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Much To Do!
SATURDAY, FEB. 20
LGBTQ ISSUES
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
NOSTALGIC BOOKS & PAPER
7-9 pm, Feb. 24. Discussion of what’s next on
the LGBTQ rights agenda is topic for a panel of
young Jewish adults self-identified as Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender or Queer. Various Jewish and
secular texts will be explored. Sponsored by The
Well, a pluralistic Jewish community-building, edu-
cation and spirituality outreach initiative for young
adults and others not connected to traditional insti-
tutions in Metro Detroit. At the Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills.
Free. RSVP: Rabbi Dan, dan@meetyouatthewell.org.
MSU HILLEL PARTY
JVS TRADE SECRETS
7:30 pm Feb. 27-midnight Feb. 28. “Party with
Sparty” is a fundraiser for the Lester & Jewell Morris
Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State
University in East Lansing. At Mr. Joe’s, 26077 W. 12
Mile, Southfield. $40 or $36 in advance; includes
dinner and music by the Feisty Birds. RSVP: www.
msuhillel.org/spartyparty. Information: Dana, 248-
763-4555.
6-9:30 pm, March 9. Reception with raffle precedes
dinner at 7. Program features fashion designer
Linda Schlesinger-Wagner. At Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Twp. Event proceeds support the JVS
Women to Work program, helping women reenter
the workforce after difficult life changes. Tickets
start at $150. RSVP: www.jvsdet.org/tradesecrets
or Judy, 248-233-4213. Sponsorship opportunities:
Fran, 248-233-4290.
9 am-noon, Feb. 20. Thirty dealers offer rock-’n’-
roll, movie and TV memorabilia; collectible books;
vinyl records; comics; posters; toys; vintage adver-
tising and more. Bring collections for appraisal. At
Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, 316 E. 11 Mile. $4 for
age 12 and older. Information: Larry, lcolton90@
gmail.com or 248-354-3091.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
MONDAY, FEB. 22
HEART LUNCH & LEARN
Noon-1 pm, Feb. 22. Two vascular experts will
present “Understanding Peripheral Arterial Disease
(PAD).” At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital,
Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple. Light lunch
provided with RSVP: dk@hfhs.org or 248-325-3890.
VOCAL CONCERT
1:30 pm, Feb. 22. Soprano Diana Turner will be
accompanied by pianist Marty Mandelbaum. $3. At
West Bloomfield JCC. Information: Rosa, 248-432-
5467.
DISCUSS SOCIAL
JUSTICE BOOKS
7-9 pm, Feb. 22. Rabbi Rachel Shere leads monthly
Social Justice Book Group. Oakland University Prof.
Tara Hayes will facilitate discussion about This Far by
Faith. Author Faith Fowler is described as an “atypi-
cal, outrageous local pastor.” March 28 is next meet-
ing. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
Free. Information/mailing list: Patti, pkaaron@gmail.
com or office, 248-851-5100.
HEALING CHAVURAH
7-8 pm, Feb. 22. Open to survivors of anyone who
died from an overdose. Monthly meeting provides
support and education with a Jewish focus. At the
Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
Information: bluma@friendshipcircle.org or 248-
788-8888.
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
MOSAIC DESIGNS
MAH JONGG
WAR DOGS
1:30-3 pm, Feb. 24. “History of the War Dog and
the Michigan War Dog Memorial” is topic for U.S.
Army Veteran Philip Weitlaug, memorial director. He
will bring his canine, Ziva. At West Bloomfield JCC.
Information: Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
10-11:30 am, Feb. 25. Rifcah Krolikowski leads
weekly Barbara Bloom arts & crafts class. At West
Bloomfield JCC’s Charach Gallery. $3. Information:
Rosa, 248-432-5467.
MYSTICISM LUNCH & LEARN
‘STAR WARS’ BOWLING
Noon, Feb. 25. Dr. Justin Sledge’s lecture is
“Magician, Mystic, Madman: Dr. John Dee’s Fusion of
Kabbalah and Alchemy.” He is sponsored by Cohn-
Haddow Center for Jewish Studies at Wayne State
University. At 2339 Faculty Administration Building,
656 E. Kirby on the WSU campus, Detroit. Free;
bring a lunch. Information: 313-577-2679.
1:30-3:30 pm, Feb. 28. Check in at 1 for Winter
Wonder Bowl Family Bowling Event. Lakes Area
Chamber of Commerce sponsors. Pictures may
be taken of Star Wars characters and participants
are encouraged to dress as their favorite. Also
features kids’ karaoke, raffle, awards and a coat
drive. At Wonderland Lanes, 8265 Richardson Road,
Commerce Twp. $20, $15 in advance, for ages 5-12;
$25 and $20 for older participants. Admission
includes two games, shoe rental and pizza lunch.
Information/RSVP: 248-624-2826.
SOVIET JEWRY
12:15-1:45 pm, Feb. 25. Shaul Kelner of Vanderbilt
University, a fellow at Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies, presents a free talk: “The Timeless and
the Timely: Sacralizing Political Activism in the
Campaign for Soviet Jewry.” At University of
Michigan, Thayer Building, 202 S. Thayer St., Room
2022, Ann Arbor. Information: judaicstudies@umich.
edu or 734-763-9047.
PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST
12:30-1:30 pm, Feb. 25. Students from Hillel
of Metro Detroit and University of Michigan-
Dearborn plan discussion about Israel and Palestine.
Information, including exact location: eviatar.hmd@
gmail.com or Eviatar, 313-577-3459.
NEXTGEN TO PACK SEEDS
7-9 pm, Feb. 25. Young adults are invited to “Seeds,
Snacks and 6-Packs,” a night for doing good, learn-
ing and meeting new people while savoring craft
beer. At Repair the World Workshop, 2701 Bagley,
Detroit. RSVP: www.jewishdetroit.org/event/seeds-
snacks-and-6-packs. Information: Judy, lansky@
jfmd.org or 248-205-2535.
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
JEWISH REVIVAL IN POLAND
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 24. Prof. Genevieve Zubrzycki, direc-
tor of University of Michigan’s Copernicus Program
in Polish Studies, lectures on “Making Sense of the
‘Jewish Revival’ in Poland.” Part of the Frankel Center
for Judaic 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.
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COOKING CLASS
10 am-noon, Feb. 28. JCC Without Borders instruc-
tor Mimi Markofsky will prepare kid-friendly recipes
for lunches and snacks. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Free. Information/RSVP: Rosa, 248-432-
5467.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24
12:30 pm, Feb. 24. Sponsored by Sisterhood. At
Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. $2. Information:
248-547-7970.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
RABBI AT MOSQUE
6 pm, Feb. 26. Rabbi Mark Miller of Temple Beth
El is keynote speaker at annual Neighbor Dinner.
Theme is “Nourishing Tomorrow’s Peace Keepers,”
about how communities can help youth. At Muslim
Unity Center, 1830 W. Square Lake Road, Bloomfield.
Free. RSVP by Feb. 19: 248-857-9200.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
NEXTGEN FUNDRAISER
8 pm, March 12. Young adults, age 21 and older,
are invited to NEXTGen Detroit’s EPIC event, featur-
ing a one-hour stand-up comedy performance by
Bob Saget. At the Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance
Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit. $60 till Feb.
25, then $75, in addition to a minimum $100 pledge
to the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign.
Pre-party is for those pledging $1,000 or higher.
RSVP by March 3: jewishdetroit.org/epic-2016.
Information: Sara, at aronovitz@jfmd.org.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
B’NAI B’RITH DINNER
6-9 pm, March 16. Longtime B’nai B’rith volunteer
leader Peter Perlman will receive the organization’s
Guardian of the Menorah Award. At Tam-O-Shanter
Country Club, 5051 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. $125. Information: Bobbie, blevine@
bnaibrith.org and 248-646-3100.
EMPTY BOWLS
11:30 am-2 pm, March 6. Fundraiser for Yad Ezra
and Mazon, two Jewish charities that help the
hungry. Co-sponsors are Sisterhoods of Cong. Beth
Shalom in Oak Park (event location), Cong. B’nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield and Temple Emanu-El in
Oak Park. Kosher soup, musical entertainment and
opportunity to purchase ceramic bowls decorated
by congregants and school students. $10 for bowl
of soup, roll and dessert; $18 for three bowls; $10
for container with soup if available. No RSVP; pay
at door. Information: julie.grodin@att.net or 248-
770-1074.
Esther Allweiss Ingber / contributing writer
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ONEACT PLAYS AT BETH SHALOM
Oak Park Congregation Beth Shalom’s
Sisterhood and Men’s Club are sponsor-
ing an evening of one-act staged read-
ings performed by members at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27.
Playwright Myron Stein of
Southfield is a member of Playwrights@
Work, a group that creates original
plays performed at the Village Players
of Birmingham. He and Rob Grodin of
Huntington Woods will direct the plays.
Actors include Donna Edwards of
Oak Park, Susan Friedman and Ted
Friedman of Southfield, Julie Grodin
and Rob Grodin of Huntington Woods,
Fran Hildebrandt of Farmington Hills,
Cary Lieberman of Royal Oak, Richard
Racusin of Oak Park, Marie Slotnick
of Pleasant Ridge and Arnie Weiner of
Royal Oak.
Pieces include Mary Beth Gets a Tattoo,
Swashbucklers, Down at the Laundromat,
Louie’s One and Only and Oscar, Oscar.
The evening’s program also features
pianist Matt Ball, “the Boogie-Woogie
King.”
Admission is $7 in advance and $10 at
the door. To RSVP, call (248) 557-7970.
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