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Arts & Culture

Stop by the Motoart show, display-
ing work by artist Daniel Cascardo
of Ferndale. 6-11 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 10, in the gallery at 23257
Woodward in Ferndale. (248) 885-
0028 or www.cascardo.net

See works by local artists in a
summer invitational exhibition
through Aug. 24, at Lawrence
Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward,
south of Nine Mile, in Ferndale. The
local artists' cooperative is cele-
brating its 20th year. Represented
in the show are artists Linda and
Donald Mendelson of Southfield,
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. Tuesday through
Saturday. (248) 544-0394.

Meet Katharine Beaman at sign-
ings of her fiction work The
Translator at Barnes and Noble
stores. Set in Germany in 1945,
the book tells the story of an
English woman who falls in love

with a German baron, who has a
Jewish wife. Schedule: 3-5 p.m.
Aug. 11, on John R near 14 Mile in
Troy; 2-4 p.m. Aug. 18, Orchard
Lake Road in West Bloomfield; and
7-9 p.m. Sept. 15, Main Street in
Royal Oak. For more, e-mail hfnew-
media®aol.com .

Come to a festival of ceramic
tiles 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
12, at Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E.
Jefferson in Detroit. The event
includes demonstrations, appraisal
services, door prizes and silent
auction. Admission is $3. (313)
822-0954.

Take Preservation Wayne's annual
Movie Palaces Tour, showcasing
the architecture of Detroit's down-
town theaters, Saturday, Aug. 18,
departing from the lobby of the
Fillmore (formerly State Theatre)
on Woodward, one block south of
the Fox Theatre. Tour groups are
limited and depart every half hour
from 9-11:30 a.m. The cost is $40,
including the walking tour and a
boxed lunch at the Detroit Opera
House. (313) 577-3559.

Detect Depression

Do something for better mental
health 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at
the Oak Park JCC. Anna Johnson,
RN, will discuss How to Spot
Depression in Your Family, Friends or
Yourself. Event will have blood-pres-
sure screenings and light refresh-
ments. An optional kosher lunch is
available for purchase at noon if
reserved by 10:30 a.m. on the day of
the program at (248) 968-1260. Admission is free, but RSVP
by Aug. 13 to Fran Cook, (248) 432-5486.

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Get research tips from Stephen P. Morse,
a nationally known genealogist, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Zekelman Family
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills. The Jewish
Genealogical Society of Michigan is sponsor-
ing Morse, the developer of several "one-
Morse
step" computer programs for accessing Ellis
Island and other database records. Admission
is free for JGS members and $10 for others. Refreshments will
be served. (248) 212-8086.

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Cinema & Stage

View the documentary Nicholas
Winton: The Power of Good 1-2:10
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Winton is noted
for saving nearly 300 children
from the Nazis. Light refresh-
ments will be served. Admission is
free, but RSVP by Aug. 13 to Fran
Cook, (248) 432-5486.

Attend the first in a weekly series
of Israeli films about Jews and the
Muslim world 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 14, in Pivnick Center of the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. The spon-
soring International Institute for
Secular Humanistic Judaism offers
films every Tuesday through Sept.
4. (248) 476-9532.

Audition for two community the-
ater productions, both held at the
Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette
in Royal Oak. For audition details,
contact Stagecrafters at (248)
541-8027 or www.stagecrafters.
org .
• Working Stiffs, a world premiere
satire on the human condition, 7-9
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Show
dates are Oct.12-21.
• Crimes of the Heart, comedy/
drama, starting 6 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 20, Show dates are Nov. 2
-18.

Concerts

Brush up on the Bard when the
West Bloomfield JCC presents
In Search of Shakespeare 1-2:55
p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 16 and Aug.
23. The four-part docudrama
takes viewers to the places where
playwright William Shakespeare
worked, lived, played and per-
formed. Two episodes will be
shown per session and light
refreshments served. Admission
is free, but RSVP to Fran Cook by
Aug. 15 or 22, respectively. (248)
432-5486.

Hear a concert with Cantorial
Soloist Neil Michaels and his wife,
soprano Stephanie Michaels, 7
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. The event is part
of the Schmier Chapel Camber
Music Series and co-sponsored by
the Temple Israel Treasures. For
complimentary tickets, call (248)
661-5700. (248) 661-5700.

Watch the movie The Competition
1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the
Oak Park JCC. Richard Dreyfuss
and Amy Irving star as rival clas-
sical musicians. There is no admis-
sion charge. (248) 967-4030.

Experience American Idols Live!,
a concert with 2007 winner Jordin
Sparks and finalists from the pop-
ular singing competition, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Palace,
5 Championship Dr. in Auburn
Hills. Tickets are $39.50-$72.50,
and available from the box office,
Ticketmaster at (248) 645-6666
and palacenet.com .

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Education

Explore The
Secret of the
Priesthood with
Frankel Jewish
Academy Rabbi
Eric Grossman
at a Jewish
Forum lecture
Grossman
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug.
16, at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Rabbi
Grossman will examine the Bible
commentary of Abraham Ibn Ezra.
Admission is $10 at the door; free
for students. For information, call
Nancy Kaplan. (248) 737-1931.

Event Hotline

Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein at
the Ma Tovu Minyan for a relaxed,
song-filled service that includes
melodies of Shlomo Carlebach,
Danny Maseng and Leonard
Cohen, 9 a.m. every Sunday at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. For infor-
mation call Minyan Matters coor-
dinator Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-
1931 or e-mail nancyellen879®
comcast.net

Attend Temple Shir Shalom's
Food, Fun and Fireworks Festival,
6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at the
synagogue, 3999 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield. More than
20 restaurants and caterers will
provide their signature dishes.
Pop band Sunset Boulevard will
perform. Children's activities are
bounties, train rides, face painting
and remote-control race cars. A
fireworks show concludes the eve-
ning, which has no rain date. The
charge for adults is $25; ages 5-
12, $10; and children under 5, free.
(248) 737-8700.

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