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Home of Michigan Opera Theatre
David DiChiera, General Director

stage musical's 25th anni-
versary will be screened
at the Berman Center for
the Performing Arts at the
Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21.
$13 JCC members/$16 non-
members. (248) 661-1900;
theberman.org .

at the Detroit
Institute of Arts
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presents Peter and
Gail Zimmerman
the Wolf, Prokofiev's
Arts Editor
1936 composition
with narration, at
11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in
the Kresge Court at the DIA. $20 for
THE ART SCENE
continental breakfast and concert; $15
concert only. (313) 833-7900; dia.org .
The Great Lakes Art Fair, featuring
more than 200 artists throughout the
POP / ROCK / JAZZ/ FOLK region, takes place 1-8 p.m. Friday, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5
Justin Bieber isn't Jewish, but under the
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16-18, at Suburban
tutelage of his Jewish manager, Scott
Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand
Samuel "Scooter" Braun, the teen heart- River, in Novi. $7/children 12 and under
throb recites the Sh'ma prayer before
free. greatlakesartfair.com .
every concert. Bieber brings the "Believe"
Tour with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen
MUSEUMS
(also managed by Braun) to the Palace of
Auburn Hills at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
The Detroit Historical Museum, closed
21. $39.50- $89.50. (800) 745-3000;
since May for renovations, will reopen
palacenet.com.
Friday, Nov. 23. The museum's reopen-
ing gala, taking place 6-11 p.m. Saturday,
ON THE STAGE
Nov. 17, at the museum, features food,
live entertainment and a preview;
Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre tickets ($150 and up): (313) 833-3274;
will stage Goodnight Desdemona (Good
detroithistorical.org.
Morning Juliet), opening Nov. 16 and
The newly renovated museum features
running in repertory through Jan. 9. In
improvements to established exhibits
Ann-Marie MacDonald's comedic play, a
like the Streets of Old Detroit and new
timid young English literature professor
permanent exhibits, including Doorway
theorizes that Shakespeare's tragedies
to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground
Othello and Romeo and Juliet were origi-
Railroad, exploring fugitives slaves'
nally comedies; thrown into her own sub- quest to find freedom in the North; the
conscious mind and into the two plays,
Allesee Gallery of Culture, highlighting
she goes on a journey of self-discovery.
the culture that all Detroiters recognize
$20-$30. 4743 Cass, Detroit. (313) 577-
as our own (adjacent to the gallery will
2972; hilberry.com.
be the Kid Rock Music Lab, an interac-
tive, participatory space that explores
LAUGH LINES
the rich legacy of Detroit's music);
Detroit: Arsenal of Democracy, a look at
Actor-author-standup comedian/ranter
the Motor City's contributions to World
Lewis Black will perform at Detroit's
War II and the war's effects on the city;
Fox Theatre as part of his "Running on
and the Gallery of Innovation, featuring
Empty Tour" at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16.
Detroit's inventors and their products. A
$35-$75. (800) 745-3000;
new outdoor Legends Plaza honors well-
olympiaentertainment.com .
known Detroiters in sports, music, film
and other endeavors. 5401 Woodward,
THE BIG SCREEN
Detroit. (313) 833-1805; detroithistorical.
org.
A first-time movie bonus for Jewish
WHATNOT
Ensemble Theatre subscribers will screen
at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the
Berman Center for the Performing Arts
The Parade Company's America's
at the Jewish Community Center in West
Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off at
Bloomfield. Welcome to Kutsher's: The
9:05 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, beginning
Last Catskills Resort is a 2012 74-min-
at Mack and Woodward and ending at
ute documentary about the legendary
Woodward and Congress in downtown
Borscht Belt hotel and the Catskills
Detroit. Hob Nobble Gobble, the Parade
experience. Public tickets available at the
Company's annual fundraiser, featuring
door; seats are first-come, first-served.
food, live entertainment, and carnival
jettheatre.org.
games and rides, takes place at 6:30-10:30
A filmed live performance of
p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Ford Field in
Phantom of the Opera at London's
Detroit. Info: (313) 923-7400; theparade.
Royal Albert Hall in celebration of the
org.

Detroit's Original
Holiday Tradition returns for
Thanksgiving Weekend!

BALLET MET COLUMBUS

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NUTCRACKE

with LIVE Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

Conducted by Peter Stafford Wilson,
Associate Conductor for Columbus Symphony

NOVEMBER 23-24-25, 2012

at the Detroit Opera House

THE NUTCRACKER MATINEES FEATURE:

* Professional face painting!
* Santa and Nutcracker available for photos!
* Live reindeer prior to performance on Broadway Street!
* Sugar Plum Parade on stage following the performance!
* Buffet lunch available!

FOR TICKETS & PRE-PAID PARKING
313.237.SING or michiganopera.org

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