To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 New deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Join the Intergenerational Chanukah Celebration at the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor 11 a.m.-12:3O p.m. Thursday, Check It Out! Dec. 17. Children from the Early Childhood Center and seniors will celebrate together. Seniors will share their Chanukah stories, artifacts and chanukiot. Singing, ARTS & CULTURE Eisenhower Dance Ensemble will present an evening of dance titled The Land of Nod and Other Dances at the Seligman Performing Arts Center, 2205 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills, on Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. $16, $12 seniors, $8 students. 248-559-2095. Mitch Albom, author of Have a Little Faith, appears at Borders Birmingham, 34300 Woodward 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. His book is about an inspiring eight-year journey between two worlds — two men, two faiths, two communi- ties. (248) 203-0005. The Janice Charach Gallery at the West Bloomfield JCC hosts "The Bra Show" and "Towards the Threadbare" through Dec. 17. "The Bra Show" offers for purchase bras designed by celebrities. Proceeds benefit Charach Cancer Treatment Center at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and the gallery. "Towards the Threadbare" features sculptures and other works of art, cre- ated solely from ties, by Isaac Amala and Liz Simpson. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday; and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Information: Gallery Director Terri Stearn, (248) 432-5579 or tstearn@jccdet.org . CINEMA & STAGE Stagecrafters Youth Theatre presents Charlotte's Web 7 p.m. Thursday- Saturday, Dec. 10-12; 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.12; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. $6 youth, $9 adult. Call (248) 541-6430 for tickets. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Recommended for ages 5 and up. See the world premiere stage adap- tation of The Hebrew Hammer by Jonathan Kesselman, adapted and directed by Frannie Shepherd-Bates, dancing and lunch follow. Parents and grandparents are at Planet Ant Theatre 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck. Through Dec. 26. $15. Students and seniors (60+) $10 on Friday. 313-365-4948. Our Greatest Generation a 90- minute film debuts at Detroit's Fox Theatre Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. Paul W. Smith from 760 WJR will host. Mitch Ryder and Stewart Francke with the 38th Army Band perform. Event benefits the Michigan Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of American and the Yankee Air Museum. Tickets ($23 & $33) can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com , the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com . To charge tickets by phone: (800) 745- 3000. Information: (313) 471-6611. invited. Free. (734) 971-0990 Chanukah lectures: "The Challenge of Hellenism" and "The Maccabees: From Rebels to Kings" — Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. Join Nancy Kaplan at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, W. Bloomfield, for two 30-minute lectures on DVD by Prof. Isaiah Gafni of Hebrew University. Free; all are welcome. A three-part series exploring the life Celebrate Chanukah! and spiritual legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Celebrate Chanukah at Temple Beth El 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, with a Shabbat dinner followed by a 7:30 service. Bring begins Dec. 23. For info, call (248) 737-1931 or e-mail nancyellen879®att.net . your menorahs. All are welcome. There is a charge for dinner. RSVP: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149. On Wed., Dec. 16, the Adat Shalom Men's Club and its Beth Achim Religious School will hold a Family Latke Party at 6:15 p.m. Dairy supper. Decorate Chanukah Attend Congregation Shaarey Zedek's Big Chanukah Blowout noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Southfield. cookies. "Jeff the Magician" performs plus music and Activities for children, teens and adults. At the end will dancing by Joe Cornell. Bring your own chanukiah. $6 per be chanukiyah lighting pyrotechnics. $36 per family and person if paid by Dec.13 or $8 at the door. $15 per adult. Babysitting available 2-4 p.m. Food can be COMEDY & MUSIC The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton and guest artist clarinetist David Krakauer will perform The Planets by Gustav Hoist, as well as the world premiere of Wlad Marhulet's Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet. Marhulet will be in atten- dance to provide insights. Symphony No. 67 in F major by Franz Joseph Haydn included. 8 p.m. Thursday- Friday, Dec. 10-11; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Orchestra Hall. www.detroitsymphonyorchestra.com . The Hot Seats, an award-winning string band from Richmond, Va., will play at Congregation Beth Shalom Dec. 12 for the annual Cantor Sam and Mona Greenbaum Concert. The band features fiddler Aaron Lewis, a native of Oak Park, and graduate of Hillel Day School and Interlochen Arts Academy. Tickets: (248) 547-7970. purchased. RSVP: Tobye Bello at (248) 357-5544, ext. 45, Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center holds a or tbello@shaareyzedek.org . Public Menorah Lighting Thursday, Dec. 17, at the corner of Maple and Orchard Lake roads. There will be a display Attend a Chanukah party, Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3-7 p.m. at Keter Torah Synagogue 5480 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Games, performances, activities, singing, food, pose for pictures with children. Following will be crafts and raffle, fun. $18/adults, $10/children. RSVPs and advance games at the Torah Center and Sara's Deli for purchase. payments appreciated: Keter Torah Synagogue, 5480 Information: Rabbi Shneur Silberberg, (248) 865-1541 or Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield; e-mail ketertorah. www.baischabad.com . us@gmail.com for more info. The annual City Menorah Lighting in downtown Welcome Shabbat and celebrate the completion of Chanukah at Adat Shalom Synagogue on Friday, Dec. 18. Birmingham will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the Chanukah and Shabbat lightings at 4:45 p.m. along with a newly renovated Shain Park. The lighting will include Chanukah songfest. (Bring your own chanukiah). A family- music, latkes, donuts and cider. Hosted by the Birmingham- friendly service runs 5-5:30, followed by a dairy dinner. Bloomfield Chai Center. Free. Shain Park is located at The dinner cost is $10/adult, $5/child (ages 3-12), free Townsend and Bates. 248-203-6721 or under 3 years. Respond by Dec.11: 248-851-5100. chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net . EVENT HOTLINE Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood presents a Mahj Madness Tournament Sunday, Dec. 20, 1 p.m., in Southfield. Tables JET Takes Off The Jewish Ensemble Theatre at the West Bloomfield JCC pres- ents the musical comedy The Big Bang through Jan. 3. Originally performed Off Broadway, the play is about two hopeful writers who seek to produce a Broadway musical about the entire history of the world from the Big Bang to the present. Comedic numbers portray Adam and Eve, Attila the Hun, Julius Caesar and Columbus, among others. $28-$36; discounts for seniors and students. (248) 788-2900. Previews: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.10, and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec.12. Opening night: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.12. of children's menorahs; a children's performance at 5:30; and menorah lighting at 6. Free. Judah the Maccabee will are guaranteed only for those who pre-register before Dec.11. First place $100. Bring 2009 Mahj cards. $15 for a reserved seat at a competitive table, $10 for a seat at a non-competitive table. Contact Saraphoena at sbkof- fron@comcast.net . Hear experts talk about "Identity Theft: Prevention, Prosecution, Repair," 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at the Oak Park JCC. Ron Savage of FOX 2 News moderates the panel of: Sgt. Patrick Young, Michigan State Police, Shaindle Braunstein, director, Hermelin ORT Resource Center, Steven Kaplan, Macomb County assistant prosecutor and Kathy Sparkman of Identity Theft Shield. Sponsoring is the BBI Center for Senior Services, B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region, Bloch-Israel unit, the JCC and Credit Union One. Free. (248) 646-3100. ftE"ft.'124t,LAttAr.,: '-w 78 December 10 • 2009 EVENTS THAT HELP Join the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America for an evening with local vocalists Lindsey Brenz, Katie Lynn Fried, Katherine Hardy, Bridget Leary and Rachel Sussman. Desserts and raffle. $15 in advance; $18 at door. Come 7:30-11p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, to the Steinway Piano Gallery of Detroit, 2700 E. Maple Road, Commerce. Katie Fried, (248) 819-2741. HEALTH / SUPPORT The Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program holds support group meetings for caregivers. Daytime meetings are for caregivers of those with an Alzheimer's-type diagnosis. The eve- ning meeting is for caregivers of all older adults. Free, but RSVP required.