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Emagine Theater, 44425 W.
12 Mile in Novi. Features are a
strolling supper at 6 p.m. and
presentation of an upcoming
major movie at 7:45. Michael
Bressler and Judith Solomon
are event co-chairs. Admission
is $50, with patron tickets
at $100. Variety office: (248)
258-5511
Gilda's Club Metro Detroit and
American Girl will host a fash-
ion show. Children and their
American Girl dolls will present
fashions from early history to
contemporary styles at the
Sheraton Detroit Novi 10:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28. $35. Call
(248) 577-0800. Proceeds
benefit Gilda's Club.
Lend a hand at Jewish Family
Service's Fall Fix Up 9:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
Help seniors with minor home
repairs and cleanup. Hilary
Rothenberg: (248) 592-2336.
Holidays & Shabbat
Join Barry Levine's discussion
of the weekly Torah portion
with the Shabbat Morning
Study Group 10 a.m. every
Saturday, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake
in West Bloomfield. Oct. 20
schedule: At 12:30, follow-
ing services and Kiddush,
Marc Sussan discusses An'im
Zemirot. (248) 788-0600.
Seniors
Attend the Institute for Retired
Professionals' fall miniseries
with separate programs from
10:30 a.m.-noon and 1-2:30
p.m. every Friday through Nov.
2, at the Oak Park JCC. Oct.
19 schedule: morning has state
Reps. Andy Meisner and Steve
Tobocman speaking on "The
State of the Michigan Union";
afternoon is "Seeds of Social
Justice: Growing Up Union,"
with professional storyteller
and college teacher Corinne
Stavish. Full-day participants
should bring a lunch or pur-
chase one at the campus
restaurant. Refreshments
are provided. The commu-
nity is welcome at no charge.
Schedule www.jccdet.org or
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(248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.
Express yourself in the
Writer's Corner with facilitator
Norma Goldman 10 a.m. Friday,
Oct. 19, at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.
Find help at the Solutions
for Family Caregivers Expo
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, at the Diamond Center
at Rock Financial Showplace,
46100 Grand River in Novi.
The nonprofit Area Agency on
Aging 1-B will have information
and resources to people who
care for elderly or disabled
family members or friends.
The Dorothy and Peter Brown
Adult Day Care Program,
JVS, Jewish Family Service,
and Jewish Apartments and
Services will have exhibit
booths. No charge. (248) 213-
0534.
Come to a concert featur-
ing pianist Rose Morgan and
mezzo soprano Ida Kogan
1-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at
the West Bloomfield JCC.
Supportive Communities and
the Benard Maas Foundation
are co-sponsors. The program
will feature English, Hebrew,
Yiddish and Russian music. No
charge. RSVP by Oct. 19: (248)
432-5486.
See the annual photo show by
members of the JCC's Institute
for Retired Professionals on
display through Oct. 21 in the
lobby of the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.
Listen to representatives from
Oakland County Probate Court
on "Removing the Mysteries
of Probate Court" 1-3:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22, at the. West
Bloomfield JCC. Attendees get
an information packet. There's
no charge; light refreshments.
RSVP by Oct.19: (248) 432-
5486.
Socialize with the Temple Shir
Shalom Time Travelers 10 a.m.
Tuesdays, Oct. 23 and 30, at
the synagogue, 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Shelly: (248) 737-0266.
Take the AARP Driver Safety
program, Parts 1 and 2, 10
a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.
29 and Wednesday, Oct. 31,
at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Attendance is required on both
days to pass. Registrants must
pre-pay $10, check payable to
AARP, by Oct. 25. (248) 432-
5486.
Enjoy the Festival Dancers in
"Dances of Our Heritage" 1-2
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. The
interactive program features
Yemenite, Eastern European
and Israeli dances. The $2
charge includes light refresh-
ments. RSVP by Oct. 23: (248)
432-5486.
Spend an afternoon at a
luncheon concert featuring
Jewish, Hebrew and popular
songs noon Thursday, Oct.
25, at the Oak Park JCC. The
William and Hilda Nash pro-
gram with Temple Emanu-El's
Steve Klaper is free for JCC
members and $1 for others.
Lunch is $2.75 by reservation
only. (248) 967-4030.
Help Louis Marshall-Israel-
Brandeis-B&P-Pisgah Chapter
of Jewish Women International
fete Irene Rodman at a
luncheon for her 100th
birthday noon Thursday,
Oct. 25, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt
in Farmington Hills, There is a
charge. RSVP by Oct. 19: (248)
557-2975.
Indulge in early-television
nostalgia watching episodes of
The Jack Benny Show, Vol. 1,
2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25,
at the West Bloomfield JCC.
No charge; light refreshments
will be served. RSVP by Oct.
24: (248) 432-5486.
Come to the monthly JCC
Book Club discussing Suite
Francis by Irene Nemirovsky
1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at
the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030.
Hear Cantorial Soloist Marsh
Rofel in concert Tuesday,
Oct. 30, at the Oak Park JCC.
Refreshments will be provided.
(248) 967-4030.
Watch the film The Syrian
Bride 1-2:40 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 1, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. The drama focuses on the
complications that arise on the
Have a vegetarian dinner in the
company of women from neigh-
boring Jewish congregations at
Women's Night Out, sponsored by
the Tri-Synagogue Women's Project,
6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at
the Oak Park JCC. The evening's
theme is "Travelogue: Seeing
the World through Jewish Eyes."
Beth Contorer of Congregation
Beth Shalom, Ellen Cogen Lipton of Temple Emanu El and
Mintzi Schramm of Young Israel of Oak Park will share
how they incorporated Judaism into their international
travels. Attendees are encouraged to make a donation to
women's projects supported by the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee. Dinner charge is $20; $18 in advance.
Reservations: (248) 967-4030.
wedding day when bride and
bridegroom are from different
sides of the Israeli-Syrian bor-
der. No charge; light refresh-
ments. RSVP by Oct. 24: (248)
432-5486.
Brush up your duplicate bridge
game at the Bridge Club 1-3
p.m. every Wednesday at the
Oak Park JCC. All players are
welcome. (248) 967-4030.
Discuss current events with
the ongoing group facilitated
by Dave Weiner 10:30 a.m.
every Thursday at the Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248)
967-4030.
Create a special piece at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts
& Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m.
every Thursday at the Oak
Park JCC. Rifcah Krolikowski
leads this ongoing class. The
charge is $2 for JCC members
and $4 for others. (248) 967-
4030.
Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber Adult
Art classes 9 a.m.-noon every
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at the Oak Park JCC.
Harriet Gelfond is the facilita-
tor. Tuition and art supplies
over 10 sessions cost $40 for
JCC members and $60 for oth-
ers. (248) 967-4030.
Drop in to play cards with
the Ben-Gurion Men's Group
noon-4 p.m. every weekday at
the Oak Park JCC. No charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Play against others experi-
enced in duplicate bridge 1-3
p.m. every Wednesday at the
Oak Park JCC. No charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Young Adults
Participate in campus Hillel
programs, offering a variety
of activities for ages 18-30.
Following are the Hillel House
address, Web site and contact
for:
*Wayne State University: 667
Grosberg Center in Detroit.
www.hillel-detroit.org . Hillel
of Metro Detroit hotline: (313)
577-8888. hiilel®wayne.edu .
•Eastern Michigan University:
965 Washtenaw in Ypsilanti.
www.emuhillel.org . Audrey
Bloomberg: (734) 482-0456;
audrey@emuhillel.org .
•University of Michigan:1429
Hill Street in Ann Arbor. www.
umhillel.org . Michael Brooks:
(734) 769-0500; umhillel®
umich.edu.
•Michigan State University:
360 Charles in East Lansing.
www.msuhillel.org . Marisa
Saltzman: (517) 332-1916;
marisa@msuhillel.org .
Youth
Bring the whole family to
Tot Shabbat Saturday, Oct.
20, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp.
The morning incudes an infor-
mal service at 9:30 a.m. and
snack and crafts at 10. (248)
865-0612.
Appreciate Russian folklore
with the tale of Kolobok, the
gingerbread man's cousin,
in marionette shows 2 p.m.
Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27,
at Igor Gozman's PuppetART
Theater, 25 E. Grand River
in Detroit. Next production,
The Firebird, starts Nov. 3.
Admission is $5 for children,
$7 for seniors and $10 for
other adults. Puppetry work-
shops follow performances