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2B MONDAY. JAN 30, 2006 DETROIT FREE PRESS WWW.FREEP.COM GETTING AROUND WHERE TO EAT DINING ON A DUDCET Wayne State University shuttle drop-off and pickup, Feb. 5 Southbound off ramp and northbound on ramp closed Downtown road closures continue New road closures will be in effect as crews prepare for the Motown Winter Blast and Super Bowl. Closed Beginning today, 6 p.m.-l a.m. 2 rTwrpDr Service Dr.

ro 1 I Montcalm Beginning Tuesday, midnight Beginning Tuesday, 6 p.m.-midnight People Mover and station DETROIT I i Comaicdy I FordFkld WILLIAM ARCWEDetroit Free Press Gary Palmer, left, of Macomb Township, Ron DeRidder of St. Clair and Robert Hill of Detroit enjoy lunch at Capers on Detroit's east side. Savor and save By MATT HELMS FRft PH1-SSSTAI WRirtR RHP 8 Nif-n IVS I mGM Grand I fj tjfflfenJ Clinton 9 Porter tamo I jtiiiif f(MlJ 3 i Macomb 1 Park and Ride I 4 -I if 1 Shuttle drop- Monroe I off and pickup 1 nL- 5 iri Howard 5 4. I xr4- 1 I Lafayette 0 1 1 Campus--JL fT 4t 1 MariiusTt gS' Fort Greektown -I II -V 3. Fort fiw vHShf I Casin0 rmTci 1 Li CongresslJJ: parking for those 0 Lamed not going to fu ifiji) Lamed g.

game. Shuttles i provided. i I 3. I 1 I i I Jefferson 1 Woodbridge Joe Louis', 7tbSlQjpIS cn ArenaA 'fobo TrQM, I'i-'OVN Franklin -krenaJt uLyGJ1 Renaissance A 2. Ccito Still hungry? Wait there's more! Go to www.freep.com for the Free Press metro Detroit bar and restaurant guide, and an interactive guide to downtown Detroit.

Looking for good food for $12 a person or less? There are a whole bunch of restaurants that prepare impressive, affordable dishes places that can do amazing things with typical fare, sometimes taking cues from all the truly fine restaurants we have without charging a small fortune. A few to check out from around the metro area: I Capers, steak by the ounce. At 14726 Gratiot Detroit River near State Fair, Detroit, 313-527-2100, and 235 N. Groesbeck, Mt. Clemens, 586-954-1800.

I Mr. Kabob, delightful Middle Eastern food. At 12 Mile and Coolidge in Berkley inside the Sunoco. 248-545-4000. I Back in the Day Soul Food, pure southern comfort.

At 900 W. Eight Mile in Ferndale. 248-542-3440. I Scotty Simpson's Fish Chips. A classic.

At 22200 Fenkell in Detroit. 313-530-0950. I Christine's Cuisine, eclectic diner. At 729 E. Nine Mile at Hilton in Ferndale.

248-584-3354. 0 soo Sources: Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee, www.mi.govmdot Detroit Free Press Celebs will TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Super Bowl shuttles Six Park and Ride shuttle routes will be available to downtown Detroit for Super Bowl activities. The Park and Ride shuttle drop-off will be at Fort and Cass. have to )ark too and wal Think celebs will get special parkinz and driviner privileges when they strut into town? Not for this Super Bowl. Of course, the davers and ART Cass Cafe: "3 the Hard Way," a mixed-media exhibition featuring works by Taurus Burns, John Harkins and Harlan Lov-estone, through March 4.

11 a.m.-ll p.m. 11 a.m.-l a.m. 5 p.m.-midnight Sun. 4620 Cass, Detroit. 313-831-1400.

Madonna University Gallery: "Melancholia and the Human Psyche" featuring works by Jean-Paul Abou-Dib, through Feb. 15. 8 a.m.-lO p.m. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 1-5 p.m.

Sun. Schoolcraft Levan, Livonia. 248-875-7332. Paint Creek Center for the Arts: "DetroitToledo Exchange," an all-media exhibit with works by 40 artists from Ohio, through stars with direct business at J. OaklanO Macomb i ITfflJJfl 14 Mile Wayne 8 MileS WARREN MACOMB Wrf.

etrot E7 Tfi DEARBORN IttSESPl Shuttle Ford R0MULUSx-ry I I Detroit Metro WINDSOR 1 J.Jjj Zs Rosle O'Grady's: Pete (Big Dog) Fetters, 9 p.m. 175 W. Troy, Ferndale. 248-591-9163. ATTRACTIONS Campus Martius Park Ice Rink: Public skating in the downtown Detroit park, with the Au Bon Pain Cafe nearby and a skatehouse for renting and changing.

Open through March. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 11 a.m.-ll p.m. 10 a.m.-ll p.m. noon-8 p.m.

Sun. On Woodward between Fort and Michigan Avenue in Detroit. 313-963-9393. Henry Ford Museum: "With Liberty and Justice for All," a new permanent exhibit, boasts one of only three handwritten copies of the 13th Amendment signed by Abraham Lincoln. Nearly 95S of the artifacts used in the exhibit have never been displayed to the public.

The "Heroes of the Sky" exhibit tells the story of American history in the air. 9:30 a.m.-5 D.m. dailv 709(10 Ford Field those performing at or playing the game will get special treatment. But the rest of us includine BIG EVENTS A Detroit Salute, official Super Bowl XL kick-off event, with performances by the Four Tops, Kern and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson, and appearances by 32 Michigan sports legends, 6 p.m., Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward, Detroit. 313-983-6611 www.sbxl.org or 313-262-2006.

Televised: p.m. on WXYZ-TV (Channel 7). (See story, Page IB.) CONCERTS low, His Name Is Alive and Death Vessel, 8 p.m. Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward, Detroit. $14.

313-833-9700. MORE MUSIC Firefly Club: The Paul Keller Orchestra, 8 p.m. 207 S. Ashley, Ann Arbor. 734-665-9090.

Slovs Barbecue: The Visitors, 8:30 p.m. 2138 Michigan Detroit. 313-962-9828. FERNDALE BLUES FESTIVAL Buffalo Wild Wings: Howard Glazer and the Bob Godwin Duo, 10 p.m. 280 W.

Nine Mile, Ferndale. 248-744-4470. Club Bart The Sights, with Jawbone, 9 p.m. 22726 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-548-8746.

Dino's: Tim Diaz Band, 9 p.m. 22740 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-591-3466. MATT HELMS DRIVING TODAY parking banned, tow trucks on the prowl and streets closed throughout downtown, we can't say it enough: Take the Detroit Department of Transportation Park and Ride shuttle system. Six locations will be set up so riders can park their cars and catch a downtown bus: I Wayne State parking near the Lodge and 1-94 in Detroit.

I Northland Center in South-field. I Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. I Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn. I Macomb Mall in Roseville. I Detroit City Airport.

Parking is $10 at Wayne State and the zoo, but free elsewhere. The shuttles will drop passengers off at Fort and Cass, a few blocks from the Motown Winter Blast, NFL Experience and other bowl activities. Return shuttles running every 15 to 20 minutes will pick up riders at the same location, with limited runs after 3 a.m. Fare is $2 each way per person; kids under 5 are free. Day passes will be available at the six Park and Ride loca- singers, rappers and actors will not be allowed to park on the streets or get very close to Ford Field.

Nor will their limousines be allowed to idle outside clubs. In the area along Woodward and around Greektown and the sports stadiums, where streets are closed or soon will be, they will have to walk, just like everyone else. At a training session last week for professional drivers Source: Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee Detroit Free Pres: m. a.m.-9 p.m. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sat. 407 Pine, Rochester. 248-651-4110. Woods Gallery: "Photography: The Rock N' Roll Years" by Leni Sinclair, through Feb. 23.

10 a.m.-9 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri. 26415 Scotia, Oakwood, Dearborn. $10- $14.

Younger than 5 free. 313-271-1620. Pewabic Pottery: Centennial for this production gallery, which offers exhibition galleries and a historical display of ceramic art and Today's new closures There's no more street parking through Feb. 6 in Detroit's Central Business District. Street closures: I Woodward from Park to Congress, through Feb.

6. I Woodward between 1-75 and Adams, 6 p.m. to midnight. I Southbound 1-75 service drive, Woodward to Brush, through Feb. 6.

1 1-375 ramps at Madison. tions; 4-day passes for unlimited trips must be purchased in advance at www.detroitmi.govddot. TAKE THE PEOPLE MOVER: Through Sunday, hour's are 7 a.m.-3 a.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-3 a.m. weekends.

It's 50 cents to ride. Get the latest updates and share driving experiences with Matt at www.freep.com. Huntington Woods. 248-336-1961. FILM Classic movies night: Back-to-back giant monster movies begin at 9 p.m.

The series features a different genre each week and runs through March 6. Motor City Brewing Works, 470 W. Canfield, Detroit. cabbies, limo drivers the Super Bowl host committee's director of operations, Marc Koretzky said that no matter who they're carting around, no one gets exclusive treatment, no matter how much they may plead that they're special. TRY PARK AND RIDE: With street furniture.

Free self-guided tours. Docent-led group tours, $3. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 10125 E. Jefferson, Detroit.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK SUPER BOWL TV TODAY Football, football, football and sports travaganza at Majestic Theatre Center FRIDAY I Kid Rock at Joe Louis Arena (also SATURDAY I Taste of the NFL at Rock Financial Showplace I Maxim party at Max M. Fisher Music Center I Playboy party at Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport "Cold Pizza" (10 a.m., ESPN2). Da Bears. Mike Ditka, who led the legendary 1985 Monsters of the Midway to a Super Bowl rout of the New England Patriots, joins the XL sports talk party with cohosts Dana Jacobson and Kirk and Mike an' da boyz "Best Damn Sports Show Period" (11 p.m., Fox Sports Net).

Caught between a Hard Rock and Kirk Gibson's jock talk. The former Detroit Tigers and MSU football great joins fellow guest Mike Ditka on Fox Sports Net's signature show, originating this week from the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Detroit. Former Pistons Bad Boy John Salley teams up with fellow cast mates Chris" Rose. Roh Dih. Saturday) I Super Bowl Gospel Fest at Masonic Temple Shady Super TUESDAY I Hair Wars Fanta sy Hair Football Affair at Artist Village WEDNESDAY I NFL Experience opens at Cobo Expo Center THURSDAY I Motown Winter Blast opens in downtown Detroit I Pepsi Smash with Kanye West, Nickelback, more at the State Theatre I Jerome Bettis Superbowling Ex Bowl Party Jay Richardson.

The XL chucklehead? That would be comic Gilbert Gottfried, who 7 on your screen "Countdown to Super Sunday" (8 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC). Gee, wonder if there's any chance our local ABC affiliate will be going bonkers with XL coverage. That would be a big YES. ABC has the big game. So all week long, Channel 7 is on the XL case.

Diana Lewis, Stephen Clark and Don Shane team up for the third in a series of three hour-long Super Bowl previews. What's on tap tonight? An interview with Gov. Jennifer Gran-holm, a visit with a Motown Winter Blast sled dog trainer and his dogs and a report on Super Bowl attractions across the Detroit River in Canada. Hello, Windsor Ballet. Getting Fox-y "Detroit Sports Report" (10:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net).

Setting up shop at the Hock-eytown Cafe on Woodward all week, "DSR" host Mickey York and pro football analyst Rob Rubick talk about the Super Bowl. Plus other sports news and highlights. Tonight's edition begins immediately after the Red Wings-Minnesota Wild game. at the State Theatre SUNDAY I The Big Game at Ford Field I Diddy's (right) Luxe Party at Elysium Lounge signs on as the show's special Super Bowl correspondent. If you happen to see Gilbert bopping around the Motor ble, Michael Strahan and former Lions quarterback Rodney Peete to keep the chatter lively.

Contact MIKE DUFFY at 313-222-6520 or mduffyiSfreepress.com. City, just yell AFLAC! He's also the high-decibel voice of the AFLAC duck. We're quacking up. HAHN-KHAYATKRT.