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. 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. EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel ENJOYn). VISITING YOUR OLD JEW1,51-4 5041440R CAMP, E3RNIF. A 2004 BY GORFTEXT PRODUCTIONS INC. AL L RIG HTS RESERVE D. www•jewishcartoon.com NOW, WH E N YOU -r- t.-1.-YOUR HAVE CAMP ..6TOR15, Nunz- TO TELL, - roo. 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 HOLIDAYS 6, SHABBAT 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) BECCAtBETH The Altruist The Realist BERNIE The Idealist • 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. SENIORS Talk about current events at groups YAEL The • Perplexed WHICH 15 YOUR FAVOR/7-4-- 61-E-PINe UNDER 7-c4 5'TAR5? 5INGINO BYTHE CAMPF/fig ?RAYING AT 50/v/v52 facilitated by Linda Garfield 2 p.m. 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 nancyellen879@att.net . LOUIS ZAYDS BUBS The Rebel The Traditionalist The Bubbe 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. RAI5INS YOUR UN.!), RPAN7- ..5 ON THE YOUNG ADULTS 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. Calendar on page 50 114 August 12 • 2010 • • a 49 •