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Autorama — America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show at Cobo T h e 6 4 t h A n n u a l

M e g u i a r ' s D e t r o i t Autorama, America’s greatest hot rod show, will take place on Friday, February 26 through Sunday, February 28. This super-buffed, turbo-charged Detroit tradition is one of the largest and oldest hot rod-custom car shows in North America, featuring over 800 of the most amazing hot rods and custom cars in the world.A live burnout and wheel-

stand demonstration by the Farmtruck and AZN’s Vehicles from Discovery TV’s Street Outlaws happens on Friday, February 26, at the corner of Washington Blvd. at Jefferson at 11:45 a.m. in front of Cobo Center. All of Downtown will know that Autorama has arrived when the screaming burnouts echo through the streets.A stellar Friday, February

26 gala, the Ridler's Ball, at Cobo Center from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., will host a roster of more than 1,000 attendees including a who's who of the hot rod-custom car world across North America. The presentation of

the Ridler Award, the most coveted award in hot rodding has been p r e s e n t e d d u r i n g Autorama for the last 53 years to the most outstanding new custom car, shown for the first

time anywhere. Because of this distinction, many of the finest custom car builders in the world will unveil their amazing vehicles to the public for the first time ever at Cobo. The winner of the Ridler Award receives $10,000 cash plus a custom trophy and jacket. Au t o ra m a E x t re m e

covers the entire 100,000 sq. feet of Cobo Center’s lower level. It features more than 200 traditional rods, customs and bobber bikes inspired by the 1950’s. Now in its 10th year, Autorama Extreme

is a show within a show, featuring continuous e n t e r t a i n m e n t b y Rockabilly Bands and the Miss Autorama Retro Pin Up Girl Contest that takes place on Saturday, February 27 at 5 p.m. On the Main Floor, a

special display is planned of some of the most beautiful Concept Cars of the Past and Cavalcade of Customs - a 10-car exhibit of specially invited customs, as well as the Autorama Preservation Award Winner. The Motor City Mavens

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Jam and Charity Auction benefiting Leader Dogs for the Blind will be presented by WRIF. More than 200 of the most outrageous pinstripers from across the country w i l l b e i n D e t r o i t during all three days of Autorama. Other features at this year's Autorama include the 24th Annual Toy-A-Rama and the Pedal Car Challenge presented by Summit Racing Equipment. Lots of special guests will meet and greet visitors and sign autographs including:

Farmtruck and AZN from Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws Friday, February 26 from 12 to 5 p.m.; Olivia Holt, 'Lindy Watson' from Disney’s TV Show I Didn’t Do It, Saturday, February 27, from 1 to 3 and 4 to 6 p.m.; Horny Mike from History Channel’s Counting Cars TV Show on Sunday, February 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. and WWE Super Star Daniel Bryan on Sunday, February 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.Live music also returns

to Autorama on Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. with a concert from native Detroiter, now Las Vegas-based Danny ‘The Count’ Koker, star of the History Channel’s Counting Cars and his band, The Count ‘s 77.The Autorama will be

open on Friday, February 26, Noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, February 28, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission at the gate is $19 for adults, children 6 to 12 years are $6, with children 5 and under, free.Discount tickets are

available at O’Reilly Auto Parts. For more information call (248) 373-1700 or go to www.autorama.com. Cobo Center is located at 1 Washington Blvd, at the intersection of Jefferson Ave . , i n D o w n t o w n Detroit.

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There’s something very special about this year’s 38th Annual Detroit Symphony Orchestra Classical Roots Concert; for the first time a sister and brother will be honored at the same time. Grammy-winning soprano Jessye Norman and her brother the late Dr. Silas Norman, Jr., local physician and philanthropist are the honorees. Jessye Norman o r i g i n a l ly s c h e d u l e d a s soloist for this concert had to regretfully withdraw her original commitment due to personal concerns.

In her stead, NEA Jazz Master and saxophonist Branford Marsalis and soprano Laquita Mitchell will perform alongside t h e D e t r o i t S y m p h o n y Orchestra (DSO).

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There is an exciting and moving program this year that is emotional, but will delight and excite the audience. The program was chosen as a tribute to Miss Norman’s legendary operatic career, and in memory of Dr. Norman’s contributions

to the Detroit community. Orchestral selections will include Gershwin’s Suite from Porgy and Bess, Dvořák’s American Suite and a selection from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s African Suite. Marsalis, who recently performed at a benefit concert for the Jessye Norman School of the Arts in Georgia, will perform John Williams’ Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, and his own composition, The Bard Lachrymose. The Brazeal Dennard Chorale, of which Dr. Norman was a longtime member, will perform the spiritual Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.

Each year during Black History Month, the DSO brings a noted African American artist to perform at this extraordinary Classical Roots Concert. It would be impossible to mention the Classical Roots Concert & Celebration without mentioning the late Dr. Arthur L. Johnson, founder of the Classical Roots Concert & Celebration. Dr. Johnson was a community leader who devoted his life to promoting positive change in the city he loved, touching countless numbers of lives on both local and national levels, and all ethnicities. In his soft-spoken, easygoing manner he’s become an icon that continues to influence the people of Detroit.

Algea Harrison, a Classical Roots Committee member for 13 years comments, “We’re aware of African Americans’ contributions to Jazz, R&B, Blues and Rock. However, there’s a lack of knowledge of the contributions to classical music, and that’s what Classical Roots is all about.”

Dr. Johnson’s love for Classical Music inspired him to create the Classical Roots Concert & Celebration. He wanted to increase awareness of the contributions of African-American composers and musicians through performance and recordings, and to support

increased opportunities for African Americans in classical music through the DSO's African American Composer Residency, Emerging Composer Program and African American Fellowship.

Joshua Jones, percussionist, and current Fellow will appear onstage with the orchestra during the Classical Roots concert. Jones will visit several Detroit schools leading up to the Celebration to perform percussion demonstrations. He will attend: Spain Elementary/Middle School (3700 Beaubien Street, Detroit) on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. and the International Prep Academy (4201 W. Outer Drive, Detroit) on Friday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m.

Co-chairing the 2016 Classical Roots Celebration are Jason Tinsley and Ellen Hill Zeringue with the support of more than 30 other Detroit-area citizens and corporate leaders committed to the Classical Roots mission.

The 38th Annual Classical Roots concert, led by conductor Roderick Cox, will take place on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall.

Tickets for the DSO’s Classical Roots Concerts range in price from $15 to $50. Tickets may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, by phone at (313) 576-5111; or online at dso.org. Classical Roots Celebration tickets, which include the reception and strolling dinner at 5:30 p.m., the Classical Roots concert at 8 p.m. and the post-concert dancing and dessert, start at $175 and $75 for Young Friends. All tickets include valet parking. For further information about individual tickets and sponsorships or to make a reservation, contact (313) 576-5088. Orchestra Hall is located within the Max M Fisher Music Center complex at 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.

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The Brahms Festival is in full swing at Orchestra Hall, featuring the DSO with Leonard Slatkin on the podium. Beginning on February 19, the Festival will include the Symphonies No. 1 and 2, as well as the first and second serenades for orches t ra . On t he weekend of February 25-28, two different programs will include both piano concertos as well as the variations on a theme by Haydn. Helene Grimaud will be the piano soloist. Clarinetist Ralph Skiano w i l l be solois t in t he Brahms clarinet sonata in F minor. Originally scored for piano and clarinet, this version is an arrangement for orchestra by the Italian composer Luciano Berio. In addition, there will be a DSO Brahms chamber recital at the Steinway Gallery on Feb. 22, 7 p.m. and on Tuesday, Feb. 23, there will be one at First Christian Reformed Church in Grosse Pte. Park. For more information, check www.DSO.org. A ndra s Schi f f w i l l be performing during three evenings in Ann Arbor this week. The f irst of those events, on Tuesday, February 16, will be over by the time this is printed, but you will still be able to attend the programs on 2/18 and 2/20. It will be of interest to compare the last works of the different composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. It goes without saying that any event with Andras Schiff is highly recommended. T h e s e p e r f o r m a n c e s will be taking place at t he R ack ham and Hi l l Auditoriums (www.UMS.org). We have just seen the

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Harlem Ballet Theater at the Opera House, and there is a jazz concert in Pa lmer Woods t his coming Saturday. Tickets: palmerwoods.org or (313) 891-2514.W i t h s u c h e x t e n s i v e programming, this week has seemed to be a highlight of the current year, but the high point s of the season are still to be seen. Michigan Opera Theatre has announced that they are in the black this year. Certainly this attests to increased attendance and funding. We are seeing some enhancements in the programming with more opportunities for the singers. In part, this is because Michigan Opera Theatre has been working together with the UMS to create a unified, large, entity that appeals both to Det roit and to A nn Arbor. One of the results of this is the fact that the American Ballet Theater will be performing Sleeping Beaut y (a classic w it h music by Tchaikovsk y) under both auspices. This

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will be taking place on March 31 through April 3 (MichiganOpera.org). Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land will be showing at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on March 12 and 13 and the Heinz C. Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center on March 19 and 20 at WCCCD Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Road Taylor, MI 48180. The latter’s phone number is (734) 374-3200. This event will be featuring the Michigan Opera Theatre Studio Artists. Suzanne Mallare Acton will conduct and Kristine McIntyre is the director. Baritone Jeff Byrnes, who will be singing as Top in this opera, will be competing with singers from 13 districts at the National Council semifinals in New York next month. A s a p r e v i e w t o t h e performance of The Tender Land t he Sc a r ab c lub musicians will be providing a special event on March 1st (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m.. This event should be most enticing and worthy of attendance.

Palmer Woods Music in Homes celebrates Black History Month on Saturday, February 20, at 8 p.m. with a concert hon-oring 20th century Black Jazz giants, such as Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and others, as interpreted by Detroit jazz masters drummer Sean Dobbins (pictured), bassist Kurt Krahnke, pianist Tad Weed and guitarist A. Spen-cer Barefield (pictured). All in the setting of a former Fisher mansion circa 1924. See palmerwoods.org for information.

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The beloved tale Cinderella, à la Rodgers and Hammerstein, swept onto the stage at the Detroit Opera House with enough grace, beauty, and energy to satisfy even the most jaded theatergoer. From the moment we walked into the theatre we were wowed by the impressive woodland setting. And that was even before the prince made his entrance fighting a dragon.

Yes, this incarnation of the familiar story is certainly a step up from the traditional fairy tale read to children. But it still has enough of the innocence and spectacle to make us leave happy.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein originally wrote the musical Cinderella in 1957 as a television movie that featured a young Julie Andrews. Wildly popular, it is believed that roughly 60% of the American public watched it. That version underwent several revivals and in 2013 Douglas Carter Beane updated and revised the story. He made Cinderella a much more vital character, introduced a theme of social justice, and added a second romantic couple.

Ella (Kaitlyn Davison) first enters the woodland scene picking mushrooms at the foot of magnificent, huge trees. Nature is a very important element in this production and Ella wishes that “the world could be as lovely as it looks.”

Enter Prince Topher (Andy Huntington Jones) fighting a dragon. He is accompanied by Lord Pinkleton (Chauncey Packer) and his men; Pinkleton is clearly the puppet master and tries to usher Topher down a path which would give Pinkleton the power and the Prince none. Topher muses, “I just wish I was doing something more important with my life.”

Ella and Topher meet for the first time when she gives him a cup of water after his battle with a woodland monster. Pinkleton tells Topher to give

her a coin: “you’re going to give her some of your things so she doesn’t have a revolution and take all your things.”

Jean-Michel (David Andino) is the character who introduces the theme of social injustice into the play. Later, Ella says of him, “he is a good man and seems to be angry for all the right reasons.” Jean-Michel tries to rouse the townspeople to protest the loss of their homes and the poverty. To distract the kingdom from political unrest, Pinkleton proclaims that Prince Topher needs to get married and that there needs to be a ball where he will find his bride. Of course.

The wicked stepmother and two stepsisters are almost as expected. Madame (Blair Ross) and Charlotte (Lulu Picart) are consistently hateful. Charlotte says of her mother at one point, “you are well versed in the art of ridicule.” But Gabrielle (Kimberly Fauré) is not so bad. She is really not interested in the Prince and finally admits that she is actually in love with the rebel Jean-Michel. Here is the second romantic couple.

The Fairy Godmother, Marie (Liz McCartney), spends much of the first act disguised as a crazy old lady in rags. But when she brings out her magic, watch out. The coach and horses are spectacular, and Ella’s change

into a fabulous, bejeweled white gown is nothing short of magical. However, Marie’s first costume as Fairy Godmother was strange. It looked as though she had two separate bustles, one on each hip. It may have been part of the device that allowed her to fly in and out of the stage a bit later, but I found it quite distracting. When she appeared in the second act in the same dress but without the puffy things, it worked much better.

Speaking of costumes, they are fabulous. William Ivey Long is the Tony Award-winning costume designer and he has referenced medieval knights, the Flemish painter Breugel, and the French court of Catherine de Medici. The eye never lacks for something delicious to appreciate.

In all, Cinderella provides a delightful evening of theatre. Beautiful to see, excellent voices singing lovely songs. You will especially enjoy Ten Minutes Ago and Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful.

Cinderella runs through February 28. Tickets available at the Detroit Opera House, by phone (313) 872-1000, or at broadwayindetroit.com or ticketmaster.com.

The Detroit Opera House is located at 1526 Broadway, in Downtown Detroit.

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DWDA Crystal Ball FundraiserDetroit Windsor Dance

Academy (DWDA) will cel-ebrate their 22nd Annual Scholarship Fundraiser, by hosting the Crystal Ball, a black and white affair, at the Roostertail, 100 Mar-quette Drive, on Saturday, March 12. The elegant black-tie VIP

reception begins at 6 p.m. and the ball at 7 p.m. Co-Chairs for the event are three DWDA alumni: Cindy Estrada, UAW Vice-Pres-ident/Director UAW GM, Detroit City Councilwom-an, Mary Sheffield and At-torney Gabrielle Sims.Debra White Hunt, Artis-

tic Director and her hus-band Bruce, the Executive Director of DWDA, saw the need to cultivate Detroit area youth in the art, sci-ence, spirit and discipline of dance and therefore started DWDA 32 years ago. The evening will feature

a multi-stationed strolling buffet, silent auction, cash bar, an alumni salute and a performance by the DWDA. Music will be provided by Notorious.Tickets for this event

are $100 for the gala only and $125 for the VIP re-ception and gala, and are available for purchase at DWDA, located in the New Center One Building, 3031 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 350, Detroit, 48202 or online at www.eventbrite.com. For more information and

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LIVE THEATRE

creating atomic energy, and releasing the power of the atom. As European life becomes more and more difficult for Szilard and his long-time companion Trude (played by Stephanie Wahl), they decide to escape what Szilard believes to be certain persecution for freedom abroad. Szilard, in his work with atomic energy, can see that his research, if it is ultimately successful and it falls into the hands of the Nazis, could help Hitler to achieve domination over the free world.

He and Trude arrive in New York, where he meets Enrico Fermi (Richard Marlatt). After a time, Szilard is brought to g e t h e r by a Pe n t a g o n General named Groves (Tobin Hissong) with a group of other top physicist and scientists, Edward Teller (Lucas Wells), Leona Woods (Katy Kujala), and Arthur Compton (Chip DuFord) to work on The Manhattan Project’s super-secret weapon – the atomic bomb.

Szilard is all for it, if it means defeating Hitler. It’s when he discovers that this is an ultra-secret military-run program, with no room for dissent and no room for opinion or sharing of scientific research, that he begins to have serious thoughts of conscience. Especially when the project brings in J. Robert

Standing 'O' Reaction to Atomic

L-R, Lucas Wells, Stephanie Wahl, Ron Williams

By Paul Arlon

Oppenheimer, an arrogant scientist, bent on cementing his name in history.

Can Szilard, and, eventually the others as well, rationalize what they’ve created – a means for mankind to destroy itself? Atomic, much to the contrary of what I was so reluctant to see, is not depressing. Rather, the music and songs are exhilarating, and tell the story of not only one man’s conscience, but of virtually everyone having a part to play, to make sure that the world in which we live, continues on in a positive way.

Other cast members, Mae (Kimberly Alley), and Garett Michael Harris in the Ensemble (as are all the other members of the cast), only add to the superior staging of Atomic. Meadow Brook never fails to hit the high marks with their productions, and Atomic is a story that most people should know, and don’t. It is surprisingly good as a musical, too.

Atomic runs through March 6. Tickets range from $33-$42, depending on day and time of show. For more information, call (248) 377- 3300. Meadow Brook Theatre is located at 207 Wilson Hall, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester.

I was unsure about seeing, Atomic, the new production at Meadow Brook Theatre. Not because I knew anything about it, or because I generally don’t favor deep pathos when I venture out for live theatre. Facts are, I didn’t know anything about the show, and I really don’t go out of my way to get bummed out by a play. I’ve always thought that I could easily look elsewhere if I wanted a dose of despair; it’s just not that hard to find these days.

So, Atomic, the untold story of The Manhattan Project and the development of the most powerful weapon of war then-known to man, and then seeing that story portrayed in the form of a musical – I had my doubts. That combination of theatre elements sounds unnatural, to say the least…

But, this is Meadow Brook, this is director Travis W. Walter, and this is one of the strongest theatre companies in Michigan. The pure theatre instincts of Walter have again honed in on a terrific story to tell, and then, with his usual deft hand, tells it very well.

A t o m i c i s a b o u t T h e M a n h a t t a n P ro j e c t , t h e government funded program that brought together the world’s foremost physicists with the goal of producing a nuclear bomb, ostensibly before the Nazis developed their own. The consensus thinking at the time was that if Hitler had such a weapon first, he would use it, therefore rendering the Allies defenseless resulting in their probable defeat.

By the late 1930’s many of the Jewish intelligentsia in Europe were foreseeing that Nazis would make living there untenable. Some of the great Jewish minds had already left their homelands for the freedom of America, including Einstein. One such significant Jewish physicist, Leo Szilard (played by Ron Williams), had excelled in his pursuit of

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Lakeland Tigers Looking Good

Pitchers and catchers are in Lakeland for another six weeks of spring training in central Florida for the Detroit Tigers.

Before they left for the sunny and warm weather, Tiger players and staff talked to the media at the recent Tigers Caravan, TigerFest and the annual Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association sendoff luncheon.

Here are some of the highlights of what is being said on the eve of training camp and subsequent Grapefruit League.

Manager Brad Ausmus on his near-firing after a last-place Tigers finish in 2015: “Honestly, the experience of supposedly getting fired hardens you. Until you go through it, you don’t really know what it’s like. I mean, it was basically a foregone conclusion at the end of the season I’d be gone. I’m not hardened toward anyone in particular but in terms of being able to handle it, I’m more Teflon-coated.”

Starting pitcher Justin Verlander on Ausmus returning: “I think it was the right decision bringing Brad

back. I think he was a victim of the stuff we’ve talked about, the injuries and the deficits we had. There’s nothing he could do about that.”

DH Victor Martinez on his and the team’s goals: “It’s important to start every year with spring training and being around everybody. That’s where you start to come together as a team, and it bothered me a lot that I really couldn’t be a part of that last season.

We owe Mr. Ilitch a trophy. We owe him a big ring. He makes the commitment year after year to put together the best team that he can. That motivates us. We’ve got to get

that World Series for that man.”New left-fielder Justin Upton on

coming here: “To be honest, at first Detroit really wasn’t in the picture. We talked to a few teams on several occasions but (GM) Al Avila came in very aggressive. He wanted to come out and express to me how much he wanted me to be part of the team. I think he did that.”

New starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey on pitching in Detroit: “I have always enjoyed pitching in Comerica Park, even though you never like facing their lineup. But I like the mound and all that stuff, and up the middle with Jose’ (Iglesias)

and Ian (Kinsler), that is a huge benefit for somebody who gets a lot of ground balls.”

Kinsler on getting old: “In baseball, you tend to get old real quick. Thirty-three is old (he turns 34 on June 22). You tend to lose your speed and that is something that is an asset for me defensively.”

Center-fielder Cameron Maybin: “I’m excited to be back. I really am. “(I’m) older, smarter and a lot more mature. I know what kind of player I am now. I am excited to show fans a better Cam Maybin.”

Center-fielder Anthony Gose on

team moves: “Making the moves that they made has definitely put this team in a pretty good position to win some games. It’s not going to be from not having the players.”

Outfield prospect Wynton Bernard on his roster chances: “Going from Single A to Double A, I learned a lot. Facing those pitchers who are top prospects and having success against them – I feel very confident going into this spring.”

Reach George Eichorn at geichorn@yahoo.com

Tigers ' All-Star Shortstop Jose' Iglesias