To Do! Calendar from page C9 Paul Barker: (248) 432-5538 or pbarker@jccdet.org . Preview Dream Cruise cars at Champagne Cruise 2008 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, under the Dream Wheels Take a gander at the vehicles displayed at the Dream Cruise warm-up, a car show and presentation, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Entrance fee: $5, and $10 if registering with a car. Details from Cheryl Weberman: Cheryl®temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5725. ball. RSVP by Aug. 11: (248) 683- 5030. Get busy this summer with a new Jewish singles group for ages 45-60. Schedule: walk, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at West Bloomfield Trails, Arrowhead off Pontiac Trail (west of Orchard Lake Road); dinner, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Ole Ole, 113 E. Lake Road (at 14 Mile) in Novi; followed by walk around Walled Lake at sunset. Details from Pam: (248) 420-3784. See the latest trends in energy efficiency and green building, architecture, interior design, amenities and materials at Parade of Homes, an exhibition of 37 new model homes located across southeastern Michigan, starting Friday, Aug. 15-Sept.14. Sponsors are the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan and Bank of America Mortgage. (248) 862-1032, www. builders.org . Take the family to Temple Shir Shalom's "Food, Fun & Fireworks Celebration," held rain or shine, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at 3999 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Local area restaurants and caterers will offer their sig- nature dishes, Sunset Boulevard provides music, and children can enjoy bouncies, train rides, face painting and remote-control race cars. Fireworks show concludes the evening. Tickets: $25 adults, dlo August 7 • 2008 $15 ages 5-12; discounted $5 for pre-payment. RSVP by Aug.13: (248) 737-8700. Celebrate the Maccabi Games at a community-wide barbecue held in honor of athletes and host families 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield. A member of the Detroit Pistons organization will be on hand. Dinner charge: $10 adult (over age 10); $7 child. RSVP to Tobye Bello: (248) 357-5544. Mark your calendar for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's A Fair to Remember, a community celebration in honor of Israel's 60th anniversary, 3-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit. Features include Israel- focused activities, kosher food, a concert with the Moshav Band and Peter Himmelman, tree planting and "gefilte fishing." Details: (248) 205-2538. Tickets: jewishdetroit. org/israelsixty or (877) 772-5425. Events That Help Hit the links and raise money for the JCC's Send a Kid to Camp Fund at the Dr. Larry D. Sills Memorial JCC Golf Classic and Dinner Monday, Aug. 25, at Meadowbrook Country Club, 40941 Eight Mile in Northville. The rain-rescheduled event runs from breakfast at 7 a.m. through dinner program at 6 p.m. Details from tent at Westborn Market, 27659 Woodward in Berkley. Proceeds will go to Forgotten Harvest, an organization that fights hunger and food waste. $150 includes food from Westborn and local fine restaurants, live and silent auc- tions, Motown band and dancing. Guests must be age 21 or older. (248) 967-1500. Health Hear mystic and yogi Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev regarding better health and stress reduction 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River in Novi. He is founder of the Isha Foundation. (248) 601-6362. Learn ways to lessen knee pain and prevent injury while main- taining an active lifestyle at free classes for those with osteoar- thritis 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Henry Ford Hospital, 6777 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Registration: (313) 972-4196. 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. Aug. 19, at the HOM office, 43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in Bloomfield Hills. Register with Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323. Try a gentle session of "Yoga to Jewish Music" 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700. Helping Out 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. Contact Dr. Charles Silow if you know a Holocaust survivor who might benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In Hand), the friendly visitor program of Jewish Family Service: (248) 661-2999. 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 . Holidays & Shabbat Leave the sanctuary behind for "Shabbat Under the Stars" out- door worship 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Aug. 8 and 15, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. The Simon Vitale Band will play Aug. 8; the Teen T'filah Team leads Aug.15 service. (248) 661-5700. Come outside with Rabbi Joseph Klein for summer Shabbat ser- vices 7:30 p.m. Fridays on the grounds of Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park; also check for outdoor services at other local synagogues, weather permitting. Consult the JN syna- gogue listings for service times. 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. The rabbi focuses on one "big idea" from the Torah each week, using The Bible's Top 50 Ideas by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. Purchase the text ($12) through Rabbi Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880, raysteven®cbahm.org . Jewish Learning Learn to read and understand the prayers for Shabbat morning services at an intermediate-level prayer-book Hebrew reading class for adults, 2-3 p.m. Mondays, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Instructor Amy Appelman requires students to have a basic, phonetic knowledge of prayer-book Hebrew. No charge to attend. Textbook costs $18. Details: relschool@ cbahm.org or (248) 851-8820. Join Rabbi Eric Yanoff for Talmud study from Tractate Rosh Hashanah, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 19 and 26, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek B`nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. The text-based discus- sions are intended to heighten your experience in synagogue during the upcoming Days of Awe. Texts will be offered in both the original language and in English translation. (248) 681-4235. Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at Bais 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. Seniors Come to a seniors' dance featur- ing music by Jim Lauri's One Man Young Adult Film See an outdoor movie, Everything Is Illuminated, with members of Hillel of Metro Detroit (ages 18-30) 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, on the grounds of the Oak Park JCC. This is the film version of Jonathan Safran 4 Foer's award-winning best- seller. No RSVP required. Group goes to a Tigers game on Aug. 29. Details: (313) 577-8888.