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Upcomirig Events
December 10
Shaarry Zedek Seniors Present
Pianist Oyu Kozrft*ryev
1:00 PM CS? Southfield
December 13
ticsher Connection:
Wine & Cheese Reception for
Unattached Adults ages
40-ish to 60-ish
7:00 PM • CSZ Southfield
December 13
Feiturincl Stiri?
Coffee House Adult Concert
8:00 PM CSZ Southfield
December 14
Featuring Sam Glaser
Free Admission
Chanukah Family Concert
11:00 AM • CSZ Southfield
December 16
The Book Thief by Markus Zuscik
Sisterhood Book Club
1:00 PM • CSZ Southfield
For more information, please call the
synagogue office at 248/357-5544
www.shaareyzedek.org
Check It Out!
EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINES
•For the issue of Dec. 25, items must be received by noon,
Monday, Dec. 15.
•For the issue of Jan. 1, items must be received by noon,
Friday, Dec. 19.
•For the issue of Jan. 8, items must be received by noon,
Tuesday, Dec. 30.
Arts 6, Culture
Talk about The Book Thief by
Markus Zusak with CSZ Book Club
1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. Facilitated by Sharon
Berry. Free. (248) 357-5544.
Shop during "Magic of
Birmingham" 6-8 p.m. Thursdays,
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December 11 • 2008
through Dec.18, downtown
Birmingham. Free gifts from local
retailers will be handed out ran-
domly on the streets, plus a grand
prize each night. Details:
enjoybirmingham.com .
Cinema 6, Stage
See Frannie Shepherd-Bates'
direction of No Exit by Jean-Paul
Sartre, presented by Magenta
Giraffe Theatre Company, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12 (opening night),
at Griffon Theatre in the Park
Bar, 2040 Park, Detroit. Shows
through Jan. 16. Tickets: $12-$15.
noexit@magentagiraffe.org , (586)
876-1447.
Two By Two
Catch the musical Two By
Two at the JET Theatre
in the West Bloomfield
JCC. Previews 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11, and 5
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and
the official opening at 8:30
Saturday. Shows continue
through Jan. 11, including
twice on New Year's Eve.
Tickets/schedule: (248)
788-2900, www.jettheatre.
org .
• Jewish Historical
Society: Attend the mati-
nee 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
28, and meet the cast at
an afterglow. $36. RSVP by
Dec. 19: (248) 432-5517,
jhsofmichigan®msn.com .
Laugh at David Dyer, a former
writer on the show Politically
incorrect, 8 p.m. Thursday-
Saturday, Dec. 11-13, at Mark
Ridley's Comedy Castle, 269 E.
Fourth, Royal Oak. Weekends have
second show at 10:30. First show
Friday is non-smoking. (248) 542-
9900, www.comedycastle.com .
See Echoes That Remain, a
poignant documentary about
Jewish shtetl fife before the
Holocaust, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
14, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills. The Jewish
Genealogical Society of Michigan
invites post-screening discussion.
Free/members; $5/guests. RSVP:
www.jgsmi.org , (248) 496-1324.
Find out why It's a Wonderful
Life" when the Farmington
Players perform the holiday clas-
sic through Dec. 20, in the Barn
Theater, 32332 W.12 Mile Road,
Farmington Hills. Purchase tickets
($15 or $13) and get show times:
www.farmingtonplayers.org or
(248) 553-2955,
Concerts
Visit Congregation Shaarey Zedek
for a Coffee House Concert Live
starring Sam Glaser, a singer-
songwriter-performer from Los
Angeles, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13,
at 27375 Bell Road, Southfield.
Moment Magazine called Glaser
one of America's top 10 Jewish
artists. Tickets: $25 members,
$30 others; discounts for pre-
orders. Tobye Bello: (248) 357-
5544, tbello®shaareyzedek.org .
Don't miss Leonard Slatkin's first
concerts as maestro of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, during
"The Slatkin Era Begins," 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12;
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and
free family concert 3 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 14, at Max Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit.
Audience members may come one
hour earlier each time for an infor-
mal, pre-concert discussion with
Slatkin. Tickets: (313) 576-5111 or
www.detroitsymphony.com .
Event Hotline
Join the Kavod HaMet Society
at a ceremony to dedicate head-
stones recently placed on 18
unmarked Jewish graves, 4-5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at Dorfman
Chapel, 30440 W.12 Mile,
Farmington Hills. B'nai B'rith Great
Lakes Region is lead partner with
the chapel on this community proj-
ect. No charge to attend unveiling
ceremony and presentation on
Jewish burial ritual presented by
local rabbis. Refreshments will
follow. Details: www.kavodhamet.
org , B'nai B'rith: (248) 646-3100,
Dorfman: (248) 406-6000.
Pre-register, by Dec. 15, to guar-
antee your table at Sisterhood-
sponsored mah-jongg tournament,
Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. Check-in at 5:45 p.m.;
tournament play starts at 7. Win
cash prizes and 50/50 raffles.
Entry fees: $15 for reserved seat at
a competitive table, $10 for a non-
competitive table. RSVP:
sbkoffron@comcast.net .
Meet other entrepreneurs at Latke
& Vodka, a Chanukah celebration/
networking opportunity, 6:30 -
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. B'nai
B'rith Business Network hosts the
holiday kosher buffet. Bring busi-
ness cards for face-to-face "speed
networking." Pre-paid registration:
$16 BBBN members, $21 guests;
$20 and $25 at door. RSVP to
Nita: (248) 646-3100.
Events That Help
Drop off winter clothing for
Project Warmth, helping clients
of the Lighthouse in Pontiac.
Bring through mid-December
to Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council & Center,
2121 Midvale. (248) 203-5280.
Enjoy The Girls Are Back in
Town! a cabaret concert of show
tunes, jazz and pop to benefit the
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
America 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
21, at the Village Players, 34660
Woodward, Birmingham. $15. (248)
819-2741, klfried@oakland.edu .
Helping Out
Lead one-hour Shabbat services
Friday afternoons at the Lahser
Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser,
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)
354-3222, ext.130.
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