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Arts & Culture

See new photographs by Monte
Nagler through Oct. 29 at the
Barnes & Noble, 6800 Orchard
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
Store hours are 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Fridays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-8
p.m. Sundays. Nagler will be in
attendance 3-9 p.m. daily. (248)
626-6804.

Browse the Burton D. Farbman
Wildlife Photo Exhibit through
Nov. 30 at the Detroit Zoo's Ford
Education Center, Woodward at
10 Mile, Royal Oak. The framed
images and duplicate prints will
be sold with proceeds going to
the Detroit Zoological Society.
Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through
October and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in
November. Entry to the gallery is
part of the admission fee, $7-$11.
(248) 398-0900.

View Chromophilia, an exhibit of
new works by Beverly Fishman,
through Nov. 25, at the Lemberg
Gallery, 23241 Woodward,
Ferndale. Gallery hours are 11
a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.
(248) 591-6623.

Listen to director Daniel Syrkin
discuss his mystery film Out of
Sight at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
26, at 147 Community Arts &
Sciences Building on the campus
of Michigan State University. The
talk is sponsored by the Jewish
Studies Program. (517) 432-3493.

Find historic items at the
Bloomfield Hills Antique Jewelry
& Vintage Apparel Show 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the
Birmingham Unitarian Church,

38651 Woodward, Bloomfield
Hills. $5 adults. (248) 988-
0924 or (248) 646-1047.

Hear Rabbi Sherwin Wine dis-
cuss the book Mayflower by
Nathaniel Philbrick at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28,-at
the Center for New Thinking
Library, 725 South Adams,
Birmingham. $9 - $10. (248)
646-0416.

Participate in the Book
Discussion Group of the
Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah at 10 a.m. Monday,
Oct. 30, at Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The topic will be
Talking Back ... To Presidents,
Dictators and Other Scoundrels
by NBC correspondent Andrea
Mitchell. (248) 683-5030.

Dancing With 'Golem

The Festival Dancers will tell the story of a
mythical creature who came to life, thanks to
the utterance of magical words, in their original
presentation The Wonderful Golem of Prague, 3
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield.
The legend of the Golem began with Rabbi
Loew of Prague, who sculpted a superhuman
creature to protect the Prague shtetl from
destruction. He used forbidden knowledge of
the Kabbalah to give life to the Golem.
Dance director Dennis East will perform the
role of Rabbi Loew. Marcie Finebaum, Paul
Kosick and Ellen Starr will portray women of
Prague. Edward Mcnew, who has appeared with
a number of local ballet companies, will star as
the Golem.

Browse the Photographica Show
and Sale planned by the Michigan
Photographic Historical Society
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5,
at the Novi Community Center,
45175 W.10 Mile. $5. There will be
images, gear and a book signing
by Bill Schwab. (248) 549-6026.

Cinema & Stage

Explore the photography of Ralph
Scheer, who will be showing his
work Nov. 1-30 at Port City Java,
6931 Orchard Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. A grand opening goes
2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov.12. (248)
855-8223.

Search for one-of-a-kind gifts at
the Holiday Art Fair presented by
the Guild, formerly the. Michigan
Guild of Artists and Artisans, Nov.
4-5 at the Oakland Community
College Orchard Ridge Campus
in Farmington Hills. Hours are 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday. $5. (734) 662-3382.

See Neil Simon's Brighton Beach
Memoirs performed by the
Eastpointe Players through Oct.
28 at the Eastpointe Community
Center, 16435 E. Eight Mile. The
show starts at 8 p.m. Friday-
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $8-
$10 (586) 447-2135.

Take in a production of My Fair
Lady through Oct. 29 at the
Starlight Theater at the Summit
Place Mall, 315 N. Telegraph,
Waterford. Performances are at
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday. $13-$15. (248) 335-
1788.

Attend performances of Arthur
Miller's The Price through
Nov. 8 at the Jewish Ensemble
Theatre at the West Bloomfield

This production was
inspired by the
music of John
Zorn and cho-
reographed by
Harriet Berg.
The event is
sponsored
by the Woolf
Cohen Dance
Heritage Fund.
It is free and open
to the public.
For information, call
Adina Pergament, (248) 432-5470.

JCC. Performances are at 2 p.m.
Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-
Thursdays and 5 and 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays. There also will be a
2 p.m. show Wednesday, Nov. 8.
$29 - $39. (248) 788-2900.

Catch It Came From Detroit, a
new feature-length documentary
exploring local bands. The eve-
ning begins with live music at
6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the
Detroit Institute of Arts. There
will be more music after the 8
p.m. screening. $10. (313) 833-
2323.

Watch Language Does Not Lie, a
French documentary about daily
life under the Nazis, at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 27, on the Sundance
Channel.

Watch the film Obsession: Radical
Islam's War Against the West
with a discussion led by Noni
Darwish of Arabs for Israel at 7:15
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Keter
Torah Synagogue, 5480 Orchard
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. $5.
Call (248) 681-3665 for reserva-
tions.

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Concerts

Experience the violin style of
Daniel Hope as the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra performs
works by Haydn, Bernstein and
R. Strauss Oct. 26-28 at the
Max M. Fisher Music Center in
Detroit. The program starts at
8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and
8:30 p.m. Saturday. Find available
seats and prices by calling (313)
576-5111.

See the Barenaked Ladies at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Palace
of Auburn Hills,. $30-$45. (248)
377-0100.

Listen to a tribute to Maynard
Ferguson at the Michigan Jazz
Festival 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
29, at Clarenceville's Louis E.
Schmidt Auditorium, 20155
Middlebelt, Livonia. $15. (248)
474-2720.

Hear the concert Legends
performed by the Birmingham
Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra
at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at
Temple Beth El, 14 Mile at
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
$25 adults, free for those 18 and
younger. (248) 645-2276.

Watch Michael Bolton as he
performs songs made famous
by Frank Sinatra at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Music
Hall in Detroit. $35-$75. (248)
645-6666.

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October 26 • 2006