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Check It Out!
ARTS & CULTURE
Admire works by approximately
40 local printmakers, including
Sherry Foster, at "Celebrate the
Print: A Juried Exhibition," opening
Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Lawrence
Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward in
Ferndale. Free opening reception: 6-9
p.m. Friday, Sept. 3; show through
Sept. 24. Gallery opens at noon
Wednesday-Sunday. (248) 544-0394
or www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .
The West Bloomfield JCC's Janice
Charach Gallery will host The Green
Show on Sept. 2-Oct. 14 featuring
sculpture, jewelry and other art cre-
ated from recycled materials as well as
an exhibit of photos by Joanne Scherf.
The opening will be 7 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 2 (with a patron preview at 6
p.m. for donors of $250 or more to the
gallery in the past year). For informa-
tion, call (248) 432-5579.
"Do You Remember the Shape of the
Trees?" asks painter Michele Hegyi,
whose show runs through Sept. 5, at
WSG Gallery, 306 S. Main, Ann Arbor.
www.wsg-art.com or (734) 761-2287.
See works by an 83-year-old three-
dimensional artist noon-5 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays or by appoint-
ment at Gallery Benjie Pearlman, 211
Dewey at Rochester Road, south of
12 Mile, in Royal Oak. More than 30
pieces of ceramic sculpture and pot-
tery and bronze figurative and abstract
sculpture are featured through Oct. 2.
(248) 225-6464.
CINEMA & STAGE
Join actor-director Ted Raimi, a
Detroit native, at screening of his
creepy-cool Webisode series, Playing
Dead, 8 p.m. (doors at 7) Saturday,
Aug. 28, at the DIA's Detroit Film
Theatre, John R entrance. Dark
comedy-horror show includes live rock
music and WDETs Ann Delisi as host.
$12, or $50 including reception. www.
mosaicdetroit.org or (313) 872-6910.
Laugh at Steve Solomon's one-man
show, My Mother's Italian, My Father's
Jewish, and I'm in Therapy through
Aug. 29, at Andiamo Novi, 42705
Grand River in Novi. $30 show only,
or dinner/show for two at $79.95, 8
p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and 5 p.m.
Sunday; $35 show only, or dinner/show
for two at $89.95, 8 p.m. Friday and
7 p.m. Saturday. (248) 348-4448 or
www.andiamonovitheatre.com or.
Audition for Farmington Players
production of the comedy A
Christmas Story Sunday, Aug. 29,
at Barn Theater, 32332 W.12 Mile in
Farmington Hills. Children at noon;
adults at 2 p.m. (248) 553-2955.
Help Jewish Ensemble Theatre
honor arts patron Barbara Kratchman
at "Behind the Scenes Gala," a fes-
tive evening including concert by
Kate Willinger, cocktails and gour-
met dinner 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
13, at Franklin home of Lori and
Rob Nusbaum. Pearl Orbach is JET
Volunteer of the Year. Tickets ($136)
and journal ads: (248) 788-2900.
Watch the award-winning documentary
series POV (Point of View) for pre-
miere of Wo Ai Ni (I Love You Mommy),
concerning Jewish foreign adoption,
11:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, on Channel
56. Also stream online for limited peri-
od. www.dptv.org or (248) 305-3900.
CONCERTS
Get a price break until Aug. 29 for
concert by the Romeros, "Royal Family
of the Guitar," at Chamber Music
Society of Detroit's 67th season
opener, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at
Seligman Performing Arts Center,
22305 W.13 Mile in Beverly Hills, on
the campus of Detroit Country Day
EVERYTHING'S
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School. Reserve pre-concert dinner
at 6 p.m. at Bacco Ristorante. Single
tickets start at $43, then $75 starting
Aug. 30. www.ComeHearCMSD.org or
(248) 855-6070.
Reserve seats now for the group
Guster 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16,
at Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W.
Fourth in Royal Oak 48067. $28 or
$25 in advance. (248) 399-2980.
EVENT HOTLINE
Attend a Yizkor service for Rosh
Hashanah, hosted by the United
Social Club, 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5,
at Hebrew Memorial Cemetery on
Gratiot north of 14 Mile Road. Group
for Holocaust survivors and families
welcomes community. Rides can be
arranged: (248) 737-2670 (Linda) or
(248) 444-8887 (Lillian).
Synagogues In Germany
Marvel at Computer Aided Design (CAD) reconstruction of 14 synagogues
destroyed by the Nazis on opening-night dessert reception for "Synagogues
in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction" 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Drs. Marc
EVENTS THAT HELP
Partake of a wine-themed evening
with dinner to benefit spine research
and programs at Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital on Friday, Aug.
27, at the GM Renaissance Center.
Master Sommeliers Madeline Triffon
and Claydia Tyagi will share their wine
expertise at two events for age 21 and
older. Rare! party happens 6:30-11 p.m.
at Coach Insignia. $500, or $1,000
with overnight at Detroit Marriott.
Vin Voyage is a larger, less formal
event is 7-11 p.m. at GM Wintergarden.
Debbie and Michael Berger are event
co-chairs. $150, or $250 per couple.
Tickets: www.henryford.com/wine.
Note deadline of Monday, Aug. 30 to
place a journal congratulatory ad for
Margot and Jerry Halperin, honorees
at 20th annual dinner gala of Yad Ezra
kosher food pantry, 6 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 11, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. Details: www.
yadezra.org .
Attend a gala champagne reception
fundraiser honoring Oakland County
Treasurer Andy Meisner 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Woodward
Avenue Shul, 25595 Woodward in
Royal Oak. Tickets: www.woodwardshul.
org or (248) 414-7485.
Greller and Manfred Koob from Darmstadt Technical University in Germany will
introduce exhibit, making its debut in North America. Through Nov. 29. Free,
but RSVP required: (248) 553-2400, ext. 23, or RSVP@holocaustcenter.org .
Enjoy studio gallery of sculptor Jerry
Soble, whose work can be seen at
the JCCs, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-
Monday, Sept. 1-6, in Orchard Lake.
Proceeds and checks payable to JARC.
Get address at www.jerrysoble.com or
(248) 683-4364.
Step out as a Walk4Friendship Power
Walker 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5,
and assist the work of the Friendship
Circle, helping children with special
needs and their families. Chose one
mile or 5K walk, ending up at West
Bloomfield JCC. Register: www.
Walk4Friendship.com .
Give the gift of life at Temple Israel
Brotherhood's Annual Labor Day
Blood Drive blood drive 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 6, in West Bloomfield.
You must be at least 17 and 110
pounds. Dan: glass1018@comcast.net
or temple: (248) 661-5700.
Send Rosh Hashanah cards purchased
from Yad Ezra, kosher food pantry,
2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley. Get 12 cards
for $50 donation. Order by Sept. 2.
www.yadezra.org or (248) 548-3663.
Also, purchase a $10 "Simply Give"
card at checkout of Meijer store on
12 Mile at Telegraph in Southfield,
through Sept. 25, and Yad Ezra will
proceeds from card sales and Meijer
donation to buy food and toiletries.
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Register individually or create a team
for Gilda's Family Walk & Health Fair
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at
Lawrence Technological University,
21000 W.10 Mile in Southfield.
Proceeds will assist Gilda's Club, a
cancer support community. (248) 577-
0800, www.firstgiving.com/gildasclub
or www.gildasclubdetroit.org .
HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT
Prepare for the Days of Awe, which
start with Rosh Hashanah at dusk
Wednesday, Sept. 8:
•Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield: Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
leads 30-minute study sessions using
materials from the upcoming High
Holiday issue of Sh'ma, A Journal
of Jewish Responsibility 9 a.m.
Saturdays, Aug. 28 and Sept. 6. "Get
a Handle on the High Holidays, with
Nancy Kaplan, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 1, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5.
New DVD for the Days of Awe will be
shown at Selichot service 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4, and also 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5. (248) 851-6880.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue in West
Bloomfield: Participate in "Tekiah:
Preparing Your Heart, Mind and Soul
for the High Holidays," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 30. Hazzan Daniel Gross
will offer traditional melodies and dis-
cuss the holiday services. RSVP: (248)
851-5100.
• Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield:
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