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thursday, march 23
BAYOU FOLKLIFE
7:30-10 pm, March 23. Jayme
Stone “follows the bends and bay-
ous through the deep river of song
and story,” presenting Sea Island
spirituals, Creole calypsos and
stomp-down Appalachian dance
tunes. Sami Mei is the opening
performer. An after-party features
DJ Phreddy. Concert is part of
the Ethan and Gretchen Davidson
Music Festival. At Berman Center
of the JCC, West Bloomfield. Box
office: www.theberman.org or 248-
432-5673.
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spirituality and realize that Judaism
can make them happier.” At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. Info: 248-851-5100.
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23
REGINA SPEKTOR
AUTHOR TALK
2-4 pm, March 26. Author, lecturer
and advocate Janice Fialka will
discuss and sign copies of her new
book, What Matters: Reflections on
Disability, Community and Love.
At Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield,
Oak Park. Free admission. Details:
info@thebookbeat.com or 248-
968-1190.
Soviet-born singer/songwriter
and pianist Regina Spektor began
classical training on the piano
when she was 6. After emigrating
to the U.S., she attended a
Jewish day school in the Bronx
and practiced on a piano in the
basement of her synagogue.
Now known for her colorful
performances and soulful lyrics,
Spektor appears at the Fillmore
Detroit. $32.75-$77.75. Livenation.
com.
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
friday, march 24
ROCK-KLEZMER
3-4 pm, March 26. Golem, a rock-
klezmer band from New York City,
is “redefining Yiddish and Eastern
European music, pushing tradi-
tion forward to the 21st century.”
Concert is part of the Ethan and
Gretchen Davidson Music Festival.
At Berman Center of the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Box office: www.
theberman.org or 248-432-5673.
MUSICIAN AT FESTIVAL
1:30-3 pm, March 24. Singer-
songwriter Michael Krieger com-
bines playful fun with messages of
personal transformation and hope.
He also leads uplifting sing-alongs.
Concert is part of the Ethan and
Gretchen Davidson Music Festival.
At Berman Center of the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Box office: www.
theberman.org or 248-432-5673.
Info: Jaye, jbryer@jccdet.org or
248-432-5570.
JEWISH LIBERATION
7:30 pm, March 24. Guest leader
Natan Fuchs will lead service and
speak on the topic of Jewish lib-
eration, celebrated at the spring
holidays of Purim and Passover,
throughout the course of Jewish
history. At Birmingham Temple,
Farmington Hills. Info: 248-477-
1410.
DRAMA AT THE JET
8 pm, March 24. Issues of
anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
and racism, as well as intimate
conflicts within a marriage, are
explored in Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning play Disgraced.
monday, march 27
THROUGH MARCH 25: GARY GULMAN
THROUGH MARCH 26: FILM FEST
He’s been a college football player,
accountant, barista, doorman and a high-
school teacher. Now, says the New York
Times, Gary Gulman “is finally being
recognized as one of the country’s strongest
comedians.” See him perform at Mark
Ridley’s Comedy Castle in Royal Oak. $15.
(248) 542-9900; comedycastle.com.
There’s still time to get to the 55th Ann Arbor Film
Festival, featuring 40 film programs at the Michigan
Theater. Don’t miss: The Light and the Dark: Films by
Jay Rosenblatt 1 p.m. Friday, March 24. Rosenblatt
has received more than 100 awards for his films, is the
current program director of the San Francisco Jewish
Film Festival — and will be one of three jurors attending
the festival and awarding prizes to filmmakers.
Christopher Bremer is the director.
At Jewish Ensemble Theatre of the
JCC, West Bloomfield. Remaining
performances: 5 & 8:30 pm,
Saturdays, March 25-April 8; 2 pm,
Sundays, March 26-April 9; 2 pm,
Thursday, March 30; 8 pm Friday,
April 7. $44, with discounts for
students, seniors & groups. www.
jettheatre.org or 248-292-3244.
sunday, march 26
MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, March 26. Rabbi Aaron
Bergman leads a class designed to
“help individuals find their internal
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
11 am, March 27. Ben Opengeym
leads program. “How Trees Talk to
Each Other” with Suzanne Simard
and “What Are Animals Thinking
and Feeling” with Carl Safina. Free.
At the JCC, West Bloomfield. Info:
Rosa, 248-432-5467.
LUNCH & LEARN
Noon-1:30 pm, March 27.
“First Fruits; a Different Look
at the Passover Haggadah.”
Rabbi Yoni Dahlen, new rabbi at
Southfield-based Cong. Shaarey
Zedek, provides a fresh take on
the Haggadah. At Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue, Detroit.
Free veggie lunch, but donations
are welcome. Info: Vicki, vsitron@
downtownsynagogue.org.
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