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Check It Out!
ARTS & CULTURE
EVENT HOTLINE
Attend a book-signing with Mitch
Albom, author of Have a Little Faith,
7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at Borders
Birmingham, 34300 Woodward. His
book focuses on an inspiring eight-year
journey between two worlds — two men,
two faiths, two communities. (248) 203-
0005.
Don't delay registering for Shaarey
Zedek Sisterhood's Mahj Madness
Tournament 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20,
at the synagogue, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. First place: $100. Bring 2009
Mahj cards. $15 for a reserved seat at a
competitive table, $10 at a non-competi-
tive table. Contact Saraphoena: sbkof-
fron@comcast.net .
CINEMA & STAGE
Hear experts discuss "identity Theft:
Prevention, Prosecution, Repair," 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27, at the Oak Park JCC.
Ron Savage of FOX 2 News moder-
ates. Sponsors: BBI Center for Senior
Services, B'nai B'rith Great Lakes
Region, Bloch-Israel unit, JCC and Credit
Union One. Free. (248) 646-3100.
Watch the movie, Harmonist, 6:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at the Northville
District Library, 212 W. Cady, Northville
48161. The German film with English
subtitles is based on the true story of
an internationally renowned comedic
German barbershop sextet before World
War II. When Hitler comes to power,
what will happen to the three members
of the group who are Jewish? Free.
(248) 349-3020.
See the world premiere stage adaptation
of The Hebrew Hammer by Jonathan
Kesselman, adapted and directed by
Frannie Shepherd-Bates, through
Dec. 26, at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357
Caniff, Hamtramck. $15; $10 Fridays for
students and age 60 and over. (313)
365-4948.
See The Last Five Years, directed by
Frannie Shepherd-Bates with musical
direction by Michael Fiedler, weekends
of Jan. 1-23, at the Furniture Factory,
4126 Third, Detroit 48201. Presented
by Magenta Giraffe Theatre, the play
portrays the life, love and demise of
a relationship between actress Cathy
and writer Jamie. Opening night, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 1, is pay-what-you-can.
Tickets/schedule: (313) 408-7269, www.
magentagiraffe.org .
COMEDY & MUSIC
Hear the Andover High School Choir
and Jilts from Bloomfield Hills perform
as part of the DSO's "Home for the
Holidays" concerts through Dec. 20,
in Orchestra Hall.10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8:30
p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. (313) 576-
5111. www.detroitsymphony.com .
Have Brunch with Bach, featuring
Aaron Berofsky and Edward Parmentier,
10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20,
at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200
Woodward. Admission: (313) 833-7900
or www.dia.org .
Interact with senior residents while
working in the Jewish Senior Life (JSL)
building's stores, cafes and gift shops in
Oak Park and West Bloomfield. Become
a friendly visitor, help at activities, field
trips or games. Contact: Michel Ram
(248) 592-1104, mram@jslmi.org.
HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT
Join Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
of America for fundraiser featuring
local vocalists Lindsey Brenz, Katie
Lynn Fried, Katherine Hardy, Bridget
Leary and Rachel Sussman 7:30-11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20, at Steinway Piano
Gallery of Detroit, 2700 E. Maple Road,
Commerce. Event also offers desserts
and a raffle. $18; $15 in advance. Katie
Fried: (248) 819-2741.
Celebrate Chanukah with Sara and
Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah
Center, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
on Thursday, Dec. 17. Features
children's performance at 5:30 p.m.,
followed by public menorah light-
ing at 6, at the corner of Maple and
Orchard Lake roads, West Bloomfield.
Back at the center: display of children's
menorahs, take pictures with Judah
the Maccabee, do crafts and games,
purchase food from Sara's Deli. Rabbi
Shneur Silberberg:(248) 865-1541, www.
baischabad.com .
HEALTH/ SUPPORT
JEWISH LEARNING
Attend monthly support group open
to caregivers of older adults through
the Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program 7-9
p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at Jewish Senior
Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Free: RSVP to
Fran Cook: (248) 592-5032.
"Chinese Food for Thought" - Friday,
Dec. 25, come to Congregation Beth
Ahm for a Shabbat service at 6 p.m.
followed by a catered kosher Chinese
dinner and a talk by author Berl Falbaum
recounting his experiences in Shanghai
during World War II when the city was
a refuge for European Jews seeking an
escape from the Shoah. Adults $20, kids
4-10 $12, ages 3 and under free. RSVP
by Wed. Dec. 23. Call (248) 851-6880 or
e-mail director@cbahm.org .
EVENTS THAT HELP
HELPING OUT
Serve dinner at the Hope Hospitality
& Warming Center in Pontiac, a
mitzvah opportunity offered through
Congregation Beth Ahm's TOSAT Tikkun
Olam / Social Action Team. Choose
Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at his ongoing
classes based on classical and con-
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Have fun at Temple Kol Ami
Sisterhood and Brotherhood's "A
Crazy Ninth Night of Chanukah" 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, featuring
Receive initial training to be a Holocaust
Memorial Center docent noon-2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 10, on the Zekelman
Family Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. Register now
with Selma Silverman: (248) 553-2400,
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See JET's The Big Bang, through Jan.
3, at the West Bloomfield JCC. A musi-
cal comedy about two hopeful writers
seeking to produce a Broadway musical
about the history of the world. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 5 and 8 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28-$36;
discounts for seniors and students. Two
New Year's Eve packages. Tickets: (248)
788-2900.
one or more nights: Saturday-Monday,
Dec. 26-28. Meals co-hosted by Beth
Ahm, Temple Kol Ami and Adat Shalom
Synagogue. To volunteer, contact
Barbara Schechter Cohen: (248) 481-
9753, imbasha@aol.com .
the Schmaltz Klezmer Ensemble.
Concert, dance party and dessert
buffet. All adults welcome: $18 per
person. Tickets available at the door.
Information: (248) 661-0040. Web
site: www.tkolami.org . Kol Ami is
at 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield.
PBS Series Special The Best of Victor
Sorge Acts 1 and 2 on Wednesday, Dec.
23, at 1 p.m., at the Oak Park JCC. $3.
(248) 967-4030.
temporary esoteric texts 10:30 a.m.
Sundays and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays,
at Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Details: (248)
855-6170 or bctc770@aol.com .
The JPM/JCC Book Club will hold its
monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 24,
at 1 p.m. at the Oak Park JCC. They will
discuss the book Three Cups of Tea by
Greg Mortenson. For information, call
(248) 967-4030.
Learn the "48 Steps to Wisdom," a lec-
ture series developed by the late Rabbi
Noah Weinberg of Aish HaTorah. Two
opportunities are available:
• Keter Torah Synagogue, 5480
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield:
Speakers include Rabbi Alon Tolwin and
Rabbi Tzvi Hochstadt of Aish HaTorah 7
p.m. Mondays. Additional co-sponsors
include Fed Ed and Jewish Renaissance
Project. No charge to attend. Free
refreshments. (248) 565-2757, www.
ketertorah.us.
• Detroit Jewish News, 29200
Northwestern Hwy., Southfield: Rabbi
Tolwin leads lunch-and-learn sessions
noon Thursdays. Kosher lunch: $8.
RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext. 1.
YOUTH
Bring children with you to the
Sleeping Beauty marionette ballet 2
p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 26, at
PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand River,
Detroit. $5 children, $10 adults, plus $8
for optional puppetry workshop. (313)
961-7777, www.puppetart.org .
Go Walking With Dinosaurs, the return
of the popular animatronics show from
Dec. 29-Jan. 3, at Cobo Arena, 300
Civic Center Drive, Detroit. Production
is based on the award-winning BBC TV
series of the same name. Show times:
(313) 471-6611. Purchase tickets ($24-
$69): (800) 745-3000.
SENIORS
On Monday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m., come to
Cafe Europa at the Oak Park JCC. The
program will feature entertainment by
Ben Opengeym. Free. Sponsored by
the Holocaust Survivors and Families
Support Group. (248) 967-4030.
Join Bais Chabad Torah Center for "JM
for KM: Jewish Music for Kids and
Moms" (or grandmas) led by drama
and music teacher Zeesy Silberberg
Wednesdays in her home, 6231
Ramwyck Court, West Bloomfield.
Schedule:10:30-11:30 a.m. for infants
On Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 3 p.m., Ronnie
Berman from "The Memory Club" will
show how to improve your memory at
the Oak Park JCC. $3. Sponsored by the
Active Life. (248) 967-4030.
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