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Jurkiewicz (director of
JET's annual production of
The Diary of Anne Frank),
Players Guild of Dearborn
mounts a production of
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Little Night Music April
Detroit Symphony
26-May 19 at the Players
Orchestra presents a Charles Ives
Guild in Dearborn. $18/group discounts
Immersion with free chamber music
available. (313) 561-8587; players-
performances (April 26 and May 5
guildofdearborn.org.
in Metro Detroit and May 1 in Ann
Ed Harris' book Fifty Shades
Arbor), culminating with a special
of Schwarz (Fifty Tales Media), a
sendoff concert at Orchestra Hall on
spoof of E. L. James' publishing
May 7 (all seats: $25). For details, go to
phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey,
www.dso.com .
follows a young Jewish New Yorker
Under the direction of Music Director on a mission to find a true love and a
and Conductor Arie Lipsky, the Ann
true self (with the focus on the funny
Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents
rather than the flagellation) and will be
its season finale, Gustav Mahler's four-
published May 1. Meanwhile, SPANK!
movement tour de force Symphony
The Fifty Shades Parody, a new
No. 6, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at
musical that brings "all the naughty
the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
fun" of the best-selling book to life,
Mahler (1860-1911), also a well-known
returns to the City Theatre in Detroit
conductor, was born a Jew but con-
May 1-5. $34.50-$39.50. (800) 745-
verted to Roman Catholicism in 1897
3000; olympiaentertainment.com .
for a prized appointment to the Vienna
Court Opera. He once wrote about his
LAUGH LINES
own conversion: "I do not hide the truth
from you when I say that this action
Twin brothers, University of Michigan
which I took from an instinct of self-
grads and standup cultural com-
ics Randy and Jason Sklar perform
preservation and which I was fully dis-
at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and
posed to take cost me a great deal" $10-
$58/student, senior and group discounts Saturday, April 26-27, at Ann Arbor
Comedy Showcase in Ann Arbor. $15
available. (734) 994-4801; a2so.com .
advance/$17 at the door. (734) 996-
ON THE STAGE
9080; aacomedy.com .
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In preparation for
its performances
at Carnegie Hall
in New York City
on May 9-10, the
Performance Network in Ann Arbor
stages the Michigan premiere of The
Mountaintop, hot from its Broadway
run, April 25-June 2. The play is a
fictional depiction of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.'s last night as he works on his
speech for the next day and is startled
by the motel maid, whose purpose may
not be what it seems, $22-$41. (734)
663-0681; performancenetwork.org.
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
of Detroit presents Jean Genet's classic
The Maids, translated by Bernard
Frechtman and directed by Frannie
Shepherd-Bates, April 26-May 18
at the Abreact Performance Space in
Detroit. $15-$18/ pay-what-you-can
tickets available. (313) 408-7269;
magentagiraffe.org.
The Farmington Players present
Legally Blonde the Musical, with cast
members including Rebecca Biber of
Huntington Woods, Tony Targan of
West Bloomfield and Gary Weinstein
of Farmington Hills, April 26-May
18 at the Farmington Players Barn in
Farmington Hills. $16-$18. (248) 553-
2955; farmingtonplayers.org .
With a set designed by Hillel Day
School grad Jennifer Maiseloff
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Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak hosts
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erving the BEST Lamb Chops Period!
Invitational Awards Exhibition,
including works from 90 interna-
tional artists, and Expose, works
of more than 25 glass artists never
before seen at Habatat, April 27-May
25. Opening reception: 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 27. (248) 554-0590;
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Shiva Dinners and Trays
Saturday & Sunday Brunch $10.99 adults
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A three-day celebration highlight-
ing green- and healthy-living prod-
ucts, services and programs, the MI
Earth Day Fest comes to Third and
Water streets in downtown Rochester
Friday-Sunday, April 26-28. Info:
miedf. com .
The Michigan International
Women's Show, with shopping,
cooking, fashion shows, makeovers
and entertainment, takes place
Thursday-Sunday, May 2-5, at
Suburban Collection Showplace in
Novi. Info and tickets: (800) 849-0248;
internationalwomenshow.com . ❑
Now taking reservations for
MOTHER'S DAY/
MAY 14TH
Serving all the favorites including Spring Lamb,
Greek Dishes, Fresh Fruit, Salads, Dessert Table,
Lamb Chops, Shrimp, Chicken Kabobs and much more.
Reservations recommended for parties of 8 or more.
Adults
$23.99
$10.99
Children 12 and under
Children under 5 eat FREE
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