14B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, October 30, 1997 0 0 A weekly guide to who's where, what's happening and FSwhy you need to be there ... 0 0The Michigaialy Weekenfd la GHOSTLY VARIETY Costumed 'spooks' crowd Hill for Hallow thursday CAMPUS CINEMA Box of Moonlight (1997) John Turturro stars as an obsessional engineer whose business trip forever changes his life. Mich. 7 & 9:30 p.m. Gremlins (1984) This kooky, special effects-laden fantasy film features cute little critters who turn deadly. Lorch. 7 & 9:15 p.m. MU S I C Maschina Lead singer Seth Hitsky has awe- -some hair. Cross Street Station, 511 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti. 485-5050. EMU Halloween Concert The EMU Symphony Orchestra will play ghoulish music treats. Pease Auditorium, EMU. 7 p.m. $5. Robert Jones Acoustic bluesman gives solo concert. The Tap Room, 201 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. 9:30 p.m. Free. THEATER Agnes of God Drama about a psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of a convent, who attempt to help a new nun regain memory of a painful experience. Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. Thursday pay-what-you- can. 8 p.m. 663-0681. Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk National tour finishes run at Detroit's Fisher Theater. Show features first-rate tap dancing and expressive theater covering a partial history of black America. Fisher Theater. 8 p.m. (313) 872-1000. Giovanni the Fearless An old Italian ghost story is told through the commedia dell'arte style using puppets, music and clowning. Written by University professor Carolyn Balducci. Residential College East Quad Theater. 8 p.m. $5-$7. 647-4354. ALTERNATIVES Charles Wright Poetry reading as part of the University Visiting Writers series. Rackham Ampitheatre. 5 p.m. Free. frida CAMPUS CINEMA A Hundred Years in Cinema (1996) A docu-. mentary in which people reminisce about Polish films over the years. Lorch.,7 p.m- Box of Moonlight See Thursday. Mich. 7 p.m. Nosferatu (1922) The Michigan Theater's annual presentation of F.W. Murnau's clas- sic Dracula tale includes live organ accom- paniment. Mich. 9:30 p.m. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1997) For Halloween, the Michigan Theater dusts off this horror flick starring the ubiquitous Matthew McConaughey. Mich. 12 a.m. MUSIC U2 The biggest band of the last 15 years plays Halloween megagig. Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac. (248) 645-6666. Primus Les Claypool and his merry pranksters invade Motown. State Theatre, Detroit. (313) 961-5450. ICP The Insane Clown Posse plays again. The Palladium, Roseville. (810) 778-8151. Botfly East Lansing funksters have Maschina opening. Blind Pig. 996-8555. THEATER Agnes of God See Thursday. $9 for stu- dents. 8 p.m. Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk See Thursday. 8 p.m. Giovanni the Fearless See Thursday. 8 p.m. saturday CAMPUS CINEMA Mrs. Brown (1997) Dame Judi Dench plays Queen Victoria. Mich. 2:45 p.m. Shall We Dance? (1997) Repressed Japanese businessman takes dance lessons. Mich. 5 p.m. In the Company of Men (1997) In one of the year's most controversial films, two businessmen seek to annihilate the psyche of an unwitting female coworker. Mich. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. MUSIC Wally Pleasant With special guest Wives of Bath. The League Underground. $5 for stu- dents. 8 p.m. En Vogue Minus one diva. Fox Theatre, Detroit. (313) 996-7600. Gwar Let the blood flow. HarposDetroit. . (313) 824-1700. Hall & Oates Still around after all these years. The Palace, Auburn Hills. (810) 377- 0100. Spring Heel Jack UK oontz-oontz (not to be confused with Spring Heeled Jack, a CT ska band). St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit. (313) 961- MELT. THEATER Agnes of God dents. 8 p.m. See Thursday. $9 for stu- Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk Thursday. 8 p.m. See Giovanni the. Fearless See Thursday. 2 & 8 p.m. Susan Richards Shreve and Porter Shreve Reading from "Outside the Law: Narratives on Justice in America." Shaman Drum. 8 p.m. Free. Suanday. CAMPUS CINEMA Shall We Dance? See Saturday. Mich. 2:30 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Mich. 5 p.m. Mrs. Brown See Saturday. Mich. 7:15 p.m. By Emily Lambert D~aily' ArtsWiter It was a dark and stormy night last Sunday. Outside Hill Auditorium, spooky carillon tunes echoed through sheets of pouring rain. As the clock tower bell tolled the hour, thousands of ghosts and ghouls converged on the campus hall. They came through the front doors as superheros, rabbits, clowns and brides. They came through the back doors as Vikings, football players, construction workers and nuns. They came - tall and short, young and old - for the Halloween Concert. The annual School of Music spook- fest ranks as high on the list of Ilalloween activities as pumpkin carv- ing and trick-or-treating. Old-timers remember the first concerts, initiated by the former director of University orchestras. The free concerts grew so popular that crowds began to collect at Hill long before the doors opened. To manage the mad rush for seats, the University began to issue free tickets to the event. A fter that, it began to sell the tickets, and now offers two perfor- mances. This year, the best tickets were available only by mail-order. Few School of Music events require tickets. but the Ilalloween Concert is far from typical. 'ke last weekend's audi- ence, for example. Angels, astronauts and Draculas helped fill the 3,000 seats. Seven-year-old Andrea Martin dressed as a Christmas tree, complete with lights, ornaments and a star on top. Katie Robertson, an Ann Arbor resi- dent, showed up in flowered slippers, an orange bathrobe and a pink wig. 'm a punk housewife from the fiftes," she explained. Beth Lipton, who has ushered Halloween concerts for about four years, said seeing the creative costumes is one reason she keeps coming back. "Last year," she recalled, "I got to sit behind an eight-foot-tall parking meter." Not everyone came in costume, though Chelsea resident Chuck Murphy insisted he had. "I'm dressed up as a grandfather. I'm really only 28 years old," he said. The boys sitting next to him were about to witness their first Halloween Concert, and he promised he'd given them few clues about what they would see. "They're kind of apprehensive. They don't know what to expect," he said and shook his head. "I don't really know what's going to happen, either." A few minutes later, the mystery began to unfold. The concert was .. ^ < <: !< T= In the Company of Men 9:30 p.m. See Saturday. Mich. DANIEL Elvis was one of the many attractions at the School of Music's Halloween Show. Along with the University Symphon: Philharmonia Orchestra, talented musicians like "Elvis" wowed members of the audience. MUSIC Sarah McLachlan Sexy Lilith Fair master- mind. Fox Theatre, Detroit. (313) 996-7600. Ratdog Furthur Festival stalwarts venture to Rock City. State Theatre, Detroit. (313) 961-5450. THEATER Agnes of God See Thursday. $9 for stu- dents. 2 p.m. opened, as it is every year, by Queen Elizabeth. In a magenta dress and flow- ered hat, she entered to a fanfare and waved her white gloves at the standing crowd. Prince Philip followed three steps behind her. "We add a majestic touch and make it a royal treat for everybody," the queen said before her royal entrance. Comedy skits followed the introduc- tion, then a bassist with purple hair picked up a beat and the entire musical cast filed onto the stage. A surgeon with a cello took a chair, and two devils sat down behind the harps. Beavis and Butthead brought violins, Caesar had a flute, and was the opera singer Pavarotti in the string sec- tion? Each freaky piece they played became a production. The conductors adopted new identities for the evening. Samson conducted "Bacchanale" from Camille Saint-Satns' "Samson and Delilah." Carmen Miranda attempted to juggle three oranges during "March" from Serge Prokofieff's "The Love of Three Oranges." She used a banana for a baton - until she began to eat it. Agent Kenneth Kiesler, the orches- tras' artistic director, brougt coat, dark shades and a brows to the podium. "Your mission," a voice a "should you choose to acce conduct the theme from Impossible' as fast as possibl self-destruct in three minutes Mission (almost) accompli Those were indeed the Symphony and Phi Orchestras on stage. Compo student musicians, the orchestras boasted their usu playing and beautiful sot Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk Thursday. 2 p.m. See Giovanni the Fearless See Thursday. 2 p.m. ALTERNATIVES Larry Smith EMU English professor reads from his novel, "The Map of Who We Are." Shaman Drum. 4 p.m. Free. c"Jbe 3l biguu ?&ztilg W ekeiid M A G A Z I N E Weekend Magazine Editors: Kristin Lang Weekend Magazine Photo Editor: Margaret Myers. Writers: Caryn Burtt, Chris Farah, Amy Hayes, Emily Lambert, Bryan Rennie, Joshua Rich, Jason Stoffer and Michael Zilberman. Photographers: Daniel Castle, Mallory S.E. Floyd, Kevin Krupitzer, Ma Cover photograph by Margaret Myers: A pumpkin carved by Stephanie Arts Editors: Bryan Lark and Jennifer Petdinski.