local operas . . . She has a cute hobby of making and fur- nishing miniature doll houses. Musical director Lillian Zelman on the piano has ac- companied a number of local cantors . . . Others in the show, Ruth Fisher, Helen Reifler, Dorothy Domnitch, etc., join in the merriment of much fun. Refreshments will also be included in that $5 . . . For ticket information, call the Oak Park Senior Center, 691-7577. From the opening moment when "Meet Me In Miami" is sung to the tune of "Meet Me In St. Louis" by Phyllis Bratt, Ceci Kaufman, Alex Nemoff and Joe Katzman, to its close, the hour-and-a-half will have been well spent . . . Give these senior guys and gals a big hand . . . They deserve it. THE TRADITION is over 1,000 years old, and con- sidered a good luck charm, so when the "dragon" danced by a very crowded Pearl City on 11 Mile off Telegraph, people were quick to touch it and laugh . . . They had fun with tarot card-reading, firecrackers outside, Chinese character writing, etc. in the festive setting to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the rooster. CONGRATS . . . to Charles Friedman . . . on his 80th birthday. LOS ANGELES cor- respondent Flo Lipton writes . . . "I had a New Year's Eve party at which there were numerous former Detroiters, including me. I've retired from teaching English at Bel- mont High School after 15 years. Arnold Levy retired from the electrical contrac- ting business and is now at- tending to his investments; Marlene Levitt is working in production with Columbia Pictures; Steve Kishner, now in the wholesale meat business; my daughter Cathy Grossman McMullen, work- ing her second year as a urth-grade teacher at sevelt Elementary School Pasadena; Frank and Schiff (he was af- Liated with Hillel Day hool in Michigan for many We had such a good ne that we decided to start cos Angeles Detroiter's b . . . If anyone is in- sted, they can call Flo .on, (818) 772-7473. , HERE'S SOMETHING ay about a national tour- company . . . Everybody is . . . not one or two ,.ame" people . . . and this is iod because Fiddler On The ,00f, coming to the George ?urns Theatre in Livonia, Feb. 16-21, is one show where almost the entire cast stars . . . . The songs, of course, are among the best ever in a musical and one of the big reasons why so many people see Fiddler On The Roof over and over again . . . It's great to hear these wonderful melodies sung by various people. DISA 'N DATA . . . Popular thing is Belva King reading palms Thursday evenings at Waleed's Mideastern restau- rant on Northwestern be- tween Middlebelt and 14 Mile . . . no charge with dinners . . . Whatever Walid and Faten Eid do with their rice pudding, it's gotten so big a favorite that even rice pud- ding dessert freaks are chang- ing their tastes for his recipe . . . Las Vegas Detroit Club's first meeting, Feb. 14, will be at Temple Sholom, 1 p.m. . . . LV correspondent Maurey Pastor says he has heard from about 90 folks so far. Dinner theater at Kingsley Inn, Woodward and Long Lake, Feb. 13 - May 29, 7:30 p.m. with Love, Sex and the IRS . . . $23 per person plus tax and tip includes full- course sitdown dinner, one drink each guest and show immediately after . . . Ever hear Latin Jazz? . . . It's fun music at Old Mexico on Drake and Walnut Thursday and Friday evenings . . . Cres- cent Shrine Day to take oodles of kiddies to the Shrine Circus is Feb. 17 . . . Meeting for 40th reunion of Central High graduating class, January and June 1950, is 2 p.m. this Tuesday at Jewish Community Center on Maple. ADVANCE TICKETS are required for "An Evening In Israel" this Wednesday by City of Southfield . . . Ducats can be gotten at Southfield City Hall's main reception desk, Evergreen and Civic Center Drive . . . $15 includes Israeli food and music, with entertainment by the Hora Aviva Israel Folk Dance Troupe. 2ND ANNUAL fund- raising auction by Michigan State University's School of Hotel, Restaurant and In- stitutional Management is tomorrow, 5:30 p.m., at the Kellogg Center . . . One of the prizes is dinner for six by Master Chef Milos Cihelka of Golden Mushroom . . . GM founder and co-owner Reid Ashton is a MSU HRIM grad . . . For more info on the auc- tion, call Ben Schwartz, an alumni board member, at Harper Associates, 932-1170 . . . Many local restaurants use Harper Associates for recruiting management or ex- ecutive chefs. ❑ JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE presents (IN STAGED READINGS) Become a part of the theatre process and voice your opinions to the playwrights, directors and the actors . . . and hear theirs. 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