TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by (' e Ii1.111/ Con re ation Shaare zedek ,c Ir 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, C16 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. Submit nominations now for the 2009 Eight Over Eighty event,