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Enjoy the outdoors with the Jewish Hikers
of Michigan 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at
Marshall Park in Ann Arbor. Bring a back-
pack, munchies and water. The free hike
will be scenic and not physically demanding. For the meeting
place, call Eli Avny at (734) 883-9522, Eve Avrin at (734)
546-9645, send an e-mail to jewish.hikers@gmail.com or visit
the Web site of co-sponsor Temple Beth Emeth of Ann Arbor
at www.templebethemeth.org/tbe/jewish_hikers_of_Michigan

Check It Out!

Meet artist Todd Goldman at the
opening of his show in the Janice
Charach Epstein Gallery 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 23, in the West
Bloomfield JCC. Exhibit hours,
through Oct. 7, are 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday and noon-4 p.m.
Sunday. Learn more about the
whimsical David & Goliath founder/
designer at his Web site, www.davi-
dandgoliathtees.com . The gallery's
phone number is (248) 432-5448.

See works by local artists in a sum-
mer invitational exhibition through
Aug. 24, at Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward, south
of Nine Mile, in Ferndale. Hours are
noon-5 p.m. Helping the local art-
ists' cooperative celebrate its 20th
year are exhibited 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. (248) 544-0394.

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
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.

Cinema & stage

See the musical West Side Story
through Aug. 26 at Starlight
Theatre inside Summit Place Mall
at Telegraph and Elizabeth Lake
roads in Waterford. Performed
by the Oakland Theatre Guild.
Peformances are Fridays and
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m. $16 adults; $14
seniors; $12 students and children.
(248) 335-1788.

Catch Oscar winner Hillary Swank
starring in Freedom Writers 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 30, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Light refresh-
ments will be served. To attend
the free film, call by Aug. 29 to
Fran Cook, (248) 432-5486.

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday-Sunday, Sept.
12-16, at the Grand Hotel
on Mackinac Island. Hosts
are Phil Tewel of Jewel
Kosher Caterers and Aish
HaTorah of Metro Detroit.
Traditional services will
be held, with an emphasis
on understanding the prayers and holiday themes. All meals
will be catered and served at the Grand Hotel. Activities for
children will be offered and also classes and discussions for
enhancing the holiday experience. For information, call Aish,
(248) 948-9908, or Tewel, (248) 761-2702.

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Attend a film series focused on
Jews and the Middle Eastern
world 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through
Sept. 4, in Pivnick Center of the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. Series
sponsor is the International
Institute for Secular Humanistic
Judaism. Upcoming are Encounter
Point and Tel Aviv, Aug. 28; and
Paradise Now, Sept. 4. Donations
accepted. (248) 476-9532.

Concertc

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

Laugh with Hello Muddah! Hello
Fadduh!: The Allan Sherman
Musical, through Sept. 16, in
Aaron DeRoy Theatre of the
West Bloomfield JCC. The Jewish
Ensemble Theatre (JET) presents
the final preview-week shows at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, and
5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Opening
night is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
25. Regular performances are
scheduled 2 p.m. Wednesdays,
Aug. 29, Sept. 5 and 12; 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Aug. 30 and Sept. 6
and Sunday, Sept. 9; 5 and 8:30
p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 1, 8 and
15; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 26
and Sept. 2, 9 and 16. Tickets
are $29 - $39, with discounts for
seniors and students. When avail-
able, discounted "rush tickets,"
$18, may be purchased one hour
before performances. Call JET at
(248) 788-2900.

Hear native Ann Arbor guitarist
Randy Napolean 8 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 24, at the Kerrytown Concert
House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann Arbor.
$15; students $5. Reservations
suggested, (734) 769-2999.

Come to a concert with keyboard-
ist Yury Avanesov performing
Jewish and popular music 1-2 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Oak Park
JCC. Light refreshments will be
served, with an optional kosher
lunch available for purchase at
noon if reserved by 10:30 a.m. on
the day of the program. To attend
the free program, call by Aug. 27
to Fran Cook, (248) 432-5486.

Hear a concert of jazz, blues
and show tunes featuring Edna
Cornin 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
29, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
To attend, call by Aug. 28 to Fran
Cook, (248) 432-5486.

Take a mid-week break for
Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own
on Shaarey Zedek Movie Night
7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at
the synagogue, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. Admission is $3 for
members and $2 for others, includ-
ing refreshments. (248) 357-5544.

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

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Experience the merger of elec-
tronica and classical music during
New Music Detroit's 12-hour mara-
thon, Strange Beautiful Music,
starting 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1,
at Contemporary Art Institute of
Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd. in
Detroit. Various forms of contem-
porary music will be represented.
Tickets are $10 and available
through CAID. VIP after-party for
ticket holders and featured art-
ists begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept.
2. For information, call Adrienne
Ronmark at (734) 788.3736 or
visit www.newmusicdetroit.com .

Education

Attend a lecture on Female
Trailblazers with Irene Miller of
the Detroit Institute of Arts 1-2
p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Light refresh-
ments will be served. To attend
the free program, call by Aug. 26
to Fran Cook, (248) 432-5486.

Learn about inventive leaders and
technologies driving sustainable,
"greener" practices in building
design 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23,
at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Evening includes the Brad Pitt-
narrated video, design:e2, and a
panel discussion. For information,
contact Michigan Coalition on
the Environment and Jewish Life
at (248) 642-5393, ext. 7, or mi-
coejl®jfmd.org .

Discuss and hear a review of the
novel A Woman in Jerusalem
by A.B. Yehoshua 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 27, at the Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. Host
is the Book Discussion Group
of the Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah. To register, call
Hadassah at (248) 683-5030.

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