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! (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. EVENT HOTLINE Attend the Pomegranate Guild of Southeastern Michigan's meeting 1 EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • WOK THE 61104-- R\LLY P7Z-L6 (JP ON THE HIGH HOL-/AY5. 48 September 9 • 2010 02007 BY GO RFTEXT PRO DUCTIO NS I NC. ALL RIG HTS RES ERVED. www.jewishcartoon.com WHERE- DO ALL THESE PEOPL E. COM5 FRO/14? - 1 i , 4 ti4 ft, ,IN *\,rre. O ° ' 4 1% th 7104cl 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 BECCAnBETH BERNIE YAEL The Altruist The Idealist The Perplexed The Realist 2111.0 LOUIS V0) _ The Rebel ZAYDS The Traditionalist .4\ BUBS The Bubbe followed by a short program. Contact 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.