44, ilitcracker Reluctant Atheist Meet Jewish Currents Editor Lawrence Lawrence Bush Bush of New York City 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Mondry Building of Jewish Apartments & Services, 15000 W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Bush will address his new book, Waiting for God: The Spiritual Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist. A discussion will follow. Sponsors are Michigan District/Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, Congregation T'chiyah and Jewish Parents Institute. RSVP advised: (248) 432-5677, miraclel@aol.com . THE JOFFREV BULLET December 2008 Brought to life by the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Leslie B. Dunner, Conductor I) I r R ) I I Home of Michigan Opera Theatre David DiChiera, General Director • Detroit's Original Holiday • Tradition and Still Your Best • Family Value! • • Mile I tiiee perForsieces Future the F111111illt PerFomices: • Michigan University Hillel, 965 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti; www.emuhillel. org . Ricky Camil: (734) 482-0456; pro- gram@emuhillel.org . • Chanukah Extravaganza: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the Student Center. • Alternative Spring Break: "Building and Bridging, Part II," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Hillel Center. • Coffee and Chill with Hillel: 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Student Center Starbucks. • Stress Less Shabbat: 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Hillel. Get involved with other campus Hillel programs, open to ages 18-30: • Wayne State University: First Floor, 667 Grosberg Student Center, Detroit; www.hillei-detroit.org . Hillel of Metro Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888, hillelpd@wayne.edu . • University of Michigan:1429 Hill Street, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.org . (734) 769-0500, umhillel@umich.edu . • Michigan State University: Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles Street, East Lansing; www.msuhillel.org . Jessica Katz: (517) 332-1916; jessica@msuhillel.org . Youth Smile watching The Crane Maiden, a puppet show based on a Japanese folktale, at its final performance 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand River, Detroit. Tickets: $5 children, $10 adults, and $8 for optional puppetry workshop fol- lowing the show. (313) 961-7777, www. puppetart.org . Go backstage to see Thanksgiving Day Parade floats and participate in arts and crafts activities 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, at Parade Company headquarters, 9500 Mt. Elliott, Detroit. Admission: $5. (313) 923-7400. Audition for the cast and crew of Think Squad, a new science-oriented television show for youth, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at YouthVille TV Studios, 7375 Woodward, Detroit. Open to students ages 11-19. Co-sponsors are WTVS Channel 56 and Detroit Science Center. Details: (313) 309-1300, www. youthvilledetroit.org . Participate in events anticipating Chanukah, the eight-day festival that begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 21: • Shalom Family: Reserve your place at a Chanukah event for moms and children, newborn through age 3, 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Fisher Federation Building, 6735 Calendar on page B22 Make It A Mitzvah Perform a mitzvah on Thursday, Dec. 25, when the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit present Mitzvah Day. Volunteers of all ages will participate in a choice of activi- ties including visits to older adults, preparing and serving holiday meals and delivering toys and gifts to families in need. Volunteers will meet for breakfast at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township prior to their project. Volunteers are asked to sign up on Federation's Web site, jewishdetroit.org/mitzvanday . No volunteer applications can be taken by phone. The dead- line is Monday, Dec. 8. For information, call Michael Daitch, (248) 642-5393. Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 pm Friday, December 5, at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 6, at 2:30 pm Saturday, December 6, at 7:30 pm Sunday, December 7, at 12:00 pm Sunday, December 7, at 5:00 pm FREE Dance Talk one hour prior to performance * Face painting . * Santa available for photos • * Nutcracker available for photos • * Live Reindeer . * Sugar Plum Parade on stage following • the performance • * Buffet lunch- only $10 per person • For lunch reservations and info call 313.237.SING . ///i 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C FOR TICKETS AND PRE-PAID PARKING CALL 313.237.SING or visit michiganopera.org The Chrysler Foundation 2008-09 Dance Series 0 0 fl 1455550 THE BEST MUSICAL. EVER. "A CHORUS LINE IS BACK, AND IT'S THRILLING!" —John Lahr, The New Yorker Fisher Theatre • January 13-February 1, 2009 Tickets at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets incl. Macy's • ticketmaster.com 248-645-6666 • Info 313-872-1000 • BroadwaylnDetroit.com • AChorusLine.com Groups (12+): 313-871-1132 or groupsales(tunederlanderdetroit.com SINI November 27 • 2008 B21