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Rummage Goods Needed
Drop off bags of goods for
the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah's upcoming rummage
sale fundraiser 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Oct.
8-10, at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd.
in West Bloomfield. Bring gently used clothing, toys, books,
games, household goods, linens, bedding, jewelry, purses, furs,
ladies' lingerie, coats, suits and scarves. Mark each bag with
your name and telephone number. (248) 683-5030.
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Arts Culture
See the works of several
Cranbrook artists at the grand
reopening of Antiques on Main, 115
S. Main, Royal Oak. A portion of
the proceeds from opening week-
end, Sept. 27-30, will be donated
to the Cranbrook Art Museum. The
event hours are 5-9 p.m. Thursday,
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. Contact (248) 545-4663
or www.antiquesonmain.com .
Attend the opening of the Ellen
Berkenblit exhibit 6-8 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 28, at Susanne Hilberry
Gallery, 700 Livernois in Ferndale.
For exhibit hours, call (248) 541-
4700 or visit www.hilberrygallery.
corn.
Look for works by Norman Dubin
and Edna Garte in Witness for
the Nameless, an exhibition of
photographs and poetry through
Oct. 4, at the Waterford Public
Library, 5168 Civic Center Dr. in
Waterford. The same show will run
in November and December at the
Southfield Public Library. Waterford
Library: (248) 618-7693.
Come to Esperanza, an exhibi-
tion honoring Hispanic Heritage
Month through Nov. 3 at the
Creative Arts Center in Pontiac,
47 Williams in Pontiac. Bertha
Cohen is among the featured art-
ists. (248) 333-7849.
Walk through two exhibits
Manufacturing Architecture:
Albert Kahn in Windsor and High
Hopes: Modern Architecture in
Windsor: 1940 to 1970, through
Nov. 11 at Art Gallery of Windsor,
401 Riverside Dr. W. in Windsor.
For hours, call (519) 977-0013 or
visit www.agw.ca .
Offer your artistic impression for
a breast cancer exhibition at 555
Gallery Studios, 4884 Grand River
in Detroit. The work should "doc-
ument survivors' journeys through
breast cancer and the remnants of
their lives remaining once the dust
settles." All proposed submissions,
including an artist statement,
must be received by Saturday,
Beth El Makes Music
Rick Recht, musician, singer-songwriter and
entertainer, will appear at Temple Beth El,
Bloomfield Township, Saturday-Sunday, Oct.
6 and 7. He will join the clergy on the bimah
Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. for services
and then appear in concert Sunday afternoon
at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. The concert
Rick Recht
will feature the voices of the TBE Religious
School students and Youth Choir.
Both events are open to the community at no charge and
are sponsored by the Loren B. Fischer Cultural Arts Series for
Children and Their Families, which debuted in 1990. For infor-
mation, call Barbara Grant, (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
EVERYTHING'S
RELATIVE
by Jordan B. Gorfinkel •
www.jewishcartoon.com
Nov. 3, to be juried into the show.
Send jpeg via e-mail to curator
Katrina Studvent at kdstud@
umich.edu . More information is at
(313) 515-8854.
Submit works for juried compe-
titions in sculptures (October)
and small works (December) at
Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620
Woodward in Ferndale. Contact
Deborah Hyde at (248) 568-5739
or visit www.lawrencestreetgallery.
COM.
Cinema cf- Stage
Take in Tennessee Williams' clas-
sic play The Glass Menagerie
Friday, Sept. 28 through Oct.14,
at Marygrove College Theatre,
8425 W. McNichols in Detroit. The
UDM Theatre Company has tickets
starting at $15. Call for perfor-
mance times. (313) 993-3270.
Join Cohn-Haddow Center for
Judaic Studies for the documen-
tary The Lost Wooden Synagogues
of Eastern Europe 3 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 30, at the West Bloomfield
Township Public Library,
4600 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Filmmaker/producer
Albert Barry will speak at the free
event. RSVP to (313) 577-2679 or
e-mail aa2690@wayne.edu .
See Jeff Weiner of Troy in
Thoroughly Modern Millie, the
Stagecrafters' high-spirited musi-
cal, through Sept. 30, at the
Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette
in Royal Oak. Show times are at
8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and
2 p.m. Sundays. For information
on tickets and a raffle, call (248)
541-8027.
Focus on the films of British direc-
tor Stanley Kubrick 7 p.m. every
Monday through Dec. 10 at the
Michigan Theater, 605 E. Liberty
in Ann Arbor. Oct. 1: Lolita. Regular
movies are $8, with discounts
available. The theater's 24-hour
information line is (734) 668-TIME.
Watch and discuss Marc Levin's
engrossing documentary
Protocols of Zion Sunday, Oct.
7, in the Alpert Room at Temple
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Rd. in
Bloomfield Township. The Israel
Chai Committee welcomes the
community without charge. For
information, call Joan Halpern at
(248) 737-0801.
Listen to a variety of guest read-
ers at the Stagecrafters commu-
nity theater group's first Baldwin
Honor Role, an evening of dra-
matic readings from more than
15 short, classic tales, poems and
news articles in the public domain
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the
Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette.
Admission is $10 for adults and
$5 for ages 8-17. Hors d'oeuvres
are provided after doors open at
7. Get information at (248) 541-
6430 or e-mail stagecrafters®
sbcglobal.net .
Take in the Michigan Jazz
Festival 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
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The
Altruist
The
Realist
The
Idealist
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Perplexed
The
Traditionalist
The
Bubbe
7, at Schoolcraft College, 18600
Haggerty in Livonia. Tickets are
$15 and available in advance only
due to limited seating. Details are
with Midge Ellis at (248) 474-2720.
Education
Bring a bag lunch (beverage
provided) to lunch-and-learn pro-
grams at noon every Thursday at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Twp. The presenter is
Keren Alpert, the temple's direc-
tor of education. RSVP by calling
(248) 865-0612.
Delve into good literature at
morning and evening book clubs
held monthly on Mondays at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. The Oct.
8 selection is Crossing California
by Adam Langer. Bagels & Books
meets 10 a.m. in the library and
Books & Bites is 7 p.m. in the
Alpert Room. Sponsors are the
temple's Prentis Memorial Library
and sisterhood. Cost of the series
is $30, or drop-in fee of $10 per
session. Call librarian Eileen Polk
to register or for list of books and
facilitators. (248) 851-1100, ext.
3138.
Take dance classes at the JCC for
fitness and learning great moves.
Visit www.jccdet.org .
• Latin dance class:1-2 p.m. start-
ing Saturday, Sept. 29, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Cost for
eight weeks is $96 for JCC mem-
bers; $120 for others. To register,
call Susie Tokowitz, (248) 432-
5494.
• Salsa dance class: 8-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Oak
Park JCC. Cost for six weeks is
$60 for members; $75 for others.
(248) 967-4030.
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