To Do!

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Thrill to the Great Lakes Chamber
Music Festival, taking place at
several venues in Metro Detroit
through June 29. Tickets start
at $10 for ages 25 and younger.
Schedule: (248) 559-2097 or
www.greatlakeschambermusic.org .

Event Hotline

Come to the city of Oak Park for
its Independence Day celebra-
tion Friday, July 4, in Shepherd
Park. Schedule: three-mile run, 8
a.m.; pancake breakfast, 9 a.m.;
"Funday" family activities and food
booths, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., including
an afternoon concert with Groove
Party at 1 p.m. Also, the annual
city parade including marching
bands begins 11 a.m. at Nine Mile
and Coolidge. Details from Roy
Vultaggio: (248) 691-7555.

Enjoy the Country Garden Club of
Northville's annual Garden Walk
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, July
9. Day includes music and home-
made refreshments. $10. Details:
(248) 348-3263 or www.cgcnv.org .

Join the Out & Abouters group
of Birmingham Temple for a two-
hour narrated Detroit River cruise
3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19,
departing from Bishop Park Dock.
Dinner will follow at Gregorio's
Italian Restaurant in downtown
Wyandotte. Cost: $15, or $13 for
age 60 and older. Details from
Bev/Marty Zeldes: (248) 851-8111
or ZeldesMB®aol.com .

Join other singles, ages 40-60,
for dinner and group viewing of
the Huntington Woods fireworks,
Friday, July 4. Evening starts 6:30
p.m. at the Golden Bowl, 22120
Coolidge southeast of Nine Mile, in
Oak Park. Sponsor is the Singles
Connection. Bring a lawn chair
for the fireworks show. RSVP for
dinner by July 3 to Marji: (248)
544-1203.

Events That Help

Learn all about the Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation's new fundrais-

ing program, Rock 'n' Roll San
Antonio Half Marathon, 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 28, in Room 102
at West Bloomfield Recreation
Activities Center, 4640 Walnut
Lake Road. Local teams of runners
and walkers are needed to join

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the competition, Nov.16 in Texas.
Details: (248) 737-0900.

Health

Work through grief at Hospice of
Michigan monthly support groups
held on first and third Tuesdays.
Next times are 2-3:30 and 6-
7:30 p.m. July 1, at HOM office,
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.

Get more fit with Walk on
Wednesday, a family-friendly
walking club meeting 9 a.m.
every Wednesday, rain or shine,
in the Village of Rochester Hills,
northeast corner of Walton and
Adams. Take a one-mile walk and
get a health tip from Crittenton
Hospital, the club's co-sponsor.
Jessica: (248) 283-2382.

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. Annual fund-
raiser intends to put smiles on the
faces of people affected by cancer.
Vicky Sale: (248) 475-9111.

Holidays & Shabbat

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.
Get the details with an RSVP to
Carol: (248) 851-5545.

Helping Out

Donate good quality clothing now
in advance of the Congregation
Beth Ahm rummage sale. Call the
synagogue office at (248) 851-
6880 for information. The sale
will be Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 3-5.

Contact Dr. Charles Silow if you
know a Holocaust survivor who
might benefit from Yad b'Yad
(Hand In Hand), a friendly visitor
program of Jewish Family Service:
(248) 661-2999.

Bring jars of peanut butter
and jelly for a collection drive
sponsored by Birmingham Area
Seniors Coordinating Council
and Center to help Lighthouse of
Oakland County. Drop-off hours,
through July 30, are: 9 a.m.-4
p.m. weekdays at 2121 Midvale in
Birmingham. (248) 203-5270

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.

Participate in Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein's Torah study
group 9-9:30 a.m. Saturdays at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. He
focuses weekly on one "big idea"
from the Torah. The text used is
The Bible's Top 50 Ideas by Rabbi
Dov Peretz Elkins, available ($12)
through Rabbi Rubenstein: (248)
851-6880, raysteven@cbahm.org .

Immigration Issues
Learn at a free, three-part
lecture series, "U.S. Foreign
Policy and Immigration: A
20th Century Perspective,"
2:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays, July
9-23, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. The JCC's Institute for
Retired Professionals (IRP)
will host author Howard
Lupovitch,. IRP: (248) 967-
4030, ext. 2018. Schedule:
• July 9: "A Comparison
of U.S. Immigration Policy
Between Jews and Hispanics"
• July 16: "Factors
Influencing U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Israel in the 20th
Century"
• July 23: "The Impact of Muslim Immigration in Europe on
the Jewish Community."

Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Ongoing
classes meet 10:30 a.m. Sundays
and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Details:
bctc770@aol.com , 248-855-6170.

Learning

Take the "Elmwood Cemetery
Memorial Art Walking Tour" 11
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 28, in
Detroit. Local historian Chancey
Miller, a former Elmwood director,
will share stories about the cem-
etery's mausoleums, sculptures
and famous people. The historic
Detroit cemetery founded in 1846
includes a Jewish section. $20
admission for Detroit Historical
Society members and $25 for
guests, pre-paid only. Registration:
(313) 833-1801, or log on to www.
detroithistorical.org/thingstodo.

Jewish Learning

Contribute to the success of the
JCC Maccabi Games, a sports
competition for Jewish youth ages
12-16, scheduled Aug. 17-22 in
Metro Detroit. Volunteer to help
at events, join the Detroit delega-
tion as an athlete or host visiting
students from the United States,
Canada, Great Britain, Hungary,
Israel, Mexico and Venezuela.
Details: (248) 432-5500 or
Maccabi@jccdet.org .

Join an intermediate-level Prayer-
book Hebrew reading class for
adults 2-3 p.m. Monday, June 30,
at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. No classes
in July. Learn to read and under-
stand the prayers for Shabbat
morning services. Instructor Amy
Appelman's students must have
a basic, phonetic knowledge of
prayer-book Hebrew. No charge
to attend but requires a textbook
purchase ($18). Details: relschool®
cbahm.org or (248) 851-8820.

Become a mentor to an at-risk
youth in Oakland County through

Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at Bais

Become informed on options
for child adoption 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16, at the JFS
Orley Family Building, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Host of
this monthly seminar is Alliance
for Adoption, a division of Jewish
Family Service. No charge.
Registration required: (248) 592-
2345 or adoption@jfsdetroit.org .

Holocaust Survivors and Families
of Jewish Home & Aging Services.
(248) 661-2999.

Participate in the Senior Saturday
Shabbat Service, followed by
lunch, 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28,

at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield. $3
if paying at door. Michelle: (248)
661-5700.

Watch the Yiddish/Jewish video,

Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,

1 p.m. Monday, July 7, at the Oak
Park JCC. Program sponsor is the
Holocaust Survivors and Families
Support Group. (248) 967-4030.

Enjoy a program of songs, trivia
and fun from the golden years
with entertainer Robin Beck 1
p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the Oak
Park JCC. Light refreshments will
be served. The Active Life spon-
sors the program, which carries a
charge. (248) 967-4030.

Hear two speakers hosted by

COJAR (Council of Orthodox

Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 30, at the Oak Park

Jewish Active Retirees) 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, July 9, at the Oak
Park JCC. Judah Isaacs, direc-
tor of the Alliance for Jewish
Education will speak first on
"Would they have Sung Hatikvah?
Should We?" followed by educator
Pessie Novick's talk on Yiddish lit-
erature at 1 p.m. There is a charge.
(248) 967-4030.

JCC. The facilitator is Dr. Charles
Silow, director of the Program for

Bring a friend to a lively musical

Seniors