Arts & Entertainment BEST BETS The Potters Market returns to Madison eights, ' = Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor Holiday Art Sara Frank, tiles and Judaic objects; Susan Adelman, jewelry; and Martin Lowenberg, metal mezuzot. For more information, call (248) 644- 0866 or go to www.bbartcenter.org . The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center's annual shopping event; Shop and Champagne, will be held 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the BBAC, 1516 S. Cranbrook, in Birmingham. Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door and $100 patron. Shop and Champagne is the fund-raising advance preview for the BBAC's Holiday Shop, which is free and open to the public Philo Bregstein, the award-winning film from Dec. 2-17. Merchandise from more director best known in Europe for his doc- than 150 artists from across the country — umentaries on filmmaker Pier Paolo jewelry, fibers, glass, ceramics, wood, pho- Pasolini and conductor Otto Klemperer, tography, mixed media, garden art and holi- will speak at the Holocaust Memorial day gifts — will be available Center, 28123 Orchard Lake for sale. Road, in Farmington Hills, 7:30 Jewish artists represented p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30. include Lara Witherspoon, During his talk, he will show felted handbags; Julie scenes from two of his films, Langensiepen, fiber objects The Past That Lives (1970) and and scarves; Linda Girard, In Search of ewish Amsterdam felted handbags and beaded (1975). Lara Witherspoon: jewelry; Patti Tapper, jewelry The latter project grew out Felted handbag. and small fiber accessories; of Bregstein's interviews with Documentary Filmmaker some 80 survivors and inspired the book Remembering Jewish Amsterdam, co- authored with Salavador Bloemgarten and published in 1978 in the Netherlands and in 2004 in the United States. Bregstein, his Jewish father (a history teacher originally from Lithuania) and Christian mother survived the Holocaust thanks to his mother's family, who hid their Jewish identity. The filmmaker always believed all his Lithuanian relatives had perished in the war but recently dis- covered that at least 50 of his grandfa- ther's great-grandchildren are living in Chicago, the Detroit area and Israel. The event is free and open to the public; reservations are not necessary. The cen- ter's south parking lot provides easiest access to the lecture hall. For more infor- mation, call (248) 553-2400. Simply Ceramics The largest pottery sale of its kind takes place Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-4, in Madison Heights as the Potters Market, pre- sented by the advanced ceramic students of Oakland Community College's Royal Oak campus, celebrates its 30th year. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Admission and parking are free. There is a $10 charge to attend a spe- cial preview sale 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. The huge selection of ceramics ranges from functional to decorative to whimsical and includes products in stoneware, earth- enware, porcelain, raku and smoke-fired pottery. The shelves are restocked through- out the sale. Among the Jewish artists rep- resented are Ruth Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills, Rachail Laine of Ann Arbor, Sondra Herman of Oak Park and Joanie Ugelow of Troy. The Potters Market is held at the OF and CW Union Hall, at 876 Horace Brown Dr., one block south of 13 Mile Road between FYI: For Arts and Life related events that you wish to have considered for Out & About, please send the item, with a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, Ml 48034; fax us at (248) 304-8885; or e-mail to gzimmerman@thejewishnews.com Notice must be received at least three weeks before the scheduled event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed in the Out & About column are subject to change. NateBloom made into a movie, the him as very well read in Jewish history. producers talked about casting Bing Crosby and Bob Hope," said Pacheco, Boteach Cure a. Best People "and Neil said, `No way!" Orthodox Rabbi Shumley Boteach is Matthew Brbderick and Nathan Turning to Lane, he best known for his book Kosher Sex,his Lane, the stars of the current hit stage asked, "Nathan, are you an former friendship with Michael Jackson revival of Neil Simon's The Odd honorary Jew?" and what some consider his incredible Couple, were recently interviewed at "Yes, the best people are. lust for media attention. Now comes word New York's 92nd St. Y. Here's an For an Irish Catholic, the rabbi will have a reality Matthew Broderick excerpt, quoting Backstage.com . it's sweet:' the actor show, on the TLC cable Moderator Patrick Pacheco asked about said."I'rn glad I can pass. It's brought channel, called Shalom in the tradition of Jewish humor in. Siinon's me a lot of work. I'have a great affini- the Home. Rabbi Boteach comedy: "How Jewish are these charac- ty for Jewish humor. Mel [Brooks], and the show's crew will live ters?" Neil, Larry Gelbart —they are the with a, dysfunctional family "The language and rhythms are Jewish," foundation of my sense of humor." for a week, and the rabbi said Broderick, adding that the relationship By the way, Broderick's late will help its members repair between the two characters probably has mother was Jewish, and his wife, their family bonds. It's deep, ancient Jewish roots. Sarah Jessica Parker (whose expected to premier in "When The Sunshine Boys was being mother is Jewish, as well), describes Shmu ley Boteach early 2006. Special to the Jewish News 46 Deal Maker Comedian Howie Mandel - has been tapped to host the new NBC game show Deal or No Deal. The show, which has been a hit overseas, features big money prizes. It's begun production, but no pre- miere date has been set. Mandel, a practicing Jew, first became well known as a cast member of St. Elsewhere, the hit 1980s medical show. He has kept busy since in a variety of projects, includirig stand-up comedy and the Bravo reality/comedy show Hidden Howie, which aired earlier this year. Howie Mandel iNovembet 24 • 2005 elnif