on the go people | places | events 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. 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