ArtsFest Tryouts Tryouts for the new JCC Maccabi ArtsFest program will be held Feb. 14-15 at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The program adds an arts com- ponent to the JCC Maccabi Games for Jewish teens ages 13-16 as of July 31, 2006. The ArtsFest will be held in Baltimore Aug. 20-25 and 500 teens are expected from North America, Israel and Russia. ArtsFest will include seven disci- plines: digital video, musical the- ater, instrumental music, star reporting, techies, visual arts and vocal music. Participants will work with artists-in-residence from all over the country. There will be work- shops, collaboration with other teens and artists-in-residence towards a final showcase, opening and closing events, evening activi- ties, and Days of Caring and Sharing. A meeting for parents and teens interested in star reporting, tech, digital video, photography and visual arts will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14. Auditions will fol- low, from 7-9 p.m. On Wednesday, the same sched- ule will be followed for parents and teens interested in voice and musi- cal theater, and instrumental music. For information and applications, visit www.jccmaccabiartsfest.org and contact Patty Ceresnie, Detroit delegation head for ArtsFest, PJCeresnie@comcast.net or (248) 661-1756. We welcome Oakland County's homeless to our Soup Kitchen! Sunday, Fsbnocw 2006. Please call Toby e Bello at 248/357-5544 to volunteer. Feeding the hungry We are looking for new undergarments, socks, toiletries, gently used clothing and blankets for the homeless. Cash donations are greatly appreciated. Please make checks payable to: Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road Southfield, MI 48034 Welcoming guests Donafion Drop-off at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield: January 30 to February 3, 2006 Specia0 khartkA :o OUP_ genenoue AporuNorta... Ace Tex Enterprises Bagel Factory Bake Station Bottle Crew Clean Janitorial CSZ's Men Club CSZ's Sisterhood Hiller's Market Holiday Market MorriS Poultry Nino Salvaggio of St Clair Shores Quality Kosher Catering Ron's Bagel Deli Star Foods Star Trax Steve Fishman Zeman's Zoup! Teens Visit Fridge Teen Connection will visit the Fridge in Waterford on Sunday, Feb. 12. Jewish seventh and eighth graders are invited; cold weather clothing is required. Round-trip bus transportation will leave the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park at 1 p.m. and JCC in West Bloomfield at 1:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $16 for mem- bers, $20 for first-time guests. Advance registration is required by Monday, Feb. 6. Call the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, (248) 788-0700, or download an applica- tion at www.mibbyo.org . Celebrate with the IN's premier celebration and party guide. It's a colorful, fun, useful pull-out-and-save publication with a glossy cover. Ad Deadline: 2.22.06 Publication Date: 3.16.06 Some of the biggest party givers in town look to Celebrate! to plan the perfect bash. February 2 a2006 31