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Get to know actress and Yiddish translator
Caraid O'Brien and director Aaron Beall dur-
ing a Behind the Scenes Gala, a dinner party
to benefit the JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 12, in a Bloomfield Hills home. $150.
(248) 788-2900.

Discover research techniques with author SIR
MARTIN GILBERT as he discusses In Search
of Jewish History on Five Continents — From
A to Z: One Historian's Journey at 12:45 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 25, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. Tea will
follow. $7.50, students free. Reservations
required by Sept. 16 to the Jewish Historical
Society. (248) 432-5600, ext. 2517.

annual Art & Apples Festival held Friday-
Sunday, Sept. 9-11, at Rochester Municipal
Park in downtown Rochester. (248) 651-7418.

Look through the photos of ZACH DAVIES on
view through October at the Oak Park
Library, 14200 Oak Park Blvd. A reception
for the artist runs 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 13. (248) 691-7480.

See art submitted by pros and students at
the Ferndale Fine ART SHOW AND FOOD
FESTIVAL held Saturday-Sunday, Sept 17-
18, in downtown Ferndale. Regional bands
will be performing. (248) 546-1632.
www.DowntownFerndale.com .

Cinema & Stage

Watch Daniel Roth's EXISTENTIAL PLAY Two
Men in a Box being performed Sept. 8-Oct.
15 at Planet Ant, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays-
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $5-$15.
(313) 365-4948.

Arts & Culture

Hear Dr. George Dean speak on his
and wife Vivian's CHESS SET COLLEC-
TION currently on exhibit at the
Janice Charach Epstein Gallery.
He'll speak at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 8, in Handleman Hall in
the West Bloomfield JCC with
refreshments following at the
adjacent gallery. RSVP (248) 432-5449.

See The Scarlet Pimpernel staged by the
Village Players of Birmingham at 8 p.m.
Sept. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m.
Sept. 18 and 25 at 24660 Woodward,
Birmingham. Debi Bernstein-Siegel is the
choreographer. Don Schore and Benn Perry
are cast members. $15. (248) 644-2075.

Meet Billboard Books AUTHOR DAYELLE
DEANNA SCHWARTZ, who wrote Start & Run
Your Own Record Label, The Real Deal: How
to Get Signed to a Record Label and I Don't
Need a Record Deal! Your Survival Guide for
the Indie Music Revolution at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8, at Borders Books, 612 E.
Liberty, Ann Arbor. (734) 668-7652

Step back in time through the touring show
Celebrate Great Lakes 2005 performed by
the ATTIC THEATRE at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Heritage Festival
in Wyandotte, www.cgl2005.org .

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth
of Jewish composer HAROLD ARLEN by see-
ing the musical revue Sweet & Hot per-
formed by the Richmond Community Theatre
Sept. 8-11 and 16-18. Performances are at
8 p.m. with the exception of 2 p.m. on Sept.
18. All shows are at the Richmond Center for
the Performing Arts, 69619 Parker Street.
$15/$13 seniors. (586) 727-9518.

See the PHOTOGRAPHS of members of the
Institute for Retired Professionals through
Sept. 8 at the West Bloomfield JCC and
Sept. 9-23 at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030, ext. 2018.

View the PAINTINGS of Israeli artist Yorum Gal
and the works of many other artists at the

Best of GRAPEJEWZ

See the YIDDISH VIDEO Avi Hoffman, Too
Jewish at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the
Oak Park Jewish Community Center, 15110
W. 10 Mile. The Holocaust Survivors and
Families Support Group sponsors the pro-
gram. (248) 967-4030.

Experience the sounds of FABS
KALDOBSKY, who will feature music by
Hector Berlioz, Gabriel Faure and Felix
Mendelssohn at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13,
at the Oak Park Jewish Community Center,
15110 W. 10 Mile. (248) 967-4030.

DISCUSS FILMS shown by the Congregation
Beth Shalom Sisterhood during luncheon
programs starting at 10:30 a.m. MONDAYS,
Sept. 12 (Simon Birch), Sept. 19 (Dragonfly)
and Sept. 26 (Unsung Heroes). Rev. Sammy
Semp leads the sessions at the synagogue,
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $18 mem-
bers/$21 nonmembers/$7 single session.
Contact Gladys Goldsmith at (248) 788-
8981 or Helen Moss at (248) 557-3734.

JAZZ up your time with Rachel Gottlieb and
the Cliff Monear Trio at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 15 at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Hills. $20 Sisterhood members/
$25 guests (248) 851-1100.

Watch the documentary And They Flew ...The
Story of MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Detroit Film
Theatre, 5200 Woodward, Detroit. Harvey
Ovshinsky is executive producer. $5. (810)
762-3028, ext. 102.

Learn about JEWISH MYSTICISM through
programs taught by Rabbi Boruch Cohen of
the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center. Pop
Goes Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish
Mysticism starts at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept.
8, 15 and 22, at the Birmingham
Community House, 380 Bates. $25/$40 for
two enrollments. (248) 203-6721.

Laugh with the classic comedy HARVEY fea-
turing Selma Cohen of Oak Park with the
Ridgedale Players. Performances are at 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, at 205 W. Long
Lake Rd., Troy. $14, $13 students and sen-
iors. (248) 988-7049.

DANCE Israeli style and learn the latest steps
Thursday evenings, Sept. 8-Oct. 6, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. $25 for all classes/ $6 per individ-
ual class. Call Francine at (248) 855-6063.

Concerts

Listen to Broadway SHOW TUNES performed
by soprano Marsha Rofel and pianist Martin
Mandelbaum after a noon lunch Thursday,
Sept. 8, at the Oak Park Jewish Community
Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile. $2.75 lunch/ $1
program for nonmembers. (248) 661-1000.

Connect with the CON BRIO WOODWINDS
appearing in a Schmier Chapel Chamber
Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. Call Lillian for complimentary
tickets at (248) 661-5700.

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Learn to READ HEBREW by attending free
Sunday morning or Wednesday evening pro-
grams at the Kolel Institute for Lifelong
Learning in partnership with the National
Jewish Outreach Program. Beginning sessions
are at 11 a.m. Sept. 11 and 7 p.m. Sept. 14
in West Bloomfield. (248) 737-1931.

Know how to make the HOLIDAYS matter
through a presentation by Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein of Congregation Beth Ahm
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. The
synagogue is at 5075 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. (248) 851-6880.

WRITE with Professor Norma
Goldman as part of the Writer's
Corner at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Oak
Park Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10
Mile. (248) 967-4030.

Get and give opinions on "The INFLUENCE
OF RELIGION on Secular Institutions: An
American and Israeli Perspective" at 9:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Law professor
and temple member Robert Sedler and jour-
nalist Jack Lessenberry lead. Bagels and cof-
fee will be served. (248) 967-4020.

Event Hotline

Participate in the second annual CHOLENT
COOKOFF at noon Saturday, Sept. 10, at
Young Israel of Southfield, 27705 Lahser

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