Opera in Concert

Bubble Schmeisis

Thursday, March 22 // 7:30 pm
Friday, March 23 // 7 pm & 9 pm
Saturday, March 24 // 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, March 25 // 2 pm & 6 pm

The Schvitz
8295 Oakland Street (Detroit)

Written and performed by Nick Cassenbaum

Directed by Danny Braverman

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

Welcome to the steam baths! Writer and
street performer Nick Cassenbaum, along
with his klezmer musicians, invite you
into the warmth of the Schvitz in Detroit,
one of the country’s few remaining
traditional bath houses, which has been
in operation for over 85 years.

Among the steam and the ritual, Nick

will take you on a journey of discovery to

Bubble

Funded in part by: The Wallace Foundation

Media Partner: Metro Times

Saturday, February 17 // 7:30 pm

Hill Auditorium

Written by George Gershwin, DuBose and
Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
University Symphony Orchestra
U-M School of Music, Theatre &
Dance Chamber Choir
The Our Own Thing Chorale
Morris Robinson, Porgy
Talise Trevigne, Bess

Schmeisis is full of intimate and personal

true stories about identity, home, and

Supporting Sponsors:

getting schmeised (washed) by old men.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morelock and the Susan
B. Ullrich Endowment Fund

Limited seats remaining!

UMS and the U-M School of Music,
Theatre & Dance present the U-M
Gershwin Initiative’s draft scholarly
performing edition of this landmark
score.

In addition to the concert, UMS and
SMTD will host related symposia and
other educational activities as part of an
ongoing scholarly examination of the art
of George and Ira Gershwin.

Visit ums.org/porgy for more details and
a full listing of events.

Media Partners: Ann Arbor’s 107one, WGTE 91.3
FM, and WRCJ 90.9 FM

7 3 4 . 7 6 4 . 2 5 3 8 ——— U M S . O R G

Trade-In Sale

One Week Only!

Sale ends February 17th

Trade in your old out-dated
coat for a stylish new fur!

181 S. Old Woodward Ave.
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: (248) 642-1690
CeresnieandOffenfurs.com

Hours:
MON-FRI 10-6, SAT 10-5

Parking: Free parking at store front;
additional free parking behind the store.

jn

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