To Do!

CALENDAR

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Check It Out!

casing 18 women directors including
Frannie Shepherd-Bates, runs Fridays-
Saturdays, Aug. 6-21, with an opening
event Thursday, Aug. 5. BoxFest will
be held at the Furniture Factory, 4126
Third, Detroit. $10 a day or $30 for
festival. www.boxfestdetroit.com .

ARTS & CULTURE

Browse show of 250 juried artists at
Orchard Lake Fine Art Show Friday-
Sunday, July 30-Aug. 1, at new loca-
tion of Powers and Daly roads (south
of Maple/west of Orchard Lake Road)
in West Bloomfield. Ticketed artist
preview gala with hors d'oeuvres and
beer/wine, 6-9 p.m. Friday; free admis-
sion for show 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Art activi-
ties for children. www.hotworks.org or
(248) 685-3748.

Discover the "One-Act Play Festival,"
presented by Village Players and its
Playwrights@Work offshoot, 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, at
Village Players Playhouse, 34660
Woodward in Birmingham. One play,
Swashbucklers by teacher Myron
Stein of Southfield, is about regaining
joy and youth through fantasy. $10
includes same four original plays each
night. www.birminghamvillageplayers.
corn or (248) 644-2075.

Join authors in a celebration of punk
rock 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 30, at the
Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield, Oak
Park. (248) 968-1190.

Meet artist Michelle A. Hegyi at
reception for her show "Do You
Remember the Shape of the Trees" 7-
10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at WSG Gallery,
306 S. Main, Ann Arbor 48104. Show
is through Sept. 5. Gallery hours:
www.wsg-art.com or (734) 761-2287.

COMEDY e MUSIC

Enjoy II Tabarro (The Cloak), a Puccini
in one act, 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9,
in West Bloomfield JCC's Greenberg
Suite. $3. (248) 967-4030.

EVENT HOTLINE

See "Art From the Heart," through
Aug. 19, at Charach Gallery at West
Bloomfield JCC.10 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-
Thursday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. www.
charachgallery.org or (248) 432-5579.

Explore controversial Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
issue facing Israel at potluck-pro-
gram hosted by Ameinu Branch 960
(former Labor Zionist Alliance) 6:30
p.m. Friday, July 30, at private home
in Oak Park. Speakers will be Rene
Lichtman and Benjy Ben-Baruch. Free.
Details: (248) 967-3170.

CINEMA & STAGE

BoxFest Detroit hosted by Magenta
Giraffe Theatre Co., a festival show-

Attend Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield's Games Night 6:30 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 3, to support Nothing
but Nets, which fights malaria in
Africa. $18 per family or $6 a person
includes games and dinner. RSVP:
(248) 661-0040 Julie@tkolami.org .

Bring your antique, classic, muscle
or special interest vehicles to the
Woodward Dream Cruise Warm-Up
at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on
Sunday, Aug. 8. Car registration ($10)
at 9 a.m. Viewing ($5) is open to all
at 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information or to
register, contact Cheryl Weberman at
or cheryl@temple-israel.org or (248)
661-5725.

Play mah jongg at Sisterhood's weekly
game 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays, at Cong.
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. $1. Bring
a current card. RSVP to Gail: gellen-
bo@yahoo.com or (248) 626-4123.

Join Feet on the Street Tours for
"Prohibition and All That Jazz," vis-
iting the stomping grounds of the
Purple Gang with a musical pit stop
at the Detroit River, every Thursday
through Sept. 9. Bus pickup and
return schedule: 6:30 and 10 p.m.,
Farmington Hills; 7 and 9:30 p.m.,
Greektown in Detroit. $38 also
includes two beverages aboard bus.
Tickets: www.FeetOnTheStreetTours.
com or (248) 353-8687.

recording artist Mike Posner,

Southfield native and Birmingham

Groves grad, performing on Vans

Warped Tour noon Friday, July 30, at

Comerica Park in Detroit. $33. www.

vanswarpedtour.com or (313) 471-6611.

Mike Posner

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outdoor concerts 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July

30-31, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, at Meadow

Brook Music Festival, Oakland University campus

in Rochester Hills. Doors open 90 minutes before

shows. Schedule: "American Celebration," Friday;

"Russian Spectacular," Saturday; "Night at the

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pavilion. www.Palacenet.com or (313) 576-5111.

HELPING OUT

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

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Volunteer with Yad Ezra, the kosher
food pantry in Berkley, such as: orga-
nize canned food drive, arrange group
tour of warehouse, plant garden and
donate produce, join speaker's bureau,
deliver to homebound. www.yadezra.org .

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

Volunteer with Project Friendship,
sponsored by National Council of
Jewish Women/Greater Detroit
Section, and assist at Sunday brunch-
es and other activities planned for
clients of Kadima, the nonprofit Jewish
mental health agency. NCJWGDS.org
or (248) 355-3300, ext. 0.

Participate in a free national heart
health study for women age 40 and
older. DMC and Sinai Guild will conduct
tests 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 4,
at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. No
RSVP needed, but requires an eight-
hour fast. www.thesinaiguild.org or
(248) 538-6501.

Check out "Cooler Than Me"

Enjoy a trio of Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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HEALTH & SUPPORT

Too Cool!

Meadow Brook Music

Find clean, top-notch clothing, house-
wares, purses, shoes, luggage, books
and more at Sisterhood rummage
sale 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through
Tuesday, Aug. 1-3, at Cong. Beth Ahm
in West Bloomfield. Karen: chefkdd@
aol.com or (248) 626-6274.

Lend a hand at "Wrapped In Love,"
a drop-in mitzvah project, 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Mondays, at National Council of
Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite
306, Southfield. Create blankets for
abused and neglected children. No
sewing involved. Council also seeks
volunteers for office work and mail-
ings: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0.
• Thrift Shops volunteers: Help with
merchandise and displays, assist
customers, at Berkley and Royal Oak

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locations. Contact Council, above, or
marlahorwitz@yahoo.com .

Make gifts for sick children at weekly
Hadassah Doll Project sessions, 9-
11:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. (248) 683-5030.

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

HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT

Come for Kabbalat Shabbat services
led by Prof. Howard Lupovitch, accom-
panying himself on guitar, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 30, at Cong. Beth Ahm in
West Bloomfield. Details: dgoodman@
cbahm.org or (248) 851-6880.

Enjoy a soulful Shabbat service with
food and discussion 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday, July 30, at Detroit's Downtown
Synagogue. Free. (313) 962-4047.

Take your family camping at 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 31, on lawn of Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. Bring your
own tent. Includes dinner, Havdalah,
campfire songs and breakfast in the
morning. $20 adult, $10 per child age
2 and older. By RSVP only: michelle@
temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700.

JEWISH LEARNING

Hear Ohr Somayach Rabbi David Shapiro
on "Jewish Law — Past, Present and
Future" at a free lunch and learn noon
Monday, Aug. 2, at Downtown Synagogue.

Drop by for a 24-part DVD series
"Jewish Intellectual History, 16th-
20th Century," featuring lectures by
University of Pennsylvania History
Prof. David B. Ruderman, 1-2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, at Cong. Beth Ahm
in West Bloomfield. Aug. 4 topics:
"On Studying Jewish History" and
"Defining Modern Jewish History and
Thought." Free. Schedule: nancyel-
1en879@att.net or (248) 737-1931.

Explore topics relating to Zionist
leader Theodor Herzl at Prof. Howard
Lupovitch's series 7:30-9 p.m.
Tuesdays, through Aug. 10, at Cong.
Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Aug. 3

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