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Tour two exhibitions of the Detroit
Artists Market, both running
through Oct. 20. The opening
reception for 3X3 is 6-9 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 7, in the Community
Arts@Paramount Gallery, 22635
Woodward in Ferndale. Lois Teicher
is among the nine artists featured.
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senting three generations of exhib-
itors, opens to the public 8:30-10
p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at 4719
Woodward in Detroit. The Ferndale
gallery is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. week-
days and until noon Saturdays.
Detroit gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6
p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For more,
call (313) 832-8540 or visit
www.detroitartistsmarket.org .
Admire 35 art quilts by Studio
Arts Associates starting with the
reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7,
at Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620
Woodward in Ferndale. Exhibit is
through Sept. 29. Hours are noon-
5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and
until 9 p.m. Friday. For details, call
(248) 568-5739 or visit
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .
Create a Judaic heirloom with
the Pomegranate Guild of
Southeastern Michigan 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, at Spicer House
in Heritage Park, between 10 and
11 Mile roads in Farmington Hills.
Learn stitching and other needle-
crafts adapted to Judaic themes.
Members will complete a Hebrew
Name Challenge project in June.
Guests are welcome on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month. Judy
Galperin is the contact at (248)
661-5337.
See works by artists Prudence
Bernstein of Bloomfield Hills,
Stanley Rosenthal of Huntington
Woods, and Donald and Linda
Mendelson of Southfield dur-
ing the Michigan Water Color
Society's 60th Annual Exhibition
Travel Show, through Sept. 27, at
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Concerts
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Catch drummer Joey Kramer play-
ing with the legendary rock band
Aerosmith 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 8, at DTE Energy Music
Theatre. For tickets, call (248)
DeRoy Theatre of
the West Bloomfield JCC. The
Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET)
has performances scheduled
at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12;
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 and
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Woodward in Birmingham.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Sept.
14-15, 21-22; and 2 p.m. Sept. 16
and 23. Marni Raitt of Royal Oak
is in the cast. Tickets are $15. For
more, call (248) 644-2075 or visit
www.birminghamvillagePlayers.
553-2400.
Sign up for a new six-week class,
Recipe for Creativity, which starts
7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the
Oak Park JCC. Mixed-media artist
Edie Simons will teach collage and
stitching recipe cards. Students
will complete a recipe card box
and six recipe cards to either swap
or keep. Bring personal recipes
and original photographs; copies
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Let George Erdstein of Huntington
Woods sign a copy of his newly
published novel, Mountain Rat,
4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the
Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Campus, 28123 Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills. Set
in 1957, Erdstein's story about a
Jewish pre-med student work-
ing as a busboy in the Catskills
explores the young man's con-
nection to the Holocaust. (248)
Laugh with Hello
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Pose questions about the Red Wings
to Ken Daniels, Fox TV hockey com-
mentator and featured guest at
Sports Night, 6:30 p.m. Wed., Sept.
19, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. Gary Graff chairs the dinner-
program. The admission charge is $10, but only $5 if a check
made payable to the Men's Club is sent to the synagogue by
Sept. 12. Families are welcome. (248) 851-5100.
Attend a 9-11 commemoration with Zionist
Organization of America-Michigan Region
Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. Evening starts at 5:30 p.m. with the
documentary Islam vs. Islamists: Voices
from the Muslim Center, followed at 7 by
speaker Frank Gaffney, president of the
Center for Security Policy. His topic is
Stopping Iran. There is no admission charge. For details, con-
tact Nick Israel at (248) 996-3222 or nisrael©zoa.org .
will be made. The class is $75 for
JCC members; $95 for others. All
ages are welcome. (248) 967-
4030, ext. 2028.
Eastern Michigan University's Ford
Gallery in Ypsilanti. For exhibit
details, visit www.mwcsart.com .
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Musical, through
Sept. 16, in Aaron
Sunday, Sept. 9; 5 and 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays, Sept. 8 and 15; and
2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 9 and 16.
Tickets are $29-$39, with dis-
counts for seniors and students.
When available, discounted "rush
tickets" for $18 may be purchased
one hour before performances.
Call JET at (248) 788-2900.
Enjoy The House of Blue Leaves,
a prize-winning comedy, starting
Friday, Sept. 14, in the Village
Players Playhouse, 34660
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Support young musicians Ari
Teitel, Ami Edwards and Tony
Lannen and their Jam Society
Band when they play to open
a concert scheduled 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the meet-
ing room of the Southfield Public
Library, 26300 Evergreen in
Southfield. (248) 796-4365.
Consider performing this sea-
son with the women's Bel Canto
Choral Society. Auditions are
not required. Rehearsals are
Monday evenings at the Oak
Park JCC. Under director Marty
Mandelbaum, the choir's reper-
toire includes show tunes and
popular, seasonal, operetta, clas-
sics and ethnic music. The singers
perform at JCCs, senior residenc-
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e-mail kparcells®aol.com .
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Hear highlights of the
International Association of
Jewish Genealogical Societies
Conference 12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 9, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center, Zekelman Campus, 28123
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. The Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan panelists
attended the summer conference
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Admission
is free for members; $5 for others.
RSVP to Alexandra Goldberg at
(248) 496-1324 or www.JGSMI.org .
Attend a lecture on The USO
and Jewish Detroit's Support of
the War Effort 7 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 10, in Handleman Hall of
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
Rd. in Bloomfield Twp. Presenter
is temple archivist Jan Durecki.
There is no admission charge, and
light refreshments will be served.
For reservations, contact Durecki
at (248) 851-1100, ext. 3137.
Register for introductory Hebrew,
studying with other adults, start-
ing 4:45-5:45 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 11 through Dec. 18, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Pkwy. in Troy. Rebecca
Starr will teach both modern and
prayer book Hebrew. The course
is $30 for members, including
the textbook, and $40 for oth-
ers. (248) 649-4418.
Get hands-on with computing at
the Computer Comfort Classes
starting Monday, Sept. 10, at
the Oak Park JCC. No experi-
ence is necessary for adults to
attend the eight Monday classes.
Beginners meet 10:30 a.m.-noon
and advanced beginners from 1-
2:30 p.m. There is a limit of four
students per session. Including
materials, the charge is $75 for
JCC members; $95 for others.
(248) 967-4030.