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Arts 6, Culture
Take in "Fresh Paint From Israel,"
an art show and sale, in associa-
tion with Danielle Peleg Gallery,
through Aug. 7, at Janice Charach
Gallery inside the West Bloomfield
JCC. (248) 432-5579,
www.charachgallery.org .
Discuss The City of Falling Angels
by author John Berendt with
the JPM/JCC Book Club 1 p.m.
Thursday, June 26, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
See the work of more than 50 art-
ists from southeastern Michigan
at Lawrence Street Gallery's
2008 Invitational, through June
28, at 22620 Woodward in
Ferndale. Schedule: (248) 544-
0394, www.lawrencestreetgallery.
com .
Join the CSZ Sisterhood Book
Club discussion of When the
Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter
Godwin 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
Guests are welcome. No charge.
(248) 357-5544.
Learn about the extensive,
hospital-based art collection
at Detroit Receiving Hospital
when Huntington Woods resi-
dent Irene Walt discusses her
book The Healing Work of Art 7
p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the
Huntington Woods Library, 26415
Scotia. Refreshments will be pro-
vided. (248) 543-9720.
Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield in
Oak Park. Hours: (248) 968-1190:
•Author-artist visit: Evening fea-
tures the creativity of Jim Benton,
Renata Palubinskas and Zachary
Schafer 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 26.
•Masterworks of the Male Figure:
Photography exhibition by Douglas
of Detroit through July.
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. Industry insiders will
judge. Deadline: June 30. Details:
(313) 578-5041.
Appreciate artist-writer Miriam
Brysk's moving exhibit, "Children
of the Holocaust," through June
at the 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.-3:3O p.m. Sundays-Thursdays
and until 12:30 p.m. Fridays. No
charge. (248) 553-2400.
Park, off Webster between Phillips and Bacon in Royal
Oak. The Hillel-sponsored event for young adults will
take place inside the park pavilion if it rains. Dinner
charge: $7 payable in advance. Shabbat housing can be requested.
RSVP by June 25 to Mitch: (313) 577-3459 or hillelpd@wayne.edu .
Ross of Huntington Woods. (313)
822-0954, wwww.pewabic.org .
Browse the show, "Considering
Detroit," through July 28 at
Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit, 4454 Woodward. The
MOCAD show highlights the cre-
ativity of Ellen Cantor and other
artists, plus the Time Stereo artist
collective. Hours:11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Thursday-Saturday. There is a
charge. (313) 832-6622.
Enjoy the art of Barry Roth and
Gordon Newton through June at
Susanne Hilberry Gallery, 700
Livernois in Ferndale. Hours: (248)
541-4700.
Plan ahead to be an artisan or
vendor at the Oak Park JCC Gift
Emporium, scheduled for Sunday,
Dec.14. Registration deadline:
Nov.17. Details: (248) 957-4030,
ext. 2006.
Sign up for classes taught during
June by award-winning photog-
rapher Marji Silk. Locations are
in Birmingham, downtown Detroit
and elsewhere. Details: (248) 544-
1203.
Reserve a place on the Jewish
Federation's Family Mission to
Israel departing this year on Dec.
25 through Jan. 4, 2009. Details:
(248) 642-8639 or skaufman@
jfmd.org .
Browse the Historic Pewabic
Pottery's exhibit "Six Ceramic
Artists: Pioneers of the German
Studio Craft Movement," through
July 6, at 10125 E. Jefferson in
Detroit. The curator was Linda
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Celebrate "Shabbat Under the Stars," and dine with
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7 p.m. Friday, June 20, until mid-
night, and noon-5 p.m. Saturday,
June 21, at Stagecrafters 2nd
Stage in Baldwin Theatre, S.
Lafayette in Royal Oak. Details:
(248) 541-6430, or
www.stagecrafters.org .
Attend an informational meet-
ing about the Israeli Dance
Spectacular, a community-wide
performance scheduled Aug. 21 at
the Michigan State Fairgrounds in
Detroit. Those wanting to dance or
work behind the scenes will meet
10 a.m.-noon Sunday, June 22,
or 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 29, in
the West Bloomfield JCC's dance
studio. Show producer is the JCC's
Festival Dancers. Dance work-
shops and rehearsals for children,
teens and adults planned Monday-
Wednesday, June 30-July 2. A
fundraising workshop is Tuesday,
July 1. Schedule/details from
Harriet Berg: (313) 387-6354, or
Cheryl Feit: (248) 613-7526.
Audition for the Village Players'
musical show How to Succeed in
Sept.12-28. (248) 644-2075,
www.birminghamvillageplayers.
com .
Concerts
Treat your ears to "Eight Days in
June," an eclectic array of themed
concerts continuing through
June 21, at the Max Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward in Detroit.
General admission: $10-$40.
Details: (313) 576-5111 or
8daysinjune.com .
Bring a blanket or lawn chair
and perhaps a picnic dinner to
the Farmington Hills' summer
concert series 7:30-9 p.m. most
Thursdays through Aug. 28, in
the new amphitheatre at Heritage
Park, 24915 Farmington, south of
11 Mile, in Farmington Hills. In case
of rain, come to Costick Center,
28600 W.11 Mile. Schedule:
Farmington Community Band
(instrumental), June 19; Barbara
Bailey-Hutchinson (folk vocal/
instrumental), June 26. Details:
(248) 473-1857/1870.
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View 15 short, original plays by
playwrights from across the coun-
try at a community theater-spon-
sored "New Works Play Festival"
Sunday and Monday, June 29-
30, at 34660 Woodward in
Birmingham. Susan Borin will
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Cheer on Ari Teitel and Jam
Society, a teenaged band playing
3 p.m. Thursday, July 3, on the
Pure Detroit Stage at Comerica
Cityfest 2008 (formerly Comerica
Tastefest) in Detroit's New Center
area. Free admission to festival,
July 2-6. Details: (313) 872-0188
or www.comericacityfest.com .
Thrill to the Great Lakes Chamber
Music Festival, taking place at
several venues in Metro Detroit
through June 29. One upcoming
event is the "Composers' Birthday
Celebration Concert," featuring
performing artists James Tocco,
Jeremy Denk, Ida Kavafian and
Edward Auer, 7:30 p.m. Monday,
June 23, at Temple Beth El,
7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township: A champagne recep-