each year. RSVP: (313) 577-3559, www.preservationwayne.org . „ E,Aa a St131* F W le •;4 s 11,:v11-edel4 Learn from "The Story of the Aliya Bet and Machal" through July 31, at Amster Gallery inside 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. juliegalesg-jccfed.org . (734) 971- 0990. ail! DO YOU BELONG TO A CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE? Shaarey Zedek is now offering mein s er rates to both our Beth Hayeled Nursery School & Religious School to all individuals who are members of a Conservative synagogue. Two Campuses to Choose from to Meet Your Needs! Religious School families will have the choice of attending Tuesday afternoon School in either our Smithfield or West Bloomfield synagogue buildings. riz, Call 248/357-5544 To Register Today & Secure Your Child's Future! uin* Zoe www.shaareyzedek.org 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 closes Aug. 8. (248) 591-6623, lem- berggallery.com . Take pride in the tribe at the "From Haven to Home: Jewish Life in America" exhibit through Aug. 30, at Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward at Kirby. Open Wednesday-Sunday. Free admission through July. Exhibit information: (313) 833- 1805, www.michjewishhistory.org . Cinema er Stage Arts & Culture Explore the world of "Art Spiegelman: Portrait of the 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 . Talk about the Entre Rios Trilogy with Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah's Book Discussion Group 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, July 27, at Davidson Hadassah C12 July 23 • 2009 House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. These three connected novels by Argentine writer Perla Sues, translated by Rhonda Buchanan, tell stories of Jewish settlers, starting with beginning of the 20th century. (248) 661-5694. Peek behind the curtain on Preservation Wayne's annual Detroit Theatre Tour 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Tour, includ- ing box lunch, will visit nine downtown Detroit historic enter tainment venues. Departures every half hour from the Fillmore Detroit Theater, 2115 Woodward. Tickets ($40) sell out quickly Bring back childhood memories watching the Soupy Sales film series, featuring two differ- ent episodes from his classic children's show 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, at Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward. Detroit Historical Society will present series through Aug. 30. Free museum admission during July. Open daily except Monday-Tuesday. (313) 833-1805, www.detroithistorical.org . Audition for Hamlet begin- ning 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 27, at the Historic Burgh Church, 26060 Berg, Southfield. Registration at 6. City of Southfield Parks & Rec. Dept. ORT Cruise Cruise the Detroit River with Glennwood ORT 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, departing from dock of Diamond Jack's River Cruise, Superior Blvd. at Van Alstyn, Wyandotte. Dinner follows at Lions & Tigers & Beers, 2929 Biddle, Wyandotte. Cruise only: $14; send check by Aug. 1 to Olivia Hammer. RSVP for her address: (248) 661-6878. and SRO Productions will present Shakespeare's drama on week- Get tickets for the "Young American Comedy Tour," featur- ends in October. Details: (248) 796-4645, www.srotheater.org . ing headliner and Detroit native Mike Young 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at City Theatre, 2301 Enjoy two theatrical produc- tions presented on Water Works Theatre Company's outdoor stage in Jaycee- Starr Park, 13 Mile between Woodward, Detroit. Also on the bill: Jeff Dwoskin & DJ Bam, with musical performance by Hush. $31.50. (313) 471-1611. Coolidge and Crooks, Royal Oak. ww.waterworkstheatre.com: • The Commedia Robin Hood: Come to opening of Lane Subscribe to the five-play season at Oakland University's Meadow Brook Theatre, starting with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Oct. Riosley's 55-minute play on Tuesday, July 28. Shows: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Continues through Aug. 9. • Macbeth: See contributions of 7, at 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester. (248) 377-3300, www.mbtheatre. com . several Wayne State University Hilberry Theater alums to the Shakespearean drama through Aug. 9. Shows: 8 p.m. Thursdays- Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays. Purchase tickets ($15): www. waterworkstheatre.com . Free on Anticipate beautiful music per- formed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Leonard Slatkin (Weekend 1) or Resident Conductor Thomas Wilkins (Weekend 2) during Sundays for up to two children under age 18 with adult ticket purchase. (248) 399-3727. Find more laughs at Kwame a River Part 2: The Wrath of Conyers, a new sketch show coming to Andiamo Novi Theatre, 42705 Grand River. Previews: 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, and 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. Opening night: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. The production picks up with Kwame Kilpatrick, the hip-hop mayor, out of jail and living in exile in Texas. In his absence, the unpredictable Monica Conyers has become president of Detroit City Council. Tickets ($15 or $20) through Dec. 31: (248) 348- 4448, www.ticketmaster.com . Concerts "Summer Nights at Meadow Brook Music Festival" on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester Hills. Tickets: (313) 576-5111, (248) 377-8601. Schedule, including featured guest artists: • Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Violinist Karen Gomyo, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 25. • Gershwin Galore: Pianist Jeffrey Siegel , 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26. • Big Band Bash: A 100th birthday celebration honoring American jazz musician Benny Goodman with the Dave Bennett Sextet, 8 p.m. Friday, July 31. • All-Beethoven: Violinist Ilya Kaler, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. • Musical Magic: Children's favorites at matinee, 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.