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Artist ..." through July 26, at
Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit, 4454 Woodward. The
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
created the Holocaust memoir,
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. Open
11 a.m. daily except Monday and
Tuesday. Free. (313) 832-6622,
www.mocadetroit.org .
Learn from "The Story of the
Aliya Bet and Machal" through
July 31, at Amster Gallery inside
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Arts Culture
Peruse juried art, hear music and
see demonstrations at the North
Oakland Fine Art Festival July
10-12, at Olde World Canterbury
Village, 2369 Joslyn Court, Lake
Orion. Hours: 6-9 p.m. Friday, 10
a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Sunday. (248) 685-3748,
www.hotworks.org .
View photographs show-
ing life in Poland before and
after World War II at "Of Life
& Loss" through July 12, at
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200
Woodward. Exhibit features
work of Roman Vishniac and
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Jeffrey Gusky. Another special
exhibit: "Action Reaction: Video
installations." Allow two hours
to see all five videos. Both free
with museum admission. Open
10 a.m. Wednesday-Sunday. (313)
833-7900, www.dia.org .
Browse the exhibit "Opening
the Doors to Fulfill Our Mission"
through July 16, at Janice
Charach Gallery inside the West
Bloomfield JCC. Open Sunday
and Monday-Thursday. (248)
432-5579, www.charachgallery.
org .
Explore the world of "Art
Spiegelman: Portrait of the
Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 935 Birch
Hollow, Ann Arbor. Informative
panels tell about American and
Canadian men and women, Jews
and Christians, who risked their
lives between 1946-49, for the
creation of the State of Israel.
juliegales@jccfed.org . (734) 971-
0990.
Enjoy Marlee Hoffman's show,
"An Invitation to the Moment,"
daily except Mondays through
Aug. 2, at Washington Street
Gallery, 306 S. Main, Ann Arbor.
(734) 761-2287, www.wsg-art.
com .
Appreciate "Sculptures in Love
with Architecture," includ-
ing work by Lynne Avadenka,
at Lemberg Gallery, 23241
Woodward, Ferndale. Show is
through Aug. 8. (248) 591-6623,
lemberggallery.com .
Take pride in the tribe at the
"From Haven to Home: Jewish
Life in America" exhibit through
Aug. 30, at the Detroit Historical
Museum, 5401 Woodward at
Kirby. Open Wednesday-Sunday.
Admission: $6 adult, $4 discount
rate. Information: (313) 833-
1805, www.michjewishhistory.org .
See Detroit Industrial Projects'
hip "Unfiltered Show," works
by Josh Slavin and others, 1-5
p.m. Saturdays or by appoint-
ment through Aug. 22, at
Russell Industrial Center, 1610
Clay, Detroit 48211. Located on
the third floor of the complex's
second building, the multi-media
show offers an eclectic mix of
outsider/folk/naive/street art
with an emphasis on the self-
trained artist. (248) 840-5117,
strezins@gmail.com .
Clip Art
Let Melanie Gorman teach you ways to save up
to 50 percent on your grocery bills
using coupons at her class 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at
West Bloomfield High School,
4925 Orchard Lake Road. Charge:
$20, payable with cash or
check. RSVP required:
(248) 217-4395,
couponista@sbcglobal.
net .
Cinema & Stage
Events That Help
Purchase tickets for Birmingham
Village Players' upcoming
season, beginning with The
Moustetrap Sept. 11-13, 18-20.
More shows: Hello Dolly!, Rent,
The Importance of Being Ernest
and Hair. Details: www.
birminghamvillageplayers.com .
Find gently used sculptures,
paintings and framed artwork
at a used art sale noon-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 12, at the Council
Thrift Shop, 3297 W. 12 Mile,
Berkley. Money raised will help
National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section
to continue its community ser-
vice projects and programs, such
as Kosher Meals on Wheels. A
second Council-operated Thrift
Shop is at 1221 E. Lincoln, Royal
Oak. (248) 548-6664,
www.ncjwgds.org .
Event Hotline
Take a narrated, two-hour city
bus tour, "The Good, the Bad
and the Hopeful: You Be the
Judge," 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
July 11, leaving from 2934
Russell at Wilkins in Eastern
Market. The tour leader is Linda
Yellin, owner of Feet on the
Street, $25. Next tour: July 25.
Tickets: (248) 353-TOUR, www.
FeetOnTheStreetTours.com .
Play your best words at the sixth
annual Scrabblethon, a benefit
for NCSY, 7-10 p.m. Sunday, July
12, at Young Israel of Oak Park,
15140 W. 10 Mile. Bring your own
Scrabble game. Admission: $10
adult, $5 age 12 and younger;
includes light refreshments and
chance to win door prizes. No
RSVP needed. (248) 568-2163.
Shmooze and dine at a fam-
ily-oriented potluck in the park
sponsored by the Temple Shir
Shalom Young Adult Group (ages
21-40) 3-7 p.m. Sunday, July 12,
at Drake Sports Park Pavilion,
6801 Drake at Maple, West
Bloomfield. Grilled meat and veg-
etarian main courses will be pro-
vided; bring a side dish to pass.
Cost: $5 per family. RSVP to Jen
Moore: (248) 790-1119.
Find a bargain or two at Temple
Emanu-El Sisterhood's rummage
sale offering gently used cloth-
ing, toys, household items, small
appliances and furniture, jewelry
9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, July
15, and 9 a.m.-noon Thursday,
July 16, at the temple, 14450 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park. Drop off dates:
July 13-14. (248) 967-4020,
terrys@comcast.net .
Hit the links for West Bloomfield-
based Temple Shir Shalom,
sponsoring a golf outing-fund-
raiser, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug.
3, at Plum Hollow Country Club,
21631 Lahser, Southfield. Choose
$180 for golf, lunch, dinner and
cocktails; $200 for single-hole
sponsorship (without golf); $900
for golf, dinner and cocktails for
a foursome, including sponsor-
ship. RSVP by July 24 to chair
Michael Reich: (248) 320-4650,
www.shirshalom.org .
Give a gift of honey to wish
family and friends a sweet new
year, a fundraiser for Temple Kol