-31, at
— like Eastman, also from a prominent
various venues around Traverse City. In
New York family — since 2007. They are
addition to screenings with paid admis-
now engaged. Shevell is ABC journalist
sion, the festival presents classic movies
Barbara Walters' second cousin.
free of charge on a giant, inflatable out-
In 2008, before his first-ever Israeli
door screen overlooking Grand Traverse
concert, McCartney was asked about his Bay in the Open Space Park at dusk.
own personal relation to Jews: "I know
Free panel discussions with directors,
a lot of Jewish people, I have a lot of
writers, actors and other members of
Jewish people in my family, I have a lot
the film industry are offered daily. For a
of Jewish friends. But to me, that's not
full schedule of films and events, go to
really important what religion people
traversecityfilmfest.org.
are attached to — because I have a
lot of Christian friends and Muslim
FAMILY FUN
friends [too]. Its just happened that I do
have a lot of relatives and friends who
Stagecrafters Youth Theatre presents
are Jewish. They're wonderful people.
the regional premiere of Disney's Camp
And, as you say, because Linda was the
Rock — The Musical, performed by
mother of my children, they're Jewish
40 children from the tri-county area,
— half-Jewish — and that's great!"
July 22-31 at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
The members of O.A.R. (standing
Lafayette, Royal Oak. The musical is the
for "of a revolution") bring their live
stage adaptation of the Disney Channel's
show in support of their forthcoming
Camp Rock movies; it focuses on the
seventh studio album, King, to Meadow
importance of teamwork. Performance
Brook Music Festival 7:30 p.m. Saturday, times: Friday, July 22, 7 p.m.; Saturday, July
July 23, with special guest SOJA. $36.50
23, 3 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 24, 1 p.m.;
pavilion/$21 lawn. (800) 745-3000;
Thursday, July 28, noon; Friday, July 29, 7
palacenet.com .
p.m.; Saturday, July 30, 3 p.m.; Sunday, July
"Going out on the road during the
31,1 p.m. Advance tickets for performanc-
summer has been a tradition for us as
es are $6 youth and $10 adults. (248) 541-
much as it has been for our audience,"
6430; stagecrafters.org .
says O.A.R. lead singer and rhythm gui-
tarist Marc Roberge, a Maryland native
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