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Crossword Notice
The "Jewish Puzzler" cross-
word puzzle now appears every
other week in the JN. Look for
it in next week's paper, Jan. 31.
Arts 6, Culture
Attend the exhibit symposium
"Eero Saarinen: Inside the
Office" 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, at the DeSalle Auditorium
at the Cranbrook Art Museum.
Former associates including
Robert Ziegelman will share their
memories. $2; $1 for Birmingham
Historical Society members. (248)
642-2817.
See the "Small Treasures"
exhibit including works by Lynne
Avadenka, Beverly Fishman and
Maurice Golubov through Feb.
23 at Lemberg Gallery, 23241
Livernois, Ferndale. (248) 591-
6623.
See the art exhibit "Hiddur
Mitzvah" (Beautifying the
Commandment), through March
6, at the Janice Charach Gallery
inside the West Bloomfield JCC.
Local artists created the Jewish
ritual objects on display, and for
sale. (248) 432-5448, www.jccdet.
org .
Cinema 6, Stage
Catch former JN Teen2Teen
intern Hadas Corey in the musical
Footloose, playing Jan. 26-Feb.
1, at Seaholm High School, 2436
W. Lincoln in Birmingham. Show
times are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
26, and Friday-Saturday, Feb. 1 -2;
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27; and 6:30
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Tickets
are $12; $10 for students and
seniors. (248) 203-3701.
See the Italian film Primo Levi's
Journey at the "Remembering
Primo Levi" conference sponsored
by the Italian Consulate of Detroit
and the Centers for Judaic Studies
of the University of Michigan and
Wayne State University 9:45 a.m.-
6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the U-
M Modern Language Building, Ann
Arbor. The film will be shown at
2:45 p.m. Free.
Join the JCC's Center Travel
Dept.'s bus trip to Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theatre 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Detroit
Opera House,1526 Broadway in
Detroit. Departures are 12:30 p.m.
from the West Bloomfield JCC and
1 p.m. from the Oak Park JCC. $64
charge for Center members; $74
for others. RSVP: (248) 432-5577,
ext. 7, or (248) 432-5471.
Concerts
Hear soprano Erica Strauss 8:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Music
Box in the Max M. Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit.
Afterglow in the atrium. $40. (313)
576-5111 or www.detroitsymphony.
com .
Listen to violist Shmuel
Ashkenasi and cellist Marc
Johnson with the Shanghai
Quartet at a Chamber Music
Society of Detroit concert 8 p.m.
Jan. 26, in Detroit Country Day
School's Seligman Performing
Arts Center, 22305 W.13 Mile in
Beverly Hills. $43-$75, discount
for students. (248) 855-6070.
EVERYTHING'S
RELATIVE
by Jordan B. Gorfinkel •
www.jewishcartoon.com
Spice up winter attending Louie
Miranda's Jewish Fiesta 4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 27, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Miranda, known as a
world class musician and educa-
tor, will put on a high-energy
concert. Sponsor is the Sandra
Davis Memorial Fund. $7, or $5
in advance. Admission includes
salsa, chips and beverage. (248)
357-5544.
Give Them Away
Drop off gently used books
and media to Bookstock's
next Colossal Collection
Day Drive 11 a.m. - 1
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at
Bloomfield Plaza Shopping
Center, southwest corner
of Maple and Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Tax
receipts are provided for
donations of used books,
books on tape, records,
videos, CDs and DVDs.
(248) 645-7840, ext. 365.
Event Hotline
Join the Jewish Hikers of
Michigan for a Tu b'Shevat-themed
program 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, at Leslie Nature and Science
Center, 1831 Traver Rd. in Ann
Arbor. Moshe Kornfeld, a Jewish
environmental educator, will lead
a winter walk exploring nature.
The program organized by Devon
Fitzig of Ann Arbor's Temple
Beth Emeth also features an
eco-drama activity and stories,
text and blessings related to the
theme of taking care of the earth.
Participants should dress for the
weather, bring backpacks, hot
chocolate, munchies and water. Eli
Avny: (734) 883-9522.
Ann Arbor Hadassah bakers at
"Hadassah Bakes: Challah, Strudel
and Knishes" 2-4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 27, at Malletts Creek Branch
of Ann Arbor District Library,
3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann
Arbor. (734) 327-4200, aadl.org .
Focus on personal fitness and
beauty at Spa Day 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Temple
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Admission
of $20 for members, $25 for
guests, includes a healthful lunch.
Requires advance payment by
check, payable to Temple Beth
El Sisterhood. Indicate choice
of three packages: Pilates
and Makeup, Pilates and Chair
Massage or Chair Massage and
Makeup. Bring mat or towel. Space
is limited. (248) 865-0617, ext. 3.
Enjoy winter fun at a Family Ice
Skating Party 4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 27, at Farmington Hills Ice
Arena, 35500 W. Eight Mile. Rent
skates for $2. The outing includes
Jerusalem Pizza for $12/person or
$40/family. Send check payable
to the Men's Club to Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Rd.,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. (248)
851-5100.
Get guidance on applying for an
interest-free loan from the Jewish
Educational Loan Service of JVS,
and information on other sources
of financial assistance, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 31, at the West
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Health
Find support with the Time
Travelers, a group for those who
have had strokes and related ill-
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday,
Jan. 29, at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Get informed through CHADD
(Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit Disorder) 7:30-
9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Way
Elementary School, 765 W. Long
Lake Rd. in Bloomfield Hills.
Registration starts at 7. Separate
meetings for Parent and Adult
groups. Non-member families pay
a $5 donation. Details: (248) 988-
6716; www.chadd.net .
Attend the presentation, "Enjoy
Good Sex, Enjoy Good Sleep and
Remember it all Through Lifelong
Health," 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
6, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. $5 for Hadassah members,
$10 for guests, but free if joining
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Bloomfield. (248) 683-5030.
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