metro » c a l enda r 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! 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. 34 February 18 • 2016 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 Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com. ONEACT 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. *