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Greater Detroit's Original Cultural Events Weekly • Thursday, October 20, 2016
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MONITOR Pumpkins and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
The second Detroit Zoo's Smashing Pumpkins event of the year will happen on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. throughout the Zoo's many animal habitats. The Zoo's animals will receive pumpkins filled with treats to eat, play with, roll around in, tear apart and most certainly, smash.Every year around Halloween, Zoo staffers give the animals
seasonal treats-including pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks and other fall harvest bounty-as part of its comprehensive program of ensuring environments for animals that are ever-changing and appropriately complex.As part of the Zoo's routine attention to their prized animal residents'
well-being during the year, food items are hidden throughout the animals' habitats or prepared and placed in a unique manner to stimulate natural behaviors such as foraging or stalking."Around Halloween, seasonal fare from local Michigan producers
gives this activity a special appeal for both Zoo visitors and the animals," said Scott Carter, the Zoo's Chief Life Sciences Officer.
The schedule for the animals and their treats follows:10:30 a.m., Otters (treat-filled pumpkins)11:00 a.m., Great Apes (pumpkins)11:30 a.m., Polar Bears (treat-filled pumpkins)12:00 p.m., Bison (pumpkins and cornstalks)12:30 p.m., Grizzly Bears (Halloween pinatas and cornstalks) 1:00 p.m., Giraffes (treat-filled pumpkins and cornstalks) 1:30 p.m., Vultures (treat-filled pumpkins and cornstalks) 2:00 p.m., Lemurs (Halloween pinatas and pumpkins) 2:30 p.m., Anteaters (treat-filled pumpkins)
Smashing Pumpkins Two at The Detroit Zoo is free with zoo admission. Admission is $14 for adults aged 15 and up, $10 for children ages 2-14, seniors ages 62 and up and all active military with I.D. Children under 2 are free and parking is $6 per car.For information, call (248) 541-5717 or see detroitzoo.org. The
Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of I-696 and Woodward Ave., in Royal Oak.
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‘Detroit: America’s Live Music Engine’ at Historical Museum
Opening on Saturday, October 22 and running through January 8, 2017, in the Community Gallery at the Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit: America’s Live Music Engine showcases the Motor City’s music scene in three major components: the places, the people and the future. Detroit: America’s Live Music Engine begins by exploring the venues, both large and
small, that have consistently made Detroit one of the world’s top ranked live concert destinations for musicians and their fans. The exhibit goes on to highlight the stories of Detroit’s sidemen musicians who serve
as the backbone for many of Detroit’s – and the world’s – biggest acts. Finally, the exhibit discusses the future of Detroit’s musical legacy by celebrating
the youth of today, connecting them to the past and preparing them for their musical future. There will also be opportunities for exhibit attendees to share their own experiences and photos from when they were part of an audience at local venues. The Detroit Historical Museum is hosting a free family-friendly opening event on
Thursday, October 20 from 7-10 p.m., featuring a live music jam session with The Detroit Retro Society.
The Museum is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for all, all the time. Parking in the Museum’s lot is $7 at all times. For more information, call the Museum at (313) 833-1805 or see detroithistorical.org. The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit’s Cultural District.
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8th West of Center All Media Show The Northville Art House continues its October exhibition, the
8th Annual West of Center All Media Show, through October 29. This highly anticipated exhibit features 33 works of art selected by highly regarded juror, Kate Paul. In keeping with the philosophy of bringing the community something unexpected, the exhibition includes paintings, photographs, sculpture, and mixed media pieces created by 30 contemporary artists working with traditional and nontraditional media in diverse styles.
Artists exhibiting in West of Center include: Jim Aho, Gail Borowski, Sara Slee Brown, Pamela Day, Amy Fell, Harah Frost, Took Gallagher, Bruce Giffin, Lisa Hermann, Eloise Hirlemann, Eugenia Hoag, Steven Hollar, Mary Kernahan, Peggy Kerwan, WanChuan Kesler, Candace Law, Rosemary Lee, Janet McClintock, Nicole Pelc-Church, Cheryl Phillips, Joanne Rochon, Celeste Roe, Dean Rogers, Gayle Sanchirico, Brenda Beene Shackleford, Judith Waterman, Bob Wesley, Carrie 'Care' Wheeler, Janice Wilkiemeyer, and Denise Willing-Booher.
West of Center continues through October 29 during Art House business hours of Tuesday through Friday from 12-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 12-4 p.m. The Northville Art House is located at 215 W. Cady Street and is a facility of the Northville Arts Commission. Admission to Art House exhibits is free and open to the public.
For more information visit www.northvillearthouse.org or call (248) 344-0497 during business hours.
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Rackham Symphony Choir Performs, Oct. 28
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The Michigan Opera Theatre has produced the opera Carmen – among the most popular and adored by audiences and professional alike - quite a number of times. However, each time that I have seen it, I was once again astonished, but in new and different ways. Carmen is the opening opera of this year at the Detroit Opera House. Ginger Costa Jackson as Carmen was totally tantalizing in the current production that I saw, utilizing the entire body in a most attractive as well as seductive manner. The dancing segments in this opera are enticing as well. I will not elaborate on the plot of this well-known opera, which can be easily found online by those who need it.
Marcelo Puente as Don Jose is convincing as the appropriate partner for Lopez. One can feel the bubbling emotionality between them as it rises and ebbs. How appropriately Carmen describes herself as being into the games of love, rather than long-term commitments. She is addicted to the joy of the enticement of all men, choosing her favorites one at a time.
Cecilia Violetta Lopez made a great Micaela. Luis Alejandro Orozco was enticing especially in his costume of matador Escamillo.
Stage director Ron Daniels brought a great deal more focus and vitality into all of the scenes. In particular, I was impressed with Acts one, two and three, with their lighting and actions. How could one not be impressed with Carmen and her friends Frasquita (Angela Theis) and Mercedes (Briana Elyse Hunter). Together, these three do create a well-functioning unit.
The adult and children choirs were excellent as well, showing distinct
synchronization in their movements and excellent tonal qualities (Suzanne Mallare Acton Choral Master). Conductor Valerio Galli held the entirety together, bringing out the most in the music. I enjoyed watching him on the closed circuit TV.
Opening night was Saturday, October 16 and it is continuing through October 23. The last performance will be with Sandra Piques Eddy as Carmen and Alok Kumar as Don Jose. For tickets and further information, check www.MichiganOpera.org or call (313) 237-7464.
Another notable event last week was that of incredible Russian pianist Denis Matsuev at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on this past Sunday afternoon. I tend to listen to Matsuev at times on Youtube, but the experience of hearing a live performance of his is nothing short of astonishing. The program included Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31, Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes, the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (Liszt), Tchaikovsky’s Meditation, and Prokofiev’s 7th Sonata. If this is not enough, Matsuev also provided four encores after the performance. The audience roared with applause of a rare duration and intensity. I am looking forward to the next major
event of UMS – the Berlin Philharmonic on November 12 and 13, with Simon Rattle conducting.
This coming week conductor Neeme Jarvi is in town. On Thursday evening (7:30 p.m.), Friday morning (10:45 a.m.), and Saturday evening (8 p.m.) he will be conducting the DSO in a program that emphasizes two works, Rachmaninoff’s Russian Song, and his Symphony No. 1. In addition to this, Tales of Hemmingway by Michigan Composer Michael Daugherty will be performed with Zuill Bailey, cello soloist. I have listened to parts of this work on Youtube and it appears to have substantial substance.
The Jewish Ensemble Theatre begins its first show for this season, Rights of Passage by Kitty Dubin, this Thursday and will continue through November 13. For further information, check www.JetTheatre.org.
Next week on Friday, October 28, 7:30 p.m., at Kirk in the Hills, Rackham Symphony Choir will be presenting music of the British Isles, including British Folk Songs, the Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams as well as a selection of well-known pieces and solos from the Operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan. Tickets are available on Rackham’s website at rackhamchoir.org.
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19. Set in a Philadelphia hotel during the 1960 Democratic national convention, two front runners are vying for their party's nomination. Mudslinging, backstabbing and subterfuge all take centerstage in this thrilling race to the Oval Office. Judge for yourself how much or how little has changed.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is next, Dec. 8 - 11. Roald Dahl's much-loved story follows the vain attempts of three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, to get rid of the fox who regularly steals food from
Stagecrafters 2016-'17 season continues with Trevor, through October 23. Trevor is a retired trained chimpanzee with a star-studded past. Dressed in overalls and surrounded by toys, he seems almost human. Loving owner Sandra thinks she understands him, but tension mounts as the audience, privy to Trevor's thoughts and motives, learns otherwise. A painfully funny satire of how fully we can ever know ourselves or others.
The Best Man follows Nov. 4 -
their farms. Mr. Fox will do anything to keep his family fed and safe. This fable shows the importance of tolerance, perseverance and community.
In the Heights runs Jan. 20 - Feb. 12, 2017. New York City's Washington Heights is a vibrant neighborhood on the brink of change where dreams are big, ambition is strong and money is hard to come by. A winning lottery ticket could potentially change the livelihood of the community forever. This exhilarating bi-lingual sensation pulsates with Latin rhythms and hip-hop, plus electrifies with exuberant street-dance.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill takes the stage Feb. 24 - March 12, 2017. Spend an evening with legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, onstage in a Philadelphia nightclub in 1959, for one of her last performances. Billie's
indomitable spirit and sass shine through her torrid stories of addiction, abuse and racism. An intimate musical theatre experience that captures the essence of 'Lady Day' and her music.
The Red Velvet Cake War will be presented March 24 - April 9, 2017. It's the hottest day of July and smack-dab in the middle of Texas tornado season as the formidable women of the Verdeen clan meet up for a family reunion. Things get really crazy when a high stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. Full of slapstick and brilliant one-liners, this zany southern-fried comedy is a "white trash jamboree." A special Ladies Night Out performance on March 23.
Seascape by Edward Albee is on stage April 21 - 30, 2017. Charlie and Nancy are at a crossroads. Having
raised a family and now facing retirement, they each want different things in life. During a holiday at the ocean, issues come to a head, further complicated by the appearance of another couple, two giant lizards who are also at odds with each other. An exploration of relationships in transition.
Jesus Christ Superstar finishes off the season May 19 - June 11, 2017. Reimagined with a contemporary slant, Stagecrafters' sets this classic rock musical in present day. A band of road-worn actors invade an abandoned theatre — their intent: to relive the last seven days of Jesus' life.
Tickets range from $8-$25, depending on the show. For tickets and more information call (248) 541-6430 or see stagecrafters.org.
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However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her Nana in New York for the summer quickly turns into an unforgettable experience. It seems her sweet Nana is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling handmade naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five boroughs.
Tickets for all shows range from $12-$22. The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Rd., just south of Ford Rd, in Canton. Call (734) 394-5300 or see cantonvillagetheater.org for more info.
Slipstream Theatre Initiative's season begins with Lady Bracknell Presents, Dec. 1 - 18. Nothing says holiday tradition better than an old, drunk woman by the fireplace, telling tales out of school, as she narrates fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm.
Romeo & Juliet follows, Jan. 7 - 29, 2017. Set in a time of political upheaval and ongoing war, this version focuses on two young females who choose love over battle. Dr. Hydie Jekyll takes the stage, Feb. 19 - March 12, 2017. Hydie is a successful business woman and a recovering alcoholic trying everything to keep
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton continues its 2016-17 season with Moon Over Buffalo, Nov. 10-13. In this madcap comedy, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950's. They might have one last shot at stardom, but everything that could go wrong does go wrong.
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa will be presented Dec. 8-11. Inspired by the 1897 editorial Is There a Santa Claus? audiences will love this modern, heart-warming comedy. While holding auditions for Little Red Riding Hood Saves Santa Claus students who don't believe in Santa protest the school's holiday play and the principal cancels it. Can Virginia save the play and the day?
Back by popular demand is Detroit Circus, December 31, at 7 p.m. Detroit Circus entertains with New Year's Eve fun for the entire family. Admission includes a non-alcoholic drink and popcorn, and pre-show activities (face painting, temporary tattoos, photo ops and strolling circus entertainers) all in the lobby starting at 6 p.m. Detroit Circus dazzles with a variety of circus sideshow acts.
Canton One Festival 2017, takes place Jan. 13 - 15, 2017. A variety of original one-act plays and a one-act musical will be staged in two acts. Rated PG - 13.
Fairy Tale Courtroom will be staged March 9 - 12, 2017. This comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Hear the personal accounts of what happened, told in testimonies and flashback sequences. The audience is the jury, so each trial has two endings depending on the verdict.
Hello Dolly is March 31 - April 9, 2017. The story of Mrs. Dolly Levi's efforts to marry Horace Vandergleder, the well-known half-a-millionaire and send his money circulating among the people the way her late husband taught her.
Nana's Naughty Knickers concludes the season May 18-21, 2017. Bridget and her grandmother are about to become roommates.
her alter ego from emerging. As the stresses of success and modern culture take their toll on her sobriety, all hell breaks loose.
Comedy of Errors follows, March 25 - April 16, 2017. In New Orleans, a scorned gypsy curses two sets of twins, splitting them up and sending one of the sets to a distant place. When Mardi Gras brings the twins together again, mistaken identity becomes a hilarious look into how much we really know our loved ones.
Chekhov's Three Sisters, about a family trying to navigate through love, war and changing is May 13 - June 14, 2017. Pared down to four actors, one actor will play the storyteller and fourth sister, Natasha, as well as the male roles. She'll lead the audience each night in deciding which actor will play which sister. Every performance will be different.
Lysistrata is an all-male version of the Greek classic, June 17 - July 9, 2017. Lysistrata is a gay rights activist trying to end the perpetuation of gay stereotypes by getting his community to abstain from sex.
The Seagull closes the season, July 22 - Aug. 13, 2017. Considered to be Chekhov's most brilliant play, the company delves into the themes of art imitating life by having the actors rehearse scenes as themselves until the "muse" steps in and the world of Chekhov's time engulfs them. For tickets and information call (313) 986-9156 or see slipstreamti.com. The Slipstream Theatre Initiative is located at 460 Hilton, in Ferndale.
The Bonstelle Theatre's 2016-17 season continues with Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (Dec. 2 - 18). Just in time for the holidays, The Hilberry, Bonstelle and Allesee Dance Companies come together on one stage for this spectacular production at the Bonstelle.
Harriet Jacobs starts off 2017 (Feb. 3 - 12, 2017). Escaped slave, Harriet, reconciles her past while hiding to save her uncertain future.
Legally Blonde: The Musical will conclude the season (April 14 -23, 2017). Elle Woods takes on Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend in this hilarious and fun-filled musical based on the adored movie. Follow the transformation of bombshell Elle as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.
Tickets range from $15-$25 (students $10). For tickets and more information call (313) 577-2960 or see bonstelle1.com. The Bonstelle Theatre is located at 3424 Woodward Ave., near Wayne State University, in Midtown Detroit.
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CINEMA CULTURE
By Paul ArlonI’ve read quite a few of the twenty Jack Reacher
books from author Lee Child. I was impressed enough by Child’s creation to have added several signed first editions to my library. The novels are good reads, every one of them. Jack Reacher is a terrific addition to the universe of action-adventure characters, and Child’s written work is undeniably compelling. So much so that filmdom’s arguably ‘biggest’ action hero, Tom Cruise, has snapped up the rights to star as Reacher, in what will surely be a respectably long-running franchise of Child’s many books, the latest of which, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is being released this weekend.
Now, here’s the reason I put ‘biggest’ in quotation marks as I described Cruise in his starring role as Jack Reacher. If anyone has ever cracked open one of Child’s novels and read even just the blurb on the dust jacket, the first page, and probably even just the first paragraph, here’s what they’ll find out about the literary Jack Reacher: He’s 6’5” and weighs 250 pounds. I’ve read a number of guess-timates about Tom Cruise and his height and weight, and the most generous of these put him at somewhere between 5’4” and 5’7” tall and a whopping 140-160 pounds in weight. So, as a true fan of the books, I seriously had to upend my mental image of one of my favorite characters.
But, no matter what, the movies are based on Lee Child’s books. And even if Cruise is a foot shorter and a hundred pounds lighter, Child’s golden stories pretty much make up for the obvious physical miscasting of Cruise in the title role. So, okay, that’s my take on the dinky Tom Cruise playing the Goliath named Jack Reacher. And all of these ridiculous comparisons aside, this is still a mighty worthwhile couple of hours on the big screen.
Here’s the story: Reacher is a decorated ex-Major and commander of a special military police unit — an elite unit that he created. He's left the military, and now, with nothing tying him down, no roots, and no responsibilities to anyone or anything, he drifts nomadically across the country, carrying only a folding toothbrush, and paying cash for whatever he does – which is mostly sitting in small-town diners, eating eggs and drinking copious amounts of coffee, until he invariably gets pulled into one death-defying adventure after another. For a man who exhibits perfect manners and who extends kindness and courtesy to all those that cross his path, he's also prone to quickly mete out violent judgment towards those that break his code of justice.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is basically the tale of a date that goes incredibly wrong. After flirting on the phone, Reacher makes plans to visit Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), the woman who has assumed his old command of the special military police unit in Washington, D.C.
His intention is to take her out to dinner.When he arrives at his old office to see Maj.
Turner and make good on their dinner plans, a Colonel (Holt McCallany) sitting at Maj. Turner’s desk, tells him that she's been arrested for espionage, and is implicated in the murders of two of her investigators. Not only that, but she's given express directions for Reacher to have no contact with her whatsoever.
Of course, this makes Reacher, formerly the military’s toughest investigator, curious. He meets Maj. Turner’s attorney and finds out why she's cut off all contact with him – because, apparently Reacher has been sued for child support for a daughter that he knew nothing about, and since he has no permanent address, he didn’t know about the paternity suit, either. This also makes him curious.
Upon leaving his meeting with the attorney, he’s followed…but, he’s too smart for that, and he makes quick work of the tail, finding out that the thugs work for a para-military corporation of professional mercenaries. Curious, again.
Reacher tracks down his so-deemed long-lost daughter, Sam (Danika Yarosh). She’s a street-smart teenager, fully on her own, with her ex-hooker mother in and out of rehab, etc. Reacher suspects that she isn’t his offspring. Doesn’t matter. She's now traveling in his dangerous orbit.
The next day, Captain Espin (Aldis Hodge), of the military police, picks up Reacher and takes him
back to their office for questioning – seems that Maj. Turner’s attorney was beaten to death the night before and Reacher is under suspicion. In fact, he’s charged with the man’s murder. And he is taken to the same prison that holds Maj. Turner. Convenient – because, he is really curious, now.
Reacher begins to piece things together and is certain that Maj. Turner is next on the death list. Since he's already in the same prison where she’s being held, he breaks her out. And, now, Reacher’s new daughter Sam, is also in danger. There's a dogged assassin on their trail, who is working to take out everyone connected to Maj. Turner and now, Reacher, too.
So, the game is afoot. The Major, Reacher, and Sam have to solve a bunch of murders, and unwind the mystery behind all of the military, mercenaries, and money that is threatening their lives.
Everything considered, this is a very well done movie, plenty of decent action, great gunplay and martial arts, strong, able, attractive women, nasty villains, heroic good guys, car chases, and even a few scenes in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Directed by Edward Zwick, written by Richard Wenk, Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz from the Lee Child book of the same name, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is a worthy effort for Tom Cruise and his Skydance production team.
I’m tempted to give this movie 5.4 out of 6.5, but that’s trying too hard to be funny…so, instead, I'll give it a solid Three Stars.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Reacher and Major Turner (Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders) Make a Run for It
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