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Experience a service of sharing
planned by Temple Emanu-El with
the Second Baptist Church of Detroit.
"A Call for Community: Challenge,
Commitment, Redemption" begins
at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at
the temple,14450 West 10 Mile, Oak
Park. The service will be led by Rabbi
Joseph Klein and Rev. Kevin Turman,
joined with the combined synagogue
and church choirs. (248) 967-4020.
www.emanuel-mich.org .

Check It Out!

Contribute your artistic talents to a
giant community mosaic mural at
the Oak Park Library 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 14,14200 Oak Park
Blvd. The mural will remain on perma-
nent display. No charge, open to all
ages. (248) 691-7480.

Join the next Lunch & Learn Literature
Book Club of the Henry & Delia Meyers
Library and Media Center at the
West Bloomfield JCC noon-1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 18. The group will
discuss Grand River and Joy, a story
of the 1967 Detroit riots. Author Susan
Messer will attend. Guests may bring
a lunch. Dessert and beverages will be
provided. The free event is open to all,
but RSVP to Francine Menken, (248)
432-5546 or fmenken@jccdet.org .

Enjoy the music of Bo White and the
Bluezers at the annual Blues Night
7:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20,
at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. Evening includes
appetizers, desserts and beverages.
WDIV weatherman Paul Gross hosts
live auction. Event proceeds will
benefit the temple religious school
and Mazon, the Jewish Response
to Hunger. Must be 21 or over. $15
advance admission for members,
$20 for non-members or at the door.
Tickets: (248) 661-0040 or Melanie@
tkolami.org.

CINEMA & STAGE

Catch a midweek film at Wednesday
Night at the Movies, 7:15 p.m. March 17,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Rd., Southfield. Sisterhood invites
the community to a big-screen showing
of Doubt, an award-winning film set at
a Catholic school in the Bronx. $3; $2
members. (248) 357-5544.

COMEDY & MUSIC

Make plans to attend the Stephen
Gottlieb Music Festival, a potpourri of
musical programs, March 6-16, at the
JCCs in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.
Advance ticket purchase encouraged.
For a complete schedule, call (248)
432-5692 or visit www.jccdet.org .

Catch the Chicago-based, Jewish a
capella vocal group Shircago! 8:30
p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. The co-ed ensemble
sings in languages of our people with
a repertoire that includes classical,
pop and contemporary. Workmen's
Circle/Arbeter Ring sponsors this
event for the JCC Stephen Gottlieb
Music Festival. $12 JCC members, $15
all others. (248) 432-5470 or www.
jccdet.org .

Relive memories of the '60s folk-

rock era at annual Maven Gallery
Coffeehouse, starring folksinger-
comedian Ron Coden with guest artist
Cantor Penny Steyer, 8 p.m. (doors
open at 7:30) Saturday, March 13,
at Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $20
advance, $25 at door; includes cof-
fee-dessert bar. Proceeds to help com-
munity families in need. RSVP: (248)
737-8700.

Participate in one or all of three trips
sponsored by the Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan Detroit's
Center Travel — Wednesday, March
24, to the Hilberry Theatre for a lec-
ture on Hitler's rise to power; Friday,
March 26, to the Coffee Concert at
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; and
Saturday, March 27, to a performance
of Sleeping Beauty at the Detroit
Opera House. www.jccdet.org

See Matisyahu, performer of Hasidic,
reggae and hip-hop music, in a live
broadcast from the 97nd Street Y at
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. $5. (248) 661-1000 or
www.jccdet.org .

Stock your shelves with used Jewish
and secular books at the "Spring into
Summer Used Book Sale," March 14-
26, Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Mondays-
Thursdays, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Fridays,
10 a.m.-noon. Henry & Delia Myers
Library and Media Center at the JCC,
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield.
Contact (248) 432-5546 or fmenken@
jccdet.org .

EVENT HOTLINE

Dance the hora at these two pro-
grams:

• Temple Emanu-EI,14450 W.10 Mile,
Oak Park. Explore the "Roots of Israeli
Folk Dance" and learn steps 7:30-
8:45 p.m. Thursdays, through March
25. First class free, then $5 each for
members; $7.50 for others. RSVP to
instructor Susan Kirschner: (248) 967-
4020, rabbi@rabbiklein.com or www.
emanuel-mich.org .

Claudia Cooper, front, of West Bloomfield is surrounded by
other cast members of Anything Goes: Julia Raphael of

Bloomfield Township, Bob Hack of West Bloomfield, Susan

Berke of Bloomfield Hills and Susan Borin of West Bloomfield.

Get a Kick!

Bloomfield Players Community Theatre brings Cole Porter's Anything Goes

to the Andover High School Theater, 4200 Andover Rd., Bloomfield Township.

The comic musical, running March 12-14 and 19-21, is about love lost and

found on a 1930s-era cruise ship and will be presented 7:30 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Featured numbers include the title song

along with "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "De-Lovely." $15 or $12 for students

and seniors over 60. Group rates are available. (248) 433-0885. www.

bloomfieldplayers.org .

EVENTS THAT HELP

"Ante Up For Hunger" at Yad Ezra's
spring fundraiser, featuring poker
and Texas Hold 'Em tournament, 8-11
p.m. Saturday, March 13 (new date), at
2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley. Proceeds pro-
vide lunches for kids in need at Jewish
day schools. $50 per person, plus $50
for poker buy-in. RSVP: www.yadezra.
org or (248) 548-FOOD.

• West Bloomfield JCC: Experience
Israeli dance with instructors Cheryl
Feit and Gordon Smith of Israeli
Folkdance Detroit and Laura and
Amnon Steiner of A2Rikud, 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 14. Free, but tickets
are required. www.jccdet.org .

Join the Next Generation group (the
young women's branch) of the National
Council of Jewish Women Greater
Detroit Section for its kickoff program
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, for
Birthday-in-a-Box, a project for chil-
dren in crisis. Attendees are asked to
bring a birthday gift appropriate for a
child age 10-17, priced at $10-$15. The
event will be at a private home. Call
(248) 355-3300 for information.

Bring your spouse or partner and
socialize with new friends between
ages 25-40 at a wine-tasting party
8 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the
Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. Event sponsored by Temple
Shir Shalom's YAG (Young Adult
Group) includes strolling appetizers.
Cost: $18 per person. RSVP to Sidra
Lewis: sidra@thecorners.org .

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Mondays at National Council of Jewish
Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306,
Southfield. Create blankets for abused
and neglected children. No sewing
involved. (248) 355-3300, ext. 0.

HELPING OUT

The Jewish Community Relations
Council is recruiting volunteers for
the Detroit Public Schools Reading
Corps. Call (248) 642-2656, or visit
www.detroitjcrc.org .

Interact with senior residents while
working in the stores, cafes and gift
shops of the Jewish Senior Life build-
ings in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.
Become a friendly visitor, help with
activities, field trips or games. Michal
Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram@jslmi.org .

Volunteer with Project Friendship, a
project of National Council of Jewish
Women Greater Detroit Section,
to help with Sunday brunches and
activities for clients of Kadima, the
nonprofit mental health agency.10:45
a.m.-1:3O p.m. Sunday, March 21, at
Kadima activity center,15999 W.12
Mile, Southfield. RSVP: (248) 355-
3300, ext. 0, or NCJWGDS.org .

HOLIDAYS I SHABBAT

Celebrate Havdallah at Temple Emanu-
El, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 13, with
a casual evening of Yiddish music and

Lend a hand at "Wrapped In Love," a
drop-in mitzvah project, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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