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and 10 p.m. Fridays, 7 and 9 p.m.
Saturdays and 8 p.m. Sundays.
$15-$20. (248) 348-4448.

Browse Zap! Pow! Bam! The
Superhero: 1938-1950, the Golden
Age of Comic Books before the
exhibit closes on Dec. 14 at the
Janice Charach Epstein Gallery at
the West Bloomfield JCC. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-
Thursdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sundays. (248) 432-5448.

See the Jewish Ensemble Theatre
production of Jacques Brel Is
Alive and Well and Living in
Paris through Jan. 5 at the West
Bloomfield JCC. $29-
$39.
Get a schedule
at www.jet-
theatre.org .
(248) 788-
2900. Join
the Jewish
Historical
Society for a
performance and afterglow at 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. $29 with
reservations due by Dec. 8. (248)
432-5517.

Listen to Steven Berman, who
teaches at Oakland Community
College and Central Michigan
University, discuss the book
Extremely Loud and Incredibly
Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
at 1:30 or 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
7, in the Henry and Delia Meyers
Library at the West Bloomfield
JCC. The program is sponsored
by the Fall Book Club. Call Fran
Menken at (248) 432-5546.

Experience the comedy You Can't
Take It With You produced by
the University of Michigan School
of Music, Theatre & Dance Dec.
7-10 at the Power Center, 121
N. Fletcher, Ann Arbor. $9-$22.
Check times by calling (734) 764-
2538.

Participate in Tick Tock, a
fundraiser to benefit the Paint
Creek Center for the Arts, 7-
10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at 407
Pine Street, Rochester. Artists
from throughout the area have
donated creative clocks they have
designed. (248) 651-4110.

Watch a production of Hello,
Dolly! staged by the students at
Walled Lake Central High School
Dec. 8-10. Performances are at
2 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. on
other days at 1600 Oakley Park.
$12-$14. (248) 956-4713.

Hear Rabbi Sherwin Wine review
The Trojan War by Barry Strauss
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at
the Center for New Thinking, 725
S. Adams, Birmingham. $9-$10.
(248) 646-0416.

View a free screening of Walk
on Water, the second film in
the 2006-2007 Reel Israel Film
Festival at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
10, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
(248) 737-0801.

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Laugh with Second City's
Dysfunctional Holiday Revue
through Dec. 31 at 42705 Grand
River, Novi. The show starts at
8 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8

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Concerts

Gift Bazaar

Listen to Chanukah songs in the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra's
"Home for the Holidays" con-
cert Dec. 14-17 at the Max M.
Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
Performances are at 10:45 a.m.
and 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, 3 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday
and 3 p.m. Sunday. $15-$99. (313)
576-5111.

Take the class Historical and
Modern Anti-Semitism at 7 p.m.
Thursdays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy. Don
Cohen, former director of the
Michigan Chapter of the Anti-
Defamation League, will lead the
classes. $10 nonmembers. RSVP
to Rabbi Aaron at (248) 649-
4418, ext. 33.

Meet with employment counselor
Mildred Pivoz for job searching
tips at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. (248)
861-5100.

Participate in the Temple Beth
El Lunch and Learn Series at
noon Thursday, Dec. 14, when
Keren Alpert discusses "War and
Rebellion in Jewish Law." The
free session at the temple, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township,
includes beverages and asks
guests to bring their lunches.
(248) 865-0612.

Meet with tech consultant Marc
Prensky, author of Don't Bother
Me, Mom, I'm Learning, as he dis-
cusses teens and technology at 10
a.m. Sunday, Dec.10, at the Max
M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
The free program is sponsored by
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education. RSVP to Rebecca Starr
at (248) 205-2531.

Discuss "The Search for a New
Aggadah" with Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at 10 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. (248) 851-6880, ext.
17.

Learn about "Moreshet Sepharad
— the History and Legacy of
Sephardic Jews," explained
by Howard Lupovitch at 7 p.m.
Sundays, Dec. 10, Jan. 14 and
Feb. 4, at Keter Torah Synagogue,

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Attend the Congregation B'nal Moshe Sisterhood's Holiday
Bazaar 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. There will be merchandise from 20 vendors, chil-
dren's activities and a Chanukah lunch buffet until 1 p.m. (248)
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Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Lectures
are held once a month. $70-$80
for series, $12 individual lectures.
Call Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-
1931.

Event Hotline

Walk with the Jewish Hikers of
Michigan 10 a.m.-noon Sunday,
Dec. 10. Get details by calling
(734) 994-6382 or (734) 883-
9522.

Attend Yeshivas Darchei Torah's
12th annual Book Fair-Fun Day 1-5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at 21550 W.
12 Mile, Southfield. There will be
an animal show and crafts. $3.50.
Call Breindy Weiss at (248) 967-
2215.

Participate in the Torah Fund Tea
sponsored by the sisterhood of
Adat Shalom at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 10, at the synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Nathan Feingold of Michigan
Avenue Antiques and Deborah
McNutt of TeaBlenders will make
presentations and verbal apprais-
als of one small antique per
person. $40-$400 with proceeds
benefiting the Jewish Theological
Seminary Torah Fund. (248) 851-
5100.

Hear sportscaster Steve Courtney
discuss the Detroit sports scene
at a family dinner program hosted
by the men's club of Adat Shalom
at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at
the synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. $5-$10. (248)
851-5100.

Get a private tour of Comerica
Park at the annual GATA Dinner
of the B'nai B'rith Great Lakes
Region on Monday, Dec. 11, at the
stadium's Tiger Club. The event
will honor Harry J. Glantz, the co-