129th UMS Season
Family Focus
200712008
music dance theater
Imagine That from page 29
Connecting audiences and artists in uncommon
and engaging experiences.
Bringing such world-renowned artists as cellist
the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, clarinetist David
Krakauer, the Russian Patriarchate Choir, pianist
Krystian Zimerman, Moiseyev Dance Company,
vocalist Madeleine Peyroux, and
more to Ann Arbor.
ums 734.764.25381 www.ums.org
Tickets to individual performances on sale Monday, August 20!
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Honorary Chair-Women: Mrs. Dolores Brown & Mrs. Gloria Meer
Women only ages 8 and above
Brunch by Elite Kosher Catering. Clothing provided by
Clothes Encounters, The Room Downstairs and The Tzniyus Shop.
Hats provided by Cillia Kleiman to benefit Friends of Akiva.
$30 per person
For more information and to RSVP please call
Pearlena Bodzin, 248-357-1157
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West Bloomfield • (248) 681-7200
Camile Schwanki, 4, of Royal Oak, Fran Wolf of West Bloomfield and Jonah
Lipman, 4, of Farmington Hills have fun in class.
always have a tangible project they can
make, like a fish kite for China." With
an interest in art, Phillips has also
been a long-time docent at the Detroit
Institute of Arts.
Snack time includes a treat tied to
the theme.
On The Move
After outgrowing the Phillips' base-
ment, the partners rented space
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield, where Phillips is a member,
offering one of the first pre-school
enrichment programs.
Next they bought a building and built
a second one next door. In one, Wolf
ran a day care center for children
from 6 weeks to 2 years; in the other,
Phillips continued Images for the
older kids.
"One day, someone knocked on the
door and wanted to buy the day care:'
Phillips said. "We sold the property
and the day care, but didn't sell Images
or its idea. For a while, we thought we
were going to retire. That was about
nine years ago."
They did take a short break, and
Marion took the program to two
downtown schools, volunteering her
time and materials with underprivi-
leged children.
Wolf spent the time working in an
established enrichment program. "But
parents kept asking where Images was,
so we brought it back:' she said.
For the past five years, they have
rented space at Temple Kol Ami
in West Bloomfield. Beginning in
the fall, they will run Images from
Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. Joining them will be
Laura Gonzalez, who has worked as an
Images assistant teacher for six years.
Their success has led Phillips and
Wolf to create franchise opportunities.
"We would love Images to be able to
touch many more children," Wolf said.
"It would be wonderful for children
who live farther away to be able to
experience it:"
There is talk of creating a DVD or
book relating to their program.
Phillips bumps into former students
frequently. "I see kids who are grown
up who remember being an astronaut
or building an aquarium" at Images,
she said. Parents, too, have fond mem-
ories of the class.
"It was incredibly innovative in
terms of creating imaginative play that
is hard to fincr said Michele Bleznak
of Bloomfield Hills, whose three chil-
dren attended the program years ago.
"It is a great alternative to pro-
grammed play in a traditional sense.
Even though it is structured, the kids
felt they came up with the ideas."
Blau especially liked that the class
continued after the kids came home.
"They always brought a little newslet-
ter and a project about what they did
in class," she said. "It prompted them
to talk about it more."
With youngsters coming from as far
as Rochester and Milford, Phillips and
Wolf have influenced a lot of children
over the years and have had lots of fun.
'After 20 years, we still enjoy our-
selves tremendously and laugh a lot:'
Phillips said. "I believe that definitely
goes to the kids."
For information on Images and
Imaginations call Marion Phillips
at (248) 851-5730 or Fran
Wolf at (248) 851-2734 or see:
imagesandimagination.com . Fall
enrollment is underway for Sept.
18 classes.