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Check It Out!
Arts & Culture
through July at the Book Beat,
an independent bookstore, 26010
Attend the opening reception for
Lawrence Street Gallery's 2008
Greenfield in Oak Park. Hours:
(248) 968-1190.
Invitational, showcasing more
than 50 artists from southeastern
Michigan, 6 p.m. Friday, June 6,
Spend some time with the
watercolors of Marge Hecht
Take in an exhibition by Barry
Roth and Gordon Newton
through June at Susanne
Hilberry Gallery, 700 Livernois
in Ferndale. Hours: (248) 541-
4700.
Shavuot Journey
Observe Shavuot with the program,
"Camping Out: From Egypt to Mt. Sinai,"
5 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Southfield, 27375 Bell
Road. In this biblical adventure, family teams will
complete challenges along a journey from Egypt
to Mt. Sinai. Cost: $18 per family. RSVP to Megan Rappaport:
(248) 357-5544, ext. 43, or mrappaport®shaareyzedek.org .
at 22620 Woodward in Ferndale.
Exhibit through June 28.
Simon through June 12 in the
Schedule: (248) 544-0394, www.
Huntington Woods. Open daily
except Friday. (248) 581-2696,
woodsgallery48070@yahoo.com .
Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit, 4454 Woodward. The
Check out Paint Creek Center for
the Arts' student and faculty art
show through June 21 at 405
ativity of Ellen Cantor and other
artists, plus the Time Stereo artist
collective. Hours:11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Pine in Rochester. Call for hours
and also about summer camp/
classes: (248) 651-4110.
Wednesday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Thursday-Saturday. There is a
charge. (313) 832-6622.
Sign up for classes taught during
June by award-winning photog-
vendor at the Oak Park JCC Gift
Woods Gallery, 26415 Scotia in
lawrencestreetgallery.com .
Browse "Urban Landscapes-City
Streets" through June 7 at David
MOCAD show highlights the cre-
Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend in
Birmingham. Hours: (248) 433-
3700, info®dkgallery.com .
Experience a world of creativity at
the Detroit Festival of the Arts,
focused around the institutions in
Midtown Detroit's Cultural District
and Wayne State University cam-
pus. Features include artwork,
rapher Marji Silk. Locations are
entertainment for all ages and
food in an area covering 20 city
blocks. Hours: 4-11 p.m. Friday,
June 6; noon-11 p.m. Saturday,
June 7, and noon-7 p.m. Sunday,
June 8. Schedule: www.detroitfes-
and sale, 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, June 7-8, at 10125 E.
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Read When the Crocodile Eats
Cinema & Stage
Jefferson in Detroit. Continuing
Appreciate artist-writer Miriam
Brysk's exhibit, "Children of the
Holocaust, through June at the
through July 6 is "Six Ceramic
Artists: Pioneers of the German
Studio Craft Movement," curated
by Linda Ross of Huntington
Woods. (313) 822-0954, wwww.
pewabic.org .
Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills. Brysk was a hidden child
in Poland. Museum hours: 9:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays
and until 12:30 p.m. Fridays. No
charge. (248) 553-2400.
Check out "Douglas of Detroit:
Masterworks of the Male Figure,"
an exhibition of rare works by
a master Detroit photographer,
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Emporium, scheduled 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. Deadline:
Nov.17. Details: (248) 957-4030,
ext. 2006.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
Sharon Berry is the facilitator.
Guests are welcome. No charge.
(248) 357-5544.
Browse the Historic Pewabic
Pottery's House & Garden show
Plan ahead to be an artisan or
in Birmingham, downtown Detroit
and elsewhere. Details: (248) 544-
1203.
the Sun by Peter Godwin before
the Sisterhood Book Club discus-
sion 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at
tival.com .
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Detroit," through July 28 at
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p.m. Monday, June 9, at Borders
Downtown Ann Arbor, 612 E.
Liberty. Purchase Sedaris' book
to receive one of 400 wristbands
for the book signing. Distribution
starts 9 a.m. (734) 668-7652.
See Disney's Beauty and the Beast
performed by Stagecrafters com-
munity theater through June
15 at the Baldwin Theatre, 415
Laugh along with Songs of the
Second City, directed by Mark
Levinson through June 8, at
Andiamo's, 42705 Grand River in
Novi. Wednesday-Sunday evening
shows available. Purchase tickets
($15, $20): (248) 348-4448, www.
secondcity.com .
S. Lafayette in Royal Oak. Show
times: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
2 p.m. Sunday. Jewish cast mem-
bers are Jeff Weiner of Troy and
Rob Grodin of Huntington Woods.
Tickets: $16 or $18. (248) 541-
6430, www.stagecrafters.org .
Amnesia's Country Western
Nunsense Jamboree through June
8 at Meadow Brook Theatre in
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.
Rochester. Schedule/tickets: (248)
370-3316.
Concerts
Hear best-selling author David
Sedaris read from his latest
Enjoy Broadway tunes performed
by Zamir Chorale of Metropolitan
Catch former Miss America Lee
Meriwether in the musical Sister
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Detroit 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8,
at the Oak Park JCC. The con-
cert celebrates the music of
Jewish composers, including
Gershwin, Berlin and Bernstein.
David G. Appelman directs the
choir, Hannah Waterstone is
accompanist. Sharing the bill are
the Finnish-American Singers of
Michigan. No charge. (248) 478-
0631.
Thrill to the Great Lakes Chamber
Music Festival, held Saturday,
June 14-29, at several venues in
Metro Detroit. Choose a seven-
concert series or single perfor-
mances. Tickets start at $10 for
ages 25 and younger. Schedule:
www.greatlakeschambermusic.org
or (248) 559-2097. One concert
choice follows:
• Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township: 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 23. A "Composers'
Birthday Celebration Concert"
will feature the music of William
Bolcom, John Corigliano, John
Harbison and Joan Tower, per-
formed by world-class artists
James Tocco, Jeremy Denk,
Ida Kavafian and Edward Auer.
A champagne reception with
the four composers will follow.
Advance tickets: $32 ($10 for ages
25 and younger).
Hear interpretations of Jewish
and Israeli music at the Anat
Cohen Quartet jazz concert 2:30
p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Temple
Israel, 5720 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. The program's
sponsor is Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies. $25 at door,
with discounted tickets available
if ordered by June 13: (313) 577-
2679.