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Something for young Jews
to do on the eve of nothing open.

t's Christmas Eve. Nothing's
open — unless you want to
hang out at a gas station. You're
sick of cramming into Chinese
restaurants with loads of other bored
Jews, then stampeding to the movies.
What are you going to do aside
from count the minutes until the mall
re-opens? Well, some Jewish groups in
metro Detroit are teaming up to give
you "Something to Talk About" —
that's the name of the bash on
Christmas Eve at the Modern Rock
Cafe in Walled Lake. If you're 18 or
older, you're invited.
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Since the usual Christmas Eve gath-
ering at the Jewish Community -
Center is not happening this year, the
B'nai B'rith Leadership Network,
Hillel of Metro Detroit, The Jewish
News and the Modern Rock Cafe are
stepping up and trying to offer some-
thing better.
"This is not your average run-of-
the-mill dance we have every year,"
vowed B'nai B'rith's Beth Davidow.
Planners are promising a variety of
ways to have fun on Christmas Eve —
without caroling or putting popcorn
strings on prickly trees.

"You'll be able to do anything from
sitting and talking [with friends] in
the club's coffeehouse, to [shaking it
up on] the high-energy dance floor, to
shooting a game of pool and munch-
ing on snacks [kosher, of course],"
Davidow hypes. All that for 10 bucks
at the door.
The Modern Rock Cafe usually
caters to the under-21 crowd, so there
won't be any alcohol. If you get
thirsty, pop will have to suffice.
But why is this Christmas Eve party
for Jews different from all other
Christmas Eve parties for Jews?
Location, location, location.
The Modern Rock Cafe at Pontiac
Trail and Decker, says Davidow, is
truly a unique place. It's huge — can
pack in up to 1,000 — it's got a great
sound system plus coffeehouse, video
games and a chic warehouse atmos-
phere.
So there you have it. If you can't
stand It's a Wonderful Life, you've had C
enough family time, or if you get so
restless you just need to let loose, you
know where to go on Christmas Eve.

— Matt Mossman ❑

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