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Arts & Culture
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 in Birmingham. The
exhibit is through March 14. (248)
433-3700.
Take Miriam Freeling's workshop
on blackwork embroidery at the
next meeting of the Pomegranate
Guild of Southeastern Michigan,
1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. The
group is for stitching and learning
needlecrafts with Judaic themes.
$7 charge covers kit materials.
RSVP to Judy Galperin: (248) 661-
5337.
Join facilitator Sharon Berry
and the Sisterhood Book Club
for a discussion of The Terrorist
by John Updike 1 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 12, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. (248) 357-5544.
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 .
Cinema & Stage
Watch the film Sallah Shabati 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Temple
Emanu-EI,14450 W.10 Mile in Oak
Park. $5 charge. (248) 967-4020.
Catch Steve Sussman in the
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musical Footloose 7:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9, and 2
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Starlight
Theater in Summit Place Mall, 315
N. Telegraph at Elizabeth Lake Rd.
in Waterford. Tickets are $12; $10
for students and seniors. (248)
335-1788, starlighttheater.net .
Attend a play set in 1950s
Ireland, And Neither Have I
Wings to Fly, through Feb. 17, at
Marygrove College Theatre, 8425
W. McNichols in Detroit. Yolanda
Fleischer directs the UDM Theatre
Company production. Tickets:
(313) 993-3270, theatre.udmercy.
edu .
Event Hotline
Register in advance for a bus trip
with the JCC's Center Travel Dept.
(248) 432-5577, ext. 7, or (248)
432-5471:
•Biloxi Blues: See a matinee
performance of the Neil Simon
play 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 others.
• Grand Rapids Ballet: Watch the
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 8:15
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"
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University Prof. David Magidson.
He will shows film clips and dis-
cuss the schedule at two events:
Labor Politics
Join "Conversations With ,J',
a breakfast program hosted by
the Jewish Community Relations
Council, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.12,
at the Max Fisher Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Mark
Gaffney, president of Michigan
AFL-CIO, a federation of Michigan
labor groups, will speak on "Labor
Politics in Michigan and the
Right to Work." Reservations are
required: (248) 642-5393.
• Eleanor Roosevelt Group
Hadassah: A light brunch is
included 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10,
at Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. No charge if joining
Hadassah at this event; otherwise,
$12. (248) 683-5030.
• National Council of Jewish
Women: Preview for the May 4-15
festival is 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
14, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
The $15 charge includes one ticket
to the NCJW-sponsored movie
during the festival. Afterward,
enjoy lunch on your own as the
women dine at the JCC's Milk
and Honey. RSVP to Ellen for the
program: (248) 355-3300 or gun-
sberg@ncjwgds.org .
Discuss presidential candi-
dates with Temple Emanu-El's
Community of Learners 9:30
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at 14450 W.
10 Mile in Oak Park. Guests are
Professor Jack Lessenberry, a lib-
eral columnist, and Steve Mitchell,
a GOP pollster. Free. (248) 967-
4020.
12 and 26, at Temple Shir Shalom,
Sort items donated to the used
3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Shelly Newman: (248)
737-8700.
media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Wednesdays, and also
Thursdays, Feb. 21 and March 13,
behind Bloomfield Plaza Shopping
Center and next door to Robert
Mann Furs, Maple and Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. (248) 645-
7840, ext. 365.
• Workers are needed during the
sale, April 6-13, at Laurel Park
Place in Livonia. Help April 9, on
the National Council of Jewish
Women's service day, by call-
ing Fran Stern: (248) 355-3300.
Volunteer with Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah by calling
(248) 683-5030.
Call for a schedule of support
groups that meet mornings at
the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and
Center (BASCC), 2121 Midvale
in Birmingham. Groups include
Alzheimer's, caregivers, hearing
loss and vision enrichment. (248)
203-5270.
Helping Out
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 ill-
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Feb.
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. The top prize will
be at least $500. Registration will
include a meat deli tray from Matt
Prentice Catering. Entry fees:
(248) 646-3100.
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Holidays & Shabbat
Share the joy of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood's
27th Sisterhood Shabbat 9 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, at CSZ B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield. Luncheon
follows the service. (248) 357-
5544.
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. One verse from the
week's Torah portion will be stud-
ied using Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins'
book The Bible's Top 50 Ideas.
Purchase for $12.50 through the
Beth Ahm office or contact Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.org .
Stay for Rabbi Joseph Krakoff's
Lunch and Learn series follow-
ing Shabbat services Saturdays
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. No
charge for lunch, but requires
RSVP: (248) 357-5544.