metro >> calendar Much To Do! SATURDAY, JUNE 11 BEL CANTO CHOIR HAVDALAH & MUSIC 7:30 pm. Marty Mandelbaum conducts Jewish choir's annual concert at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248-967-4030. 10 pm-1:30 am. Live music from a variety of bands and a DJ will follow Havdalah service at Downtown Synagogue, 1457 Griswold, Detroit. downtownsynagogue@gmail.com or 313-962-4047. SUNDAY, JUNE 12 POMEGRANATE GUILD 1 pm. Dairy potluck luncheon and election of officers next for Jewish needle workers' group at Spicer House in Heritage Park, 27300 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills. Judy, 248-661-5337. MONDAY, JUNE 13 LUNCH/LEARN DETROIT Noon-1 pm. Partners in Torah leads "Fact or Fiction; The Sinai Revelation" at Downtown Synagogue, 1457 Griswold, Detroit. Lunch provided at no charge. 313-962-4047 or downtownsynagogue@gmail.com . LUNCH/LEARN OAK PARK Noon-1 pm. The Active Life-COJAR pres- ents speaker Rabbi Avy Cohen, director of Partners in Torah, on "Proving the Divinity of the Torah" at Oak Park JCC. $3; bring brown bag lunch. 248-967-4030. CAFE EUROPA 1 pm. Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families presents Schmaltz Klezmer Band at Oak Park JCC. 248-967-4030. OPERA MOVIE 2-3:30 pm. Joe Tazelaar screens and facili- tates discussion in Greenberg Suite at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030. TUESDAY, JUNE 14 MIDLIFE CAREERS 8:45 am-noon. JVS Prime Time! Life After 50 Center presents college admissions offi- cers on "Re-careering Options" for 50 and up, at Oak Park JCC. Free. RSVP: Marion, mbrayton@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4274. YOUNGSTERS' FUN 10-11:30 am. Children from birth to age 4 can be brought to Cong. Shaarey Zedek's library in Southfield for story time, crafts and indoor/outdoor play. Tuesday sessions through June 28. Free. Karen, 248-357-5544, ext. 60 or kdavis@shaareyzedek.org . CLASSICAL MUSIC 2 pm. Fabs Kaldobsky presents his monthly "Musical Adventures" series at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248-967-4030. ULPAN AVIV Though Aug. 4. Classes for adults and chil- dren taught in Hebrew to improve conversa- tional skills. Choose from: singing, Bible con- test preparation (grades 6-12 only), ulpan and cooking, held at varying times on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays at 25560 Filmore Place, Southfield. Instructor Libat Aviv heads Hebrew Dept. at Yeshivat Akiva. 248-996- 9072 or libat6@gmail.com . CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT 1:30-3:30 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program of Jewish Senior Life offers support group for caregivers of older adults, held at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. Free. RSVP: Dorothy, 248-233-4392. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 JCC BOOK CLUB 10 am. Lunch & Literature Book Club looks at Drawing in the Dust by Rabbi Zoe Klein at West Bloomfield JCC. Author calls in. Bring lunch; dessert, coffee provided. RSVP: Francine, fmencken@jccdet.org or 248-432-5546. GARDEN WALK 10 am-4 pm/6-9 pm. Visit private gardens during Franklin Garden Club event at Franklin Gazebo, Franklin Road between 13 and 14 Mile. Also, Artisan Market, 9 am-4 pm. Walk: $12; $10 in advance. 248-851-1066 or www. franklingardenclub.org . AFTERNOON CONCERT 1 pm. Violinist Henrik Karapetyan and pianist Yevgenia Karapetyan play classical, pop and Jewish music for Seniors Group and friends at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Free. Janet, jpont@shaareyzedek.org . Call Gail to arrange a ride, 248-357-5544. SENIORS' MEMORY CLUB 1:30 pm. Ronnie Berman presents brain teasers in Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030. Drop by with a bathing suit and towel for playtime Thursdays through June 30. Free. Non-members welcome. Karen, 248-357- 5544, ext. 60, or kdavis@shaareyzedek.org . Ambassadors senior group at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. $12. RSVP by June 17: Doris, 248-352-5882; Betty, 248-476- 1775. LUNCH & CONCERT ANTI-ISRAEL SCHOOLS Noon. Lunch followed by 1 pm concert featur- ing opera singer Del Grebe and a harmonica player at Oak Park JCC. Concert only: $1. Pre-paid lunch: $3, due by June 14: 248-967- 4030. 7:30 pm. StandWithUs-Michigan presents Israeli investigative journalist David Bedein and documentary For the Sake of Nakba, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Bedein, director of Center for Near East Policy Research, addresses anti-Israel education in U.S.-funded Palestinian schools. Co-sponsors: B'nai B'rith, Hadassah, Jewish CRC, NCJW, ZOA, Holocaust Memorial Center. Free. RSVP by June 20: Michelle, michelle@temple-Israel. org or 248-661-5700. CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT 2-4 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program of Jewish Senior Life holds monthly support group for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or a related diagnosis, held at Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: Fran, 248-592-5032. BOOK CLUB 7 pm. Discuss Grand River and Joy by Detroit native Susan Messer at new book club offered at Downtown Synagogue, 1457 Griswold, Detroit 48226. Schedule: www. downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-4047. FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUCKY IN CANADA 10:15 am-5:30 pm. Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah plans trip to Caesar's Windsor Casino. $30, includes bus transportation, $10 in coins and a musical "Motown Review." RSVP required ASAP: 248-683-5030. BUSY BABIES 11 am-noon. Monthly playgroup for children from birth through age 2 1/2 at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Also meets July 15 and Aug. 19. RSVP: michelle@temple-israel.org or 248- 661-5700. A FUNNY LADY 6:45 pm. Humorist Estelle Seltzer entertains Glennwood ORT members and friends at Echo Valley Condominiums Clubhouse, 27511 E. Echo Valley, Farmington Hills. $3. RSVP: Etta, 248-553-3904. SATURDAY, JUNE 18 SISTERHOOD SHABBAT 9 am. Women will lead 31st annual Sisterhood Shabbat service at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. sisterhood@ shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544, ext. 48. 20 June 9 2011 11 am. Professional genealogist Karen Franklin, guest curator at Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (NYC), addresses annual meeting of Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan at the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. She will describe research techniques used to return Nazi-era art to its rightful owners. $25. RSVP by June 19: www.jgsmi.org . HMC: (248) 553- 2400, ext. 16. DETROIT BIKE & BREW Noon-2:30 pm. Hillel of Metro Detroit offers the Motor City on two wheels with a tour guide. Free with your own bike or $10 to rent from Wheelhouse Detroit, 1340 E. Atwater, Detroit. 3-5:30 pm. Chill with friends, age 18 and older, at Motor City Brewing Works, 470 W. Canfield, Detroit. RSVP by June 22: hilleldetroit@umd.umich.edu or Karen, 313- 577-3459. CO-ED SOFTBALL TBD. League play starts on Belle Isle for eight weeks, plus playoffs. $750 team; $80 individual. contactus@comeplaydetroit.com TUESDAY, JULY 5 CO-ED VOLLEYBALL SUNDAY, JUNE 19 NEW PLAYS - ANN ARBOR 8 pm. Opening night for Fireside Festival of New Works, different plays staged nightly at 8 through Wednesday, June 22, at Performance Network,120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor 48104. Features previously unpro- duced, full-length scripts by playwrights with a Michigan connection. Schedule/tickets: www.performancenetwork.org or 734-663- 0681. TIGER COLLEGE NIGHT 7 pm. Catch Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland baseball on special night for college students at Comerica Park, Detroit. Details/RSVP: www.communityNEXT.com/SummerTerm or 248-203-1467. LOOTED JEWISH ART SATURDAY, JULY 2 CANCER & RELATIONSHIPS 6-7 pm. Survivorship University lecture by social worker Ellen Yashinsky-Chute at Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Free. www.karmanos.org or 800- 527-6266. SUNDAY, JUNE 26 TBD. League play starts on Belle Isle for eight weeks, playoffs. $200 team; $85 per- son. contactus@comeplaydetroit.com . JN calendar by Esther Allweiss Ingber HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. E-mail listings and questions to THURSDAY, JUNE 16 TUESDAY, JUNE 21 SUMMER 'JUMPIN' MUSIC FOR SENIORS For telephone inquiries, call Noon. Pianist Doris Hall and violinist Gail Slanaker perform at installation-luncheon of David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. 10-11:30 am. Children up to age 4 can cool off at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. calendar@thejewishnews.com .