metro >> calendar Much To Do! FRIDAY, OCT. 21 DINNER & SERVICE 5:30 pm. Pizza and salad dinner followed by Simchat Torah service at 6:30 at Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy. There is a charge for dinner. RSVP required: www.shirtikvah.net or 248-649-4418. SATURDAY, OCT. 22 GILDA'S WALK, FAIR 8 am-noon. Gilda's Club Family Walk & Health Fair at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield. Clowns, magicians, musical acts. Register for walk at www.firstgiving.com/gildas- club or at event. Forms also available at www. gildasclubdetroit.org or at Gilda's Club, 3517 Rochester Road, Royal Oak. $25 for adults; $10 for ages 6-17; children 5 and under are free. Information: Erin Ehlers at (248) 577-0800, ext. 16. FOOD ALLERGY WALK 9:30 am. Sixth Annual FAAN Walk for Food Allergy, raising funds to find a cure for people with life-threatening food allergies, is at Oakland Community College-Orchard Ridge Campus, Farmington Hills. Costumes welcome. Registration: www.foodallergywalk.org . $58/$48 JCC member. Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet. org or 248-432-5692. mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471. PAINTBALL FOR TEENS 1-3 pm. Star Trax DJs provide music at dance sponsored by JVS at Oak Park JCC. 248-967- 4030. 12:30-3:30 pm. Students in grades 8-12 invited to take part in Killer Paintball in Romulus. Trip sponsored by Monday night program at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $25, with financial assis- tance available. Drivers/chaperones requested. Get permission slip: educator @emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4023. SHALOM STREET 1-5 pm. New exhibit, "Tales of Our Tribes," will run through Jan. 30 at Shalom Street, inside West Bloomfield JCC. Jennifer Maiseloff has transformed museum into streets of ancient Israel. Guests may explore history of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and their own history. Also open noon-5 pm Monday-Thursday. There is a charge. 248-432-5451. HISTORY FILM 7 pm. Showing of The Forgotten Refugees, docu- mentary that explores history of Middle Eastern Jewish communities and rise of Arab nationalism, at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP required: ZOA, 248-661-6000. PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 9:30 am. J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large of the Forward, will speak on "Israel's Response and the Palestinians Statehood Challenge" at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Sponsored by Brotherhood and Israel Bonds. $20/$18 in advance, includes dairy breakfast. RSVP: 248- 661-5700 or michelle@temple-israel.org . IMMUNIZATIONS 10 am-noon. No appointment needed at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $25 for flu shot/$50 for pneumonia shot/free if on Medicare. Age 6 months through 17 require signed parental con- sent. Lillian, 248-851-1833. ADULT LEARNING 11 am. Rabbi Aaron Bergman leads HamakOm ("the place" in Hebrew), a series designed to help adults of all ages find their "internal spiritual- ity." Community-wide programs held one or two Sundays a month at Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Free. Schedule: 248-851-5100. CSZ HISTORY TOUR 11 am-4:15 pm. Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, plans day trip to Detroit for exploring its 150- year history. $27/$22 member, includes bus and refreshments. RSVP: 248-357-5544. VEGETARIAN LUNCH Noon. In observance of World Food Day, "Lunch, Learn, Serve" event features potluck lunch and 12:30 pm showing of the acclaimed documentary Food, Inc. at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. Bring vegetarian dish to pass and a non-perishable healthy food item. RSVP requested: 248-967- 4020. LUNCH & JET 12:30 pm. Light lunch precedes 2 pm perfor- mance of imagining Madoff at Jewish Ensemble Theatre, lower level of West Bloomfield JCC. 24 October 20 - 2011 SHOPPING & HOARDING 7-9:30 pm. Attorney Terrence Shulman, LMSW, of the Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending and Hoarding, signs new book Cluttered Lives, Empty Souls: Compulsive Stealing, Spending and Hoarding at Birmingham Community House, 380 S. Bates. $24. www. theshulmancenter.com . WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 GYM FOR LITTLE ONES 9:30-10:30 am. Zeesy Silberberg of Bais Chabad Torah Center leads music/movement class for youngsters age 3 and younger, accom- panied by mom or grandma, at My Gym, 27873 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. $12 per class, $60 for six-week session. Zeesy@bais- chabad.com. FLU SHOT CLINIC MONDAY, OCT. 24 SUNDAY, OCT. 23 SENIORS DANCE SOUTHERN JEWS 2 pm. Joe Tazelaar facilitates history program about "The Delta Jews" in Greenberg Suite at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030. ADHD WORKSHOP 6:30 pm. Dr. Eric Mintz talks about treatment options at Maple Orchard Professional Building, 5640 W. Maple, Suite 300, West Bloomfield. Repeated 12:30 pm Tuesday. RSVP requested: 248-862-2202. SISTERHOOD MOVIE 7 pm. Hello, Goodbye is next in Sisterhood's "Movies and Munchies" series at Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. $5, includes dessert. RSVP: Fran, 248-661-4179. JEWS IN WORLD CINEMA 7-10 pm. Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies presents multi-media lecture featur- ing Prof. Lawrence Baron of San Diego State University at Wayne State University Oakland Campus, 33737 W 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Topic: "The Wandering View: The Jewish Immigrant in World Cinema." Details/RSVP: www.cohnhaddow- center@wayne.edu or 313-577-2679. TUESDAY, OCT. 25 MUSIC FOR LITTLE ONES 9:15-10 am. Parents/caregivers may register children, age six weeks-2 1/2 years, for new music and movement class at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $60, through Nov.15. Details: Cantor Darcie Sharlein or Eileen Brand, 248-967-4020. TOUR DETROIT 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Bus departure/return times from West Bloomfield JCC for Center Travel Dept. trip in Detroit; also 10 am-3 pm from Oak Park JCC. Linda Yellin of Feet on the Street Tours will show her favorite city destinations. $82/$72 JCC member; includes lunch and more. Marilyn, 10:30-11:30 am. Visiting Nurses Assn. will administer flu shots by reservation only at Oak Park JCC. Bring health card with proof of address. $25 if no health insurance. Rosa, 248-967-4030. JCC BOOK CLUB Noon. Bring a lunch to discussion about Murderer's Daughters, novel by Randy Susan Meyers, at West Bloomfield JCC. Marilyn Schelberg facilitates for JCC Book Club in down- stairs Meyers Library & Media Center. Dessert and coffee provided. Free. fmenken@jccdet.org or Francine, 248-432-5546. LUPOVITCH ON DVD 1 pm. Drop by Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield, for final DVD lecture in Prof. Howard Lupovitch's recent series, "Esther's Children: Persian Jews Under Emperor, Caliph, Sultan and Shah." Free. Details: nancyellen879@att.net or Nancy, 248- 737-1931. SENIORS' PROGRAM 1:30 pm. Ilene Sawyer leads "It's an Eye Opener" in Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Ilene, 248-788-0358. CANCER SUPPORT 5:30 pm. Social worker Jodie Jacobs facilitates bi-monthly Wednesday night group, "Together We Stand - Your Journey Through Cancer," at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Open to adults in any stage of treatment and beyond. Free, but requires RSVP by Oct. 25: mzajac@temple-israel. org or 248-661-5700. LUNAR LEARN 7 pm. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert lec- tures on "Here our Dysfunction Begins: Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel," an examination of lessons learned from the first Torah portion in the Book of Genesis, at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP advised: TBE Religious School, 248- 865-0612. MOTOWN LECTURE 7 pm. Bob Sadler, director of public and external relations for Detroit Historical Society, speaks about "Origins of the Motown Sound" at Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy. $5/free for member of CST Sisterhood. RSVP requested by Oct. 23: cstsister- hood@yahoo.com or Sarah, 248-723-8702. THURSDAY, OCT. 27 JUMPIN' & JIVIN` 10-11:30 am. Unstructured playtime for young child with adult companion at Southfield-based Cong. Shaarey Zedek's musical open gym. Drop- ins and non-members welcome. Karen, kdavis@ shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544, ext. 60. GAMES DAY 11 am-4 pm. Bring your favorite game and friends to Sisterhood Games Day at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. $5 includes lunch. Pay at door. RSVP: Martha, mgoldberg@shaareyze- dek.org or 248-357-5544. LUNCH & CONCERT Noon. Following lunch, entertainment at 1 pm by singer Brian DeMerell with piano accompanist Marty Mandelbaum at Oak Park JCC. Concert only: $1. Pre-pay lunch ($3) by Oct. 25: 248-967- 4030. LUNCH & LEARN Noon. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert class (See "Lunar Learn" listing for Oct. 26 for topic). Bring a brown bag lunch; beverage provided. Free. RSVP: TBE Religious School, 248-865-0612. JCC BOOK CLUB 1 pm. The JPM Book Club will review Gertruda's Oath by Ram Oren at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248- 967-4020. DOWNTOWN BOOK CLUB 7 pm. Discuss Devil's Night and Other True Tales of Detroit by Ze'ev Chafets at Downtown Synagogue, Detroit. The journalist explores Detroit's Devil's Night phenomenon of the 1980s. Free. www.downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962- 4047. DOMESTIC ABUSE 7 pm. Israeli actress Naomi Ackerman will perform Flowers Aren't Enough before leading forum on domestic abuse at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. National Council of Jewish Women/ Greater Detroit Section especially welcomes teens. $10/proceeds for NCJW/GDS Domestic Abuse Awareness programs. Registration: weitzman@ncjwgds.org or 248-355-33300, ext. 0. ISRAEL UPDATE 7 pm. Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent/ analyst for the Jerusalem Post, will speak at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Co-sponsors: B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region, ZOA and CSZ Men's Club. Hoffman will discuss efforts to dele- gitimize Israel. Free. Questions to B'nai B'rith: Bobbie, 248-646-3100. HILLEL & HEADLINES 8-9 pm. Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman teaches eight- week course, "Ripped from the Headlines: What Would Hillel Do?" through Dec. 22, at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Presented by Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education. There is a charge. Registration: jewishdetroit.org/feded or 248-205- 2536.