E-mail items to caiendari:_ilhejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, The Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, Ml 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Enjoy the Broadway show Say Goodnight Grade about comedy and life partners George Burns and Gracie Allen, Wednesdays- Sundays at the Gem Theater, 333 Madison in Detroit. Schedule/tick- ets through Nov. 16: (313) 963- 9800, www.gemtheatre.com . SILIARFY ZEDEK EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel wwwjewishcartoon.com Your Official Jewish Guide BARRACK 0 BAMA "The CHANGE, D E_5 E RV E : " GOOL) FOR THE J4A45? BECCA BETH The Altruist BERNIE The Realist The Idealist I- 73 YAEL ' LOUIS !ANN ZAYDS The :gut' The Perplexed %to Rebel The VP11' Traditionalist BUBS The Bubbe JOHN Mc CAIN "Me- MAVERICK: // 0001) FOR .J.6445? I'M NOT SURE... To the Concerts 2008 USA Bring everyone to a musical pro- gram featuring show tunes, jazz Presidential Election standards and classical piano selections 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Oak Park Library, 14200 Oak Park Blvd. The Waterbrooks Trio, including Oak Park residents Hannah and Jack Waterstone and vocalist Violet Brooks, will per- form. 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 site: 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. Attend "In Recital: Philip Dikeman," a Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings' presentation of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra flutist, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at Hagopian World of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward in Birmingham. Come for a reception at 8. Tickets: $25; $15 student, with pre-paid discounts. (248) 559-2095, www. detroitchamberwinds.org . Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W.13 Mile on the campus of Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. The opening concert features violinist James Ehnes with pianist Andrew Armstrong. Tickets: www.comehearcmsd.org . Join the folks from Yiddish Alive for a concert of Yiddish songs 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the West Bloomfield JCC. The musi- cian-performers will be former Detroiter Daniel Kahn and Michael Winograd. Free. Details: (248) 557- 8599. Event Hotline Be in your "Hay Day," enjoying costumed interpreters and activi- ties meant to celebrate greater Birmingham's agricultural heri- tage, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Birmingham Historical Museum & Park, 556 W. Maple. Details: (248) 642-2817. Find something interesting to read 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 Spend an evening with Julie Silver, board-certified in acupuncture, at a Glennwood ORT program 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Room 202-203 at the West Bloomfield JCC. Free. Anna Hyman: (248) 851-3034. Encounter artists, handmade crafters, locally grown food pro- ducers, filmmakers, business people and others at Ferndale's first DIY Street Festival 11 a.m.- midnight Saturday, Sept. 20, and until 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, in downtown Ferndale. Bands will play. Carey Gustafson: (248) 752- 7627, diystreetfair@yahoo.com . Sign up for trips, both near and far, through the JCC's Center Travel Dept. First up is a tour of old and new Jewish Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 23, and October's outings include Say Goodnight, Gracie, Oct. 16, at the Gem Theater in Detroit and Margaret Garner, Oct. 17, at the Detroit Opera House. Full schedule/fees: (248) 432-5471, www.jccdet.org . Tree Of Life Experience a new season with the Chamber Music Society of Detroit 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at JCC. The sale will include Judaica, history, fiction and more. (248) 661-1000. Gina and Arthur Horwitz Congratulate Jewish News Publisher Arthur Horwitz and his wife, Gina, 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@jnf.org . Events That Help Ride over to the Cattle Baron's Ball, a western-themed fund- raiser for the American Cancer Society, 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit. Features include country music with Lonestar, food, auctions and games. VIP reception starts at 6. Tickets: (248) 663-3400 or www. cbbdetroit.com . Assist the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus by attending its annual fundraising dinner 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. This year's honoree is Michael Treblin, MD, the organization's president. Tenor James Benjamin 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. 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. Paula: (248) 559-8235, ext.122, or PaulaS@ KadimaCenter.org . Fete Joyce Keller, longtime direc- tor of JARC, at her retirement celebration 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Contributions may be made to the Joyce Keller Legacy Fund. Details/RSVP: (248) 538-6611, wwwjarc.org . Take the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network's Walk for Food Allergy, to help find a cure for children with food allergies, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Kensington Metropark in Milford. Check-in at 8:30. Registration: www.foodallergywalk.org . Participate in Comedy Walk, a 10th anniversary fundraiser for Gilda's Club Metro Detroit, Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. Registration starts 8 a.m. for the two-mile walk. Entertainers will include mimes, clowns, jugglers and other street-style performers. Details: (248) 475-9111. Salute Israel's 60th anniversary at the American Red Magen David Adorn for Israel dinner dance 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. Honorees are Eugene and Tamara Friedman and Emmanuel and Zoya Gauzer, leaders in the former Soviet Union Jewish community. Tickets: $90. RSVP requested by Sept. 14: (248) 353-0434. Calendar on page B20 September 11 • 2008 B19