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…Fashion Unleashed BBYO models strut their Far Left: Rachel Pleasant, 15, of Farmington Hills Left: Danny Ravitz, 18, of Farmington Hills Below: Freya Gothelf, 15, stuff on the of Huntington Woods runway. Staff photos by Angie Baan ore than 300 fash- ion fans showed up to cheer on teen models from B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) as they walked the runway in hot fash- ions for spring at the annual "Fashion Unleashed" program Mar...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Bringing Back Brundibar MOT Children's Chorus performs children's opera staged at Terezin concentration camp. Michael H. Margolin Special to the Jewish News B rundibar — the German word means "bumblebee" — is a children's opera receiving its first Michigan outings Saturday, March 21, at the Detroit Opera House. But Brundibar is more than an ordinary 35-minute children's operatic piece: It is one of the works performed...…
…Arts & Entertainment About via Family Fun The Cat in the Hat, Horton and his Whos and other beloved characters from Dr. Seuss will come to life when Bloomfield Players Community Theatre performs Seussical — The Musical 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, March 20-22 and 27-29, at Lahser High School auditorium in Bloomfield Hills. The musical is the 20th anniversary performance for Bloomfield Players, which presents family e...…
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