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FIREWORKS PARTY

6 11 pm, June 22. View Downtown Detroit
fireworks at fundraiser benefiting Cass
Community Social Services. At top of
Detroit Renaissance Center. $250, includes
strolling gourmet dinner, musical entertain-
ment, open bar and auction items. RSVP:
313-883-2277, ext. 203.

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7 pm, June 22. Author Brad Meltzer will
discuss his work, focused on the bestselling
books in his Culper Ring series: The Inner
Circle, The Fifth Assassin and his new The
President's Shadow. At West Bloomfield
JCC. A limited number of free tickets are
available. Information: 248-232-2290.

ISRAELI MUSIC

7:30 pm, June 22. "Hava Nashira: Israel in
Song and Melody" features vocalists Hazzan
Daniel Gross and Lauren Skuce Gross, and
an ensemble from the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra. At the Berman Center at the
West Bloomfield JCC. $25. Tickets: www.
theberman.org/wsu or 248-661-1900.

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LUNCH & LEARN

Noon-1 pm, June 24. Continuing series
about prophets in the Bible. Participants
asked to bring a lunch. At Temple Shir
Shalom Library in West Bloomfield. Free.
Information: 248-737-8700.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

MUSIC OF ELVIS

1 pm, June 25. Entertainer Jack Dalton
sings as Elvis. At Oak Park JCC. $1.
Information: Rosa, 248-967-4030.

CELL PHONES 101

MONDAY, JUNE 29

10 am-noon, June 23. The Cong. Shaarey
Zedek Seniors is offering instruction on
using iPhones and taking pictures with a
cell phone. At the Southfield synagogue's
Berman Center. Free. Information: Janet,
jpont®shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544.

JCC GOLF OUTING

EVENING CONCERT

248.333.7086
42598 Woodward Ave. • Bloomfield Hills

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

7 pm, June 23. Performer will be musi-
cian, composer and teacher Rob Bourassa,
who plays three instruments. $8, or $6 in
advance. At Oak Park JCC. RSVP by June
21: Rosa, 248-967-4030.

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'DRUMS ALIVE'

7 pm, June 23. Tikvah Hadassah group
sponsors program. Aerobic movements
and mental stimulation will combine with
the beat and rhythm of drums. At West
Bloomfield JCC Health Club. $15, or $12
for Hadassah member. RSVP by June
18. Send check payable to Hadassah to:
Barbara Charlip, 5035 Pheasant Cove, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323. Information: 248-
481-9580.

Participants Hum
Jazz Tunes After
JCC Concert
Six bucks doesn't buy much these
days, but it gained entry to wit-
ness two world-class jazz musicians
perform at the Oak Park Jewish
Community Center on April 29.
Featured artists Dave Bennett
(clarinet) and Cliff Monear (piano)
gave a tour de force performance
that sent the lucky audience of
more than 100 jazz enthusiasts
home happily humming the tunes
of Gershwin, Goodman, Porter and
many others.
Sponsored jointly by the Active
Life Department of the JCC and
Village in the Woods of Huntington
Woods, the concert was "an off-
spring of the Jewish Senior Life's
Village program," says Noemi
Herzig, director of Active Life.
The event was part of the ongo-
ing Gottlieb Music Festival, which
continues through the summer and
fall of 2015. Herzig is also the direc-
tor of the JCC's Arts, Culture and

11 am, June 29. Registration opens for
annual Dr. Larry D. Sills Memorial JCC
Golf Classic. Golf shotgun start/scramble
at 12:30 pm. Events conclude with raffle
drawings at 8. Proceeds provide scholar-
ship support to JCC campers and for
other youth enrichment activities. This
year's honoree is Dr. Robert Matthews. At
Meadowbrook Country Club, 40941 W. Eight
Mile, Northville. Various sponsor levels and
ticket prices available. Ads due by June 15.
Information: Paul, pbarker@jccdet.org or
248-432-5538.

Bennett and Monear ham it up

before the concert.

Education department.
Clarinetist Bennett was declared a
child prodigy. At 12, he was invited
to the bandstand of the renowned
Sweet Basil Club in New York.
Monear is a graduate of the Berklee
College of Music. Besides perform-
ing on a regular basis, he also teach-
es music at Wayne State University.
For more information about this
series, contact Noemi Herzig at
(248) 967-4030 or email her at nher-
zig@jccdet.org .

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— Jack Margolis, special to the JN