To Do!
CALENDAR
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Final Weekend
Check It Out!
Don't miss last performances at Jewish Ensemble
Theatre of well-reviewed comedy The God of Isaac by
James Sherman, through Oct. 31, downstairs at West
Bloomfield JCC. Show times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5 and
ARTS & CULTURE
23. (248) 432-5579 or www.jccdet.org .
Acquire fabulous finds from Amy
Weinstein of AMW Design Studio,
Karen Egren Jewelry Collection and
Chi-Chi and the Greek Vintage Clothing
at special showing 4-7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 4 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Nov.
5, at Judy Frankel Antiques Center,
2830 W. Maple in Troy. AMW57@mac.
com or (248) 321-0931.
Come for Susan Messer, discussing
and signing copies of her book, Grand
River and Joy - Growing Up In Detroit,
7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Bloomfield
Township Public Library, 1099 Lone
Pine Road. Novel explores Jewish-
black relations in Detroit during the
1960s. No registration required. www.
btpl.org or (248) 642-5800.
of a writer's struggle to find his Jewish identity.
Attend Susan Aaron Taylor's tex-
tile show through Oct. 30, at River
Gallery Fine Art, 120 S. Main in
Chelsea 48118. www.chelseariver
galery.com or (734) 433-0826.
Find something special at Southfield
Pavilion Antiques Exposition 2 9
p.m. Friday, Oct. 29; 10 a.m.-6
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at Southfield
Municipal Complex, 26000 Evergreen
at Civic Center Drive. Food available.
$8, $6 with ad, good for all three days.
www.antiqnet.com/M&M or (586) 465-
9441.
Join Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah
Group on Book Club Night 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, at West Bloomfield
JCC. Discussion of The Debba by Avner
Mandelman, murder/mystery book
that also provides an insightful look
at the Israeli-Arab conflict. $18 for
dessert reception or $25 also includ-
ing book. Call for space availability
before sending check, payable to the
Jewish Community Center, to: Sharon
Goldenberg, 1004 Ann, Birmingham, MI
48009. Sharon: (248) 792-7358.
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Hear from Jeff Zaslow, journalist and
bestselling author, during Friday night
service 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile
in Farmington Hills. Zaslow's new book,
Highest Duty, was co-written with
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger.
(248) 477-1410.
Take part in a Books & Bagels discus-
sion of All Other Nights by Dara Horn
9:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park. Horn's story
tells of people driven to extreme limits
of loyalty and betrayal. Community
welcome. (248) 967-4020.
Janice Charach Gallery at the West
Bloomfield JCC will open the exhibit
"Jews Who Rock" at 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 2, with celebrity photographer
Lynn Goldsmith. Free. A tribute to
rock'n'roll icons, it runs through Dec.
8:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday. Plot tells
Celebrate 10 local authors who will
talk about their works at a book-
signing event 10 a.m.-noon Sunday,
Nov. 7, in Janice Charach Gallery at
West Bloomfield JCC. Reserve now for
author luncheons at West Bloomfield
JCC:
• NCJW: Three authors will speak
noon Wednesday, Nov. 10. $30. (248)
355-3300, ext. 0.
• Hadassah: RSVP by Nov. 4 for
author Naomi Ragen 11:45 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 11. Various prices:
(248) 683-5030.
CINEMA 6' STAGE
See premiere of film Jews and
Baseball, narrated by Dustin Hoffman,
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at Chairman
Club inside Palace of Auburn Hills.
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
sponsors. $15 regular, $10 JHS mem-
ber, $5 ages 8-18. RSVP: (248) 432-
5517.
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$32-$41, with senior/student discounts.
www.jettheatre.org or (248) or 788-2900.
Michael Brian Ogden as Isaac and Henrietta
Theatre, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Registration: (248) 432-5471.
Enjoy Oakland Theatre Arts Guild's
retelling of the Frankenstein hor-
ror story through Oct. 31 at new
Starlight Theater, 7370 Highland Road
in Waterford 48327. Tickets/schedule:
wwwstarlighttheater.net or (248) 335-
1788.
COMEDY & CONCERTS
Hear grand finale performance of
"Songs of the Little Jewish Place" 8
p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Millennium
Centre, 15600 J.L. Hudson Drive,
Southfield. Efim Aleksandrov will sing
Yiddish songs from Bershad, his child-
hood shtetl in the Ukraine. Show has
colorful costumes and decorations.
$30-$50. (248) 660-4264.
Watch vampires on stage in Dracula,
through Oct. 31, at Meadow Brook
Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall in Rochester.
Tickets/show times: www.mbtheatre.
com or (248) 377-3300.
See comedy/drama Steel Magnolias
presented weekends Nov. 5 14, at
Village Players Playhouse, 34660
Woodward, south of Maple, in
Birmingham. Shows: 8 p.m. Fridays/
Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $15. www.
birminghamvillageplayers.com or (248)
644-2075.
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Register for a Center Travel day trip
to see dress rehearsal of La Boheme
11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at Detroit
Opera House (regular shows: Nov.
13 21). Bus departure/arrival 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. from West Bloomfield
JCC, 9:30 and 2:30 from Oak Park
JCC. $68, $58 JCC member includes
boxed lunch. Future outings: Princess
Diana Exhibition at Grand Rapids Art
Museum, Tuesday, Nov. 16; Rock of
Ages, a play at Fisher Theatre, Nov.
21; Of Mice and Men, a play at Hilberry
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See Steven Page, formerly in the
group Barenaked Ladies, 8 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 5, at Royal Oak Music Theater,
318 W. Fourth. $30, $25 advance (248)
399-2980.
Come for "Viva Sefarad! Flamenco and
Jews of Spain," 2:30 Sunday, Nov.
7, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. Concert has guitarist Scott
Mateo Davies and his group, vocalist
Rachel "La Mala" Milloy and dancer
Andrea Plevan, plus guest dancer
Tessa Goldberg of Beth Ahm. Free,
but donations appreciated. director@
cbahm.org or (248) 851-6880.
Don't miss performance by Israeli
singer-songwriter David Broza 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 8, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Tickets:
$5 student with ID, $18 general
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admission, $50 patron (first 10 rows
reserved). RSVP to Martha: mgold
berg@shaareyzedek.org or (248) 357-
5544, ext. 46. Broza Web site: www.
davidbroza.net .
EVENT HOTLINE
Parents, consider Hillel Day School
for your child entering kindergarten
through grade 8 at open house 6:45
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, and open
classes 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4
or Wednesday, Nov. 10, all at 32200
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. Amy:
(248) 5391484.
Bring your friends and a favorite game
and Temple Israel will provide tables
and lunch on Game Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, at synagogue in
West Bloomfield. $5. RSVP to Michelle:
michelle@temple-israel.org or (248)
661-5700.
Sample food at business expo and
tastefest 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 6, at Walled Lake Central High,
1600 Oakley Park Road in Walled Lake
48390. $5 for 10 taste tickets. www.
LakesAreaChambercom.
Take family to football game Detroit
Lions vs. New York Jets — downtown
at Ford Field on Sunday, Nov. 7.
Carpools will depart 11 a.m. from park-
ing lot of Congregation Beth Ahm in
West Bloomfield. $25 per person for
Men's Club member and family, $30
for guest; includes ticket to game
and kosher lunch for group's tailgate
party near the stadium. RSVP to Ronn:
sidan@aol.com or (248) 865-3700,
daytime only.
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Let the JCC's Center Travel escort
you on extended trips, including
"Israel@62" ($3,639, double occu-
pancy), Nov. 28 Dec. 12. Registration
also open for "Charleston & Savannah"
($1,599), Oct. 25 29; "Washington,
D.C." ($1,625), Nov. 1 5; "Cuba"
($3,099), Nov. 10-18, Feb. 9-17 and
April 20-28, 2011. Details from
Marilyn: mwolfe@jccdet.org or (248)
432-5471.
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