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Arts & Culture

Attend the opening reception for
"Steeped in Tradition," a teapot
exhibition featuring works by
more than 30 artists, 1-6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, at Ariana
Gallery, 119 S. Main in Royal Oak.
Running through Dec.15, the
annual exhibit explores decorative
and sculptural qualities of the tea-
pot form. Hours: (248) 546-8810.

Admire the works of local artist
Lynne Avadenka and others at the
Signs Symbols Gestures exhibit at
the Gallery Project, 215 S. Fourth
Ave. in Ann Arbor through Dec. 2.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-6
p.m., Fri.-Sat. noon-9 p.m., Sun.
noon-4 p.m. (734) 997-7012; www.
thegalleryproject.com .

posters, at the Detroit Historical
Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave.
in Detroit. Admission is free for
veterans through the month of
November. (313) 833-1805; www.
detroithistorical.org .

Cinema & Stage

See actress Julie Yolles in
Crimes of the Heart, presented
by Stagecrafters, at the Baldwin
Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in Royal
Oak. The show, suitable for mid-
dle-school students through adult,
runs Nov. 1-18. Schedule, tickets:
(248) 541-6430.

Witness the Michigan regional
opening of Doubt, an award-win-
ning play on Broadway, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1, through Dec.
30, at Detroit Repertory Theater,
13103 Woodrow Wilson. (313) 868-
1347; detroitreptheatre.com .

See the works of photogra-
pher Ralph Scheer throughout
November begining Nov. 5 at the
Farmington Community Library,
32737 W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills.
(248) 553-6880.

Enjoy an afternoon of ballet with
JCC's Center Travel, Sunday, Nov.
4, at the Detroit Opera House. The
Miami City Ballet performs. Catch
the bus at the West Bloomfield
JCC at 12:15 p.m., returning at
about 5:30 p.m., or leave the Oak
Park JCC at 12:45 p.m., returning
at about 5 p.m. Inner circle, main
floor seats are $68 prepaid for

See two World War II-themed
exhibits, the traveling Tuskegee
Airmen "Signature Collection" of
autographed books and photos,
and Rallying the Home Front, a
collection of inspirational patriotic

Drama at JET

Attend Jewish Ensemble Theatre,
at the West Bloomfield JCC and
see Daniel Kahn play a piano prod-
igy in Old Wicked Songs through
Nov. 4. Meet Pulitzer-nominated
playwright Jon Marans at a talk-
back following the 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 performance.
Tickets are $30-$39, with discounts for seniors and stu-
dents. JET: (248) 788-2900.

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Catch Rachel Sussman and
Alex Sherman in the musical
Thoroughly Modern Millie pre-
sented Fridays and Saturdays,
Nov. 9-10, 16-17 and Sunday,
Nov. 18, at Birmingham Groves
Sussman and Sherman
High School, 20500 W.13 Mile
in Beverly Hills. Show times are
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $12 for adults; $10 for grades K-12. (248) 203-3500.

Center members and $78 for non-
members. To register, call Center
Travel at (248) 432.5577, ext. 7,
or (248) 432-5471.

Visit the magical Scottish town of
Briqadoon as the classic Lerner
and Lowe musical is presented
at the Village Players Playhouse,
34660 Woodward in Birmingham.
Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, Nov. 9-10, 16-17,
23-24; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov.
18 and 25. Tickets are $15. (248)
644-2075; www.birminghamvil-
lageplayers.com .

Rose Wilder Lane. (810) 227-4594;
www.thephoenixplayers.org .

Attend the Jewish Forum's area
premiere of Who Knows One, a
film by native Detroiter Sarah
Yael Goldfein, 9:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at the
Community House, 380 Bates
in Birmingham. Scholars, phi-
losophers, theologians and Jews
of all ages and persuasions will
talk about how they see God (or
not). $36 or $60 for two; price
includes discussion with Rabbi Joe
Kanofsky at lunch. Registration
limited to 70. (248) 737-1931; pro-
grams®thejewishforum.org .

Relive the classic stories of
the Little House on the Prairie
series in the stage production
of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Voice of
the Prairie, performed by the
Phoenix Players at the South
Lyon Theater, 126 E. Lake Street
in South Lyon. Performance dates
are Fridays, Nov. 2 and 9 at 7:30
p.m., Saturdays, Nov. 3 and 10
at 7 p.m., and Sundays, Nov. 4
and 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12
for adults and $8 for children.
Senior and group discounts. Freida
Steiner of Ann Arbor, portrays

See the musical version of Robert
Fulghum's best-selling book, All
I Really Need to Know I Learned
in Kindergarten, presented by
the Oakland Theater Guild at the
Starlight Theater in the north con-
course of the Summit Place Mall,
315 N. Telegraph in Waterford. Six
performances from Nov. 2 - 11.
Schedule and tickets: (248) 335-
1788; www.starlighttheater.net .

Explore 100 years of Metro Detroit
movie history and tour the
"Detroit: The 'Reel' Story" exhibit
at the first of a series of "cura-
tor chats" with Michael Hauser
on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the
Detroit Historical Museum, 5401
Woodward Ave. in Detroit. (313)
833-7935; www.detroithistorical.
org/thingstodo.

Concerts

Celebrate the release of Gabe
Bolkosky and San Slomovits' new
CD, Home from Work, a blend of
folk, jazz and classical influences,
at a concert on Saturday, Nov.
3, 7:30 p.m. at the Ann Arbor
Interfaith Center, 704 Airport
Blvd., Ann Arbor. The performers
will be joined by San's brother,
Laz Slomovits $10; call (734) 665-
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Education

Discuss "The Ironies of Today's
World Politics" with Dr. Fred
Pearson, Director of the Center
for Peace and Conflict Studies
at Wayne State University, on
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 10:30 a.m.,
Birmingham Community House,
380 S. Bates in Birmingham,
sponsored by the Center for New
Thinking. $16 includes continental
breakfast. RSVP: (248) 646-0416.

Tour the holdings of the Jewish
Genealogical Society of Michigan
with group librarian Gayle Saini
12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at
the Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28213
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. Saini will show available
books, maps, database of birth
and death records in card files
and an online catalogue that is
searchable from home. Help will
be available to conduct research.
Guests charged $5 admission.
RSVP: AlexandraAtGofP®aol.com
or (248) 496-1324.

Attend a presentation on the
Holocaust and the Arts from
Wayne State University Prof. Dora
Apel 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at
the Fisher Federation Building,
6735 Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp.
Primary sponsor is Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education. No
charge. RSVP required to Dale
Rubin: (248) 203-1520;
rubin@jfmd.org .

Find out what the sages had
to say about intimacy at Rabbi
Rachel Shere's lecture series
Wine, Sex & Text 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 6, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. No charge, but
must RSVP to: cynthia.nage129®
gmail.net or rshere®adatshalom.
org .

Learn Torah with Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at Congregation Beth
Ahm's Torah study group 9-9:30