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ARTS & CULTURE
ComeHearCMSD.org .
The West Bloomfield JCC's Henry &
Delia Meyers Library hosts the Lunch
& Literature Series Book Club noon-
1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, to dis-
cuss A Seat at the Table by Joshua
Halberstam, the story of a Chasidic-
raised young man in the 1970s who is
drawn to jazz, Kafka and a girl named
Katrina. Included is an author call-in.
Free and open to all. RSVP: Francine
Menken, (248) 432-5546. Bring your
lunch; dessert and beverages provided.
www.jccdet.org .
Hear the Mosaic Singers perform
Singsation! at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
13, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at the
Detroit Film Theatre in the Detroit
Institute of Arts. The Feb.14 tickets
are $10 (half-price). (313) 833-4005 or
www.mosaicdetroit.org .
View the exhibit "American
Modernism, 1920s-1940s" through
March 14 at the Kresge Art Museum
on the Michigan State University cam-
pus. Artists include Arthur Dove, Frank
Lloyd Wright and Helen Frankenthaler.
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Thursday until 8 p.m.; Saturday-
Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (517) 353-9834
or www.artmuseum.msu.edu .
Feel safe "Under the Watchful Eye: The
Chamsah Project," Janice Charach
Gallery's exhibit with artistic takes
on the good-luck symbol, through
March 7, at West Bloomfield JCC.
Gallery hours:10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-
Wednesday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday;
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Terri Stearn:
(248) 432-5579, tstearn@jccdet.org .
CINEMA & STAGE
The Farmington Players present the
screwball comedy You Can't Take
It with You, Feb. 12-March 6 at
the Barn Theater, 32332 W.12 Mile,
Farmington Hills. Adults $15; student
discount. Feb.14: seniors matinee at
discount. (248) 553-2955 or
farmingtonplayers.org .
See the jazz film Chops, by former
Detroiter Bruce Broder Friday, Feb. 12,
at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
See Detroit: Remember When and
meet the filmmakers 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 18, at Downtown Synagogue.
See Debbi Dworkin's direction of the
parody play, The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (abridged), by
Stagecrafters at the 2nd Stage of the
Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak Feb.19-
28. Tickets $12. (248) 541-6430.
COMEDY & MUSIC
See the Shanghai Quartet with pianist
Yuja Wang perform Schubert, Franck
and Dvorak 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
13, at the Chamber Music Society of
Detroit at Seligman Performing Arts
Center, 22305 W. 13 Mile, Beverly
Hills. $43-$75; students $25. Optional
pre-concert dinner at Bacco, 6-
7:30 p.m. (248) 855-6070 or www.
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February 11 • 2010
The JCC and West Bloomfield Twp.
present "The Best of West" event 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14:
• A job fair and expo with workshops
and resume reviews by JVS.
• A cultural celebration with enter-
tainment, carnival, arcade and other
attractions with food from restaurants
which include Jerusalem Pizza.
For information, visit www.jccdetg.org
or call (248) 661-1000.
Hear Israeli scholar on Islam Dr.
Mordechai Kedar speak on "Jerusalem:
What Is the Struggle About?" 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 15, at Young Israel of
Oak Park. Free. For information, con-
tact Yocheved Seidman, Yocheved3®
gmail.com , or (773) 597-7690.
Join the University Musical Society
Bela Fleck with the Africa Project
explore the origins of the banjo. 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Hill Auditorium,
825 N. University, Ann Arbor. Tickets:
(734) 647-4020, www.ums.org .
Plan a surfing safari on Feb. 18-21 as
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and
the London, Ont.-based rock ensemble
Jeans 'n' Classics come together in
Endless Summer — The Music of
Sign on for "Mornings at the Market
— Come Hungry, Be Happy" 9:30-11:30
a.m. Saturdays, Feb. 13 and March 20,
at Detroit's Eastern Market. Linda
Yellin's Feet on the Street tour com-
pany will conduct a walking and tasting
tour of market specialty shops, sheds
and vendors. (248) 353-8687.
www.feetonthestreettours.com .
Hear Israeli Sapir Handelman of
Harvard University, visiting professor
at Wayne State University's Center
for Peace and Conflict Studies, at the
Congregation Shaarey Zedek Men's
Club Installation Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14, in Southfield. Free. All
are welcome. Robert Rollinger (248)
626-1133.
The Pomegranate Guild of
Southeastern Michigan, a group that
studies and creates needlework with
Judaic themes, will be meet 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
Member Rheada Kellso will lead a
workshop on springtime and Passover
crafts. There will be a two-part photo-
transfer workshop at the Prentis
Apartments in Oak Park led by Linda
Larsen 1 p.m. Sunday, March 14 and
April 11. Judy Galperin (248) 661-5337.
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys.
$19-$123. Tickets (313) 576-5111 or
www.detroitsymphony.com
Enjoy singer-songwriter Marc Cohen
of "Walking in Memphis" fame at 8
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Ark, 316
S. Main, Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451.
www.theark.org , (734) 763-8587.
Get a taste of the upcoming JCC
Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival with a
bonus family concert featuring the 30
percussion instruments of Drums &
Beyond 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the
Oak Park JCC. $5 for JCC members;
$7 others; $4 children age 3 and up;
$18 per family. (248) 432-5470.
Wit's End, But Witty
The National Council of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit Section, is
having a 30%-off sale for certain
items at its Council Thrift Shops
now through 14 (Berkley: 3297 W.12
Mile; and Royal Oak:1221 E. Lincoln).
The Royal Oak location will also
have a 20%-off featured Jewelry
Extravaganza through Feb.13. Monday-
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Berkley is open
noon-4:00 p.m. on Sundays. (248)
548-6664 or www.ncjwgds.org .
Rabbi Amy Eilberg was the first
woman ordained by the Conservative
movement, known for her work in
Jewish healing and spiritual direction,
will speak on "Listening for the Sacred
in Our Lives" 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
20, at Beth Israel Congregation in
Ann Arbor. Free. On Sunday, Feb. 21,
hear Eilberg at "The Soul of Tikkun:
Spiritual Practice & Social Action"
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor
Jewish Community Center. $30
includes vegetarian meals. RSVP: www.
jewishannarbor.org .
In The Cards?
Play at the Hillel Day School Mah
Jong Tournament Thursday, Feb.
25. Registration at 6:15 a.m.,
begin playing at 7. $20 in advance
by Feb.15; $25 at the door (space
permitting). Hillel is at 32200
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Bring
your Mah Jong set and 2009
cards. Make checks to Hillel Day
School and mail to Debbie Cohen, 5540 S. Piccadilly Circle, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322. Information: (248) 788-0942.
See the Jewish Ensemble Theatre
perform The Tale of the Allergist's
Wife, a comedy about midlife mal-
aise, through Feb. 21 at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Stars Kate Willinger
Manfredi, Phil Powers, Henrietta
Hermelin Weinberg and Lynnae
Lehfeldt. $28-$36. Discounts for
seniors and students. (248) 788-2900.
Hit the lanes at the Ninth Annual B'nai
B'rith David Rose Windsor Doubles
Tournament 7 p.m Saturday, Feb 20,
at Super Bowl Lanes, 1000 Tecumseh
Road at Forest Glade Drive, Windsor.
Entry Fee: $25 (U.S.) per bowler (first
entry); $15.00 per bowler (subsequent
entries). Registration at 6:30. For
information: David Shanbaum,
bowlingdave300@gmail.com .
HEALTH / SUPPORT
The Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program
holds free monthly caregiver support
groups. Daytime meetings are for
caregivers of those with Alzheimer's
or a related diagnosis. Onsite respite
during the daytime meeting must be
arranged in advance. Evening meetings
are open to caregivers of all seniors.
• JVS (29699 Southfield Road,
Southfield) 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
16. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, (248) 233-
4392.
• Jewish Senior Life, Fleischman
Residence (6710 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield) 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11;
and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15.
To RSVP or for information: call Fran
Cook, at (248) 592-5032.
All are invited to learn how an aging
loved one can live safely and securely
at home. "No Place Like Home," a
panel of experts, will meet 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14, at West Bloomfield
JCC. Sponsors are B'nai B'rith's Center
for Senior Services, Zager-Stone-
Tucker-Grant-Oakland Century Unit,
the JCC and Credit Union ONE. Jayme
Levy of B'nai B'rith moderates the
panel that includes Rozanne Sedler,
a geriatric social worker with Jewish
Family Service, and others. (248) 646-
3100.
Attend "Eldercare Workshops:
Resources and Support for Caregivers"
4-5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at
Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. Attorney Eric Glick
speaks on the six legal documents
one should have and long-term care
insurance. Free. RSVP: Becky Eizen,
(248) 592-2671, or Lynn Breuer, (248)
592-2333.
The National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section
— SPACE for Changing Families offers a
six-week non-sectarian support group
for adults grieving the loss of a par-
ent. Facilitator Cindy Goldman leads 7-
8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 17-March
24, at Bingham Office Park, 36300
Telegraph, Suite 125, Bingham Farms.
Free; donations welcome. RSVP: (248)
355-9936.
HELPING OUT
Yad Ezra Purim tribute cards are
available in packets of six for $36.
Orders must be received by Feb. 22.
Send checks to Yad Ezra, 2850 W.11
Mile, Berkley, MI 48072. Donations can
also be charged. (248) 548-3663.
The National Council of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit Section and
Kadima, a nonprofit mental health
agency, present Project Friendship,
which holds Sunday brunches and
activities for Kadima clients. Volunteer
needed. Events are scheduled on Feb.
21, a Purim celebration; March 7, craft
program; and March 21 Passover. All
programs are from 10:45 a.m.-1:3O p.m.
at Kadima activity center, 15999 W.12
Mile. RSVP: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0, or
MaiI@NCJWGDS.org .
"Wrapped In Love" is a drop-in mitzvah
project 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays to cre-
ate blankets for children removed
from their homes because of abuse
and neglect. No sewing is involved.
Run by the National Council of Jewish
Women at 26400 Lahser, Suite 306,
Southfield. (248) 355-3300, ext. 0.
Joyous Music
Hear Temple Emanu-El's Cantor Darcie
Sharlein perform "Shire' Ahavah,
Jewish Love Songs" at a free concert
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. She will be
accompanied by pianist Henry Feinberg
and members of the Oak Park temple's
adult choir. Songs range from Yiddish,
Ladino, Israeli, and those by Debbie
Friedman, Benjie-Ellen Schiller and Julie
Silver. The free concert will be followed by
an afterglow dessert, and reservations are appreciated at (248) 967-4020.