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1.29 POSITIVE PARENTING
2:30-5 pm, Sunday, Jan. 29.
Workshops with local professionals
addressing parental dilemmas and “A
Healthy You: Power Foods Make and
Take.” At The Shul, West Bloomfield.
$25 or $20 in advance; proceeds for
Jewish education. Also, “Cirque Among
Us” workshop for ages 4-12. $15 or
$10 in advance. At The Shul, West
Bloomfield. RSVP: theshul.net or 248-
788-4000.
2.1 USING HAND-HELD DEVICES
2 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 1. Stu Raben
provides a lesson and answers questions
at his first Wednesday monthly series,
“BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).” At
Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. Free.
Bring a personal cell phone or tablet to
class. RSVP: cspektor@tkolami.org or
248-661-0040.
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2.7 BUSINESS BREAKFAST
7:30-9:30 am, Tuesday, Feb. 7.
The DBusiness 2017 Breakfast Series,
sponsored by Plante Moran, features
Eric Larson, CEO of Detroit Partnership,
who will speak on “Downtown Detroit’s
Resurgence.” At Gem & Century
theaters, 333 Madison, Detroit. $65
or $500 for table of 10. RSVP:
eventbrite.com. Info: Jason,
248-691-1800.
2.8 HUMAN TRAFFICKING
7 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Deborah
Monroe, a survivor of human trafficking,
THROUGH FEBRUARY 4
Fiddler On The Roof
2.3 SHABBAT TOGETHER
5-6 pm, Friday, Feb. 3. Young fami-
lies are welcome at Shabbat b’Yachad,
joining Senior Rabbi Brent Gutmann
and Religious School Director Faith
Brasch for songs, puppets and challah.
At Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield.
Free. RSVP: cspektor@tkolami.org or
248-661-0040.
Mitch Master (shown), director of
performing and visual arts at the Frankel
Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield, stars
as Tevye and Clif Levin in the ensemble
in the Grosse Pointe Theatre’s production
of Fiddler on the Roof , based on
Sholem Aleichem’s stories and one of
the longest-running shows in Broadway’s
history. $25.
(313) 881-4004;
gpt.org.
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
2.2 AUTHOR BILL AYERS
7 pm, Thursday, Feb. 2. Author,
activist and educator Bill Ayers speaks
and signs his latest book, Demand the
Impossible! A Radical Manifesto. At
Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield, Oak Park.
Info: 248-968-1190.
2.4 HOARDING DISORDER
2:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 4. Terrence
Daryl Shulman will speak about under-
standing and treating hoarding disorder.
At Southfield Public Library, 26300
Evergreen. Free. Info: theshulmancenter.
com or 248-358-8508.
$3 for non-member family only. RSVP:
Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom.org or
248-626-2153.
PHOTO BY DALE PEGG
education
THROUGH FEBRUARY 10
Dine In Birmingham
fi lms
Sample some of Birmingham’s hottest restaurants
during Birmingham Restaurant Week, Jan.
30-Feb. 3 and Feb. 6-10. Three-course lunches for
$15 and three-course dinners for $30 are available
at 27 participating restaurants, including Tallulah
Wine Bar & Bistro (shown), Cafe Via, Social Kitchen
& Bar and the Bird & the Bread. Bon appetit!
Birminghamrestaurantweek.org.
2.1 JCC MOVIE MATINEE
1:30 pm, Wednesday. The Active Life
will show Cupcakes. In Room 206 at
the JCC, West Bloomfield. Free. Info:
Rosa, 248-432-5467.
health
1.31 GLUTEN & DAIRY-FREE
6:30-8 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Cooking demonstration of tempting
new recipes made without dairy or
gluten. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital, 6777 W. Maple. $20, or $30
for two with a phone registration. RSVP:
248-325-3890.
THROUGH FEBRUARY 12
Next To Normal
Wayne State University’s Hillberry Theatre stages the
Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal , Tom Kitt/
Brian Yorkey’s rock musical about a mother struggling
with bipolar disease and the effects it has on her
family. Jan. 27-Feb. 12. $20-$30/$10 for students.
(313) 577-2972; theatreanddance.wayne.edu.
will tell her story of how she survived
and what can be done to stop traf-
ficking. At National Council of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit Section, 26400
Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Free.
RSVP by Feb. 3: ncjwgds.org or
248-355-3300.
family fun
1.29 OAK PARK WINTERFEST
1-4 pm, Sunday, Jan. 29. The City
of Oak Park will host a winter festival.
At Oak Park Civic Center. Info:
248-691-7589.
2.4 BIG TOP OPEN HOUSE
1-3 pm, Saturday, Feb. 4. Franklin
Athletic Club staff will provide informa-
tion about programs for all ages at an
open house, Willy Wonka style. Features
include Pistons Flight Crew, exotic
animal show, candy, special charac-
ters, karaoke, photo booth, inflatables
and open basketball. FAC, 29350
Northwestern Hwy., Southfield. Free.
Info: memberservices@ffrc.net.
2.3 SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST
11:15 pm, Friday, Feb. 3. Parents
and grandparents are invited to pro-
gram with their baby/toddler, age 3 and
younger. Older siblings are welcome,
too. Group will sing songs and braid
challah with clergy members. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills.
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2.1 RELIEVING STRESS
12:30 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Workshop is focused on recognizing
the stress process and learning how to
interrupt it. Individual stress management
techniques will be discussed as well as
a model for understanding the effects
of stress. Presenter is social worker Lynn
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