To Do!
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Check It Out!
ARTS & CULTURE
See 50 works by artists during "July
Invitational" at Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward in Ferndale.
www.lawrencestreetgllery.com or (248)
544-0394.
Get "Cooking with Books," a collection
of cookbooks and their history 1-4
p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays,
through Oct. 10, at Birmingham
Historical Museum & Park, 556 W.
Maple. museum@ci.birmingham.mi.us
or (248) 530-1928.
Meet author Jason Turbow at talk
and book signing for his work, The
Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign
Stealing and Bench-Clearing Brawls
— The Unwritten Rules of America's
Pastime, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8,
at Borders Birmingham, 34300
Woodward. (248) 203-0005.
See the National Council of Jewish
Women used art sale noon-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 11, at its Berkley Council
Thrift Shop, 3297 W.12 Mile. (248)
548-6664 or www.ncjwgds.org .
Browse jewelry and ceramics created
by dozens of artists at "Earth and
Metal" exhibition through July 15,
at Janice Charach Gallery inside West
Bloomfield JCC. Hours:10 a.m-5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday and noon-4 p.m.
Sunday. www.charachgallery.org or
(248) 432-5579.
Travel by bus with Center Travel to
see Canadian theater this summer.
Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday,
Aug. 3-4, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, and
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 24-
25, at Stratford Festival. Details from
Marilyn at JCC: mwolfe@jccdet.org or
(248) 432-5471.
to Congregation Beth Shalom when
you turn in your receipt to the CBS
office. Fundraisers repeats on first
Wednesday of every month. (248)
967-5445.
Bring usable rummage items to Cong.
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield before
July 15. Details: (248) 851-6880.
Sit with B'nai B'rith at Tigers game
1:05 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at
Comerica Park. Purchase now for
$25; ticket surcharge will treat invited
guests from Jewish Family Service
Mentor Program. Tickets from Jim:
GreyCo@aol.com or (248) 540-9070.
COMEDY & MUSIC
Don't miss return of all-ages concert,
"Tres Sopranos con La Zarzuela," the
national music theater of Spain, 7
p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at West
Bloomfield JCC. (248) 661-1000.
EVENT HOTLINE
Turn to Southfield-based JVS for help
with your job search if you are unem-
ployed. Look online for work at www.
ParnossahWorksDetroit.org or call
(248) 233-4232:
Play mah-jongg at Sisterhood program
6:45 p.m. (register at 6) Wednesday,
July 7, at Temple Emanu-El in Oak
Park. $20 advance or $25 at door,
space permitting. Marilyn: markacz@
comcast.net or (248) 543-0305.
Attend free lunchtime concerts:
• Downtown:11:30 a.m. Fridays, in
Campus Martius Park, (313) 962-0101.
• Southfield: noon-2 p.m. Thursdays,
in City Centre Plaza. (248) 796-5000.
Gain insight into "Being Gay, Being
Jewish, (in) a Conversation About
Conservative Judaism" featuring Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein and members
of the Jewish community 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 15, at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Co-
sponsored by Jewish Gay Network
and executive director Judy Lewis.
Audience questions will be taken.
Rabbi Rubenstein: raysteven@cbahm.
org or (248) 851-6880.
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EVENTS THAT HELP
Go on a diverting Mideast road trip
with Beetle, by Israeli filmmaker Yishai
Orian, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, on
WCMU, the Michigan Public Television
station. (800) 727-9268.
Eat in or carry out kosher meat dishes
on Wednesday, July 7, at Dave's
Gourmet Burgers (formerly Raimi's),
15280 Lincoln in Oak Park. Owner
will donate 10 percent of purchase
Judaism Cafe
Wednesdays, July 7-28, at West
Visit the Judaism Cafe, a summer
Bloomfield JCC. $25 for series;
learning series sponsored by
refreshments served. Note that
HEALTH & SUPPORT
Partners in Torah. Registration:
Oak Park-based COJAR will attend
Share experiences with others at
"Together We Stand: Your Journey
Through Cancer" 5-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 5, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. Jodie Jacobs,
LWS, facilitates bi-monthly cancer
support group on second and fourth
Wednesdays. Advance registration
requested: elaine@temple-israel.org or
(248) 661-5700.
(800) JUDAISM:
this particular lunch-and-learn
HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT
Worship outdoors at summer Shabbat
services, weather permitting:
lecture series on Wednesdays
at West Bloomfield JCC. Call
• Rabbi Avi Cohen: "Life After
Death: An Examination of the
concerning carpools: (248) 967-
Nature of the Eternal Soul," noon-1
4030.
p.m. Thursdays, through July 22,
at 15751 W. Lincoln in Southfield.
• Rabbi Tzvi Muller: "Why Do
$36 for series; lunch served.
Jews Eat Gefilte Fish and Other
Fascinating Stories, Facts and
• Rabbi Lieby Burnham: "A Stroll
Insights About Our Religion and
Through the Scrolls: An Exploration
Culture," noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays,
of the Megillot, the Mystical Corner
July 7-28, at West Bloomfield
of the Jewish Bible," 11:30 a.m.
JCC. $36 for series; lunch served.
• Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park: 7
p.m. Fridays, July 2-Aug. 27. (248)
967-4020.
• Temple Israel in West Bloomfield:
A Bluegrass Shabbat is planned 7:30
p.m. Friday, July 2; series continues
through Aug. 27. Come at 6 for a
picnic dinner, your own, or RSVP for
temple's buffet: sandi@temple-israel.
org or (248) 661-5700.
HELPING OUT
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.
Free Four-Week Lunchtime Text Study
Explore with Rabbi Steven Rubenstein millennia-old rabbinic texts in "Back
to the Sources," a free Shabbat lunch-and-learn series 12:30-2 p.m. four
Saturdays, July 3-24, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. The
July 3 session will focus on the Mishnah. RSVP appreciated: (248) 851-6880.
Rabbi Rubenstein: raysteven@cbahm.org .
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Buy one ticket ($25 or $35) and get
one free for Elvis Presley tribute play
at Andiamo Novi Theater. Offer for
Jewish News readers through July 3.
www.andiamonovitheatre.com .
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Friday, July 9, and 11 a.m. Saturday,
July 10, at Riverside Park along the
Huron River in Ypsilanti. Advance tick-
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Come to Midtown for Israeli crime
drama Ajami, an Academy Award nom-
inee, 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
July 2-3, at Detroit Film Theatre,
John R entrance of Detroit Institute of
Arts. Dialogue in Hebrew and Arabic
with English subtitles. www.tickets.dia.
org or (313) 833-4005.
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