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Visit the classrooms, meet the staff,
talk to parents and participate
in our children's Shabbat service.

To RSVP for CSZ B'nai Israel Center,
call Dolly Simon at 248/681-4235.
To RSVP for
Southfield,
call Rena Cohen at 248/357-5544.

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Beth Hayeled
Nursery School
Presents

Southfield

Rena Cohen: 248/357-5544
West Bloomfield
Dolly Simon: 248/681-4235

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For more information, please call the synagogue office at 248.357-5544

Check It Out!

Arts & Culture

Hear Dr. George Dean speak about
his and wife Vivian's collection
of historical chess sets 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward.
Exhibit of their sets can be seen
through March 22 at the DIA.
Free with museum admission.
(313) 833-7900.

Hear Father Patrick Desbois dis-
cussing his book, The Holocaust
by Bullets: A Priest's Journey
to Uncover the Truth Behind
the Murders of 1.5 Million Jews,
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Sponsor

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February 12 2009

is Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment (SAJE). Admission:
$10, $8 JCC members. Mail check
by Feb. 19 to: Jewish Community
Center, 6600 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield 48322, Attn. SAJE; or
charge by phone: (248) 432-5692.
Details: (248) 432-5470,
apergament@jccdet.org .

Experience "The Body Eclectic"
through Feb. 28, at Lawrence
Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward,
Ferndale. The award winners
include Helen Gotlib of Ann Arbor,
who took first place for her ink,
crayon and gouache work, "Sarah
with Blanket." (248) 544-0394,
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .

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Visit the Janice Charach Gallery,

offering exhibits of fine art cre-
ated by Jewish artists or art with
Jewish themes, as well as travel-
ing historical and documentary
exhibits curated by other cultural
institutions. Located inside the
West Bloomfield JCC. Details:
(248) 432-5579,
www.charachgallery.org .
• Current exhibit: "The Fifth
Question: Why so Many
Haggadot?" through March 15.

Take a look at "Urban Memories,"
the quilt and fabric art of Carole
Harris, through March 13, at
Hannan House, 4750 Woodward at
Hancock, Detroit. (313) 833-1300,
ext. 18.

Submit your short, unpublished
play to Stagecrafters Community
Theatre for consideration in the
Fifth Annual New Works Festival.
Adult drama and comedy pieces
of 10-15 minutes will be accepted
through March 16 at Baldwin
Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal
Oak. www.stagecrafters.org , (248)
541-6430.

Bring your laptop for a screen-
writing seminar with Bonnie

Garvin, a former Detroiter who
teaches writing at University
of Southern California, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March
21-22, at Southfield Marriott
Hotel, 27033 Northwestern Hwy.
$375, $325 students; includes
Continental breakfast daily.
Optional $30 for Marriott-provided
"working" lunch. Get $25 discount
if pre-paid by Feb. 21.
Details/registration:
bonniesworkout@sbcglobal.net .

Cinema & Stage

Experience the Batsheva Dance
Company 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
14 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at

Power Center, 121 Fletcher, Ann
Arbor. Ohad Naharin is artistic
director of the contemporary
dance troupe. Tickets: (734) 764-
2538, www.ums.org .

See a documentary about native
Detroiter Ralph Bunche, winner of
the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize, 1 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb.-14-15,
at the Detroit Historical Museum,
5401 Woodward. $6 adult admis-

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Hear the Detroit
debut of Proud
Simon, a N.Y.
City indie rock
Americana band
which includes
percussionist
Chaim Tolwin,
son of local Aish
HaTorah director
Drummer Chaim Tolwin, right, with
Rabbi Alon Tolwin,
the rest of the Proud Simon band
Tuesday, Feb. 17,
at the Berkley Front, 3087 W.12 Mile, Berkley. $5. Doors at 8
p.m. (248) 547-3331. Chaim was born in Israel but was raised
in Oak Park and attended Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield.

sion. (313) 833-1805, www.
detroithistorical.org .

Meet best-selling novelist Chris
Bohjalian, reading and autograph-
ing copies of his award-winning,
Jewish-themed book, Skeletons
at the Feast:
• Border Books: 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 15, at 34300 Woodward,
Birmingham (248) 203-0005
• Borders Ann Arbor: 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 16, at 612 E. Liberty,
Ann Arbor. (734) 668-7652.

Join ORT America for "Glennwood
Night at the Movies," featuring
a DVD from the West Bloomfield
JCC's library collection, 6:45
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the
Heritage of Southfield. 25800
W.11 Mile, Southfield. $2 charge
includes popcorn, snacks. RSVP to
Anna Hyman: (248) 851-3034.

Purchase an "American Classics
Package" to see three theatrical
productions on the Wayne State
University campus for $58 - a
$22 discount. Hilberry Theatre:
4743 Cass at Hancock; Bonstelle
Theater: 3424 Woodward. Tickets/
schedule: (313) 577-2972/60;
www.hilberry.com ; www.bonstelle.
com . The plays are:
•All My Children: Arthur Miller's
drama in repertory, Feb. 20-May
16 (Hilberry).
•One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest: Dale Wasserman's drama
in repertory, April 3-May 8
(Hilberry).
•Ragtime: Musical includes
story about a Jewish immigrant
who tries to give a new life to
his daughter, April 17-19, 24-26
(Bonstelle).

Concerts

Spend an enchanted evening
with the music of composer
Richard Rodgers 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 13-14, at Kerrytown
Concert House, 415 N. Fourth,
Ann Arbor. Reservations recom-
mended: (734) 769-2999, www.
kerrytownconcerthouse.com .

Relax at Brunch with Bach, a din-
ing experience featuring chamber
music, 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15,
at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Admission: $35, $15 concert only.
tickets®dia.org , (313) 833-4005.

Make plans to attend the JCC's
Stephen Gottlieb MusicFest,
Sunday, Feb. 22-March 8. Find full
details in the Feb.19 JN. Some
highlights: "Kids & Strings," 2
p.m. Feb. 22; Melissa Manchester,
8 p.m. Feb. 28; Fiddler on the
Roof sing-along, 7 p.m. March 5;
"KlezmerFest," 8 p.m. March 7;
"Jazz at the J," 7:30 p.m. March
8. Tickets: (248) 967-4030, www.
jccdet.org .

Enjoy "From Russia to America
- L'chayim!" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 24, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. Evening features
Cantor Vadim Tunitsky performing

Yiddish and Russian art songs;

teenaged violinist Caroline Gould
is special guest. Free. (248) 357-
5544, www.shaareyzedek.org .

Event Hotline

Get in the swing at Temple Kol
Ami's hoedown 8 p.m. Feb. 14, at
5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. The professional