Celebrity Jews

NATE BLOOM

Special to the Jewish News

Of Bees And Brokers

cial they would like to remember."
The 90-minute performance will
be followed by an informal wine
and cheese reception in the
Atrium Lobby at the Max. Tickets
are free and general admission,
but seating must be reserved. To
RSVP, call the Max box office at
(313) 576-5111. Patrons attend-
ing the concert may submit the
names of late loved ones for inclu-
sion in the concert program by
informing the box office or emailing
info@dso.org.

Hometown Girl

Detroit-bred and Minneapolis-
based Keri Noble, now an
EMI/Manhattan recording artist,
recently completed her first U.S. tour,
a 15-city concert series with Grammy
Award nominee Jonny Lang. She
returns home for a 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 15, concert at the Ark in Ann
Arbor.
The singer-songwriter and key-
boardist, who's been compared to

107 Townsend, Birmingham. 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through June
25. (248) 642-3909.

CCS Student Exhibition — Display
of College for Creative Studies' culmi-
nation of the academic year of original
pieces of student art and design work.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Wednesday,
10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May
14-27. www.ccscad.edu/seo.

Signatures — New works by artists
from the Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center. Woods Gallery, Huntington
Woods Library, 26415 Scotia. 10 a.m.-
9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May
16-July 8; meet-the-artists reception:
6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19.

Artists Call to Enter — Applications
available for Our Town Art Exhibition
and Sale. Community House, 380 S.
Bates, Birmingham. Oct. 20-21; appli-
cation deadline is July 29. (248) 594-
6403 or www.communityhouse.com .

WHATNOT

Eastern Market Tour — Jewish
Historical Society hosts guided bus

musical superstars Joni Mitchell, Sarah
McLachlan and Nora Jones, will per-
form selections from her debut CD,
Fearless, whose first single, "Talk to
Me," features Noble musing on her
first crush.
"I absolutely love performing in
front of a live audience," said Noble,
"and to be back home, sharing some
of my newest music with my fans here
is a great feeling."
Tickets are $12.50. Info: (734) 761-
1451; tickets: (248) 645-6666.

Movers And Seekers

Everyone who has lived in the
United States has roots somewhere
else. A new exhibit at the Michigan
Historical Museum in downtown
Lansing, "Movers and Seekers:
Michigan Immigrants and
Migrants," looks at the experiences,
dreams and challenges of people
who made Michigan their new home
in the 20th century.
The exhibit features stories of
European, Middle Eastern, Mexican

and walking tour with Jewish flavor,
time to browse and purchase flowers,
lunch at Rivertown Bagel & Deli.
Buses leave from Congregation
Sha2rey Zedek 9 a.m. Friday, May 13;
return is approximately 2 p.m. $25
members, $30 guests. Harriet Siden
(248) 335-2828.

A Mind of Her Own: Father and
Daughter in a Changing World —
Barry E. Gross, professor emeritus of
English, Michigan State University,
presents book discussions with follow-
up movie of the same theme.
Farmington Hills-Main Library,
32737 W. 12 Mile. Monday, May 16,
Tevye the Dairyman, Thursday, May
19, movie; Monday, May 23, Bread
Givers, Thursday, May 26, movie;
Tuesday, May 31, 1185 Park Avenue,
Thursday, June 2, movie; Monday,
June 6, American Pastoral, Thursday,
June 9, movie; Monday, June 13, Bee
Season, Thurday, June 16, movie; all at
7 p.m. (248) 553-0300.

Ann Arbor Book Festival — Four-day
festival begins with "Michigan
Connections," a panel discussion with
authors of books related to Michigan.
Rackham Amphitheater, Ann Arbor.

American, African American and
Asian "movers and seekers," and is
divided into three sections: "The
Journey," actual objects the immi-
grants and migrants brought with
them; "Settling in Michigan," fea-
turing people, their work and chal-
lenges; and "The Next Generation,"
addressing the dreams and contribu-
tions of the immigrants and
migrants and their children to
Michigan.
Jewish immigrants are depicted
through the Cantor family's copper
pots, pestle and mortar and Kiddush
cup; the Kaletskylunin family's
samovar and candlesticks; the
Goldman family's menorah; Louis
Padnos' Jewish prayer book; and
Martha Aladjem Climo's dress, belt
buckle and necklace.
The exhibit runs through Oct. 9,
2005. The museum is located inside
the Michigan Library and Historical
Center, 702 Kalamazoo St., in
downtown Lansing. For more infor-
mation, call (517) 373-3559 or go
to www.michiganhistory.org .

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7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19. No
charge. Check complete schedule of
May 19-22 events: aabookfestival.org .

Portrait of a People: The Jewish
Heritage Collection Dedicated to
Mark and Dave Harris — Harlan
Hatcher Graduate Libray, Special
Collections, 7th floor, U-M, Ann
Arbor. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday,
10 a.m.-noon Saturday, 2-5 p.m. on
some Sundays. (Call for Sunday
dates.) (734) 764-9377 or
www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/.

Tour Detroit, Now and Then —
Guided walking tours of five historical
areas of Detroit 10 a.m. Saturdays, May
through Sept., Eastern Market,
Midtown, Auto Heritage and Cultural
Center; after-work tour or downtown
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. $10. Appointments
needed; starting location vary. (313)
577-7674 or ww.preservatonwayne.org .

Performers Wanted — The Dance
Electric Performing Company is seeking
dancers, singers and actor ages 5-18.
(248) 477-3830.

— Compiled by Bobbi Charnas

JERRY SEINFELD is now working
on an animated film called Bee Movie,
which he co-wrote. Seinfeld voices a
bee that's upset his only job choice is
making honey. Along the way, the bee
discovers that
humans are eating a
lot of honey, and he
sues our species for
noshing down his
work.
The film, with
Jewish co-stars
ALAN ARKIN and
Jessica Sklar
TIM BLAKE NEI,
and Jerry
SON, opens in
Seinfeld:
2007.
So, sue us!
In other
birds/bees/sues
news: Jerry's wife, JESSICA SKLAR,
is expecting their third child.
Meanwhile, real estate agent TAMA-
RA COHEN is suing the couple,
claiming she's owed a sweet commis-
sion from the sale of a Manhattan
brownstone the Seinfelds bought.
Jerry says they couldn't find Cohen,
so they made a direct deal with the
owners but offered Cohen a fair fee
anyway. Cohen alleges she couldn't
return the Seinfelds' call about the
building because they phoned her just
before Shabbat, and she's observant.
Right after leaving her a message, she
says, the Seinfelds went over to the
place, liked it and made their own
deal. (We'll reserve judgment on who
got stung.)

Love Ya

After a nine-year run and a slew of
Emmys, the last episode of
Everybody Loves Raymond airs on
CBS on Monday, May 16.
Star Ray Romano told Gannett
News-. "When they offered me the
show, they said, 'Now you have to
find someone to write it and create
it.' I chose [executive producer/
writer] PHIL ROSENTHAL
because there was this sensibility,
compatibility. He had the [New
York] Jewish family. I had the [New
York] Italian family."
Raymond, to use New York politics
shorthand, was a "Three I's" show —
Italy, Ireland and Israel. These three
nationalities saw waves of immigrants
come to New York City within a short
time of each other, move up the ladder

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