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Arts & Culture
Don't miss your chance to view
the Prato Haggadah, a medieval-
the Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123
Find arts experiences on the
era Haggadah manuscript from
Spain, exhibited through May at
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills. Brysk was a hidden child
in Poland. Museum hours: 9:30
Attend an International
the process by which medieval
illuminated manuscripts were cre-
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays
and until 12:30 p.m. Fridays. No
charge. (248) 553-2400.
ated in the Middle Ages. Museum
hours, docent-led tours: (248)
357-5544.
Browse an exhibition by Barry
Roth and Gordon Newton at
Cemetery, 21701 Woodward
in Ferndale. Participating are
Michigan Jewish War Veterans
and Ladies Auxiliary, Royal
Canadian Legion and Russian
Jewish War Veterans. Rabbi
Herbert Yoskowitz of Adat
Shalom Synagogue will offici-
ate. A second service, led by
Rabbi Avie Shapiro of Jewish
Home and Aging Services, will
be at 12:30 p.m. at Hebrew
Memorial Park, 21503 E. 14
Mile at Gratiot in Clinton Twp.
Wayne State University campus
in Detroit. No charge. Hours: (313)
577-0770:
• Browse "Waynemania: 2008
WSU Undergraduate Exhibition,"
presented by the Elaine L. Jacob
and Community Arts galler-
ies, through May 23, at 150
Community Arts Building.
• Attend an illustrated lecture
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield. See
Honoring Heroes
Memorial Day Service 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 25, at Machpelah
Susanne Hilberry Gallery, 700
by noted artist John Torreano
7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at
Purdy-Kresge Library Auditorium,
5265 Cass, and then an opening
reception for his exhibit, "Looking
Close, Looking Far," 5-8 p.m.
Friday, May 30, at the Elaine L.
Jacob Gallery, 480 W. Hancock.
Take a look at the Middle East
Peace Quilt, displayed through
Livernois in Ferndale. The show
runs through June. Hours: (248)
May, at the Michigan State
University Museum on W. Circle
541-4700.
Drive in E. Lansing. The MSU
Sign up for classes taught by
award-winning photographer Marji
Silk during June. Locations are in
Jewish Studies Dept. is a sponsor.
$4 suggested donation. Exhibit
details from Kenneth Waltzer:
(517) 432-3493.
A medallion and flag marking
the grave of a fallen Jewish
soldier.
Birmingham, downtown Detroit and
elsewhere. Details: (248) 544-1203.
Check out Paint Creek Center for
the Arts' student and faculty art
show, opening 6-8 p.m. Friday,
Attend the opening reception for
May 30, at 405 Pine in Rochester.
through July 6, at Pewabic
Call for hours through June 21 and
than 50 artists from southeastern
Michigan, 6 p.m. Friday, June 6,
also about summer camp/classes:
(248) 651-4110.
at 22620 Woodward in Ferndale.
Exhibit dates: Wednesday, June
Detroit. Linda Ross of Huntington
Woods curated the show. Hours:
4-28. Schedule: (248) 544-0394,
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday,
Cinema er Stage
Appreciate the exhibition, "Six
Ceramic Artists: Pioneers of the
German Studio Craft Movement,"
Lawrence Street Gallery's 2008
Invitational, showcasing more
Pottery,10125 E. Jefferson in
See the award-winning musical,
Disney's Beauty and the Beast,
performed by Stagecrafters com-
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the
Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit.
munity theater, Friday, May 23-
June 15, at the Baldwin Theatre,
The bus departs 5:45 from the
West Bloomfield JCC or 6:15 from
415 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak.
Show times: 8 p.m. Friday and
the Oak Park JCC. Center Travel:
(248) 432-5577, ext. 7.
Enjoy work by the art world's
rising stars, through May 30, at
the College for Creative Studies'
Look at "Urban Landscapes-City
Streets," through June 7, at David
Annual Student Exhibition, at 201
Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend in
Peruse "Considering Detroit,"
cast members are Jeff Weiner of
Troy and Rob Grodin of Huntington
Woods. Tickets: $16 or $18. (248)
E. Kirby in Detroit. Exhibit open 10
a.m. daily; closes 4 p.m. Saturday-
Birmingham. Hours: (248) 433-
through July 28, at Museum of
541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org .
Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday. (313) 664-7464, www.col-
legeforcreativestudies.edu .
3700, info@dkgallery.com .
Spend some time with the
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. (313) 822-
0954, wwww.pewabic.org .
Contemporary Art Detroit, 4454
Woodward in Detroit. The MOCAD
show highlights the creativity of
Ellen Cantor and six more art-
watercolors of Marge Hecht
Simon, through June 12, in the
See what's in "A Cabinet of
Woods Gallery, 26415 Scotia in
Curiosities," a show featuring
artists Elaine and Eve Redmond,
Susan Gold and others, through
May 31, at Arnold Klein Gallery,
Huntington Woods. Open daily
except Friday. (248) 581-2696,
woodsgallery48070@yahoo.com .
32782 Woodward in Royal Oak.
Appreciate artist-writer Miriam
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
(248) 647-7709, kak@tir.com .
Brysk's exhibit, "Children of the
Holocaust," through June, at
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Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Jewish
Enjoy the celebrated musical
Guys and Dolls, presented by
See actress Lee Meriwether
starring in the musical, Sister
Amnesia's Country Western
Nunsense Jamboree, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28-June 8,
at Meadow Brook Theatre in
Rochester. Schedule/tickets: (248)
370-3316.
ists, and the Time Stereo artist
collective. Hours:11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oakland Theatre Guild every
weekend through Sunday, May
25, at Starlight Theater, in the
Wednesday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-8
north concourse of Summit Place
Second City," directed by Mark
p.m. Thursday-Saturday. There is a
charge. (313) 832-6622.
Mall, 315 N. Telegraph at Elizabeth
Lake Road in Waterford. Shows:
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Levinson, upstairs at Andiamo's,
42705 Grand River in Novi.
2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12-$16.
Purchase: (248) 335-1788, www-
starlighttheater.net .
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Ride the bus with the Jewish
Community Center's Travel Dept.
to see the play, The Color Purple,
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Laugh along with "Songs of the
Wednesday-Sunday evening
shows, through June 8. Tickets
($15, $20) available at: (248) 348-
4448, www.secondcity.com .
Submit an original, five-minute
film about end-of-life issues for
a Hospice of Michigan contest, A
Fine Farewell. Cash prizes in cat-
egories for adults and high school
students ages 14-18. Industry
insiders will judge. Deadline: June
30. Details: (313) 578-5041.
Concerts
Check out the upcoming con-
certs for teenaged Ari Teitel
and the Jam Society, including
Sunday, May 25, at Clutch Cargo
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