Too Many Books? Too Little Time? Give unwanted media to Bookstock's Colossal Collection Drive 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center, southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph. Tax receipts given for donations of used books, books on tape, records, videos, CDs and DVDs. Also, volunteer to sort items 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, and selected Sundays. www.bookstock.info, (248) 645-7840, ext. 365. Treasures at noon, Wednesday, Dec.17 at the temple in West Bloomfield. $10/ members; $12/guests. RSVP by Dec. 12: Arda Barenholtz, (248) 548-5627. Attend two programs hosted by COJAR (Council of Orthodox Jewish Active Retirees) on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Oak Park JCC. Schedule: Rabbi Tzvi Muller of Partners in Torah will present "Flattery will Get You Nowhere, Part 2," 11:30 a.m.; Lynn Alexander, CEO of Your Aging Well Advisor, will speak on "Aging Well: The Best Revenge," 1 p.m. Admission: $5 for members, $8 for guests. (248) 967-4030. Enjoy lunch and musical program with baritone Brian Jones and piano accompanist Martin Mandelbaum noon Thursday, Dec. 18, at Oak Park JCC. The Robert Schechter Senior Adult Fund sponsors. Free for JCC members; $1 for guests. Lunch at 1 p.m. ($2.75) by reservation: (248) 967-4030. Dine on latkes at Cafe Europa's Chanukah party featuring entertainer Ben Opengeym 1-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, at Oak Park JCC. Event host is Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families of Jewish Home & Aging Services. (248) 661-2999. Experiment with various media at the ongoing Farber adult art classes 9 a.m.-noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond facilitates. Tuition and art supplies over 10 sessions cost $40 for JCC members, $60 for others. (248) 967-4030. Bridge Club 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays at Oak Park JCC. All players are welcome. No charge. (248) 967-4030. Create something special at Barbara Bloom's Judaica arts & crafts class 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Oak Park JCC. Rifcah Krolikowski provides ongo- ing instruction. Session charge: $4; $2 for JCC members. (248) 967-4030. This holiday season, let us do the cooking, and you do the celebrating! * • Gift cards in any denomination ITALIANA 37646 West 12 Mile • Farmington Hills Get involved with campus Hillel pro- grams, open to ages 18-30: • Wayne State University: First Floor, 667 Grosberg Student Center, Detroit; www.hillel-detroit.org . Hillel of Metro Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888, hillelpd@wayne.edu . • Eastern Michigan University: 965 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti; www.emuhillel. org . Ricky Camil: (734) 482-0456; program@emuhillel.org . • University of Michigan:1429 Hill, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.org . (734) 769-0500; umhillel@umich.edu . • Michigan State University: Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St., East Lansing; www.msuhillel.org . Jessica Katz: (517) 332-1916; jessica@msuhillel.org . Youth Pass the afternoon playing cards with the Ben-Gurion Men+s Group noon-4 p.m. weekdays at Oak Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-4030. Be part of Junior Congregation, open to students in grades K-7 regardless of synagogue affiliation, 10:45-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in Tauber Family Chapel at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. The student-led service features davening, Brush up your bridge game at the Calendar on page C20 (In Halsted Vi.laget • wavv,antoniosrestaurants,com Discuss current events with other seniors and group leader Dave Weiner 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Young Adults l'OulfiS dVai hihle 248-994-4000 * * * * * HANNUKAH GIFT * * * * * 4( 50% OFF LATKES BUY I DOZ AT REG PRICE GET NEXT DOZ AT 50% OFF. LIMIT I DOZ 50% OFF HANNUKAH www.stevesdtli.com • bloomfieldtgatevesdell.com • 2.48,932-0800 6646 Telegraph Bd. at Maple (15 Mile) • Bloomfield Plaza • Fax. 248 ,932446.5 * * * * * HANNUKAH GIFT * * * * * Deliciously Intoxicating, Great Priced Authentic Northern Italian Cuisine 'The perfect dinner spot before or after the theater, sports or just because... •Restaurant & Bar Available for Private Parties 2203 Woodward Ave. 1 across from Comerica Park 1 Detroit 1 (313) 471-3500 December 11. 2008 C19