To Do! 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 1 1 Check it Out! Arts L • Culture 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. 3Quarters-3Artists -3Views, repre- 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 01 997 BY J. B. GO RFI NKEL. ALL RIGHTS R E SE RVED. RE P PEOPLE... 6 y KNOW I'VE R1 (i) i DIDN'T- MOAN TO -- If J1-151- HAPP4- 4/44, YOGI KNOW? r , - % Wi51-1 THERE WAS 50ME WAY COULD MAKE lf UP TO THEM. 62 September 6 2007 iN com . Concerts Cinema & Stage 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 www.Jewishcartoon.com 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 EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • Lecr 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 Muddah! Hello Fadduh!: The 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 . In The Wings WITH R05/I HAMANA RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, Z CAN'T ING ON -rHE HELP REF PA5T YEAR. Remember 9-11 Allan Sherman 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 BECCA BETHC1BERNIE The Altruist The Realist The Idealist 645-6666. 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- YAEL The Perplexed LOUIS The v,40 Rebel ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe es, synagogues and other venues. Contact Katy at (313) 640-0123 or e-mail kparcells®aol.com . _Educat um 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.