To Do!

CALENDAR

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Fax items to (248) 304-8885

Deadline: noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication.

The Agony & the Agony through Feb.
5, at 1515 Broadway in Detroit. $15-$18
or pay what you can. www.magenta-
giraffe.org .

Check It Out!

ARTS 6, CULTURE

Learn from artist and Holocaust sur-
vivor Martin Lowenberg, noon-1:30
p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. Presented by ASK
(Adults Seeking Knowledge), a lunch
speaker series. $5 includes lunch.
RSVP by Feb. 7: cheryl@temple-israel.
org or (248) 661-5725.
• Artist exhibit: See Lowenberg's
works on display at the temple's
Goodman Family Judaic & Archival
Museum during February.

Enjoy "Not Your Grandma's Fiber
Show," avant-garde works of art and
also cool and funky wearable items
contributed by students, alumni and
staff from Eastern Michigan University
Art Department through March 3,
at Janice Charach Gallery in West
Bloomfield JCC. Hours: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.

Consider La Ronde, playwright Arthur
Schnitzler's frank look at psychology
of human sexuality, written in 1897,
presented weekends of Feb. 4-26,
at Abreact Performance Space, 1301
W. Lafayette in Detroit's Corktown.
Frannie Shepherd-Bates of Magenta
Giraffe Theatre Company directs. www.
theabreact.com or (313) 285-0217.

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

Enjoy works by Joan Linder and
others at "Flora" exhibit through
Feb. 26, at David Klein Gallery, 163
Townsend in Birmingham. www.dkgal-
Iery.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. Exhibit of 85
long-hidden images from 1941 contin-

Experience "A Lifetime of Cameras,"
featuring the collection of Stu Shuster,
1-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays,
through June 11, at Birmingham
Historical Museum & Park, 556 W.
Maple.

See "Fakes, Forgeries Mysteries," at
Detroit Institute of Arts through April
10. www.dia.org or (313) 833-7900.
• Tour the exhibit with the National
Council of Jewish Women 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb.16. Meet at John R
lobby. $10 for NCJW member/ $15
others. Plus exhibit ticket: free to DIA
members and $10 for others. RSVP:
(248) 355-3300, ext. 0, by Feb. 9.

CINEMA 6' STAGE

Take a nostalgic look at old-time
radio in Village Players production of
1940s Radio Hour, 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, through Feb. 5, and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6, at 34660 Woodward,
south of Maple, in Birmingham. $17.
www.birminghamvillageplayers.com or
(248) 644-2075.

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.performancenet-
work.org or (734) 663-0681.

Catch Howl, a 2010 film starring
James Franco as Beat poet Allen
Ginsberg, directed by Rob Epstein and
Jeff Friedman. Detroit Film Theatre,
John R entrance at Detroit Institute
of Arts. Show times: 9:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 4-5, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6. www.tickets.dia.org or
(313) 833-4005 or 3237.

See Magenta Giraffe Theatre
Company's premiere of Nicky Silver's

Relationships And Religion

Modern Orthodox, at Jewish

Ensemble Theatre (JET) through

Feb. 13, at the West Bloomfield

JCC. A hip young Jewish couple's

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Shows: 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.

p.m.-midnight Saturday, Feb. 12, at

ues through March 13. Museum open
daily except Saturday. There is an
admission charge. www.holocaustcen-
ter.org or (248) 553-2400.

Laugh at Daniel Goldfarb's comedy

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• Actors' workshops: Let the com-
pany's working professionals help
you perfect your craft on "Magenta
Mondays" 7-10 p.m. Mondays, at the
theater. $15 per class or pay what you
can. Schedule: www.magentagiraffe.org
or (313) 408-7269.

Learn about Israeli cinema from
award-winning director Yoram Honig,
founder 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.
• Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield: Noon (after Kiddush)
Saturday, Feb. 5. (248) 851-6880.
• Birmingham Temple in Farmington
Hills:10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. (248)
477-1410.

See award-winning documentaryThe
Last Survivor, 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 6, at Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills, featuring survivors from the
Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur and the
Congo. Free with museum admission.
www.holocaustcenter.org or (248) 553-
2400.

COMEDY 6, CONCERTS

Experience a playful klezmer con-
cert featuring Yiddishe Cup 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Ark
Coffeehouse, 316 S. Main in Ann Arbor.
$20. www.theark.org or (734) 761-
1800.

Attend a tribute concert for jazz leg-
end Miles Davis 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4,
at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Tickets:
www.detroitsymphony.com or (313)
576-5111.

Listen to English horn music at
Nightnotes Series concert, 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4, at Hagopian World
of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward in
Birmingham. Tickets starting at $10.
www.detroitchamberwinds.org or (248)
559-2095.

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

Find bargains at Friends of the West
Bloomfield Township Public Library
used book sale, Feb. 4-6, 4600
Walnut Lake Road. Hours and informa-
tion: www.wblib.org/friends or Robin:

Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.

Evening features games and silent

auction. $40 member/$50 guest,

($36/$45 through Feb. 9) includes

two beverage tickets, hors d'oeuvres,

desserts and $100 in chips. Additional

$50 for Texas Hold 'Em tournament,

including cash prizes. Proceeds will

help subsidize education, camp and

cultural events for youth. RSVP to

Martha: mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org

or (248) 357-5544, ext. 46.

(248) 851-0463.

Oh, the places you'll go with the
Center Travel Dept. Contact Marilyn
for brochure: mwolfe@jccdet.org or
(248) 432-5471:
• Day trips: In the Heights Feb. 13, at
Fisher Theatre.
• Extended trips: Escorted adven-
tures include "Scottsdale, Ariz.,"
Feb. 8-21/28; "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

Enjoy demonstrations, classes and
handcrafters' market at Knit Michigan
fundraiser, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 5, at Have You Any Wool?" 3455
Robina in Berkley. Proceeds help local
cancer research centers. (248) 541-
9665 or www.knitmichigan.com.

Support "Hearts for Arts" gala,
including 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.

Visit participating "Hearts for Hope"
locations and buy $1 paper heart
pinups for Children's Leukemia
Foundation of Michigan through
February at locations including Royal
Oak Farmer's Market, Sydney Bogg's
Sweet Essentials, Big Boy restaurants,
the Cupcake Station. Get full list at
www.leukemiamichigan.org .

Stretch to Help at classes orga-
nized by Jewish Federation Women's
Department on Sunday, Feb. 6, at
several local venues. Try yoga, Pilates,
Zumba, and meditation for minimum
$18 donation to Federation's Annual
Campaign. Schedule/registration: www.
stretchtohelp.org .

HEALTH 6, SUPPORT

Get latest information about research
and treatment of Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's and ALS from renowned
Israeli expert Prof. Moussa Youdim,
Finkelstein Professor of Life Sciences

at Technion University Faculty of
Medicine, at multiple events:
•Detroit Chapter-American Technion
Society: All held at Weight Watchers'
headquarters, 28555 Orchard Lake
Road in Farmington Hills. Physicians
only, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, for
community, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, and also
8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Free, but
RSVP to: gelfond@ats.org or (248)
760-4949.
• Temple Israel in West Bloomfield:
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. David: (248)
661-5700.
• Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak
Park: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5.
(248) 547-7970.

Join an ongoing facilitated bereave-
ment group for widows/widow-
ers age 55 and younger 7-8:30
p.m. Wednesdays, through Feb.
23, at Bingham Office Park, 30300
Telegraph, Suite 125 in Bingham Farms.
Call for space availability: (248) 988-
7266.

Take the P.A.T.H. to better health -
learn the keys to managing chronic
health conditions with others who
share the same challenges. Six seek
P.A.T.H. program meets on Tuesdays,
Feb. 8 -March 15, 1- 3:30 p.m. Jewish
Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road
in West Bloomfield. Registration is
required. Call (248) 592-2671.

Join parents and adults at a meet-
ing of CHADD (Children & Adults
with ADD), Monday, Feb. 7, at Way
Elementary School, 765 W. Long Lake
Road in Bloomfield Hills. Parents will
hear a panel of college students while
others may attend a peer support
group. Sign in 7 p.m., meetings begin
at 7:30 and end at 9 p.m. Free for
CHADD members. Requested dona-
tion for non-member families is $5; no
one will be turned away. www.chadd.
net/527 or (248) 988-6716.

Practice yoga with the Cancer
Thrivers Network for Jewish Women
at a Gentle Healing session with Susie
Rosenfeld on Tuesday, February 15, 7-
9 p.m., at the JCC JPM Branch,15110
W.10 Mile Rd. in Oak Park. Registration
or information: call or e-mail Michelle

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