calendar » 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. Much To Do! REUNIONS DETROIT CENTRAL HIGH Class of 1951. 65th reunion on Sunday, Sept. 18. At Tam-O-Shanter Country Club, 5051 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Information: Janet Lowinger Halper, 248-682-4986 or 561-750-7907; Rhoda Leach Taub, 248-626-0322. VARIOUS TIMES CAREGIVER SUPPORT Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program offers free monthly caregiver support groups. Daytime groups are for family caregivers of older adults with memory loss; inquire if respite care is available. Evening groups are for family caregivers of all older adults. • At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield: 1:30- 3:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 9, and 5:30-7 pm, Monday, Feb. 15. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4392. • At Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield: 1:30-3:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 11. RSVP: Fran Cook, fcook@jslmi.org or 248-592-5032. FRIDAY, JAN. 29 BOSSA NOVA SHABBAT 7 pm, Jan. 29. Enjoy a Latin-jazz, Bossa Nova-style musical Erev Shabbat liturgy led by Cantorial Soloist Kelly Onickel. Vocalists Dan Medow, Susan Edelman, Vickie Edwards and Steve Permut are accompanied by the five-piece Sam Harris Jazz Band. At Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Information: templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020. SATURDAY, JAN. 30 CHILDREN’S BOOK ARTIST 1-2:30 pm, Jan. 30. Matt Faulkner will speak and sign copies of a children’s book he illustrated, Groundhog’s Dilemma. At Book Beat, Oak Park. Information: 248-968-1190. SUNDAY, JAN. 31 PALMER PARK WINTERFEST 1-4 pm, Jan. 31. Also, a dog fashion parade, horse- and-carriage rides, cross-country skiing, snowshoe traveling, hiking and ice skating. Food for purchase. At Palmer Park, north of Six Mile and west of Woodward. Detroit. Information: peopleforpalmerpark.org. MONDAY, FEB. 1 IMPROVING MEMORY 10 am-2 pm, Feb. 1. The JVS Memory Club meets same time every Monday. At West Bloomfield JCC. Also offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at second location. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. Free introductory session. Information/RSVP: Ronnie, rberman@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4247. MATINEE MONDAY 1 pm, Feb. 1. Next in monthly film series is Age of Adeline. A young woman (Blake Lively), born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates her eternal life. At Cong. B’nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: cbminfo@ bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. TUESDAY, FEB. 2 JBABY DETROIT 7-9 pm, Feb. 2. Start of a five-week prenatal birth- ing class for parents-to-be. At Jewish Federation, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $118 per family. RSVP: jewishdetroit.org/events. Infor: Mikki, frank@ jfmd.org or 248-645-7845. Studies’ West Bloomfield Lecture Series: “Wrestling with Angels: The Struggle Between Sacred and Secular in Jewish Life.” At West Bloomfield JCC, whose Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment is a co-sponsor. Free, but RSVP requested: www.jcdet. org/saje or 248-432-5462. THURSDAY, FEB. 4 MAKE JEWELRY 10-11:30 am, Feb. 4. Rifcah Krolikowski leads weekly Barbara Bloom arts & crafts class. At West Bloomfield JCC. $5. Information: Rosa, 248-432- 5467. DIA TOUR 11:30 am, Feb. 4. Jewish Senior Life sponsors docent tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Free. Lunch is on your own. RSVP: Marilyn, 248-432-5471. SWEETHEART TREATS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3 LEARNING ON DVD 1 pm, Wednesdays. Through March 30. Charles Mathewes of the University of Virginia lectures on “Why Evil Exists” in continuing series, “Drop In and Learn on DVD.” Two 30-minute sessions offered with facilitator Nancy Kaplan leading brief, informal discussion. At Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Free, and no RSVP needed. Information: nancyellen879@att.net or 248-737-1931. BOOK CLUB 1:30 pm, Feb. 3. Sharon Schwartz will facilitate discussion on Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. The novel is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France while both are trying to survive World War II. At West Bloomfield JCC Library & Media Center. Free. Information/RSVP: Francine Menken: fmenken@jccdet.org or 248-432-5546. VAUDEVILLE FILM 1:30 pm, Feb. 3. The Outrageous Sophie Tucker is a documentary about the tumultuous early days of the iconic vaudeville star. Joel Marwil facilitates. At West Bloomfield JCC, room 205. Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467. DEFEATING HATE 7-8:30 pm, Feb. 3. Profs. Saeed Khan and Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State University will discuss “Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: What is the Antidote?” Second in a three-part lecture series, “A Shared Future.” American Jewish Committee and Michigan Muslim Community Council are co-spon- sors. At WSU-Oakland Center Facility, 33737 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Free, but RSVP required for each lecture: asharedfuturedetroit@gmail.com. DEAD SEA SCROLLS 7-8:30 pm, Feb. 3. Eva Mroczek of University of California-Davis will lecture on “Jewish Life: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Scriptures of Early Judaism.” Part of the Frankel Center for Judaic 6:30-8 pm, Feb. 4. Make festive heart-healthy des- serts to create a special Valentine’s Day surprise for your sweetheart. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple. $20/two for $30. RSVP required: dk@hfhs.org or 248-325-3890. SHABBAT WITH SPAGHETTI 6 pm, Feb. 5. Religious School Shabbat Service, fol- lowed by community spaghetti dinner. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. $3 or $12 maximum for family. RSVP by Feb. 1 with number of adults and children: Tamar, rsassistant@tkolami.org SATURDAY, FEB. 6 USED BOOK SALE 10 am-4 pm, Feb. 6. Hardback and paperback books for $1 or less in categories of nonfiction, fiction, young adult and children’s. Proceeds go toward library programs and materials. At Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia. Information: 248-543-9720. MOVIE NIGHT 8 pm, Feb. 6. Jewish Films with Friends series continues with The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Free. Information: cbminfo@ bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. SUNDAY, FEB. 7 SHABBAT IN A BOX FRIDAY, FEB. 5 BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS 10 am-2 pm, Feb. 5. Nurses will provide blood pressure screenings, heart-healthy food sampling, games, educational information and a chance to win a prize. Also offered Feb. 12, 19 and 26. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple. Free. Walks-in are welcome. 1-3 pm, Feb. 7. B’nai mitzvah students are invited to bring Shabbat into the lives of homebound older adults and families who are Jewish Family Service (JFS) clients. Create, decorate and fill Shabbat boxes with candles, blessings, challah and more. At JFS, 6555 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. RSVP: Vicki, vsitron@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2325. JET PLAY AT HMC 11:15 am, Feb. 5. Program lets parents and grand- parents have fun with their babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger. Older sibs are also welcome. The group will sing together and braid challah with clergy members. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. $3 for family, or free for members. Information: Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom.org or 248-626-2153. 2 pm, Feb. 7. Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) pres- ents three new plays inspired by the Holocaust. In James Harmon Brown’s The Groyser, tension rises as Dinah’s son and his new wife come to visit with a couple of surprises in hand. Will they let resent- ment control them, or will love triumph for these lost souls? Also, the plays Struck on Feb. 14 and Survivors on Feb. 21, both at 2 pm. At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. $8; or $18 for series. RSVP: JET, 248-788-2900. SERVICE & DINNER BBYO KICKOFF 5 pm, Feb. 5. Resident caterer Chef Cari will pre- pare a kosher chicken dinner with all the trimmings after one-hour Shabbat service. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. $25, or free for under age 16. RSVP required by Jan. 29, without excep- tion: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. 6 pm, Feb. 7. B’nai B’rith Youth Organization is hosting a Super Bowl Party for teens in grades 8-12. At West Bloomfield JCC Teen Center. Free. Dinner for eighth-graders, members or not, is at 5:30 with RSVP. Information: Jacob, jgussin@bbyo.org or 248- 432-5686. ‘SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST’ EMPTY BOWLS & MUSIC 5:45 pm, Feb. 5. Dinner of homemade soup and salad will precede Music Shabbat service at 7:15. Admission is by donation or with purchase of spe- cially made placemats. Proceeds will help feed the hungry. At Cong. Shir Tikvah in Troy. Information/ RSVP: info@shirtikvah.org or 248-649-44118. Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com. January 28 • 2016 63