I To Do! ir Check It Out! Arts & Culture Look through the Holiday Show running through Dec. 23 at the Detroit Artists Market, 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. 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. View the paintings of Fay Kleinman through Jan. 14 at the Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South Fifth Ave. The exhibit, Ordinary People, features portraits of Jewish people at work, at play, in protest and with pets. After retiring at age 88, Kleinman began painting and exhibiting again, starting new at 92. At 95, she is called "Bubble Kleinman," a take- off on "Grandma Moses." (734) 327-4200. Look through small works of art first displayed as holiday gifts through Jan. 28 at the Neal Davis Gallery, 314 W. Fburth, Royal Oak. Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. (248) 296- 0326. Browse the drawings of Barry Avedon as part of the three-artist show Kindred Spirits scheduled through 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. Holidays/ Shabbat Watch a film, "Living Like Hellenists and Loving It," to mark Chanukah with Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Cinema & Stage Experience the funny side of the holiday season with "The Chrisma- Bloomfield. The film, made by the National Jewish Outreach Program, features Rabbi Ephraim Hana - Kwanzaa Holiday Spectacular" at the Improv Inferno, 309 S. Main, Ann Arbor. Showtime is 8 p.m. Fridays and Buchwald discussing assimilation and is being shown for free at vari- ous times days and evenings. Call Saturdays through Dec.,30. $10. (734) 214-7080. Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Jewish Ensemble Theatre and see Bring your holiday gifts to Toys R lls in Novi for wrapping with proceeds going to ORT's worldwide network of schools and Side by Side by Sondheim at the programs. Volunteers will be wrapping at 43460 W. Oaks Drive West Bloomfield JCC. A party through Dec. 24. For more information or to volunteer to be a package for the 5 p.m. show ($45) includes an afterglow with wine wrapper, call (248) 723-8860. and hors d'oeuvres. A party pack- age for the 8:30 p.m. show ($75) includes pre-show refreshments and post-show champagne, light meal and dancing. (248) 788- 2900. Education Learn beginning art skills with 10 sessions of the Farber Adult Art Classes 9 a.m. noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with . Harriet Gelfond at the Oak Park Concerts Hear guitarist and vocalist Kevin Moen at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. JCC. $40 members, $60 nonmem- bers. (248) 967-4030. 28, at the Oak Park JCC. The pro- gram is sponsored by Supportive Communities. (248) 967-4030. Gain skills in playing Mah Jong at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at Hear works by Tchaikovsky and Gershwin performed by the Rd., West Bloomfield. (248) 357- 5544. Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. Felix Resnick is conducting. There will be a mini-concert by the Farmington Festival Orchestra at 6:15 p.m. $25 adults, free for those 18 and younger. (248) 645-BBSO. KIPS, THIS _YAR (NSTEAP Gtvitu 6 80U A CHAtJUKRI-1 GIFT EVERY 12A, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE ()0 SMEMIIMG. EVEN BETTER I.. December 22 * 2005 Join Temple Israel's Couples Club to have dinner and see The Producers Saturday evening, Dec. 24. Contact Ron or Phyllis at (248) 851 - 5922. - Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Event Hotline Discuss current events with Dave Weiner at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Helping Out Take part in Mitzvah Day Sunday, Dec. 25, as the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit organizes ways to help the community. There are many opportunities to serve, including delivering Meals on Wheels and visiting the home- bound. Call (248) 203-1460 or send an e-mail to Celebrate Chanukah at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Oak Park JCC. Cantor Penny Steyer of Temple Shir Shalom entertains. Reservations must be made for lunch ($2.75). The concert is $1 for non-members. (248) 967-4030. Join a summer style meditation service at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, at Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. This will be preceded by a Chinese Shabbat dinner. $18 adults, $10 children. Another meditation serv- ice is planned at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30. (248) 737-8700. Discuss "Driving to Synagogue on Shabbat: Good or Bad for Conservative Jews?" with Rabbi Elliot Pachter at 12:30 p.M. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Congregation noparstak©jfmd.org . B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Rd., West Bloomfield. The free session has Join the Temple Israel advance reading materials, free on pickup, $1 for mailing. Call Nancy Brotherhood to serve Christmas dinner for those in need. Contact Bob at (248) 661-6907. Kaplan at (248) 737-1931. Participate in the Mosaic Chanukah Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, in a Farmington Hills home. $10 in advance and $12 Best of GrapeJewz by Mendel 56 Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931 for schedule. Holiday Spirit EACH pa of CHANUKAH, WE'LL Discu_c_c AN (MPoRTANT VALUE, THAT'S MUO { SETTER THAN AN PuMB tot_ PRESeNT,IR161-iir,st04 -7- ?, - Community Calendar Items Items may be submitted in three ways: • E-mail: calendar@thejewish- news.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.