Attorneys, come for a B'nai B'rith
Barristers Unit dinner program fea-
turing Herschel Fink of Honigman,
Miller discussing the Detroit text-mes-
saging scandal 6 p.m. Thursday, April
29, at Pasquale's Restaurant, 3815 N.
Woodward in Royal Oak. $20. RSVP to
Keith: sirlinlawman@aol.

Socialize with David L. Bittker Unit of
B'nai B'rith, group for descendants of
Holocaust survivors, 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 1, at Langan's Norwest Lanes,
32905 Northwestern Highway in
Farmington Hills. $30 per couple/$15
per person includes pizza, pop, salad
and bowling; free for those who joining
BB that evening. RSVP by April 26 to
Marci Rotenberg: rotenclan@sbcglobal.
net or (248) 661-5006.

Go shopping and more at the Michigan
International Women's Show,
Thursday through Sunday, April 29-
May 2, at Rock Financial Showplace,
46100 Grand River in Novi. $9 door, 8
online, $7.50 purchase at Kroger; $5
ages 6-12 and free under 6 with paying
adult. www.internationalwomensshow.
com or (800) 849-0248.

Join bus outings sponsored by the
JCC's Center Travel. Upcoming trips:
Breaking Up is Hard to Do musical and
lunch, Wednesday, May 5, at Meadow
Brook; Spring Awakening play, 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 6, at Fisher Theatre;
Our Town, Wednesday, May 12, at
Purple Rose; Tosca opera, final dress
rehearsal, Friday, May 14, Detroit
Opera House; Cats musical play,
Sunday, May 23, at Fisher Theatre.
Also taking reservations for Jewish
Spain, June 17-29; Stratford and
Niagara-on-the-Lake trips in August,
and more. RSVP/details: Marilyn Wolfe:
(248) 432-5471 or www.jccdet.org .

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Take care of your family at annual
Botsford Hospital Safety and Injury
Prevention Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, May 1, in Community
Room at Botsford Hospital's Zieger
Administration & Education Building,
28050 Grand River, Farmington Hills,
MI 48336. Free. (248) 442-7986.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Take a "Walk for Project Chessed,"
raising funds for award-winning Jewish
Family Service program that gives
local low-income, uninsured individuals
access to free health care services, 1
p.m. (noon sign-in) Sunday, April 25,
at Oakland Community College, 27055
Orchard Lake Road, in Farmington
Hills. Runners welcome. (248) 592-
2318 or www.walkforchessed.org .

Meet Holocaust survivor, educator
and tour guide Eliezer Ayalon at "An
Evening With Eli," fundraiser for the
Program for Holocaust Survivors and
Families, a service of Jewish Senior
Life, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at the
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills.
$136 includes Israeli wines compli-
ments of Hiller's Markets. Tickets:
(248) 661-2999, ext. 13.

Attend Planned Parenthood luncheon,
featuring president Cecile Richards,
noon Wednesday, April 28, at Troy
Marriott, 200 W. Big Beaver. Tickets
start $85. www.plannedparenthood.org/
midsouthmi or (734) 973-0710, ext.141.

Applaud for Drs. Leopoldo Eisenberg,
Marshall Solomon and Howard
Terebelo, honorees at annual
Maimonides Tribute Dinner, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 28, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Professional Health
Services Division, State of Israel
Bonds, will feature speaker Dr. Raanan
Gissin. Tickets: (248) 352-6555.

Attend "Stomp Out Stigma," a perfor-
mance by two people who have strug-
gled with mental illness, at Kadima
Healthy Body Healthy Mind Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, April 29,
at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club, 5051
Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
Benefit for the Miya Jo Must Kadima
Home. Tickets ($50) from Paula
Schonberg: (248) 559-8235, ext.118
or paulas@kadimacenter.org .

Crack up at the comedySLAM, 8-10
p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Townsend
Hotel, Birmingham. Benefit for the
Birmingham Family YMCA's Strong
Kids Campaign. (248) 644-9036.

Consider the Mind Over Matter (MOM)
5K charity run/walk, scheduled for 10
a.m. Saturday, May 1, starting/ending
at Starr Jaycee Park,1101 W.13 Mile,
between Crooks and Coolidge, in Royal
Oak. The nonprofit MOM is dedicated
to mental health awareness and sui-
cide prevention. $20-25 depending on
age; additional charge to pay at event,
8-9:30 a.m. www.mindovermatterrace.
org or (248) 686-6954.

Rent Party

Enjoy the music of Rent

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Among the Rent Student Edition cast are Michael

Linden, Daniel Hurvitz, Ross Herner, Marlee Rich,

Take steps toward ending world hunger
at annual CROP Walk (Communities
Responding to Overcome Poverty),
with proceeds to benefit Yad Ezra
kosher food pantry and other hunger
relief agencies, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 2,
at First United Church of Farmington,
on Grand River east of Farmington
Road. Collect funds for walking two
miles or running 10K yourself, or make
out check to CWS CROP Walk and mail
to: Yad Ezra, 2850 W.11 Mile Road,
Berkley, MI 48072. Lea@yadezra.org
or (248) 548-3663.

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sundays, through
May 16, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
RSVP: mrappaport@shaareyzedek.org
or (248) 357-5544, ext. 43.

Catch Olympics skating stars Charlie
White, Ben Agosto and Sasha Cohen
at "Smucker's Stars on Ice" 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 2, at Palace of Auburn
Hills. Tickets start at $28. A portion
of proceeds will benefit Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. www.palacenet.com .

Get a "Multiple Myeloma Update"
from International Myeloma
Foundation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27,
at Gilda's Club, 3517 Rochester Road
in Royal Oak. Free. Upcoming cancer
education programs: (248) 577-0800
or www.gildasclubdetroit.org .

Enjoy music of Orthodox Rabbi
Yosil Rosenzweig, award-winning
singer-songwriter from Ontario, 5:30
p.m. Sunday, May 2, at Magnetic
Recordings,17 W. Lawrence in Pontiac.
Ruby Harris, a Chicago-based jazz/
blues violinist, also performs. Tickets:
$36; $52 VIP, which includes a kosher
meal from Jerusalem Pizza. Some pro-
ceeds will benefit the Friendship Circle.
www.whyyoujam.com .

Attend a six-week, non-sectarian, free
divorce support group for adults 7-
8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning April
27, at National Council of Jewish
Women/Space for Changing Families,
26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield.
Donations appreciated. Co-facilitators:
Jennifer Lopatin and Cindy Goldman.
Pre-registration required: SPACE@
ncjwgds.org or (248) 355-9936.

HEALTH / SUPPORT

Improve communication, gain informa-
tion and advice on parenting teens at
series, "Please Stop the Rollercoaster,"

Share feelings of loss in a healing envi-
ronment at a Bereavement Support
Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, April 26,
at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Sponsored
by temple's Robert Sosnick Family Life
Center. Reservations required: (248)
661-5700 or Elaine@temple-israel.org .

Find support and encouragement at
"Together We Stand — Your Journey
Through Cancer," a drop-in group with
facilitator Jodie Jacobs and sponsored

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Walk In The Park

Visit Palmer Park, Joanna McClelland Glass' critically
acclaimed play about race relations in Detroit after the

Thursday through Saturday,

1967 riots, through May 9, at the Jewish Ensemble

April 22-24, and 2 p.m.

Theatre inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Different

Sunday, April 25, at Andover

facilitators will facilitate discussions following Thursday

High School on Andover

performances. Play moves to Detroit's Hilberry Theatre

Road, west of Telegraph and

starting May 21. JET schedule-tickets: (248) 788-2900,

south of Long Lake Road,

www.jettheatre.org .

in Bloomfield Hills. Tickets:

Charlie Frank and Alex Scharg.

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Socialize with Jewish Women
International, Galilee Chapter, at
its annual Mah Jongg Tournament
Wednesday, April 28, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, in West
Bloomfield. Register at 6:15 p.m.; play
at 6:45. Pre-registration is $20; at the
door is $25. Leigh Herskovic: (248)
737-8832 or (248) 895-8950.
• Cong. Beth Ahm: Sisterhood offers
a weekly game 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays,
at 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
$1 for snacks. RSVP to Gail:
ellenbo@yahoo.com .

(248) 341-5625.

• Congregation T'chyiah-sponsored matinee: Join
members and guests 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25. Includes

CI&A with the director and an afterglow. Tickets from Sid

Simon: sidneysimon®sbcglobal.net .

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