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Arboretum Trek
Walk with the Jewish Hikers of Michigan
at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 20, for a 1-hour hike
at the Ann Arbor Arboretum, 1610 Washington
Hts., Ann Arbor (next to the Ronald
McDonald House, near the U-M Mecical
Center). The walk is not physically
demanding, but very scenic. Bring
munchies and beverages. Call Eli Avny at (734) 883-9522 or
Eve Avrin at (734) 546-9645. Jewish.Hikers@gmail.com .
Check it Out!
Arts ce,-, Culture
Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield.
(248) 683-5030.
Experience the College for
Creative Studies Annual Student
Exhibition through May 25
in the gallery at the corner of
Frederick Douglas and Brush in
Detroit. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays-Wednesdays and 10
a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays
(313) 664-7464.
Browse the exhibit Celebrating
Artistic Expressions in Glass
on view through May 28 at the
Ariana Gallery, 119 S. Main, Royal
Oak. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6
p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and
Fridays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays
and Saturdays and 12:30-4:30
p.m. Sundays. (248) 546-8810
Attend the Ann Arbor Book
Festival held Thursday-Sunday,
May 17-20 at different loca-
tions. There will be sessions with
authors, a literacy symposium, a
writers' conference and entertain-
ment. A complete schedule can be
found at www.aabookfestival.org .
Listen to five authors discuss
their new books - Lee Iacocca
(Where Have All the Leaders
Gone?), Elizabeth Berg (Dream
When You're Feeling Blue), Laura
Lippman (What the Dead Know),
Christopher Buckley (Boomsday)
and Chuck Barris (The Big
Question). They will be at the
70th luncheon and book-signing
sessions of the Book and Author
Society at 11 a.m. Monday, May
21, at the Burton Manor, 27777
Schoolcraft, Livonia. $30. (734)
397-0999.
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Play sleuth while see-
ing the JET produc-
tion An Inspector
Calls, running through
May 19 at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Performances are
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 5 and
8:30 p.m. Saturday. $17-$39. (248)
788-2900.
Look at the inventories of three
art dealers - the Halstead Gallery,
Stewart & Stewart and Paramour
Fine Arts - Saturday-Sunday,
May 19-20, at the Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S.
Cranbrook, Birmingham. Hours are
5-8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday. (248) 644-0866.
Watch the opera The Abduction
from the Seraglio at 7:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, May 18-19, at
the Detroit Opera House, 1526
Broadway, Detroit. $28-$120. (313)
237-7464.
Step back into the time of the
Andrews Sisters for The Sisters
of Swing through May 20 at the
Meadow Brook Theatre on the
campus of Oakland University in
Rochester. $22-$38. Get a sched-
ule by going to www.mbtheatre.
corn. $30-$50. (248) 377-3300.
Review The City of Fallen Angels
with the Book Discussion Group
of the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah 10-11:30 a.m. Monday,
May 21, at Hadassah House, 5030
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See the play Sweet Charity
through May 20 at the Fisher
Theatre in Detroit. Curtain times
are 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and
8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7:30
p.m. Sunday. $38-$78. (313) 872-
1000.
Catch the musical How to Succeed
in Business Without Really Trying
through May 20 at the Players
Guild of Dearborn, 21730 Madison.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Friday-
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
$18. (313) 561-TKTS.
Get into the suspense of Wait
Until Dark, performed through
May 20 by the Village Players.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Friday-
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Village Players Playhouse, 34660
Woodward, Birmingham. $15. (248)
644-2075.
Observe a simulated studio radio
show with WSRO, on the Air V
through May 20 at the Historic
Burgh, 26060 Berg, Southfield.
The curtain goes up at 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. $10-$12. (248) 796-4645
The program is hosted by the
Chamber Music Society of Detroit.
$25-$41. (248) 855-6070.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of
Cantor Earl Berris at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. The Zamir Chorale of
Metropolitan Detroit will perform
2-3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. (248)
788-0600.
Party with the High Strung as
they release a new recording, Get
the Guests, Friday evening, May
25, at the Lager House, 1254
Michigan, Detroit. (313) 961-4668.
Catch the Almost Famous Band
at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26,
at Mr. Joe's, 26077 W.12 Mile,
Southfield. (248) 356-7133.
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Have lunch with David DiChiera,
founder and general director of
Michigan Opera Theatre, at noon
Thursday, May 17, at the Detroit
Opera House, 1526 Broadway. The
program, sponsored by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra Volunteer
Council, benefits education and
outreach programs. $70-$150.
(313) 576-5154.
Experience the play Amadeus
performed through June 10 at the
Performance Network Theatre,
120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. $20-$37.
(734) 663-0681. www.performan-
cenetwork.org .
Concerts
Hear pianist Yefim Bronfman at
8 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the
Seligman Performing Arts Center,
22305 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills.
Honor Naomi Mendelson Siegel,
co-owner of Making It Happen-
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as she receives the Women in
Communications Headliner Award
at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at
the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle
Isle. $50-$65. (248) 582-8465.
Experience the music of dueling
pianos at the Temple Shir Shalom
spring fundraising event at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 3999
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
$100.(248) 737-8700.
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Meet writer Julie
Halpert as she
discusses her
book Making
Up With Mom: Why Mothers
and Daughters Disagree About
Kids, Careers and Casseroles
(And What to Do About It) at
the National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section
2007 Spring Happening and
Installation at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
May 22, at Wabeek Country Club,
4000 Clubgate D, Bloomfield Hills.
$40. (248) 355-3300.
Hear Stephen J. Murphy Ill,
U.S. attorney, discuss "The U.S.
Attorney's Role in the Post 9-11
Environment" at noon Tuesday,
May 22, at the Townsend Hotel,
100 Townsend, Birmingham. The
luncheon program is part of the
Federation Forum. $30. (248) 203-
1458.
Health
Join a Holocaust Survivors'
Support Group led by Dr. Charles
Silow meeting at 10 a.m. Mondays
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-
2999.
Meet with the Time Travelers, a
support group for people confront-
ing the aftermath of strokes and
neurological problems, at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, May 22, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
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