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friday, june 23
OAK PARK WALKERS
10 am, June 23-July 21. Jewish
Family Service sponsors weekly
walk. Gather at site of former
JCC building; walk will take place
in park behind it. At Charlotte
Rothstein Park, behind Jewish
Community Campus, off 10 Mile,
between Greenfield and Coolidge,
Oak Park. Free. Info: Debbie,
248-592-2674.
saturday, june 24
COMEDY NIGHT FUNDRAISER
6:30 pm, June 24. Comedians
include headliner Connie Ettinger.
Net proceeds will support
Stephen’s Soldiers Foundation,
which “seeks to make a differ-
ence in the lives of children/young
adults and their families who
have experienced cancer.” At Big
Tommy’s Comedy Club, downstairs
at Big Tommy’s Parthenon, 40380
Grand River, Novi. $40; includes
buffet dinner, show starting at 8
and a silent auction. Must be age
21 or older. Call for space avail-
ability: bvorenberg@
stephenssoldiers.com or Barb,
866-218-9930, ext. 400.
monday, june 26
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
11 am, June 26. Ben Opengeym
presents Ben Saunders: “To the
South Pole and Back — the
Hardest 105 Days of My Life”
and Andrés Ruzo: “How I Found
a Mythical Boiling River in the
Amazon.” At the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Info: 248-432-5467.
PRAYERFUL PILATES
11 am, June 26. Rabbi Rachel
Shere offers new insight into
deepening spirituality during a
1967 DETROIT RIOT
7 pm, June 26. Speaker is Wayne
State University Prof. Danielle
McGuire, author of the book
Murder in the Motor City: The 1967
Detroit Riot and American Justice.
She will explore events leading
to the civil unrest that rocked
Detroit in July 1967. At Southfield
Public Library Auditorium, 26300
Evergreen. Info: 248-796-4224.
editor's THROUGH AUG. 25:
picks FINE ARTS
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
The Michigan Fine Arts Competition has been
hosted by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
since 1982 when the DIA turned it over to the
BBAC. Featuring the works of 92 artists from
more than 600 entries — including Deborah
Hecht and Jeff Cancelosi (whose Planned
Obsolescence is pictured) — and juried by artist
and professor Noel W. Anderson (past jurors
have included Romare Beardon, Larry Rivers
and Nancy Mitchnick), this year’s exhibit opens
with a reception and awards presentation 6-8
p.m. Friday, June 23, and runs through Aug. 25.
(248) 644-0866; bbartcenter.org.
JET NEW PLAY READING
7:30 pm, June 26. Jewish
Ensemble Theater presents a
professional script reading of The
Gentle Jewess of Venice by Martin
Tyrene Johnson. Audience feedback
session following will help JET in
developing plays for its new season.
On lower level at the JCC, West
Bloomfield. $5. Info: 248-292-3244.
tuesday, june 27
WEST BLOOMFIELD WALKERS
10 am, June 27-July 25. Jewish
Family Service sponsors weekly
walk. Assemble in playground
at Drake Park, on Drake Road
between Maple and 14 Mile. Free.
Info: Debbie, 248-592-2674.
JUNE 25: TRAIN
JUNE 29-JULY 28: STORYCORPS
The members of Train may not be Jewish,
but lead singer Pat Monahan does
ask “How could you leave me on Yom
Kippur?” in “50 Ways to Say Goodbye.” The
Grammy-winning chart-toppers bring their
Play That Song Tour 2017 to the DTE
Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, along
with opening acts the O.A.R. (including
band members Benj Gershman, Marc
Roberge and Chris Culos) and Natasha
Bedingfield. $25-$79.50. Palacenet.com.
StoryCorps, a nonprofit celebrating the stories of everyday
Americans founded by radio producer Dave Isay, has
collected more than 65,000 interviews from Americans in a ll
50 states. For one month, the StoryCorps MobileBooth tour
will be stationed on the lawn of the DIA to record interviews
in Detroit — some will be aired on WDET, some on the
project’s weekly NPR broadcast, some turned into animated
shorts and all will be archived at the American Folklife Center
at the Library of Congress. An opening day introduction
will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29. To schedule a
reservation, call (800) 850-4406 or visit storycorps.org.
floor Pilates class. Instructor Sheila
Tyner is also a health and wellness
coach. At Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. $8, or $5 for
member. RSVP: www.adatshalom.
or/pilates or Jodi, jgross@
adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100.
MIND AEROBICS
3-4:30 pm, June 26. Introduction
to Mind Aerobics, an evidence-
based curriculum designed to
maximize the concept of “neuro-
plasticity” — the brain’s ability
to create new neural connections
regardless of age. At JVS, 29699
Southfield Road, Southfield. Free.
RSVP: Angela, apopoff@jfsdetroit.
org or 248-592-2671.
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Sunday Morning 9 a.m.
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MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS
6-8 pm, June 27. Oakland
Community Health Network will
hold a discussion about public
mental health community issues,
home- and community-based ser-
vices, and vocational rehabilitation
programs. At OCHM Resource &
Crisis Center, 1200 N. Telegraph,
Building 32E, Pontiac. Info:
Christine, burkc@oaklandocn.org.
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ART LECTURE
1:30 pm, June 27. Rabbi Aaron
Bergman speaks on “Jewish
Artists and the Avant Garde.” At
the JCC, West Bloomfield. $2. Info:
Marilyn, 248-432-5471.
Congregation
B’nai Moshe
6800 Drake Road
West Bloomfi eld, MI 48322
(248) 788-0600
www.bnaimoshe.org
Sunday Evening 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday 6:00 p.m.
SHABBAT SERVICES
Friday Evenings Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv 6 p.m.
Saturday Morning 9 a.m.
Babysitting 9:15-11:45 a.m.
June 24 th & July 1 st 9:15 p.m.
July 8 th , 15 th , & 22 nd 9 p.m.
MINI MINYAN
2nd Shabbat of Each Month 10-10:30 a.m.
Children ages birth to pre-K with a family member
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