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(except Sept.13). (248) 644-2075 or
www.birminghamvillageplayers.com .
ARTS & CULTURE
Drop by for opening of "Ten Years of
Contemporary Art" 7 - 9 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 11, in Oakland University Art
Gallery, 208 Wilson Hall, next to
Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester
48309. Robert Schefman is among the
exhibiting artists at free show through
Oct. 17. Champagne/hors d'oeuvre
reception ($60 individual/$100 couple)
on opening night, 5-7 p.m. (248) 370-
3005 or www.oakland.edu/ouag.
View the film The Agony and the
Ecstasy of Phil Spector, the legendary
pop music producer who is serving 19
years to life for murder of a woman.
Presented 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
Sept. 10 - 11, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
12. Tickets $7.50; $6.50 for seniors,
students and DIA members. (313) 833-
3237 or www.dia.org .
Attend opening reception for "Dream
Games," Susan Aaron-Taylor's textile
and fiber show, 5-8 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 18, at River Gallery Fine Art,
120 S. Main in Chelsea. Artist talk, 2
p.m. Saturday, Oct.16; show continues
through Oct. 30. (734) 433-0826 or
www.chelsearivergallery.com .
See the film Songs from the Road,
which presents 12 of Leonard Cohen's
songs from his 2008 tour, filmed from
London to Tel Aviv. Presented 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11, by the Detroit Film
Theatre at Detroit Institute of Arts,
5200 Woodward. Tickets $7.50; $6.50
for seniors, students and DIA mem-
bers. (313) 833-3237 or www.dia.org .
Check out "The Green Show," through
Oct. 14, at Janice Charach Gallery
inside the West Bloomfield JCC.
Exhibit features sculpture, jewelry
and other works of art created from
recycled materials, as well as photos
by Joanne Scherf. www.charachgallery.
org or (248) 432-5579.
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
presents acting and theater work-
shops 7-10 p.m. Mondays, Sept.
13 - Oct. 25 (except Sept. 20), at
1515 Broadway, Detroit. Contact Lisa
Melinn, (313) 408-7269 or lisa@
magentagiraffe.org.
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.
The New Theatre Project will pres-
ent a staged reading of the anti-war,
Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and
Her Children in an English version by
Tony Kushner 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19,
at Elmo's Hideaway, 220 S. Main, Ann
Arbor. $15. (810) 623-0909 or
tickets@thenewtheatreproject.org .
CINEMA & STAGE
CONCERTS
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
Hear folksinger Ramblin' Jack Elliott
8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Ark,
316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. $20. (734) 761-
1451. www.theark.org , (734) 763-8587.
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p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Prentis
Apartments on the Jewish Community
Campus on 10 Mile east of Greenfield
in Oak Park. Jolen Sher of Wee Woolies
will speak on "The Five W's and How
Do You Find It?" Free. Information:
Judy Galperin, (248) 661-5337.
Come on "A Spiritual Journey
for Men," a program of the ACHIM
Brotherhood group at Temple Israel,
7:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in
West Bloomfield-based temple's Youth
Room. Topic: "Exploring the Mystery of
Dads and Their Daughters." Optional
dinner ($10) starts at 6; contact
temple office: (248) 661-5700. John of
ACHIM: jshanto@ameritech.net .
Cantor Natham Lam performs at the National Opera House in
Warsaw in the film 100 Voices: A Journey Home.
Cantors Return To Poland
EVENTS THAT HELP
See a film intertwining Jewish and Polish history and culture, 100 Voices: A
Journey Home, a documentary following a group of cantors who return to
Poland to walk in the footsteps of their fathers. The event also features the
Hear Kathy E. Manning, chair of the
board of trustees, Jewish Federations
of North America, at the Federation's
2011 Ruby - Lion of Judah Event 10
a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Franklin
Hills Country Club, 31675 Inkster,
Farmington Hills. Minimum gift $5,000
to the 2011 Annual Campaign;
couvert, $36. (888) 902-4673.
Help Jewish Ensemble Theatre honor
arts patron Barbara Kratchman at
"Behind the Scenes Gala," a festive
evening including concert by Kate
Willinger, cocktails and gourmet dinner
5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Franklin
home of Lori and Rob Nusbaum. Pearl
Orbach is JET Volunteer of the Year.
(248) 788-2900.
Share laughs at "Fibromyalgia
Friendly Comedy Relief" 6:30 - 9:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Mark
Ridley's Comedy Castle, 269 E. Fourth,
Royal Oak. $25 includes dinner, show
featuring married comedy team of
Brian and Traci McKim and chance to
bid on silent auction. Tickets: www.
hffcf.org/events.php or (248) 681-4212.
Support "Bras for a Cause 2010,
an Uplifting Experience" benefiting
Gilda's Club Metro Detroit Chapter, 6
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Royal Oak
Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth in Royal
Oak. Event combines live and silent
auctions, as well as a unique Art Bra
personal reflections and musical performances of some of the world's finest
cantors. Shown only at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. at these theaters: AMC
Livonia 20,19500 Haggerty; Commerce 14, 3033 Spring Vale Road, Walled
Lake; Quality 16, 3686 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor; Canton Cinema 43555 Ford
Road; Showcase Ann Arbor 20, 4100 Carpenter Road, Ypsilanti.
Fashion Show with breast cancer survi-
vors as models. All ages. Tickets: $45,
or $40 in advance. (248) 399-2980 or
www.gildasclubdetroit.org .
Tee off at the 15th Annual Hillel Day
School Golf Classic Monday, Sept.
20, at Franklin Hills Country Club,
31675 Inkster Road, Farmington Hills.
Contact: Cheryl Schanes, (248) 539-
1488 or cschanes@hillelday.org .
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.
Attend Yad Ezra kosher food pantry's
20th annual fundraising dinner honor-
ing Margot and Jerry Halperin, 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11, at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. Strolling Supper
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www.yadezra.org or (248) 548-3663.
HEALTH & SUPPORT
Come with your family to "Healthy
Harvest Bash for Healthy Generations"
1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.12, on campus of
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, 1 William
Carts Drive in Commerce. Health
screenings, children's fun including
Radio Disney D-Tour show, cooking
demos and more. Free. www.hvsh.org/
openhouse or (248) 937-3314.
CHADD (Children and Adults with
ADD) will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Sept.
13. at Way Elementary School, 765
W. Long Lake Road, in Bloomfield
Township. The parent meeting will
hear Fran Parker Ph.D. speak on
"Working Collaboratively with the
Schools for Mutual Understanding
to Enhance Better Outcomes for the
AD/HD student." The adult meeting
will hear Arthur Robin Ph.D. speak on
"Marriage, Relationships and AD/HD:
A Survival Guide." Free for members;
$5 for non-members. (248) 988-6716;
www.chadd.net/527.
Henry Ford Health System's "Hot
Topics in Women's Health", will hold
a free seminar on "Too Busy to be
Healthy" 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
14, at Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital, 6777 W. Maple. RSVP: (800)
436-7936 or henryford.com/hottopics.
Learn about the latest technologies
and treatment procedures related
to prostate cancer at the Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, 31995
Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills,
at 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23.
Hear Karmanos experts including Dr.
Michael Cher, chief of Urology. Dr.
Jordan Maier, will address the lat-
est technology in radiation therapy.