TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by Con re ation Shaarev Zedek ;;:de`/. Upcoming Events January 15, 22 & 29 Featuring Rabbi Aaron Starr Of Isaac and Ishmael: A Discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7:30 PM CSZ B'nai Israel Center January 16 Featuring Professor Howard Lupovitch Jews of Greece 6:00 PM CSZ B'nai Israel Center Grecian Dinner: $18 per adult • $9 per child February 7 Hypnotist Bruce Pandoff 8:00 PM CSZ B'nai Israel Center NEW LOWER TICKET PRICES Pre-order Admission: $15 member = $18 non-member For more information, please call the synagogue office at 248/357-5544 www.shaareyzedek.org Check It Out: Arts & Culture Watch a Documentary Channel program, Seeds of Summer, 5 p.m. Jan. 17, on Dish Network Channel 197. Two young female Israeli mili- tary recruits embark on a trans- formational journey to become confident soldiers. Check local guide. www.documentarychannel. com/schedule. Show up for Agnes Miller's "Red Hot Art Show" through Jan. 31, at Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward, Ferndale. (248) 544- 0394, wwwlawrencestreetgallery. com . CIO January 15 * 2009 Peruse more than two dozen his- toric chess sets belonging to Dr. George and Vivian Dean, Jewish collectors, through March 22, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. (313) 833-7900. Cinema & Stage Appreciate Frannie Shepherd- Bates' direction of No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, presented by Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company, 8 p.m. through Saturday, Jan. 16, at Griffon Theatre in the Park Bar, 2040 Park, Detroit. Tickets: $12- $15. noexit@magentagiraffe.org , (586) 876-1447. Come again for the Reel Israel Film series 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. Live and Become is about Solomon, a young Ethiopian swept up into Operation Moses, the effort to relocate Jewish refugees from Africa to Israel. The temple's Israel Chai Committee also presents Dr. Charles Greenberg's post-screen- ing discussion. No charge. (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149. Prepare a one-minute monologue for play audition 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Baldwin Theater, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak. Stagecrafters, the community theater, will present Dr. Cook's Garden by Ira Levin weekends: April 3-19. Details: David Zublick, director: (248) 288-9425, www.stagecrafters.org . Go Beyond the Rainbow for a play about Judy Garland, pre- sented through Feb. 1, at Oakland University's Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester. Tickets: $24- $39. Schedule: (248) 370-3316. Take in actor Loren Bass' per- formance in Tom Stoppard's classic play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, through Feb. 22, at Performance Network Theatre,120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. Schedule/tickets: (734) 663-0681, www.performancenetwork.org . Enjoy a restaging of Garson Kanin's Broadway hit Born Yesterday, through April 11, at Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre, 4742 Cass, Detroit. The humorous play is also a political love story set in Washington, D.C., following World War II. Tickets: $10-$30. Box office: (313) 577- 2972, www.wsushows.com . Take the family to Adam Sandler's adventure-comedy, Bedtime Stories, directed by Adam Shankman for Walt Disney Studios. Consult local listings for show times. www.disney.com/ BedtimeStories. Concerts Delight in "From Russia With Love," a Detroit Symphony Orchestra's program of Russian composers, 8 p.m. Thursday and Eagle Eye See the photogra- phy of Marji Silk on display at the Coffee Beanery, 28557 Woodward, Berkley through Feb. 14. (248) 544- 1203. Downtown Detroit by Marji Silk Friday, Jan. 15-16; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Max Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit. Tickets: (313) 576-5111, www.detroitsymphony.com . Hear pianist Omri Shimron and cellist David Peshlakai 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, and the Ellen Rowe Quartet, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, both at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann Arbor. www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com , (734) 769-2999. Event Hotline Get cooking with "Good Food Fast," sponsored by Ruach Hadassah Group, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Bonnie's Kitchen, Bloomfield Twp. See the prepara- tion of two healthy meals, hearty and delicious, that can be made quickly at home. $20 includes tasting, coffee and dessert. RSVP required to Hadassah: (248) 683- 5030. Explore resources for Jewish genealogical research, with Enjoy a night out listening to Michigan Opera Theatre soloists 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Farmington Players Barn Theatre, 32332 W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Selections will range from Broadway standards to pop favor- ites. $19; discounts for seniors and students. Purchase advance tick- ets weekdays at Costick Center, 28600 W.11 Mile, Farmington Hills. Cultural Arts Division: (248) 473- 1848/1870. Relax with the Palmer Woods "Music in the Homes" series, this time featuring Taslimah Bey's Ragtime Mardi Gras Band with trumpeter Dwight Adams, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at a private neighborhood home in Detroit. $30 admission includes a taste of red beans, rice and other tra- ditional treats, and beverages. Details/registration: www.palmerwoods.org . Hear storyteller Corrine Stavish present "Stories of Hope, Opportunity and Change" 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Free. Open to the public. Sponsored by the Sholem Aleichem Institute. (248) 423-4406. special emphasis on Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, 28213 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Presenting will be Gayle Saini, librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan. $5, free for JGSMI members; includes light refreshments. Details: www.jgsmi.org , programs® jgsmi.org , (248) 496-1324. Improve communication with your teen and gain expert advice on parenting at the eight-part series "Please Stop the Rollercoaster," starting 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Designed for parents of seventh and eighth graders, the Monday night series will feature instructor Amy Yashinsky, LLMSW. Through March 30 (no classes: Feb.16, March 9). Tuition: $50 per person. Registration required: (248) 357- 5544. Save memories through scrap- booking 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council and Center, 2121 Midvale, Birmingham. All skill levels welcome. Save $5 with pre-paid registration of $25 by Jan.18; includes breakfast,