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Why freeze your
tochis off this winter?
Much To Do!
THURSDAY, AUG. 25
Handmaker has a warm, Kosher home for
you in sunny Tucson — and you don't have to
be a big coacher to afford it!
SINGLES AT ZOO
6-8 pm. Jewish Mingles, a social network-
ing group for age 40 and older singles, will
visit the Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak. Find group
at park entrance. www.meetup.com/
Jewish-Mingles/members or Steve,
time2act@aol.com .
FRIDAY, AUG. 26
OUTDOOR SHABBAT
6 pm. The All-Stars provide music at sea-
son's final "Shabbat Under the Stars" ser-
vice in outdoor sanctuary at Temple Israel,
West Bloomfield. Bring a picnic or RSVP
for buffet ($12/age 13-adult; free/others) if
available. Sandi, sandi@temple-israel.org or
248-661-5700.
SATURDAY, AUG. 27
SHABBAT LUNCH & LEARN
Follows Kiddush lunch. Rabbi Steven
Rubinstein lectures on "Should a Nonprofit
Return Donations of III-Gotten Gains?" at
Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free;
community welcome. RSVP: Nancy,
nancyellen879@att.net .
CONCERT
1 pm. Stephanie Nichols sings with Martin
Mandelbaum, her piano accompanist, at Oak
Park JCC. Concert only: $1. 248-967-4030.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
ART PROGRAM
1:30 pm. Presenter from Detroit Institute of
Arts in Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC.
$3. 248-967-4030.
ROSH CHODESH WOMEN
7 pm. Women's group will meet on Rosh
Chodesh, start of the Hebrew month of
Elul, to view and discuss movie, The Secret,
at Huntington Woods home of Downtown
Synagogue's Rabbi Dorit. Film is about two
young Orthodox girls in a seminary in Sefad,
Israel. RSVP/directions: 248-543-4255.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
SHABBAT DINNER
6:30 pm. Temple Israel, West Bloomfield,
plans dinner by RSVP as well as service
tonight. Details: www.temple-israel.org or
248-661-5700.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
SUNDAY, AUG. 28
MUSIC IN LIBRARY
Blue sky...bright sun...beautiful mountains
2:30 pm. Doors open for Music Main
series concert featuring the Great Bear
Trio, from Syracuse, N.Y., 3-4 pm at West
Bloomfield Township Library, 4600 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Free. Robin:
rckbird@sbcglobal.net or 248-851-0463.
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MONDAY, AUG. 29
JCC GOLF OUTING
on-site beauty salon. And award-winning chefs who offer your choice of gourmet
Kosher cuisine along with extended dining hours.
11 am. Shotgun start for annual Dr. Larry D.
Sills Memorial JCC Golf Classic and Dinner
at Meadowbrook Country Club, 40941 W.
Eight Mile, Northville. Benefit for the JCC's
Send a Kid to Camp Fund. Registration:
pbarker@jccdet.org or 248-432-5538.
JEWISH ART
Noon-1 pm. The Active Life-COJAR program
at Oak Park JCC. Deanna Sperka will speak
on: "Is It Art? Is It Jewish?" $3. 248-967-
4030.
MOTIVATIONAL TALK
2 pm. Sylvia Rubach tells "How To Keep Up
In this Fast-Moving World" in Room 205 at
West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030.
TUESDAY, AUG. 30
STORIES & PLAY
For more information,
please call 520-322-7034.
2221 North Rosemont
Tucson, AZ 85712
10-11:30 am. Families with children ages 0-4
will meet in library at Cong. Shaarey Zedek,
Southfield, for stories, indoor and outdoor
play and snacks. Free; drop-ins welcome.
kdavis@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544,
ext. 60.
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August 25 • 2011
WALK/RUN FOR CHARITY
9 am. Check-in between 7-8:30 for "Priority
Health Arts in Motion 5K," a run and walk
sponsored by DMC Sports Medicine at
Jaycees Starr Park, W.13 Mile, Royal Oak.
Benefit for Michigan Youth Arts, a statewide
alliance of arts education organizations. $35
run/$30 walk, includes free admission to
Arts, Beats & Eats festival, through Sept. 5,
in downtown Royal Oak.
www.michiganyoutharts.org/5k/.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
WALK4FRIENDSHIP
11:30-4 pm. Take part in annual
Walk4Friendship, a 5K walk, starting from
Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Fundraiser for
Friendship Circle, a nonprofit assisting
individuals with special needs. Set up fun-
draising page at www.walk4friendship.com .
Details: walk@friendshipcircle.org or 248-
788-4800.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7
ART TOUR
9:20 am. Feet on the Street Tours bus will
depart/return at Lido Art Gallery, 33535
Woodward, Birmingham. Tour downtown
landmarks and the Redemption Project, an
exhibit of incarcerated artists' work, at
Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center, 311 E.
Grand River, in Detroit's Paradise Valley/
Harmonie Park. $39. Registration: www.
FeetOnTheStreetTours.com or 248-353-
8687.