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Arts a Culture

a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday. $5. (734) 662-3382.

See Maggie Citrin's acrylic paint-
ings and stoneware and Susan
Morsky's paintings, in the exhibit

New Directions-New Connections

through Nov. 19 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. (734) 761-2287.

View Chromophiiia, 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.

Explore the photography of Ralph
Scheer, who will be showing his
work through Nov. 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

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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.

Meet Holocaust survivor Mania
Salinger, who talks about her book
Looking Back at 3:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 5, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Rd.,
Farmington Hills. (248) 735-0418.

Join the Greater Detroit Section
of the National Council of Jewish
Women for Luncheon with the
Authors during the Jewish Book
Fair. The program starts at 12:15
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the West
Bloomfield JCC and features Beth
Gutcheon, Elizabeth Rosner and
Laura Zigman. $25. (248) 432-
5577, ext. 7.

Attend the opening reception for
an exhibit of works by Rodney
Denne and David Scherer 6 - 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov.10, at the Danielle
Peleg Gallery, 4301 Orchard Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. The exhibit

Drop off used books and
media for Bookstock
Colossal Collection Day
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov.12, at the
Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. Tax receipts will be provided. (248) 645-7840,
ext. 365.

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Find Chanukah gifts at the 36th
Giftorama Nov. 11 12 at Kingswood
School on the Cranbrook campus
in Bloomfield Hills. Hours are 9
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday. $7 admission to see
items from 50 stores. (248) 645-
3565. www.giftorama.org .

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Cinema & Stage

Take in a production of Porgy and

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continues through Nov. 21. Gallery
hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-
Fridays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturdays. (248) 626-5810.

Nov. 5; at the Detroit Opera
House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. $28-$120. (313) 237-7464.

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

Old West, New Tales

Hear author and retired professor
Lawrence Berkove, a specialist in
19th- and 20th-century American
literature, discuss recently discov-
ered works of Old West authors
such as Mark Twain, Dan De Quille,
Sam Davis, Joe Goodman and Rollin
Daggett.
He will appear 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 8, at the Southfield Public
Lawrence Berkove
Library, 26300 Evergreen. (248)
796-4200.
The past year has been very active for Berkove. In May, he
became president of the Mark Twain Circle of America and
published three books on the Sagebrush School, a move-
ment in 19th-century Nevada that helped develop well-known
authors, including Twain. In September, he helped edit a
three-volume edition of the short fiction of 19th-century
author Ambrose Bierce. This winter, he will publish a two-vol-
ume edition of memoirs of Nevada's mining boom.

7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at
27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. $2-$3.
(248) 357-5544.

Attend the free International
Film Festival arranged by the
College of Communication Arts
and Sciences at Michigan State
University. This year's focus is
Middle Eastern films screened
Nov. 12 18 at the Communication
Arts and Sciences Bldg. in East
Lansing. www.elff.com .

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Concerts

Experience the music of Bob
Dylan at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
2, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
$29.50-$69.50. (248) 377-0100.

Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
4, at the Michigan Theater in Ann
Arbor. $25 for dinner and concert.
Call Amy at (734) 994-4801.

Listen to vocalist Mihaela
Ursuleasa performing for Pro
Musica at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.
10, at the Max M. Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit.
$40. (313) 576-5111.

Catch the Prazak Quartet with
violist Roger Tapping at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center, 22305 W.
13 Mile, Beverly Hills. The program
is hosted by the Chamber Music
Society of Detroit. $25-$75. (248)
855-6070.

Hear singers-songwriters-gui-
tarists Edna Garte and Jere
Stormer in a free concert at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Swords
Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace
Center, 33 E. Adams, Detroit. (313)
963-7575.

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View the film Blues by the Beach

at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. The show-
ing is a prelude to the Lenore
Marwil Jewish Film Festival. $9 or
showing of preseason pass. (248)
432-5577.

See the film The Frisco Kid with
the Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood at

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Hear the Jeff Haas Quintet
Sunday, Nov. 12, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700.

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Get a lesson on participating in
services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday,
Nov. 5, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
Keren Alpert, director of educa-
tion for the temple, conducts the
session. $6.13. (248) 865-0612.

Enroll in informal adult educa-
tion classes at Congregation Shir
Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway,
Troy. Topics include "From the
Big 10 to the Big 613: A Look at
All the Commandments," Nov. 7

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