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Check It Out!

Arts & Culture

Cranbrook in Birmingham. Free.
The show runs through Oct. 10.
(248) 644-0866.

Try a night of dancing:
• Latin dance lessons: Join
an eight-week course starting
Saturday, Sept. 6, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Intermediate-level
classes: noon-1 p.m. Beginners:1-2
p.m. No partner required. Tuition:
$120, or $96 for JCC members.
"Mambo Marci" lwrey: (586) 506-
8891, marcimambo@yahoo.com.
• Ballroom dancing: Capture the
passion and romance of ballroom
dancing 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13,
at Rhythm-N-Shoes, 2172 Franklin
in Bloomfield Hills. Singles and
couples welcome. $10 includes
light snacks. (248) 665-8245.

Let Nada Jurisic explain about
her "arf work" displayed in "It's
Reigning Cats and Dogs" 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13, at Ariana
Gallery, 119 S. Main in Royal Oak.
Open daily. (248) 546-8810, www.
a rianagallery.com .

Audition to sing with others:
• UMS Choral Union: 6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8, in Auditorium
4, University of Michigan Modern
Languages Building. Jim Lieja:
(734) 647-4020.
• Farmington Community Chorus:
All voice parts invited to open
auditions 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Sept. 9 and 16, at Costick
Activities Center, 28600 W.11 Mile
in Farmington Hills. Chorus gives
a holiday concert in December.
(248) 471-4516,
www.farmingtonchorus.com .

See tiny paintings inspired by
"the murky secrets of the ado-
lescent world" at the exhibition,
"If the Slipper Fits," Sept. 9-Oct.
12, at Lemberg Gallery, 23241
Woodward in Ferndale. Meet New
York artist Amanda Best at a
reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept.
12. (248) 591-6623.

Watch "JCG Goes Pop!" highlight-
ing the work of Romero Britto,
through Sept. 25, at the Janice
Charach Epstein Gallery inside
the West Bloomfield JCC. (248)
432-5448, www.jccdet.org/cultur-
alarts/gallery.

Meet local residents Bill and
Susie Graham and H. Thomas
Saylor, speaking about their new
book, When One Door Closes: A
Teen's Inspiring Journey, 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 10, at As The
Page Turns Bookstore & Gallery,
149 N. Center Street, Suite 102 in
Northville. The book celebrates
the life of their daughter, Alex
Graham, who lost her struggle
with cancer in 1999. www.asthep-
ageturns.biz, (248) 912-0085.

Talk about books worth reading.
Guests are welcome:
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield:
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia
Sofer. Edie Broida will facilitate
the discussion 9:45 a.m. Monday,
Sept. 8, and also 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, following din-
ner. Details/registration through
Judy Solomon: (248) 661-5700 or
judy®temple-israel.org .

Attend the opening night recep-
tion for Marie Woo's "A Clay
Odyssey" 6-8 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 12, at the BBAC, 1516 S.

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• West Bloomfield JCC Book Club:
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
17. Book tells the story of an
Israeli-Arab surgeon who learns
that his wife was a suicide bomber.
Elisabeth Shubow of the West
Bloomfield Public Library is the
facilitator. Bring a lunch; refresh-
ments and dessert provided.
Registration required with librar-
ian Fran Menken: (248) 432-5546,
fmenken@jccdet.org .

JET Takes Off

Follow the story of two
people who find love
again in Neil Simon's
romantic comedy
Chapter Two, staged
through Sept. 28 at
the Jewish Ensemble
Theatre, lower level of
the West Bloomfield
JCC. Official open-
ing night is 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6.
Tickets: $29-$39 with discounts for seniors and students.
Evelyn Orbach is artistic director of JET. Performance sched-
ule: (248) 788-2900.

Check out "Leader of the Pack:
2008 WSU Faculty Exhibition,"
at the opening reception 5-8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 12, in the Community
Arts Gallery,150 Community
Arts Building, at Wayne State
University in Detroit. Show contin-
ues Tuesday-Friday through Oct.
17. (313) 577-0770.

Reserve your 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 .

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 .

Cinema & Stage

What experiences will you identify
with in Jewsical! The Musical,
staged through Sept. 7, at
42705 Grand River in Novi? The
Second City comedy sketches
satirize American Jewish culture.
Admission: $15. Schedule: (248)
348-4448, www.secondcity.com .

Bring book titles, authors and
ideas to the organizational meet-
ing for a new Israeli book club 7
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the
Henry and Delia Meyers Library
at the West Bloomfield JCC. Fran
Menken: (248) 432-5546,
fmenken@jccdet.org

Catch the local premiere of the
Hospice of Michigan-sponsored
documentary film Except for Six
6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at
Emagine Theater, 44425 W.12
Mile in Novi. For six months, film
cameras captured active older
adults experiencing the challenges
and beauty found in long lives.
$50. RSVP to Rae Anne: (313)
578-6268.

Browse the annual "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 .

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Join National Council of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit Section,
for the film Iron Jawed Angels
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 9, at the Fisher Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Learn how
young activists put their lives at
risk to help American women get
the right to vote. Leading a dis-
cussion of the film will be Arlene
Frank, director of Womencenter
at Oakland Community College
in Farmington Hills. Free; bring a
lunch. Light refreshments will be
served. (248) 355-3300.

Enjoy the Broadway show Say
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and life partners George Allen and
Gracie Allen, in preview perfor-
mances ($25) Tuesday through
Thursday, Sept. 9-11, at the Gem
Theater, 333 Madison in Detroit.
The Tony®-nominee for Best Play
will continue Wednesdays-Sundays
through Nov. 16. Schedule/tickets:
(313) 963-9800, www.gemtheatre.
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Take in Gloomy Sunday, a
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Sisterhood Movie Night, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 27375
Bell Road in Southfield. Coffee,
cookies and conversation will fol-
low. $3; members pay $2. (248)
357-5544.

Concerts

Bring a lunch to the city of
Southfield's free Eat to the Beat
concert series 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursdays, in City Centre Plaza,