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Arts & Culture
Submit small works of art through
Sept. 28 to the Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward, Ferndale.
The submissions are for the October
exhibit think small. $25 for three
entries. (248) 544-0394.
Browse That DAM Box Show, Under
the Radar: The Willis Remembered
through Oct. 20 at the Detroit
Artists Market, 4719 Woodward,
Detroit. The exhibit pays homage
to the Willis Gallery as artists show
new works formed using tin boxes.
The opening reception starts at
5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Hours are
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.
(313) 832-8540.
Visit the Art & Apples Festival
Sept. 8-10 in Rochester Park. More
than 250 artists, free live entertain-
ment, an expanded children's area
and two food courts are accessible
4-7:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
www.artandapplesfestival.com .
at the Main Branch of the Detroit
Public Library, 5201 Woodward. (313)
833-9768.
Participate in the Southfield Public
Library's second annual Southfield
Books & Beyond Festival 1-5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 16-17, at
Civic Center Dr. and Evergreen. Get a
schedule of authors and activities at
www.southfield-booksandbeyond.org .
Cinema & Stage
Laugh through Hello Muddah, Hello
Fadduh! based on the musical letter
from camp and many other songs
of the late comedic folksinger Allan
Sherman, presented through Sept.
17 by the Jewish Ensemble Theatre
(JET) at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays-Thursdays, 5 and 8:30
p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
A 2 p.m. matinee Wednesday, Sept.
13, replaces that evening's show.
$17-$39. (248) 788-2900.
View the play Fiddler on the
Roof performed by students from
Look through the 16th annual
Spotlights Market Arts and Gift
Show to benefit Meadow Brook
Theatre Sept. 8-10 at Walnut and
Fourth Streets, Rochester. Hours
are 4-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
www.mbtheatre.com .
North Farmington High School and
members of the School District-
Community Musical Theater Group
Sept. 7, 9 and 10 at the high school,
32900 W. 13 Mile. The show begins
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
$10-$12. (248) 426-5202.
Join Hadassah for its first meeting
of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Rd., Southfield. Boutiques open
at 10 a.m., and the luncheon, featur-
ing author Jonathan Safran Foer,
starts at noon. $25-$70. (248) 683-
5030.
See The Rocky Horror Show at
8 p.m. Sept. 8-10 at the Meadow
Brook Music Festival on the campus
of Oakland University in Rochester.
$32.50-$45. (248) 377-0100.
Meet David Margolick, author of
Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max
Schmeling and a World on the
Brink, at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15,
Experience the play Quilters per-
formed by the Village Players of
Birmingham Sept. 8-9, 15-17 and
22-24 at 34660 Woodward. The
show starts at 8 p.m. Fridays-
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $15.
(248) 644-2075.
Aiding Israe
Audition for the Moscow
Ballet's Great Russian
Nutcracker at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9, at
Phoenix Theatres West
River Centre, 30170 Grand
River, Farmington Hills.
Performances will be in
November. (586) 781-0707
or (734) 420-4430.
Watch the puppet show
Turtle Island at 2 p.m.
Saturdays, Sept. 9-30, at
PuppetArt, 25 E. Grand
River, Detroit. $5 per child,
$7 per adult. (313) 961-
7777.
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit will hold
its annual Itsa Mitzva Day
12:30-3 p.m Sunday, Sept. 17.
Volunteers will meet for
orientation and a light kosher
lunch at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township. Assignments will
include visiting residents in
Jewish apartments, working
at a food bank, gardening and
other projects.
Itsa Mitzva Day is sponsored by the Federation's Women's Campaign and
Education Department. Co-chairs are Joanne Aronovitz and Stefany Freeman.
Federation is requesting a donation of $18 per family. Volunteers are asked to reg-
ister online at www.thisistederation.orghtsamitzva. Reservations will be taken on
a first-come-first-serve basis. For information, contact Jennifer Greenhill at (248)
203-1460 or greenhill®jfdm.org .
Try out for the Michigan
Classic Ballet Company Sunday,
Sept. 10, at 782 Denison Court,
Bloomfield Hills. Dancers 7-11 are
scheduled 11 a.m.-noon. Dancers 12
and older try out 12:15-1:30 p.m. $15
audition fee. (248) 334-6964.
View the musical They're Playing
Our Song performed by the Avon
Players Sept. 15-17, 22-24 and
28-30 at 1185 Washington Rd.,
Rochester Hills. The show starts
at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $16.
(248) 608-9077.
Concerts
Have Brunch With Bach at 11:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Detroit
Institute of Arts, where violinist
Eric Grossman and pianist Lowell
Liebermann will perform works by
Mozart. $8-$30. (313) 833-4005.
Watch a tape of Klezmer for
Katrina, the fund-raising concert
performed by local cantors and New
Orleans musicians, at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10, on Channel 56.
The broadcast is dedicated to the
memory of Cantor Stephen Dubov,
and copies can be pur-
chased for $45 from the
B'nai B'rith office. (248)
646-3100.
Thursday night's Israel solidarity fund-
raiser at Yossi's Israeli Cuisine will
deliver a higher yield for civilians and
soldiers struck by terror as well as their
families, provided 200 people attend.
"If we can reach that attendance
level," said restaurant owner Yossi
Benjamin, "I plan to increase my dona-
Hear the rock band
Milkshake at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd.,
Southfield. The event
kicks off the Shalom
Family programming
series. $5 in advance, $7
at door. (248) 357-5544.
tion per person from 20 to 40 percent.'
Admission is $20 per person.
For each admission, a portion of the
proceeds will go to the One Family Fund, which provides medical, legal and financial
support to all victims of terror. An equal amount will go to the Friends of the Israel
Defense Forces, which provides the same support to active soldiers and their families.
The casual open house includes appetizers soft drinks and music from 7-10
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Yossi's in Robin's Nest Plaza on Orchard Lake Road at
Northwestern Highway, West Bloomfield. Call for reservations: (248) 626-0160. Seating
is limited if weather is inclement.
Join the all-female Bel
Canto Choral Society at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.
11, at the Oak Park JCC.
Call Katy at (313) 640-
0123 or (248) 541-0365.
Listen to the Chicago
Chamber Musicians at
7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
16, at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center, 22305 W.
13 Mile, Beverly Hills. The program
is sponsored by the Chamber Music
Society of Detroit. $25-$75. (248)
855-6070.
Experience a Jewish music con-
cert by singer-songwriter Debbie
Friedman 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park. $10-$36. (248)
547-7970.
Education
Sign up for adult Hebrew classes
at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. There
are different series on Sundays,
Mondays and Shabbat mornings.
Charges vary by class. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.
Hear Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski
discuss "Can There Be Happiness
in the 21st Century?" at 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 11, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. The talk is part
of Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment. (248) 432-5577.
Listen to Rabbi Jennifer Tisdale in
the Lunch & Learn session of the
B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region at
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the
Max Fisher Bldg., 6735 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. $10. (248)
646-3100.
Study Hebrew with Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education start-
ing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12,
at the Max M. Fisher Federation
Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. Call Marion Bronstein at
(248) 642-4260, ext. 372.
Attend a Latin Dance Class meeting
7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept.
13-Nov. 8, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. $90-$108. Reservations
required by Sept. 12. (248) 432
5470.
Discover the messages in the High
Holy Day prayers with Rabbi Lee
Buckman at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 13, at the Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield,
B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut
Lake Rd. The program is sponsored
by the sisterhood. RSVP to Lainie
Langnas at (348) 357-5544.
Find out about Judaism by taking
part in Sarah's Tent, a monthly pro-
gram exploring Jewish culture, ritu-
als and observance for people enter-
ing the faith. The group - sponsored
by Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, Jewish Family Service
and Jewish Experiences for Families
- meets next at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 14, in a private home. Call
Debbie Rosenberg at (248) 205-
2537.
Event Hotline
Hike with the MOSAIC Outdoor
Club of Michigan on Thursdays. Call
Susan at (248) 763-1711. Meet with
members on Tuesdays. Call Fred at
(248) 320-4831.
Listen to Prof. Daniel Blatman of
Hebrew University discuss "The
Indefinite Identity of the Victim:
Poles and Jews from Kielce to
Jedwabne" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 7, in the Community Room
of the Wayne State University
Undergraduate Library. This is
the inaugural event of the series
"Celebrating Slavic Cultures." (313)
577-3024.
Join the Sisterhood of Temple Shir
Shalom for a progressive dinner at 7
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Participants
will visit homes of congregants and
return to the temple for desserts
and music. RSVP to Shelly Newman
at (248) 737-0266.
Walk in Jewish Home & Aging
Services Walk of Ages 9:15
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, near the
Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield. Registration is at 8:15.
Township Police Chief Ronald
D. Cronin and Fire Chief James
Poppelreiter are honorary chairs.
Evelyn Orbach, artistic director
of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre,
is grand marshal. The walkathon
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