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Check out the annual "Unfiltered"
art show at its opening recep-
tion 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at
Octane Gallery, 22750 Woodward,
Suite B1, in Ferndale. Eclectic
show with an emphasis on self-
trained artists continues through
Sept. 21. (248) 399-2355, www.
octanephotographic.com .

See the Michigan Water Color
Society Traveling Exhibition
through Aug. 28 at the Alfred
Berkowitz Gallery at the Mardigian
Library on the U-M-Dearborn
campus, 4901 Evergreen. Monday-
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (313) 593-
3592.

Get in the "Summer Mix" show, a
mixed media group show, through
Aug. 9, at Lemberg Gallery, 23241
Woodward in Ferndale. Hours:
www.lemberggallery@mac.com .

Learn about "Changing Cities:
Berlin," featuring artists from
Galerie Eva Bracke, through Aug.
9, at Museum of New Art, 7 N.
Saginaw in Pontiac. Hours: (248)
210-7560.

Enjoy Michelle A. Hegyi's art
show, "Gardens of Love and Fire,"
through Aug. 10, at WSG Gallery,
306 S. Main in Ann Arbor. Fran
Wolok is one of the gallery's vis-
iting artists. Open daily except
Monday. (734) 761-2287,
www.wsg-art.com .

Read Harry Bernstein's The
Invisible Wall in preparation for
the Sisterhood Book Club meet-
ing 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at

Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
Guests are welcome at no charge.
Sharon Berry is facilitator. (248)
357-5544.

Reflect on the work of Southfield-
based artist Ruth Adler Schnee,
whose modernistic textile designs
make up her exhibition, "Show
the Colors: A Life in Design,"
through Aug. 29, at Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center,1516 S.
Cranbrook. Schnee will speak 7
p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. (248) 644-
0866.

See the show, "Objects d'Art:
Illuminated Pleasures," through
Aug. 30, at Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward, south
of Nine Mile in Ferndale. (248)
544-0394,
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .

and also create a sketch show for
the holidays. Call to see if audi-
tion times are still available. P.J.
Jakokes: (248) 327-0575.

Reserve a place on the Jewish
Federation's Family Mission to
Israel. Dates are Dec. 25, 2008-
Jan. 4, 2009. Details: (248) 642-
8639 or skaufman©jfmd.org .

Laugh at Second City's Jewsical!
The Musical, through Sept. 7, at
42705 Grand River in Novi. $15.
Schedule: (248) 348-4448, www.
secondcity.com .

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Lend A Hand

Contribute to the success of the JCC Maccabi Games, the
sports competition for Jewish youth ages 12-16, scheduled
Aug. 17 22 in Metro Detroit. Volunteer to help at events, com-
pete on the Detroit delegation or host student-athletes corn-
ing from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Hungary,
Israel, Mexico and Venezuela. Details: (248) 432-5500 or
Maccabi®jccdet.org .

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Aug. 27. (No concert Wednesday,_

Aug.13, due to Woodward Dream
Cruise.)
• Detroit Zoo, 10 Mile at
Woodward in Royal Oak: Evening
series continues 6:30-8 p.m.
Wednesdays through Aug. 27 in
the zoo's Picnic Grove. Schedule:
Candy Band (children's), Aug. 13;
Straight Ahead (jazz), Aug. 20;
and James Coffey (children's),
Aug. 27. Free with zoo admission.
• Novi, Lakeshore Park, 601 S.
Lake Drive: Pied Piper Preview
(family show), 7 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 10. Rain location is City Hall,
45175 W.10 Mile.
• Southfield: (1) Burgh Historical
Park Gazebo Series, Civic Center
Drive at Berg, presents Paul King
& the Rhythm Society Swing
Orchestra (classic big band)
at season finale, 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 13. (2) Eat to
the Beat Series, noon-2 p.m.
Thursdays in City Centre Plaza,
Central Park Blvd., a block west
of Evergreen, presents Planet D

Enjoy family-friendly and free
movies shown outdoors at dusk
Wednesdays on the Village Green

of Franklin Village, Franklin Road
between 13 and 14 Mile, next to
the Franklin Library. Schedule:
Back to the Future, Aug. 13, and
Napoleon Dynamite, Aug. 20. Rain
date is Thursday. (248) 877-9373.

Audition for a new resident
company Saturday and Sunday,
Aug. 9-10, at Go Comedy! Improv
Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile in
Ferndale. Six to nine talented
actors, improvisers and comedi-
ans will be cast. They'll perform
weekends as contestants in an

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Spend a night with Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet staged through
Aug. 10, at Starr Park, 1101 W.13
Mile, between Main and Crooks,
in Royal Oak. The Water Works
Theatre Company outdoors pro-
duction has a "Godfather"-style
vibe. Schedule: 8 p.m. Thursday-
Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday. Go
another night if it rains. Get a free
child's ticket with every paying
adult Sunday. Details: (248) 399-
3727, www.waterworkstheatre.
com .

Plan ahead to be an artisan or
vendor at the Gift Emporium
scheduled Sunday, Dec. 14, at the
Oak Park JCC. Registration dead-
line: Nov.17. Details: (248) 957-
4030, ext. 2006.

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Listen to outdoor music:

• Birmingham, Shain Park in

downtown Birmingham: Remaining
dates: singer-songwriter Michael
King and Scott Wilkinson per-
form with Motor City Horns, 7
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, and
Paul Keller Orchestra plays jazz,

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Nonet (big band), Aug. 14, and
Skye Island Band (pop, rock and
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• Waterford, Hess Hathaway Park,

825 S. Williams Lake Road: Last
concerts in the 7 p.m. Thursday
series are: Mark J. Stewart & the
Naked Pilots (country rock), Aug.
14, and Blackthorn (Irish), Aug. 21.

Come out for teenage band, Ari
Teitel and Jam Society, at an all-
ages show 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.
15, at A.J.'s Cafe, 240 W. Nine Mile
in Ferndale ($5). Tickets: (248)
425-1079.

Event Hotline

Start with a waltz on a night of
ballroom dancing, no partner
necessary, 9-11:30 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 9, at Rhythm-N-Shoes, 2172
Franklin in Bloomfield Hills. Come
by 8 for classes. $10. Yvonne
Moon: (248) 212-8342.

Get educator Jerry Gutman's take
on the fall elections at Glennwood
ORT's membership tea 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Fisher
Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. No charge,
but requires RSVP to Silvia
Marcus: (248) 642-2765.

Bring a friend, or prepare to make
new ones, at Kulanu Hadassah's
"Girls Night Out Bowling" 6:30
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Country
Lanes, 30250 Nine Mile in
Farmington. $20 includes dinner,
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