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Greater Detroit's Original Cultural Events Weekly — Thursday, March 29, 2018 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Fifth Freep Film Festival Opens at The Fillmore

(pictured with his trademark guitars, above), an original member of Detroit’s will once again host the opening event for the Freep Film Festival. The eclectic revolutionary rockers, the MC5, has assembled a group of elite Detroit-based SmithDirector, (Silent comic Bob, book pictured aficionado above, and right all-around) and his film long-time personality cinema Kevin sidekick Smith musicians to perform with him. Tickets are $25. The performance will be Jason Mewes (Jay, pictured above, left) return to Detroit for a festival launch preceded by a screening of The Russian Five at 4 p.m. party on Tuesday, April 10 at The Fillmore Detroit. Doors for the event open Call Us Ishmael. An intimate look at the world’s obsession with Herman at 7 p.m. with the show at 8 p.m. Melville’s Moby-Dick. Dozens of historians, artists and fanatics explore Clerks will follow the the novel’s artistic and cultural legacy and impact. Showing at 11 a.m., on Fillmore show at approximately 10:30 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. The Saturday, April 14, at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., FillmoreAn afterparty Detroit screening is located ofat Smith’s2115 Woodward iconic first Ave., film Downtown. (Planet) Ant in Detroit’s Cultural District. Hall is located at 2320 Caniff in Hamtramck. Clear Water: Detroit’s River Revival. Directed by Greater Detroit native The rest of the Fifth Annual Freep Film Festival’s line-up, running Wednesday, Randin Brown, tells the story of the environmental recovery of the Detroit April 11 through Sunday, April 15, will feature more than 70 programs, and Rouge rivers and their combined watersheds. The world premiere is at including multiple world and Michigan premieres. The documentary-focused 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, April 15, at the Detroit Historical Museum. Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route. This worthy doc examines along with important programming from elsewhere. Tickets are available at the rise, demise and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of mail festival emphasizes films with strong connections to Detroit and Michigan, carrier Wendell Watkins and the residents he has faithfully served for 30 Below are just some of the films and other highlights: years. The world premiere showing is at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 14, at freepfilmfestival.comAll Sports Shorts: Shorts and Program at Festival 2. Under-the-radar Partner venues. Michigan sports are the the DIA’s Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall and 11:30 a.m., on Sunday, focus of this program featuring motorcycle hill climb, canoe-racing legends, April 15, at the Detroit Historical Museum. women divers and a Southwest Detroit hockey community. Showing at 2:30 Freep Film Festival Works-in-Progress. Directors of four in-progress p.m. on Friday, April 13, at the DIA’s Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture at the documentaries will be on hand to show off their projects. Kathy Kieliszewski, DIA, located at 5200 Woodward Ave., in Detroit’s Cultural District. Free Press Director of Visuals and Freep Film Festival Artistic Director will Beauty and Ruin lead the discussion. as the city faced bankruptcy in 2013. Michigan premiere and a conversation . This film follows the battle over the artwork at the DIA April 13 at the DIA’s Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall. a.m.At this on freeSunday, event, April the 15filmmakers at Ant Hall will in talk Hamtramck. about their It's movies, free to their attend, careers but withWayne director Kramer Marc & dethe Guerre, Kollaborators after the film.appear Showing for a at special 5:30 p.m., performance on Friday, andreservations offer short are sneak required. peeks of their upcoming films. The event starts at 11 at the DIA, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 at the Detroit Film Theatre. Kramer

For reservations, tickets and more information see freepfilmfestival.com. 2 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Thursday, March 29, 2018 SHOWINGS DIA's 81st Detroit Public School's Community District Student Exhibition The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) showcases hundreds of imaginative works cre- ated by Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) students in the 81st annual “Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition,” on view April 14–May 13. The artworks are displayed in a gallery near the Kirby Street entrance and is free with museum admission, which is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents. Students in grades K-12 from 21 schools submitted 547 works, from which 177 were chosen for the exhibition by a jury of local artists, retired DPSCD educators and DIA staff. The artworks include ceramics, collages, drawings, videos, textiles, jewelry, paintings, photography, prints and sculptures. “This annual exhibition is so important to the students, their families and the community in general,” said DIA Director Salvador Salort-Pons. “Creating art provides an outlet for students to express themselves in a very personal way, and sharing their work with the public is a point of pride for them, their families and the DIA.” Every year artworks are featured on promotional materials. This year’s items are: Poster: (pictured) Pensive, Tamia Jackson, Grade 12, Renaissance High School. Other promotional items include, Postcards, and Bookmarks. The partnership between the DIA and the Detroit Public Schools is the longest continuous relationship the DIA has with an educational organization. Many of the students whose works have been featured have pursued successful careers in the arts, including New York-based fashion designer Tracy Reese, who has dressed the likes of former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Mario Moore, a New York-based artist whose works have been shown in exhibitions across the country. The 81st Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition was orga- nized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Public Schools Community District and is made possible with support from the Ruth T. T. Cattell Education Endowment Fund. Additional support was provided by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. Museum Hours and Admission: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County residents and DIA members. For all others, $12.50 for adults, $8 for seniors ages 62+, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call (313) 833-7971. The Detroit Institute of Arts is located at 5200 Woodward Ave., in Midtown Detroit's Cultural District.

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The Social Connection and Ultimate Fun Productions will team up with the World Food Championships (WFC) to offer local chefs Against the backdrop of turbulent times– locally, nationally and in- the opportunity to compete at the highest stakes food competi- ternationally– the Detroit Tigers’ 1968 World Series championship tion in the world. signaled the Year of the Tiger, when Detroiters could forget their differ- Four of Metro Detroit’s biggest food events are now qualifying ences and join together to celebrate. events for the WFC: Bacon Bash, Burger Bacon, Mac N’ Brews & Opening April 21 at the Detroit Historical Museum, the new exhibition Comfort Food and Indulgence. The Year of the Tiger: 1968 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Each year WFC brings together the world’s most renowned this historic win and weave together stories about the players, their names in food for a multi-day, live-event culinary competition manager Mayo Smith, old Tiger Stadium and the storied season that that showcases some of the world’s best cooking in a race for paved the way to victory. food, fame and fortune. Tickets are on sale now for an opening reception with 1968 Tigers The next two WFC qualifying events are Bacon Bash on Satur- greats, Friday, April 20, featuring an evening celebration and sneak day, April 7 and Burger Bash on Friday, June 8, taking place at the preview of the exhibition. Royal Oak Farmers Market. The event will feature a special panel discussion with ’68 Tigers Willie Bacon Bash will give participating chefs, restaurants and eater- Horton and Mickey Lolich along with Tigers Broadcaster Ray Lane and ies the chance to show off their very best bacon-inspired dishes Detroit News Sports Writer Jerry Green. They’ll be joined in conversa- and sweets, whereas Burger Bash is an all-out burger brawl, with tion by guest writer Bill Dow and Detroit Historical Society Director of local food purveyors displaying their best burgers and decadent Exhibitions and Collections Tracy Irwin. desserts. Following the opening reception, The Year of the Tiger: 1968 will open At both events, qualifier categories will be judged by a presti- to the public on Saturday, April 21. Admission to the public opening is gious panel of local food critics to decide who will receive the free. coveted Golden Ticket in each category; automatically qualifying For The Year of the Tiger Opening Reception on Friday, April 20, doors them to compete at the WFC, November 7-11 in Orange Beach, AL. will open at 6 p.m., followed by the Tigers panel at 7 p.m., and the Ex- The 6th Annual Bacon Bash features 40+ local restaurants, eat- hibition Preview at 8 p.m. eries and sweets boutiques inviting guests to experience both sa- The reception will feature standard ballpark fare and casual attire. vory and sweet bacon creations, complements and cocktails. The (No autograph requests, please.) Tickets are $75 for Detroit Historical event begins at 7:30 p.m. for general admission and runs until Society members and $100 for guests. Limited edition commemorative 10:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $55 and include unlim- 1968 mini-bats are also available for $68. ited food samples, 10 cocktail/beer samples, a commemorative The Detroit Historical Museum, is located at 5401 Woodward Ave. pint glass and a keepsake photo. VIP tickets are $70 and include (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, is open to the public Tuesday unlimited food samples, 15 cocktail/beer samples, the pint glass, through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from photo and an extra hour of prime sampling at 6:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for all, all the time. Parking in the Tickets are on sale at BaconBash.com. For more info see Ulti- Museum’s lot is $7 at all times. mateFunProductions.com. The Royal Oak Farmers Market is lo- For information, call (313) 833-1805 or see detroithistorical.org. cated at 316 E. 11 Mile, just east of Main St. in Royal Oak. 4 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Thursday, March 29, 2018

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FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION These past couple of heard works – a short piece ing those musically active AND EXAMINATION weeks have been extreme- by Sibelius titled Pohjola’s weeks. ly rich with musical events. Daughter and the Violin This past weekend I was atre. This opera will be Sunday at the St. John Lu- Among the most recent Concerto by Benjamin Brit- privileged to be part of showing on April 7 through theran Church on Gill Road events we have encoun- ten. Young violinist Augus- the audience for Voices of April 15. For additional in Farmington Hills. Pau- tered some young artists tin Hadelich rendered that Light at the DIA audito- information, check Michi- line Martin (piano), Wei Yu with astonishing talent. rare musical gem in a man- rium. The auditorium and ganOpera.org. (cello), Eric Nowlin (viola) The last program of Pro- stage were dark. The mu- The Detroit Symphony Or- and Aaron Berofsky (vio- Musica series featured 14- the audience. Guest con- sic was exceptional with chestra will present Con- lin) performed a program year old pianist Naomi Ya- nerductor that Jukka seemed Pekka to transfixSaraste all voices and instruments certmaster Yoonshin Song of Mozart, Brahms and an maguchi who dazzled the conducted, culminating the - (pictured) in Bartok’s Vio- encore by Rachmaninoff. audience with impressive, program with Beethoven’s tity, that engulfed not only lin Concerto No. 2. Leonard There is going to be an ad- mature performance of Seventh Symphony. While blendingthe silent tomovie a unified that was en Slatkin will be conduct- ditional program with Pau- Chopin’s challenging bal- the music of the latter is being shown but anybody ing. Additionally, the pro- line, Wei Yu, and returning lades and other selections. far more familiar, it was who was there to witness gram includes R. Strauss’ DSO Principal Clarinetist I have heard Yamaguchi on certainly not mundane and the performance. At the Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Ralph Skiano in Midland several occasions before, predictable in this inspir- end of the movie when Pranks, Wagner’s Siegfried on April 8, 3 p.m. and each time she surpass- ing performance. Jeanne d'arc was in the Idyll, and an opening piece Works by Beethoven, es her past brilliant level There are no performanc- process of being burnt at world premiere by com- Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, with new towering height. es taking place in this Holy the stake, the acting crowd poser Steven Bryant. This Max Bruch, and Brahms, at Also, at that event were the Week. There is a tendency in the movie was express- will be taking place at the Chapel Lane Presbyterian more mature Mack Sisters, for each church to have its ing extreme indignation. Max on Friday, April 6, at Church, 5501 Jefferson who are known in our area own special celebration. That sentiment seemed to 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m., as Ave., Midland, MI. That’s a for their inspired and su- For myself, I consider it spread into the audience well as on Saturday, April 7 somewhat longer trip than perbly coordinated four- a vacation week when I watching the movie. at 8 p.m. what we are accustomed hand performances. might be able to celebrate Things to anticipate for For further information, to for those events, but it The DSO presented its my own Passover Seder the very near future in- check DSO.org. should be worth it. own unusual program this and do other chores that clude the opera Tosca by Chamber Soloists of De- For information, call weekend with two rarely had to be postponed dur- the Michigan Opera The- troit performed this past (989) 835-8183. Thursday, March 29, 2018 DOWNTOWN MONITOR 5 Chamber Music at the Scarab Club: Feminine Approach IV Chamber Music at the Scar- ab Club (CMSC) will con- tinue its 20th season with another creative program on Sunday, April 8, 7 p.m. at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church. This special anniversary season features favorite performers and pieces from the previous 19 years of concerts, alongside newer Accepting Applications works and artists making for 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom their CMSC debuts. CMSC’s Apartments program is devoted to works • Controlled Entry • On-Site Security by women composers. • Close to Shopping Area • All Appliances Included Two of the three pieces are CMSC encore performances and include chamber music by • Free Heat & A/C (select units) • On-Site Laundry Facilities AND SO MUCH MORE! Bacewicz. • Absolutely: NO Application Fee! Valerie Coleman (Imani Woods, flutist and composer), Dame Ethel Smyth and Grazhyna- Rent Based on Income cussion, pictured) will make its CMSC debut performing Hair, Cloth and Thread by Valer- ieThe Coleman. Ann Arbor-based The concert Stratus also features Ensemble Ethel (Joanna Smyth’s Goldstein, String Quintet, flute and Op. Shane 1. 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Paulette Bronner Tuesday: Min. Maisha Lindsey (Lenten Cell Dinner) Wednesday: Rev. Thomas McClellan Maundy Thursday: Rev. Lewis Forsythe City-wide Good Friday Service March 30, 12 noon - 3pm “THE SEVEN LAST WORDS” THOOM Music by Dubois Cathedral Choir Preaching WITH DJ TAMMY LAKKIS + DJ HABIBTI 1st Word, Rev. Shaun Overstreet-Gardner 8 P.M. / FRIDAY, APRIL 6 / THE ANNEX @ AANM 2nd Word, Rev. David (DJ) Reed (Chilson Hills BC - Brighton) $ AANM MEMBERS / $ GENERAL PUBLIC / MORE INFO + TICKETS : www.bit.ly/GF-WS 3rd Word, Rev. Charles C. Adams 4th Word, Fr. William Danaher (Christ Church Cranbrook) Thoom is a producer/DJ from Beirut now based in Chicago. Her cinematic sound combines elements of Arabic musical composition and rhythm with industrial sonics. Thoom’s work is inspired by the construction and deconstruction of a 5th Word, Dr. Kenneth Harris (ETS) post-war Beirut and ﬁctional storytelling. 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The Detroit Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Easter Fun Fest on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Historic Fort Wayne. The theme for the day is Peter Rabbit with events for all 176 Sea Breeze Drive, Detroit, MI 48214 ages, including the Youth-Adult Egg Hunt and the Egg-Maz- ing Race. Children will enjoy make-and-take crafts, face painting, prizes and much more. Young preschoolers will also enjoy their own safe play area with tot-sized games and activities. Participants will be able to interact with live animals, courtesy of Nelson’s Wildlife Safari. Easter egg hunts are scheduled throughout the day for various age groups. All participants will enjoy candy, carnival games, face

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tacks, while Marilyn enlists Rollicking Ripcord her S & M daughter (Vanessa Sawson) and son-in-law (Jason A Review by Paul Arlon Bowen) to help with her capers. Actor Patrick Loos also appears The Tipping Point Theatre is in several important roles. one of my favorite destination Pretty funny stuff, though, playhouses. Not just because of given what could be a sad set- its pleasant setting in the quaint ting and the uneasy aspects of and upscale little downtown of viciousness and pride that can Northville, either. be exhibited by people who have Although that fact alone almost such few perceived treasures in always makes a show there their later lives, that they’ll go to worth the drive, still, the most extraordinary lengths to keep important reason to seek out them. And don’t ever turn com- the Tipping Point is that this in- pletely away from the stage, lest timate and professional Equity you miss something important. house has never once staged Ripcord, another winning ef- mediocre live theatre. It's this fort from the Tipping Point, thoughtful choice of material L to R: Bowen, Sawson, Craves, Walker, Crawford and Loos. runs through April 22. that has made this small stage Marilyn will move out. And, if dow view. wager fast escalates into a true For tickets, ranging from $30- one of the most desirable for Marilyn can make the unemo- And, the bet is on. But, soon, it battle of life-changing incidents, $37, see tippingpointtheatre. talent to ply their craft. tionally implacable Abby scared, becomes more than just a few as the one-upmanship becomes com, or call (248) 347-0003. Producing Artistic Director then Marilyn will not only stay simple pranks that do nothing ever more cruelly personal. The Tipping Point Theatre is James Kuhl’s deft hand is once in the room, but she will also get but irritate each of the deter- Abby, alone for the most part, located at 361 E. Cady, in North- again at the helm of the current the bed nearest the best win- mined seniors. Their simple uses her iPad to plan her at- ville. show in Northville, the Michigan Premiere of playwright David • Lindsay Abaire’s mirthfully en- GEN’L ADV. gaging comedy, Ripcord. ADM. ADM. Ripcord takes place at a senior’s $20 $17 assisted living facility where THEATRE painfully sour-minded curmud- geon Abby (Ruth Crawford), is forced to share a double-room Free World Premiere with a desirable window view Attended with perky, all-bubbly-smiles Parking Marilyn (Susan Craves). Mar 29 to May 20, 2018 Abby, because of her combat- ive personality has had this sought-after room all to herself for a number of years, having Tosca driven off all of her previous roommates, until the loquacious By Giacomo Puccini Marilyn arrives, chatty and vi- ARMONY PARK tal, and refusing to move. H Marilyn condones Abby’s sur- by Daniel Damiano liness because she values the A stunning NEW PRODUCTION! room. Abby, on the other hand, Directed by Barbara Busby has been constantly badger- ing their male attendant Scotty One of the best loved (Dez Walker) to have the facility April 7 - 15, 2018 operas of all time, The friendship between a black transfer Marilyn. at the Detroit Opera House Tosca soars with landscaping foreman and a young- When it becomes clear that high-stakes drama and er white landscaper is tested when Abby won’t get her way, and that Featuring the Michigan Opera Theatre exhilarating music. a newly hired crew member’s past Marilyn has an equal right to Orchestra and Chorus is revealed. stay in the room, all cards are Stephen Lord, Conductor Tickets online: DetroitRepTheatre.Com put on the table – Abby hates FREE Opera Talk one hour prior Marilyn, Marilyn doesn’t care, to performance she likes the room – and there’s MichiganOpera.org Curtain Times nothing to be done about it—ex- 8:30pm Thursdays & Fridays –– 3pm & 8:30pm Saturdays or 313.237.7464 The 2018 Spring Opera Season cept, Marilyn’s idea of a wager to made possible by General Motors 2pm & 7:30pm Sundays quell the animosity in the air. If Abby can make the impossi- Box office & Information 313•868•1347 bly unflappable Marilyn angry, Thursday, March 29, 2018 DOWNTOWN MONITOR 9 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Rentals Seniors CLASSIFIEDS CALL 248-439-1863 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH HOUSING CORP.

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The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) concludes their 47th season with The Complete His- 920 On the Park tory of America (Abridged), April 6-22, at The Marlene Boll Theatre inside of the Boll Family YMCA in Downtown Detroit. Premier Retirement Apartments From the founders of Reduced Shakespeare Co. and authors of the Complete Works of William Shake- speare (Abridged), the play is a 90-minute romp of slapstick and a breathlessly paced vaudevillian First Month Free! take of our country’s history. DMTC members take us on a series of sketches at breakneck speed, portraying a loony tabloid style of history we all wished would’ve been a required course. A quick clipped evening of un- mitigated patriotism, political intrigue and cross dressing-J. Edgar Hoover approves. The Complete History of America (Abridged) will be performed at 7:30 p.m., April 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 3 p.m. on April 8, 15 and 22. Directed by associate guest artist and veteran actor and improv great of over two decades, Dave Davies and includes a mix of resident professionals with students from U of D Mercy’s acting program. Special engagements include an April 7 Cast Party; April 8, Detroit in a Nutshell, a Detroit Theatre Discussion Project delving into the history of Detroit with some of Detroit’s well-versed historians; and Community Nights on April 13 & 21 with $10 discounted tickets. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and $10 for veterans & students (with valid ID). For more info and tickets call (313) 993-3270 or see DetroitMercyArts.com. The Marlene Boll Theatre at the Boll Family YMCA is located at 1401 Broadway St. just east of Woodward in Downtown Detroit. Once Upon a Time in Southfield Fairy Tales and Folk Tales – Convenience and Affordability makes their annual Fairy Tale Fête Week, held Sunday, April 1 through Sat- 920 On the Park a premier location in Troy urday,The Southfield April 7 with Library games will and celebratecrafts and movies and more. April 1st -7, At the Youth Reference Desk: Games and coloring pag- Featuring one and two bedroom apartment homes es will be available all week. Participants can complete a game page Heat, water and electric included Housing Choice Vouchers accepted Monday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room: Bring picnicto enter dinners in a raffle and drawing. blankets to sit on for the showing of PG-rated Pets Welcome (some restrictions) Ferdinand voiced by John Cena. Age 62 and older Wednesday, April 4, from 7-8 p.m. in the Youth Program Room: Attendees can create a fairy tale style craft. Fairy Tale Fete Week celebrates Folk Tales and Fairy Tales— basic 920 John R, Troy, MI 48083 themes that reappear through time and have continued to inspire For more information call Kathleen 248-588-7611 an extensive collection of these culturally important stories, most of Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. which began as oral tradition with no true date of origin or author. movies, plays and contemporary fiction. The Southfield Library has Evenings & Saturdays by Appointment Income Guidelines & Restrictions Apply For information, call (248) 796-4224, or see southfieldlibrary.org. The Southfield Public Library is located in the Southfield Municipal Complex, 26300 Evergreen, in Southfield.