To Do!
CALENDAR
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ARTS 6, CULTURE
Find workshops, lectures and events
to enrich "Mind, Body and Soul" at
Stephen Gottlieb Festival of the Arts
continuing through Sept. 5 at West
Bloomfield JCC. Some events have
limited space and require tickets. Visit
www.jccdet.org or call (248) 432-
5692.
• Temple Israel in West Bloomfield:
"Selichot Under the Stars," part of the
Gottlieb Festival, will feature klezmer
music by Yiddishe Cup, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4. Dessert reception
to follow.
"Do You Remember the Shape of the
Trees?" asks painter Michele Hegyi,
whose one-woman show continues
through Sept. 5 at WSG Gallery (for-
mer Washington Street Gallery), 306
S. Main in Ann Arbor. One painting
includes Hebrew/Aramaic characters
from a handwritten leather scroll
given to her father for safe travel from
Bokhara to Jerusalem in 1927. www.
wsg-art.com or (734) 761-2287.
Admire works by 40 local print-
makers, including Sherry Foster,
at "Celebrate the Print: A Juried
Exhibition," noon Wednesday-Sunday,
through Sept. 24, at Lawrence Street
Gallery, 22620 Woodward in Ferndale.
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com or
(248) 544-0394.
Marvel at "Synagogues In Germany:
A Virtual Reconstruction" of 14 Nazi-
destroyed temples using computer
aided design through Nov. 29 at
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills.
(248) 553-2400, ext. 23.
CINEMA & STAGE
Tune in to POV (Point of View), the
award-winning documentary series
that will premiere two new films about
Jewish adoption 11:30 p.m. Sundays
on Detroit Public Broadcasting Station
WTVS and also stream them online for
a limited period. Schedule: Wo Ai Ni (I
Love You Mommy) on Sept. 5 and Off
and Running on Sept. 12. www.dptv.
org or (248) 305-3900.
Hear Tevye sing again in Fiddler
on the Roof in Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 6-7,
at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward.
Tickets ($30.50-$60.50) on sale at
www.OlympiaEntertainment.com ,
Fox and Joe Louis Arena box offices
or (800) 745-3000. Same sites also
have tickets ($30-$75) for Rain, the
acclaimed Beatles concert, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21, also at the Fox. Mark
Lewis provides the show's keyboards
and percussion.
Attend Michigan's opening-night
premiere of the Tony Award-winning
musical The Drowsy Chaperone 8
p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Village
Players Playhouse, 34660 Woodward,
Birmingham. Cast includes Jay Kaplan
of Oak Park. Presented three week-
ends through Sept. 26: 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays
(except Sept. 13). www.birminghamvil-
lageplayers.com or (248) 644-2075.
Emanu-El's Welcome Picnic 11:30 a.m.-
1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, following first
day of religious school at Oak Park-
based synagogue. Features include
veggie dogs and sides, Haiti House
tikkun olam project, watermelon-
eating contest, home-baked dessert
raffle, sing-along with Cantor Sharlein,
magic with Rabbi Klein, cake walk,
field games, prizes and ice cream.
Free. Seeking volunteers between 10
a.m.-1 p.m.; contact Perry: pohren®
jfsdetroit.org or (248) 592-2302.
Temple: (248) 967-4020.
Tee off at Adat Shalom Synagogue
Men's Club's 18th annual Golf
Scramble (for men, women and chil-
dren age 16 and older) 11 a.m. Sunday,
Sept. 12, at Shenandoah Golf Club in
West Bloomfield. $95, or $85 mem-
bers, includes golf, cart, a box lunch,
drinks, snacks and prizes. Call for
space availability: (248) 851-5100.
RSVP by Sept. 16 for "Five Women,
Five Journeys, How Different Are We?"
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Eleanor
Roosevelt Hadassah Group's program
will be led by WISDOM (Women's
Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and
Outreach in Metro Detroit). $10; no
charge for joining members. Send
check payable to Hadassah to: B.
Lewis,14140 Sherwood, Oak Park, MI
48237. Bobbie: (248) 546-4355.
EVENTS THAT HELP
CONCERTS
Listen to 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
campus of Detroit Country Day School.
Reserve pre-concert dinner at 6 p.m.
at Bacco Ristorante. Single tickets:
$75. www.ComeHearCMSD.org or
(248) 855-6070.
EVENT HOTLINE
Families and friends, stop by Temple
Food Drive
Fill bags with canned and
nonperishable food, preferably
kosher, for Yad Ezra's High
Holiday Food Drive and deliver
to participating synagogues and
organizations, such as Greater
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah,
5030 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield by Tuesday, Sept.
13, or Workmen's Circle/Arbeter
Ring at Oak Park JCC at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18. Yad Ezra is
on Facebook and also reachable
at www.yadezra.org or (248) 548-
3663.
Tour sculptor Jerry Soble's studio gal-
lery noon-5 p.m. through Sept. 6, at
3819 LaPlaya in Orchard Lake 48324.
Soble's work is at the local JCCs.
Proceeds from art show sales will ben-
efit JARC. www.jerrysoble.com or Carol
at JARC: (248) 538-6611, ext. 343.
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 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.
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.
www.firstgiving.com/gildasclub .
www.gildasclubdetroit.org
or (248) 577-0800.
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. Monday, Sept.
Cemetery
Service
Attend a Yizkor
service for Rosh
Hashanah, hosted by
the United Social
Club, 1 pm. Sunday,
Sept. 5, at Hebrew
Memorial Park on
Gratiot, north of
14 Mile, Clinton Twp. Group for Holocaust survivors and families welcomes
community. Rides: (248) 737-2670 (Linda) or (248) 444-8887 (Lillian).
13, at Franklin home of Lori and
Rob Nusbaum. Pearl Orbach is JET
Volunteer of the Year. (248) 788-2900.
Assist Yad Ezra, the Berkley-based
kosher food pantry, when you purchase
a $10 "Simply Give" card through
Sept. 25, at checkout of Meijer store
on 12 Mile at Telegraph in Southfield.
Yad Ezra will use store credit from
card sales and Meijer donation to buy
food and toiletries for clients. www.
yadezra.org or (248) 548-3663.
HEALTH & SUPPORT
Come out with your family to
"Healthy Harvest Bash for Healthy
Generations" 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
12, on campus of Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospita1,1 William Carls Drive in
Commerce. Health screenings, chil-
dren's fun including Radio Disney
D-Tour show, cooking demos and more.
Free. www.hvsh.org/openhouse or
(248) 937-3314.
Save money registering early for
Michael Golds Memorial AD/HD
Conference 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 24, at Oakland Community
College's Orchard Ridge Campus,
27055 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Features keynote
speaker Sandra Reif and breakout ses-
sions with 14 presenters. Educators
and social workers can earn CEU cred-
its. $60, including lunch, if registered
by Sept. 10, $75 afterward; $30 for
students. RSVP: (248) 522-3645 or
www.oaklandcc.edu/MGMC/ or www.
chadd.net/527.
Find empathy at bereavement sup-
port group 8 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 13
and 27 (second and fourth Mondays of
each month), through Temple Israel's
Robert Sosnick Family Life Center,
5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Social worker Helen Croll
facilitates. Free, but must RSVP 24
hours in advance: elaine®temple-
israel.org or (248) 661-5700.
HELPING OUT
Interact with senior residents while
working in the stores, cafes and gift
shops of the Jewish Senior Life build-
ings 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.
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 mailings: (248)
355-3300, ext. 0.
• Thrift Shops volunteers: Help with
merchandise and displays, assist
customers at Berkley and Royal Oak
locations. Contact Council, above, or
marlahorwitz®yahoo.com .
Contact the Jewish Community
Relations Council to volunteer for the
Detroit Public Schools Reading Corps:
(248) 642-2656 or www.detroitjcrc.
org .
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. (248) 355-
3300, ext. 0, or NCJWGDS.org .
HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT
Bring everyone to this month's First
Friday family service 7 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 3, at Temple Emanu-El in Oak
Park. Features include the children's
choir and Rabbi Joe Klein's magic.
(248) 967-4020.
Participate in Selichot (Saturday,
Sept. 4), the prelude to the High
Holiday season. Rosh Hashanah, the
Jewish new year, begins at dusk on
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. Saturday,
Sept. 4. "Get a Handle on the High
Holidays, with Nancy Kaplan, rabbinical
assistant, 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. and 4
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. (248) 851-6880.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills: Gather for refresh-
ments followed by worship 9 p.m.
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