Central Park Blvd., a block west
of Evergreen. Final date: Sept. 11.
(248) 796-4620.

Bring your family to a musical
program featuring show tunes,

jazz standards and classical piano
selections 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
14, at the Oak Park Library, 14200
Oak Park Blvd. Performing will
be the Waterbrooks Trio, includ-
ing Oak Park residents Hannah
and Jack Waterstone and vocalist
Violet Brooks. Free. (248) 691-
7483.

Attend a concert featuring Robert
de Maine, principal cellist of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra,
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. An after-
glow will follow this Vivace Music
Series performance. Get tickets
from Joyce Cheresh: (248) 788-
9338. Web: www.vivaceseries.org .

Feast on beautiful harp music,
along with dessert, at the
Afternoon Delights concert 1:30-
3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at
the Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. The program
features Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra Principal Harpist Amy
Ley, along with Emily Perryman on
flute. Admission: $8 at the door,
$35 for the symphony's series of
five concerts. (734) 971-0990,
www.a2so.com .

Event Hotline

Have a blast at two annual pic-
nics:
• Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 7. Come for games, music
and food. Open to the community
at no charge. Barbara Grant:
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield:
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Sept.
8. Family fun day will offer hot
dogs, ice cream, petting farm,
moonwalks, DJ, pony and train
rides. (248) 661-5700.

arrives. No chemicals will be used
in the water, and lifeguards will
be on duty. Schedule:10-11 a.m.
for dogs weighing 5-10 pounds; 11
a.m.-noon for dogs of 51 or more
pounds. Cost: $10 per dog. Erica
Gray: (248) 432-5502, www.
jccdet.org .

Attend a town meeting with
Jack Kevorkian, a candidate for
office in Oakland County, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 11, at Birmingham
Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile in
Farmington Hills. No charge, but
seating is limited. RSVP: (248)
477-1410.

See 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.
Building Industry Association
of Southeastern Michigan co-
sponsors. (248) 862-1032, www.
BlAparadeofhomes.com .

Find something special at the
Henry & Delia Meyers Library's
used book sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 14, and 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Monday-Thursday, Sept. 15-
18, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
The sale will include Judaica,
history, fiction and more. (248)
661-1000.

Spend an evening with Julie Silver,
board-certified acupuncturist, at
a Glennwood ORT program 6:45
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Room
202-203 of the West Bloomfield
JCC. Free. Anna Hyman: (248)
851-3034.

Bring your pooch to the canine
swim Sunday, Sept. 7, at the West

"Ciao" down with members of
the Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Sisterhood at their Italian-
themed dinner program 6:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the
synagogue, 27375 Bell Road in
Southfield. Karen (Tintori) Katz
will share family secrets from her
recent book, Unto the Daughters,
and participants can make their
own cannolis for dessert. Free
for paid-up sisterhood members,
$25 guests. RSVP by Sept. 8 to
the Sisterhood office: (248) 357-
5544, ext. 48.

Bloomfield JCC. Dogs and their
humans are invited to enjoy one
last dip in the pool before fall

Sign up for fall and winter
trips, both near and far, through

the JCC's Center Travel Dept.
Upcoming is a tour of old and new
Jewish Detroit on Tuesday, Sept.
23. Full schedule: (248) 432-5471,
www.jccdet.org .

Events That Help

Support the Paul Fried Charity
Bike Ride 10 a.m. Friday, Sept.
5, departing from the East
Boat Launch at Kensington
Metropark in Milford. The Jewish
Farmington resident, who has
Crohn's disease, is riding to assist
Michigan Chapter of Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation of America.
Registration/donations: paf123@
aol.com .

Take the "Walk4friendship" 1-4
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. The route is
from the West Bloomfield JCC to
the Friendship Circle Meer Family
Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. Details: www.
walk4friendship.com .

Give the gift of life at blood
drives:
• Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901

Middlebelt in Farmington Hills: The
Social Action Committee spon-
sors 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
7. Chairs are Ruth Zerin and Amy
Strauss. Allow an hour; must be
at least age 17. Reservations pre-
ferred: (248) 851-5100.
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield: 9:30
a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. The
Brotherhood seeks to raise 100
pints. RSVP recommended to Al
Rosen (248) 851-7337.

Hear the country music quartet
Lonestar at American Cancer
Society Cattle Baron's Ball, pre-
sented by General Motors Corp., 7
p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 13,
at the Michigan State Fairgrounds
in Detroit. The western-themed
fundraiser also has food, auctions
and games. VIP reception starts
at 6. Tickets: (248) 663-3400 or
www.cbbdetroit.com .

Go to the annual fundraising din-
ner of the Holocaust Memorial
Center Zekelman Family Campus
5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Michael Treblin, MD, the organi-
zation's president, is this year's
honoree. Tenor James Benjamin

Make Your Own

Come to the "Make
Your Own Shofar" fac-
tory Sunday, Sept. 7,
at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake in
West Bloomfield, and
you'll be playing "Te-
Keeeyaaaa" this High
Holiday season. Times
slots: 11 or 11:30 a.m.,
noon or 12:30 p.m. Adults and children welcome, but those
under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. To reserve a
place at this Men's Club-sponsored event, send e-mail with
names and number of horns required to klg6675@sbcglobal.
net. $15 per shofar must be prepaid. Questions: (248) 788-
0600.

and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo
Loeb will sing. Tickets: (248) 553-
2400, ext. 12.

Hit the links for the Hillel Day
School Golf Classic 8:45 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 15, at Franklin
Hills Country Club, 31675 Inkster
in Franklin. Cost: $180 for nine
holes or $300 for 18; sponsor-
ship opportunities available.
Continental breakfast through
dinner provided. Cheryl Schanes:
(248) 539-1488.

Join physicians, therapists, edu-
cators, social workers, students,
adults with AD/HD and family
members at the Michael Golds
Memorial Conference on Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 8
a.m.-4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26,
at Oakland Community College,
27055 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Keynoter is Dr.
Yvonne Pennington, mother of
television host Ty Pennington from

Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
Early registration ($59) before
Sept. 15 will guarantee lunch spot;

$75 at door. Students with ID pay
$30. Marie Faulkner: (248) 522-
3645 or www.chaddmi.com .

Hear from veteran CBS broadcast-
er Dan Raviv at the opening meet-
ing of Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah Tuesday, Sept. 16,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
His topic at noon: "How to Keep
Your Best Friend: Can Israel Count
on America?" Boutique shopping
begins at 10:30 a.m. $45-$60,
includes lunch. Details/reserva-
tions: (248) 683-5030.

Laugh at the satirical jabs of the
Capitol Steps, known for their
political song parodies, 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the
Max Fisher Music Center, 3711
Woodward in Detroit. Concert is a
benefit for Kadima, which assists
Jews with mental illness and their
families. Longtime supporter
Mary Must will be honored. $100
includes afterglow. Sponsorship
information/tickets from Paula:
(248) 559-8235, ext. 122, or
PaulaS@KadimaCenter.org .

Congratulate Gina and Arthur
Horwitz, this year's honorees, at
the Jewish National Fund's Tree
of Life" Dinner 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 17, at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. Details/Tickets: (248)
324-3080, tgutkovitch@jntorg.

Health

Find help and support through
CHADD (Children & Adults with
Attention-Deficit Disorder) at two
simultaneous meetings 7:30-9
p.m. (registration at 7) Monday,
Sept. 8, at Way Elementary
School, 765 W. Long Lake Road,
east of Telegraph, in Bloomfield
Hills. The Parent Group presents
Dr. Fran Parker. The Adult Group
will have Holly Leo. $5 donation
requested from non-member fami-
lies. (248) 988-6716, www.chadd.
net/527.

Focus on "Achieving Your Total
Health Goal" when Dr. Stacey
Francis of Higher Level Healthcare

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