A short film by Oscar-winner Sue
Marx will be shown. Tickets, start-
ing at $18, are available at: (313)
576-5111, www.detroitsymphony.

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Event Hotline

Have fun at a dinner-dance 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, at the elegant
Albert Kahn-designed Detroit Golf
Club, 17911 Hamilton. Highlighting
the entertainment will be Straight
Ahead Trio, Grammy-nomi-
nated jazz singers from Detroit.
Admission: $55. Children can join a
supervised party for $15. Purchase
tickets online: palmerwoods.org .

Meet Bloomberg News journal-
ist Lindsey Pollock in a "Food for
Thought" luncheon program noon
Wednesday, April 30, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Sponsor is the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit Women's Dept. Pollock will
discuss and sign copies of her new
book, The Girl With the Gallery:

Edith Gregor Halpert and the
Making of the Modern Art Market.

Lunch charge: $18. Optional tour of
the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery
will be offered. RSVP by April 28:
(248) 642-4260, ext. 202, or worn-
ensdept@jfmd.org .

Join the Shaarey Sisterhood
for Women's World 9 a.m.
Tuesday, May 6, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. Speakers will be Lauren
Weisberger, best-selling author of
The Devil Wears Prada and Sherry
Margolis, Fox2 News anchor. The
day also includes a raffle and bou-
tique shopping. Tickets: (248) 357-
5544, ext. 48.

Dress for a walking and shopping
tour of historic Eastern Market
in Detroit, departing by bus
9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 8, from
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. Hear
stories about Jewish history in the
area, including shopkeepers and
the Purple Gang. Bring a brown bag
lunch or money to purchase food at
a local restaurant. Reserve by May
1 with $22 check payable to Jewish
Historical Society, 6600 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. (248) 432-5517.

Jewish Family Service sponsors.
No charge. Register with Stephanie
Appel: (248) 592-2667, or sappel®
jfsdetroit.org .

Health

Drop by for Israeli dancing, begin-
ners' level through advanced, 7:30-
10 p.m. every Thursday, except
May 1, at the Jewish Community
Center of Washtenaw County, 2935
Birch Hollow in Ann Arbor. Session
charge: $6. Tom Starks will lead a
dance party 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 4. Cost: $5 adult/$8 per fam-
ily. Details: (734) 971-0990; or
a2rikud@gmail.com .

Get a social worker's tips to cope
with an aging parent's depression
6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at
the Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. No charge.
Abbie Lawrence Jacobson: (734)
769-0209.

Focus on autism at two free
programs held Thursdays at the
Abilities Center, 2075 E. W. Maple,
Suite B-204, in Walled Lake. (248)
926-0909.
• Living with Autism: Dr. Eileen
Donovan from the Detroit Institute
for Children will lead a workshop,
7-9 p.m. April 17.
• Party in the Park: Experience
"Central Park," an indoor play-
ground where therapists use play
therapy to interact with children on
the Autism Spectrum, 6-7:30 p.m.
April 24. Therapists and parents
will share resources and support.

Learn about housing options for
seniors 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April
17, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.

Call for a schedule of sup-
port groups that meet morn-
ings at the Birmingham Area

Seniors Coordinating Council and
Center (BASCC), 2121 Midvale
in Birmingham. Groups include
Alzheimer's, caregivers, hearing
loss and vision enrichment. (248)
203-5270.

(keyword: Michigan).

Assist Jewish Walled Lake student
Tyler Kramer, 12, whose goal is to
raise $20,000 for the American
Diabetes Assn. Tyler will be bowling
at an upcoming fundraiser 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, at Wonderland
Lanes, 8265 Richardson Rd. in
Commerce Township. The after-
noon will include a silent auction.
Bowl for $20 pre-registration; $25
at door. (248) 366-1125.

Support the Crohn's & Colitis
Foundation of America by attend-
ing Michigan Chapter's lunchtime
Fashion Extravaganza, including
a raffle, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April
29, at Saks Fifth Avenue in Troy's
Somerset Collection. The fall col-
lection of ESCADA will be shown.
Event co-chairs include Ruth
Chosid of West Bloomfield and
Shari Barnett and Sally Marx of
Bloomfield Hills. Tickets start at
$65. (248) 737-0900.

Helping Out

Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. He will focus on one
"big idea" from the Torah weekly,
using the book, The Bible's Top
50 Ideas, by Rabbi Dov Peretz
Elkins. Purchase book ($12.50)
through Beth Ahm office or Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.org .

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Join the Jewish Hikers
of Michigan for a scenic
spring hike 1 p.m. Sunday
April 27, at Lilley Park in
Pittsfield Township, about
10 minutes from downtown
Ann Arbor. Co-sponsor is
Ann Arbor's Temple Beth
Emeth. The hikes promote
an appreciation of nature,
spirituality, social interac-
tion and physical activities.
Participants should bring
backpacks, munchies and
water. Directions from Eli
Avny: (734) 883-9522.

Plan on joining the Ann Arbor Area

Arthritis Walk 9 a.m. Saturday,
April 26, beginning and ending at

Huron High School, 2727 Fuller in
Ann Arbor. Choose one- or three-
mile walk routes. Family features
include a bouncy house and clowns.
Registration/contributions: (800)
968-3030 or www.arthritis.org

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See what's new to wear at the
"String Fling" luncheon and stroll-
ing fashion benefit for Ann Arbor
Symphony Orchestra 11:30 a.m.
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