To Do! Check It Out! Try out for the Birmingham Concert Band, which rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Groves High School, 13 at Evergreen, Beverly Hills. Call Grant Hoemke, musical director, at (248) 474-4997. See the paintings of David Deutsch and others through Jan. 14 at the Susanne Hilberry Gallery, 700 Livernois, Ferndale. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. (248) 541-4700. Look through the Holiday Show running through Dec. 23 at the Detroit Artists Market, '41 4719 Woodward, Detroit. Jeweler Susan Adelman is among the 50 artists displaying their works. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. (313) 832- 8540. View small works of art first dis- played as holiday gifts Dec. 2- Jan. 28 at the Neal Davis Gallery, 314 W. Fourth, Royal Oak. The opening reception runs 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays- Saturdays. (248) 296-0326. Visit the Festival of Trees to ben- efit the Children's Hospital of Michigan through Dec. 4 at the Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River, Novi. Attractions include gingerbread houses, gift stations and chil- dren's rides. Hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. through Dec. 3 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 4. $8-$10. (313) 966-TREE. Browse the drawings of Barry Avedon as part of the three-artist show Kindred Spirits scheduled Dec. 6-Feb. 5 at the Washington Street Gallery, 120 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, noon-9 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. (734) 761-2287. Get model train tips from Stuart Shuster and Dan Machesky 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Birmingham Historical Museum & Park, 556 W. Maple. $2 adults, $1 seniors and those 5- 18, free for kids under 5. (248) 642-2817. Arts & Culture Look through the photos of David Maisel in the exhibit Imaging a Shattering Earth through Dec. 18, at the Meadow Brook Art Gallery, 208 Wilson Hall, Oakland Participate in a "Members Write Night" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, sponsored by the Sholem Aleichem Institute. The evening features the readings at the National Council of Jewish Women offices, 26400 Lahser, Southfield. Call Bette Scheirrat (248) 932-8320 or Naomi Siegel at (248) 626-7707. Attend a book review and discus- sion of Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, BY Tsi: T5K! TuT-TuT! START A commiTiEe! 4 Decen-iber 1 • 2005 Dec. 14, and at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Henry and Delia Meyers Library in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. It will be facilitated by Elisabeth Shubow, adult librar- ian at the West Bloomfield Public Library. For information, contact JCC librarian, Fran Menken, (248) 432-5546 or e-mail fmenken@jccdet.org . and Families Support Group. (248) 967-4030. 380 S. Bates. $5 adults, $2 stu- dents. (248) 644-5832. Laugh with the Farmington Players as they present Comic Potential through Dec. 10 at the Players Barn Theater, 32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Performances are at 8 p.m. Dec. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4. $10-$13. (248) 553- 2955. Take the family to a performance of The Secret Garden scheduled 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 2-3 and 9-10, at Berkley High School, 2325 Catalpa. (248) 837-8127. Cinema & Stage Audition for the Bloomfield Players Community Theatre pro- duction of Anne of Green Gables Thursday, Dec. 1, at Andover High School auditorium, 4200 Andover, Bloomfield Hills. Children's auditions are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adult auditions are 7:30-9 p.m. Performances will be March 3- 13. (248) 737-9039. Experience Dale Wasserman's musical Man of La Mancha per- formed by the Players Guild of Dearborn Fridays-Sundays, through Dec. 4. The show starts at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. $16 with reservations. (313) 277-5164. See the Yiddish-Jewish video The New Klezmorim at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the Oak Park JCC. The free program is spon- sored by the Holocaust Survivors See the race-relations produc- tion Lay Your Comfort Down, written by Ben Cohen and directed by Jeff Kass, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Birmingham Community House, Experience the funny side of the holiday season with "The Chrisma-Hana-Kwanzaa Holiday Spectacular" at the Improv Inferno, 309 S. Main, Ann Arbor. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 2-30. $10. (734) 214-7080. Bring the family to the musical Children's Letters to God per- formed at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Check It Out! on page 80 Mendel O.K. HERE'S OUR BORR7 AGENDA, 1) MEMBERSHIP IS DOWN 72/0 - B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region Cultural Arts Commission, B'nai B'rith International's Disaster Relief Program and Detroit area syn- agogues are co-sponsoring a "Save our Synagogues Concert" at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. The concert will benefit synagogues in the South harmed by the recent hurricanes. The concert will feature the New Orleans Klenner All Stars and the Kidz Klez Band of Michigan. The New Orleans Klezmer Band will also lead free Klezmer Klinic Workshops from 1 to 5 p.m. for student musicians. Tickets for the concert are $18 per person; patron tickets for the concert and afterglow are $180 per couple. For information, call John and Marsha Rofel, (248) 855-5729; or Cantor Stephen and Christine Dubov, (248) 752-6668. For reservations, call B'nai B'rith, (248) 646-3100. University, Rochester. The gallery is open noon-5 p.m. every day except Mondays. It also is open evenings during Meadow Brook Theatre performances. (248) 370-3005. Around Town Best of GRAPEJEWZ New Orleans Klezmer ZJ WE'RE WING FINANCIAL RUIN WITHIN SIX MONTHS 3) A M61E01217-6 IS RUSHING TOWARDS CARTH AND IS fleicol- To LAW ON OUR TONE TSK ISK! TO:MT! START - A commiTTE✓ ! Community Calendar Items Items may be submitted in three ways: • E-mail: calendar@thejewishnews.com. • Write: Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 • Fax: (248) 304-8885 The deadline for submissions is noon Wednesday, 8 days prior to issue date. For more information, call (248) 354-6060. 79