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friday, april 21

AUTHOR SPEAKS AT SERVICE
7:30 pm, April 21. “Citizenship in
the New Age of Unreason: Why We
Can’t Just Blame Trump!” Shabbat
speaker Susan Jacoby, a New
York Times best-selling author, will
address the theme of her updated
cultural history. At Birmingham
Temple, Farmington Hills. Info: 248-
477-1410.

Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor

Six performers sing and dance
through the decades to the
music of American songwriter
Irving Berlin in I Love a
Piano. Leslie Ann Handelman,
Stephanie Wahl, Ricky Gee
and others sing more than 60 of
Berlin’s songs, including “Blue
Skies,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and “White Christmas” with
piano played by musical director Matthew Croft. $27-$42. Meadow Brook Theatre,
Rochester. (248) 377-3300; mbtheatre.com.

monday, april 24

‘MONDAYS WITH MEANING’
9:30 am, April 24. “Moshiach and
the End of Days.” Rabbi Noam

CAREGIVER SUPPORT
5:30-7 pm, April 24. Dorothy &
Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program offers sev-
eral caregiver support groups each
month. This evening group is for
family caregivers of all older adults.
At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road,
Southfield. Free. RSVP: Dorothy
Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248-
233-4392.

THROUGH MAY 21: COMIC CON

We can thank 91-year-old Allen Bellman (shown) for our favorite
Avengers movies — he began illustrating Captain America and other
famed comic-book heroes when he was hired by Marvel Comics at
age 18. Bellman, along with headliners Ron Perlman, Rob Schneider,
Anthony Michael Hall, Lou Ferrigno and Wil Wheaton, are among the
more than 300 pop-culture guests at Motor City Comic Con 2017,
presented by founder and creator Michael Goldman. For its 28th
annual three-day event, Comic Con goes totally tubular with ’80s icons
from The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and
more. Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi. Motorcitycomiccon.com.

sunday, april 23

CHAMBER CONCERT
3 pm, April 23. Detroit Chamber
Winds & Strings performs Elliott
Schwartz’s interactive work, Music
for Audience & Soloist. $30 adult,
$27 senior, $15 student. Advance
tickets are $5 less in each cat-
egory. RSVP: detroitchamberwinds.
org or 248-559-2095.

VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
11 am, April 24. Ben Opengeym
leads program highlighting the
“mad scientist of music,” Mark
Applebaum, and the transforma-
tive power of classical music by
Benjamin Zander. Free. At the JCC,
West Bloomfield. Info: Rosa, 248-
432-5467.

IRVING BERLIN

DAUGHTER OF SHOAH SURVIVOR
7:30 pm, April 21. Sandy Silver,
a member of CHAIM: Children of
Holocaust Survivors Association in
Michigan, will share her mother’s
story/video at synagogue’s obser-
vance of Yom HaShoah. At Cong.
Shir Tikvah, Troy. Info: www.
shirtikvah.org or 248-649-4418.

‘SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST’
10:30 am, April 23. Family program
is for parents and grandparents to
bring their children, from newborn to
age 3. Older siblings are welcome.
Group will sing songs and braid chal-
lah with clergy members. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills.
$3/family or free for members. RSVP
required: Debi, dbanooni@
adatshalom.org or 248-626-2153.

Greenfield, Suite 405, Oak Park.
RSVP required: Megan, mpudlik@
jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2269.

editor's THROUGH
picks MAY 14

KNITTING GROUP
7 pm, April 24. Presented by JCC
Without Borders-The Active Life
Program. At Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak
Park. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

THROUGH MAY 14: THOMAS THE TANK

More than 60 years ago, a dad with a passion for trains wanted
to bond with his son. So he wrote the Railway Series of classic
stories, from which grew Thomas the Tank Engine. For six days,
April 29-30, May 6-7 and May 13-14, Thomas and his Island of
Sodor friends will visit Greenfield Village for rides around the
village, storytelling, live music, arts and crafts, shopping and
more at Day Out with Thomas ($11.75-$38.75). Truly devoted
engineers can start the day with a pre-ride Railroaders’
Breakfast, with buttermilk pancakes, blueberry compote,
chocolate chips and more, accompanied by the Picks & Sticks String Band, railroad-themed storytelling
and a visit with the Village Hobo and Sir Topham Hat at the Taste of History restaurant, along with more
perks ($23.75-$54.75). Reservations and tickets required. (313) 982-6001; thehenryford.org.

Gross leads program for women
only. COJAR and JCC Without
Borders-The Active Life Program
are co-sponsors. At Mondry
Building, 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

DIABETIC HEALTH SERIES
9:30 am-noon, April 24. Continues
May 1, 8, 22 & June 5. Diabetes
Personal Action Toward Health
(DPATH) is for adults with Type 2
diabetes, and their families, friends

JEWS & ECONOMICS
7 pm, April 24. Also meets May 1 &
8. Rabbi Brent Gutmann will exam-
ine significant Jewish texts regard-
ing economics. At Temple Kol Ami,
West Bloomfield. Free. Come to one
class or more. RSVP to cspektor@
tkolami.org or 248-661-0040.

tuesday, april 25

ENGLISH CONVERSATION
1 pm, April 25. An opportunity
to practice speaking in English.
Instructor is Naomi Pinchuk. At
Prentis JSL Apartments, 15100 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park. Info: Rosa, 248-
432-5467.

and caregivers. Strategies will be
taught for day-to-day management
of the disease, placing empha-
sis on creating personal action
plans and setting practical goals.
At Jewish Family Service, 25900

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