metro >> calendar DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 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! ■CHARITY 1-13 AUTO SHOW PRE-GLOW 8:30 pm, Friday. Fundraiser for Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation will include 2017 Auto Show Charity Preview, strolling din- ner, cocktails and live entertainment. At MGM Grand Detroit Casino and Hotel. $250. RSVP: www.chmfoundation.org/bsIs2017 or 313-964- 6994. ( gm. C am! ■EnurATION Calling all Moms, Dads, Bubbe's & Zayde's buy 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION and get the second 1/2 OFF for those in your family who do not already receive the JN! All offers are in-state only. Half-off gift subscriptions are only available for new subscribers. Offers are only valid during their given month. Call to subscribe: 248.351.5120 Travelling to Toronto for Hearing Implant Treatment? 12.21 TECH TALK 7-8 pm, Wednesday. Library staff will offer one-on-one help for using mobile devices and navigating social media sites. At Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen. Free. Info: 248- 796-4224. 12.26 PUBLIC MENORAH-LIGHTING 6 pm, Monday. Other features include the Aish Men's Choir performing Chanukah songs, Chef Cad's kosher food truck and Hazon-sponsored beeswax candle-making. On the lawn at the Jewish Ferndale Building, 1725 Pinecrest. Free. Info: www.jewishferndale.com or Rabbi Herschel, 248-798-5082. ■ FAMILY FUN •JEW1c1-1 CULTURE 12.25 FUN & CARING 1-4 pm, Sunday. Family Fun Day includes games and food. Also, participate in a mitzvah project for Christian police, fire and hospital employees who are working on their holiday. At Cong. B'nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Info: 248- 788-0600. 12.19 TALK IN YIDDISH 2 pm, Monday. Naomi Pinchuk leads Charles & Frances Driker Yiddish Conversation Club. At West Bloomfield JCC. $2. Info: Rosa, 248-432- 5467. ■ lingtrticc 12.20 IS TIKKUN OLAM ENOUGH? 7-9:30 pm, Tuesday. The Well and both Royal Oak and Detroit City Moishe Houses will meet for dinner and text-based discussions on the "origination of tikkun olam, its development and its implications for our Jewish future." Participants will then volunteer to help homeless individuals from South Oakland Shelter who are being housed at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. RSVP: dan@meetyouatthewell.org . ■ Dr. Lorne Parnes is medical director of the hearLIFE Clinic, Toronto and medical/surgical director, Cochlear Implant Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Dr. Parnes is also Professor of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University. hearLIFE CLINIC LJ 12.18 CHANUKAH STORIES 2 pm, Sunday. Award-winning storyteller Judy Sima presents "Storytelling: Chanukah the Festival of Lights." She anticipates the upcoming holiday with her stories about miracles, meno- rahs and magic dreidels. At Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward. Free with museum admis- sion. Info: www.DlA.org . To learn more, visit www.hearlifeclinic.com/ca or call (416) 926-9998. 2140240 30 December 15 •2016 innvc 12.17 HAVDALAH & ICE CREAM 6:30 pm, Saturday. Families in the community with children in kindergarten and younger may come for a Havdalah ceremony, ice cream bar and playtime. Older siblings are also welcome. At Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Free. RSVP is requested: Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom. org or 248-626-2153. The dedicated hearLIFE Clinic team will help make your Toronto experience an excellent one. We are located in beautiful uptown Toronto, near exceptional hotels and easily accessed by public transit, major highways and two airports. All services in Canadian dollars. 12.23 KOSHER CHINESE 7:30 pm, Friday. The Well: "Where Community, Education and Spirituality Meet" invites all to a strolling Chinese buffet with friends on Shabbat. At Moishe House, 402 N. Washington, Royal Oak. RSVP: dan@meetyouatthewell.org . 12.26 FESTIVAL OF RIGHTS 7-9 pm, Monday. Detroit Jews for Justice offers community-building and political educa- tion, along with noshes and music. At Red Door Digital, 7500 Oakland, Detroit. Free, but early RSVP advised. Info: www.detroitjewsforjustice. org or rabbi@tchiyah.org . 12.20 JEWISHLY-INSPIRED YOGA 9:45-10:45 am, Tuesday. Bring a yoga mat. At Temple Beth El sanctuary, Bloomfield Twp. Free. Info: forestlevy@gmail.com or 248-851-1100. Toronto is home to the hearLIFE Clinic, one of four in the world that specializes in hearing loss treatment. We provide comprehensive care for a range of hearing losses using the latest technology in cochlear and other hearing implants. 12.21 A CHELM CHANUKAH 11 am-12:30 pm, Wednesday. Barry V Levine offers a collection of "Chelm" stories, both classic and little known, at his Lunchen mit Luftmenschen (Lunch with Airheads) program. Accompanying the stories will be latkes, apple- sauce and cookies. Levine's monthly series, on the second Wednesday, is called "Traditional Tales We Wag at One Another." At Cong. B'nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Free and open to the community. RSVP: 248-788-0600 ■JEWISH LEARNING ▪ MUSIC,Aki & DANCE 12.19 CLASSICAL MUSIC VIDEO 11 am, Monday. Ben Opengeym is the facilitator. Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto #2 in G minor and Stravinsky's The Firebird. At West Bloomfield JCC. Info: Rosa, 248- 432-5467.