On Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., the Mardigian Library and the
Holocaust Memorial Center are cosponsoring a performance by
Ethan Bortnick. Only 11 years old, Ethan Bortnick already has made history as the youngest musician, composer, and entertainer to headline a concert tour. He has shared the stage with Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, and Justin Bieber. Ethan also stars in, and wrote the music for, the film
Anything is Possible, to be released later this year.
On Saturday, March 24, at 8:30 p.m., the
Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, along with the
Jewish Gay Network, is co-sponsoring an evening with Detroit’s own Don Was. As half of the satiric R & B duo
Was (Not Was), Don became one of the most prolific and sought-after producers in contemporary music. He has produced such legendary artists as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Glenn Frey, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Seger, and the B-52s. In 1995, he received a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.
The evening will be hosted by award-winning music journalist Gary Graff and will feature a discussion and a musical performance focusing on the producer’s extraordinary career.
Both musical performances are part of the
Jewish Community Center’s
Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival (running from March 15 through March 25, 2012). Both events sponsored by the Mardigian Library and Voice-Vision Archive will be held at
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts on the West Bloomfield campus of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit.
For more information, including tickets, please visit,
http://50.28.88.26/~musicfes/
