To Do!
1 ,Check It Out!
watch fireworks and hear the music
Helping Out
Arts &
Culture
of Matt Watroba and Robert Jones
at artBLAST, an event sponsored
by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Center 7-11 p.m. Monday, July 3, at
Enter short films into a competi-
1516 Cranbrook Rd., Birmingham.
tion sponsored by Comcast Cable
and the Independent Film Channel.
The deadline is July 1. Go to www.
$50 adults, $25 children. (248)
644-0866.
bilities at the Oak Park campus or
friendly visits, bingo and boutique
activities at the West Bloomfield
comcastfilmseries.com for rules
and prize information.
Cinema
and Stage
campus. Call Michal Ram at (248)
592-1104.
Browse the 59th annual Exhibition
Travel Show sponsored by the
Michigan Water Color Society
through July 23 at the Scarab
Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit. Call
See the family play Honus and Me
running through Sept. 2 at the
Purple Rose, 137 Park St., Chelsea.
Volunteer for Jewish Apartments
& Services and assist with show-
case, convenience store, nighttime
bingo and entertainment responsi-
Yoga & Yioddishkeit
Stretch your body and grow your soul with Yoga &
Yiddishkeit at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Instructors for the free session are Yogi Jason Huishof and
Rabbi Rachel Shere. Call Eliana Loomer at (248) 851-5100.
Join Michigan State University
coaches Tom lzzo, Joanne McCallie
and John Smith as they lead a
day of golf to benefit For the
Kids Foundation, an organization
RSVP by calling (248) 547-7970.
Bloomfield JCC. The program
that helps children who have lost
Stay and learn about "The Jewish
People's Claim to the Land of
runs 2:30-4 p.m. on four consecu-
tive Wednesdays. Topics are "The
Post-Sharon/Arafat/Sadam Middle
(313) 831-1250 for times.
The production, about a prized
baseball card, is based on the book
See a variety of work in 12+12X2,
by Dan Gutman. $20-$35. (734)
433-7673. www.purplerosetheatre.
parents at a young age. The event
begins at 9 a.m. Monday, July 10,
Israel" at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July
1, at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
East" (July 5), "The Nuclear
Control Challenge: Iran, Korea and
an exhibit running through Aug. 6
org .
at Oakland Hills Country Club, 3951
W. Maple, Bloomfield Township. A
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. Call
Pakistan" (July 12), "Rising Powers:
China, Brazil, India and Russia"
(July 19) and "The Challenge
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. Ceevah
Soble, Adrienne Kaplan, Michelle
Concerts
VIP dinner is planned the evening
before the day of golf. $250. (888)
Hear Liberation, an original can-
tata by Cantor Meir Finkelstein of
987-5437.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, per-
Holidays/
Shabbat
Hegyi and Norma Penchansky-
Glasser are among the featured
formed by the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra at 8 p.m. Thursday, June
artists. (734) 761-2287.
29, in Detroit's Orchestra Hall. $24-
$300. (248) 357-5544.
View family photography by
Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.
Seniors
Have lunch and hear a concert by
of Immigration in America and
Europe" (July 26). Call Shira
Shapiro at (248) 432-5406.
violinist George Stepulla and pia-
Celebrate Shabbat Under the
Stars with services and a picnic
nist Martin Mandelbaum at noon
Thursday, June 29, at the Oak
Watch the film Singin' in the Rain
at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at the
Park JCC. $2.75 lunch, $1 program
for nonmembers. Reservations are
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
required by calling (248) 967-4030.
Get a free blood pressure reading
1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Experience Bowfire, a group of vio-
dinner on the patio at 6 p.m. Friday,
linists formed by Lenny Solomon,
at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at the
June 30, at Congregation Beth
Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
See a free showing of Yiddish/
Jewish video Mamele at 1 p.m.
Bloomfield Township. Hours are 7
Meadow Brook Music Festival on
the campus of Oakland University
in Rochester. $19.50, $34.50. (248)
$15 adults, $8 children, free for
kids 3 and younger. Call (248) 547-
Monday, July 3, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Singles
a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 8
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays. (248) 540-
Hear guitarist and vocalist Keven
Art Show and then have lunch with
Attend meditation services at
6:30 p.m. Friday, June 30, at
Moen at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July
5, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. (248)
4030.
the Summer Solo Singles 40-60 at
noon Sunday, July 2. The group
will meet at a home and have lunch
in Royal Oak. RSVP to Pam at (248)
737-8700.
Confer about world issues with
Elayne, Harold, Steven and Marty
Gross through September at
Bonnie's Kitchen, 6527 Telegraph,
4001.
377-0100.
Visit the Art in the Woods Art Fair
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 1,
Education
and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 2,
on the grounds of the Huntington
Take free swing dance lessons
at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at
Woods Lutheran Church, 12935 W.
11 Mile. (248) 336-1961.
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Partners are not necessary. (248)
Look at art, eat barbecued treats,
participate in creative activities,
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Experience the Huntington Woods
7970 for reservations.
Recognize children's July birth-
days with services Saturday morn-
ing, July 1, at Congregation Beth
Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
Dr. Fred Pearson, Wayne State
University political science pro-
fessor, in four free programs
offered by the Institute for
Retired Professionals at the West
by Mendel
624-5094.
Join the Summer Solo Singles 40-
60 for a July 4 barbecue at 6 p.m.
at a private home. $10. RSVP to
Cindy at (248) 542-9166,
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Birthright trip to Israel at 7:30
p.m. Friday, July 7, at a private
home. $8 includes dinner. RSVP
by July 4 to (313) 577-3459 or hil-
lelpd®wayne.edu .
Listen to Marji Silk discuss
"Finding Your Destination" in a
program for Solo Jewish Singles
40-60 at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 9,
at the Coffee Beanery, Woodward
north of Catalpa, Berkley. $10.
(248) 544-1203. H
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