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Faith & Values Media, a coali-
tion of Abrahamic faith groups,
distribution and promotion,
will present a six-episode
documentary Israel Journal
on Hallmark Channel's New
Morning 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays
Oct. 23-Nov. 27. It chronicles
Jennifer Bernbaum, the child
of an interfaith marriage, as
she explores her Jewish heri-
tage on a trip through Israel.
Check your cable listings.

Arts & Culture

Browse through Sugarloaf Art
Fair 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, and
until 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
at Rock Financial Showplace,
46100 Grand River in Novi. $7.
Discounts available at (800)
210-9900; www.sugarloafart-
fair.com.

See a multi-media exhibi-
tion featuring more than 150
local visual artists during
the Actual Size Biennial,
starting with the opening
reception 6-10 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 20, at Contemporary
Art Institute of Detroit's
Ladybug Gallery in Whitdell
Building at 1250 Hubbard in
Detroit. Some of the exhibit
is also at the CAID gallery,
5141 Rosa Parks Blvd. in
Detroit's Woodbridge Historic
District. Exhibit through Dec.
20 includes Jewish artists
Barbara Dorchen and Andrea
Eis. Admission and parking are
free. Hours: (313) 899-2243;
info®thecaid.org .

Experience art, music, food
and fashion at Illuminate
Detroit 6:30-11:30 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 26, at Willy's Overland
Lofts, on Willis between
Cass and Second, Detroit.
Suggested donation is $8.
Proceeds benefit StandUp for
Kids and Contemporary Art
Institute of Detroit. (313) 617-
2699.

Find costume, designer
and fine jewelry as well as
Victorian through mid-century
clothing at the Bloomfield Hills
Antique Jewelry & Vintage
Apparel Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at the
Birmingham Unitarian Church,

Sacred Places

Attend the photographic
study, "Shared Sacred Spaces:
Synagogues That Became African
American Churches," focusing on
houses of worship in Detroit and
Washington, D.C., 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 23, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp. The presenter is historian, author
and photographer William Lebovich. Presented by the Mary
Einstein Shapero Memorial Lecture Series, sponsored by the
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives. No charge. RSVP: franklinar-
chives@tbeonline.org , (248) 851-1100, ext. 3137.

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38651 Woodward. is $5; free
for ages 11 and under. (248)
988-0924 or (248) 646-1047.

Sample a juried print exhibi-
tion through Nov. 4, at the
Northville Art House, 215 W.
Cady.

Cinema & Stage

Respond to Wendy
Wasserstein's funny yet
touching play Uncommon
Women and Others Fridays-
Sundays, Oct. 19-21 and 26-
28, Bonstelle Theatre, 3424
Woodward in Detroit. Show
times are 8 p.m. Fridays-
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets are $15, with discounts
available. (313) 577-2960;
www.bonstelle.com .

Sample Marx in Soho, a humor-
ous and moving play written
by Howard Zinn, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, at Temple Kol
Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Rd.
in West Bloomfield. Presented
in conjunction with the
Cranbrook Peace Foundation,
each performance is followed
by a talkback with actor Bob
Weick. Admission is $18, $10
for students, and includes
refreshments. RSVP to (248)
661-0040 or rssecretary®
tkolami.org .

Watch Selma Cohen of Oak
Park and other local actors in
Over the River and Through
the Woods, presented by the
City of Southfield P&R and
SRO Productions through
Oct. 21, at the Historic Burgh,

Browse through items and
support Hadassah programs
at Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah's rummage
sale Wednesday-Friday, Oct.
24-26 and Sunday, Oct. 28,
at Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Volunteers are also needed to help during the
sale, which starts at 9 a.m. each day. Closing time is 5 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 3 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
(248) 683-5030.

26060 Berg Rd. in Southfield.
Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays-
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets are $12, but discounted
$2 for ages 50 and older and
12 and younger. Reservations:
(248) 796-4645.

See Daniel Kahn of West
Bloomfield as the piano
prodigy in Old Wicked Songs,
presented by the Jewish
Ensemble Theatre (JET) in four
preview performances starting
Tuesday, Oct. 29, and opening
night 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
30, in Aaron DeRoy Theatre at
the West Bloomfield JCC. Jon
Mariam' play, through Nov. 4,
received a nomination for the
1996 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
Tickets are $30-$39, with
discounts for seniors and stu-
dents. JET: (248) 788-2900.

Attend the Michigan regional
opening of Doubt, an award-
winning play on Broadway,
8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
1, through Dec. 30, Detroit
Repertory Theater, 13103
Woodrow Wilson. Details: (313)
868-1347; or the Web site
www.detroitreptheatre.com .

Concerts

Hear the Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra present "Bird's Eye
View" 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

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20, at the Michigan Theater
in Ann Arbor. Maestro Arie
Lipsky will discuss the program
at 7 p.m. U-M violin professor
Aaron Berofsky solos. $23-
$45. (734) 994-4801.

Lend an ear to the Jam
Society 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, at AJ's Cafe, 240 W. Nine
Mile in Ferndale. Band mem-
bers are guitarist Ari Teitel and
drummer Amir Edwards, both
13; bassist Tony Lannen,14;
and keyboardist Jimmy Fox,15.
www.myspace.com/
thejamsociety.

Hear the season-opening con-
cert of Detroit Chamber Winds
& Strings 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
21, at Birmingham Unitarian
Church, 38651 Woodward in
Bloomfield Hills. Tickets: (248)
559-2095; www.
detroitchamberwinds.org .

"Experience the
Extraordinary" is the theme
for the Birmingham-Bloomfield
Symphony Orchestra's five-
concert season beginning, 7
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Temple
Beth El, 14 Mile and Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. The con-
cert includes Bach, Beethoven
and Brahms. Charles Greenwell
conducts. Adults $25; students
and children 18 and under are
free. (248) 645-BBSO or (734)
525-7578.

Jump, jive, sing and swing_at
Rackham Symphony Choir's
Tribute to the Swing Era 7
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Zion
Lutheran Church,143 Albany in
Ferndale. Tickets are $25; $20
for seniors. (313) 404-0222;
www.rackhamchoir.org .

Appreciate the artistry of the
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble,
beginning its 17th season of
contemporary dance with a
program 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, in Varner Recital
Hall at Oakland University in