I To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 Deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Cars on the Water through Sunday and annual fireworks Monday night. Register or volunteer now for many events/get full details: wwwdetroi- triverdays.com . Check It Out! Talk about books: • Congregation Beth Ahm Sisterhood: Learn more about history explored in The Known World by Edward P. Jones at book talk 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24. Presenter Bob Smith is from Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. $5, including dessert, may be paid at Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. RSVP to Joanne: jbe11413@gmail.com or (248) 851-8379. • Hadassah Book Discussion Group: The search for his hidden relative is told in Detroit native Steve Luxenberg's book Annie's Ghosts 10 a.m. Monday, June 28, at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Questions to Gail: greaterdetroit@hadassah.org or (248) 683-5030. See "What's Jewish at the DIA," an all-ages tour of cultural gems at Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) through Jewish eyes 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 27, leaving from Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Admission: $12; additional charge for lunch on your own. DIA education staff can help with creating artwork at hands-on studio session. Transportation available upon request. RSVP: educa- tor@emanuel-mich.org or 967-4023. CINEMA & STAGE Buy one ticket ($25 or $35) and get another free for Elvis Presley tribute play at Andiamo Novi Theater. Offer for Jewish News readers continues through July 3. Tickets: www.andi- amonovitheatre.com . Discover Ajami, gripping Israeli crime drama that was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 25-26; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 2-3, at Detroit Film Theatre, John R entrance of Detroit Institute of Arts. www.tickets.dia.org or (313) 833-4005. COMEDY O. MUSIC Take a chance on "The Showoff Show: Interactive Comedians" Jonathan Burns and Evan Young appearing through June 19, at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 269 E. Fourth in Royal Oak. $10-$15. www.comedycastle.com or (248) 542-9900. 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 fin Beverly Hills, DIA and area church- es. Schedule/tickets: (248) 559-2097. • Minifest: Hear performers from the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival in Residence 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, Sample dessert buffet at Sisterhood installation 7 p.m. Monday, June 21, at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. RSVP to Marcia: (248) 737-0644. at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann Arbor. Tickets: www. kerrytownconcerthouse.com or (734) 769-2999: • Andrew Sisters cabaret: Relive the wartime trio's hits 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27. Travel by bus to Canada for theater: Tap Dogs Wednesday, June 30, at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia; 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. Make plans for a three-day "Jazz Fest in the Woods," featuring jazz guitarist Spencer Barefield and friends, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 25-26, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Turkel home in Detroit's Palmer Woods neighborhood. Programs will vary. Advance tickets only: http://palmerwoods.org/music - in- homes or (313) 891-2514. • Center Travel option: Go by bus to June 27 concert. Details from Marilyn: mwolfe@jccdet.org or (248) 432-5471. Hear from Orli Gil, consul general of Israel to the Midwest, at annual meet- ing of Jewish Community Relations Council 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Details: www.detroitjcrc.org or (248) 642-5393, ext. 9. Bring the kids to Kadima's Family Fun Day noon-3 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Summer Impressions Day Camp, 4150 Middlebelt, West Bloomfield. $50 per family. RSVP: Paula, (248) 559-8235, ext.118, paulas@kadimacenter.org or get an invitation at www.kadima.org . EVENT HOTLINE Celebrate Father's Day with your fam- ily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 20, at Camp Maas, 4361 Perryville in Ortonville. Held rain or shine, features include kosher lunch, canoeing, kayak- ing, water-skiing, tubing, Tango Tower, climbing wall, arts & crafts, horseback riding, nature, campfires and song ses- sions. $5 admission, or $20 for family. Details/RSVP: alumni@tamarackcamps. com or (248) 355-6830. Understand "The Jewish Culture Wars: Litvaks vs. Galitsianers" when Dr. Zvi Gittelman lectures at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan 1 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. He is profes- sor of Judaic studies at University of Michigan. RSVP: www.jgsmi.org . Get outdoors with the Jewish Hikers and co-sponsor 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.hik- ers@gmail.com or from Eli: (734) 883- 9522 or Rabbi Lisa: (734) 665-4744. EVENTS THAT HELP 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. Find fun in downtown Detroit dur- ing River Days, through June 21. Highlights will include 5K walk and run 9 a.m. Saturday, boating Parade of Lights 10:05 p.m. Saturday, Pooch- a-Palooza Pet Walk 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Hit the links at annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational Monday, EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www•ewishcartoon.com Day At The Park Bring your young family to Temple Israel-sponsored "Imagine: A Day at the Park" 11 a.m. Sunday, June 27, at West Pavilion of Kensington Metropark in Milford. Enjoy barbecue, petting farm, bike trail and swimming. $10 per family, plus $4 for daily Metropark pass. RSVP by June 23 to Michelle: (248) 661-5700. June 21, at Oakland Hills Country Club. Mingle with celebrities and see Al Kaline and Ray Lane honored. Full ticket includes three meals and open bar. Proceeds, including from online auction, will benefit the JCC and can- cer and children's charities. RSVP: www.michiganjewishsports.org or David Blatt: (248) 592-9323. HEALTH / SUPPORT 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. Share with others at "Together We Stand: Your Journey Through Cancer" 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Jodie Jacobs, LWS, facilitates bi-monthly support group on second and fourth Wednesdays. Register in advance: elaine@temple-israel.org or (248) 661- 5700. BECCAtBETH The Altruist The Realist HELPING OUT Help assemble bikes 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Orchards Children's Services, 30215 Southfield Road in Southfield. Bike give away and Olympics fun at adoption/foster care agency will be noon-3 p.m. Friday, June 25. Details from Pamela: payres® orchards.org or (248) 593-1576. HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT Enjoy a free kiddush lunch following Shabbat services 9 a.m. Saturdays, at Downtown Synagogue in Detroit 48226. downtownsynagogue@gmail. com or (313) 961-9328. Learn to lift and dress the Torah scroll 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, in Tauber Chapel following Shabbat morning services and Kiddush at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Ritual assistant Nancy Kaplan and b'nei mitzvah tutor Jeff Weinfeld will teach. Free and open to the community. Drop-in, no RSVP needed. (248) 851-6880. 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