Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m. Dinner program features Tony Ortiz, Detroit Lions beat reporter, WXYT-AM, WWJ-AM, WKRK-FM. $5 with reservations by Oct. 17, $10 at door. (248) 851-5100. Gamma Kappa Chi Alumni — Thursdays, Oct, 12:30 p.m. Weekly lunch meeting. Antonio's, Halsted and 12 Mile roads, Farmington Hills. Harvey Miller (248) 626-4144. SENIORS Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council and Center- BASCC — Wednesday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Home Care and Housing Fair includes representatives from housing facilities and in-home care agencies, audiology, glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol testing, and presentations on long-term care insurance and prescription drug interactions. 2121 Midvale, Birmingham. RSVP by Oct. 16 for $2 box lunch. (248) 203-5270. Matinee Musicale Daytime Series for Seniors — Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Symphony String Quartet. $7. Ann Arbor JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (734) 994-4801. YOUTH Adat Shalom Synagogue - Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6:30-8 p.m. Nursery school and kindergarten hold family pro- gram," Star Light, Star Bright, It's Havdalah in the Sukkah Tonight" for parents and children. (248) 851- 5100., ext. 229 SINGLES Mosaic Outdoor Club of Michigan — Sunday, Oct 12, 1 p.m. Apple picking, pot luck and socializing at Erwin Orchards U-Pick. (734) 883- 9522, (248) 885-2355. CLUBS & AFFILIATES Institute for Retired Professionals- IRP — Friday, Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m.- noon and 1-2:30 p.m. Douglas Zyskowki, director, Southfield Public Library, speaks on "The Modern Public Library" in the morning; Barbara Ware, vocalist, and Cliff Monear, pianist, depict the "The Detroit Jazz Scene" in the afternoon. Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018. Jewish Family Service, Alliance for Adoption — Sunday, Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m. With Frank Adoption Center, North Carolina, representative dis- cuss agency services and the interna- tional adoption process. No charge. West Bloomfield Township Public Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Rd. RSVP: Anna Donovan: (248) 559- 9858. Jewish Community Council — Thursday, Oct. 23, 7:45 p.m. Meeting honors Allan Gale for 25 years of service and features Yohanan Plesner, "The Role of Honor in Middle Eastern Politics and Its Effect on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Dessert reception. Adat Shalom Synagogue. (248) 642-5393. Jewish Historical Society of Michigan — Sunday, Nov. 2, 11:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Katherine Clarkson, his- torian and preservationist, leads escorted bus tour of the architecture of Albert Kahn in Ann Arbor. $20 members, $25 guests. Meet at West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP by Oct. 25: Harriet Siden (248) 335-2828. OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP: Jewish Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15110 W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, (248) 967-4030. No charge for events unless noted. • Yiddish/Jewish Video — Monday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. Tevye the Dairyman. • Great Expectations — Wednesday, Oct. 15, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Bus leaves from JPM. $6 tickets, $4 transporta- tion. • Lunch and Concert — Thursday, Oct. 16, noon. Cantor David Gutman. $2.75 lunch, no charge concert. • Glassman Party — Thursday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. Refreshments, door prizes, gifts and entertainment by Sam Barnett and his band. $2 members, $4 guests. RSVP. • Bridge Club — Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Experienced players. $1 mem- bers, $2 guests. HILLEL ON CAMPUS Michigan State University — Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St., East Lansing 48823. For information or to RSVP: Jeff Lazor (517) 332-1916 • Cider Mill — Sunday, Oct. 12, 1:45 p.m. Caravan to Country Mille Cider Mill, Charlotte. • Sukkah Dinner — Monday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. Join Rabbi Elazar Meisels for a round table discussion. • Israeli Culture in the Sukkah Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m. • Refreshments. ‘• FYSH Broomball — Wednesday, Oct. 15, 9:45 p.m. $1 stick rental. Munn Ice Arena. • AIDAH Film Series — Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. "Manufacturing Consent," with discussion of the media with Max Sussman, free-lance journalist. • Shabbat Services and Dinner — Friday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. $5. RSVP by Oct. 13. • Freshman Shabbat Dinner — Friday, Oct 17, 6:30 p.m. RSVP by Oct. 15. • Erev Simchat Torah Services — Saturday, Oct 18, 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the re-rolling of the Torah, followed by dancing led by Rabbi Weingarten, Chabad House of East Lansing. Refreshments. EDUCATION Congregation B'nai Moshe, Kolel Moshe Institute for Lifelong Learning — Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931. • "The Holocaust: Roots and Branches" — Monday, Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m. "Holocaust Art, Literature and Music" taught by Barry Levine. $10 members, $12 guests. RSVP. • "The Art of Cantillation" — Monday, Oct. 13, 1-2 p.m. Chant Megillot, Torah and Haftorah with Cantor Earl Berris. Class meets week- ly for the academic year. $75. Birmingham Temple — (248) 477- 1410. • Jewish History — Mondays, 7-8 p.m., ongoing. Rabbi Adam Chalom. • "New Culture Wars: Religion and Government." — Monday, Oct. 13 8-9:30 p.m. Rabbi Chalom leads dis- cussion. No charge members. • "Voice of Reason: The Future of Gay-Lesbian Rights" — Monday, Oct. 20, 8-9:30 p.m. Jeffrey Montgomery, executive director, Triangle Foundation. No charge. Temple Israel Adult Academy — Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz, Temple Israel of Greater Miami, speaks on "Kabbalah and the Modern Jew." $5. (248) 661- 5725. International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism — Thursday- Sunday, Oct. 23-26. Coloquium 2003 presents "Jews/Non Jews: The Love/Hate Relationship" with Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer 8 p.m. Oct. 23, and additional topics through Sunday. Plivnick Center, Birmingham Temple. (248) 476- 9532. LUNCH AND LEARN Congregation Beth Shalom — Wednesday, Oct. 15, noon. $13. RSVP: (248) 547-7970. B'nai B'rith — Tuesday, Oct. 21, 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, speaks on "Mysticism: Kabbalah and Chasiddus." $10. Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp. RSVP: (248) 646- 3100. SUPPORT Parkinson Foundation — Monday, October 13, 7-9 p.m. Support group features Dr. Richard Trosch, "Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease." Rose Cancer Treatment Center, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (248) 830- 8316. Space for Changing Families/NCJW — Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., six weeks, beginning Oct. 14. Bereavement support group for adults grieving the death of a spouse or partner. No charge. Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. (248) 681-5353. BENEFITS Food Bank of Oakland County and Gleaners Community Food Bank — Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. "All That Glitters: A Golden Opportunity to Fight Hunger," ben- efits "Fighting Hunger Together" and features 'silent auction, scav- enger hunt with food and beverages catered by the Unique Restaurant Corp. $125. Radisson Kinglsley Hotel, Bloomfield Hills. (248) 332- 1473. Camp Mak-A-Dream — Thursday, Oct. 23, 5-8 p.m. Cookies N'Dreams includes cookies from local bakeries, simple dinner fare, children's entertainment and activi- ties to benefit cost-free camp for children and young adults with can- cer. $55 adults, children under 17 pay their age. (248) 539-9970. Forgotten Harvest — Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Comedy Night 2003, Celebrating 13 Years of Action Against Hunger, features comedian George Wallace with opening acts by local comedians Jeffrey Dwoskin and Chris DiAngelo. $45, $100 with dinner. (248) 350-3663. Zionist Organization of America — Sunday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. 70th annu- al Balfour Celebration Concert fea- tures comedian Mal Z. Lawrence, entertainer Paul Zim and honors Saul and Sylvia Waldman with the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award. Tickets begin at $50. Millennium Theater, 15600 J.L. Hudson Drive, Southfield. (248) 282-0088. • 10/1C 2003 51