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COMEDY & CONCERTS

ARTS & CULTURE

Tour "BBAC Student Current Works," f
art created by adult students, month-
long show opening Friday, Feb. 18, at
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham. (248)
644-0866 or www.bbartcenter.org .

Take an art tour of Detroit, travel-
ing by bus 9:30 a.m. (returning 1:15
p.m.) Wednesday, March 2, from Lido
Gallery, 33535 Woodward at 14 Mile
in Birmingham. Linda Yellin's Feet
on the Street Tours will offer guided
visits to artists, galleries, docent-led
exhibits. Alternate meeting spot in
Detroit on March 2. Future tours: April
6, May 4. (248) 353-TOUR or www.
FeetOnTheStreetTours.com .

See "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 inside 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.

Join 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
continues through March 13. Closed
Saturday. Admission. (248) 553-2400
or www.holocaustcenter.org .
• Drawings: View works by
American artist Wladyslaw Brzosko,
"Commemorating the "Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising: April 19, 1943-May 16, 1943,"
through July 10, at HMC auditorium.

CINEMA & STAGE

Catch Stagecrafters' production of
musical Rent on weekends of Feb.

18-March 6, at Baldwin Theatre, 415
S. Lafayette in Royal Oak. www.stage-
crafters.org or (248) 541-6430.

See Kirk Douglas as painter Vincent
van Gogh in Lust for Life 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, at Detroit Film
Theatre, John R entrance at Detroit
Institute of Arts. www.tickets.dia.org
or (313) 833-4005 or 3237.

Enjoy Avalon, a 1990 movie about a
Polish-Jewish family coming to the
United States at the beginning of the
20th century, 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30)
Saturday, Feb. 26, at Cong. B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield. Second
in series of films by director Barry
Levinson, Free. Upcoming: Liberty
Heights, March 12. (248) 788-0600.

Consider La Ronde, playwright Arthur
Schnitzler's frank look at psychology
of human sexuality, written in 1897,
presented weekends through Feb. 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.
• Actors' workshops: Take classes
with working professionals from
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
7-10 p.m. Mondays, at the theater in
Detroit. $15 or pay what you can. Get
schedule at company Web site (above).

Take in the Farmington Players' pro-
duction of Red White & Tuna, through
March 5, at Barn Theater, 32332 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. farmington-
players.org or (248) 553-2955.

Listen to tales from "traveling actors"
of the post-Civil War era in Reunion:
A Musical Epic in Miniature, through
March 6, at Meadow Brook Theatre,
207 Wilson Hall on Oakland University
campus in Rochester. Cast includes
Leslie Handelman, seen at the JET.
Schedule: www.mbtheatre.com or
(248) 377-3300.

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Travel to East Lansing for vocal entertainment:

• Yasmin Levy: Hear young internationally

known Israeli singer, whose sound integrates

Ladino and Flamenco music, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 24, in Cobb Great Hall

at Wharton Center for Performing Arts,

Bogue Street and Wilson, at Michigan State

University in East Lansing 48824. MSU

Yasmin Levy

Listen to "Mighty Horns," concert
and historical discussion of brass
music, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at
First United Methodist Church of
Birmingham. $25 adult, $20 age 60 or
older, $10 student. www.detroitcham-
berwinds.org or (248) 559-2095.

Hillel is a sponsor. $17.50-$37.50. www.

whartoncenter.com or (800) WHARTON.

• SoulAviv: Enjoy soulful Jewish music performed in Hebrew and English

by this popular quartet from California 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Cong.

Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge in East Lansing. $15, or $5 for students in

grade K through college. Purchase in advance or at door. (517) 351-3570.

for brochure or RSVP: mwolfe@jccdet.
org or (248) 432-5471:
• Extended trips: Escorted adven-
tures include "Ixtapan Spa," March
6-13; "Mediterranean Wonders,"
March 14-28; "Morocco, A Jewish
Heritage Tour," March 20-April 1;
"Cuba, A Jewish Mission," April
20-27 or April 27-May 5.

Show up for "Brass Around the
World" 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at
Oak Park JCC. Featured perform-
ers: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Brass Quintet. Families with children
ages 3-6 will especially enjoy inter-
active music program led by trom-
bonist Scott Hartley. $5, adult JCC
member; $7, non-member adult; $4,
age 3 and older; $18, entire family.
Program sponsors: Strauss Art Fund
and Gottlieb Jewish Music Fest. (248)
967-4030.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Participate in the Doll Project, making
stuffed dolls for hospitalized children,
at open board meeting of Eleanor
Roosevelt Hadassah Group, 9:30
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP
by Feb.18: robin_terebelo@comcast.
net or (248) 851-7022.

EVENT HOTLINE

Play in the mah jongq tournament 7
p.m. (register: 6:15) Thursday, Feb. 17,
at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt
in Farmington Hills. $25 at door, space
permitting. Check with Debbie: (248)
788-0942.

HEALTH & SUPPORT

Snowbirds in Scottsdale, join
Detroiters at inaugural "JCC Michigan-
Arizona Reunion Dinner and Golf
Classic," 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22,
at McCormick Ranch and Golf Club
in Scottsdale. Event featuring two
meals and door prizes will raise money
for summer day camp and children's
activities at sponsoring JCC of Metro
Detroit. RSVP to Mort Plotnick: (248)
210-8489.

Oh, the places you'll go with the
Center Travel Dept. Contact Marilyn

Find inspiration and encouragement at
"Together We Stand — Your Journey

Knit tiny blanket squares for Magic
Hugs project of Temple Israel Social
Network during February. New Beanie
Babies also needed. Details: michelle@
temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700.

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Explore how to "Dream Bigger, Be
Smaller" at seminar introducing
"Get Downsized," a 16-week weight
loss and fitness program, 2-4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, at Powerhouse
Gym, 6750 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Presented by the program
co-founders, personal trainers Todd
Coburn and Mandi Cobb. $25. www.
getdownsized.com or (248) 798-
4400.

Find available programs and services
through JFS Cancer Connection, a
mentoring program for Jewish men
and women with any cancer diagnosis.
Jewish Family Service, Orley Building,
6555 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Mentors and mentees both needed.
Shira: syechieli@jfsdetroit.org or (248)
592-3963.

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Through Cancer" 5-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. Social worker
Jodie Jacobs facilitates bi-monthly
support group on second and fourth
Wednesdays. Open to age 18 and older,
currently in treatment or beyond.
Free, but requires RSVP 24 hours in
advance. elaine@temple-israel.org
or Sosnick Family Life Center: (248)
661-5700.

Meet other caregivers of older adults
at free support meeting, sponsored
by Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program,
7-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at Jewish
Senior Life, Fleischman Residence/
Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple in
West Bloomfield. Onsite respite care
available by advance arrangement.
RSVP requested to Fran Cook: fcook@
jslmi.org or (248) 592-5032.

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Check It Out!

Jewish Musical Heritage

Laugh heartily for Rachel Feinstein,
headlining 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
17, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 18-19, at Mark Ridley's
Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy in Royal
Oak. Doors open 45 minutes earlier.
Feinstein of Los Angeles has appeared
on Comedy Central and written for the
Onion and Heeb. Tickets: (248) 542-
9900 or www.comedycastle.com .

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HELPING OUT

Promote literacy with Hadassah's
Read•Write•Now! Partners Tutoring
Program. Volunteers needed at
least one hour weekly at elementary
schools in the Ferndale district. Hillel
Day School seeks tutors but has spe-
cial requirements. Hadassah: (248)
683-5030.

HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT

Honor the memory of acclaimed
singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman at
"Carrying on the Blessing," a healing
service featuring songs, prayers and
readings 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at

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