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if Check It Out!

See a Franklin Community Center
art show featuring works by Max
Altekruse and David McCall Johnston
1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the
Kreger House, 26225 Carol.

Talk about Ayn Rand and The World
She Made by Anne Heller at the
Hadassah Book Discussion Group, 10
a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. (248) 683-5030.

Hear photographer Marji Silk teach
techniques to turn snapshots into
works of art 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
29, at the Oak Park Library, at 14200
Oak Park Blvd. Free to Friends of the
Oak Park Library; $5 for others. (248)
691-7480, ci.oak-park.mi.us/library.

Attend "Home Slice," a benefit for the
Museum of Contemporary Art at 7-11
p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Eastern Market
Shed 3 in Detroit. $85; $75 MOCAD
members. RSVP by Oct.1. (313) 832-
6622.

Check out "The Green Show," through
Oct.14, at Janice Charach Gallery
inside the West Bloomfield JCC featur-

ing art created from recycled materi-
als and photos by Joanne Scherf. www.
charachgallery.org or (248) 432-5579.

CINEMA & STAGE

See Magenta Giraffe Theatre's produc-
tion of Play It Again, Sam, directed
by Frannie Shepherd-Bates, weekends
Sept. 24-Oct. 17 at 1515 Broadway,
Detroit. Tickets $15-$18. Opening night
is half-price. RSVP: (313) 408-7269 or
www.magentagiraffe.org .

See University of Detroit Mercy
Theatre Company's Keely & Du
Thursdays-Sundays, Oct. 1-11, at
Marygrove College Theatre, 8425 W.
McNichols, Detroit. $21; students $9.
(313) 993-3270, theatre.udmercy.edu .

Kvell to Fiddler on the Roof,
Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 6-7,
at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
$30.50-$60.50. (800) 745-3000.
OlympiaEntertainment.com .

COMEDY 6- CONCERTS

Hear Brazilian pianist Flavio Varani
at opening concert of Vivace Music
Series 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile in

Religious Rembrandt

The exhibit "Pursuit of Faith: Etchings

by Rembrandt in the Thrivent Financial

Collection of Religious Art" features

25 etchings and one original copper

plate by the famous Dutch artist. It is

shown Sept. 24-Oct. 15 in the Alfred

Berkowitz Gallery in the Mardigian

Library on the campus of the

University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901

Evergreen. Hours:10 p.m.-6:30 p.m.,

Rembrandt's Abraham's

Monday-Friday. (313) 593-5058.

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Laugh to comedian Elon Gold and support the mental

health agency Kadima at a performance 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center

Enjoy renowned vocalist Adrienne
Cooper and pianist Marilyn Lerner per-
form a Yiddish concert 2 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 26, at the Windsor Jewish
Community Centre,1641 Ouellette,
Windsor. $15. (519) 973-1772.

in Detroit. Tickets begin at $100. www.kadimacenter.org

or contact Paula Schenberg at paulas@kadimacenter.

org or (248) 559-8235, ext.118.

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Attend Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield's Schmier Chamber Concert
featuring Carpe Diem String Quartet
playing gypsy, tango, folk, rock and
jazz-inspired music 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 26. Contact Diana Plopa: (248)
661-5700 or dplopa@temple-israel.org .

gram for young families 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7, at Franklin Cider
Mill,14 Mile and Franklin in Bloomfield
Township. Free; open to all. RSVP:
Michelle Lichtman, (248) 661-5700 or
michelle@temple-israel.org .

EVENT HOTLINE

Walk with Jewish Hikers of Michigan 1
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at Dolph Park,
Wagner Road south of Jackson in Ann
Arbor. Contact Eli Avny, (734) 883-
9522; Rabbi Lisa Delson of Temple
Beth Emeth at (734) 665-4744; or
e-mail jewish.hikers@gmail.com .

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson will perform an
all-Chopin program for the Chamber
Music Society 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
2, at the Seligman Performing Arts
Center at Detroit Country Day School,
22305 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills. Tickets
start at $43. Pre-concert dinner
option at Bacco Ristorante. (248) 855-
6070 or www.ComeHearCMSD.org .

Ballroom dancing to band Saturdays
8:30-11:30 p.m. at Livonia Civic Center,
15218 Farmington Road. $7. Lesson at
7 p.m.: add $4. (248) 968-5197.

Vendors are invited to Cong. B'nai
Moshe Sisterhood's annual Charity Gift
Bazaar on Sunday, Nov. 14. Contact
Linda Mondrow at Imondrow@aol.com
or the synagogue at (248) 788-0600

Attend an audience reading with medi-
um Lizzy Star 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
3, at Costick Center, 28600 11 Mile,
Farmington Hills, (248) 473-1800. $40
with portion to JARC. Tickets: (248)
318-6025 or (248) 224-1925 or at
Style the Salon, West Bloomfield.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Attend the Catwalk for Cancer dinner
and fashion show 6 p.m Tuesday, Sept.
28, at Uptown Grille, 3100 E. West
Maple, Commerce. $35. Purchase tick-
ets at www.catwalkforcancer.info.

Shop for style at Hillel Day School's
"Ladies Night Out" fashion event
and boutique shopping beginning
at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at
the school at 32200 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Dinner and fashion
show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $80. RSVP:
Cheryl Schanes, (248) 539-1488 or
cschanes@hillelday.org .

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of Pink. Kickoff is 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2, at the store, 6706
Orchard Lake Road. Necklace sales
through Oct. 31. (248) 851-3325.

Browse Temple Israel Sisterhood's
Boutiques, Donor Luncheon and
Fashion Show 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the West
Bloomfield temple. Luncheon at noon.
$36 for age 36 and under; $50 for
others. No charge to shop boutiques.
RSVP by Oct. 6 by check made out to
Temple Israel Sisterhood and mailed
to Risa Levinson, 6864 Trailview
Court, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
Information: (248) 538-8448 or
Levinson.Risa@gmail.com .

Lolly Ella Jewelry supports the Shades
of Pink Foundation's work to help
financially distressed breast cancer
patients. Purchase a butterfly pewter
necklace designed by Link Wachler
for $13.50 with proceeds to Shades

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Farmington Hills 48334. $20 or $23,
includes afterglow. (248) 788-0338
(Joyce) or (2480 661-1348 (Ann).

Michigan Opera Theatre's 24th annual
Opera Ball will be 6 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 2, 2010, at the Detroit Opera
House,1526 Broadway. It will honor
previous ball chairs. Dinner is $500;
the next generation supper is $150.
Contact Heather Hamilton at (313)
237-3425 or hhamilton@motopera.org .

Attend the Women to Work Program
of JVS' "Fall for Fashion" event 6
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Saks Fifth
Avenue, Somerset Collection, Troy.
Meet Teri Jon fashion designer Rickie
Freeman and see a fashion show. $75
and up. Private reception at 5 p.m.
with Freeman for $125 and $200
tickets. Gift card and 15% shopping
discount with all tickets. RSVP by
Oct. 4: (248) 233-4213 or e-mail Judy
Strongman at jstrongman@jvs.org .

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. Contact www.
yadezra.org or (248) 548-3663.

HEALTH & SUPPORT

Attend the Michael Golds Memorial
AD/HD Conference 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 24, at OCC Orchard
Ridge Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. CEU credits.
$75; $30 for students. RSVP: (248)
522-3645 or www.oaklandcc.edu/
MGMC or www.chadd.net/527.

Botsford Hospital and Gilda's Club
Metro Detroit will be offering a new
support program for caregivers, adult
family members and friends of people
with cancer 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday
at the Botsford Cancer Center, 27900
Grand River, Farmington Hills. Also,
a yoga workshop meets 4:30-5:30
p.m. Tuesdays and a wellness group
for adults living with cancer meets
5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Free. Contact
Botsford, (248) 471-8120, or Gilda's
Club, (248) 577-0800.

Botsford Hospital Cancer Center will
host a free cancer screening and
lectures 9 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, Oct.
2, at the hospital, 27900 Grand River,
Farmington Hills. Screenings include
mammograms, PSA for prostate can-
cer, tests for colorectal cancer, oral

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