CALENDAR
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Check It Out!
Visit University of Detroit Mercy's
McNichols campus to see Unheard
Voices, an original play on homeless-
ness Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 8
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Feb. 26-
28, in the Fountain Lounge. Tickets:
(313) 993-1540 or udmgrad@udmercy.
edu. For questions or more informa-
tion, call the theater box office at (313)
993-3270.
ARTS & CULTURE
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 .
Water Works Theatre Company cel-
ebrates 10 years of Shakespeare in the
Park in Royal Oak with "A Mid-Winter's
Tale" event 7 p.m. Friday, Feb 26, at
Royal Oak Farmer's Market, 316 E.11
Mile. Tickets $25 at at the door or
www.waterworkstheatre.com .
CINEMA & STAGE
The Farmington Players present the
screwball comedy You Can't Take It
with You though 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 .
COMEDY & MUSIC
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 Brian
Wilson and the Beach Boys. $19 $123.
Tickets (313) 576-5111 or
www.detroitsymphony.com .
See Detroit: Remember When and
meet the filmmakers 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 18, at Downtown Synagogue.
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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.
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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.
Go Barefoot in the Park, the Neil
Simon comedy about newlyweds,
presented by Spotlight Players on
weekends of Feb. 19-28, at the Village
Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry
Hill Road, Canton 48187. Shows: 8 p.m.
Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m.
Sundays. $16 or $18. Tickets: (734)
394-5300, www.canton-mi.org/
villagetheater.
Join the University Musical Society for
the Swedish Radio Choir, conducted
by Ragnar Bohlin, 4 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 21, at Hill Auditorium, 825 N.
University, Ann Arbor. Tickets: (734)
647-4020, www.ums.org .
See Icarus Falling's presentation Power
Plays by Elaine May and Alan Arkin
at 1210 Turner, Lansing, Feb. 19-28.
Tickets: (517) 898-1679 or imfalling@
icarusfalling.com . Information: www.
icarusfalling.com .
Hear singer-songwriter Ann Arborite
Theo Katzman perform Tuesday, Feb.
23, at the Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor.
(734) 761-1451. www.theark.org , (734)
763-8587.
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Finding Her Voice
Jazz pianist Matthew Ball, aka the
Boogie Woogie Kid, performs in a free,
family concert 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28,
at the Oak Park Public Library,14200
Oak Park Boulevard. (248) 691-7480.
See the Jewish Ensemble Theatre
perform The Tale of the Allergist's
Wife, a comedy about midlife malaise,
through Feb. 21 at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Stars Kate
Willinger Manfredi, Phil Powers,
EVENT HOTLINE
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, bowling-
dave300@gmail.com.
Rabbi Amy Eilberg was the first
woman ordained by the Conservative
movement, known for her work in
Jewish healing and spiritual direc-
tion, 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 .
Hear five women of different faiths
discuss, "Wisdom: Women's Interfaith
Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach
in Metro Detroit," noon Thursday, Feb.
25, at the at the National Council
of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit
Section office, 26400 Lahser, Suite
306, Southfield. Nosh and Knowledge
Lunch and Lecture Series, including
March 3 and 18 events is $25 mem-
bers or $10 each lecture. Non-mem-
bers $15 per lecture. RSVP by Feb. 23.
(248) 355-3300, ext. 0.
Play at the Hillel Day School Mah
Jong Tournament Thursday, Feb. 25.
Registration at 6:15 p.m., begin playing
at 7. $25 at the door (space permit-
ting). Hillel is at 32200 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Bring your Mah Jong
set and 2009 cards. Information:
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Lynnae Lehfeldt. $28-$36. Discounts
for seniors and students.
(248) 788-2900.
Debbie Cohen, (248) 788-0942.
Attend the Cottage & Lakefront
Living Show Thursday-Sunday, Feb.
25-28, at Rock Financial Showplace,
46100 Grand River, Novi. $10; $4
for children 6-14. Free admission
to Outdoorama. Information: www.
NoviCottageShow.com or (800) 328-
6550.
Detroit Public Television is looking for
audience members and participants
for Startupnation, a show about
entrepreneurs, filmed at its Wixom stu-
dios 5:30-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and
noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. Hosted
by local entrepreneurs Rich Sloan and
Jeff Sloan. (248) 305-3721.
Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah holds an
open board meeting and Doll Project
at the Sarah and Ralph Davidson
House 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28.
Sewing experience is not needed. Free.
RSVP: Cindy, (248) 851-7022; Evelyn:
248-661-3678; Robin: 248-851-2635.
Join the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah for the "Women Making a
Difference" education series 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 2. Hear Dr. Pamela
Marcovitz, medical director, Ministrelli
Women's Heart Center, Beaumont
Hospital. RSVP required. Mail $8 check
to Hadassah: 5030 Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323.
(248) 683-5030.
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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.-1:30 p.m.
at Kadima activity center,15999 W.12
Mile. RSVP: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0, or
MaiI®NCJWGDS.org .
Donate to the winter blood drive at
DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in
Commerce, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 22, in the hospital's Conference
Center. Appointments are encouraged:
go to www.givelife.org with the spon-
sor code "DMC" and choose the HVSH
drive.
"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.
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: Michal Ram (248) 592-1104,
mram@jslmi.org .
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Celebrate family-friendly Shabbat
in the Round at Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Township 6 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 26. Open to all. Information:
Barbara Grant, (248) 851-1100, ext.
3149.
Join the "Shabbat Song Circle" dur-
ing Kiddush following morning services
every Shabbat at Congregation Beth
Ahm in West Bloomfield (approxi-
mately noon-12:30 p.m.). Everyone is
invited; lyrics are in transliteration and
Hebrew. Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931
or nancyellen879@att.net .