metro >> calendar
4 I-ILL!
Dl -24KTM1
Much To Do!
FEB. 26 AND 28
YAD EZRA MAGIC
SEUSS1CAL JR. AUDITIONS
7 pm. "Vanish Hunger," a benefit for
Berkley-based Yad Ezra kosher food pantry,
takes place at Stagecrafters in Baldwin
Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak.
Entertainment by Shimshi, magician at Las
Vegas Wynn Hotel. Also: silent auction, snacks
and spirits. Tickets: www.yadezra.org or 248-
548-3663.
Sky's the Limit Productions will hold open
auditions for adults and students in the first
grade and above for Seussical Jr. on Sunday,
Feb. 26, and Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. For times and information,
visit www.skysthelimitproductions.org or call
877-785-7763. Performances are planned
for May 23, 24, 30, 31 and June 3 at the
Berman Center at the JCC.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28
TEACH & EAT
Noon. Begin with Cantor Meir Finkelstein on
"Everything You Wanted to Know About
Judaism But Didn't Know You Were
Supposed to Ask II" at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek, Southfield. Series continues March
6, 20 and 27. Kosher lunch. CSZ Sisterhood
members: $10 per session/$36 for series.
Non-members: $15 per session/$50 for
series. RSVP: 248-357-5544 or sisterhood@
shaareyzedek.org .
LAUGH IT UP
BUtt 12>
vision .
to reality...
Let us take what
is in your heart
8 pm. Temple Kol Ami visits Joey's Comedy
Club, 36071 Plymouth Road, Livonia.
Headliner is Glenn Wool. Tickets are $20
(plus $5 purchase). RSVP: 248-661-0040 or
julie@tkolami.org .
and put it into
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
your home 'fin
BEDOUIN DINNER
6:30 pm. Young adults asked to RSVP by
Feb. 29 to join Shabbat dinner hosted by
University of Michigan Hillel's Alternative
Spring Break at Downtown Synagogue,
Detroit. $8 paid in advance. Shabbat hous-
ing available upon request. Neil, hillelpd@
wayne.edu or 313-577-3459.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29
ISRAEL ADVOCACY
11:30 am-12:30 pm. Neil Lazarus, the
author of The 5 Rules of Effective Israel
Advocacy, will be speaking at the Max M.
Fisher Jewish Federation building. $10 for
the program; an additional $10 if a kosher
sandwich is desired. RSVP: gale@jfmd.org.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
COOKING CLASS
11am-1pm. Executive Chef Michael Miller
& Chef Mike Cusumano of Quality Kosher
Catering demonstrate at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek, Southfield. $36 members; $45 non-
members. RSVP: Martha Goldberg, 248-357-
5544 or mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org .
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
EXPLORING JUDAISM
12:30 pm. "Exploring Judaism: A
Reconstructionist Approach" is weekly lec-
ture series sponsored by Cong. T'chiyah in
Mondry Bldg.,15000 W.10 Mile, Oak Park.
Free except for one-time $18 fee for book.
Today's topic: "Marking the Stages of Our
Lives." RSVP: Maureen, mlynbernard@att.
net or 248-542-0900.
HADASSAH BINGO
7:15 pm. Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah
Group's annual bingo night, including silent
auction and raffle at Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $20
advance; $25 at door. Call Fran Heicklen,
(248) 960-9550.
JEWISH WOMEN IN FILM
5 pm. Sisterhood series continues with
Kissing Jessica Stein at Temple Israel, West
Bloomfield. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny facili-
tates discussion. $12; includes dinner. RSVP
by Feb. 27: judy@temple-israel.org or 248-
661-5700.
ALL ABOUT SOUP
6:30-8:30 p.m. Cong. Shir Tikvah
Sisterhood cooking demonstration and food
tasting features the JN's Annabel Cohen
preparing Jewish-style meat, vegetarian
and cold soups. $18. RSVP by Feb. 26. Send
checks to CST Sisterhood, 3900 Northfield
Pwky., Troy, MI 48084. Information: 248-
649-4418.
THE HELP
6-8 pm. Downtown Synagogue book club
joins the Riverfront East Congregational
Initiative to discuss The Help by Kathryn
Stockett and hold an interfaith dialogue
on race and class at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church,1000 Eliot, Detroit. Dinner with
kosher option. www.downtownsynagogue.org
or 313-962-4047
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
SHOP AGAINST CANCER
1-4 p.m. The Sky Foundation Inc. is raising
awareness and funding for research of pan-
creatic cancer at Main Street inside Henry
Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Shopping,
desserts and spa. A portion of sales goes to
Sky Foundation. Information: 248-978-9845
or www.skyfoundationinc.org .
JCC FAMILY FUN DAY
Noon-4 pm. The West Bloomfield JCC hosts
Camp Kids All Together (KAT), a day of
family fun to benefit children with special
needs. Inflatable bouncers, face-painting,
celebrity mascots, a wild animal show, danc-
ing, golf lessons, magic, pizza and Wild Swan
Theatre's production of Once Upon a Time
at the Berman Center. $25 in advance pass
or $30 at the door; $360 for a family pass.
Visit www.jccdet.org .
248-960-3500
Much To Do! on page 26
www.scarchilliclesign.com
February 23 • 2012
25