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…arts&life PHOTO BY MARYELLEN TRUMP PHOTO BY MARYELLEN TRUMP theater The Fabric Of America SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Eric Gutman, with Under the Streetlamp, performs favorite holiday tunes and more from the American Radio Songbook. details Under the Streetlamp performs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Orchestra Hall. $24-$105. (313) 576-5111; dso.org. 36 December 14 • 2017 S inger-actor Eric Gutman and trumpet-p...…
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