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Vocal Treasures
Cantorial Soloist Neil
Michaels and his wife,
soprano Stephanie Michaels,
will perform a concert 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9 at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. The event
is part of the Schmier Chapel Camber Music Series and is
co-sponsored by the Temple Israel Treasures. For complimen-
tary tickets, call (248) 661-5700.
Check It Out!
Arts & Culture
Semivan. Gallery hours are 11
a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. For information, call
(248) 433-3700 or visit www.
dkgallery.com .
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p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Borders
Books & Music, 612 E. Liberty in
Ann Arbor. Silva will discuss and
sign his new book, The Secret
Servant. (734) 668-7652.
Attend the official opening of
Lawrence Street Gallery's sum-
mer invitational exhibition 6-9
p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at 22620
Woodward, south of Nine Mile, in
Ferndale. The event also marks
the 20th anniversary for the local
artists' cooperative. Represented
in the show are artists Benjie
Pearlman of Bloomfield Hills, Harry
Velick of Oak Park, Alice Frank and
Ann Stein of West Bloomfield and
Linda Sterns of White Lake. Exhibit
hours are noon-5 p.m. through
Aug. 24, and closed Sunday and
Monday. (248) 544-0394.
View a tapestry exhibit, Through
the Eye of the Needle, depicting
the life of a Jewish woman who
survived the Nazis in Poland.
The 36 colorful wall hangings by
the late Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
will be displayed through Aug.
9, at the Janice Charach Epstein
Gallery inside the West Bloomfield
JCC. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday-Thursday and noon-4
p.m. Sunday. (248) 432-5448.
See what's current in art at
the Fresh exhibit, Thursday-
Saturday, Aug. 2-4, at the David
Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend in
Birmingham. Featured artists
are Brian Barr, Ben Hall, Dalton
Jamieson, Ben Kiehl, Mary Kim,
Kelly Reemtsen and Lauren
Explore an exhibit of sculptures
and paintings by Kate Levant and
Michael Smith through Aug. 10
at the Susanne Hilberry Gallery,
700 Livernois in Ferndale. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday
though Saturday. (248) 541-4700.
Energy Independence
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Sen.
Spencer Abraham will address the American
Jewish Committee, Metropolitan Detroit
Chapter at a breakfast meeting 7:45 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Birmingham
Community House, 380, S. Bates. He will
discuss "Declaring Energy Independence
Spencer
for America — Michigan's role in Solving
Abraham
A Global Problem." Jay Knoll is the series
chair and Barbara Rom is the breakfast chair.
$15. RSVP required: Call the AJC at (248) 646-7686.
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Share your published work at
the Jewish Community Center
of Metropolitan Detroit's Local
Author Fair, part of the Center's
56th Annual Jewish Book Fair.
Up to 20 authors will be chosen
to meet the public and autograph
copies of their book 10 a.m.-
noon Sunday, Nov.11, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Open to local
Jewish authors and/or those
whose book has Jewish content.
Books must be published between
October 2006 and November
2007 to qualify. Interested authors
should contact Susan Solarz by
Aug.10, at (248) 320-8641.
Consider submitting a special
secret in conjunction with the
PostSecret Project, opening in
October at the West Bloomfield
JCC's Janice Charach Epstein
Gallery. Inspired by Frank Warren's
community art project, your
anonymous secret can be regret,
a hope, a funny experience, a
fantasy, a belief, a fear, a betrayal,
a confession, an unseen kindness
- or something else. Reveal any-
thing, so long as it is true and has
never been shared with anyone.
Write legibly and include an image
on the blank side of a postcard.
Mail it to Janice Charach Epstein
Gallery, 6600 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322. Contact the
Gallery at (248) 432-5579 or e-
mail gallery@jccdet.org .
Attend a new exhibit on the his-
tory of television sets 1-4 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday through
Oct. 20, at Birmingham Historical
Museum, 556 W. Maple in
Birmingham. Admission is $2 or
less. (248) 642-2817.
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See Neil Simon's play Barefoot in
the Park, presented outdoors by
Water Works Professional Theatre
Company through Aug. 12, in
Starr Jaycee Park, 1101 W.13 Mile,
between Crooks and Coolidge, in
Royal Oak. Performances are at
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at
6 p.m. Sunday, when children are
admitted free. Seating on risers or
bring a blanket or chair. Admission
is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors
and $8 for children. Come another
night if it rains. Call (248) 399-
3727 or visit www.waterworksthe-
atre.com .
Watch the Yiddish-Jewish video
School Ties 1 p.m. Monday, Aug.
6, at the Oak Park JCC. Sponsor
is the Holocaust Survivors and
Families Support Group. There is
no charge to attend. (248) 967-
4030.
Concerts
Hear Cantorial Soloist Stephanie
Michaels singing Songs from the
Heart 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. (248)
661-5700.
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Muslims and Jews 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 5, at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W, Maple in West
Bloomfield. Beth Ahm and the
Jewish Forum will present lec-
ture and poetry reading by Rabbi
Aaron Bergman. Admission is $10
at the door; free for students. For
information, including the next
program with Rabbi Eric Grossman
on Thursday, Aug. 16, call Nancy
Kaplan. (248) 737-1931.
Register for Federation's
Summertime Torah series, co-
sponsored by Florence Melton
Adult Mini-School and Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education.
There is a charge. Call about open-
ings in the remaining classes.
(248) 642-4260.
• Explore parent-child relationships
in the Bible with local psychologist
and Judaic studies instructor Dr.
Mitch Parker in What's the Matter
With Kids Today? 7-8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Aug. 2 and 9.
Join other licensed social work-
ers for Jewish Family Service's
Continuing Professional Education
Series 9:30 a.m.-4:10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9, at JFS Orley
Family Building in West Bloomfield.
Seminar title: Motivational
interviewing: Engaging the Client
in the Process of Change. There
is a charge to attend, including
lunch and course materials. Make
reservations due by Aug. 6, to
Stephanie Appel, (248) 592-2667,
or e-mail Sappel®jfsdetroit.org
Enhance skills or try something
new at the 10th annual Learning
at the Opera House community
cultural series through Aug. 12,
at Michigan Opera Theatre, 1526
Broadway in Detroit. The educa-
tional experiences include pro-
grams in opera, musical theater,
music composition, performance
and movement, art and poetry.
See complete schedule at
www.MichiganOpera.org or call
(313) 237-3270.
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