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"Midsummer Nights in Midtown"
series. Two free concerts/pro-
grams will take place at two
different venues each night,
Thursday-Saturday, in midtown
Detroit. University Cultural Center
Association and Wayne State
University co-sponsor. Free. Get
schedule: (313) 577-5088, www.
midsummernightsinmidtown.com .

Find an eclectic mix of music,
dance, comedy, film and family
activities through July 5, at the
Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Prices vary for "Mainstage" shows
at indoor theaters; programs at
Ingalls Mall are free. Schedule:
www.annarborsummerfestival.org ,
(734) 764-2538.

Event Hotline

Meet your friends in downtown
Detroit during River Days, pre-
sented by the Detroit Riverfront
Conservancy, Friday through
Sunday, June 19-21. Events sched-
ule: www.DetroitRiverFront.org .

Take a walking/tasting tour of his-
toric Eastern Market, 9:30-11:30
a.m. Saturday, June 20, outside
R.L. Hirt store, 2468 Market. $20.
Linda Yellin's Detroit city tour
company, Feet on the Street, also
offers a narrated, two-hour city
bus tour, "The Good, the Bad and
the Hopeful: You Be the Judge,"
11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, leav-
ing from 2934 Russell at Wilkins
in Eastern Market. $25. Next tour:
July 11. Tickets: (248) 353-TOUR,
www.FeetOnTheStreetTours.com .

Visit Camp Maas on alumni fam-
ily fun day 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,
June 21, at 4361 Perryville,
Ortonville. $5 individual, $20 fam-
ily; includes lunch and snacks.
RSVP: (248) 647-1100, ext.110 or
www.tamarackcamps.com .

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Attend a breakfast briefing fea-
turing Jessica Cooper, newly
elected Oakland County prosecu-
tor, 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at
the Fisher Federation Building,
6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. The Jewish Community
Relations Council sponsors the
"Conversations with Legislators
and Civic Leaders" series. Charge?
RSVP required: (248) 642-5393.

Win cash and raffle prizes at
MahJ Madness, sponsored by
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Sisterhood, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
June 24, at CSZ, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. Bring your 2009 mahj
cards. Charge: $15 to reserve a
seat at competitive table, $10
to sit at non-competitive table.
Registration starts 6 p.m. Details:
sbkoffron@comcast.net.

Show up for the congregational
meeting/elections of Temple Shir
Shalom 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25,
at 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Gather with other young families
for "Imagine a Day at the Park,"
an outing hosted by Temple
Israel and its Brotherhood, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, at Kensington
Metropark's West Pavilion. Fishing,

Bahrain's Jewish Envoy

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Attend a lecture given by Houda Ezra
Nonoo, ambassador of the Kingdom
of Bahrain to the United States, 7:30
p.m. Monday, June 29, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. SAJE and IRP will
present the Jewish ambassador's talk
on women's rights in her Arab nation.
Advance ticket: $8 JCC member, $10
guest; $12 at door. (248) 432-5692,
(248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.

biking, hiking, food and games will
be offered. Admission: $10 per
family. RSVP: (248) 661-5700,
michelle@temple-israel.org .

Come along on Center Travel
excursions beyond Michigan,
including shows at Huron Country
Playhouse, July 16, Aug. 13 and
19; Niagara on the Lake, July
28-29; New York City in August;
Stratford Festival, Sept. 9-10.
www.jccdet.org .

Events That Help

Support prostate cancer-
related research at events
organized by Michigan Institute
of Urology, a new nonprofit.
Co-sponsor: Prostate Cancer
Education Council. RSVP: info@
MIURunForTheRibbon.org , (586)
443-4272.
• Night on the Townsend:
Light a candle for anyone with
prostate cancer during event
7 p.m. Friday, June 19, at the
Townsend Hotel,100 Townsend,
Birmingham. Features emcee "Big
Al" Muskavito from WOMC radio.
Ticket: $125; includes strolling
dinner, wine, silent auction and
entertainment.
• Run for the Ribbon 5K Run/
Walk: Guest runner will be Bill
Rodgers, marathon champion and
prostate cancer survivor, 8 a.m.
Sunday, June 21, at the Detroit
Zoo. Entrants encouraged to wear
a blue ribbon and to make a trib-
ute to honor someone affected by
prostate cancer.

Dine, dance and see a designer
shoe fashion show at "In Her
Shoes" 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27,
at Bayside Sports Bar & Grille,142

E. Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake.
Continuing until 2 a.m., the party
will raise funds for Haven, work-
ing to eliminate domestic violence
and sexual assault across Oakland
County. Sponsors welcome; $10
minimum donation required. www.
haven-oakland.org , (248) 334-1284.

Give a gift of honey to wish
family and friends a sweet new
year, a fundraiser for Temple Kol
Ami Family Religious School,
5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. The honey, complete
with your personalized mes-
sage, will arrive in time for Rosh
Hashanah (sundown on Sept.
18). Cost: $9 per jar ($6.50 tax-
deductible); includes shipping any-
where in the United States. Orders
after July 24 carry $3/jar shipping
fee. Place order online at www.
tkolami.org and follow the honey
link. (248) 661-0040, Melanie@
tkolami.org .

Safely share your story at an
evening support group for young
widows and widowers, age 55
and under, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
July 7-Aug. 4, at Bingham Office
Park, 30300 Telegraph, Suite 125,
Bingham Farms 48205. Space
for Changing Families, a program
of National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section,
will have Judith Burdick, MA, LLP,
a trained and caring facilitator, to
lead the group. Participants must
pre-register and agree to attend
all five sessions. Donations appre-
ciated. (248) 355-9936.

Helping Out

Interact with senior residents
while working in stores oper-
ated by Jewish Senior Life (new
name) at its buildings in Oak Park
and West Bloomfield. Volunteer
during morning hours only. Michal
Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram@
jasmi.org .

Health / Support

Learn strategies to control appe-
tite with the help of registered
dietician Gail Posner, offering
tastes of delicious yet healthy
food 7 p.m. June 25, at Whole
Foods, 7350 Orchard Lake Road,
West Bloomfield. RSVP: (248)
855-4558, www.GailPosner.com .

Get active with Jewish Hikers
of Michigan 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 21, at Marshall Park,
Ann Arbor. Temple Beth Emeth of
Ann Arbor co-sponsors monthly
hike open to all ages, single or
married. Bring along a backpack,
munchies and water. Directions
from Eli Avny: (734) 883-9522;
jewish.hikers@gmail.com .

Create cuddly fleece blankets
- no sewing needed - for Oakland
County children transitioning from
lives of abuse and neglect, 10 a.m.-
1 p.m. Mondays at National Council
of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser,
Suite 306, Southfield. Materials
provided. Good choice for mitzvah
or high school project. Bobbie:
(248) 355-3300.

Mentor an at-risk youth living in
Oakland County through a Jewish
Family Service program called
Mentor Connection. (248) 592-
2300, www.mentorconnect.org .

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