To Do.
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Check It Out!
ARTS & CULTURE
Visit "The New Frontier: Watercolor
Illustrations of Steve Gamburd" 7-9
p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Affirmations,
290 W. Nine Mile in Ferndale. Gamburd
is an Oak Park-based artist/musician.
(248) 376-7658.
Experience "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.
CINEMA 6, STAGE
Take theater workshops for profession-
als 7-10 p.m. Mondays through Aug.
30, at 1515 Broadway in Detroit. Offered
by Frannie Bates-Shepherd's Magenta
Giraffe Theatre Company. Schedule:
(313) 268-5074.
Find laughs at Steve Solomon's comedy
show, My Mother's Italian, My Father's
Jewish, and I'm in Therapy 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 18-20,
at Andiamo Novi, 42705 Grand River in
Novi 48375. Tickets ($15): www.ticket-
master.com or (248) 348-4448.
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. $1. Bring
a current card. RSVP to Gail: gellenbo®
yahoo.com or (248) 626-4123.
Come with friends and family to
"Shop Til You Drop Expo" 5:30-9:30
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at West
Bloomfield JCC. Experts, owners and
managers from the area's best fashion
boutiques and services will be present.
You'll find clothing, home decor, foot
apparel, floral displays and photography,
with some vendors offering show dis-
counts. $10, or charge $5 in advance at
www.neptix.com/events/2609 . Proceeds
aid families resettle in U.S. from wartorn
countries.
Try your luck on Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah's gambling trip
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26,
at Caesar's Windsor Casino in Ontario,
Canada. $30 charge includes deluxe
coach transportation, $10 in coins and
show, A Tribute to the Rat Pack.
Send check payable to Hadassah ASAP
to Linda Sherr, 5563 Haverhill, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323. You must possess
a valid passpori or enhanced driver's
license with an additional picture ID to
cross back into the U.S. (248) 683-5030.
DIA members, attend Toronto
International Film Festival Sept. 9-12
with Detroit Film Theatre Director Elliot
Wilhelm. Two packages available. Details:
tburns@dia.org or (313) 833-4025.
Attend the Ashkenaz Festival, the
largest Jewish cultural event in
Canada, Aug. 31-Sept. 6, in Toronto's
Harbourfront Centre. Music, dance, film,
theater, workshops featured. Schedule:
www.ashkenazfestival.com .
EVENT HOTLINE
EVENTS THAT HELP
Hear David Victor, national board
chairman of AIPAC (American Israel
Public Affairs Committee), 7:30-9 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 19, at Cong. Beth Ahm
in West Bloomfield. The shul's Israel
Advocacy Committee hosts. Free. RSVP
to Mike: mikekahan@msn.com or (248)
854-0912.
Play mah jongg at Sisterhood's weekly
game 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays, at Cong.
Admire cool cars at the Senior Dream
Cruise fundraiser 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 17 (rain date: Wednesday)
at Fleischman Residence/Blumberg
Plaza in West Bloomfield, home to 500
seniors. Lunch at 12:30 sign-up is free
for participating classic car owners.
seniordreamcruise@jslmi.org or (248)
661-2999.
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Consider supporting Aish in the Woods
by dedicating one of the brass mezzu-
zot by Israeli artist Avigdor that will be
affixed to doors and outside rooms in
Aish's Margolick Jewish Learning Center,
25725 Coolidge in Oak Park. Dedication
gift of $360 will include recognition on
a donor wall. Details from Rabbi Simcha
Tolwin:
simchat@aish.com or (248) 327-3579.
Aid Yad Ezra
Participate in a fundraiser
for Yad Ezra at the Meijer
store on 12 Mile at Telegraph
in Southfield. Through Sept.
25, purchase a Simply Give
card for $10 at checkout.
Yad Ezra will use store credit
from card sales and Meijer's
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donation to purchase food
and toiletries for clients of
Stop by for a Dream Kiddush Lunch,
in honor of the day's Woodward Avenue
Dream Cruise, noon Saturday, Aug.
21, at Woodward Avenue Shul, 25595
Woodward in Royal Oak. Free. www.
woodwardshul.org or (248) 414-SHUL
(7485).
the kosher food pantry, 2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley. www.yadezra.org or (248)
548-3663.
• Giving Gardens: Donations are sought to assist Lawrence Technological
University staff, students and volunteers who are developing a gardening
project at Yad Ezra. Spearheaded by Shari Stein and Ralph Nunez, the garden
will grow healthy produce for clients.
JEWISH LEARNING
Hear Rabbi Keren Alpert of Temple Beth
El speak on "Ethics of Tzedakah" noon
Wednesday, Aug. 18, as part of "Food
for Thought" series at Yad Ezra kosher
food pantry, 2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley.
Optional tour at 11:45 a.m. Admission:
$7 for kosher dairy lunch; donation of
kosher food item suggested. RSVP by
Aug.16: Lea@yadezra.org or (248)
548-3663.
Register starting Wednesday, Aug.
18 for fall classes starting Sept. 13
at Michigan Jewish Institute in West
Bloomfield, an accredited college also
offering classes for high school juniors
and seniors. Registration through Sept.
5: www.mji.edu or (248) 417-710.
Stop by Cong. Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield during the month of Elul for
its adult learning classes "KISS - Keep
It Short and Simple" 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Sundays, through Aug. 22, and 2:30-
3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, through Sept.1.
nancyellen879@att.net or (248) 737-
1931.
Drop in for DVD series "Jewish
Intellectual History, 16th-20th Century,"
featuring lectures by University of
Pennsylvania Prof. David B. Ruderman,
1-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Cong. Beth
Ahm in West Bloomfield. Free. (248)
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• Rosh Hashanah cards: Wish a happy new year with greeting cards
purchased from Yad Ezra. The cards designed by Ava Taylor, David Kleiman,
Claire Schlussel and Wendy Kelman are available in packets of 12 for minimum
donation of $50. Order by Sept. 2.
LEARNING
Take a baby-focused food tour 7
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Hiller's
Market, 39950 W.14 Mile in Commerce
Township. Daniel Schnaar M.D., a pedia-
trician at Child Health Associates in
Farmington Hills and Troy, and regis-
tered dietician Julie Feldman, who spe-
cializes in pediatrics, will provide dietary
advice for feeding little ones. Free. (248)
355-2122.
Get coaching from JVS experts at "Get
a Job: Workshops for Job Seekers" 9
a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday, Aug.
24-27, at Hermelin ORT inside West
Bloomfield JCC. Workshop schedule:
resumes, Tuesday; job search strate-
gies, Wednesday; networking basics,
Thursday; interviewing, Friday. Register
with Walt: wtarrow@jvsdet.org or (248)
233-4245.
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Monday, Aug. 16, in Room 205 at
West Bloomfield JCC, and 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 19, with Dave Weiner, at
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
737-1931 or
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Come for "A Travelogue to France" 1
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Oak Park JCC.
Free. Joel Marwil is your guide. (248)
967-4030.
Play cards with the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.
Don't forget the Memory Club, featuring
facilitator Ronnie Berman's brain teas-
ers, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, in
Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3.
(248) 967-4020.
Enjoy luncheon at noon and a Parisian
cabaret starting 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
19, at Oak Park JCC. Performing French
art and love songs will be Claudia
Hommel, accompanied by Stefan
Kukurugya on piano. $1. Lunch ($2.75)
must be pre-paid by Aug. 17: (248)
967-4030.
Express yourself in the Writer's Corner,
led by facilitator Norma Goldman,10
a.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.
Play mah jongg 12:30 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 20, in Conference Center at West
Bloomfield JCC. (248) 967-4030.
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Mingle at YAD Summer Bar Night 8:30
p.m Thursday, Aug. 19, at Bar Louie,
44375 W.12 Mile, Novi.
Do the hora at Phillip Litt's Israel folk
dancing sessions 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays at
Oak Park JCC. Charge: $6; free for first-
timers. Details: plitt18@thotmail.com or
(248) 910-5780.
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