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Spotlight
Festival
Happenings
The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
kicks off the season.
auction will be held
he Great Lakes
Saturday, May 5, at the
Chamber Music
Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Festival hosted a
in Auburn Hills. The
special reception
evening will include a per-
honoring pianist Ruth Laredo
formance by Festival
April 6, at the Bingham
Director James Tocco, silent
Farms home of Harriet and
and live auctions, a tour of
Norman Rotter.
the museum and a strolling
More than 35 board mem-
buffet dinner.
CARLA JEAN
bers and trustees attended the
The clergy of the three
SCH W ARTZ
gathering, with Laredo per-
sponsoring religious congre-
Local Co lumnist gations — Rabbi Daniel
forming "Ritual Fire Dance."
Some of the Chamber Music
Syme of Temple Beth El; Dr.
friends included Beverly Baker,
Rev. Normand Pritchard of Kirk in
Marilyn Berman, Judy Komer, Raina
the Hills; and Rev. Msgr. Anthony
Kogan, Shelly Jackier, Bobbi Kash,
Tocco of St. Hugo of the Hills — will
Ruth Adler Schnee, Rabbi Daniel
join in the festivities as auctioneers.
Syme, Annette and Herschel Fink.
For more information about the gala,
A gala festival preview party and
call (248) 559-2097.
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Planned Parenthood
Actress Mia Farrow will be the keynote
speaker for the Planned Parenthood of
Southeast Michigan's seventh annual
fundraiser 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May
9, at St. John's Armenian Banquet &
Conference Center in Southfield. Helen
Katz and Diane Orley are the commit-
tee co-chairs.
Some of the Planned Parenthood
supporters include Susie Bluestein,
Pamela Brown, Rhonda Brown,
Bobbi Charnas, Jean Dubin,
Elizabeth Fields, Julie Fisher, Suzy
Gershenson, Nancy Goldman, Joyce
Gordon, Sharon Jacobs, Robyn
Jacobson, Gayle Kahn, Nanci
Kantor, Fern Hoberman Kepes,
Wally Klein, Carolyn Krieger Cohen,
Randie Levin, Jane Levy, Lisa Lis,
Deena Lockman, Shelley Roberts,
Dale Rubin and Jane Schwartz. For
ticket information, call (313)822-
7285.
Lantor, Herb Gardner, Donald
Cutler and Richard Ketchel. The ball
is open to members, their guests and
commodores from other boat clubs.
Club membership is open to anyone
interested in boating and sailing.
For membership information, call
(810) 778-9510.
Optical Forum
D.O.C. Optics President and CEO
Richard Golden recently participated
in an influential optical industry
panel moderated by CNN (Cable
News Network) talk show host Larry
King.
The event, sponsored by the Vision
Council of America, was held at the
International Vision Expo in New York.
"It was exciting to be able to discuss the
current state of the optical industry with
Larry King, answering questions regard-
ing the impact of the current economy,
laser eye surgery and managed care,"
said Golden.
Yachting Opener
The Great Lakes Yacht Club will
honor Commodore Seymour and
Carolyn Kirsch at the Commodore's
Ball Saturday, April 28, at the Plum
Hollow Country Club in Southfield.
Florence Nitzkin and Hilda Raskin
are in charge of the ball committee.
This year's officers include Arnold
Notes
Southfield-based Orchards Children's
Services will host its Services Signature
event 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the
Atheneum Hotel in Detroit. Jack
Kresnak of the Detroit Free Press will
receive the Gerald L. Levin Champions
for Children Award. For more informa-
tion, call (248)
433-8600.
Roz & Sherm
in Bloomfield
Hills will host a
Zelda trunk show
April 13-14.
Pet-A-Pet Club
needs volunteers to
bring companion-
ship and cheer to
people in the metro
area at hospitals
and nursing homes.
For more informa-
tion, call Ruth
Curry at (313)
535-0410.
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Clockwise from top left:
Richard Golden of D.O.C. Optics
participated in a national vision
conference with Larry King.
Randie Levin, Diane Orley and
Carol Klein of Planned Parenthood
addressed invitations for the upcom-
ing event.
Harriet Rotter, Ruth Laredo and
Sandi Reitelman support the Great
Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
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