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Arts & Culture
Concerts
Meet You're Wearing That? author
Deborah Tannen at 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 11, at the Troy Hilton. $20-$40.
(248) 398-3400.
Listen to the Farmington Community
Chorus perform its spring concert,
"Three Little Words," at 8 p.m. Friday,
May 12, and Saturday, May 13, at the
Seligman Performing Arts Center,
22305 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills. $12-$15.
(248) 471-4516.
See the exhibit Landscapes, Real
& Imagined May 11-June 17 at the
David Klein Gallery,163 Townsend,
Birmingham. The opening reception
runs 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 11. Call
Christine Schefman at (248) 433-3700.
Attend the Friday, May 12, preview
and opening sale introducing the
College for Creative Studies Student
Exhibition, which runs May 13-26 on
the campus at Frederick Douglass and
John R. The preview reception is set for
5:30-9 p.m. with the opening sale going
7-10 p.m. Public hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays and Mondays-Wednesdays
and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays.
$350 for preview reception; $50 for
opening sale. (313) 664-7464.
Browse the Bloomfield Hills Antique
Jewelry & Vintage Apparel Show 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the
Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651
Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. $5 adults,
free for kids 12 and younger. (248) 988-
0924.
Cinema & Stage
Watch Barry Cutler portraying Benny
Southstreet in the production of Guys
and Dolls performed May 11-20 at the
Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332
W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills. The curtain
goes up at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. $13-$15. (248) 553-
2955.
Observe the Mosaic Youth Theatre of
Detroit in the show Hastings Street
at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4
p.m. Sundays May 12-21 at the Detroit
Theatre in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The show captures the neighborhood in
the 1940s. $12-$18. (313) 833-4005.
Experience the Village Players' presen-
tation of the musical 1776 running May
12-28 at the Village Players Playhouse,
34660 Woodward, Birmingham.
Performances start at 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays, May
21 and28. $15. (248) 644-2075.
.See Rossini's Cinderella (La
Cenerentola) directed by Mark
Streshinsky running May 13-20 at the
Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2
p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
8 p.m. Friday. $23-$113. (313) 237-SING.
Hear violinists Gabe Bolkosky and
Alicia Doudna at 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 13, at the Kerrytown Concert
House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor.
$5-$10. (734) 769-2999.
Experience "A Night in Vienna"
performed by soprano Aleksandra
Dubov at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at
Congregation Chaye Olam, 4875 W.
Maple, Bloomfield Township. The event
precedes her sendoff to Austria to
study opera. $18. (248) 851-SHUL.
Join the audience for the Miro Quartet
sponsored by the Chamber Music
Society of Detroit at 8 p.m. Saturday,
May 20, at the Seligman Performing
Arts Center, 22305 W.13 Mile, Beverly
Hills. $23-$75. (248) 855-6070.
Attend the second annual Concert
of Friends featuring Wyn and Harold
Landis, Gennadiy Zut and Ida Kogan at
7 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Congregation
Beth Shalom,14601 W. Lincoln, Oak
Park. $10-$15. (248) 547-7970.
Education
Meet with scholar-in-residence
Menachem Leibtag from Yeshivat Har
Etzion on Saturday, May 13, at Young
Israel of Southfield, 27705 Lahser. Call
(248) 355-0154 for time.
Get to know biblical commentator and
author Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at Beth Israel
Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw, Ann
Arbor. She is discussing The Pit and
the Rope: The Story of Joseph and
Judah. She will cover other topics at 10
a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday, May 15. (734)
665-9897.
Hear Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb, senior
lecturer at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem,
discuss "Receiving the Torah: Free
Choice or Compulsion?" at 12:30 p.m.
Monday, May 15, at the Max Fisher
Jewish Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. $18
for lunch and valet parking. (248) 352-
4870.
Listen to Keren Alpert discuss the Book
of Ruth at noon Thursday, May 18, in
the last meeting of this season's
Lunch and Learn at Temple Beth El,
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
Participants are asked to bring lunch.
(248) 865-0612.
Event Hotline
Join B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region's
Einstein and Barristers Units for a free
program featuring Hadassa Ben-Itto at
7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The Holocaust survivor,
retired Israeli judge and author of The
Lie That Wouldn't Die: The Protocols
of the Elders of Zion is part of the
Enlighten America Program. Call (248)
646-3100.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of
Temple Kol Ami with a dinner and
Broadway-style entertainment at 7
p.m. Saturday, May 13, at 5085 Walnut
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. $50. (248)
661-0040.
Take part in ONE: An Evening of
Spiritual Unity at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 13, at Congregation Shir Tikvah,
3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy.
Members of the Buddhist, Christian and
Muslim faiths are part of a panel discus-
sion that follows the film ONE ... The
Movie. (248) 649-4418.
Meet Ethan Felson, assistant execu-
tive director of the Jewish Council for
Public Affairs in New York, when he
discusses "Friends Or Foes? American
Christian Activists and the Arab-Israeli
Conflict" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16,
at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. The program is
sponsored by the Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit. (248)
642-5393.
Join the American Technion Society
for an Estate Planners' Seminar with
keynote speaker Doron Levin at 11:45
a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Andiamo
Italia West, 6676 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. The topic is "An Insider's
View 2006: General Motors, Ford and
the Union at a Crossroads." Call Barb
Zeevi at (248) 737-1990.
Watch a fashion show at the 50th
donor luncheon of the Congregation
Beth Shalom Sisterhood Wednesday,
May 17, at the synagogue, 14601 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park. $30. (248) 547-7970.
Connect with the environment in ways
planned by the Mosaic Outdoor Club of
Michigan. There will be a planetarium
show and barbecue in Ann Arbor on
Saturday, May 20, and attendance at
a Tigers game Sunday, May 21. (248)
345-3362.
Participate in a Sports Barbecue and
Auction at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at
Young Israel of Southfield. $25 adults,
$15 kids younger than 13. RSVP by call-
ing (248) 358-0154.
Health
Take part in the next meeting of the
Tremor Support Group at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 11, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
Dr. Paul A. Cullis of St. John Hospital
discusses "Annual ET Medical Update."
Call Shari at (248) 683-4138.
Meet with Barbara Spreitzer-Berent
as she discusses "Arthritis and
Complementary Therapies" at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 17, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Helping Out
Attend the sixth annual Victorian Tea
to benefit research supported by the
Autoimmune Diseases Association.
The event begins at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 13, at the Whitney, 4421
Woodward, Detroit. $55 per adult, $30
per youth 5-17. (586) 776-3900.
Volunteer on the Oak Park and West
Bloomfield campuses of Jewish
Apartments & Services. Help is
needed with bingo and convenience
store operations. Contact Michal Ram at
(248) 592-1104.
Holidays/Shabbat
Join community educator Barry Levine
discussing weekly Torah portions at 10
a.m. Saturdays at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield.
Call Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.
Take part in the Congregation Beth
Shalom School & Youth Shabbat
Saturday, May 13, at 14601 W. Lincoln,
Oak Park. A congregational luncheon
follows services. Contact Danny Kochavi
at (248) 547-7970, ext. 216.
Stay and Learn on Shabbat at 12:30
p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. Call Nancy Kaplan at (248)
737-1931.
Bring youngsters to boat and relay
races, bounce house and hands-on
activities for a family event to celebrate
Lag B'Omer 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, May
16, at the Oak Park JCC. Free activities,
fees for food. (248) 967-4030.
Celebrate "A Shabbat to Remember"
with Temple Beth El, starting with a
5:45 p.m. dinner Friday, May 19, at
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
The congregation marks its roots
pioneering in Reform Judaism. Mark
Glazer, son of the late Rabbi B. Benedict
Glazer, will deliver the sermon. Collette
Rosner, a lifelong member and longest-
serving employee, will be honored. $20
for dinner. Call Barbara Grant at (248)
851-1100, ext. 3149.
Seniors
Listen to Yury Avenesov entertain at
Café Europa at 1 p.m. Monday, May 15,
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Hear SCStrings at a luncheon of the
Beth Elders of Temple Beth El at noon
Tuesday, May 16, at 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. $10 members,
$12 guests. Reservations must be made
before May 13 by calling Doris Kushner
at (248) 352-5882 or Hermina Leib at
(248) 354-9569.
Learn about "Heart Health" with nurse
Laura Frederick at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May
16, at the West Bloomfield JCC. A lunch,
costing between $2.50 and $6, is avail-
able at noon. Call Fran Cook at (248)
592-2304.
Attend a musical program to go along
with the exhibit Catskills of the
Midwest: The Jewish Resort Era in
South Haven at 1:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 18, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. Call Elaine at
(248) 661-5700.
Take part in the Writers Corner with
Norma Goldman at 10 a.m. Friday, May
19, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030.
See a quilt show and slides during
lunch with the Temple Emanu-El EMES
at 12:35 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the
temple, 14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park. $5
EMES members, $7 guests. Call Lillian
at (248) 851-1833.
Youth
Take the kids to "Howdy Partner"
for hot dogs, a petting farm and pony
rides noon-1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21,
at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601
W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $20 per member
family and $25 per non-member family
with registration by May 18; $25 per
member family and $30 per non-mem-
ber family at door. (248) 547-7970.
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