metro » cal end a 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! VARIOUS TIMES AD/HD SUPPORT GROUPS MUSICAL AFTERNOON JEWISH FREE SPEECH CAREGIVER SUPPORT 7-9 pm, April 11. CHADD (Children & Adults with AD/ HD) of Eastern Oakland County will hold separate Parent and Adult programs. At Way Elementary School, 765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills. $5, or free for members. Info: www.chadd.net/527 or 248-988-6716. 1 pm, April 13. Playing piano and guitar, Michael Krieger will sing in English, Hebrew and Yiddish. Sponsored by Shaarey Zedek Seniors. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Free. RSVP asked for groups only: Wren, 248-357-5544. TUESDAY, APRIL 12 1 pm, April 13. Registered dietitian Julie Feldman leads next Gray Matters: Food for Thought Series program. Topic is “Fueling Your Brain and Your Body for Improved Cognitive Functioning.” Presentation of Jewish Family Service and Mind University. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP: Angela, apopoff@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2671. 7 pm, April 14. Prof. Riv-Ellen Prell, author and director of Jewish Studies at University of Minnesota, will deliver lecture, “Is Free Speech Good for Jews?” Co-sponsors are Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University and Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. Judge Avern Cohn will introduce the speaker. At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Free. Info: 313-577-2679 or cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day 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, April 12, and 5:30-7 pm, Monday, April 18. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248- 233-4392. • At Brown Center at Jewish Senior Life, 6720 W. Maple, West Bloomfield: 1:15-3:15 pm Thursday, April 14. Call for info on evening group. RSVP: Fran Cook, fcook@ jslmi.org or 248-592-5032. ONGOING NUTRITION TALK LUNCH & LEARN 11:45 am-1 pm, April 12 & 19. Dr. Melissa Ser will pres- ent series “Israel Through the Lens of the Declaration of Independence, Hatikvah and Other Writings.” At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Bring parve lunch; beverage and dessert are provided. RSVP asked by preceding Fridays: Sheila, slederman@ adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100, ext. 246. D.C. TRIP & MORE JEWS OF GREAT BRITAIN June 1-5. The deadline is April 15 for the West Bloomfield JCC’s Center Travel Dept. tour of Washington, D.C. Registration is also open for these upcoming the- ater t rips in Canada: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Aug. 12-14; Stratford Festival, Aug. 24-25, and a Sept. 14 matinee. RSVP: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471. 1 pm, April 12. Temple Beth Elders invite seniors to learn about Anglo-Jewry — residents of England, Wales and Northern Ireland — whose history starts in 1066. Rabbi Mark Miller facilitates the conversation. At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP to Laura, llucassian@tbeonline.org or 248-851-1100. SUNDAY, APRIL 10 2 pm, April 12 & 26. Alva Dworkin leads group. At West Bloomfield JCC. $2. Information: 248-432-5471. BEGINNERS’ YIDDISH CRAFT DEMONSTRATION 1 pm, April 10. Meeting of the Pomegranate Guild of Southeastern Michigan, a group that studies and cre- ates Judaic needlecraft. Judy Galperin will teach the technique for creating a Huck embroidered placemat. RSVP Judy, jmgbloom@gmail or 248-661-5337. MATZAH FACTORY 1-3 pm, April 10 & 1-4 pm April 17. Meet Pharaoh and Moses, cross the Red Sea, make matzah and explore activities at the Shalom Street Museum. At the West Bloomfield JCC. Information: 248-432-5465 or www. shalomstreetmuseum.org. MUSICMAIN 3-4 and 5-6 pm, April 10. The Klezmer Fusion Band is next in the music series. Ken Knoppow chairs. At West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road. Free. Information: www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org or 248-682-2120. GARDENS’ KICKOFF DINNER 5:30 pm, April 10. Fourth season of Downtown Synagogue’s association with Eden Gardens Block Club in Detroit will begin with the partners’ first Building a Bridge Over Dinner event. Info: Noah, npurcell@gmail. com or IADS, 313-962-4047. MONDAY, APRIL 11 CURRENT EVENTS 11 am, April 11. Linda Garfield facilitates discussion. At West Bloomfield JCC, Room 204. $3. Info: 248-432-5467. 24 April 7 • 2016 CAREGIVER SUPPORT TALK 7-8:30 pm, April 13. “Caregivers Need Care, Too!” meets Wednesdays through April 27. On April 13, elder law attorney Sanford Mall will review legal, financial and health care benefits/planning/concerns and how to avoid pitfalls. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Free, but RSVP requested: igilbert@tkolami.org or 248- 661-0040. BETH SHALOM ADULT ED 7-8 pm, April 12 & 19. Rabbi Robert Gamer lectures on “What Makes a Jewish Soul.” Free. No RSVP needed. Information: 248-547-7970. NOSH & LEARN 7-9 pm, April 12. Walk for Israel chair Andre Douville, executive director at Temple Shir Shalom, speaks on “The Two-State Solution: Why It Was Never a Viable Option of Peace in the Middle East.” At Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: 248-683-5030. RUSSIAN PIANIST 3 pm, April 10. Piano concert by world-renowned recording artist Vadim Monastyrski, a professor at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. A presentation of the JCC’s Russian Jewish Life program. At Berman Center at West Bloomfield JCC. $22, or $17 for JCC mem- ber. Information: 248-661-1900. SHOLEM ALEICHEM 1:30 pm, April 13. Local actress Shirley Benyas will read from The World of Sholem Aleichem. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Meyers Library & Media Center. $3. Information: Fran, 248-432-5546. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 COFFEE TALK 10-11:30 am, April 13. At “JSL Coffee Break,” sponsored by the Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy. Guests will tour and learn about Jewish Senior Life, a Federation agency that helps elderly Jewish residents. At 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Free, but RSVP required: jewishdetroit.org/coffeetalk. Information: Marianne, bloomberg@jfmd.org or 248-642-4611. SHORT READING 11 am-12:30 pm, April 13. Eli the Fanatic by Philip Roth is the next selection in Barry V. Levine’s monthly series, “Traditional Tales We Wag at One Another.” Connoisseurs of “literary theatrics” are invited on second Wednesday, through May. Free. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. RSVP: 248-788-0600. ORT AT HOLOCAUST CENTER 1 pm, April 13. GOS ORT (combined chapters of Glennwood, Oakwood and Southwood) will take a docent tour and hear the story of a Holocaust survivor. At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. RSVP by April 8: Elaine, 248-669- 0417. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 FRIDAY, APRIL 15 DSO COFFEE CONCERT 9 am-1:30 pm, April 15. Center Travel Dept. trip to Detroit Symphony Orchestra. French piano virtuoso Lise de LaSalle makes her DSO debut. Bus departure/return times at West Bloomfield JCC; also, 9:30 am-1:15 pm at former Oak Park JCC. $15, or $10 JCC member. RSVP: 248-432-5471. KIDS’ MOSAICS 10:30 am April 15. Artists Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan and Dani Katsir worked with students in Detroit schools to brighten up the walls of the main Detroit library. The dedication of mosaics will take place in the Children’s Library Room of the main Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave. DIGITAL LITERACY SERIES 1-2 pm, April 15. “Getting Started in Facebook” class. At Hermelin ORT Resource Center at West Bloomfield JCC. $10. Information: 248-432-5411. NCJW TO ART MUSEUM 9 am, April 14. Bus departs for docent tour of Detroit Institute of Arts multimedia exhibit, “Dance: American Art, 1830-1960.” Participants will have lunch on their own and depart museum at 1 pm. Transportation point is National Council of Jewish Women lot, 26400 Lahser, Southfield. Tour cost is $20 for NCJW members and $30 for non-members, payable to NCJW. In addition, there is a $10 cost for the exhibit, payable at the door (waived for DIA members). RSVP by April 8: 248-355-3300, ext. 0. SUNDAY, APRIL 17 ART TALK 10 am-12:15 pm, April 17. Jewish Parents Institute, a secular program, will read from the JPI Haggadah, sing songs and eat ceremonial food. At West Bloomfield JCC. Information: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432- 5471. 11 am, April 14. Wendy Evans will discuss celebrity photographer Annie Liebowitz. At West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Information: 248-432-5471. SPORTS TALK AT TEMPLE 9:30 am, April 17. Brotherhood presents sports report- er and radio host Jeff Riger from 97.1-FM. At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. Information: Julian, broprez@ comcast.net. JPI MODEL SEDER LUNCH & LEARN GALLERY TOUR 12:30 pm, April 14. Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women presents “Incontinence 101,” a Life Enhancement Series program featuring Dr. Jennifer Sobol, urologist. At Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. $18; includes lunch. RSVP by April 12: Tracy, tagranove@ jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2267. Noon, April 17. Susan Beiner, who has taught at Pewabic Pottery and College for Creative Studies in Detroit, will lead a casual walking tour of the Janice Charach Gallery. At West Bloomfield JCC. Information: 248-432-5579. COMEDY TO AID CAMPERS 6:30 pm, April 14. Send a Kid to Tamarack fundraiser features performance at 7 by Modi, an Israeli stand-up comedian — and cantor. At the Garden Theater, 3929 Woodward, Detroit. RSVP: www.tamarackcamps.com/ sk2tevent or 248-647-1100. TRANSGENDER TEENS 6:30 pm, April 14. Doors open for “Medical and Mental Health Care for the Transgender or Gender Expansive Teen.” Program leaders are Dr. Daniel Shumer, pediatric endocrinologist, and Sara Wiener, clinical social worker. Stand with Trans support group is a sponsor. At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: Laura, lkoziol@ temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. PESACH PREP VOLUNTEERS 2-5 pm, April 17 & 5-7 pm, April 19. Cleaners, furniture movers and other helpers are sought to help synagogue prepare for seder guests. At Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Info: Arlene, 313-962-4047. SHVITZ IT OUT 3:15 pm, April 17. NEXTGen gathering is open to young adults. At Orangetheory Fitness, 633 S. Adams, Birmingham. Information: Hallie, eisenberg@jfmd.org or 248-502-286. RSVP: https://jewishdetroit.org/shvitz.