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Greater Detroit's Original Cultural Events Weekly • Thursday, September 29, 2016 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Palmer Park's Annual Autumn Harvest Festival

Autumn in Detroit's Palmer Park truly begins when hayrides once again travel the colorful trails at People for Palmer Park's annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 1 from 1-4 p.m. The much-anticipated event is free and open to the public. More than a century ago, Senator Thomas Palmer and his wife Lizzie Merrill Palmer would invite guests to enjoy their Log Cabin Farm, drink freshly pressed apple cider, and enjoy the harvest. Palmer donated the land in the late 1800’s to the city of Detroit to serve as a park "for the good of all." In honor of the harvest and in celebration of Senator Palmer’s generous legacy, the area across from the Splash Park on Merrill Plaisance, adjacent with autumn festivities and free family fun. toFarmer People John for Palmerand his Park'sBarnyard community Express showgarden, and will petting once againzoo (pictured, be filled above) will return. Some of the season's bounty will be shared: apple tasting (with five different varieties of heirloom apples); apple cider andchildren donut will holes explore for theher African first 500; instruments. corn grilling, and pumpkin picking. Musician/storytellerArts and crafts activities Jahra and Michelle pumpkin McKinney decorating will willspin be songs held and in PFPP's tales; big blue art tent, and a special squash display will demonstrate the wide variety of pumpkins and squash that grow in Michigan and how they look inside and out. Also on hand will be a tug-of-war, sack races and other old-fashioned games. And, of course, hayrides through the largest Virgin Forest in Greater Detroit. Palmer Park is located just off of 7 Mile and Woodward Avenue in Detroit. 2 DOWNTOWN MONITOR September 29, 2016

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Is this a playoff preview or a Tuesday, probably in Toronto). eulogy for the Detroit Tigers? His 16-8 record with a 3.10 ERA - and league-high 246 strikeouts son games scheduled this week- have been sensational. Withend inthe Atlanta, final three it’s regular unknown sea The young arms in the Detroit whether the team will qualify rotation have been something for the Major League Baseball’s special to witness. Michael Ful- Wild Card round of the playoffs. mer, the odds-on AL Rookie of After a disappointing series the Year, is 11-7 with a sparkling loss to the visiting Kansas City - selves one game behind the Bal- 2.95 ERA in 25 starts. Boyd is Music,in art, downtown danceOct and Detroit! 13 more • 7:30 PM The music of Russell Malone with the Royals,timore Orioles the Tigers for the find second them 6-5Jordan with Zimmermann a 4.53 ERA and (9-6, Daniel 4.88 NorrisERA) hasis 3-2 not with been a 3.59 effective ERA. MSU Jazz Orchestra American League. Detroit was since his early season success, Oct 22 • 7:30 PM When the Street Lights Come On andthree final games wild behind card the spot Toronto in the yet he should be a mainstay in Oct 23 • 7:30 PM When the Street Lights Come On Blue Jays who owned the top the rotation next season. Anibal Oct 17- 27 • 7:30 PM Saxophonist and Composer: wild card spot. The Tigers are Steve Coleman closely followed by the Seattle struggled mightily as has Mike Oct 28, 29 • 7:30 PM Opera Modo Presents: The Medium Mariners (2 behind) and Hous- Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 ERA) has ton (2½ out) for the last playoff if it weren’t for the young start- Nov 2 • 10:00 AM Jazz @ Lincoln Center: Jazz and spot. Pelfreying hurlers, (4-10, the 5.07 Tigers ERA). would In fact, not Democracy It’s been an up and down, roll- even be in contention. Nov 3 • 7:00-11PM You Are Here ercoaster ride of a season for the Hitting-wise, the club is led by Nov 4 • 7:30 PM Resident Artist Rodney Whitaker: The Tigers and manager Brad Aus- Vocal Jazz Summit mus (pictured). At 84-73, the Ti- Nov 5 • 6:00 PM Writers @ the Carr: gers at least were in contention average), designated hitter All-Star first baseman Miguel Aquarius Press Tribute for the playoffs and have played CabreraVictor Martinez (35 HR, (27 102 HR RBI, & .311 86 through numerous injuries and Nov 11 • 7:30 PM Opera Modo Presents: The Old Maid bouts of inconsistent pitching (22 HR & 68 RBI) in an injury- and the Thief and hitting. RBI), right-fielder J.D. Martinez Nov 12 • 7:30 PM Opera Modo Presents: The Old Maid and the Thief shortenedsecond-baseman season, Ian Kinsler left-fielder (26 Nov 16 • 7:30 PM Polyfold: The Music of Justin Upton (29 HR & 85 RBI), Jon Taylor Cameron Maybin (.322 average). HR & 79 RBI) and center-fielder Nov 26 • 7:30 AM Polyfold: The Music of plate, it’s disappointing the Ti- Alex Levine gersWith haven’t all this already firepower secured at the a Dec 2 • 7:30 PM Grammy and Tony-Award Winner playoff spot. Yet time and again Dee Dee Bridgewater with Geri Allen fans saw runners stranded in Dec 10 • 7:30 PM The music of Rufus Reid with the MSU scoring position at Comerica Jazz Orchestra Park. The bullpen has been incon- Dec 16 • 7:30 PM Opera Modo Presents: Three sistent with the exceptions Decembers Last weekend’s series was a of Rodriguez (44 saves, 3.30 Dec 17 • 7:30 PM Opera Modo Presents: Three barometer of the season. The Ti- Decembers gers needed to sweep or at least ERA) and Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.92 Dec 23 • 6:00 PM Alumni Exhibition take 2-of-3 games from the Roy- ERA),ERA) and Bruce Kyle Rondon Ryan (3.13 (5-2, ERA). 2.88 Jan 27 • 6:00 PM Black Identity: Redeﬁning the als yet failed to capitalize. Ace Shane Greene, Justin Wilson and Black Body relief pitcher Francisco (K-Rod) Mark Lowe with their respec- Rodriguez blew a save opportu- Feb 11 • 7:30 PM The music of Anat Cohen with the MSU nity in Saturday’s 7-4 loss. Then are way too up and down. Jazz Octets on Sunday, it was Matt Boyd and tiveShould ERAs the of 5.55, Tigers 4.21, make and 7.12,the the bullpen that lost control ear- playoffs, the club is expected to ly and often in a 12-9 loss – de- retain Ausmus and his coaching spite 17 hits by the Tiger hitters. staff. If they don’t make it, then 311 East Grand River • 313 965-8430 The Tigers are led by veteran anything is possible from gener- ace Justin Verlander, who’ll pitch al manager Al Avila and owner www.thecarrcenter.org Mike Ilitch. /theCarrCenter Sunday should the Tigers need Reach George Eichorn at thehim season(or the finaleWild Card in Atlanta game on [email protected]. 4 DOWNTOWN MONITOR September 29, 2016 SYMPHONIC NEWS

when Mendelssohn was in his Ruth's Music Notes... early teens, not quite as mature as Ruth Crystal-Zaromp his established E Minor Violin Con- certo, but still fun to hear. Guest This coming week is totally full artists will be Sonia Lee, violin with exciting events, but before I and Julia Siciliano, piano. get to that, I would like to men- The program opens with tion the play Wiesenthal that was Handel's Fireworks Music. It con- presented this week at the Ber- cludes with Bach's Orchestra Suite man Center for the Performing number 3. Arts. Simon Wiesenthal, a ho- On Tuesday, October 4, at 7 p.m. locaust survivor, dedicated his a program presenting DSO cham- life to tracking and hunting Nazi ber musicians will take place war criminals and bringing them at Immanuel Lutheran Church, to justice. This was a one per- 13031 Chandler Park Drive, De- son play, written and performed troit 48213, (313) 821-2380. The by Tom Dugan. Dugan, even in DSO string octet will perform a Historic Mariners’ Church costume, does not look like Wi- recital featuring the work of Marc A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE esenthal, but his performance is Tom Dugan as Wiesenthal Mellits’ (born in 1966) String Oc- nonetheless convincing. He is ex- tet, composed in 2010, and George Traditional Anglican Worship ceptional. conducted by Joseph Striplin will Octet for Since 1842 strings op. 7 (composed in 1897). Of great aid were the sound ef- open the 2016-2017 season in Our The Reverend William R. Fleming, Rector fects and the light/shadows. Lady Star of the Sea Church (467 Enescu’sPerforming (1881-1955) are Yoonshin Song, These really brought me into the Fairford, Grosse Pointe Woods). violin, Heidi Han, violin, Laura Ro- Sunday Services of Holy Communion reality of those times. Tom Dugan The concert features the rarely 8:30 a.m.-The Holy Eucharist appears in one-man shows across played Mendelssohn Concerto for Hang Su, viola, Will Haapaniemi, with Sermon and Organ Music the country, from Off-Broadway Violin, Piano and Strings in D Mi- elofs,viola, violin,David LeDoux,Marian Tănău, cello, and violin, Ju- 11:00 a.m.-The Holy Eucharist nor. It is an early work, written dith Vander Weg, cello. to Idaho, etc. I'm hoping that we with our Professional Choir will see him again in the future. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Thursday Service of Holy Communion with conductor Leonard Slatkin is 12:10 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. coming back “big time” this week. Theology on Tap @ Traffic Jam & Snug! Hilary Hahn will be performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Wednesdays @ 6 p.m. the orchestra, this Thursday at Please call (313) 259-2206 for additional information. 7:30 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m. 170 E. Jefferson at the Tunnel • Free Secured Parking In addition, the program includes Bernstein’s Overture to in the Ford Underground Garage for church services. Candide, Gershwin’s Lullaby for (313) 259-2206 string orchestra, and the world marinerschurchofdetroit.org premiere of Big Data by Ferran Cruixent – a Spanish composer born in 1976. 1540 WASHINGTON BLVD. On Friday, ProMusica Detroit Near Grand Circus Park is presenting the Escher String People Mover Quartet at the Music Box at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Men- delssohn’s Quartet in D major, Op. 44, No. 1, Bartok’s Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 Quartet in G major, Op. 106. Saturday features celebrated, and pianistDvořák’s Lang Lang with the DSO, performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. Other music on the program is all-Ameri- can, including Ron Nelson’s Savan- nah River Holiday, Morton Gould’s DR. JAMES SCHELBERG Pavanne from Symphonette No. (313) 962-4555 2 (Second American Sympho- PODIATRIST • FOOT SPECIALIST nette), Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo. Sun- day at 3 p.m. features the Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra at 3 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION p.m. AND EXAMINATION The Grosse Pointe Symphony September 29, 2016 DOWNTOWN MONITOR 5 DIA Director at Alger Theatre

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It was a time of change and fear of change. Based on actual events, ofthe civil story rights tells and of a censorship, courageous set and in principled1959 Montgomery, librarian Alabama. who stands up to a recalcitrant state senator who would ban any book that he thinks might encourage integration. Emily Wheelock Reed (Melissa Beckwith, pictured) is the State Li- system and ordering books from a list of books recommended by the family brarianAmerican of LibraryAlabama; Association. she is charged And Misswith Beckwithrunning the does state a tremen library-

one of those recommended books had been dousThe Rabbit job in creating Wedding this by bright, Garth courageous,Williams, a feisty librarian. In 1958, children’s book about love and tenderness reunion and tolerance, in which a white rabbit and a black rabbit get married in a meadow with all their animal friends frolicking around. Seems charming. Not so fast. Enter Senator E. W. Higgins planning (Daniel Jaroslaw). Senator Higgins argues vehemently that The Rabbit Wedding is designed to promote interracial marriage and will brainwash unsus- pecting white children into accepting the dread spectre of integration. Higgins, with his well-oiled comb-over and his bullying ways, SATURDAY, is clearly the villain of this piece. He is hanging on to the past with seminar OCT. 15, 2016 grasp on the past.” He demands that Miss Reed remove The Rab- hisbit Weddingfingernails from and all proclaims Alabama the library need shelves to “maintain and declares the strongest that it should be burned. In counterpoint to this main plot is the reunion of two characters that had been friends as children but who haven’t seen each other 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - lis, Alabama, and has never left the state. Joshua Moore (DeShawn Sound Board-MotorCity Casino Hotel forKing) twenty is an years.African-American Lily Whitfield man (Sidney who leftMains) Alabama grew yearsup in Demopoago to go to Detroit, where he works for the Vernor’s Ginger Ale Company. Al- 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48201 though they’ve gone their separate ways and each has married, their fondness for each other is very real. Of course, such a friendship in Miss Reed’s assistant in the State Library is Thomas Franklin (Al- SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 1959exander Alabama Kendziuk). would He have is most been interested quite tricky. in the archives but is very supportive of Miss Reed. At one point he says to her, “You protect • Reunion Planning 101 • Social Media 101 • Suggested Reunion Activities and Events Higgins or the press come calling, he is there to warn or support her • How to Receive Free Items for Your Reunion thein her books. stand. I protect you.” He is loyalty personified; when Senator The story is narrated by the author of The Rabbit Wedding, Garth Williams (Andrew Papa). Williams introduces the characters and sets the scenes in “a world so unbelievable you could call it the deep south.” In discussing the writing of the book, he explains that he All attendees receive a free planning kit and chose two different colors for the rabbits for visual interest, and a chance to win prizes! You will also meet the book was illustrated in black and white. “It was never written to with representatives from attractions, wake the sleeping giant of hatred.” Playwright Kenneth Jones is a Michigan man. He was raised in hotels, restaurants, T-shirt vendors and other service providers at our trade show. He was drama critic at the Detroit News before moving to New York SouthfieldCity to pursue and dramaticBeverly Hills writing. and graduated Alabama Story from was Oakland the nominee University. for Register online at meetdetroit.com/reunions the 2016 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play or call 313-202-1985. - For more information, ence. email [email protected]. AwardThe Marlene and a finalist Boll Theatre in the 2014at the O’Neill YMCA Nationalis at 1401 Playwright Broadway Confer Street, Downtown. For tickets see UDMarts.com or call (313) 993-3270. September 29, 2016 DOWNTOWN MONITOR 9

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by Steven Cannaert and Da- ROADTRIP: ArtPrize in Grand Rapids vid Sakalauskas (my son) of Heavy Metal String Works. By Marian The artists encourage ev- Sakalauskas eryone to touch and play the instruments. The art- From last September 21 ists overheard a Uber driver through October 9, Grand dropping off a fare saying, Rapids, Michigan, hosts the “This is a good place to start. most-attended public art The giant banjo is not to be event in the world – Art- missed.” Prize. Perhaps the largest con- According to the mission centration of art pieces can statement, ArtPrize is a radi- be found near the Grand cally open international art Plaza Hotel and DeVos Place competition. Two $200,000 and the Grand Rapids Art grand prizes and eight cat- Museum. The Ah-Nab-Awen egory awards – more than Park near the Gerald Ford Museum is also a good place – half decided by public vote to stroll and the museum Homage to GR's Furniture Ind. $500,000and half by in atotal jury is of awarded art ex- Giant Stringed Instruments itself has 33 entries. But perts. There are also juried level of expertise. And this heart. Anyone over the age open to the public. wherever you go, the enthu- awards. of eighteen may be an artist If you wander down to siasm for art in Grand Rap- In its eighth year, ArtPrize Kurt Vonnegut once said, and there are over 160 ven- Founders Brewing Company ids is contagious. turns Grand Rapids into a year,“Go into there the are arts. 1,453 They entries. are a ues in the three-square-mile If you download the Art- huge, outdoor, interactive very human way of making area - museums, galleries, in Grand Rapids) you will Prize app. on your smart art gallery. As you walk life more bearable. Practic- bars, restaurants, theaters, (235see Roots Grandville Rust Revival, Avenue, three SW phone, and it’s free, you will through the streets of down- ing an art is a way to make hotels, public parks, lobbies, giant metal tunable and be able to navigate the many town Grand Rapids, you will your soul grow, for heaven’s buildings, walls, bridges, playable instruments. They venues, and the app. will en- see art pieces of every genre, sake.” Grand Rapids seems laundromats, and auto body are a ten-foot banjo, a large able you to cast a vote for every subject matter, every to have taken this idea to shops—and it’s all free and dobro, and a BasTrak, made your favorite pieces.