Take in a free concert featuring
Jewish singer-songwriter Stacy
Beyer 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield. Show
will include her Grammy-win-
ning band and the temple choirs.
Complimentary tickets through
Susan Toohy: (248) 661-5700,
stoohy@temple-israel.org .
Come to the Fair Lane Chamber
Players' final concert of the sea-
son 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April
30, at the Henry Ford Estate - Fair
Lane in Dearborn. Café seating
begins at 7 p.m. $15, with dis-
counts available: (313) 593-5330.
Try a scenic spring hike with the
Jewish Hikers of Michigan 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, at Lilley Park in
Pittsfield Township, about 10 min-
utes from downtown Ann Arbor.
Co-sponsor is Ann Arbor's Temple
Beth Emeth. The hikes promote an
appreciation of nature, spiritual-
ity, social interaction and physical
activities. Participants should
bring backpacks, munchies and
water. Directions from Eli Avny:
(734) 883-9522.
Energy Foundation Pop Series,
May 1-4, at Max Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward in Detroit.
Dave Bennett and his sextet will
perform. Schedule:10:45 a.m. and
8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: (313) 576-5111, www.
detroitsymphony.com .
Bring a bag lunch to program
on climate change noon-3 p.m.
Monday, April 28, at Heritage
Park Visitor Center, 25099
Farmington Rd. in Farmington
Hills. The League of Women Voters
Oakland Area presents Lisa Kamil
to explain the Climate Project.
Tiffany Hartung will describe the
Sierra Club initiative to encourage
smart energy solutions that save
taxpayer dollars and build health-
ier cities. No admission charge;
vegetables, fruit and beverages
will be provided. Reservation
required: (248) 548-1097.
Witness the Michigan debut
of prize-winning pianist Ilya
Yakushev of St. Petersburg 8:30
p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Music
Box in the Max Fisher Music
Center, 3711 Woodward in Detroit.
Purchase tickets ($40): www.
detroitsymphony.com or (313)
576-5111.
Meet Bloomberg News journal-
ist Lindsey Pollock speaking at
the "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
Swing along with A Tribute to
Benny Goodman, part of the DTE
Spend an evening with Israeli
singing star Noa and the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra,
an Israel@60 event, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7, at the
Max Fisher Music Center, 3711
Woodward in Detroit. A short film
by Oscar-winner Sue Marx will be
shown. Tickets, starting at $18,
are available: (313) 576-5111, www.
detroitsymphony.com .
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-nominated
jazz singers. Admission: $55.
Children can join a supervised
party for $15. Purchase tickets:
www.palmerwoods.org .
With the Gallery: Edith Gregor
Halpert and the Making of the
Modern Art Market. Lunch charge:
$18. Optional tour available of the
Janice Charach Epstein Gallery.
RSVP by April 28: (248) 642-
4260, ext. 202, or womensdept@
jfmd.org .
Do the hora at an Israeli dance
party 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4,
at the Jewish Community Center
of Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. Tom Starks
will lead. Cost: $5 adult/$8 per
family. Details: (734) 971-0990; or
a2rikud@gmail.com .
Join Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood
for its annual Lois Linden Nelson
Woman's World 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd.
in Southfield. The day includes
continental breakfast, noon lun-
cheon, boutique shopping and
raffle. Sherry Margolis, Fox2 News
anchor, will interview keynote
speaker Lauren Weisberger, author
of The Devil Wears Prada. Tickets
($54) available from Laynie
Langnas: (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.
Health
How is cancer passed over genera-
tions through genes? Should one
undergo genetic testing? Attend a
talk on "Cancer and Genetics" by
Michael Tainsky, Ph.D., 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30, at Gilda's
Club, 3517 Rochester Road, Royal
Oak. The lecture, sponsored by
Suvivorship University, a program
of the Karmanos Cancer Institute,
is free and open to the community.
RSVP: online at www.karmanos.
org or call (800) KARMANOS.
Bring your family to a commu-
nity-wide open house noon-4 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, at Beaumont
Medical Center, 6900 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Features include free health
checks, sports medicine and der-
matology doctors, nutritionist,
puppet show, raffle for a children's
bike and helmet. No charge. Carla
Schwartz: (248) 551-9001.
Gain understanding about
"Women and ADD" at the next
meeting of CHADD, a support
group for Attention Deficit
Disorder, 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, May
5, at Way Elementary School, 765
W. Long Lake Rd. in Bloomfield
Hills. Registration starts at 7 for
separate parent and adult group
lectures. $5 donation requested
for non-CHADD families. Details:
(248) 988-6716; www.chadd.
net/527.
Brother's Shadow
Judd Hirsch
See the David-Horodoker
Organization's sponsored film,
Brother's Shadow, starring Judd
Hirsch, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8,
at the United Artists Theater,14
Mile and Haggerty. The genera-
tional story about a family in the
Bronx is an offering of the Lenore
Marwil Jewish Film Festival. The
screening follows the organization's
annual meeting at 6:45. Tickets:
$10. Arlene Gendelman: (248) 646-
2094.
Call for a schedule of support
groups that meet mornings at
the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham.
Groups include Alzheimer's, care-
givers, hearing loss and vision
enrichment. (248) 203-5270.
Helping Out
Show up for "Yoga Moves MS," a
fusion-flow yoga class and benefit
for multiple sclerosis, 7-9 p.m.
Friday, April 25, at Yoga Shelter,
6363 Orchard Lake Rd, in West
Bloomfield's Orchard Mall. No
charge, but a $20 donation to the
MS Foundation is suggested. (248)
538-0200.
Register for 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 (keyword: Michigan).
Feel better with multiple scle-
rosis taking Adaptive Yoga, a
class with Mindy Eisenberg of
Yoga Spirit and Wellness, LLC,
9:45 a.m. Sunday, April 27, at
Franklin Athletic Club, 29350
Northwestern Hwy. in Southfield.
Donations to Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation are welcome. (248)
417-5985.
Assist Jewish Walled Lake stu-
dent 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 afternoon will
include a silent auction. Bowling
charge: $20 pre-registration; $25
at door. (248) 366-1125.
Get a ticket to the Fashion
Extravaganza, a fundraising
luncheon for Michigan Chapter
of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
of America, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday,
April 29, at Saks Fifth Avenue in
Troy's Somerset Collection. The
fall collection 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.
Encourage the growth of the
Museum of Contemporary Art by
supporting its "Be in Art" ben-
efit Saturday, May 3, at MOCAD,
4454 Woodward in Detroit. Dine
amidst artworks in progress, 6-8
p.m., followed by silent auction
and music for dancing until mid-
night. Tickets: $125 for party only,
including hors d'oeuvres and des-
serts; higher levels for patrons.
(313) 832-6622.
Join Glennwood ORT for a
Chinese auction 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 3, at Hoa Hoa Inn, 31162
Novi Rd. at 14 Mile. Bring a new
or slightly used, unwrapped item
worth at least $5 for the auc-
tion. Proceeds will support ORT
schools worldwide. Dinner charge:
$20. RSVP to Debbie Warner:
(248) 474-6945.
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