Great Things to do Along the Byway - March

 
 
The Enchanted Flute
 
Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, world renowned Conductor Leonard Slatkin and star flutist Marina Puccinini for the Enchanted Flute, running March 11-13.Bernstein's West Side Story Dances are always an audience favorite. Barber's 1st symphony continues the year long tribute to this great American composer and is notable as the first work by an American composer to be performed at the prestigious Salzburg Festival. And finally the highlight of the evening comes as Ms. Piccinini and 60 local flute students join the DSO in John Corigliano's Fantasy based on the beloved tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.  To learn more about this and other DSO performances and events please click here.
 
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Cranbrook Institute of Science & Cranbrook Art Museum Present: Cape Farewell: Art & Climate Change
 Internationally renowned artists with work in the “Cape Farewell” exhibition include: Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey, Kathy Barber, David Buckland, Peter Clegg, Siobhan Davies, Gautier Deblonde, Max Eastley, Nick Edwards, Antony Gormley, Alex Hartley, Michele Noach, and Rachel Whiteread. Through images, sound, sculpture, dance and the power of the word, their work expresses the wonder of nature together with the drama of destruction. A truly collective endeavor, the “Cape Farewell” exhibition engages and inspires audiences to participate in our shared future. The common message of the exhibition is that while we mourn the loss of our natural environment, we still are inspired to create and change the way we live in a bid to save it.

“Cape Farewell: Art & Climate Change,” is the second exhibition in the Artology series collaborative between Cranbrook Institute of Science and Cranbrook Art Museum. Artology focuses on creating visual and experiential examples of the ways in which art and science frequently parallel or complement each other and offers exhibits and related lectures, films, and field trips that simultaneously immerse museum visitors in the arts and the sciences. While Cranbrook Art Museum is closed to the public for construction, art exhibitions at the Institute will be paired with related topical scientific artifacts, objects and specimens from the Institute’s collection to illustrate the Artology concept. A Cranbrook-designed Artology logo visually designates related events and activities.
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Palmer Woods Music in Homes World Music Concert
Middle Eastern Musical Magic with the Masters of Flute, Oud & TablasOn Saturday, March 27 at 8 pm, some of the best traditional Middle Eastern music in the world can be heard at the Palmer Woods Music in Homes concert. Lebanese-born flutist Nadim Dlaikan and oud player Abdu Karim Bader, National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows, have performed worldwide, including on the stage of the prestigious Kennedy Center. These international masters join with superb tabla player Mustapha Atat to share the beautiful melodies and engaging rhythms of their ancestors. Enjoy this rare opportunity in the aura of an elegant, spacious  Palmer Woods manor.  A reception with delicious theme-related foods is included. (More biographical information on the artists at http://palmerwoods.org/music-in-homes/musicians-2009-2010).

Palmer Woods Music in Homes continues its series of jazz, classical and world music concerts each month through the end ofJune (see below for the lineup). The concerts include receptions with great food and an opportunity to enjoy Detroit-based, world-acclaimed musicians in the intimacy of some of the finest architectural treasures in the country. Concert tickets, $35 each, are available on palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514 for mail-in information. All tickets must be purchased in advance. The address of the concert home in Palmer Woods is provided when tickets are purchased.