inside West Bloomfield JCC. Free. (248) 432-5579,www.jccdet.org . Ease Into Holidays Feel more "at ease" on Shabbat and the High Holidays after taking this three- session course 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 1 and 15, and Thursday, Sept. 10, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Content will cover essentials of the Torah and Musaf services. The sisterhood sponsors under chair Shula Fleischer. Free. RSVP: (248) 851-5100. Cinema & Stage Applaud for the Still Got It Players performing two short plays, Any Body for Tea? and Funeral Tea 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29; 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill, Canton. $15, $13 seniors and under age 19. (734) 394-5460, www.canton-mi.org/ villagetheater. Interested in Membership? Please ask to speak to Janet Pont, Director of Membership Services, for a free coupon to this event Join Us For A Fun-Filled Family Musical Shabbat Enjoy a Bar-B-Q Dinner, Inflatables & Games 6 PM, Friday, September 4 CSZ Southfield $36.00 per family I $12.00 per additional adult Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, September 1 to Tobye Bello at 248/357-5544 x45 or email tbello@shaareyzedek.org Follow the adventures of the March sisters in Little Women - The Broadway Musical presented by Stagecrafters community theater on weekends of Sept. 4- 27, at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak. $16-$18. Family package special: purchase four tickets for $50 to 8 p.m. Thursday performances on Sept. 10,17. (248) 541-6430, www. stagecrafters.org . See Rebecca Biber and her cast mates in the Spotlight Players' production of the musical Oliver! Fridays-Sundays, Sept. 18-27, at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill, Canton. Details: www.spotlightplayersmi. org , (734) 484-3284. Laugh at Kwame a River Part 2: The Wrath of Conyers, a new Check It Out Arts & Culture Discuss the book The Chase is the Game by Israeli pioneer Saadia Gelb, 95, of Kfar Blum at home-based potluck program 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in Oak Park. Presented by Rabin Branch 960 of Ameinu, the former Labor Zionist Alliance. No charge; bring a non-meat dish. Purchase book: (248) 967-6380. RSVP: (248) 399-1650. Join Hadassah Book Discussion Group to share views on the novel Friendly Fire by A.B. Yehoshua 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West 48 August 27 200'7•) Bloomfield. The author wrestles with the complexities of Israeli identity. The Greater Detroit Chapter welcomes guests at no charge. Next talk: Sept. 6. (248) 661-5694. sketch show Thursdays-Sundays, at Andiamo Novi Theatre, 42705 Grand River. The production picks up with Kwame Kilpatrick, the hip-hop mayor, out of jail and living in exile in Texas. Monica Conyers has become president of Detroit City Council. Shows through Dec. 31. Schedule/tick- ets: www.ticketmaster.com , (248) 348-4448. Concerts Talk about The Awakening by Kate Chopin with Birmingham Bloomfield Great Books Group 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Bloomfield Township Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road. Registration required. Ed Chalom: (248) 644- 2692. Attend photography exhibit Views of Life 2 continuing through Sept. 17, at Janice Charach Gallery Bring or buy lunch for "Eat to the Beat" music series noon-2 p.m. Thursdays, in City Centre Plaza, Central Park Blvd., a block west of Evergreen, Southfield. Next on Sept. 3: Carl Cafagna & North Star Jazz will play original and classic jazz. (248) 796-4620. See Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the Steely Dan "Rent Party '09 Tour" at the Sound Board at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. Tickets: $44.50, $78.50 or $82.50; (800) 745-3000. Hear cellist Lynn Harrell's open- ing performance for Chamber Music Society 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. 13 Mile on Detroit Country Day School cam- pus, Beverly Hills. Tickets: $25- $43; Opus 9 and Opus 3 series tickets still available: www.come- hearcmsd.org , (248) 855-6070. Event Hotline Get an introduction to the World of Martial Arts at namesake facil- ity's open house for adults and children noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at 7355 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Matt Sikora is part owner and operator of the center. (248) 706-0000. Visit the Bloomfield Township Library for Knitting Circle 10 a.m. and movie Laura, 2 p.m., both on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1099 Lone Pine Road. Weekly schedule: (248) 642-5800, www.btpl.org . Take trips with the JCC's Center Travel Dept. Details/registration: (248) 432-5471, www.jccdet.org . Coming up: • Michigan bus trips: Architectural and art tour, Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Detroit; Mama Didn't Say Attend a program on sensuality/sexuality for women of all ages at "Girl Talk: What Your Mama Didn't Tell You" 7 pm. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Eleanor Roosevelt Group, Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, will present Dr. Laurel Sills, licensed psychologist and life coach. Send check ($10, payable to Hadassah) to: Gayle Bialick, 28795 Carmel Ct., Southfield 48076.