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2B IE PR OAKLAND FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1999 OAKLAND COUNTY Your Free Time A WEEKLY LOOK AT OAKLAND COUNTY ENTERTAINMENT -t 1 i Roeper kids, pros toss a 'Tempest' The Roeper School's theater company has created a special effects treat with their production of Shakepeare's final work, "The Tempest." Dean Acheson, Roeper's drama teacher, has gone to great lengths to get what he needs on stage including having two yards of sand delivered. Some sequences were filmed underwater at a local pool; the audience will see them projected on sail cloth. Sharing their talents with the students are two professionals from local theater companies. Mary Locker of Detroit plays the magician Prospero and Annette DePetris of Ferndale is Queen Alfonso. Most other parts are shared by two students who alternate shows.

Prospero, having lost his dukedom to his brother Antonio (Alison Rogers and Sarah Ashcraft), is set adrift in a rotten boat with his child Miranda (Jessica Franz and Sonja Lipp-mann). They reach an island inhabited by the spirit Ariel (performed by seven students taking on various forms) and Caliban (Brian Eshchach and Charley Marcuse). When there's a shipwreck, Prospero plots his revenge. The cast includes Ferdinand (Johnny O'Green and Matt Glazek), Sebastian (Natalie Knazik and Abby Ziaja), Gonzalo (Mimsy Sherry and Anna Vitale), Adrian (Kelli Rademacher and Jen Floyd) Roeper students John O'Green and Hope Williams in "The Tempest." and Francisco (Leah Morabito and Zoe Stein). Shows are 8 p.m.

tonight, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m. May 14 (with afterglow), 3 and 8 p.m. May 15 and 3 p.m. May 16.

Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for non- students and $27.50 for dinner theater. Plays are performed at Roeper's Birmingham Campus on Adams, two blocks north of Maple. For tickets call 1-248-203-7933. By Nancy Chipman Powers, Your Turn staffer PONTIAC Deliberations proceed in 'Jenny Jones' suit Jurors will begin a second day of deliberations today over whether a national talk shew should be held responsible for the killing of a Michigan man four years ago. Thursday morning, the panel, in its first hour of deliberations, asked Oakland County Circuit Judge Gene Schnelz for additional information in the Amedure family's suit against the "Jenny Jones" talk show.

The jury wanted transcripts of testimony from Jenny Jones, two producers and Donna Riley, a friend of Amedure and Schmitz. Schnelz asked them to rely on memory, but to repeat their request if they disagree about a point. Jonathan Schmitz killed Scott Amedure three days after the two appeared for a taping of an episode on same-sex secret crushes. The Amedures blame the show, saying the staff ambushed an emotionally unstable Schmitz with the news of Amedure's affections. Schmitz faces a retrial in the slaying.

The show and its parent companies, Warner Bros, and Telepictures say the show had nothing to do with the killing. Eight of nine jurors have to agree to reach a verdict. By L.L. Brasicr RGYIL OAK Winds fell power lines, spark fires in 2 houses A light rainstorm carrying winds passed over Royal Oak in minutes Thursday afternoon, but it was enough to knock down a power line that touched off a fire in two homes. One of the gutted homes, in the 200 block of 13 Mile, belonged to Laura Bertalan, who was in East Lansing awaiting her graduation from Michigan State University today.

Both houses were unoccupied when the fire began about 4:40 p.m. firefighters were hampered by downed wires. By Brian Ballou SOUTHFIELD Manager candidates to be interviewed The City Council will begin publicly interviewing five finalists today for the city manager's job. Candidates will interview at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

and two will be questioned Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the basement of the Southfield Public Library, 26000 Evergreen Road. The candidates are: Stephen Iionczek, managing director of Reading, since 19. Donald Crawford, city manager of Streator, 111., since 1994.

Donald Gross, acting Southfield city manager since July 13. Gross was community development director for 32 years. Thomas 1 loover, city manager for Worcester, since 1994. Marc Ott, assistant to the mayor of Rochester Hills. By Marsha Low COUNTYWIDE Suspect in 3 Arbor Drug robberies wore smock A thief wearing an Arbor Drugs smock has stolen more than 70 cartons of cigarettes from three stores in the past week while puzzled employees watched, police said Thursday.

Descriptions of the woman and her bold tactic match those given by employees at Arbor stores in West Bloomfield Township, Troy and Clawson. She made off with 24 cartons from the store at Orchard Lake and Lone Pine roads about 4 p.m. on April 30; 40 cartons from the 14 Mile and Rochester Road store in Clawson on Sunday and 10 cartons from the Troy store at Big Beaver and Dequindre on Wednesday. Each time, the suspect came in wearing a blue Arbor smock, stuffed a black garbage bag full of cigarettes and fled in a gray or light blue Ford Tempo or Dodge Intrepid, police said. Anyone with information can call West Bloomfield Police at 1-248-682-9200; Troy Police at 1-248-524-3477 or Clawson Police at 1-248-435-5000 anytime.

By Brian Murphy I71RIVH.NCTON HILLS Death threat prompts lawyer to quit case The lawyer for a woman accused of hiring an undercover police operative to kill her son's father withdrew from the case this week because of death threats he allegedly received from one of his client's prison pen pals. Attorney Neil Rockind tald Oakland County Circuit Juflge Alice Gilbert that he could no longer represent Paula Kuchciak after his client read him a letter she received at the Oakland County Jail from an inmate at the State Prison of Southern Michigan at Jackson. Rockind, who was court-appointed, said the prisoner who made the threats is scheduled to be paroled soon. Kuchciak, 33, of Farmington Hills, is charged with solicitation to commit murder. Gilbert granted Rockind's request and rescheduled the hearing for Thursday.

By Brian Murphy PONTIAC Officials to auction recovered, surplus items Oakland County's annual auction of surplus equipment and recovered or stolen items begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the government complex on County Center Drive East, one mile south of Dixie Highway and V- miles north of M-59. Items must be bought with cash, cashier's check or certified funds. For more information, call 1-248-858-1015, anytime. FRANKLIN Lawsuit won't delay police station builders A lawsuit by the Franklin Historic District Study Committee and Commission will not prevent the city from starting construction on a new police station, to be located on a parcel of land that had been included in the historic district.

Oakland County Circuit Judge Fred Mester denied Wednesday a request made by the study committee and commission to delay construction. In March, the Village Council voted to strip the historical designation of a parcel of land next to Village Hall where the police station will be built. By Brian Ballou BRIEFLY: oxroRD township: James Burgess, 18, and Kareen Rowen, 17, both of Oxford, were arrested Wednesday on felony charges of making and passing counterfeit bills. Police also expect to charge a 14-year-old, who allegedly made the bills on a stolen computer. Police confiscated about $250 in bills at a residence and from area businesses.

The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,500 fine. COUNTYWIDE: On Saturday, area residents can help mail carriers to help tornado victims in Oklahoma and Kansas by leaving nonperishable food items near mailboxes. U.S. Postal Service Letter Carriers and Gleaners Community Food Bank expect to collect 150 tons of food in the seventh annual food drive. Schwartz: Husband and wife perform Yiddish, Hebrew and popular music.

1 p.m. May 13. Farmington Community Chorus: 8 p.m. May 7-8. Harrison High School, 29995 W.

12 Mile, Farmington Hills. $8 advance. $6 seniorsstudents. $10 at the door. SALES Orchard United Methodist Church Rummage Sale: 9-3 May 9-noon May 8 (Bag Sale) 30450 Farmington Farming-ton Hills.

1-248-626-3620. First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham Rummage Sale: 9-noon May 7 (half price day). 1669 Maple, Birmingham. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Rummage Sale: 10-4 May 8. 814 N.

Campbell, Royal Oak. 1-248-548-3111. For more events from all over town, check out the List in today's Weekend section. CRAFT FAIRS Pontiac Oakland Society of Artists: Juried fine art show and sale. 1 0 a.m.-3 p.m.

May 7-8; noon-6 p.m. May 9, MeadowBrook Village Mall, Walton at Adams, Rochester. 1-248-652-4830. Walled Lake Western High Craft Show: More ttian 100 crafters. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

May 8, 600 Beck (between Pontiac Trail and Maple). $1 studentsseniors. 248-960-8518. Windsor Quitters Guild: 1 1 th biennial show and sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

May 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 8, Riverside United Church, 881 Glidden (near Riverside Dr. and Jefferson Windsor. $3 Canadian or U.S. funds.

1 -51 9-734-7299. Wonderland Mall: Craft show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. May 7-8; 1 1 a.m.-6 p.m. Middlebelt at Plymouth Livonia.

1-734-522-4100. TUESDAY Your Community Your ONSTAGE Avon Players: "Children of Eden," 8 p.m. May 2 and 8 p.m. May 8 p.m. May 14-15 and 20-22: 2 p.m.

May 1 6. Avon Playhouse, 1 185 Tienken, Rochester Hills. $15. 1-248-608-9077. Ridgedale Players: "Into the Woods," 8 p.m.

May 7-8, 1 4-1 5 and 21 -22; 3 p.m. May 16 and 23. $13. $12 seniorstudent. Sandwich-and-coffee afterglow.

Ridgedale Playhouse, 205 W. Long Lake, Troy. 1-248-988-7049. AUDITIONS Michigan Renaissance Festival: Last auditions of the year for experienced actors to perform at 20th annual festival, Aug. 14-Sept.

26. Resume and headshot. May 8 auditions by appointment only at Oakland University's Varner Hall, Rochester. Lu Harding-Capots: 1-800-601-4848. "When You Comin Back, Red Henry Ford Community College Theater Arts holds auditions for cast; positions also available for stage managers, crew, publicity.

Ages 18-65. Audition packets available in lobby of MacKen-zie Fine Arts Center. 7 p.m. May 10-11, HFCC Adray MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, 5101 Evergreen, Dearborn. 1-313-845-6478.

MOTHER'S DAY Rochester Mother's Day Brunch: 1 1 p.m. May 9. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow. $11. $4 children.

Includes music and fashion show by "Born to Shop" 1-248-651-0622. Elliottorians Mother's Day Luncheon and Fashion Show: p.m. May 8. St. John's Banquet Conference Center, 22001 Northwestern, Southfield.

$30. Benefits scholarship fund. 1-313-341-3511 or 1-313-838-6098. 341-351 or 1-313-831 Vjut'and ABOUT 28th Annual Ice Company Show: Southfield Sports Arena, 26000 Evergreen. 7:30 p.m.

May 13-15. 5:30 p.m. May 16. 1:30 p.m. matinees May 15-16.

$9.50 rinkside; $9 loge; $8.50 upper rinkside. Professional figure skaters Mikhail Panin and Irina Grigorian from Las Vegas featured 7:30 p.m. May 13 and 1:30 p.m. May 14 shows. 1-248-354-9357.

Birmingham Musicale: Celebration of National Music Week. Free concert. Noon May 8. Somerset-South, Troy. 1-248-540-7808.

Jewish Community Center: Jimmy Prentis Morris 15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. 1-248-967-4030. Ted and Laura ART AND Birmingham Fine Art Festival: 18th annual event. More than 300 artists.

Children's activity area, entertainment. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 8. 1 0 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9.

Shain Park and nearby streets in downtown Birmingham. 1-248-644-0866. Mount Clemens Art Fair: More than 1 00 artists. Flower sale. Children's art activities May 8 only.

1 1 a.m.-8 p.m. May 10 a.m. -6 p.m. May 8, downtown'Mt. Clemens.

Free. 1-810-469-8666. New Baltimore Craft Show: 1 4th annual show. Held in three churches, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 8, downtown New Baltimore.

1-810-725-0909. Pebble Lane: Spring art and craft show. 10 a.m. -4 p.m. May 8, Birmingham Unitarian Church, 651 Woodward at Lone Pine, Bloomfield Hills.

$2. 1-248-332-9824. MONDAY Your Schools To submit an I-75 (Chrysler Freeway) The ramp from northbound I-75 to westbound Davison is closed. There are intermittent lane closures of I-75 connector-distributor roads at Rosa Parks. 1-94 (Ford Freeway) The right lane of eastbound and the left lane of westbound 1-94 are closed at North River Road.

The entrance and exit ramps also are closed. The left lane of eastbound 1-94 is closed at Outer Drive. 1-96 (Jeffries Freeway) The ramp from eastbound 1-96 to northbound 1-75 is closed. The ramp from westbound 1-96 to Michigan Avenue is closed. 1-275 One lane is closed in each direction on 1-275 between 5 Mile and 1-696.

The westbound loop ramps at 6, 7 and 8 Mile to southbound 1-275 are closed. The eastbound loop ramps to northbound 1-275 are also closed. The right lane of the ramp from westbound 1-696 to southbound 1-275 is closed, as are loop ramps from westbound M-5 to southbound 1-275 and from westbound 1-696 to eastbound M-5. One lane is closed in each direction between M-14 and I-696. 1-375 There are intermittent lane closures on the Madison entrance ramp to northbound 1-375 and the exit ramp from southbound 1-375.

A WEDNESDAY Faith Charity Regency. $99 (full conference); $79 Saturday workshops. Call for details. Indoor Volleyball: 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Knox Hall.

$1. S.T.A.R Singles: Social, travel, athletic and recreational group. 1-248-288-0466. Fun and Games Party, 8 p.m. May 8, Yarmouth Commons Clubhouse, Clinton Twp.

Bring board or card game. Food and drinks free with new membership of $1 5. Temple Israel's Singles Extension Group: For Jewish singles ages 50 and older. "That's Italian III" Dinner and Dance, 6:30 p.m. May 16, Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield.

$18 nonmembers; $15 members. Reservations required by May 10. Barbara Ginsburg: 1-248-353-7261; Charlotte Jonap: 1-248-474-5346. Singles Dances: Friday Singles Jubilee-Saturday Night Singles: Ages 21 and older. Proper attire.

$3 before 8:30 p.m. 1-248-373-7878. Next dances: 8 p.m.-1 a.m. May 7, Troy Marriott, Big Beaver, just east of I-75; 8 p.m.-1 a.m. May 8, Van Dyke Park Hotel, Van Dyke, between 13 Mile and 14 Mile, Warren.

West Side Singles: Friday Night Dance for ages 21 and older, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. May 7, Best Western Executive Suites, 31525 12 Mile, west of Orchard Lake Farmington Hills. $3 before 8:30 p.m. Attire is dressy. 1-734-981-0909.

Ballroom DancingLessons: Clawson Singles: Ballroom dancing to live bands for ages 40 and older, 8-1 1 p.m. YWCA, 839 Crooks. Dressy attire. Married couples welcome. 1-248-435-9100.

Stardust: 9 p.m.-midnight every Fri. Promenade Plaza, 28651 Northwestern, Southfield. $7. 1-248-356-5678. Waterford Oaks Ballroom Dancing: 8-1 1 p.m.

May 7, 2800 Watkins Lake Rd. $5. 1-248-673-4764. For a full list of metro area events for singles, check the Free Press Web site, www.freep.comjustgothelist.htm FRIDAY Your Free Time 1-248-586-2620 M-59 The exit ramp from eastbound M-59 to southbound Rochester Road is closed. M-59 is closed and a detour is posted near Wide Track Drive in Pontiac.

The ramp from southbound Rochester Road to westbound M-59 is closed. The right lane of westbound M-59 at Rochester Road is closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The ramp from southbound Rochester Road to eastbound M-59 is closed.

The right lane of eastbound M-59 is closed at the Rochester Road ramp from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Other major closures The Ford Road bridge over the Southfield Freeway is closed, with two-way traffic maintained on two lanes in each direction on westbound Ford Road. The ramps from Ford Road to the northbound Southfield Freeway and southbound Southfield service drive are also closed.

7 Mile is reduced to a single lane in each direction at I-275. The left lane of eastbound Square Lake Road is closed from Opdyke to northbound I-75. Van Dyke is reduced to two lanes in each direction at Chicago Road and Old 13 Mile. For more information, visit our Web site at www.freep.comnews or call the Michigan Department of Transportation at 1 -800-641 -6368 or AAA Michigan at 1-800-411-4823. Sources: AAA MichiganMEP and MDOT.

Compiled by Jocelyn Faniel- Heard, 1-313-2221-6550. SINGLES Catholic Alumni Club of Detroit: For single Catholics age 21 and older who have a bachelor's degree and are free to marry in the church. For more information on the group, call Jon: 1-248-474-9598, before 1 0 p.m. Coming up: Outdoor Tennis: 6:30 p.m. May 13, 20 and 27, Boulan Park, Troy.

Tom: 1-248-547-5884, before 10 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: All skill levels, 7:30 p.m. May 1 1 1 8 and 25, Birney Middle School, corner of Evergreen and 1 1 Mile, Southfield. $4 eligible guests; $3 members and applicants. Rich: 1-810-939-6877, before 10 p.m.

Farmington Single Professionals: Nonprofit group for ages 25-45. Hotline: 1 -248-851-9909. Coming up: Single Mingle Dance: 8 p.m. May 7, Excalibur Convention Center, Northwestern Hwy at 12 Mile, Southfield. $7.

Ballroom is nonsmoking. Attire is dressy; men must wear coat and tie. "Fun and Fine Meet p.m. May 13, Forte, lounge, 201 S. Woodward, Birmingham.

Parents Without Partners: Celebration of Life Benefit Ball: 9 p.m. May 7, Roma Hall, 32550 Cherry Hill, east of Venoy, Garden City. $1 2 at door; $10 advance. Hosted by Huron Valley Regional Council 34. Silent auction for University of Michigan Cancer Center and American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division.

Diane Griffin: 1-734-464-1969; Mary Anne Britton: 1-810-231-9447 or HVRC hotline: 1-734-722-2642. Rochester Chapter 761: Meets 8 p.m. every Thu. at Rivercrest, 900 W. Avon, between Rochester Rd.

and Livernois. 1-810-997-8878. On 1st, 3rd and 5th open dance starts at 8:30 p.m., with orientation for new members at 9:30 p.m. Single Point Ministries: Hosted by Ward Presbyterian Church, 4000 W. 6 Mile, Northville.

For a free newsletter, call 1 -248-374-5920. Schedule: 1999 International Singles Conference: May 14-16, Dearborn Hyatt THURSDAY Your Neighbors Powers at 1-248-586-2600 or fax at Northwestern is closed. The ramps from southbound Telegraph to southbound Northwestern and eastbound I-696 are closed. The northbound Lodge Freeway ramp to northbound Southfield Road is closed until late June. M-39 (Southfield Freeway) The northbound Southfield Freeway is closed between I-94 and I-96 and the southbound Southfield Freeway is closed between the Lodge Freeway and I-96 from 9 tonight until 5 a.m.

Monday. The southbound Lodge Freeway exit ramp to southbound Southfield Freeway is also closed. The southbound Southfield Freeway ramp to 8 Mile is closed. The southbound Southfield bridge over Northwestern-Lodge Freeway is reduced to one lane. The southbound M-39 service drive is closed at Ford Road.

The entrance ramp from westbound Ford Road to northbound Southfield Freeway is Aosed. item, please call Nancy Chipman RQADWOEtl Both directions of 1-75 are closed between Gratiot and 1-96 in Detroit. The detour for southbound 1-75 traffic is west on the Davison Freeway (Exit 56B), south on the Lodge Freeway (M-10 left-side exit), then back to southbound 1-75. The northbound 1-75 detour is westbound 1-96 (left-side Exit 48) to eastbound 1-94, then back to northbound 1-75. TALK TO US Suite 401, Washington Square Plaza, 306 S.

Washington, Royal Oak, Ml 48067 Fax: 1-248-586-2620 E-mail: oaklandfreepress.com Oakland editor. Leesa Bainbridge: 586-2615 1-696 (Reuther Freeway) The right lane of the westbound 1-696 ramp to southbound 1-275 is closed. The left lane of westbound 1-696 is closed at Telegraph. M-5 There are intermittent one-lane closures between Grand RiverHalstead and 1-275. M-10 (LodgeNorthwestern) The left lane of the southbound Lodge Freeway is closed south of Forest.

There are intermittent closures in both directions of the Lodge Freeway near downtown from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly. Northbound and southbound Lodge Freeway ramps to northbound I-75 are closed. There are intermittent closures of the Bagley entrance ramp to northbound Lodge and exit ramp from southbound Lodge.

The ramp from northbound Telegraph to northbound Education: Tamara Audi: 586-2622 Emronment: Erin Lee Martin: 586-2606 Covering your communities: Brian Ballou 586-2617 Julie Edgar 586-2605 Matt Helms -586-2618 Bill Laitner 586-2608 Marsha Low 586-2610 JoelThurtell- 586-2609 David Zeman 586-2604 i. Assistant editors: Jennifer Juarez Robles: 586-2623 Tom Krisher: 586-2616 Your Turn: Nancy Chipman Powers: 586-2613 Columnist: Brian Dickerson: 586-2607 County government: Hugh McDiarmid 858-2292 Courts: L.L. Brasier. 858-2262 Criminal justice: Brian Murphy: 586-2611 DhwsitReligion: Beth Krodel: 36-2621 Mr.