>> editor's picks CLASSICAL NOTES About 1991) and Gerry Mulligan. The son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Getz The Detroit is perhaps best known for Symphony popularizing bossa nova as Orchestra presents in his worldwide hit single, Virtuoso Liszt, a "The Girl from Ipaneme Gail Zimmerman program featur- $20. (734) 761-1451; Arts Editor ing the Hungarian theark.org. pianist-composer's American psychedelic Les Preludes and Piano Concerto No. rock band MGMT, co-founded by 1, as well as Bartok's Concerto for Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew Orchestra, at 10:45 a.m. Friday, 8 p.m. VanWyngarden a decade ago, takes Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15-17, the stage in support of the group's new at Detroit's Orchestra Hall. Pianist self-titled CD on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Kirill Gerstein, born to Russian-Jewish at the Fillmore Detroit. Doors at 6:30/ parents in the former Soviet Union all ages welcome. $25+. (313) 961-5451; and now an American citizen, is the thefillmoredetroit.com. featured pianist. He was the first-prize winner at the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein ON THE STAGE Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. $15+. (313) 576-5111; dso.org . The University of Michigan School Michigan Opera Theatre presents of Music, Theatre and Dance mounts Verdi's La Traviata at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, a rarely produced version of Anton Nov. 16; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. Chekhov's Three Sisters, adapted by 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22; 7:30 p.m. U-M alumna Libby Appel with the Saturday, Nov. 23; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, inclusion of variants, elements of Nov. 24, at the Detroit Opera House. Chekhov's original writing that had Making his MOT debut is a Bloomfield been either excised or changed by oth- Hills native, bass-baritone Evan Ross, as ers, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday Marchese D'Obigny. $25-$125. (313) 237- and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7464; michiganopera.org. 21-24, at the Arthur Miller Theatre in A grandson of German Jewish phi- Ann Arbor. $28/$10 students. (734) losopher Moses Mendelssohn and born 764-2538; tickets.music.umich.edu . into a prominent Jewish banking family, LAUGH LINES German composer-pianist-conductor Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) today Comedian Sarah Silverman returns is one of the most popular composers to the Royal Oak Music Theatre for a of the Romantic era — despite being night of laughs on Saturday, Nov. 16. looked down upon in the late 19th and Doors at 7 p.m./18 and over welcome. early 20th centuries, often due to anti- Reserved tickets: $45. (248) 399-2980; Semitism (and despite his Christian royaloakmusictheatre.com . baptism at age 7). At 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, hear the Danish String THE ART SCENE Quartet perform Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, along with The Anti-Defamation League Michigan works by Abramsen and Shostakovich, Region holds ArtWorks ADL: Justice, in a Chamber Music Society of Detroit concert at Seligman Performing Arts Advocacy & Art, an exhibition, fundraiser and silent auction event Center in Beverly Hills. $15-$60. (248) highlighting the talents of nationally 855-6070; chambermusicdetroit.org. University Musical Society presents and locally acclaimed artists for the Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the benefit of ADL, Sunday, Nov. 17, at the San Francisco Symphony in their spe- Janice Charach Gallery in the Jewish cialty — Mahler — at 8 p.m. Saturday, Community Center in West Bloomfield. Nov. 16, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Each piece of artwork — painting, pho- Arbor. Hear the composer's Symphony tography, mixed media, or sculpture No. 9 (late-comers will not be seated). — focuses on one or more aspects of ADI:s mission, including anti-Semitism, $10-$85. (734) 764-2538; ums.org . extremism, racism, education, religious POP / ROCK / JAZZ / FOLK freedom and Israel advocacy. Among the participating artists are In the 1950s, a new sound started com- Eileen Aboulafia, Jo Strausz Rosen, ing out of California: cool jazz, easily Michelle Sider, Bruce Finsilver, Ron recognized by its melodic and relaxed Steam, Robert Schefman, and Deanna Sperka. Exhibition: 4-7 p.m.; program, sound and blended harmonies. At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Ark in Ann with strolling cocktail party, begins Arbor, Vincent York's Jazzistry presents at 5:30 p.m. General admission: $75/ a tribute to this sound featuring the age 36 and under: $50. Info: adl.org/ music of saxophonists Stan Getz (1927- artworksmichigan. ❑ G OTROCKS A DIAMOND CROWN CIGAR LOUNGE 9° 0 0 NOW ACCEPTING BOOKINGS FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES. 71(.9 c4; 6g0„,::,g6 . --7egg.;-c 6*6 ? 0 , 1 LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE ACCLAIMED1k56& 6 BIG ROCK rfr A ( 4;;9yi S-1 so P 0 USE rsft? ;a—we-A 245 S. ETON ST , BIRMINGHAM, MI 248 647 7774 GOTROCKSCIGARLOUNGE COM T•Q•titin VAK T - vioioN GREEK