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CLASSICAL NOTES
The Detroit Symphony will present
Neighborhood Chamber Recitals in West
Bloomfield Township and Grosse Pointe
in December. Programmed by DSO musi-
cians, the recitals will feature selections
by Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart
and more. The performances, which are
part of the DSO's Neighborhood Residency
Initiative, will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 4, at Planterra, 7315 Drake Road,
in West Bloomfield Township; and 7
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at First Christian
Reformed Church of Detroit, 1444
Maryland St., in Grosse Pointe Park.
Individual tickets are $15 for adults; $10
children under 18 and students. $30 tick-
ets are available at the Dec. 4 Planterra
recital only and include reserved, prime
seating and a complimentary bar voucher.
(313) 576-5111; dso.org .
POP / ROCK / JAZZ / FOLK
Female folk supergroup Winterbloom, a
collective of four internationally success-
ful singer-songwriters — Antje Duvekot,
Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson and
Natalia Zukerman (daughter of violist/
conductor Pinchas Zukerman and flutist/
writer Eugenia Zukerman) perform at
the Ark in Ann Arbor on Friday, Nov. 30,
at 8 p.m. $20. (734) 761-1451; theark.org.
In a jazzy, soulful reinterpretation of
Handel's Messiah, Rackham Symphony
Choir joins forces with the Too Hot
Orchestra, including Detroit jazz leg-
ends in the Too Hot Trio, for Too Hot to
Handel, a jazz-gospel Messiah that has
become a Detroit holiday tradition and
will be presented 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
1, at the Detroit Opera House. $20-68.
(313) 237-7464; michiganopera.org.
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ON THE STAGE
a number of eccentric
edies, A Midsummer Nights'
and dangerous charac-
Dream, set on the eve of
ters to find and free Kai
a royal wedding as four
from the Snow Queen's
unmatched lovers escape
spell. Using puppets,
Athens to pursue their pas-
music and supernatural
sions in a magical forest,
magic, The Snow Queen
4hatZ 4 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m.
Gail Zimmerman
is a show that celebrates
Friday and Saturday and 2
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the ideals of childhood,
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6-9, at the
while themes like devo-
Power Center in Ann Arbor.
tion, bravery and the triumph of love are
$20-$26/$10 students. (734) 764-2538;
explored throughout the story.
music.umich.edu.
Wayne State University's Bonstelle Theatre
will present a version of Hans Christian
THE ART SCENE
Anderson's The Snow Queen at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays,
The 37th annual Potters Market, the larg-
Nov. 30-Dec. 9. Adapted in 2011 by Tyler
est pottery sale of its kind in the country
J. Monroe during his second year in the
and a showcase for some of the finest
Dramaturgy MFA program through Harvard potters in Michigan, including talented
University, the play premiered at Harvard's
new potters making their debut, will take
American Repertory Theater last December
place 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
and was directed by Allegra Libonati, who
Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
also is the guest director of the Bonstelle's
30-Dec. 2, at the OF & CW (United Food
production. A preshow craft activity with
and Commercial Workers') Union Hall at
cast members for children starts 45 minutes
876 Horace Brown Drive, 1 block south
prior to curtain time. Paper roses and snow- of 13 Mile, between I -75 and John R., in
flakes will be made in the upstairs lobby and Madison Heights. The pottery sale features
used by children in the audience to interact
138 potters offering nearly 40,000 pieces
with the show. Tickets are $12-$15, with
of pottery, constantly restocked, at reason-
a special $6 price for children. (313) 577-
able prices; they include Jack Adelman
2960; bonstelle.com .
of Farmington Hills, Joane Arkin of
A touring version of the musical War
Waterford, Lori Becker of Birmingham,
Horse, currently playing in New York and
Carole Berhorst of Bloomfield Hills,
London, comes to the Wharton Center in
Lonnie Bodzin of Southfield, George
East Lansing 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1:30
Erdstein of Huntington Woods, Sara
and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2
Frank of West Bloomfield, Ellen Kates
and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m.
of Bingham Farms, Rachalle LaMe
Sunday, Dec. 5-9. A story of courage, loyalty of Ann Arbor, Brian Migdal of West
and friendship between a boy and his horse, Bloomfield, Benji Pearlman of Bloomfield
set before and during World War I, the
Hills, Joanne Ugelow of Troy and Ruth
moving drama is noted for the inventive-
Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills. A spe-
ness of life-sized puppets created by South
cial preview sale takes place 6-9 p.m.
Africa's Handspring Puppet Company that
Thursday, Nov. 29; admission to the pre-
bring to life breathing, galloping, charging
view sale is $10. (248) 554-5570;
horses strong enough for men to ride. Like
thepottersmarket.com.
the musical, Steven Spielberg's 2011 Oscar-
The 2013 14 Kresge Artist Fellowships
will include four arts categories: dance/
nominated film version is an adaptation
music, film/theater, literary arts and visual
of British author Michael Morpurgo's 1982
arts. Thirty-six fellowships will be award-
children's novel. $32-$72. (517) 432-2000;
ed, with nine fellowships awarded in each
whartoncenter.com.
The University of Michigan School of
category. Applications are now available
Music, Theatre and Dance presents one of
and will remain open until Feb. 1, 2013.
William Shakespeare's most beloved com-
For more info, go to kresgeartsindetroit.
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The beloved fairy tale The Snow Queen is a
story of a young heroine's journey to rescue
a young boy named Kai from the clutches
of the evil Snow Queen. The heroine, a girl
named Gerda who is also Kai's best friend,
must traverse through a world filled with
ews
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Nate Bloom
Special to the Jewish News
Hitch's Kosher Connections
Hitchcock, the new film that depicts
love story of the famous direc-
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tor (played by Anthony Hopkins) and
(1) Alma, his wife (Helen Mirren), also is
the story of the making of Hitchcock's
Psycho (1960). Hitchcock was set
to open next year, but one advance
screening resulted in such great
reviews that the opening was moved
up to Friday, Nov. 30, so it could corn-
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pete for the 2013 Oscars.
Here's the lowdown on the flick's
Jewish connections: Psycho was
based on a novel by Robert Bloch.
Hitchcock owed Paramount Pictures
another film, but they
didn't want Psycho.
As depicted in
Hitchcock, Paramount
head Barney Balaban
(played by Richard
Portnow, 65) finally
agreed to distribute
Portnow
Psycho if Hitchcock
would self-finance it. (Balaban was the
uncle of actor Bob Balaban, 65.)
Greasing the deal was Hitchcock's
friend and agent, Lew Wasserman
(played by Michael Stuhlbarg, 44).
Bernard Hermann signed on to write
the memorable score. Hitchcock
later said, "Thirty-three percent of
the effect of Psycho was due to the
music."
Saul Bass (Wallace Langham), who
revolutionized the design of film titles
and corporate logos, not only did the
Psycho titles, he did a shot-by-shot
org.
FAMILY FUN
At 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, Family Sunday
at the Detroit Institute of Arts presents
Storytelling: Chanukah Stories.
Storyteller Judy Sima will light up the
holiday season with Chanukah stories of
miracles, menorahs and magic dreidels.
Free with museum admission. (313) 833-
7900; dia.org.
LECTURES
The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
and the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit's Henry & Delia
Meyers Library and Media Center present
Motown Mentshes, a lecture and discus-
sion of Motown's Jewish connections pre-
sented by archivist Jan Durecki of the Leo
M. Franklin Archives at Temple Beth El,
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Berman
Center for the Performing Arts at the JCC
in West Bloomfield. Jurecki will showcase
the many Jewish producers, agents, writers
and singers whose talents Motown founder
Berry Gordy enlisted during the early days
of Motown. A musical Motown afterglow
follows. $10 general admission; $8 Friends
of Library/JHSM/JCC members. (248) 661-
1900; theberman.org .
WHATNOT
The 40th annual Noel Night takes place
5-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in Midtown
Detroit's Cultural Center area. More than
75 institutions, including the Detroit
Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical
Museum, the Charles H. Wright Museum
of African American History and the
Detroit Public Library among many
others, will be open to the public free of
charge. Other activities include horse-
drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping,
family craft activities and performances
by more than 120 area music, theater
and dance groups. Free shuttle service
will be offered between participating
venues. More info: (313) 420-6000;
midtowndetroitinc.org .
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storyboard of the famous shower
scene that Hitchcock employed as his
directorial guide.
The Psycho cast, depicted in
Hitchcock, included film star Janet
Leigh (played by
Scarlett Johansson,
28) and Martin
Balsam (played by
Richard Chassler,
Chassier
40) as the police
detective who is
murdered by Norman
Bates.
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