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! F R I D A Y, J U N E 2 4 HUMANIST REPORT 7:30 pm, June 24. Rabbi Jeffrey Falick will speak about attending the conference of the American Humanist Association and also Washington D.C.’s Reason Rally, a gathering of nontheists. At Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills. Information: 248-477-1410. S A T U R D A Y, J U N E 2 5 SYLVAN LAKE HOUSE TOUR 10 am-4 pm, June 25. Eight stops on home and garden tour will include lakeside, bungalow and mid-century modern residences. Starts at Sylvan Lake City Hall, 1820 Inverness. $15, or $12 in advance. Tickets: www.SylvanLakeHomeTour.com. Information: 248-615-6296. M O N D A Y, J U N E 2 7 Music of Detroit will discuss “The Flight Out and the Flight Back In: Transition and Gentrification in Detroit.” She has contributed to oral history projects and films. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Free, and no RSVP is required. Information: Vicki, vsitron@ downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-4047. AVIV HADASSAH DINNER 7 pm, June 29. Zionist women can learn about a new Hadassah group forming at light dinner. At Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Provide email address with RSVP: greaterdetroit@hadassah.org or 248-683-5030. 2 pm, June 28. Jazz vocalist Sheila Landis performs with her Sheila Landis Trio. Guitarist Rick Matle pro- vides rock and blues influences. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Berman Center. $7, or $5 advance. Box office, www.theberman.org. Information: www.jccdet.org or 248-661-1900. CANDIDATES’ FORUM 7 pm, June 28. League of Women Voters Oakland Area presents Republicans and Democrats running in County Commission Districts 12 and 13. Each district will elect one candidate to a four-year term. At Bloomfield Twp. Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road. Free. Info: www.LWVOA.org or 248-594-6602. W E D N E S D A Y, J U N E 2 9 MONTH IN REVIEW 2 pm, June 29. David Higer leads current events discussion. Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: Melanie, mgorman@tkami.org or 248-661- 0040. Bring your friends and family and celebrate America’s birthday at the pool! There’ll be games, music, prizes, food and of course, swimming! IRP 2016 Annual Kirsh Lecture Series AARP PHONE WORKSHOPS Join us for this series of three lectures that focuses on international issues. 10-11:30 pm, 12:30-2 pm or 3-4:30 pm, June 30. Learn the basic operations of an Android cell phone at choice of three sessions. At West Bloomfield JCC. Free. RSVP: 248-432-5467. Movies As Midrash F R I D A Y, J U LY 1 MEET NEW KOL AMI CLERGY 7 pm, July 1. Senior Rabbi Brent Gutmann and Cantorial Soloist Hilary Duberstein will lead their first service, followed by a special oneg. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Homemade desserts are requested. Tell contribution with RSVP: melanena@comcast.net or Nena, 248-701-6344. W E D N E S D A Y, J U LY 6 YOUNG ADULTS AT ZOO 6 pm, July 6. “Wild Nights at the Zoo” is an outing sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit. At Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile, Royal Oak. $5. RSVP by June 30: Neil, hillel@wayne.edu and 313-577-3459, or Becca, hillel@oakland.edu. VEGETARIAN ADVOCATE 6:30-8:30 pm, June 28. Howard Jacobson, Ph.D., explains health benefits of adopting a plant-based diet. At Groves High School, 20500 W. 13 Mile, Beverly Hills. $20. RSVP: www.pbnsg.org. Sunday, July 3 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 13, 20 | 7:30 p.m. T U E S D A Y, J U N E 2 8 JAZZ AT THE J Independence Day Pool Party T H U R S D A Y, J U N E 3 0 SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOKS 7-9 pm, June 27. Rabbi Rachel Shere leads month- ly Social Justice Book Group. Oakland U. Prof. Tara Hayes will facilitate discussion on Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Future dates: July 25 and Aug. 22. Information/mailing list: Patti, pkaaron@gmail.com or office, 248-851-5100. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S COMING UP AT THE JCC! S U N D A Y, J U LY 1 0 SEE DETROIT LANDMARKS 10 am, July 10. Emanu-El’s Prime Timers group will tour Detroit’s Guardian Building and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. $12, not including group lunch at Grand Trunk Pub. Information: Brenda or Richard, 248-646-7229. RSVP by July 1: templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020. ‘HOLOCAUST BY BULLETS’ 1:30 pm, July 10, 17 & 24. Docents will lead tours of “Holocaust by Bullets,” a new exhibit showcasing Father Patrick Desbois and Yahad-in-Unum’s under- taking to ensure victims of the Nazis aren’t forgot- ten. A Holocaust survivor will speak afterward. At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Free with museum mem- bership or admission. Limited space. RSVP: Gail, 248-553-2400, ext. 110. Thursday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 | 10-11:30 a.m. Scarlett and Rhett. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Bella and Edward. The Tanach and Hollywood? Join us for fascinating and educational mornings at the movies as we consider whether the film industry and biblical stories are a good match. ‘90s Pool Party @ The J Thursday, July 7 | 8-11 p.m. We’re turning back time for one seriously fly pool party that’s about to be all that and a bag of chips. NEXTGen Detroit and the JCC will be pumping the jams, laying out your favorite throw back snacks, and giving away some crazy cool prizes while we pool party it up like it’s nineteen-ninety... Library Used Book Sale Monday, July 11 - Thursday, July 14 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fantastic bargains on fiction, nonfiction, history, Judaica, DVDs, art books and more! Stuff You Don’t Know about the Presidents Tuesday, July 19 | 1:30 p.m. Join us for fascinating facts, funny foibles, fabulous feats and the fundamental fine points of “forty-three fellows” and their relationships with the Jews of America. For more information, please visit jccdet.org/whatsnew _____________________________________ ABOUT WHITE FLIGHT 6:30-8:30 pm, June 29. Local writer-poet Marsha Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com. D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 www.jccdet.org 2103240 June 23 • 2016 39