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Arts & Culture

Talk About Being Jewish with

the Book Discussion Group of

Explore Stillness Obscured,
an exhibit by Lynda Cole run-
ning through Oct. 15, at the

the Greater Detroit Chapter of

Washington Street Gallery, 120

5030 Orchard Lake Rd., West

E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. The art-
ist will talk about her work at 2

Bloomfield. (248) 683-5030.

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. Gallery
hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-

Thursdays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays-

Saturdays and noon-4 p.m.

Pray,
Learn At
Aish

Hadassah at 10 a.m. Monday,
Sept. 25, at Hadassah House,

Aish HaTorah High Holiday
services will be in Huntington
Woods at the Burton Public
School this year.
The services, alternative classes, kids program and lunches are free; donations are welcome.
Dinner the first night is $25 a person with a $100 maximum per family. Call (248) 948-9908.
Aish has moved into new office space at the Southfield Civic Center, 28500 Northwestern
Hwy., Suite 880 (the Real Estate One building). The weekly Kabbalah class will now be held
at the new office and not at the Huntington Woods Library. Come for the classes: 7:15 p.m.
"Tikkun" - journey of spiritual repair; 8:30 p.m. Rabbi Tolwin's weekly conversion class.

Meet Anthony Horowitz, author

of the Alex Rider book series

and screenwriter for Alex Rider:
Operation Stormbreaker, at 4 p.m.

Sundays. (734) 761-2287.

Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Borders,
34300 Woodward, Birmingham.

See the work of painter Nancy
Thayer and sculptor Russell

(248) 203-2005.

Thayer through Oct. 31 at the

Participate in the Lawrence
Technological University's

hours are 11 a.m.-5:3O p.m.
Mondays-Saturdays. Opening day

View the musical They're Playing
Our Song performed by the Avon

3711 Woodward, Detroit. The
program benefits Kadima, which

Diversity Seminar Series.

reception runs 5-8 p.m. (248)

provides services for those with

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays
and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. (248)

Storyteller Corinne Stavish
appears Tuesday, Sept. 26, to

433-3700.

Players Sept. 22-24 and 28-30
at 1185 Washington Rd., Rochester

8235, ext. 128.

258-9977.

recount the story of the Dutch

Hills. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Listen to Amy Goodman speak

resistance in the Holocaust.
Jeanette Olson, a survivor,

Posner Gallery, 2253 Cole,
Birmingham. Gallery hours are

about her new book, STATIC:

Government Liars, Media
Cheerleaders and the People Who
Fight Back, in a free program at

Cinema & Stage

addresses a session Thursday,
Sept. 28, to recall her experiences

being hidden by righteous gen-

monalities and differences among

Islam, Christianity and Judaism

Sid Caesar, at 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays

as part of the commemora-
tion of the International Day of

through Oct. 1 performed by the
Ridgedale Players, 205 W. Long

Peace. It will be shown at 6:30

Lake, Troy. $13-$14. (248) 988-

p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the
Islamic Association of Greater

7049.

versary with an informal evening
of music, dinner and auctions. The

Detroit, 879 W. Auburn Rd.,
Rochester Hills, and the Hope
United Methodist Church, 26275

Watch the puppet show Turtle
Island at 2 p.m. Saturdays,

concert includes selections by

through Sept. 30, at PuppetArt,
25 E. Grand River, Detroit. $5 per

Jean Francaix. $60-$100. (248)

Join Mitch Albom, Tony Bennett
and Hank Azaria for a charity

book launch to benefit the home-

less. Albom introduces his new
novel, For One More Day, at 7:30

admission. (800) 959-WDET.

p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at

Browse the Southfield Pavilion

the Fox Theatre in Detroit. The
charities receiving funds are S.A.Y.

Antiques Exposition noon-6 p.m.

Detroit and A Time to Help. $40-

Friday, Sept. 22; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 23; and 11 a.m.-4

$200. (313) 471-3099.

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. $5-$6.

View the exhibit Back on 10th
Street with paintings by Milton

(586) 469-1706.

Discuss Abigail Pogrebin's book

Stars of David: Prominent Jews

Northwestern, Southfield. A dis-
cussion will follow. www.thechild -
renofabrahamproject.org .

Experience the play Quitters per-
formed by the Village Players of

Birmingham Sept. 22, 23 and 24
at 34660 Woodward. The show

starts at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday

Resnick shown Sept. 30-Nov. 25

and 2 p.m. Sunday. $15. (248)

at the David Klein Gallery, 163
Townsend, Birmingham. Gallery

644-2075.

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ebrates the ensemble's silver anni-

Max Bruch, Johann Quantz and

559-2095.

Try out for the choir competition

961-7777.

to sing before designated perfor-
mances of White Christmas at the

Laugh with
comedian Judy

Fox Theatre. Auditions start at 6
p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Fox.

Gold as she
presents "25
Questions for a Jewish Mother"
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at

Interested choirs must register

the Max M. Fisher Music Center,

Join the Bel Canto Choral
Society, an all-female choir that
performs throughout the area and

by 5 p.m. on Sept. 22. (313) 471-

3099.

meets Monday evenings at the

Oak Park JCC. Rehearsals begin
on Sept. 25. Call Katy at (313)

640-0123 or (248) 541-0365.

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Attend the annual Detroit
Chamber Winds & Strings annual

tiles. Contact Weinstein®ltu.edu .

at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at
the Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass,

a copy of the book and a place at
a catered reception. $12 general

See the film Reuniting the

Concerts

See Laughter on the 23rd Floor,

Michigan Theater, 603 Liberty,
Ann Arbor. She also will speak

Detroit. Making a gift of $150

608-9077.

Children of Abraham: A Toolkit
for Peace, exploring the com-

5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the

to radio station WDET entitles a
patron to a pair of up-front seats,

and 2 p.m. Sundays. $16. (248)

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Education

Learn how to reduce the chemi-

cals used in your home with a
program planned by Tikvah Group
of Hadassah during a noon lun-
cheon Tuesday, Sept. 26, in a pri-

vate home. Lifestyle coach Janet

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