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Check It Out!

ARTS & CULTURE

Attend "The Art of the Artist's
Book" opening reception 5-8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 8, at Oakland University
Art Gallery on the Rochester campus.
The exhibit runs through April 4 and
features one-of-a-kind books by 25
contemporary artists including the
local artist Lynne Avadenka. (248)
370-3005 or oakland.edu/ouag.

See "Fresh Perspective: Five
Free Exhibits" at the Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center,1516 S.
Cranbrook Road, Birmingham. Opening
6-8 p.m. Jan 8 through Feb 12. (248)
644-0866 and visiting.

The West Bloomfield JCC's Janice
Charach Gallery opens its free exhibit,
"Under the Watchful Eye: The Chamsah
Project," 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. The
exhibit of the good-luck symbol by art-
ists nationwide runs through March
7. Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday
noon-4 p.m. Information, Terri Stearn:
(248) 432-5579 or tstearn@jccdet.org .

Attend the Frankel Jewish Academy's
Evening of the Arts, a showcase of
students' ceramics, painting, drawing
and functional art creations, followed
by a performance by FJA's choir and
musical ensemble 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 11, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Refreshments by the culinary arts stu-
dents. (248) 592-5263.

Artist/filmmaker Matthew Barney
will speak 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13,
at Detroit Institute of Arts' inaugural
Reva Taubman Stocker Memorial
Lecture. A "free pass," obtained at
www.eventbrite.com/event/493817020,
must be presented at the door. Reva
Taubman Stocker, a patron of educa-
tion with an interest in visual arts, cre-
ated the endowment fund for lectures.

CINEMA & STAGE

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 .

Shaarey Sisterhood Sisterhood invites
the community to see Defiance about
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied
Eastern Europe who join Russian
resistance fighters and build a vil-
lage to protect themselves and about
1,000 Jewish non-combatants. Shown

in Southfield at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 13. Sisterhood members, $2; non-
members, $3. (248) 357-5544.

COMEDY & MUSIC

Hear singer-songwriter Dick Siegel
and the Brandos 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
9, at the Ark in Ann Arbor. 316 S. Main,
Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451. www.theark.
org , (734) 763-8587.

EVENT HOTLINE

Detroit Free Press columnist, Brian
Dickerson, will speak on the local
scene at Temple Beth El Brotherhood's
Sunday Breakfast Jan. 17. Eat at 9
a.m.; program at 9:40. $3 per person
or $5 per couple at door for food;
program is free. Information: Barbara
Grant: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.

B'nai B`rith Great Lakes Region
begins its basketball season Sunday,
Jan. 17, at Walled Lake Central High
School. Join as an individual or a
team: Marty Melton, (248) 921-1539.

The JCC's Center Travel will host
trips this winter and spring, includ-
ing a cruise to Italy, Greece, Israel
and Egypt, Jan. 20-31; Costa Rica
cruises, Feb. 8-18 and Feb. 9-16; and
day trips to see Boeing, Boeing at
the Meadowbrook Theatre on Jan.
20, a Coffee Concert at the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 5, the
Wizard of Oz at the Fisher Theatre on
Feb.11 and the Ballet Hispanico on Feb.
12. Information: call (248) 432-5471,
e-mail Marilyn Wolfe at mwolfe@jccdet.
org , or visit www.jccdet.org .

HEALTH / SUPPORT

Jewish Gay Network Family and
Friends, a free discussion-support
group, will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
4, in the library at the West Bloomfield

Start The Year
With Laughter

CHADD (Children & Adults with ADD)
will meet 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at
Way Elementary School, 765 W. Long
Lake Road, in Bloomfield Township.
Mary Jo Schuster will lead a panel of
college students. Adult support group
will be led by Laura Rolands. Free for
members; $5 for others. (248) 988-
6716, www.chadd.net/527.

HELPING OUT

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, ext.12.

Interact with senior residents while
working in the Jewish Senior Life
(JSL) building's stores, cafes and gift
shops. Be a friendly visitor, help at
activities, field trips or games. Michal
Ram (248) 592-1104, mram@jsImi.org .

HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT

Experience Shabbat Light on Friday,
Jan. 8, at Temple Beth El. The brief,
informal 6 p.m. service offers an
opportunity for reflection and sharing.
Dr. Jill Syme will speak. Dinner at 7
costs $20 for adults; $15 for children.
Mail checks to Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills 48301.
Information: Barbara Grant, (248) 851-
1100, ext. 3149.

See JET's The Big Bang through

Jan. 3, at the West Bloomfield

JCC. A musical comedy about

two hopeful writers seeking to

produce a Broadway musical

about the history of the world.

Comedic numbers portray

Adam and Eve, Attila the Hun,

Julius Caesar and Chistopher Columbus, among others. Two special New

Year's Eve packages at 6 and 9 p.m. Tickets: (248) 788-2900.

JEWISH LEARNING

"Abraham Joshua Heschel
Remembered" DVD Series continues
at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
6, honoring the theologian and social
activist. Part 3: Heschel's final TV
interview from 1972. See all three parts
10:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. Free, walk in.
Information: Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-
1931 or nancyellen879@att.net .

Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield will host Prof. Howard
Lupovitch for a three-part lecture
series based on his new book on the
history of the Jewish people, 7:30-9
p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 5, 12, and 19. All
are invited. $40 for the series or $15
per lecture. Jan. 5: "The Beginnings of
Judaism"; Jan.12: "Between Cross and
Crescent"; and Jan.19: "The Challenge

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MY NEW YEARS /M3OLOTION 15 TO
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Keren Alpert, Temple Beth El's rabbinic
associate, will speak on "Moses and
All His Mishegas," an exploration of
his flaws and strengths and what can
be learned from this less-than-perfect
leader. Lunar Learn meets 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13; Lunch and Learn
will be noon Thursday, Jan. 14. Free.
RSVP: (248) 865-0612.

LEARNING

"Could I, Should I Start My Own
Business?" the first of four SCORE
January workshops for entrepreneurs,
will be 8:45-11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7,
at Southfield Public Library, 26300
Evergreen. $10. RSVP: (313) 226-7947.
Other workshops are Jan.13, 20, 27.

A World Of Photos

The Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada S.
Glazer Memorial Lectures on Judaism
for the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern
Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish Clergy
will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Day. Rev. Kenneth James Flowers,
pastor of Greater New Mt. Moriah
Missionary Baptist Church and a long-
time supporter of the Glazer Institute,
will speak at Shabbat services 7:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16. All are welcome.
Free. Information: Barbara Grant, (248)
851-1100, ext. 3149.

EVERYTHING'S
RELATIVE
by Jordan B. Gorfinkel •

of Modernity." RSVPs appreciated:
Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@att.net .

Hear photographer Monte Nagler speak

on his book Photography Around the

World 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13,

U-M Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library,

920 North University, Gallery/Room

100, Ann Arbor. Free. (734) 615-6477 or

www.lib.umich.edu/university-michigan-

press/events/monte-nagler-around-world-

photographs.

A Monte Nagler photo from Asia.

BECCAnBETH

The
Altruist

The
Realist

BERNIE

YAEL

LOUIS

ZAYDS

BUBS

The
Idealist

The
Perplexed

The
Rebel

The
Traditionalist

The
Bubbe

DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT AL-READY-
ON ROSH HA5HANAH?_,./

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