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THE DROP

Ballroom, changed its name
Ring in the New Year, Detroit
to the Harlem Globetrotters
style! The Drop Motor City
(Saperstein chose "Harlem"
NYE 2016 is a daylong (4
to indicate the players
p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31)
were African American)
free cacophony of celebra-
and pioneered an 80-plus-
tions at Campus Martius and
years-and-counting legacy.
Cadillac Square: live enter-
Though they started as seri-
tainment on three stages, ice
ous players, the Trotters had
skating, heated tents and fire
trouble finding opponents,
pits, horse-drawn carriage
so Saperstein came up with
rides, food with local vendors, Ant Atkinson of the
the idea of comedic razzle-
restaurants and food trucks
dazzle combined with high-
Harlem Globetrotters
— all leading up to the lower-
level skill — and acted as
ing of the D to countdown to
the team's coach, chauffeur,
2016. A kids' zone features its own fun and
trainer and only substitute (Saperstein also
games, activities, kids' karaoke and music,
was a pioneering entrepreneur in America's
face-painting and an early-bird Kids' Drop
Negro Baseball League). Check out the
at 6:30 p.m. Or celebrate inside at the heat-
unfaltering Harlem Globetrotters 90th
ed Motown Countdown ($55), with music,
Anniversary Tour 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2,
cocktails, midnight buffet, favors and more.
at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Throughout
(313) 355-0413; motorcitynye.com .
the tour, fans are encouraged to visit
GreatAssist.com to nominate a worthwhile
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
cause or family in need of a smile and the
In 1927, the 5-foot-5-inch Abe Saperstein
Globetrotters will help out as many as pos-
had just completed an uneventful career in
sible. $20-$135. (800) 745-3000; palacenet.
semi-pro baseball and pro basketball. So he
corn. *
took over the Savoy Big Five — an all-Negro
basketball team named for Chicago's Savoy

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ing her late mother, Joan, who sold tons of
jewelry on the rival QVC network. Lawrence
got a Globe Globe nom (best actress) for
Joy and the film is also up for best drama.

KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

Each year, the Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C., holds a gala to honor
artists for lifetime achievements. This year's
was held earlier this month and will be
broadcast on CBS at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
29. The honorees this year are conductor
Seiji Ozawa, actress Cicely Tyson, actress-
singer Rita Moreno and singer-songwriter
Carole King, 73. Reports say that Aretha
Franklin's bravura performance of King's
"You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman"
was the highlight of the awards ceremony.
Since everyone knows who Carole King
is — here are two fun facts you might not
know: 1. The lyrics of"Natural Woman"and
another, verylemale"King song, "Will You
Love Me Tomorrow?," were actually written
by the late Gerry Goffin, King's ex-husband
and her writing partner from 1958-1968.
King has said, in effect, that their marriage
might have endured if Goffin's relations
with women were as"perfect"as his"wom-
an-friendly" lyrics. 2. King's father, Sidney
Klein, was a New York City firefighter lieu-
tenant. He established a rural Connecticut
summer vacation residence for New York
City Jewish firefighters. *

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hand. I was
educated
by Jews in
a Jewish
school
because of
accident of
geography
King
and the War
... and I am
married to a Muslims' (His school, Hackney
Grocers, wasn't a Jewish private school, but
a very good public school with many Jews.
It became known as thelewish Eton"and
the nursery of Britain's intellectual Jewish
community.)
David 0. Russell, 58, has scored three
big hits with his last three films (The Fighter,
American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook).
The first and third featured a family rallying
together in a time of crisis, made more real
by being so true to details like the eco-
nomic problems and ethnic background of
the characters. Silver Linings co-stars Robert
DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley
Cooper also co-star in his new film, Joy.
Lawrence stars as Joy Mangano, a real-life
working-class woman who founded a big
cleaning-products company with the help
of four generations of her family. DeNiro
plays her father, with Cooper playing a
Home Shopping Network exec who aids
her. Melissa Rivers, 47, has a cameo play-

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