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Check It Out!
Watch the film Sallah Shabati
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at
Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.10
Mile in Oak Park. Rabbi Joseph
Klein will introduce the film,
which is part of the temple's
movie series celebrating Israel's
60th anniversary. The $5 charge
includes refreshments. (248) 967-
4020.
Donate Books
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 books, tapes,
records, videos, CDs and
DVDs. Proceeds from the sale,
April 6-13, will assist a variety
of literacy projects. (248)
645-7840, ext. 365.
Concerts
Arts & Culture
See the art exhibit "Hiddur
Mitzvah," 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 .
Read and discuss the recommend-
ed book at these upcoming book
club meetings:
• West Bloomfield JCC: Jan
Durecki, archivist of the Leo
Franklin Archives at Temple
Beth El, will talk about Emma
Lazarus by Esther Schor with
the Adult Book Club 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Henry
and DeliaMeyers Library. Francine
Menken: (248) 432-5546.
Event Hotline
Meet editor and Birmingham
native Amy Goldwasser, who will
discuss and sign her book Red,
a portrait of teenage girls from
their own writings, 1 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 1, at Borders Books & Music,
3400 Woodward in Birmingham.
(248) 203-0005.
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield: The
Sisterhood Book Club presents
facilitator Sharon Berry on The
Terrorist by John Updike 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12. (248) 357-5544.
Cinema & Stage
Attend a play set in 1950s
Ireland, And Neither Have I
Wings to Fly, Friday, Feb. 1-17, at
Marygrove College Theatre, 8425
W. McNichols in Detroit. Yolanda
Fliescher directs the UDM Theatre
Company production. (313) 993-
3270 or theatre.udmercy.edu .
Attend the opening reception for
"Gesture & Geometry," new paint-
ings by Tom Berding and Michelle
Hinebrook, 5-8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, at David Klein Gallery,163
Townsend, Birmingham. Through
March 14. (248) 433-3700.
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Celebrate the 15th anniversary of
Mosaic Youth Theatre as found-
er-director Rick Sperling presents
the concert Magnifca: Mosaic
Singers in Concert at the Max M.
Fisher Music Center. Show times
are 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1; 2 and 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, and 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3. The eclectic show
will offer Bach, Broadway, gospel
and world music. $20; students
and seniors with ID pay $12. (313)
576-5111; www.mosaicdetroit.org .
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Come along on a bus trip with the
JCC's Center Travel Dept. To reg-
ister, call (248) 432-5577, ext. 7,
or (248) 432-5471:
• Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theatre: The modern dance com-
pany performs 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 3, at the Detroit Opera
House,1526 Broadway in Detroit.
The bus will leave the West
Bloomfield JCC at 12:30 p.m. and
the Oak Park JCC at 1 p.m. The
cost is $64 for Center members,
$74 for others.
• Biloxi Blues: A matinee per-
formance of the Neil Simon
play is 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
27, at Oakland University's
Meadowbrook Theatre in
Rochester. Have lunch beforehand
at Alfoccino's Italian Restaurant.
Depart from the West Bloomfield
JCC at 10:15 a.m. and the Oak
Park JCC at 11:45 a.m. $57 for
Center members and $67 for oth-
ers.
• Grand Rapids Ballet: Final dress
rehearsal for Peter Pan 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 29, at the Detroit
Opera House,1526 Broadway in
Detroit. Depart from the West
Bloomfield JCC at 815 a.m. and
the Oak Park JCC at 8:45 a.m.
$40 for Center members and $50
for non-members.
Take a "Sneak Peek at the Lenore
Marwil Jewish Film Festival" and
enjoy a light brunch with Eleanor
Roosevelt Group of Hadassah 11
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Festival organiz-
er David Magidson will show clips
and lead discussion. $12 admis-
sion, but free if joining Hadassah
at this event. (248) 683-5030.
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 join-
ing at this event. Registration
with payment goes to Greater
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Call for availability
after Jan. 31: (248) 683-5030.
Helping Out
Try to win some cash at a Texas
Hold 'Em Poker Tournament, open
to ages 21 and older, 6 p.m. (regis-
ter starting at 5:30) Sunday, Feb.
10, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Proceeds will benefit Bloch-Israel
and Pisgah-Zeiger B'nai B'rith
chapters and B'nai B'rith Great
Lakes Region. Top prize will be at
least $500. A meat deli tray from
Matt Prentice Catering is included
with the registration fee. Call for
range of prices: (248) 646-3100.
Join Glennwood ORT for a games
night 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13,
at Echo Valley Condominiums
Clubhouse in Farmington Hills. No
charge. RSVP to Anna Hyman:
(248) 851-3034.
Health
Find support with the Time
Travelers, a group for those who
have had strokes and related ilk
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 12 and 26, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Shelly Newman:
(248) 737-8700.
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Men's Clubs Gather
Enjoy an informative night
at the Intercongregational
Men's Club Dinner 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. Includes a presen-
tation by Tim Skubick,
NewsRadio 950's Lansing
Bureau chief and the
host of Off the Record for
Michigan public television.
Chairing are Adat Shalom's
Gary Graff of Beverly Hills
and Ralph Woronoff of West
Bloomfield. $50. RSVP:
(248) 851-5100.