-mail items to calenda•?thejewishnews.com all items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, NIL ax items to (248) 304-8885 • Dean. e:, nop_P . es . . ight days prior to publication Turkeyville. EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel www.jewishcartoon.com 1 i-IANK5, YAL__, BUT _1. HAVE T- 0 PA55. BABY/3 AL-4.1:ZO/C 10 50A/1E771/NO AND UNTIL_ WE FIGURE IT OUT, THE DOCTOR SAID Z HAVE TO WATCH WHAT x PUT- INSIDE ME. • National: Atlanta, Oct. 19-23; Savanna, Beaufort & Charleston, Celebrate the coming new year at Temple Beth El's annual picnic 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, on the temple grounds, 7400 Telegraph at 14 Mile, Bloomfield Township. Features include games, music and food. Free for the community. Barbara Grant: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149. 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Tickets: $50 general, $30 ACLU member, $15 student or fixed- income, $100 VIP level, includes several perks. www.aclumichigan. org , (313) 578-6800. YAEL LOUIS ZAYDS &BUSS The Idealist The Perplexed The Rebel The Traditionalist The Realist G05H. HAVE YOU RULED ANYTHING OUT Y -1- ? Events That Help Hospice of Michigan support groups, 43097 Woodward, Suite 102, Bloomfield Hills. Registration: Drop off new school supplies for children in need through Sept. 7, at bins outside Tyner Entrance of Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Michelle: (248) 334-1323: • Living on: 6-7:30 p.m. on first (248) 661-5700. Indulge with food, wine and entertainment at the "Decade of Dreams" Cabaret 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Performance Network Country Lanes, 30250 W. Nine Mile, Farmington Hills 48336. Frayda Riger: (248) 471-5333. Theatre, 120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. PNT associate artist Malcolm Tulip will host, joined by mezzo-soprano Wendy Bloom and Grammy- nominated husband and wife duo Bolcom and Morris. Tickets: $100, or $150 adding onstage VIP recep- Learn from Jeffrey Sachs, world- renowned economist and author, tion at 6:30. Purchase an hour before show or: (734) 663.0681, www.performancenetwork.org . Sign up to bowl in the Jewish Women International Tuesday Night Bowling League starting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at BERNIE The Altruist - Nov. 2-6. • Overseas: Jewish Egypt, Nov. 4- 15; "Israel at 61," Nov. 29-Dec. 13. Ride along on Linda Yellin's bi- monthly Feet on the Street city bus tour, "The Good, the Bad and the Hopeful: You Be the Judge," 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 5 and 19, leaving from 2934 Russell at Wilkins in Eastern Market. $25 for narrated, sightsee- ing tour of up to three hours. Tickets: (248) 353-TOUR, www. FeetOnTheStreetTours.com . BECCAeBETH at his lecture "The Financial Crisis and the End of Poverty," an ACLU of Michigan program, Hearty Sparty Hello Take part in free events arranged by Michigan State University Hillel in East Lansing during "Welcome Week" for new students. Schedule: • Brunch: Parents and students can take a break from moving noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Aug. 30, at Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles. RSVP: Jessica@msuhillel.org . • Ice cream: Meet other Jewish freshmen, Hillel Program Associate Robyn Berkowitz and members of the Jewish Student Union 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, inside or across the street from the Dairy Store, 1140 S. Anthony Hall. Contact: robyn@msuhillel.org . • Picnic: MSU Hillel holds annual picnic 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Rock, Farm Lane and Auditorium Road. Andrea Rottman: rottmana®msu.edu . Support Southfield-based Kadima, the Jewish mental health agency, attending "Twist and Shout: the Ultimate Beatles Revue" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Fisher Music Center, Woodward, Detroit. Musical per- formance features look-alike, sound-alike cast. Benefit will also honor Ann and Norman Katz. wwwKadimaCenter.org , (248) 0 into the community during the past 12 months. RSVP by Sept. 12: (248) 205-2535, goldberg@ jfmd.org . Make a donation through September to Detroit-based PuppetART Theater, whose founders are from the former Soviet Union, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan's Challenge-Arts & Culture will match the donation by 50 percent. www.cfsem.org , (313) 961-7777. Health / Support If you're grieving the loss of a loved one, find support and edu- cation free of charge through courses on DVD taught by noted Jewish studies academicians. Free. (248) 851-6880. and 15. • Loss of spouse: 1-2:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 14-Oct. 19. Take "High Holidays Talmud Class" series with Rabbi Eric Yanoff 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 3-10, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek-B'nai Israel Center, Get your feet checked by podia- 4200 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free for members, $18 and third Tuesday. Next: Sept.1 trists, have health screenings and learn about the foot-diabetes connection during a Diabetes Foot Screening Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday,.Sept. 9, at Botsford Wellness Complex, 39830 Grand River, Novi. (248) 477-6100, www. botsford.org . Help 559-8235, ext. 122. Contact Shalom Detroit, a pro- gram of Federation's Women's Dept., to receive complimentary High Holiday tickets if you moved The BY GO R FTEX T PRODU CT ION S IN C ALL RIG HTS RE SE Oklahoma! Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Cornwell's Dinner Theatre in Search for jobs online at www. parnossahworks.detroit.org , a pro- gram of JVS: (248) 559-5000. Register for adult education class- es through the West Bloomfield School District. Classes meet various times starting Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5642 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Choices include ESL, medical terminology, medical bill- ing, pharmacy tech, Quickbooks, computers and electronic health- care records. (248) 539-2390. Jewish Learning Watch DVD about artist Marc Chagall and then participate in discussion led by Judy Vine 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Weekly series feature programs originally broadcast on PBS, videos of local adult education lectures and for others. RSVP to Education Office: (248) 357-5544 . Take pride in the tribe at "From Haven to Home: Jewish Life in America" through Aug. 30, at Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward at Kirby. Open Wednesday-Sunday. Exhibit infor- mation: (313) 833-1805, www. michjewishhistory.org . Learning Find information at candidate forum sponsored by League of Women Voters Oakland Area 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Franklin Community Church, 26425 Wellington. (248) 594-6602. Benefit from the business expe- rience of SCORE retirees at workshop, "Planning Your Own Business," 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen. $45. Pre-registration required: (313) 226-7947, www.scoredetroit. org . Take one-session class on finan- cial planning for businesses through Professional Remodelers Council of the Building Calendar on page 50 49