>> editor's picks A-10-711 °■ BIG R OVK - CLASSICAL NOTES About At 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the Music Box at the Max M Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents Side by Side Quartets, in which the vet- eran American String Quartet (includ- ing violist Daniel Avshalomov and vio- linist Peter Winograd) and the young Aeolus Quartet (including violinist Rachel Shapiro) each will perform and discuss works by composers they have worked with personally; $20/$10 stu- dents. The American String Quartet will take the stage in a more traditional CMSD concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills, playing pieces by Haydn, Janacek and Beethoven and preceded by a 6:45 p.m. preconcert recital by the Aeolus Quartet. $30- $60/$15-$24 students. (248) 855-6070; chambermusicdetroit.org . University Musical Society hosts the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, whose flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bas- soon players have redefined the sound of the classic ensemble, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor. U-M Professor Martin Katz will join the quintet on piano for Poulenc's Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano. $26- $50. (734) 764-2538; ums.org. POP/ROCK/JAZZ/FOLK Eclectic pop band Maroon 5, headed by lead singer Adam Levine, takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Levine, who has branched out as a coach on NBC's reality singing competition The Voice and is making his first forays into act- ing, recently hosted Saturday Night Live, where he was "judged" on his comedy chops by Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz and Jerry Seinfeld. "I should be your coach:' said Seinfeld. "I get you ... appealing, not as Jewish as your name. When it comes to your comedy, be smart, be clever, be one step ahead of the audience, that's where you use your Jewishness." $29.50-$79.50; (800) 745-3000; palacenet.com . ON THE STAGE The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fela!, based on the life of ground- breaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, returns to Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 12-17. $30- $100. (313) 877-8501; ticketmaster.com . co o P 0 !1St THE BIG SCREEN CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY AT BIG ROCK CHOPHOUSE Special Price Fix Menu Available Thursday, February 14, 2013, Friday, February 15, 2013 and Saturday February 15, 2013 At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, the film The Purple Gang, the story of the only Jewish crime organization to completely control the criminal underworld of a major city (Detroit), will screen at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts. Scheduled to appear is the film's writer-director- producer H.G. Manos. $10. (248) 661-1900; theberman.org Starter Toast: Sparkling Rose Course One Butternut Squash Soup Toasted Hazelnut-Rum Cream - Or - Spinach Salad Lingonberry Vinaigrette, Granola Clusters, Goat Cheese, Roasted Grapes - Or - Poached Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Course Two LAUGH LINES Red Miso Glazed Salmon Marinated Seaweed Salad, Wasabi Mashed Potato, Ginger Sauce Or Medallions of Beef Challah Pain Perdu, Roast Pepper Watercress Salad, Chop Sauce - Or - Miller Farm Amish Chicken Roasted Wild Mushroom and Boursin Risotto Operating under the slogan "two dozen comedians, a bunch of movies, thousands of laughs — and 200 inches of snow:' the Traverse City Winter Comedy Festival returns to northern Michigan Thursday- Sunday, Feb. 14-17, hosted once again by founders Michael Moore and Jeff Garlin. This year's festival includes many family activities and an appearance by Susie Essman, who just happens to play Garlin's character's wife, Susie Green, on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Information and schedule of events: (231) 944-3040; wintercomedy.org. Course Three Raspberry Semi Fredo, Devil's Food Cake, Dark Chocolate Glaze $40 per person, exclusive of tax, tip and valet.* For reservations, call 248.647.7774 or email Hannah Neumann at hneumann@bigrockchophouse.com . *Some restrictions apply. Price does not include 6% sales tax and 20% gratuity. Dessert is for two, single orders will be upcharged, or customer may choose from the regular dessert menu. Award-winning regular dinner menu also available. 248.647.7774 • bigrockchophouse.com FAMILY FUN The Motown Winter Blast returns to Detroit's Campus Martius Feb. 8-10 with live performances and free family enter- tainment including skating, snowshoe- ing and hockey games sponsored by the Detroit Red Wings. Details: winterblast. com. Two Muses Theatre presents Tom McCabe's Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf a combination of The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood, with the big bad wolf stuck between the two stories, Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 9-24, in the theater inside Barnes & Noble Booksellers in West Bloomfield. Advance tickets: $10/$8 children 3-10; if purchasing at the door, add $2. Show times and tickets: (248) 850-9919; twomusestheatre.com. • f • $2 OffAny Party Tray Offer not valid with any other coupon/discount. One coupon per person, per table Expires 2/28/13 JN $3 OffAny 13-Square Ptaa Offer not valid with any other coupon/discount. 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