TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by j1 11111 IV/ on re ation Shaare il'''&11(1.' Upcomitig 'Events January 7 Sisterhood Presents: The Return of Mahj Madness 5:45 PM CSZ Southfield January 15 1 22 & 29 Featuring Rabbi Aaron Starr of Isaac and Ishmael: A Discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7:30 PM CSZ a/nal Israel Center January 16 Featuring Professor Howard Lupovitch Jews of Greece 6:00 PM CSZ 8 ) nai Israel Center Grecian Dinnu . $18 per adult • S9 per child For more information, please call the synagogue office at 248/357 - 5544 www.shaareyzedekorg Turkel home in Detroit. Part of the Palmer Woods "Music in the Homes" series. $30 for each event, includes food and bever- ages. Registration: www.palmer- woods.org . EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINES • For the issue of Jan. 1, items must be received by noon Monday, Dec.19. • For the issue of Jan. 8, items must be received by noon Tuesday, Dec. 30. Travel with Michigan Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary to their annual Christmas Day bingo party, a tradition for more than 60 years, at Battle Creek VA Hospital. Chartered bus will leave 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, from Temple Beth El park- ing lot, 7400 Telegraph. Donations still sought to bring the patients fruit, clothing and sundry items. Contact State Commander Jerry Order to donate or RSVP: (248) 850-7693. Cinema & Stage Catch the musical Two By Two, through Jan. 11, at the JET in the West Bloomfield JCC. Shows: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 18 and Jan. 8; 5 and 8 p.m. Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10; 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 21, 28, Jan. 4, 11. Two shows on New Year's Eve. Tickets: (248) 788- 2900, www.jettheatre.org . • Jewish Historical Society: Attend group's matinee 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, and meet cast at an afterglow. $36. RSVP by Dec. 19: (248) 432-5517, jhsofmichi- gan@msn.com . Giggle at Second City's "Dysfunctional Holiday Revue," through Dec. 28, at 42705 Grand River, Novi 48375. Tickets/sched- ule: (248) 348-4448, www.secondcity.com . Take the family to Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories, directed by Adam Shankman for Walt Disney Studios. Consult local listings for show times. www.disney.com/ BedtimeStories. Event Hotline Check It Out! Aid Veterans Go bowling with the Young Israel Metro Council 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. Details from Julie Margolis, Young Israel of Oak Park: (248) 967-3655. Details from Randy Hertz, execu- tive director: (248) 332-6101. Check out The Girls are Back in Town, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at Village Players Playhouse, 34660 Woodward, Birmingham. Katie Lynn Fried and Rachel Sussman are among those who will sing show tunes, jazz and pop hits. Cabaret concert proceeds will assist Michigan Chapter, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America dedicated to helping those with Crohn's disease or ulcerative coli- tis. Raffle at intermission. Tickets: $15 at door. (248) 819-2741, klfried®oakland.edu . Give the gift of life at the Brotherhood Blood Drive 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Appointments: (248) 819-1235. Jewish Single Adults 40-60 Chanukah brunch and game day 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, at home of Joyce Slaim, 26356 Humber, Huntington Woods. $8. Bring $7 grab bag gift. RSVP: Michele, (248) 546-4961. Helping Out Lead one-hour Shabbat services Friday afternoons at Lahser Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser, Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248) 354-3222, ext. 130. Events That Help Arts & Culture Concerts Enjoy the holiday collection, "Objects of Wonder and Delight," through Saturday, Jan. 3, at Pamela Primak's Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, 104 Fisher Building, Detroit. Closed on Sundays. (313) 873-7888. Relax in style while jazz vocal- ist Kathy Kosins, guitarist A. Spencer Barefield and bassist Donald Mayberry perform 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and 1 p.m. Sunday morning, Dec. 21, inside the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed C22 December 18 9 2008 Give "HOPE for the Holidays," name of a concert featuring headliners On the Rocks Detroit plus other singer/songwriters 7 p.m.-midnight Thursday, Dec. 18, at Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. $8 donation will benefit HOPE Hospitality and Warming Center for homeless individuals. Sort donated used books, books on tape, records, videos, CDs and DVDs for this spring's Bookstock sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, and selected Sundays, at Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center, southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph. www.bookstock.info, (248) 645-7840, ext. 365. Submit nominations now for the 2009 Eight Over Eighty event, presented by Jewish Apartments & Services. Details: www.jasmi. org/8-over-80.html. Tie and make cuddly, fleece blan- kets to comfort children in transi- tion from abuse and neglect 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, at National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Materials are provided for the no- sewing project, along with coffee, sweets and camaraderie as you work. (248) 355-3300. Deliver meals to homebound cli- ents in Oakland County through National Council of Jewish Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels program. Both regular drivers and subs are needed. (248) 967-0967. Interact with senior residents while working in stores operated by Jewish Apartments & Services at its buildings in Oak Park and West Bloomfield. Volunteer during morning hours only. Michal Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram@jasmi.org . Share informal outings with Jewish parents of young adopted children through Midwest Adoptive Families. Details: (248) 545-8665, justdoit0696@yahoo. com . Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's a Holocaust survivor who might benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In Hand), the friendly visitor program of Jewish Family Service: (248)