To Do!
CALENDAR
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ARTS 6, CULTURE
See works by multiple artists at the
"Black & Blue" exhibit through June 1,
at Lemberg Gallery, 23241 Woodward
in Ferndale. www.lemberggallery.com
or (248) 591-6623.
Admire new tile and vase releases
along with work of more than 100
ceramic artists at annual Pewabic
Pottery House and Garden event,
10125 E. Jefferson in Detroit 48214.
Preview party with hors d'oeuvres
and cocktails ($75-$250) 6-9 p.m.
Thursday, June 3. Free admission 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Friday through Sunday,
June 4-6, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,
June 6. www.pewabic.com or (313)
822-0954.
Attend opening of three-day exhibi-
tion and sale of fine prints, drawings,
paintings and sculpture, both old and
contemporary, 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 4,
at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
1516 S. Cranbrook in Birmingham
48009, www.bbartcenter.org or (248)
644-0866.
Find interesting items for sale at Art
on the Grand Saturday and Sunday,
June 5-6, in downtown Farmington,
vicinity of W. Nine Mile and Farmington
Road. www.downtownfarmington.org or
(248) 473-1856.
Visit "All Media Exhibition," juried
exhibition of contemporary art by 52
artists from Michigan and Ontario,
through June 5, at Detroit Artists
Market, 4719 Woodward in Detroit
48201. www.detroitartistsmarket.org
or (313) 832-8540.
Tour "Icons of Loss: The Art of Samuel
Bak," 60 works by a Vilna Ghetto sur-
vivor, through Aug. 15, at Holocaust
Memorial Center, Zekelman Family
Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. www.holocaustcenter.
org or (248) 553-2400.
Examine artist Alice Frank's "Frame of
Mind," her multi-media exhibit running
through June 30, at Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward in Ferndale
48220. Opens at noon Wednesday-
Saturday, closes at 5 p.m. except for 9
p.m. Saturday. www.lawrencestreetgl-
lery.com or (248) 544-0394.
CINEMA et- STAGE
Consider how race relations changed
in Detroit following the1967 riot
in Joanna McClelland Glass' criti-
cally acclaimed play Palmer Park,
staged 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 28 and
Saturday, May 29, at Hilberry Theatre,
4742 Cass on Wayne State University
campus in Detroit. $25-$35. Schedule/
tickets: www.wsushows.com or (313)
577-2972. Take a bus from Farmington
Hills to the Saturday matinee arranged
by Linda Yellin's Feet on the Street
Tours: www.feetonthestreettours.com
or (248) 353-8687.
Watch strange goings-on at Little
Shop of Horrors, hit musical extended
through May 30, at Performance
Network Theatre,120 E. Huron in Ann
Arbor 48104. Tickets/schedule: www.
performancenetwork.org or (734) 663-
0681.
Come out midweek for the Israeli film,
Out of Sight, at next "Sisterhood Night
at the Movies" 7:15 p.m. Wednesday,
June 2, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. $3, or $2 for Sisterhood
member; includes refreshments.
Details: brodeje@aol.com .
Check your political correctness at
the door at Stagecrafters' musical,
The Producers, continuing through
June 13, at Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette in Royal Oak. Presented 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets ($12): www.stage-
crafters.org or (248) 541-6430.
COMEDY & MUSIC
Feel the Mississippi Heat, a tradi-
tional blues band from Chicago, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 1, at Ark Coffeehouse,
316 S. Main, Ann Arbor 48104.
Bandleader/harmonica player Pierre
Lacocque is the only non-Jew ever
to attend the Athenee Maimonides
School in Brussels, Belgium. Tickets
($15): www.theark.org or (734) 761-
1800.
Ride To Detroit
Jewish History
Take a bus tour of old Jewish Detroit
departing 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June
13, from Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield; returns approximately
4:30. Snacks and water provided.
Reservation payable by check to
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan;
send to: 6600 W. Maple in West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Include names of
guests and a daytime phone number. Cost: $30 or $25 for members of JHSM.
For space availability, contact: jhsofmichigan@msn.com or (248) 432-5517.
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Enjoy live music at Kerrytown Concert
House, 415 N. Fourth in Ann Arbor.
Tickets: www.kerrytownconcerthouse.
com or (734) 769-2999:
• Spanish Odyssey: 8 p.m. Friday,
June 4.
• Tumbao Bravo: 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 5.
Hear saxophonist Otis Murphy and
Haruko Murphy, piano, at Schmier
Concert Series 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June
6, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
Complimentary tickets through Linda:
linda@temple-israel.org or (248) 661-
5700.
Join Downtown Synagogue for
"Afternoon at the DSO" program 3
p.m. Sunday, June 6, in Max Fisher
Music Center at Orchestra Hall, 3711
Woodward in Detroit. $30 includes
post-concert coffee and conversation
with musicians. Mail check to Elizabeth
Landers,18530 Mack Ave., Suite 428,
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. (313)
961-9328. DSO schedule: www.detroit-
symphony.com or (313) 576-5111.
Catch free performance of "DSO
in Your Neighborhood: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 10, in Groves High
School Auditorium 20500 W.13 Mile in
Beverly Hills. Admission by ticket only
from sponsoring Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. Dale: rubin@jfmd.
org or (248) 203-1520.
Get moving at Michigan Institute of
Urology's "Run For The Ribbon 5K
Run/Walk" 8 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at
Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. Proceeds will
support prostate cancer awareness,
education, treatment and research
in Southeastern Michigan. Entrants
encouraged to wear a blue ribbon and
make a tribute to honor an individual
affected by prostate cancer. Early
registration entry fees: $20 adult /
$10 kids; sponsorships available. www.
MIURunForTheRibbon.org or (586)
443-4272.
Root for the home team at annual
B'nai B'rith Detroit Tigers outing 1:05
p.m. Sunday, July 25. Toronto Blue
Jays are visitors. $25. Tickets avail-
able now from Jim: (248) 540-9070.
EVENT HOTLINE
Socialize at Sisterhood-hosted mah
jongg party 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, June
1, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. $1 covers snacks. Meets
weekly. RSVP to Gail: ellenbo@yahoo.
com .
Admire architecture and landscaping
on the annual Indian Village Home and
Garden Tour 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,
June 5, in Detroit. $20, or $15
advance online; discount for groups.
Preview party: 6-9 pm. Friday, June
4. Park at Whittier Street lot, directly
across Jefferson from Jefferson
Avenue Presbyterian Church at Burns
Street. www.historicindianvillage.org.
Drive out for an orphan car show,
"300 automotive oddballs and
eccentricities," on Sunday, June 6,
Gather With Youth
Group Alums
Consider reunions and support for
BBYO:
• Late 1970s-1990s reunion: Check
out old friends and flames 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 29, at Dirty Martini
in Andiamo Novi, 42705 Grand
River 48375. $30. Get tickets from
Ticketmaster or Andiamo box office,
on Facebook event page: "Oh yeah
the big MI BBYOI Reunion" or (248)
• Raffle: BBYO will use 100 percent
348-3838.
• Savage and Ahavah BBG reunion:
of proceeds raised to benefit Jewish
youth. Prizes: one-week timeshare
Share memories at 40-year
vacation, Orchard Mall shopping
anniversary celebration 5 p.m.
spree and camera. Need not be
Sunday, May 30, at Congregation
present to win at drawing scheduled
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at West
Bloomfield. Details from Eric of
Bloomfield JCC. Tickets: $5 each or
Michigan Region BBYO: eadelman@
five for $100. Available from: www.
bbyo.org or (248) 432-5689.
bbyo.org or (248) 432-5689.
at Riverside Park on Cross Street in
Ypsilanti. $5. (734) 482-5200.
Visit St. Sabbas Monastery, a local
treasure in Harper Woods, along with
the Heidelberg Project and urban gar-
dens on a Detroit bus trip conducted
by Linda Yellin's Feet on the Street
Tours for Center Travel on Wednesday,
June 9. Departs from JCC buildings:
9 a.m. West Bloomfield and 9:30 a.m.
Oak Park. $85, or $75 for JCC mem-
bers; includes lunch. RSVP by May 30:
www.jccdet.org or (248) 432-5471.
Take a downtown walking tour with
Detroit Tour Connections 6 p.m.
Wednesdays in front of Westin Book-
Cadillac Hote1,1114 Washington Blvd. in
Detroit 48226. $10. www.detroittour-
connections.com or (313) 283-4332.
EVENTS THAT HELP
Support teams participating in
American Cancer Society's Relay
for Life, a 24-hour walk starting 10
a.m. June 5, at West Bloomfield High
School. Temple Shir Shalom seeks
online donations or register to join as
a TSS team member at http://main.
acsevents.org . Bittker Unit of B'nai
B'rith asks friends and prospective
team members to contact Matt: (248)
788-1597.
Lace up your tennis shoes for three-
mile scenic walk assisting work of
Troy-based Children's Leukemia
Foundation of Michigan 10 a.m. (sign-in
at 9) Saturday, June 5, at Kensington
Metropark in Milford 48380. Includes
entertainment and lunch. Raise $20
to participate; $100 minimum to be
eligible for Walk T-shirt and prizes.
Registration/donations: www.leuke-
miamichigan.org or Kelli: (248) 530-
3009.
Raise funds for BBYO, Hillel and Camp
Passport at B'nai B'rith Great Lakes
Golf Classic 10 a.m. Monday, June 7,
at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield
Hills. Includes raffle, auctions, banquet
and more. Tickets available in advance
or at event. Details from Ed: (248)
624-1940 or office: blevine@bnaibrith.
org or (248) 646-3100.
Laugh at jokes of Modi on Oak Park-
based Aish Detroit's annual comedy
night 7 p.m. Monday, June 7, at Magic
Bag Theatre, 22920 Woodward in
Ferndale 48220. $36 general seating;
reserved seating and complimentary
drinks come with sponsorships of $25-
$1,000. www.aishinthewoods.com or
(248) 948-9903.
Experience"An Enchanted Evening"
Thursday, June 10, at Birmingham
Historical Museum & Park, 556
W. Maple in Birmingham 48009.
Fundraiser ($20 suggested) includes
musical preview of upcoming Village
Players' season. Details: (248) 530-
1928.
Celebrate "Cars & Stars," featuring
reunion concert by original Broadway
cast of Jersey Boys, at benefit for
Music Hall for the Performing Arts
Friday, June 11, at 350 Madison in
Detroit. The 1960s' Mad Men-style
party begins at 6 p.m. for some patron
ticketholders, with sit-down dinner at
7, concert at 8 and dancing to follow.
Purchase VIP patron tickets ($500
and $125) by May 28. $50 and $100
for concert only. www.musichall.org or
(313) 887-8510.
Accept invitation of Detroit Symphony
Orchestra conductor Leonard Slatkin
to attend DSO's "Heroes Gala &
Benefit," including concert, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 12, at Max Fisher
Music Center, 3711
Woodward in
Detroit. $50-$250. www.detroitsym-
phony.com or (313) 576-5147.
HEALTH / SUPPORT
Find information and support through
CHADD (Children and Adults with
ADD) at separate meetings 7-9 p.m.
Monday, June 7, at Way Elementary
School, 765 W. Long Lake Road in
Bloomfield Township. Parent group
topic: How to parent kids who beat