The National Council of Jewish Women's Greater Miami section will honor Bay Harbor resident Myra Farr for 70 years of leadership and community service at a brunch on Nov. 22, at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Ave. in Miami Beach.

Farr, 94, received a membership to the organization after marrying her husband, Aaron, in 1938. She went on to serve as a section president, national board member, vice president and honorary national vice president.

In addition to NCJW, Farr is also active in multiple othernonprofits including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation (she is the second oldest active member on the board) and Jewish Museum of Florida.

In 2007, Farr received the ``Call to Service Award'' from the U.S. President's Council of Volunteerism. On Nov. 19, she will receive a Positive Living Award for philanthropy from the Alliance for Aging.

The NCJW event begins at 10:30 a.m. with a boutique bazaar, followed by a program at 11:30 a.m. that will include a video montage about Myra Farr's life, produced by Beach resident Alana Rothlein of Envision It Inc. (and an NCJW director).

``I am looking forward to seeing the finished result of the video myself,'' said Farr, ``and to sharing the day with everyone.''

Event chair is Joni Meiselman. General admission is $150. For further information, contact Sharon Yudewitz at 305-538-4744 or info@NCJWGMS.org.

BOOK IT

The 26th annual Miami Book Fair is in town. It runs through Sunday at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Avenue in downtown Miami.

Over 400 authors from around the world are participating in this year's event, including Aventura resident Aryeh Rubin, (Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People); and Miami Shores resident Jen Karetnick, a creative writing teacher at Miami Arts Charter School.

New to this year's Street Fair Friday through Sunday: Kids Comic Con. Part of the Comix Galaxy, this road show version of the New York-based event offers an in-depth look at comic books and graphic novels. Activities include drawing workshops and an insider's look at Archie's wedding. Comix Galaxy producer is local poet Lissette Mendez.

For ticket prices and complete schedule, visit www.miamibookfair.com.

A VERY WOLFSONIAN

WEEKEND

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University celebrates its sixth-annual A Very Wolfsonian Weekend fundraiser Friday through Sunday with a two-fold theme: motor cars(the museum's current exhibit focuses on The Art of Automobile Design, 1908-1948) and the celebration of museum founder Micky Wolfson's 70th birthday.

The festivities begin Friday night in Dania Beach with ``Cocktails Among the Motor Car'' at The Creative Workshop, an acclaimed classic car restoration company housed in a 1936 Dade County Pine barn.

Saturday night, the celebration heads to Braman Motors in downtown Miami for a talk on car design by Chris Bangle, former BMW Group chief designer, followed by a gala dinner honoring Micky Wolfson, whose actual birthday was Sept. 30.

On Sunday afternoon, attendees will visit the Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum and The Dauer Museum of Classic Cars in Sunrise.

This event is free for museum members and gala ticket holders.

The Wolfsonian-FIU is located at 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. For ticket prices or further information, contact Ian Rand at 305-535-2631 or ian@thewolf.fiu.edu.

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