E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication To Do! tolled( It 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 uut! 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" EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • WHAT- Es NIE, 1175 HIGH TIME YOU ABOUT Ci..AN4-1) OUT THIS ROOM. ALL THE ..5-TUFF? C10 February 7 • 2008 ©2001 BY GO RFTEXT PRODUCTION S INC. ALL R IGHT S RESERVE D. www.jewishcartoon.com THROW IT AWAY "THROW /7"--1? E5ETH, THERE'S /MPORTANT- STUFF H A R E ! with organizer and Wayne State 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. BECCAtBETH BERNIE YAEL The Altruist The Idealist The Perplexed The Realist SOME OF THESE BOX E S HAV E N'T BEEN TOUCH E D IN YEARS. .SURELY YOU CAN PAR-T . WITH THEM. LOUIS Th e 3 ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe 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.