tion will follow with the program's
four composers: William Bolcom,
John Corigliano, John Harbison
and Joan Tower. Tickets start at
$10 (for ages 25 and younger).
Schedule: (248) 559-2097 or
www.greatlakeschambermusic.org .

Hear interpretations of Jewish and
Israeli music at the Anat Cohen
Quartet jazz concert 3:30 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. (313) 577-2679.

Event Hotline

Get outside with the Jewish
Hikers of Michigan 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, June 22, at Parker
Mills, 4650 Geddes in Ann Arbor
Township. Co-sponsored by Ann
Arbor's Temple Beth Emeth, this
scenic and not physically demand-
ing hike is for families, couples
and singles of all ages. Details
from Eve Avrin: (734) 546-9645,
or jewish.hikers@gmail.com .

Join the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan for the annual
Morris and Betty Starkman lecture
and luncheon 11:30 a.m. Sunday,
June 22, at Congregation Dovid
Ben Nuchim,14800 W. Lincoln
Blvd. in Oak Park. "Our Heritage
and Our Health; Facts about
Genetic Conditions among the
Ashkenazim" will be the topic of
guest speaker Gary Frohlich, a
certified genetics counselor and
patient care liaison from Genzyme
Therapeutics. $25. Details/regis-
tration: www.jgsmi.org , publicity@
jgsmi.org , (248) 855-9642.

Kadima invites all generations to
a family fun afternoon at Summer
Impressions Day Camp in West
Bloomfield noon-3 p.m. Sunday,

June 22. Activities include rock

climbing, petting zoo, art barn,
face painting, dancing. Lunch
included. $50 per family. RSVP
Paula (248) 559-8235, ext.122 or
PaulaS@KadimaCenter.org .

Hear Jeff Jacoby, award-winning
Boston Globe op-ed columnist,
on "Israel at 60" at the annual
dinner of StandWithUs-Michigan
7 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
The Benard Maas Foundation will
be honored. $125 charge includes
dinner and speaker; $500 will also
admit two for a 6 p.m. pre-glow.
Call for space availability: (248)
538-8790.

Mark 50 years of Chabad-
Lubavitch in Michigan 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 22, at Rock
Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand
River in Novi. Dinner includes
keynote address by former Israeli
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and
performance by Ethan Bortnick,
a 7-year-old musician-composer.
Event commemorates the yahrtz-
eit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
$36. RSVP: (248) 877-7978 or
info@ lubavitchmi.com .

Try your luck at a mah-jongg
tournament 7 p.m. Wednesday,
June 25, at Congregation

Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. CSZ Sisterhood's Mahj
Mavens will make educational ses-
sions available prior to the event.
Cash prizes to winners. Entry fee:
$15; tables guaranteed only by
pre-registration. Details: sister-
hood@shaareyzedek.org .

Meet Joe Dumars of the Detroit
Pistons at the Anti-Defamation
League's Headliner's Gala, 6:30

Mingle And Bowl

Go bowling, or just hang out, at a Temple Israel-
sponsored social night for singles, ages 40-60,
7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Langan's Nor-
West Lanes, 32905 Northwestern Highway in
Farmington Hills. $18 charge includes bowling,
shoes, pizza, salad and pop. Cash bar will be
available. RSVP to Michelle: (248) 661-5700 or
michelle@temple-israel.org .

p.m. Monday, June 30, at the
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend in
Birmingham. VIP party starts at
5:30. Tickets/information: (248)
353-7553.

Light Up
The Night

Gather outdoors for
the city of Oak Park's
annual fireworks dis-
play approximately
10:05 p.m. Monday,
June 23, across from
the Oak Park Library,
14200 Oak Park Blvd.
Performer Karen
Durrant will do tribute
impersonations of Tina
Turner, Donna Summer
and other singers at
a concert starting at
8 p.m. No charge. Roy
Vultaggio: (248) 691-
7555.

Events That Help

Consider making up a local team
of runners and walkers for the
Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Half
Marathon (Nov. 16) at informa-
tional meeting 10 a.m. Saturday,
June 28, in Room 102 at West
Bloomfield Recreation Activities
Center, 4640 Walnut Lake Road.
Challenge is Crohn's & Colitis
Foundation's new endurance train-
ing, fundraising program. Details:
(248) 737-0900.

Health

Survivorship University, a com-
munity education program of
the Detroit-based Barbara Ann
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
will present its fourth annual

Celebration of Survivorship
at 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, June
19, at Shriners Auditorium

and Conference Center, 24350
Southfield Road, Southfield. The
evening will include speakers,
exhibits and presentation of the
second annual Patricia Milner
Sachs Heart of a Survivor Award.
The celebration is free and open
to the community. RSVP: 800-
KARMANOS or www.karmanos.org
and register under Survivorship
University.

Get more fit with Walk on
Wednesday, a family-friendly
walking club held 9 a.m. every
Wednesday, rain or shine, in the
Village of Rochester Hills, north-
east corner of Walton and Adams.
Each session includes a one-
mile walk and a health tip from
Crittenton Hospital, club co-spon-
sor. Jessica: (248) 283-2382.

Call for a schedule of support
groups that meet mornings at
the Birmingham Area Seniors

Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham.
Groups discuss Alzheimer's, care
approaches and vision enrichment.
(248) 203-5280:

Helping Out

Get to know a Holocaust survivor

through the Yad b'Yad (Hand In
Hand) friendly visitor program
of Jewish Family Service, hold-
ing a training session noon-2
p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the
Jewish Home & Aging Services
building, 6710 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. A kosher lunch is
included. Register with Hilary
Rotenberg: (248) 592-2300.
Contact Dr. Charles Silow to sug-
gest a survivor who might benefit
from a visit: (248) 661-2999.

Contribute to the success of the

Vicky Sale: (248) 475-9111.

Holidays & Shabbat

Experience the Pardes minyan
9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. This
intimate and participatory daven-
ing experience, both informal and
traditional, emphasizes prayer
through song and interactive
study of the weekly Torah reading.
(248) 681-4235.

JCC Maccabi Games, a Jewish

sports competition for ages 12-16,
scheduled Aug. 17-22 in Metro
Detroit. Sign up to help during
sporting events, join the Detroit
delegation as an athlete, or host
visiting Jewish students from
the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, Hungary, Israel, Mexico
and Venezuela. Details: (248) 432-
5500 or Maccabi@jccdet.org .

Become a mentor to an at-risk
youth in Oakland County through
Mentor Connection, a non-sectar-
ian program of Jewish Family
Service. Details: (248) 592-2317,
kholden@jfsdetroit.org .

Donate your talent as a mime,

clown, juggler or other street-
style performer to Comedy Walk,
the 10th anniversary celebration
of Gilda's Club Metro Detroit,
Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Detroit
Zoo in Royal Oak. Put smiles on
the faces of people affected by
cancer at this annual fundraiser.

Learn more about Judaism at
Temple Israel's Gesharim picnic,
featuring a Havdalah service and
barbecue, 7 p.m. Saturday, June
28, at an undisclosed location.
Find out where with RSVP to
Carol: (248) 851-5545.

Gain insight into religious issues
at Stay and Learn on Shabbat,
following Saturday services and
Kiddush at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. No charge. Drop-ins
are welcome. Keren Toby: (248)
788-0600.

Jewish Learning

Learn why Judaism supports

organ and tissue donation and

how to become a donor 7:30
p.m. Thursday, June 19, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. The
Tikkun Olam Committee will pres-

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