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All rates P.R Dbl. except where noted BERKLEY TOURS AND TRAVEL 248-865-8890 • 1-800-875-8687 De.€01.44'1. f 1,,thzliaLop.4, Barbie, Maureen, Deborah, Harold and Rebecca Unique Custom Designs Wedding Invitations • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Party Invitations Full Service Accessories Calligraphy & Mailings Ask about our computer calligraphy. Instant invitations and addressing. Invitations 20% off. La Mirage Center 29555 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48034 248-356-2454 SHABBAT SHALOM Sephardim Host Shabbaton — weekend of Dec. 1-3, Friday at 4:45 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at 9 a.m. Sephardic Community of Greater Detroit holds ser- vices led by Yeshivat Akiva Headmaster Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi. Friday's Minchah, Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner at home of Mr. and Mrs. Benadaret. Lunch follows ser- vices on Saturday and also Minchah services at 4:30 p.m., seudah shilishit, class and arvit. Refreshments follow Sunday morning services. Free. RSVP for meals: Marcia Harris (248) 788-3397. CHANUKAH Laker Concert — Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. The Shaarey Zedek Synagogue Choir and Youth Choir perform, at the syna- gogue, Southfield. (248) 357-5544. Glennwood Chapter ORT Meets — Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Women's group holds Chanukah party, at Gari Feldman's home, Farmington Hills. Bring children's books for Reach Out and Read project. Irma (248) 738-9392 or Tillie (248) 547-1762. Pre-Chanukah Children's Book Fair — Sunday, Dec. 10, 1-5 p.m. Yeshivas Darchei Torah holds sale of Jewish and sec- ular children's books as well as adult Judaica. Storytelling hourly, 1:15-4:15. Free. Breindy Weiss (248) 967-2215 or Debbie Rothenberg (248) 967-4914. Holiday Party — Sunday, Dec. 10, 2-5 p.m. Jewish Apartments and Services holds party at Congregation Beth Shalom, Oak Park. Esther Winer (248) 661-5220. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Franklin Village Holiday Event — Saturday; Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Ice carvings at various retail locations, chil- dren's activities, home tours and meno- rah-lighting ceremony (6:30 p.m.), off . Franklin Road between 13 and 14 Mile roads, Franklin. (248) 855-3286. Revolution Gallery Openings --- Saturday Dec. 2, 5-7 p.m. Art Gallery presents two new exhibitions: Recent Wirk, by Ron Nagle, and On Paper III: Heather McGig Scott Richter and Amy Vogel.. (248) 541-3444. Michigan Chamber Players — Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. University of Michigan faculty including clar- inetist Fred Ormand and violinist Paul Kantor, play Olivier Messaien's Quartet for the End of Time, composed and first performed in a German prison camp in 1941, at Christ Church Cranbrook. Afterglow follows. $25, $15 students. (810) 751-2435. One Planet: One People — Saturday, Dec. 2, 5-9:30 p.m. Detroit's Cultural Center institutions celebrate diverse holiday traditions on annual Noel Night. Includes candle lighting and dreidel games, performances of Handers Messiah and Peter and the Wolf; vicinity of Detroit Institute of Arts/Detroit Historical Museum, Woodward. Food and gifts for sale. (313) 577-5088. `The Maccabees: Are They Relevant?' — Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 12:30 p.m. Dimona, Hanira/Israel Chapters of NA'A- MAT/USA host speaker Rabbi Ernst Conrad, at Adat Shalom. Natalie Conrad performs Chanukah melodies. $12. Guests welcome. RSVP by Tuesday, Dec. 5: Alice Ross (248) 540-0494. WOMEN'S GROUPS Bloomfield Hills Group of Hadassah — Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 12:15 p.m. Carol Rosenberg of Jewish Home and Aging Services discusses "Creating and Preserving Your Family Memories," at home of Bobbie Segal, Farmington Hills. $5. RSVP by Sunday, Dec. 3: (248) 626- 6344. Annette Weiss on Books — Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 12:15 p.m. Masada and Sharon Groups of Hadassah meet with adult services librarian for Farmington Hills, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. $8. Bess Haron (248) 353-1348. `The Healing Touch' — Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. Brandeis University National Women's Committee presents Sally Arbuckle, RN., speaking on stress relief, at Laurel Woods Apartments Clubhouse, Southfield. $5. (248) 626- 8985. MEN'S GROUPS Gamma Kappa Chi Alumni — Thursdays, in Dec., at 12:30 p.m. The fra- ternity meets weekly for lunch, at Sila's Restaurant, Berkley. Hans Weinmann (248) 661-0619. Photos from left: Carol Rosenberg, Women's Groups; Chanukah; Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi, Shabbat; and Paul M. Kantor, violinist, A&E. Community Calendar Notes: Items may be submitted to Community Calendar in three ways. Write: Sharon Luckerman, Editorial Assistant, the Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; fax: (248) 354-6069; or e-mail sluckerm@thejewishnews.com . The deadline for sub- missions is Thursday noon, 8 days prior to issue date. For more information, call (248) 354-6060, ext. 265.