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thursday, nov. 30
EATING DISORDERS
5:30-9 pm, Nov. 30 “Shedding
the Light on Eating Disorders.”
Symptoms, causes and treat-
ment for eating disorders, featur-
ing former Miss America Kirsten
Haglund. At Moceri Learning
Center of Troy Beaumont Hospital,
44201 Dequindre, Troy. Free. Info:
KirstenHaglundFoundation.org.
friday, dec. 1
SOUPER FUNDRAISER
6-7:15 pm, Dec. 1. “Taste of the
Temple.” Family-focused evening
features an array of soups and sal-
ads. Donations will assist the tem-
ple’s participation in Central United
Methodist Church’s NOAH Soup
Kitchen. Those staying later may
watch a documentary film about
hunger, Every Three Seconds,
appropriate for teens and adults.
An oneg with desserts will follow.
At Birmingham Temple, Farmington
Hills. $10 individual/$25 family
with canned food donations also
requested. No RSVP is needed.
Info: birminghamtemple.org or
248-477-1410.
ORGAN DONOR SHABBAT
7:30 pm, Dec. 1. Speakers will
include Ian Burnstein, who received
a kidney transplant earlier this year,
and Alicia and Michael Stillman,
founders of the Emily Stillman
Foundation. Named for the late
Emily Stillman, who died at age
19, the foundation promotes organ
and tissue donations to save lives.
Also speaking is Amy Silverstein,
best-selling author of My Glory
Was I Had Such Friends. At Temple
Shir Shalom, West Bloomfield. Info:
foreveremily.org/about/about-the-
foundation or 248-737-8700.
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monday, dec. 4
DEC. 1-3: Epiphany Glass
ADULT ART CLASSES
9 am, Dec. 4-29. Instructor Harriet
Gelfond helps students grow
artistically on most Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays (closed
Dec. 25). Presentation of JCC
Without Borders-The Active Life.
At Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park.
$60 for 10 sessions/$40 for JCC
or Beth Shalom member; includes
materials. Info: Rosa, rchessler@
jccdet.org or 248-432-5467.
See the art of glassblowing up close, try your
hand at blowing glass, shop for holiday gifts
(at a 15 percent discount) including this aqua
Nest Vase (shown), wine decanters and one-
of-a-kind glass artwork — and give a helping
hand to the Michigan Humane Society (a
portion of all pet-themed items benefits the
MHS). The annual Epiphany Glass Holiday
Show & Sale, in Pontiac Dec. 1-3, features
live demonstrations by artist and owner April
Wagner (Kate Hudson is a fan) along with her
team, including Ally Gurss. Open Studios will
also be hosted on Dec. 9, 16 and 23. New this
year: An Epiphany Glass Pop-Up Store in the
Guardian Building promenade, open Thursday-
Satirday through January. (248) 745-3786;
epiphanyglassstore.com.
FOR WOMEN ONLY
9:30 am, Dec. 4, 11 & 18. Partners
Detroit and COJAR present pro-
gram, “Mondays with Meaning,”
with leader Erin Stiebel. At Mondry
Building, 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park. Info: Partners, 248-583-2476.
FRANKEL PANEL & LECTURE
3-6 pm, Dec. 4. Panel featuring
Anna Shternshis, Dovid Fishman
and Todd Endelman. Topic of Zvi
Gittleman’s lecture at 5: “Reflecting
on Politics, History and Half a
Century at Michigan.” Presentation
of University of Michigan’s Frankel
Center for Judaic Studies. At
Rackham Assembly Hall, 915 E.
Washington, Ann Arbor. Free. Info:
judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-
615-8503.
NOV. 30-DEC. 3:
Potters Market
Get in some Chanukah
shopping or just revel in
celebrating the Annual
Potters Market in the
Southfield Pavilion.
Nearly 35,000 pieces of
pottery — pots, vases,
platters, tiles, jewelry, tables and more, in stoneware, earthenware, porcelain, raku and smoke-fired
— from 145 potters. Among them: Michael Arndt, Lori Becker, Lonnie Bodzin, Carole Berhorst,
Donna Pearlman, Miles Stearn, Ruth Weinbaum, Sara Frank, Rachail Laine, Joane Arkin and
Marcia Hoveland. Free admission and parking. (248) 398-6846; thepottersmarket.com.
JEWISH GUIDES FOR LIFE
7 pm, Dec. 4. “Pirkei Avot: The Best
Jewish Guides to Living a Better
and More Meaningful Life.” Each
lecture in Rabbi Aaron Bergman’s
continuing learning series is self-
contained. Future sessions are:
Dec. 18, Jan. 15, Feb. 5, March
19 and April 9. At Adat Shalom
Synagogue, Farmington Hills.
Free. RSVP: Sheila, slederman@
adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100,
ext. 246.
DEC. 8: Holiday Stroll
Grab the kids for winter crafts and roasted
marshmallows, sip mulled cider and hot cocoa,
and nibble Dutch Girl Donuts while exploring the
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Belle Isle
Aquarium and Dossin Great Lakes Museum at the
35th-annual Belle Isle Holiday Stroll 5-8 p.m. The
event is free; donations will be accepted of new
toys for the Toys for Tots program. (313) 331-7760;
belleisleconservancy.org.
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