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Check It Out!

Arts 6, Culture

charachgallery.org .

Catch the opening of the Michigan
Water Color Society 61st Annual
Exhibition, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,
July 11, in the Fountains at
Franklin Retirement Community's
Nomad Gallery, 28301 Franklin
in Southfield. The juried exhibi-
tion, through July 28, features
30 water media paintings. Gallery
hours:11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily except
Sunday. Details: (248) 353-2810,
www.mwcsart.com .

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.

11 Mile, in Farmington Hills. If rain-
ing, concerts take place at Costick
Activities Center, 28600 W.11 Mile.
(248) 473-1857.

Bring your voice to Ann Arbor for
"Summer Sings," a series of three
Monday night choral reading ses-
sions, starting 7 p.m. July 14, in
Hill Auditorium, Thayer between
Washington and N. University. July
21 and 28 sessions will move to
the Great Lakes Room, University
of Michigan Palmer Commons.
Details: (734) 647-4020, www.
uma.org .

Reserve a place on the Jewish
Federation's Family Mission to
Israel departing on Dec. 25.
Return date is Jan. 4, 2009.
Details: (248) 642-8639 or
skaufman@jfmd.org .

Get in the "Summer Mix" show

through August at Lemberg
Gallery, 23241 Woodward in

Concerts

Ferndale. Hours:
www.lembergallery@mac.com .

Celebrate Israel's 60th anniver-
sary with the Israeli Scouts-Tzofim
Friendship Caravan. The 10-mem-
ber troupe of singers and dancers
will perform at three local venues:
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield: Friday,
July 11: picnic 6 p.m., outdoor ser-
vices 7:30 p.m. (248) 626-5700.
• Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield, 7
p.m. Sunday, July 13. There is a
charge. (248) 851-6880.

Have your heirlooms profes-
sionally appraised, while a video
camera captures your stories,
at Lee Bushman's "Antiques
Appraisal Show," 8 a.m.-5 pm.
Sunday, July 13, at the Royal Oak
Farmers Market, 316 E.11 Mile at
Troy. Appraisal fee: $10 per item.
Details: (248) 246-3276 or
www.myspace.com/antiqueshow

Event Hotline

• Charlotte Rothstein Park,

Appreciate the creativity of Ellen
Cantor and other featured art-
ists in "Considering Detroit,"
through July 28, at Museum of
Contemporary Art Detroit, 4454
Woodward. 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.

located behind the Oak Park JCC:
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16.
Sponsors of the free concert are
Jewish Apartments & Services,
Congregations Beth Shalom
and T'chiyah, Temple Emanu-El,
Workmen's Circle, the Active Life
and JCC. (248) 967-4030, ext.
2020.

Peruse "Fresh Paint From Israel,"
an art show and sale through
Aug. 7 at Janice Charach Gallery
inside the West Bloomfield JCC.
Danielle Peleg Gallery is co-spon-
sor. Details: (248) 432-5579, www.

Bring a lawn chair to the
Farmington Hills' summer con-
cert series 7:30-9 p.m. most
Thursdays through Aug. 28, in
the new amphitheatre at Heritage
Park, 24915 Farmington, south of

Huntington Woods Summer
Garden Tour, presented by Seed

and Sod Garden Club, noon-4 p.m.
Sunday, July 13. Enjoy gardens,
a garden boutique, the Plein Air
Painters, complimentary refresh-
ments and get advice from a
Master Gardener. $10, or purchase
for $8 in advance from Huntington
Woods City Offices, Library and
Recreation Center. Maps pro-
vided on tour day in front of the

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Take the Detroit Historical
Society's guided walking tour of
Detroit's Indian Village neighbor-
hood 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12.
See the home of architect Albert
Kahn and other famous Detroiters.
DHS members pay $20; other-
wise, $30. Also planned: tour
Masonic Temple in Detroit, 11 a.m.
Saturday, July 12; tour and dine
at St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic
Church in Bloomfield Hills, evening
of Thursday, July 17. Details/reg-
istration: (313) 833-1801, or www.
detroithistorical.org/thingstodo.

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will meet at the Detroit
Zoo entrance for a
quick bagel brunch
before dividing into
teams for a scavenger
hunt 11 a.m. Sunday,
July 20, at 8450 W.10
Mile in Royal Oak. $7.
RSVP to Mitch by July
17: (313) 577-3459 or
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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 .

Reserve a place at Camp Imagine,
a family camping event, 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 19, through Sunday,
July 20, on the lawn at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. Enjoy Havdalah
together, crafts and games.
Charge: $20 adult, $10 per child
age 2 and older; includes din-
ner, breakfast and s'mores. Call
for space availability to Michelle
Lichtman: (248) 661-5700,
michelle®temple-israel.org .

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Events That Help

Dance the rumba and other ball-
room dances at a fundraiser for

victims of the Chinese earthquake
9-11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at
Rhythm-N-Shoes, 2172 Franklin
in Bloomfield Hills. Come at 8 for
professional instruction. Evening
does not require a partner.
Minimum donation of $10 request-
ed, with all proceeds given to the
International Committee of the
Red Cross. Details from Yvonne
Moon: (248) 212-8342.

Hit the links for the Kadima Golf
Classic 11:30 a.m. Monday, July
14, at Knollwood Country Club,

5050 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Benefit for Zussman Activity
Center. $350; includes lunch,
cocktails and dinner. Scholarships
are available. Register with Paula:
(248) 559-8235, ext.122.

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 15, at HOM office,
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.

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Join Jewish parents of young
adopted children in a new group,
Midwest Adoptive Families, and
share informal family outings
together. Details: justdoit0696@
yahoo.com or (248) 545-8665.

Contribute to the success of the