To Do!

4

9

E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com
Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication

Hit The Streets!

Start your engines for the Temple Israel
IMAGINE road rally, open to ages 21-40,
5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at 5725 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. Working in
teams, the young adults will solve clues
and gather objects to earn points for
their team. Prizes will be awarded during
the group dinner following at an upscale
restaurant. The cost of $25 includes din-
ner. Reservations are requested, by call-
ing Joann Smith at (248) 661-5700.

Check It Out!

Arts & Culture

and co-sponsor Workmen's Circle
in conjunction with Na'Amat USA.
$5 charge includes bagels. RSVP
before noon weekdays to the
Ameinu office, (248) 967-3170.

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.

Cinema & Stage

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

Join author Jeffry Mallow for a
program of Jewish Humor noon
Sunday, Aug. 26, at Congregation
Beth Shalom,14601 W. Lincoln in
Oak Park. Program is sponsored
by Ameinu of Metropolitan Detroit

See the musical West Side Story
performed by the Oakland Theatre
Guild through Aug. 26 at the
Starlight Theatre at Summit Place

High Holiday Up North

Phil Tewel of Jewel Kosher Caterers
and Aish HaTorah of Metro Detroit
will again celebrate Rosh Hashanah
at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac
Island, Wednesday-Sunday, Sept.
12-16.
Rabbi Alon Toiwin of Aish said the
event will be like the one in 2004
and feature traditional services with
an emphasis on understanding the
prayers and holiday themes. "People
came away refreshed and inspired. It was one of the most
meaningful holiday experiences people had in their lives and
we are going to duplicate it."
"Fall colors will be in full display," said Tewel. "It will make
for an inspiring holiday, and we plan to offer a five-star event."
There will be activities for children, and all meals will be
catered and served at the Grand Hotel. There will be classes
and discussions to enhance the holiday experience.
For information, call Aish, (248) 948-9908, or Tewel, (248)
761-2702.

EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE

11.15 I/4LP YOU WOULDN'T
WANTe. G. BELI E VE WHAT:5
AVAILABLE.
A0.5?

1-15T EN

THIS--

t:%1 999 BY GORFTEXT PRODUCTIONS INC. ALL RIG HTS RES ERVED.

by Jordan B. Garfinkel •

wwwjewlshcartoon.com

r

"CR YOGENICS CxPfR-
Mt-151- NAVE

.souGH-r.

r WENTY- f7V4- /EARS

R E LATEDEXPERI E NCE."

Mall at Telegraph and Elizabeth
Lake roads in Waterford. Shows
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
and Sundays at 2 p.m. $16 adults;
$14 seniors; $12 students and chil-
dren. (248) 335-1788.

0

Enjoy Hello Muddah!
Hello Fadduh!: The
Allan Sherman
Musical Aug. 21-
Sept. 16 in the Aaron
DeRoy Theatre, located inside the
Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield. Preview week shows
are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Aug. 21-23, and 5
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Opening
night is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
25. Regular performances are 2
p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 29, Sept. 5
and 12; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Aug.
30 and Sept. 6; 5 p.m. and 8:30
p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 1, 8 and 15;
2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 26, Sept 2,
9 and 16. There also will be a 7:30
p.m. performance on Sunday, Sept.
9. Tickets: $29-$39 with discounts
for seniors and students; $18 rush
tickets when available one hour
before performances. Call (248)
788-2900.

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

BECCA

The
Altruist

BETH
The

Realist

Audition for the Stagecrafters'
comedy/drama Crimes of the
Heart, 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20,
at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette Ave. in Royal Oak. Show
dates are Nov. 2-18. For audition
details, call (248) 541-8027 or
visit www.stagecrafters.org .

Audition for the Madrigal Chorale
of Southfield 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug.
28 at Southfield-Lathrup High
School,19301 W.12 Mile. RSVP to
Marie at (248) 352-9527.

Concerts

Hear Linkin Park headline the
"Projekt Revolution Tour 2007"
at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
beginning 12:45 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 22. $76 pavilion; $36 lawn.
Palace and Ticketmaster box
offices or (248) 645-6666.

See the Dave Mathews Band with
guest Pete Yorn at DTE Energy
Music Theatre 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 23. $65 pavilion; $36 lawn.
Palace and Ticketmaster box
offices or (248) 645-6666.

Education

Explore The Secret of the
Priesthood with Frankel Jewish
Academy Rabbi Eric Grossman
at a Jewish Forum lecture
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.

BERNIE

YAEL

LOUISZAYDS

BUBS

The
Idealist

The
Perplexed

Thc
Rebel

The
Bubbe

WHO /6 DEDI CATE - THEIR
1-0 PA't't:Z/Ne THINGS?

The
Traditionalist

TM 5PON6 CA10 -.57- ORE-3
ARE G -i--1ING L>ANG4ROUSLY
L OW . .

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.

Get research tips from internation-
ally known genealogist Stephen
P. Morse,12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 19, at Zekelman Family
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. Sponsor is the Jewish
Genealogical Society of Michigan.
Morse developed several "one-
step" computer programs for
accessing Ellis Island and other
database records. Non-member
admission is $10, including refresh-
ments. Take a docent-led tour of
the HMC at 10:15 a.m. Reservations
are encouraged. Call Alexandra
Goldberg at (248) 496-1324 or e-
mail programs®jgsmi.org .

Discuss Broken for You by
Stephanie Kallos at the JCC Book
Club, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at
the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4020.

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

Tour the Fall Parade of Homes, an
exhibition of 61 new model homes,
Friday, Aug. 17 Dec. 31. Sponsors
are Building Industry Association
of Southeastern Michigan and
LaSalle Bank. Visitors can see the
latest trends in energy efficiency
and green building, architecture,
interior design, amenities and
materials. Call (248) 862-1032 or
visit www.builders.org .

-

Calendar on page 50

iN

August 16 • 2007

49