The Scene PARTNERS from page 108 • On Line In Works - SATURDAY, DE,tfikk SPM SELIGMAN PERFt****T$ CEl t - Detroit Country Day Sao 22305 IN. 13 Mile Road and alhser TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL ticketmaster TICKET CENTERS, INCLUDING HUDSON'S AND HARMONY HOUSE STORES. —PERFORMING- LUTOSLAWSKI: Five DANCE PRELUDES BERG: VIER STUCKE STRAVINSKY; THREE PIECES IIIIILHALID: SONATINA lititEMITH: SOLO NANO WORKS TBA Foss: THREE AMERICAN PIECES BART6K: ROMANIAN DANCES To CHARGE TICKETS BY PHONE, CALL 248.645.6666. -„„ Carlson Wagonlit LAPIS, FPANCE Super Luxury Tour Tra\ el September 18-23, 2001 + The Ritz Hotel 4. Dinner at Moulin Rouge, The Ritz & Eiffel Tower 4, 1/2 Day Excursion to Giverny 4' Seine River Supper Cruise (248) 357-4420 for brochure + City Tour Email: kparkertravel@netscape.net *Custom Gutters and Gutter Guards • FREE No Clogging ownspout Baskets • No Gutter Clogging • Stop ice Damming • Siding & Trim Installed The women take orders by phone or fax, but are waiting until after the hol- iday season to begin on-line ordering. Rosenthal prefers taking orders the old-fashioned way, by phone or walk- in, with telephone orders comprising 75 percent of the store's business. "People will tell me the story behind the person they are sending the basket to, especially if it's a get-well basket," she says. "By the end of some conversations, I feel like I have a very special interest in making sure everything is perfect." It's the personal contact that makes the partners feel connected to their cus- tomers, and the part of the job both admit they enjoy most. Rosenthal and Sisskind-Tringale attempt to use as many Michigan- based products, bakeries and vendors as possible. But an important part of keeping themselves abreast of new ideas is by traveling to food shows around the country to learn about new items. They make it a point to change their inventory by more than 50 percent each year. That's because, says Rosenthal, "we do a lot of repeat business and it's important to keep changing and growing." Both women happily assert that they are living the "American Dream" by working for themselves. They feel fortunate to be able to own their own business, and hope that at the start of 2001, they will pay off debts and begin the year in the black. "It's wonderful to go to work every day and enjoy what you are doing," says Rosenthal. "Even with a degree in retail management, you never really understand what it's all about until you experience it for yourself." ❑ The Scene Scene Calendar For college age through 30-some- thing. Nov. 28 — Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. YAD Roaming Bar Night at Mr. B's in Royal Oak. Contact Rebecca Rosen, (248) 203-1492 or rosen@jfmd.org . Nov. 29 — Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit "ask the rabbis" ses- sion with Rabbis Michelle Faudum and Josh Bennett. Questions can be asked publicly or anonymously. At Bravo Coffee, 33214 W. 14 Mile Road, West Bloomfield. RSVP to (313) 577-3459 or hillel@wayne.edu Dec. 1 — Friday, 7:30 p.m. "Shabbat in the Burbs" potluck dinner by Hillel of Metro Detroit. At Canterbury Park Clubhouse, 19400 Mayfield, Livonia. Call Sarah Weingarden, (248) 546- 5429, to arrange what to bring. Chanukah Parties Set The second annual B'nai B'rith Leadership Network Pre-Chanukah Party will be held 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. The event will be at the Berkley Front's Dean Martini Lounge, 3087 W 12 Mile Road, Berkley. The B'nai B'rith Leadership Network will collect canned food donations at the door for the Yad Ezra kosher food bank. Cost of the event is $5 with cans, $7 without and free to anyone who joins B'nai B'rith that night. For information, contact Julie Pevos at (248) 593-6641 or BBLN_2000@yahoo.com Eastern Michigan University Hillel and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity are co- sponsoring "Miracles and Magic — LatkeFest 2000" 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at EMU's Roosevelt Hall. There will be a psychic, a fortune teller, a magician and latke-making. Cost is $5, or $3 with a children's toy for charity. For information, call (734) 482- 0456 or hillel@online.emich.edu Israel Needs Otzma Volunteers Project Otzma is accepting applica- tions for its 10-month volunteer pro- gram in Israel. The program begins in August 2001. Post-college young adults age 20-24 live in several areas in Israel, learn Hebrew, and can work in numerous programs. Opportunities include tutor- ing English, teaching everyday skills and preparing apartments for immigrants, and volunteering in hospitals, senior or day-care centers, after-school programs and social-service agencies. The early acceptance deadline for Otzma is Jan. 15. Final application deadline is March 1. For information, call Allison Rabinovitz at the Michigan/Israel Connection, (248) 645-7878, ext. 115.