DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. metro >> calendar Much To Do! from page 21 FRIDAY, MAY 20 WRITER'S CORNER 10 am. Opportunity to express yourself at Oak Park JCC. 248-967-4030. TRI-LINGUAL SERVICE 1 pm. Ida Kogan leads service in Hebrew, Russian and English at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248-967-4030. MUSICAL FEAST 6:30 pm. DSO Volunteers Council presents duo from Detroit Symphony Orchestra and dinner prepared by Chef Jeff Glover at Kiriluk home in Bloomfield Hills. $150; lim- ited to 25 guests. RSVP: 313-576-5154. FRAME YOUR FACE Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989 7-11 pm. Purchase a personal, pop-style paint-by-number portrait at fundraiser for Oakland County Children's Village Foundation, at Scavolini by Cucina Moda, 202 E. Maple in Birmingham. www.framey- ourface.com or Tom, 248-763-8742. IRP DINNER 5:15 pm Institute for Retired Professionals holds 25th anniversary celebration dinner at West Bloomfield JCC. Features perfor- mance by Detroit jazz legend Alvin Waddles, appetizers and dinner. $40/$30 IRP mem- ber, valet parking provided. Reserve shuttle, $5 additional, to come from Oak Park JCC. RSVP with full payment by May 18: IRP, JCC,15110 W.10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237. Sharon, 248-967-4030. DETROIT LEGENDS 6-9:30 pm. Wearing of Detroit-themed attire encouraged at ADL Michigan Region fundraiser at Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. Evening offers Detroit food brands, comedian Mike Young and trib- utes to locals Brad Keywell, co-founder of Groupon; Jackie Kallen, boxing promoter, author, business journalist; and Jeff Bass, multi-Grammy winning Eminem collaborator. $200/$118 for age 35 and younger. www.adl. org/michigan or 248-353-7553. SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 SATURDAY, MAY 21 PLANT A GARDEN 12:30-3:30 pm. Temple Shir Shalom's the Learning Center Garden Party at the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Bring one organic plant or flow- er to plant. 248-406-4255. Cleaning Specials COMEDY NIGHT BENEFIT 2 for 1 No( Ruh R Rug Cleaning When you bring them to any of our drop-off centers, we'll clean every other one .,,,E00 ti ■ V FREE! In Home Cleaning* 4 Rooms 99 99 2 Rooms 59 99 7' Sofa or 2 Chairs 59 99 Some restrictions apply Rug Care Centers & Showrooms Oak Park • Novi • Ann Arbor • Birmingham • Utica 1-800 HAGOPIAN (424-6742) www.originalhagopian.com 164991 Introducing... /- • We Know How to Save. A match that would make Yenta proud! Tying us together with the best daily deals around!! Register today at www.oywhatadeaLcom 22 May 12 « 2011 TIGERS GAME 1:05 pm. Carpool with Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood from Oak Park to Comerica Park for Detroit vs. Chicago White Sox. Scheduled to sing the National Anthem are the temple's Cantor Darcie Sharlein and the adult and youth choirs. $17 group rate. Harvey, 248-398-0174. 7 pm. Sinbad heads the cast of comics to help Forgotten Harvest at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 W.14 Mile, Warren. $50-150. 586-268-3200. JN Calendar by Esther Allweiss Ingber HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. BUSINESS PLAN E-mail listings and questions to 8:45 am-12:30 pm. SCORE workshop instructor tells how to write a successful business plan at Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen. $45. Registration: 313- 226-7947. calendar®thejewishnews.com . Ex-Detroiter Returns For Lunch And Learn Congregation Beth Ahm is sponsoring a lunch and learn with Conservative Talmud scholar Rabbi Joel Roth 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 20. All are welcome. The event will take place at Udipi, a vegetarian Indian restaurant located at 29210 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Udipi is certified by Kosher Michigan, Rabbi Roth under the supervi- sion of Rabbi Jason A. Miller. The topic for Rabbi Roth's May 20 lunch and learn is, "Seeking the Reasons for Mitzvot: Pros and Cons:' For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. A native Detroiter, Roth is the Louis Finkelstein Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). He also serves as the chair of the Department of Hebrew Language and as rosh yeshivah (head of school) of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Roth received a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. He received his master's degree at JTS, where he was ordained in 1968. That same year, he was appointed to the faculty of JTS, as he continued his studies toward a Ph.D. in Talmud, which he received in 1973. Cost for the lunch and learn is $10, which includes Udipi's daily vegetar- ian lunch buffet and a cold beverage. RSVP by May 19: Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net.