To Do!

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Check It Out!

ARTS a, CULTURE

Participate in Community of Learners
discussion of Geraldine Brooks' People
of the Book, 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30,
at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. Story
concerns a rare book expert and the
famous Sarajevo Haggadah. Free; bagels
served. (248) 967-4020.

Future artists, fiber lovers or others
interested in a unique afternoon, let
Kathy Shanteau guide you in making
your own fiber work of art 11 a.m.-2
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Janice
Charach Gallery inside West Bloomfield
JCC. Small materials fee. RSVP
required: (248) 432-5448.
• "Not Your Grandma's Fiber Show:
Enjoy avant-garde works of art and also
cool and funky wearable items through
March 3. Students, alumni and staff
from Eastern Michigan University Art
Department contributed works. Brooks
Harris Stevens is guest curator. Open
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday,
and until 7 p.m. Thursday; also noon-4
p.m. Sunday. www.jccdet.org or (248)
432-5579.

Come to opening reception for exhibit,
"Body Eclectic" 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb.
4, at Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620
Woodward, south of Nine Mile, in
Ferndale. Show dates: Feb. 2-25. www.
lawrencestreetgllery.com or (248) 544-
0394.

Appreciate art by Fran Wolok in show,
"The Human Figure: Action - Repose"
through Feb. 4, at Cary Gallery, 226
Walnut Blvd. in downtown Rochester
48307. (248) 651-3656.

Enjoy works by Joan Linder and oth-
ers at "Flora" exhibit through Feb. 26,
at David Klein Gallery, 163 Townsend
in Birmingham. www.dkgallery.com or
(248) 433-3700.

Take a docent-led tour of "A Day in
the Warsaw Ghetto: A Birthday Trip in
Hell," noon Sundays at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. Daily except
Saturday. Charge. (248) 553-2400 or
www.holocaustcenter.org .

"Fakes, Forgeries Mysteries," at Detroit
Institute of Arts through April 10. www.
dia.org or (313) 833-7900.
• Hadassah trip to DIA: RSVP by Feb.
1 for docent-led tour of exhibit with
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah.
Bus departs/returns 10 a.m./2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16, from Adat Shalom
Synagogue, Farmington Hills. $42,
$32 DIA member; includes lunch card
to purchase own lunch. Check due to
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. (248) 683-
5030.

CINEMA & STAGE

See Modern Orthodox, at JET
Theatre through Feb. 13, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and
6:30 p.m. Sundays; also 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9. $32 for any
Thursday performance or Sunday at
6:30. www.jettheatre.org or (248) 788-
2900. See review on page 40.

Watch the U.S. television premiere of
Against the Tide by Richard Trank 8 p.m.

Kugel Cook-Off

See which Sisterhood (Congregation

Shaarey Zedek or Adat Shalom

Synagogue) gets bragging rights at

gala "Kugel Cook-off" starting 10:30

a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Adat Shalom

Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Jewish

News celebrity judges will be Danny

Raskin and Annabel Cohen. Sample
kugels at buffet brunch to follow. $18.

Check for Sisterhood of Adat Shalom due by Jan. 31 at 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. (248) 851-5100.

I'm Flattered

Try to "Just Say 'Know' to Judaism," Partners

in Torah's lunch-and-learn series, starting
noon Wednesday, Feb. 2, at West Bloomfield

JCC. Rabbi Tzvi Muller will give four lectures

though Feb. 23 on theme: "Flattery Will Get

You Nowhere: Giving Feedback and Advice to

Friends." $18 for series or $7 per lecture; incluaes

lunch. RSVP: justsayknowtojudaism.com or (248) JUDAISM.

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January 27 - 2011

Thursday, Jan. 27, on the Documentary
Channel (197 on DISH Network; 267 on
DIRECTV). Narrated by Dustin Hoffman,
film examines the conflict that erupted
in the American Jewish community over
the best means to rescue the European
Jews trying to escape the Holocaust.
www.documentarychannel.com .

Prepare for scares in Stagecrafters'
show Wait Until Dark though Jan. 30,
at Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in
Royal Oak. Cat-and-mouse thriller is set
in 1960s' Greenwich Village. www.stage-
crafters.org or (248) 541-6430.

Try this nostalgic musical look at old-
time radio at Village Players production
of 1940s Radio Hour 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, through Feb. 5, and
also 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 30 and Feb.
6, at playhouse, 34660 Woodward,
Birmingham. $17. (248) 644-2075 or
www.birminghamvillageplayers.com .

Catch two films of Jewish interest at
Detroit Film Theatre, John R entrance at
Detroit Institute of Arts. (313) 833-4005
or 3237 or www.tickets.dia.org
• Jews and Baseball: Dustin Hoffman
narrates new documentary by Peter
Miller about the special meaning base-
ball has had in the lives of America
Jews. Shows: 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29
and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30.
• Howl: James Franco portrays Beat
poet Allen Ginsberg as a young man in
a 2010 release directed by Rob Epstein
and Jeff Friedman Show times: 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 9:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4-5,
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6.

See Magenta Giraffe Theatre's premiere
of Nicky Silver's The Agony & the Agony
through Feb. 5, at 1515 Broadway in
Detroit 48226. Director is Lisa Melinn;
Frannie Shepherd-Bates is artistic
director. $15-$18 or pay what you can.
www.magentagiraffe.org
• Actors' workshops: Let the compa-
ny's working professionals help you per-
fect your craft on "Magenta Mondays"
7-10 p.m. Mondays. $15 per class or pay
what you can. www.magentagiraffe.org
or (313) 408-7269.

Get informed about Israeli cinema from
award-winning director Yoram Honig of
the Jerusalem Film Fund, at weekend
events. Details: gale@jfmd.org or Allan
Gale: (248) 642-5394:
• Ameinu Detroit of Southfield: 6:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at a home-based
potluck hosted by Rabin Branch 960.
Details from members Aviva and Mark:
(248) 399-1650.
• Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield:
noon Saturday, Feb. 5. (248) 851-6880.
• Birmingham Temple in Farmington
Hills:10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. (248)
477-1410.

Learn lessons from The Last Survivor
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Holocaust
Memorial Center, Zekelman Family
Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Meet survivors from
the Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur and the
Congo in Michael Kleiman and Michael

Leah Smith, Sarab Kamoo and Henrietta Hermelin

The War Since Eve

Applaud for Henrietta Hermelin, starring as an outspoken feminist in the
new comedy, The War Since Eve, through Feb. 13, at Performance Network

Theatre, 120 E. Huron in Ann Arbor 48104. www.performancenetwork.org or
(734) 663-0681.

Pertnoy's documentary. Free with muse-
um admission. (248) 553-2400 or www.
holocaustcenter.org.

COMEDY & CONCERTS

Enjoy acoustic music at annual Ann
Arbor Folk Festival, a fundraiser
for the Ark Coffeehouse, 6:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, at
Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, on
University of Michigan campus 48109.
Lineup includes Theo Katzman on
Friday, Lucy Kaplansky and Judy Collins
on Saturday. $85 series, $47.50 per
night; $50 and $30 for student. www.
ticketmaster.com or (734) 761-1800.

Celebrate Mardi Gras, Detroit style, at
Music in Homes concert 8 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 29, in a 1929 Tudor-revival man-
sion in Detroit's west side Palmer Woods
neighborhood. Listen to New Orleans
trombonist Ron Kischuk's Tartarsauce
Traditional Jazz Band. $35 includes
jambalaya, red beans and rice and other
Bourbon Street fare. Limited seat-
ing. www.palmerwoods.org or Barbara
Barefield: (313) 891-2514.

Hear tribute concert to jazz legend
Miles Davis 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at
Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Tickets: www.
detroitsymphony.com or (313) 576-5111.

EVENT HOTLINE

Dance to cure the winter blues at
Havdalah Hop 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
29, at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy.
Adults-only party offers oldies music,
diner-style food, desserts, silent auc-
tion, prizes for best outfits from 1950s
and '60s. $25. Check, payable to CST
with your phone number due to: 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy, MI 48084.
Miriam: (248) 601-6760.

Florida snowbirds, enjoy a dessert
reception and Dr. Robert Rabil's talk,
"The Power of Three: The Intricate and
Influential Ties between Iran, Syria and
Hezbollah," 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31,
at the Polo Club in Boca Raton. $18;
requires reservation: (248) 432-5692.

Play canasta, euchre, mah jongg or
other favorite on Game Day,11 a.m.-3
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. Bring games and
friends to Sisterhood-sponsored event.
$5 includes lunch and tables. RSVP to
Michelle: michelle@temple-israel.org or
(248) 661-5700.

Oh, the places you'll go with the Center
Travel Dept. Get brochure from Marilyn:
mwolfe@jccdet.org or (248) 432-5471:
• Day trips: Joffrey Ballet Jan. 30, at
Detroit Opera House; In the Heights Feb.
13, at Fisher Theatre.
• Extended trips: Escorted adventures
on schedule include "Scottsdale, Ariz.,"
Feb. 8-21 or until Feb. 28; "Cuba,
A Jewish Mission," Feb. 9-17, April
20-27 or April 27-May 5; "Morocco, A
Jewish Heritage Tour," March 2-April 1.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Applaud for honorees Marcy and Michael
Feldman, and Janet and Ellsworth
Levine, at gala benefit for JPM (Oak
Park) branch of JCC, 8 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 29, at Oak Park JCC. $100 includes
strolling supper and comedian Keith
Barany Contact Miriam for space avail-
ability: mciesla@jccdet.org or (248)
967-4030.

Support "Hearts for Arts" gala, includ-
ing dinner and auctions, 6 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 5, at Barton Hills Country Club
in Ann Arbor. Event will raise funds for
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Details:
a2so@a2so.com or (734) 994-4801.

Drop off donations of used books, books
on tape, records, videos, CDs and DVDs
on another Bookstock '11 Colossal
Collection Day 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 6. Drive to rear of Bloomfield
Plaza, southwest corner of Maple and
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Tax receipts provided. Volunteers
needed to sort materials 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesdays. www.bookstock.info or
(248) 645-7840, ext. 365.

Visit participating "Hearts for Hope"
locations and purchase $1 paper heart