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includes dessert. RSVP by March 18
to Barbara: (248) 481-9580.

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ARTS 46- CULTURE

Shop "Spring into Summer Used Book
Sale" March 13-24, at Meyers Library
at West Bloomfield JCC. Sale hours:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, and until 5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday. (248) 432-5546.

Have "Cocktails and a Purim Evening
to Remember" when screenwriter
and author Mitchell James Kaplan
discusses and signs his debut novel
By Fire, By Water, set during the
Inquisition, 7 p.m. Saturday, March
19, at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield
Township. $25, or $45 couple. Send
check, payable to Beth El Sisterhood,
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, 48301;
attn.: Kaplan event. (248) 431-8536.

Discuss Sarah/Sara by Jacob Paul at
"Reading Between the Wines" 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Temple
Israel, West Bloomfield. Sisterhood
invites community to book review,
and dessert wine with Rabbi Jennifer
Kaluzny. $15, or $10 Sisterhood mem-
ber. Payment due with RSVP by March
17. Norinne: (248) 553-8883.

CINEMA & STAGE

Come to opening night of Last of the
Boys, about the legacy of the Vietnam
War, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, at
1515 Broadway in Detroit. Production
of Frannie Shepherd-Bates' Magenta
Giraffe Theatre continues through
April 2. $18, $15 student or pay what
you can. Ttickets: www.magentagiraffe.
org or (313) 408-7269.

Enjoy Liberty Heights, 1990 movie
about a Jewish immigrant family, 8
p.m. (doors at 7:30) Saturday, March
12, at Cong. B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. Free. (248) 788-0600.

EVENT HOTLINE

Bloch Israel B'nai B'rith presents
the Scientific Paranormal Investigators
Team 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue. $5/members;
$7/others. Info: Marsha Rofel, (248) 855-
5729, or Marilyn Weiss, (248) 313-9541.

Get tips at Temple Beth El Sisterhood's
Party Planning Showcase 9:30 a.m.-3
p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Bloomfield
Twp. in ownship. Free. (248) 865-0633.

Learn tips at Hamentashen Bakeoff
3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Aish
in the Woods, Oak Park. Free for Aish
families; others, $18. (248) 327-3579.

Girls ages 3-13, and their dads and
granddads, are invited to "Dancing
with the Dads" 5-7:15 p.m. Sunday,
March 13, at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills. Party will include
dancing to Living Energy, pizza and
commemorative photo. $15 per person
at door. (248) 851-5100.

Have fun playing mah jong:
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield: Enter Mahj Madness tour-
nament 1:30 p.m. (check-in at 1)
Sunday, March 13. Sponsored by
CSZ Sisterhood. $18 to reserve a
competitive seat; $10 for non-com-
petitive. sisterhood®shaareyzedek.
org or (248) 357-5544, ext. 48.
• Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield: Drop by for weekly game
12:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15.
Bring a mahj card and your own set if
you have it. $1. Questions to Gail: gel-
lenbo@yahoo.com or (248) 626-4123.
•Greater Detroit Chapter, Hadassah:
Tournament 7 p.m. (register at 6:15)
Thursday, March 17, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. $25 at door, space permit-
ting; $20 in advance advised. Send
check, payable to Hadassah, to: Julie
Phillips, 40700 Kingsley Lane, Novi, MI
48377. Include name, phone number,
e-mail address and state with whom
you want to be seated and choice for
East. (248) 683-5030.

Learn and laugh along with Tikvah
Hadassah Group, presenting
"Understanding Jewish Culture
through Humor," 1:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 22, at Davidson Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road
in West Bloomfield. Speaker will be
Partners in Torah Rabbi Tzvi Muller. $5

Annie's Daddy

See Larry Miller of Bloomfield Hills as

Daddy Warbucks in Bloomfield Players

Community Theater production of Annie

on weekends of March 18-20 and 25-27,

at Lahser High School Theater, 3456

Lahser in Bloomfield Township. Show

times: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2

p.m. Sundays. $15, or $12 for student and

over age 60. www.bloomfieldplayers.com

Larry Miller as

Daddy Warbucks

or (248) 433-0885.

Educate your palate at wine-tastings:
• Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park:
Come for a "Taste of Michigan,"
including food, auction and a raffle
7:30-11 p.m. Saturday, March 12. www.
emanuel-mich.org or (248) 967-4020.
• Ameinu Detroit: Get free admit-
tance to a kosher l'Pesach wine-tast-
ing with paid-up dues to this progres-
sive, pro-Zionist organization 3-5 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, at a private home
in Oak Park. Former Detroiter Roey
Phillips, a sommelier in training, will
lead. Food and refreshments included.
Esther: (248) 967-3170.
• Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield: Join the Men's Club for
an interactive kosher wine-tasting in
collaboration with Plum Market's CRU
WINEBAR 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March
31. Cheese and fruit will accompany
wine from Israel, Europe and South
America. $16. RSVP: Jorge: jsingman@
sbcglobal.net or (248) 705-9280.

Socialize at adult Purim party:
• Temple Israel in West Bloomfield:
Wear casual chic attire to Purim party
8 p.m. Saturday, March 19. Gaming
tables and slot machines open at
9. Sponsored by Couples Club and
IMAGINE Young Adults also features
comedian Dan Ahdoot from NBC's Last
Comic Standing, appetizers, beverages,
dessert, music, prizes. $20 admission
includes one beverage ticket. RSVP
requested by March 14: michelle©
temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700.

Enjoy Purim with family and friends:
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield: Following Megilla reading
8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, enjoy
performance by stand-up comedian
Joel Chasnoff, author of a comic
memoir, The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A

Skinny Jewish Kid From Chicago Fights
Hezbollah, an account of his service
in the Israeli Armored Corps. Come
back 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20,
for Megilla reading, Purim Shpiel at
11, costume party and "Great Gregger
Grind," 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Games for
young children and older ones will
enjoy inflatables, dancing to Star Trax
Productions and prizes. Kosher food
for purchase. Martha: mgoldberg@
shaareyzedek.org or (248) 357-5544,
ext. 46.
• Aish in the Woods, 25725 Coolidge
in Oak Park: Get tickets for musi-
cal, 11 a.m. Sunday, March 20. $36
family, includes play and lunch. (248)
JUDAISM or www.aishinthewoods.com .
• Bais Chabad of North Oak Park,
15401 W.10 Mile: Join family event,
"Purim at the Sea," which includes
Megilla readings at 9:15 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 19. Celebration fea-
tures live music, activity booths ($3/
ticket) and food (sold separately). rab-
bisw®aol.com or (248) 872-8878.
• Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park:
Come in costume to shake your greg-
ger at Havdalah-Purim celebration 7
p.m. Saturday, March 19. Joel Topf and
David Hart will debate the historical

Nuclear Iran

Attend exclusive screening of the

documentary Iranium 4 p.m. Sunday, March

13, at the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road

at Inkster in West Bloomfield. Guest speaker

from the film will be Clare M. Lopez, a 20-year

veteran of the CIA who formerly led the

Iran Policy Committee, a Washington, D.C.,

think tank. $5 at door. RSVP with number

Mahmoud

attending: Iranium.Michigan@gmail.com .

Ahmadinejad

merits and benefits of the hamantash-
en versus the potato latke. The PTO
Purim Carnival opens 9 a.m. Sunday,
March 20, for tots, and 11 a.m. for
religious school students. (248) 967-
4020 or www.emanuel-mich.org .
• Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
Township: Listen to Megilla reading
and Purim Shpiel, featuring the TBE
Youth Choir, 10:45 a.m. Sunday, March
20. Carnival follows, noon-2 p.m. Try
games of skill, ride a bull, jump on
inflatables, dance to DJ music, receive
prizes and enjoy snacks. Tickets need-
ed for food and games. Barbara Grant:
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.

Come in a jungle costume for African-
themed Purim seudah (meal) celebra-
tion, 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at
Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim in Oak Park.
Sara and Morris Tugman Torah Center
and Young Israel of Southfield will
present a drum circle, jungle animals,
magic show, African hair braiding and
live music and dancing. African buffet
dinner. $20 adult, $12 for ages 3-10.
RSVP: www.baischabad.com , yisouth-
field@sbcglobal.net , rabbishneur@bais-
chabad.com or (248) 207-5513.

Attend a festive Purim meal, 6:30
p.m. Sunday, March 20 at Bais
Chabad of North Oak Park. $25 adult,
$15 child at door. (248) 895-8103.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Bring family and friends for local pre-
miere of Disney's Mars Needs Moms
(PG), a 3D computer-animated sci-fi
film based on the book by Berkeley
Breathed, 7 p.m. (arrive 6:30) Friday,
March 11, at Birmingham Palladium 12.
Proceeds will benefit Building Better
Families Through Action. Purchase
ticket ($10): www.BBFAPrevention.org
or (248) 341-6340.

Play bingo and participate in silent
auction and raffle at fundraiser
hosted by Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah
Group 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. $25 at door,
space permitting. Admission includes
first four games, hors d'oeuvres and
desserts. Pre-pay with credit card
charge by March 11: (248) 683-5030.

HEALTH & SUPPORT

Find solace at a healing service 7:30-
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at

Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills. Rabbi Aaron Bergman with
his guitar will join Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz in a guided meditation.
(248) 851-5100.

Hear from a urologist, a cardiolo-
gist and a dietitian at "To Your Good
Health," a community forum hosted
by Hills, Zager Stone Tucker Grant
Unit of B'nai B'rith, 7 p.m. Monday,
March 21, at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills. Free, and includes
refreshments. Harvey: (248) 366-1992.
Investigate services of JFS Cancer
Connection, a mentoring program for
Jewish adults with cancer diagnosis.
Mentors and mentees both needed at
Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. Shira: (248) 592-
3963 or syechieli@jfsdetroit.org .

HELPING OUT

Give to the Brotherhood Blood Drive
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at
Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. RSVP:
Dr. Ira "Mike" Mickelson, (248) 819-
1235.

HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT

At family service, find out from
Jordan Levin and his parents about
how he grew up successfully in spite
of his profound deafness — subject of
his father's book being made into a
movie, We Were Relentless — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 25, at Birmingham
Temple in Farmington Hills. Free.
(248) 477-1410.

JEWISH LEARNING

Explore "Sonnets Shmonnets — A Bisl
Shakespeare" with Workmen's Circle/
Arbeter Ring Yiddish teacher and
singer Daniella HarPaz Mechnikov at
next ASK (Adults Seeking Knowledge)
Lunch Speaker Series noon-1:30 p.m.
Monday, March 14, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. $5 includes lunch.
Contact Cheryl for availability: cheryl@
temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5725.

Become a better person taking "Just
Say 'Know' to Judaism," a lunch-
and-learn adult learning, noon-1 p.m.
Wednesdays, through March 23, at
West Bloomfield JCC. Series theme for
Rabbi Tzvi Muller: "Tongue in Check:
Avoiding Gossip and Badmouthing."

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