>> editor's picks CLASSICAL NOTES About Almo D Program, (517) 432- 3493. The Detroit Symphony ON THE STAGE Orchestra will per- form at Carnegie Frannie Shepherd- Gail Zimmerman - Hall for the first Bates helms Burn the Arts Editor time in 17 years on Red Banner: Or, Let May 10, 2013, one the Rebels Have Their of six orchestras that will participate Fun, a collection of plays by Michigan in the third annual Spring For Music playwright Franco Vitella that riffs festival. For its three-hour program, on the Russian comedy aesthetic, at the DSO, conducted by Music Director the Abreact Performance Space. Show Leonard Slatkin, will play all four times are 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Charles Ives symphonies. Feb. 3-25, with a 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. "For our first trip together to New 19, matinee. 1301 W. Lafayette, #113, York, the DSO and I are proud to pres- in Detroit's Corktown. Free/donations ent a landmark musical event',' said welcomed. reservations@theabreact. Slatkin, who is well known for his com; www.theabreact.com . affinity for American composers. "To Meadow Brook Theatre presents our knowledge, this is the first integral the Michigan premiere of Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart (adapted by performance of the four symphonies by Charles Ives anywhere." Peter Oswald), a "revisionist" historical In support of the DSO, a Detroit commentary on the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots, who is sentenced contingent will accompany the musi- cians to New York. For more informa- to death by her cousin Elizabeth tion about joining them, call (313) I of England, Feb. 8-March 4. The 576-5147. Patrons may reserve their cast includes Loren Bass as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a favorite of concert tickets ($25 general admis- sion) now at the Max M. Fisher Music Elizabeth's. $24-$39. Show times: (248) 377-3300; www.mbtheatre.com . Center box office or by calling (313) 576-5111. POP / ROCK JAZZ / FOLK Cleveland-based klezmer band Yiddishe Cup revives the Jewish humor of the '50s and '60s by paro- dying everything from cha-cha to doo-wop to rock — so get ready for songs like 'Gentile on My Mind" and "K'nock Around the Clock" as the group returns to the Ark at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. A klezmer dancer will get the audience on their feet, and the band will debut tunes from its new CD, Klezmer Guy. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. $20. (734) 761-1451; www. theark.org. The folk-pop group Girlyman — including vocalist-songwriter Nate Borofsky — returns to the Ark at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, to celebrate its 10th anniversary creating amazing harmonies. $22.50. (734) 761-1451; www.theark.org . Janet Macoska, primary photog- rapher for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, presents Jews Rock!: A Celebration of Jews in Rock and Roll, a lecture and photographic exhibit of many of the photographs she has made during a 35-year career in rock journalism, at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at Wonders Hall Kiva on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. For more info, contact the Jewish Studies Presented by FRIDAY, FEBUARY 10. 2012 8:00 PM Terry Johnson's Flamingos REACH FOR THE STARS THE OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FINS Rock N' Roll Hatt of Famers i Only have Eyes For You Mb° Amore f3e -Home Golden Teardrops 2012 Meet & preet The St The Shades of Blue THE BIG SCREEN The Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts screens Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, winner of the special documentary prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday; 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3-5. The movie tells the parallel stories of Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash and the furry red puppet and how they evolved together to cre- ate one of the most beloved superstars in the history of children's entertain- ment. The filmmaker behind the project is director Constance Marks, who began her filmmaking career more than 30 years ago as an assistant edi- tor for the renowned cinema verite pioneers David and Albert Maysles. Marks also directed 1994's Let's Fall in Love: A Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel; set in a kosher hotel in the Catskills, it was selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as one of the outstanding documentaries of the year. $6.50- $7.50. (313) 833-4005; tickets.dia. org. ❑ Please email items you wish to Oh How Happy The Mystics LIVE ACTION & ANIMATED WHERE: 135 E. MAIN ST. NORTHVILLE, MI 48167 FEB. 10-11-12 FEB. 17-18-19 TICKETS: $30.00 per ticket www.dia.orgidft 313•833.3237 MARQUIS THEATER Avaitabte only at The Marquis Theatre have considered for Out & About to For groups of 10 or more Gail Zimmerman at gzimmerman@ can Scotty for reserved seating thejewishnews.com . Notice is requested three weeks before the scheduled event. TWO WEEKS ONLY! and speciat pricing For more information please call Scotty at 248-921-7000 DETROFT INSTITUTE OF ARTS February 2 • 2012 35 •