metro >> calendar Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Lunch & Learn Barbara Goldstein "BG" Much To Do! Deputy Director, Hadassah Israel Office will provide SATURDAY, OCT. 18 FOUR PIANOS An Insider's View of Israeli Politics 8 pm. Classical selections, movie scores, Broadway hits, favorites by composer John Williams and more performed on four grand pianos. Program includes anecdotes and humor. At West Bloomfield JCC's Berman Center. $17-$40. Tickets: box office, 248-661- 1900. and an Update on Hadassah BG will captivate, inspire and educate! Thursday, October 30, 2014 Lunch $8 Noon SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Congregation Beth Ahm AS DAS SAH 1I ISRAEL AT BRUNCH 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield 10 am noon. Yael Aronoff, director of Jewish Studies at Michigan State University, speaks on "Teaching About Israel in Higher Education Today" at MSU Fall Jewish Studies/Hadassah Brunch. At University Club, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing. $28 at door. Information: 517-432-3493. ( between Inkster and Middlebelt) 5030 Orchard Lake Rd, W. Bloomfield, MI 48323 by October 28 First Planning Meeting for Unique Tour of Israel, May 2-15 coordinated by Annette Meskin Tuesday, October 21 Hadassah Office 7:00 P.M. 1952820 I - FAMILY FUN TUESDAY, OCT. 21 9:30 am. noon. Guided tour of Detroit's Historic Eastern Market with food samples. $29. Information/tickets: Feet on the Street Tours, www.EnjoytheD.com or 313-393-2055. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 PARENTS-TO-BE 6:30 8 pm. Labor, delivery, birthing tech- niques and newborn care information is presented with a Jewish twist at new jbaby Detroit prenatal class series. NextGen Detroit sponsors through Nov.19. First session features licensed psychotherapist Brooke Miller and Julie Yaker. At Jewish Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $118 for five Wednesday evenings, one Sunday afternoon. RSVP: www.jewishdetroit.org/event/jbaby-detroit-a- 6-week-prenatal-birthing-class. Information: yaker@jfmd.org or 248-203-1465. - Complete kitchen and HALLOWEEN FUN 12:30 3:30 pm. Open house has an "Under the Big Top" theme. At Franklin Athletic Club, 29350 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield. Free. Information: 248-352-8000. 1 pm. Afternoon of family-friendly activities includes the film Despicable Me and lunch. $16. At West Bloomfield JCC's Berman Center. Information: Jaye, jgreen@jccdet.org or box office, 248-661-1900. - It Doesn't Have To Cost A fortune... I Only Look IP Like It! MONDAY, OCT. 27 PHILOSOPHY & LAW 4 pm. "The Fourth Book of Maccabees: Greek Philosophy meets Jewish Law (and Christian Martyrology)" presented by Tessa Rajak from University of Reading, Pa. At University of Michigan, Classics Library, 2175 Angell Hall, Ann Arbor. Free. Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/ events or 734-763-9047. CHAMBER CONCERT 7:30 pm. Pianist James Tocco, baritone Daniel Gross and soprano Lauren Skuce- Gross perform works by Mendelssohn, Bernstein, and Gershwin. Presented at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, in conjunction with Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. $25, or $20 if pre-ordered at www.adatshalom.org/tocco . Donor options are available. Information: 248-851-5100. TUESDAY, OCT. 28 bathroom remodeling as well as furniture FRIDAY, OCT. 24 PETTING FARM including granite, wood 1:30 pm. Families with preschool children can see animals that came off the ark. At Akiva Hebrew Day School, 21100 W.12 Mile Road, Southfield. Cost: donation of a non-perishable, kosher food item for Yad Ezra. Information: Lisa, lisa.parshan@akiva. org or 248-386-1625. Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989 SATURDAY, OCT. 25 Keep your company top of mind with our readers. ADVERTISE WITH US! CALL 248.351.5107 JN JVS WORKSHOP 7:30 8:45 am. Steve Frank will talk to pro- fessionals about "branding" themselves at JVS Business Connections coffee program. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. Information/RSVP: Liz, erivard@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4481. - design and installations and other materials. October 16 • 2014 10 am. "The Shtetl in the Museum: Depicting Jews in the Soviet Union and in Russia Today" with Deborah Yalen, the Louis and Helen Padnos Visiting Professor in Judaic Studies. At Temple Emanue1,1715 Fulton St. E, Grand Rapids. Free. Information: www.lsa. umich.edu/judaic/events or 734-763-9047. ROCK MUSIC FILM - DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. 32 JEWS OF THE SHTETL 2 and 7 pm. Two screenings planned for film, Rolling Stones at Hyde Park. $12 $17. At West Bloomfield JCC's Berman Center. Tickets: box office, 248-661-1900. EASTERN MARKET Visit theJEWISHNEWS.com SUNDAY, OCT. 26 - Send check payable to Hadassah to: RSVP: Annette at amhadassah@aol.com or 248-310-0781 being Jewish together at monthly service. Also features an oneg and craft project. At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. Free. Information: 248-865-0612. TOT SHABBAT 9:30 am. Babies, toddlers, parents and grandparents may celebrate the joys of JEWISH SPORTS DINNER 5 pm. Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation's 30th anniversary dinner. At West Bloomfield JCC. Cost: dinner, awards program and after- glow, $175. Awards program and afterglow at 7 pm only, $75. Special dinner pricing for young adults,17-35 years of age, $75; and child/youth tickets, age 16 and under, $36. RSVP: David, dlbatt@michiganjewishsports. org or 248-592-9323.