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Arts & Culture

Hear from Southfield-based art-
ist Ruth Adler Schnee 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22, at Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S.
Cranbrook. Her exhibition, "Show
the Colors: A Life in Design,"
continues through Aug. 29. (248)
644-0866.

Talk about books worth reading.
Guests are welcome at no charge:
• Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield: The Book
Discussion Group will review The
Book of Names by local authors
Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori,
10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25.
Registration: (248) 683-5030.
• JPM/JCC Book Club, Oak Park
JCC: Discuss Joyce Carol Oates'
The Gravedigger's Daughter 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 28. (248) 967-
4030.

Berkowitz Gallery in the Mardigian
Library, U-M-Dearborn campus,
4901 Evergreen. (313) 593-3592.

Big Picture

Visit 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.lawrencestreet-
gallery.com .

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Explore the "Summer Select"
exhibition, including artist Michael
Goldberg, through Sept. 13, at
David Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend
in Birmingham. (248) 433-3700,
info@dkgallery.com .

Check out the "Unfiltered" art
show through Sept. 21, at Octane
Gallery, 22750 Woodward, Suite
B1, in Ferndale. Eclectic exhibi-
tion emphasizes the work of self-
trained artists. (248) 399-2355,
www.octanephotographic.com .

Audition to sing in a local chorus:
Madrigal Chorale of Southfield:
Come prepared to sing a brief
solo and sight-read a piece of
music 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at
Rochester Church of Christ, 240
W. Avon in Rochester Hills. (248)
352-9527.
• Farmington Community Chorus:
Open auditions will be held 7:30
p.m. on three Tuesdays, Sept. 2-
16, at Costick Activities Center,
28600 W.11 Mile in Farmington
Hills. All voice parts are welcome.
Chorus gives a holiday concert in
December. (248) 471-4516, www.
farmingtonchorus.com .

Register by Nov. 17 to be an
artisan or vendor at the Gift
Emporium 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 14, at Oak Park JCC. Details:
(248) 957-4030, ext. 2006.

See the Michigan Water Color
Society Traveling Exhibition
through Aug. 28, at Alfred

Reserve your place on the Jewish
Federation's Family Mission to
Israel. Dates are Dec. 25, 2008-

Learn the basics of salsa, the
cha-cha and other Latin dances
at Mambo Marci's eight-week
course meeting Saturday, Sept.
6, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Intermediate-level classes: noon-1
p.m. Beginners:1-2 p.m. No part-
ner required. Tuition: $120, or $96
for JCC members. Marci lwrey:
(586) 506-8891 or marcimambo@
yahoo.com.

Listen to music at free outdoor
concerts:
• Birmingham, Shain Park in
downtown Birmingham: Paul
Keller Orchestra plays jazz, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 27.
• Detroit Zoo, 10 Mile at
Woodward in Royal Oak: Evening
series concludes with James
Coffey (children's), 6:30-8 p.m.
Wednesday Aug. 27, in the Picnic
Grove. Free with zoo admission.
• Southfield, City Centre Plaza,
Central Park Blvd., a block west
of Evergreen: Eat to the Beat
Series continues 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursdays, through Sept.11. (248)
796-4620.
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Cinema & Stage

Head Into the Woods, through
Aug. 24, at Starlight Theater
inside Summit Place Mall, 315 N.
Telegraph in Pontiac. Performance
times/tickets: (248) 335-1788,
wwwstarlighttheater.net

Audition for Matrix Theatre
Company's fall production, To
Kill a Mockingbird, 4-7:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 25, at 2730 Bagley
in Detroit. All roles will receive
performance stipends. Details/
appointments: (313) 967-0999.

See what you can identify with
at Jewsical! The Musical, a
Second City production through
Sept. 7, at 42705 Grand River in
Novi. Comedy sketches satirize
American Jewish culture. $15.
Schedule: (248) 348-4448, www.
secondcity.com .

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Jan. 4, 2009. Details: (248) 642-
8639 or skaufman@jfmd.org .

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Lake Road). Rain location is out-
side Tapper's inside Orchard Mall
on Orchard Lake Road. Details
from Pam: (248) 420-3784.

Take a two-hour narrated boat
cruise of the Detroit River with
Glennwood ORT 3 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 24. Meet at Miller Parking
on Atwater. $14 includes parking
voucher; dining on your own fol-
lows at Sindbad's Restaurant,100
St. Clair in Detroit. RSVP for space
availability to Olivia Hammer:
(248) 661-6878.

Learn the latest trends in energy
efficiency and green building,
architecture, interior design, ame-
nities and materials at Parade
of Homes, an exhibition of 37
new model homes in southeast-
ern Michigan, through Sept. 14.
Sponsors are Building Industry
Association of Southeastern
Michigan and Bank of America
Mortgage. (248) 862-1032, www.
BlAparadeofhomes.com .

Pick up fresh veggies, bread
and preserves at the Southfield
Farmers Market 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursdays at Millennium Centre,
15600 J.L. Hudson Drive. Final
date: Aug. 28. Details:
wwwmillenniumcentre.net .

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See an exhibit by photog-
rapher Marji Silk 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at
Roosevelt Elementary
School, 2065 Cass Lake
Road, Keego Harbor, as part
of the Bloomfield North Area
Chamber Big Fish Festival.
(248) 544-1203.

Find lots to see and do at the
Labor Day Round-Up Parade and
Fair, sponsored by the Franklin
Community Association. Hours:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, on
the Village Green, Franklin Road
between 13 and 14 Mile, next to
the Franklin Library. Features
include games, petting zoo, classic