To Do!

CALENDAR

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Check It Out!

ARTS & CULTURE

COMEDY & MUSIC

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.

Appreciate outstanding musicians per-
forming through June 20 at annual
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
Venues will include Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Township, Seligman Center
for the Performing Arts in Beverly
Hills, Kerrytown Concert House in Ann
Arbor, Detroit Institute of Arts and area
churches. Schedule/tickets: (248) 559-
2097.

Talk about The Help by Katt,ryn
Stockett at Sisterhood Bo, •1( Club
discussion facilitated by Linda Cohen 1
p.m. Tuesday, June 15, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Free. (248)
357-5544.

Let a Jimmy Buffet style tribute band,
Parrots of the Caribbean, get you in the
summer concert mood 7 p.m. Thursday,
June 17, in Heritage Park, 24915
Farmington Road in Farmington Hills.
Bring lawn chair or blanket to listen to
music variety series offered Thursdays
through Aug. 19 (except July 1 and
15). If raining, concert moves to Costick
Center, 28600 W.11 Mile in Farmington
Hills. Schedule: (248) 473-1857/1870.

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CINEMA & STAGE

See actor Ronnie Marmo of General
Hospital in one-man show about the
late comedian Lenny Bruce 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 13,
at Genitti's,108 E. Main in Northville.
$75 or $130 couple; includes VIP recep-
tion. www.EventsByLAProductions.
com/blog

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Take bus tour of old Jewish Detroit
12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13, gath-
ering at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Make reservation with check
payable to Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan; send to: JHSM, 6600 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
Include guests' names and daytime
phone number. $30, or $25 for JHSM
members. Before sending payment,
check for space availability: jhsofmichi-
gan@msn.com or (248) 432-5517.

Find hope, humor and balance regarding
cancer at Karmanos Cancer Institute's
annual Celebration of Survivorship
5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17, at Shriners
Silver Garden, 24350 Southfield Road in
Southfield. Free buffet dinner and inspir-
ing entertainment for cancer patients
and public. RSVP by June 14: www.kar-
manos.org or (800) KARMANOS.

Come to downtown Detroit for fun dur-
ing River Days, Friday through Monday,
June 18 21. Highlights will include a
boating Parade of Lights 10:05 a.m.
Saturday, 5K walk and run 9 a.m.
Saturday, Pooch-a-Palooza Pet Walk
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Cars on the Water
through Sunday and annual fireworks
Monday night. Register or volunteer
now for many events/get full details:
wwwdetroitriverdays.com .

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EVENT HOTLINE

RSVP by June 12 to join Glennwood
ORT for laughs and magic 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16, at Echo Valley
Club House, 27511 E. Echo Valley,
south of 12 Mile, in Farmington Hills.
Performers will be clowns Patti Cake and
Popcorn along with illusionist Michael
Jacobson. Adult friends and family wel-
come. $3 includes refreshments. RSVP
to Harriet: (248) 788-4531.

Attend staged readings at Jewish
Ensemble Theatre's new play fes-
tival happening 7:30 p.m. Mondays
and Tuesday through June 29,
at both JCC 'ations. Coming up:
Reenactments 13, Bill Gibson, directed
by Joe Kvoriak, on June 14 in West
Bloomfield and June 15 in Oak Park.
Audience feedback encouraged. $5 at
door. www.jettheatre.org or (248) 788-
2900.

Hear keynote speaker Peter Karmanos,
Compuware chairman and CEO, at
Strictly Business, a networking and
awards luncheon sponsored by JVS,
11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Hyatt
Regency Dearborn. Tickets: jstrong-
man@jvsdet.org or (248) 233-4213.

Prepare audition for 8th Wonder
Theatre 6 10 p.m. June 14 15 (call-
backs June 16), at 50400 Cherry
Hill and Ridge in Canton Township.
Blackwater Ballad, set in the 1920s in
the Bayou, opens July 23. Phantom,
critically acclaimed version of
Phantom of the Opera, starts Aug. 6.
www.8thwondertheatre.com or (734)
945-5316.

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Court in Bloomfield Hills. Czisny skates 1
and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
$14-$24. Purchase tickets at club, www.
dscclub.com or (248) 332-3000, ext.
102.

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See performances by U.S. National
Champion figure skater Alissa Czisny
and other skating stars at "Grammy's
on Ice" through June 13, at hosting
Detroit Skating Club, 888 Denison

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BETH ()BERNIE

The
Realist

The
Idealist

Cong. Beth Emeth 11 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at Parker

Mills, 4650 Geddes in Ann Arbor Township. Hike is

scenic and not physically demanding. Leaders suggest

bringing water and munchies. Details: jewish.hikers®

gmail.com or from Eli: (734) 883-9522 or Rabbi Lisa:

(734) 665-4744.

EVENTS THAT HELP

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. $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.
detroitsymphony.com or (313) 576-5147.

Support Children's Leukemia
Foundation of Michigan and Oakland
Community College's Culinary Studies
Institute at Garden Party 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, June 14, at Academy of the
Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills. Ages
18 and older can enjoy wine paired to
fare from 30 well-regarded restaurants.
$100; $250 for patron recognition.
Guests encouraged to wear summer
hats. Tickets: www.thegardenpartymichi-
gan.com .

Travel by bus to Canada for shows
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 3 4, at
Niagara-on-the-Lake and Tuesday and
Wednesday, Aug. 24-25, at Stratford
Festival. Details from Marilyn of the
JCC's Center Travel Dept.: mwolfe@
jccdet.org or (248) 432-5471.

The
Altruist

Get outdoors with the Jewish Hikers and co-sponsor

Bring metal items — but not refrigera-
tors or paint cans — to metal recycling
event scheduled 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,
June 13, at West Bloomfield JCC. Tax
receipts will be given for donations.
(248) 967-4030.

Raise funds for prostate cancer
research at Michigan Institute of
Urology's Run for the Ribbon 8 a.m.
Sunday, June 20, at Detroit Zoo in
Royal Oak. $30 adult/$20 child or
$25/$15 in advance. www.miurunforth-
eribbon.org or (586) 443-4272.

BECCA

Take A Hike!

Bring your young family to "Imagine:
A Day at the Park" 11 a.m. Sunday,
June 27, meeting at West Pavilion of
Kensington Metropark in Milford. Enjoy

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barbecued lunch, petting farm, bike trail,
swimming and more. Sponsored by West
Bloomfield-based Temple Israel. $10 per
family, plus $4 for daily Metropark pass.
RSVP by June 23 to Michelle: (248)
661-5700.

HEALTH/ SUPPORT

Meet with others at support group
meeting of the Acoustic Neuroma
Association 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 13,
at West Bloomfield Township Public
Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road. (248)
682-2120.

Talk to others who have a lost a life
partner at facilitator-led bereavement
support group 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays,
June 22 July 27, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Co-spon-
sored by National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section. Free,
but donations welcome. Registration
required: space@ncjwgds.org or (248)
355-9936.

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HELPING OUT

Donate school supplies and games for
William Beaumont Hospitals' Pediatric
Unit Recreational Therapy Program.
Community project of Zager/Stone/
Tucker/Grant/Oakland Century B'nai
B`rith Unit. Details from Lana: (248)
626-0616.

Make gifts for sick children at weekly
Hadassah Doll Project sessions, 9 11:30
a.m. Thursdays, at Davidson Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. No special skills needed to
participate. (248) 683-5030.

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Contact the Jewish Community
Relations Council to volunteer for the
Detroit Public Schools Reading Corps:
(248) 642-2656 or www.detroitjcrc.org.

Consider ways to volunteer with Yad
Ezra, the kosher food pantry in Berkley,
such as: organize canned food drive,
arrange group tour of warehouse, plant
garden and donate produce, join speak-
er's bureau, deliver food to homebound
clients and more. www.yadezra.org .

Donate furniture, gently used linens
and other household items for veterans
living in subsidized housing. Sponsored
by Temple Emanu-EI Social Action
Committee. Murt Sherbow: (248) 399-
1356; Bea Sacks: (248) 398-3737.

Volunteer with Project Friendship,
sponsored by National Council of

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