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Hailed as "an
important new force
in the chamber
music arena" with a
"dream-team lineup"
by Strings magazine,
the Ehnes Quartet, comprising four
internationally renowned string musi-
cians including former DSO principal
cellist Robert DeMaine, will play works
by Beethoven and Sibelius at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8, at First Presbyterian
Church in Farmington Hills in a Chamber
Soloist Detroit concert, followed by com-
plimentary refreshments and a talkback
with the musicians. $30/$10 students.
(586) 944-5353;
chambersoloistsdetroit.org .
Kicking off University Musical Society's
2014-15 season at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept 14,
in Ann Arbor is a consummate musician
as beloved for his charm as his talent: Tel
Aviv-born violinist Itzhak Perlman will
perform a yet-to-be announced program
at Hill Auditorium. $30-$85. (734) 764-
2538; ums.org.

POP / ROCK / JAZZ / FOLK

Folk legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott, born
Elliott Charles Aznopoz some 83 years
ago, has crossed paths with musicians
ranging from singing cowboys (with
whom he worked after running away
from his Jewish Brooklyn home) to Bob
Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Phil Ochs and
more, all of whom he mentored or direct-
ly influenced. Hear him perform at 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8, at the Ark in Ann Arbor.
$20. (734) 761-1451; thearkorg.
Aerosmith and special guest Slash
featuring Myles Kennedy and the
Conspirators join forces to bring the
Let Rock Rule tour to DTE Energy Music
Theatre on Tuesday, Sept 9, at 7:30
p.m. Aerosmith's Jewish drummer, Joey
Kramer, fell ill last month; while he is
on the mend, his son, Jesse Sky Kramer,
has been filling in. $49.50-$149.50 pavil-
ion/$36.50 lawn. (800) 745-3000;
palacenet.com.
Rock duo the Black Keys — Dan
Auerbach (guitar, vocals and the son of
an Akron, Ohio, Jewish antiques dealer)
and Patrick Carney (drums) — tour to
Joe Louis Arena on Friday, Sept 12, at
8 p.m. in support of their eighth studio
album, Turn Blue. Auerbach, whose
grandmother escaped the Nazis before
World War II, shares her recipe for
chicken soup here: http://arthurmag.
com/2010/12/15/dan-auerbach-of-the-
black-keys-bomb-ass-matzoh-ball-soup/.
$35-$75. (800) 745-3000;
olympiaentertainment.com.
On Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Players

Club Playhouse in Detroit,
Cabaret 313 opens its
2014-15 series with An

Evening with Liz Callaway.
The Tony-nominated
singer, actress and record-
ing artist has a longtime
association with composer
Stephen Sondheim and
his works. Performances are at 7 and 9:45
p.m.; doors open 45 minutes before each
show for complimentary hors d'oeuvres/
desserts and wine/beer. $125 preferred
seating/$60 general seating. (313) 405-
5061; cabaret313.org.

ON THE STAGE

Hamtramck's Planet Ant Theatre kicks
off its 2014-2015 season with the world
premiere of local playwright Linda
Ramsay-Detherage's comedy, The Big
Story of Lazarus Small, in which the title
character, after being featured in a local
television commercial, dreams of being
a big star. Fate, however, has other plans.
Included in the cast is Lisa Melinn of
Berkley. Performance times are at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 5-27, and 2
p.m. Sundays, Sept 14 and 21. $20/$10
preview performances (Sept. 5-6).
planetant.com.

THE ART SCENE

University of Michigan Museum of Art
hosts Arnie Siegel: Provenance, which
traces in reverse the global trade of
custom-made, modernist pieces of fur-
niture from their present homes in New
York, London and Paris back to their sale
at auction, ending at their launch from
the Indian city of Chandigarh. Prior to
the show coming to UMMA last month,
Arnie Siegel, a Chicago-born video and
film artist who splits her time between
New York and Berlin, installed the exhibit
at the Center for Contemporary Art in
Tel Aviv. Through Dec. 7. (734) 764-0395;
umma.umich.edu.
Michigan's second-largest art festival,
Arts & Apples, runs 4-7:30 p.m. Friday,
9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5-7, in downtown
Rochester. Details: artandapples.com .

WHATNOT

If you couldn't get enough at last month's
Dream Cruise, head to Dearborn, where
the streets and grounds of Greenfield
Village will fill with the sights and
sounds of hundreds of authentic vehicles
made from the 1890s through 1932 dur-
ing the annual Old Car Festival, run-
ning Saturday (until 9 p.m.) and Sunday,
Sept. 6-7. Free with Village admission:
$17.50-$24. (313) 982-6001;
thehenryford.org.

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THE JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE PRESENTS...

BY JEFFREY SWEET

DIRECTED BY YOLANDA FLEISCHER

Time may not heal all wounds and certain actions can haunt one through
a lifetime. This tense but funny play features legendary Hollywood
director Leo Greshen, who denounced several of his contemporaries
before the House Un-American Activities Committee, including his
best friend, actor Benny Silverman.

Now it is 1983, and a retired Benny (who has recouped his fortunes)
still harbors his acute outrage over Leo's betrayal. Then Benny's daughter
Norma is cast in a play that Leo is directing! Old antagonists meet again
and it is a captivating clash of titans, sizzling with wit and bitterness.

TICKETS: 248.788.2900 WWW.JETTHEATRE.ORG

JET performs in the Aaron

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Drake Roads in West Bloomfield

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