Here's A Clue Upcoming Events November 7 "cawing Rabbi Daniel Gordis Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Dinner Wt,koittittg New Members 6:00 PM CSZ Southfield November 11 West Wing vs, Western Wall: Using Jewish Values To it lake Political Decisions Appreciate the BBAC fac- ulty art show through Nov. 7, at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook in Birmingham. Admission is free. www.BBArtCenter.org , (248) 644- 0866. 7:30 PM CSZI3'nai Israel Center November 21 Featuring Professor Howard Lupovitch Jews of Italy 6:00 PM • CSZ B'nai Israel Center December 4 Front Rikud (Dance) to Rap: An In-Depth Look at What Israeli Music Reveals About the Soul of Israelis 7:30 PM • CSZ B'nai Israel Center December 13 Sam Glaser in Concert 8:00 PM • CSZ Southfield For more information, please call the synagogue office A 248/357-5544 wtvw,Shoareyzedek.org t /r Check It Uut! Arts & Culture Read "The Writing is on the Wall," a collection of 1930-1960s com- mercial and propaganda posters from Israel, at Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Free. Through Nov. 16: (248) 432-5449. • Tikvah Group of Hadassah: RSVP by Oct. 31 to join group's tour of the exhibit 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4. Rabbi Joshua Bennett's commentary follows. Afterward, have lunch ($25) approximately 12:15 p.m. at Sposita's Ristorante, 33210 W.14 Mile in West Bloomfield. Nancy Jonas: (248) 661-2881. B24 October 30 • 2008 Watch a weaving demonstra- tion by Michael Daitch and Jim McCutchen 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward. Artists in resi- dence at synagogues, camps and the JCC, they also teach Judaic weaving to children. (313) 833- 7900, www.dia.org . Browse gently used hardcover and paperback books, videos and DVD movies at Friends of Farmington Community Library's giant book sale 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1,and noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the library's Main Branch, 32737 W.12 Mile in Farmington Hills. (248) 553-6880. Sort through Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, staged by JET through Nov. 23, inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Laced with humor, the play takes many twists and turns telling about a mystery writer and his wife's lover. The official opening is 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Tickets/sched- ule from JET: (248) Peruse abstract paintings by professional artist Prudence Bernstein of West Bloomfield through Nov. 5, at Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward in Bloomfield Hills. (248) 626-0852. Speak with artist Alice Frank of Bloomfield Hills at the opening reception for her exhibit, "Frame of Mind," 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward in Ferndale. The show runs Wednesdays-Saturdays, Nov. 5-29. (248) 544-0394, wwwlawrencestreetgallery.com . Sample "Weights & Measures," a show of Lauren Semivan's new photographs, through Nov. 8, at David Klein Gallery,163 Townsend in Birmingham. (248) 433-3700, www.dkgallery.com . Celebrate the local authors who will talk about their works at a book-signing event during the Jewish Book Fair 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Full book fair schedule: (248) 432-5467. Sign up for lunch with speaker Chris Bohjalian, author of Skeletons at the Feast, on Hadassah Day at the Jewish Book Fair 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov.11, at the West Bloomfield JCC. $45 also includes book; $30 without book; $21.20 for book only and no lunch. (248) 683-5030. Note the deadline of Monday, Nov. 17, for artisans and vendors wanting to exhibit at this year's Gift Emporium 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Oak Park JCC. Details: (248) 967-4030, ext. 2006. Cinema & Stage Catch the Tony Award-winning, one-woman show Elaine Stritch — At Liberty, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 31- Nov. 2, in Jazz Cafe at Music Hall, 350 Madison in Detroit. Tickets: Mark Rademacher and Kevin T. Young in Sleuth www.jettheatre.org , (248) 788-2900. BONUS: Savvy sleuths can earn two-for-one tickets to select performances by answering any of these questions: 1.Who starred in the 1971 film Sleuth? 2. What does the acronym JET stand for? 3. JET, formed in 1988, is celebrating what anniversary? Simply call the JET box office with your answer to reserve tickets. $100. Show times: www.musichall. org , (313) 887-8500. See Stagecrafters' production of the classic musical Show Boat, including cast member Ed Berger, Oct. 31-Nov. 23, at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in down- town Royal Oak. Show times: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $16 or $18. www. stagecrafters.org , (248) 541-6430. Enjoy the contemporary troupe Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, making its Detroit Opera House debut Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at 1526 Broadway. All ages invited to a free master class with com- pany dancers 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1; must present ticket stub. Schedule/tickets: (313) 237-3416. Catch opening night, Thursday, Nov. 6, of John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance, directed by Bruce Milan, at Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson in Detroit. Shows through Dec. 28 and New Year's Eve. Admission: $20, $17 in advance. www.detroi- treptheatre.com , (313) 868-1347. Attend the world premiere of Kim Carney's Geoffrey & Jeffrey Nov. 6-Dec. 28, at Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron in Ann Arbor. Schedule/tickets: (734) 663-0681, www.performancenetwork.org . Join the screening of The Counterfeiters, winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Presented by the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival and Jewish Book Fair, the film is based on Leonard Malkin's book concern- ing Operation Bernhard, a secret Nazi plan to destabilize the British economy. Malkin will also speak. Advance purchase of tickets ($10) recommended: (248) 432-5461. Gather for Black Book, set during the Holocaust, at a Sisterhood Movie Night 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield. $3, or $2 for CSZ members. (248) 357-5544. Laugh hearing lines from routines popularized by comedy partners George Burns and Gracie Allen in the one-man show Say Goodnight Gracie, through Nov. 16, at the Gem Theater, 333 Madison in Detroit. Show times: 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Tickets: (313) 963-9800, www.gemtheatre. corn. Check out DeFace the Nation, an all-political review poking fun at presidential candidates, Democrats, Republicans and media pundits, through Nov. 23, at Second City, 42705 Grand River in Novi. Schedule/tickets: (248) 348-4448, www.secondcity.com .