Calendar BETH ELDERS STORYTELLER The Beth Elders luncheon noon Tuesday, March 16 at Temple Beth El features storyteller Corinne Stavish pre- senting her one-woman show "Still Dancing: One Hundred Years of Jewish Detroit." Using the fictional character, Judith Wise Frank, Stavish will illus- trate how, at each stage of life, commu- nity resources can make a difference. Open to the community. Cost $9 for Beth Elders, $10 others. RSVP by March 11: Doris Kushner (248) 352- 5882 or Laura Wise (248) 477-1950. This we know: sometimes, maybe just a few times here and there, it s just not the morning to eat a bagel. Temple Beth El. Sisterhood hosts Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm at a community-wide lun- cheon noon Thursday, March 18. A benefit for temple youth activities. Tickets: Miriam Cohen, (248) 851- 6313. JWV INDIAN CASINO TRIP The Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary one-day bus trip to the Mt. Pleasant Indian Casino, Thursday, March 18. Cost: $25 with $12 rebate offer. Open to the community. For information, call the JWV Home, (248) 559-5680. A Little Something Sweet from Einstein Bros' FOOD FOR A MIND BAGELING WORLD' Call 1-800-Bagel-Me for the location nearest you ww.einsteinbros.com ON CAMPUS Eastern Michigan U. Hillel • Are you battling with your child over food? • Is your child sneaking food? • Is your child gaining too much weight? • Do weight problems run in your family? Center for Childhood Weight Management Let the professional staff of The Center for Childhood Weight Management help you and your child. For more information about classes and locations, call: (248) 661-6625 "Healthy Kids Are Happy Kids" 3/5 1999 40 Detroit Jewish News OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP, call the Jewish Community Center; Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15110 W 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park, at (248) 967-4030. FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES GRANHOLM AT BETH EL our muffins are just as full of stuff as our bagels CCWM Matchmaking Shabbat, contact: conservative@umich.edu Reform Chavurah Youth Group Reunion, creative service and Italian dinner: reform-chavurah@umich.edu For information, call EMU Hillel, (734) 482-0456. ALBOM DISCUSSES 'MORRIE' Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, will speak 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 at Pease Auditorium. Free and open to the community. Hosted by Hillel and EMU Campus Life Programs. U of Michigan Hillel For information or to RSVP, call University of Michigan Hillel, (734) 769-0500 MONDAY, MARCH 8 Basic Judaism class 8 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Parsha and Pizza 6 p.m. Reform Chavurah 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 GAP Purim Party, location, time TBA. Intermediate Hebrew Class 6 p.m. Elementary Hebrew Class 7 p.m. Advanced Hebrew Class 7 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 Talmud Class 8 p.m. Greek Jewish Council hosts Scott Freed, an AIDS and motivational speaker, location, time TBA. Hunger Coalition Dinner for the Homeless 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. FRIDAY, MARC H 12 Greek Jewish Council Oneg with Scott Freed. The Institute for Retired Professionals of the JCC host morning and afternoon lecture series every Friday through March 26. The morning session studies "The Holocaust — Perspectives for the 21st Century" and meets 10:30-noon. The afternoon session explores "A Review of Current Issues in U.S. Foreign Relations" and meets 1-2:30 p.m. Free. JAN PEERCE ON FILM Yiddish/Jewish Film Festival features Jan Peerce: If I Were A Rich Man Sunday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Monday, March 8 at 12:45 p.m. Isaac Stern narrates the film on life of the stage and screen star, opera tenor and cantor. Unique footage of Peerce's per- formances. MOVIE MAVENS A Stranger Among Us staring Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal and John Pankow 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. A New York police detective goes undercover into the Hassidic Jewish community to solve a murder and falls in love with a dedi- cated young scholar. Free. GROWING UP JEWISH: INDIA The first speaker in the series "What It Was Like Growing Up Jewish in Another Country" features Elizabeth Bloch, educational director of Temple Beth El on "Growing Up Jewish in India" 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11. Free. GENNADY ZUT - BALALAIKA Acclaimed balalaika virtuoso Gennady Zut, accompanied by his wife, pianist Tatyana Zut, performs classical, mod- ern and Russian folk music 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14. Zut performed as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony. Cost: $2. LEARN BASIC BANKING Two managers of the NBD Bank in Huntington Woods will discuss types of savings and checking accounts and use of the ATM card, 1 p.m. Monday, March 15. Robbie Stewart, branch manager, and Janelle Szep, senior account manager, will answer questions.