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THURSDAY, APRIL 28
SUNDAY, MAY 1
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HEALTHY AGING
9:15 pm. Local independent film at the Main
Theatre, Main at 11 Mile in Royal Oak. Also
shown 8 pm Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, at
Burton Theatre, 3420 Cass, Detroit.
9:15 am. Florine Mark of WW Group, deliv-
ers keynote address, "Healthy Aging —
Adding Life to Years," during the symposium
of the National Associates of Jewish Homes
and Services for the Aging, April 30-May
3, at Somerset Inn, 2601 W. Big Beaver in
Troy. At 2 pm., women's health reporter
Lila Lazarus moderates panel on "Healthy
Aging," including Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Both events are free,
but to attend the luncheon in between at
$20, RSVP by April 29 to: Judy of Jewish
Senior Life Auxiliary: 248-661-2969.
Information: www.ajhsa.org .
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
TORAH AT BREAKFAST
7:30-9:30 am. Business people will study
Torah with Rabbi David Shapero, executive
director of Southfield-based Ohr Somayach,
at Downtown Synagogue, 1457 Griswold in
Detroit. Jewish networking group, Zebulun
Society, also to present a business topic.
$10. www.downtownsynagogue.org or 313-
962-4047.
DINNER DANCE
6:30-11:30 pm. First Tee of Detroit, a
golf-oriented organization providing edu-
cation programs for young people, hosts
dinner dance and $5,000 reverse raffle at
Pi Banquet Hall, 28847 Northwestern Hwy.
in Southfield. $150 includes dinner and
beverage tickets, silent auction, musical
entertainment. www.thefirstteedetroit.org or
Brittany, 248-545-4929.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
FAMILY SHABBAT
• Personal Care Assistance
• Medication
Administration
• Health Clinic
• Safe, Secure Environment
10 am. Program geared for families with
children in pre-K through fifth grade at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
Interactive songs, stories and Cantor Daniel
Gross to lead brief service. Rabbi Rachel
Shere will join optional, free brunch to fol-
low. Brunch RSVP: Debi, dbanooni@adatsha-
lom.org or 248-851-5100.
• Respite and Guest
Rooms
• Laundry,
Housekeeping
and Transportation
'FOOD HAPPINESS'
10 am-4 pm. Hands-on instruction at
healthy food seminar in Henry Ford West
Bloomfield's Demonstration Kitchen, 6777
W. Maple. $139, or $250 to add same hours
on Sunday, May 1. RSVP: dk@hfhs.org or
248-325-3890.
Daily, Shabbat and Holiday Services in our Synagogue,
Recreational, Educational, Cultural & Spiritual Programs
COMEDY FUNDRAISER
5 pm. "Comedy for a Cause," fundraiser
for JCC's Jewish Parents Institute, opens
at Joey's Comedy Club, 36071 Plymouth in
Livonia. Discount on food purchased during
show. $20 for advance ticket. www.jccdet.
org or Lesley, 248-302-2001.
HOUSE CONCERT
8 pm. John-Paul & Jannina Norpoth per-
form classical bass and violin in a historic
Tudor house in Palmer Woods designed in
1926 by architect Clarence Day. Tickets $35:
palmerwoods.org or 313-891-2514.
6710 1\ est Maple Road, West Bloomfield
Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
For more information, contact: Tracey Proghovnick, LNISW
Director of Information and Referral
248-661-1836 www.js1mi.org
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JEWISH SENIOR LIFE
GLASS INVITATIONAL
8 pm. Work by Alex Bernstein among 100
glass artists at Habatat Galleries, 4400
Fernlee, off 14 Mile, in Royal Oak 48073.
connect@habatat.com or 248-554-0590.
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JET SPEAKER
Noon. Masada and Sharon Hadassah Groups
present David Magidson, artistic director
of Jewish Ensemble Theatre, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. $8 includes lunch, guests wel-
come. Send check, payable to Hadassah,
to address above and include your name,
phone and names of attendees. 248-683-
5030.
CANCER THRIVERS
10:30 am. Brunch and a skin care demon-
stration for Jewish women cancer survivors,
sponsored by Cancer Thrivers Network, at
Nordstrom's Bistro in Twelve Oak Mall, Novi.
$18. RSVP, Michelle, 248-895-2664.
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
11 am.-12:15 pm. Temple Shir Shalom's
religious school welcomes visitors to meet
staff and rabbis at the Corners, 2075 Walnut
Lake Road, west of Inkster, West Bloomfield.
248-406-4255 or www.shirshalom.org or.
TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS
Noon-6 pm. Public reading of Holocaust
victims' names at memorial program,
"Unto Every Person There Is a Name," at
Laurel Park Place Mall, 37700 W. Six Mile in
Livonia. Worldwide project of Yad Vashem
Memorial Center in Jerusalem. Local spon-
sor, B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region, seeks
more readers: 248-646-3100.
YOM HASHOAH
1 pm. Annual community commemora-
tion begins at Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123 Orchard
Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Following
will be dedication of "Portraits of Honor," a
permanent tribute to local Shoah survivors
arranged by Dr. Charles Silow whose CHAIM
group is celebrating 30 years. Free. Selma,
248-553-2400, ext.12.
POMEGRANATE GUILD
1 pm. Judaic needlework group gathers at
Prentis Jewish Apartments, 15100 W.10 Mile
in Oak Park. Agenda is to complete banner
and continue plans for Guild's May 22 work-
shop in East Lansing. Judy, 248-661-5337.
READ IN THE PARK
1-3 pm. Book Beat event with authors
Natalie Taylor, Bryan Chick, Wong Herbert
Yee and Scott Seegert at Berkley High
School, 2325 Catalpa. Free.