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Conductor Lipsky joins the Ann Arbor JCC for preschool program.
n April 28, Arie Lipsky, principal conductor and music director of the Ann
Arbor Symphony, came to visit preschoolers at the Jewish Community Center
of Greater Ann Arbor Early Childhood Center (ECC) for the first time. For the
occasion, the ECC held an open house, sharing this opportunity with Ann Arbor parents.
Lipsky delighted the children by playing the flute, a piccolo and then a cello. After
playing solo, he invited Netanel Barsky, 4, of Ann Arbor, to play violin while he accom-
Arie Lipsky, conductor of the Ann Arbor
Symphony, demonstrates his cello to
a crowd of preschoolers at the Jewish
Community Center in Ann Arbor.
Yoel Bechar and Tyler Goldstein get a
close look at Maestro Lipsky's flute.
panied him on the flute. Preschoolers watched in awe as one of their peers played so
beautifully with Lipsky; then Netanel played a piece on his own.
Then symphony staff members brought out child-sized violins and cellos for the pre-
schoolers to try. Children moved around, getting one-on-one instruction on how to hold
the instruments and generate sound. For information about the ECC, go to
www.jccannarbor.org or call (734) 971-0990.
Maestro Arie Lipsky plays a duet with
preschooler Netanel Barsky, 4.
Send A Kid To toparrip
Patron event
celebrates record allocation for camper assistance.
t Tamarack Camps' "Send a Kid To
Tamarack" patron event in April,
more than 300 patrons celebrated
this year's record allocation of $1.3 million
in financial aid to assist approximately 50
percent of its campers.
The event, which raised approximately
$200,000, also welcomed back Eric Lefkofsky,
co-founder of Groupon. He grew up in
Southfield and attended Tamarack as both a
camper and a staff member. He emphasized
the strong Jewish camping experience he
received at Tamarack.
It is not too late to contribute to the Send
a Kid to Tamarack campaign. To donate, visit
wwwtamarackcamps.com, call (248) 647-
1100 or mail a check to 6735 Telegraph Road,
Suite 380, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.
Danny Klein of
West Bloomfield,
Steve Engel
and Mandy
Stewart, both
of Ortonville,
Stuart Freedland
of West
Bloomfield
Melanie and Steve Lefkofsky of West Bloomfield, Lee Trepeck of Huntington Woods,
Jodi and Kevin Neff of Bloomfield Hills
Yishai Yitzchaki tries out the violin.
BoysWake-a-Thon
benefits Friendship Circle.
ports just might be the key to fundraising and keeping teen boys
awake through the night. Friendship Circle held its sports-themed
annual Boys Wake-a-thon (from 11 p.m. on a Saturday night until 7
a.m. the following morning) and kept the 30 guys busy playing team sports:
volleyball, laser tag, dodgeball, basketball and soccer. In between, there were
lots of snacks. The teens raised money per hour they stayed awake. I I
Alex Sklar,
Zach
Blumstein and
Matt Seiss,
all of West
Bloomfield;
and Brett
Feinbaurn,
Walled Lake
Laser tag team: Jordan Mattler, North Farmington; Jacob Singer, West
Bloomfield; Andy Sonenberg, Walled Lake; Blake Simons, Commerce; Gabe
Neistein and David Portney, both of West Bloomfield; Noah Granitz, Walled Lake.
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