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Check It Out!

Arts & Culture

Knit or crochet a kippah at
a workshop sponsored by
the Pomegranate Guild of
Southeastern Michigan 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 21990 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. There is a mate-
rials charge. Judy Galperin: (248)
661-5337.

See bestselling young adult novel-
ist Markus Zusak read and sign
his latest book, The Book Thief,
at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at
Borders, 34300 Woodward Ave.,
Birmingham.

See the work of seven printmak-
ers in the exhibit "Printer X 7"
Wednesday-Saturdays through
Dec. 1, at Lawrence Street Gallery,
22620 Woodward in Ferndale.
Exhibit hours: (248) 544-0394;
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .

Browse the exhibition "Best of
the Best: Works by WSU Art
Achievement Award Recipients,
1975-2007" at Wayne State
University's Community Arts
Gallery, 450 Reuther Mall in
Detroit. Exhibit hours through
Dec. 7: (313) 577-0770.

Be amazed by mental-
ist Marc Salem presenting
Mind Games. The show is
sponsored by Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood at
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.17, at
the shul's Erna' Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. $36 includes wine
and afterglow. RSVP by Nov.
9: (248) 357-5544.

Cinema & Stage

Catch Rachel Sussman and
Alex Sherman in the musical
Thoroughly Modern Millie present-
ed Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 9-
10, 16 17 and Sunday, Nov. 18, at
Groves 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.

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Visit the magical Scottish town of
Brigadoon in the classic Lerner
and Lowe musical presented at
Village Players Playhouse, 34660
Woodward in Birmingham. Show
times are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 9 10, 16 17, 23 24;
and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 and
25. $15. (248) 644-2075; www.
birminghamvillageplayers.com .

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Admire the work of Lynne
Avadenka and other artists at
the "Signs Symbols Gestures"
exhibit at the Gallery Project, 215
S. Fourth 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 .

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Audition for the musical Cabaret,
a community theater production
of the Stagecrafters, Saturday,
Nov. 10, at Starr Presbyterian
Church,13 Mile and Crooks in
Royal Oak. Show opens Jan.18.
Details: (248) 541-8027;
www.stagecrafters.org .

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Enhancement of Jewish Education
in Toronto. Capacity is limited.
RSVP to Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931;
programs@thejewishforum.org .

Mind Magician

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

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
through Nov. 11, at the Starlight
Theater in the north concourse
of the Summit Place Mall, 315 N.
Telegraph in Waterford. Schedule/
tickets: (248) 335-1788;
www.starlighttheater.net .

Explore issues of social justice
with the UDM Theatre Company's
production of Yussef El Guindi's
black comedy Back of the Throat
opening 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16,
through Dec. 2, at Marygrove
College Theatre, 8425 W.
McNichols in Detroit. Tickets: (313)
993-3270.

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

Explore 100 years of Metro Detroit
movie history and tour Detroit:
The "Reel" Story exhibit with
curator Michael Hauser 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 8, at the Detroit Historical
Museum, 5401 Woodward in
Detroit. $20; no charge for mem-
bers. RSVP: (313) 833-7935; www.
detroithistorical.org/thingstodo.

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, philoso-
phers, theologians and Jews of all
ages and persuasions talk about
God. Admission price of $36, or
$60 for two, includes lunch by
Elite Kosher Catering and discus-
sion led by Rabbi Joe Kanofsky,
a consultant with the Centre for

Concerts

Enjoy teenage musicians Ari Teitel
and the Jam Society, playing with
special guests, the Electric Roots
Band, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
21, at AJ's Cafe, 240 W. Nine Mile
in Ferndale. (248) 399-3946.

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Education

Attend a workshop "When
Children and Grandchildren Live
Out of Town: Part 2 (They're
Still Gone)" through Temple
Israel's Robert Sosnick Family
Life Center 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
8, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Psychotherapist
Phyllis Levitt facilitates. No
charge. RSVP: Elaine Bertsch:
(248) 661-5700;
Elaine@temple-israel.org .

Dig the hip title of Cantor Frank
Lanzkron-Tamarazo's new class,
Minchah & Maariv for Muggles,
continuing 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Nov. 8 and 15, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Participants
need basic Hebrew-reading skills.
Caren Harwood: (248) 851-5100;
charwood®adatshalom.org .

Learn with Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at his series
"Exploring the Book of Judges"
1-2 p.m. Thursdays starting Nov.
8, at Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Schedule: "Deborah and Yael,"
Nov. 8; "Samson," Nov. 15, and
period of Judges, Nov. 29. Hebrew
knowledge is not required to
attend. No charge, but pre-reg-
istration will ensure adequate
materials. Rabbi Rubenstein:
raysteven@cbahm.org or (248)
851-6880, ext. 17.

Be there when author Sara Rigler
of Jerusalem tells "How to Find
Spiritual Meaning — Practical
Principles for Personal Growth"
8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at 1578
Lakeside Dr. in Birmingham.
The event, a project of the
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center, is sponsored by Alan and
Lori Zekelman of Bloomfield Hills.
No charge. (248) 203-6721.

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slain Wall Street Journal reporter
Daniel Pearl, 8:15 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 12, at the West Bloomfield
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signing. Sponsors for his appear-
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