July 18 21: Ann Arbor Street Art Fairs, various locations. (800) 888-9487; visitannarbor.org . - July 19 21: Farmington Founders Festival, downtown Farmington. (248) 477-1199; foundersfestival.com. - July 25 29: Concours d'Elegance of America, Inn at St. John's, Plymouth. (248) 643-8645; concoursusa.org . - July 26 28: Sterlingfest, Dodge Park, Sterling Heights. (586) 446-2489; sterling-heights.net . - Jewelry artist ldelle Hammond Sass will exhibit her work at the 31st annual Art Birmingham during Memorial Day weekend. July 27 29: Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, Powers and Daly roads, West Bloomfield. (248) 684-2613; HotWorks. org. - Aug. 3 4: Allen Park Arts & Crafts Street Fair, Allen Road between Southfield and Roosevelt. (313) 928-0940; allenparkstreetfair.org . - Aug 17 19: Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Riverside Park, Depot Town and Frog Island. ypsilantiheritagefestival.com . - Featuring the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Conducted by Steven Mercurio Aug 18 Sept. 30: Michigan Renaissance Festival, Holly. (800) 601-4848; michrenfest.com. - MAY12-20 2012 This classic story of the tragic clown who must mask his own grief - Aug 4 5: Fine Art at the Village, the Village of Rochester Hills, Walton and Adams. (248) 689-8734; fineartatthevillage.com . - Aug 10 12: Milford Memories Summer Festival, downtown Milford. (248) 685- 7129; milfordmemories.com . Aug 31 Sept. 3: Arts, Beats & Eats, downtown Royal Oak. (248) 334-4600; artsbeatseats.com . opera's most famous arias, "Vesti la Giubba" — made famous by the late Luciano Pavarotti, and referenced throughout pop culture, including the 5 beloved episode of Seinfeld. This is a must-see opera! Sept. 3: Art in the Village, Franklin. (248) 626-9666; fi-anklinartinthevillage.com . OPE A FOR TICKETS ft PRE-PAID PARKING 313.237.SING or michiganopera.org 112F0k...2,CAT I CIN DAYI0 OICEIERA, GEMBAL DIRECTOR Sept. 7 9: Art & Apples Festival, Rochester Park, Rochester. (248) 651- 4110; artandapples.com . Ida avd Conrad H. SatiO, Endowmect fnr 4Schipan Opera Th earn °p erky f6gta r,brrwee Sxrscr ire GM= ou-obrn , sod Cs a...1,t , - Aug 11 12: Downtown Monroe Fine Art Fair, downtown Monroe. (734) 242-0845; monroefineartfair.com . - FREE Opera Talk one hour prior to performance g==. 1 , 44420 War 11, Sept. 8: Dally in the Alley, north Cass Corridor District, Midtown, Detroit. dallyinthealley.com . IMIIP Mother's Day gifts. - Aug 11 12: Shelby Township Art Fair, Shelby Township Municipal Grounds. (586) 731-0300; shelbyparksandrecreation.org. t Performed in Italian with English supertitles - - Aug 10 12: Great Lakes Folk Festival, downtown East Lansing. (517) 432-4533; greatlakesfolkfest.net. Sat. May 12, at 7:30 p.m. Wed. May 16, at 7:30 p.m. Fri. May 18, at 7:30 p.m. Sat. May 19, at 7:30 p.m. Sun. May 20, at 2:30 p.m. while making others laugh, Leoncavallo's masterwork features one of - Aug 3 5: Brighton Fine Art & Acoustic Music Festival, downtown Brighton. (810) 227-5086; brightoncoc.org . at the Detroit Opera House Sept. 14 16: Funky Ferndale Art Fair and DIY Street Fair, Nine Mile at Woodward and Troy at Woodward. (248) 546-1632; downtownferndale com/D DA/ artfair. - Chocolate and More Sept. 22 23: Common Ground's 38th Annual Birmingham Street Art Fair, South Old Woodward between Maple and Bowers. (734) 662-3382; theguild.org . - 1728 W. Maple (next to Mills Pharmacy) birminghamehoeolate.com 248-723-8008 oik4 6chatholad , 11,dcuitite Factory 1753780 and Guns 'N Roses, including original drummer Steven Adler, 46 (he's battled a serious drug problem for decades). Film/TV Notes Based on Marvel Comics characters created by Stan Lee, 89, and the late Jack Kirby, The Avengers, opening Friday, May 4, features famous heroes — including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr., whose paternal grandfather was Jewish) and the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson, 27) — assembled to fight a new enemy. On the new HBO series Girls — in addition to series creator/actress Lena Dunham and actress Zosia Mamet — Jemima Kirke, 27, has Jewish heritage. Her mom is Lorraine Dellal, 60, daughter of Jack Dellal, 83, a wealthy British real estate devel- Jemima Kirke oper whose parents were Iraqi Jews, and Zehava Helmer, a former Israeli stew- ardess. Kirke's non-Jewish father is former Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke. r - -- ---- ------ - ------ wtorian Tea Par / Tea ?-arGifts "Antiques I Qt. MOTHER'S DAY TEA A wonderful five course Mother's Day Tea the weekend of May 11-13. Proceeds go to help the cancer society. We will be having a wonderful harpist playing for this event. Nothing is more lovely for a mother then being taken to tea. We specialize in Tea Parties 1. '26.95 person plus tax and gratuity. 2737 Twelve Mile Rd., Berkley, (248) 542-5253 1.5212 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park, (31 3) 821-8060 call and make a reservation for your 13ird-1day, Wedding I shower, book club and Red Hatter...Tea Parties today! I Evening teas by reservation. I We do EsLate Sales. and Ebay. M a y :3 , :2 0 1.2 51