Reface your counters with no demolition... ...using Italian Rocksolid GranitTM slabs. Out & About "The countertop that fits on top." OUT & ABOUT from page 41 Perfect for kitchens and bathrooms Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center hosts Cross Currents, an exhibition bringing together the work of five visu- al artists living and working away from their homelands, April 16-May 21. Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 16; gallery talk: 3-5 p.m. Saturday, April 17. (248) 644-0866. The Michigan Modernism Show, running Saturday-Sunday, April 24-25, at the Southfield Civic Center, opens with a preview party benefiting ArtServe Michigan, featuring live music, a vintage fashion show, hors d'oeuvres, a wine bar and the opportu- nity to view and purchase artworks, 7- 10 p.m. Friday, April 23. $75 advance/$100 at the door/$150 patron; call (248) 557-8288, Ext. 17. Save money and add value to your home Come visit Jim Narens & Alan Schwartz in our beautiful new showroom in Farmington Hills RANITE ransformations t Mile Rd. • Formin ton Hills • Michi on • 48336 • 248.427.0200 LENORE TRUST YOUR AFFAIR TO THE FINEST CATERER MARWIL .4 THE CENTER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL April 25 - May 6, 2004 We're Back! With a Number of Reasons to Join Us! 1 Prize: Five Showings: Don't miss seeing Paper Clips, the winner of the Sarah & Harold Gottlieb Prize for Contributions to Jewish Culture, with a showing at each of our venues and two simultaneous showings at the Commerce venue. CLASSIC CUISINE 4 Locations: United Artists Commerce, Birmingham Theatre, Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, and The Palace Theatre Windsor Approved by Council of Orthodox Rabbis WE'LL BEAM' YOUR BEST PRICE! • Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Showers • Banquets • Anniversaries • Reunions • Birthdays • Etc. We Cater At Most Synagogues, Temples, Hotels and the Halls Of Your Choice 8 Dollars: Tickets are still only $8 for all events, with huge savings for series ticket holders. 35 Movies: From Hollywood mainstream to independent films, from romance to comedy, from cartoon to documentary, we've got a little bit of everything. Call 248.788.2900 today for tickets or stop by the JET Theatre box office, lower level, JCC. PHILIP TEWEL Food & Beverage Director Call 248.432.5577 for a FREE brochure or check out our complete line up at www.jccdet.org Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit THE CENTER D. Dan & Betty kahn Building • Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 West Maple Road - West Bloomfield PARK1WEST C•A•L-L-f -R-Y 827880 Jit 4/ 9 2004 42 248-661.4050 Farmington Hills 805880 WHATNOT The 2004 Detroit Music Awards will be handed out 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the State Theatre in Detroit. www.detroitmusicawards.corn. Jewish News columnist and author George Cantor signs copies of his latest book, Wire to Wire: Inside the 1984 Detroit Tiers Championship Season, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at Borders in Farmington . Hills. (248) 737-0110. Best-selling mystery writer Philip Margolin discusses and signs his newest novel, Sleeping Beauty, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at Borders in Birmingham. (248) 203-0005. Champions on Ice skates into Joe Louis Arena 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17. $30- $95. (248) 645- 6666. The first annu- Bernard-Henri al Ann Arbor Levy speaks at Book Festival, featuring a street A' Book Festival. fair with booths, discussions by national authors, writing workshops, a comics pavilion and more, runs Thursday-Sunday, April 22- 25, in Ann Arbor. Among the featured speakers is French writer-philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy ( Who Killed Daniel Pearl, who speaks 1 p.m. Friday, April 23, in the Hussey Room, Michigan League, 911 N. University; free. For a complete schedule, go to www.aabookfestival.org . II Out About will return on April 30.