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friday, jan. 26

CLASSICAL CONCERT
7:30 pm, Jan. 26. Detroit Chamber
Winds & Strings present a
“Nightnotes” series concert featur-
ing Jeff Lyman, Nancy Ambrose
King and Amy I-Lin Cheng. At
Hagopian World of Rugs, 850 S. Old
Woodward, Birmingham. Advance:
$25 adult/$20 senior/$10 student;
$7 more in each category at door.
RSVP: detroitchamberwinds.org or
248-559-2095.

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SALSA DANCE PARTY
9 pm, Jan. 26-1 am, Jan. 27. Night
begins with Latin dance instruc-
tor “Mambo Marci” Iwrey giving a
one-hour salsa dance lesson for
beginners. Following is dancing to
Los Gatos, a salsa band from Ann
Arbor, and a Latin mix from DJ
Isaac. At The Cube inside the Fisher
Music Center, 3711 Woodward,
Detroit. Tickets: $25, or $15 online;
food and beverages are available
for purchase. Info: dso.org or 248-
497-9463.

Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor

saturday, jan. 27

SOULFUL YOGA
10 am, Jan. 27. Rabbi Rachel
Shere and yoga instructor Mindy
Eisenberg will apply the wisdom
of Torah to the gentle practice of
yoga. No experience is neces-
sary. Bring a yoga mat if you have
one. At Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Free. Info:
sshapiro@adatshalom.org or 248-
626-2153.

sunday, jan. 28

‘MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS’
9:30 am, Jan. 28. Rabbi Aaron
Bergman leads sessions intended
to help adults find their internal
spirituality and realize that Judaism
can make them happier. At Adat

Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. Free. Info: 248-851-5100.

CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION
10 am, Jan. 28. Opportunity to
hear guest speaker attorney Morris
Dees, founder of the Southern
Poverty Law Center. He defended
Detroit physician Ossian Sweet
in a celebrated civil rights case.
At Detroit Unity Church, 17505
Second, Detroit. Info: detroitunity.
com or 313-345-4848.

JAN. 26-27: Short Plays

The Ridgedale Players’s presents An Evening of
Short Plays — six original short plays penned
by Metro Detroit playwrights. Among them are
Myron Stein, 77, of Southfield, whose “A Way
with Women” pokes fun at a young Bogart fan’s
attempt to emulate his idol; Stephen Sussman, 65,
of Bloomfield Hills wrote “Night Work,” in which a
middle-aged couple gets more than they bargained
for with the cheap labor they hire. $11. (248) 988-
7049; ridgedaleplayers.com.

HOLOCAUST-ERA COMPOSERS
5-7 pm, Jan. 28. “Musica
Degenerata.” In honor of
International Holocaust
Remembrance Day, clarinetist
Davide Casali and pianist Elisa
Frausin will perform music by com-
posers deported to concentration
camps and Nazi ghettos. Presented
by Dante Alighieri Society of
Michigan and Italian Cultural
Institute of Chicago, under auspices
of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit,
and with the support of Cohn-
Haddow Center for Judaic Studies.
At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield
Twp. Free, but requires RSVP:
dantemichigan.org/events/musica-
degenerata. Info: Cohn-Haddow,
313-577-2679.

JAN. 25-FEB. 1: Playground Detroit

One hundred works of art by 70 different artists
— each with a developmental disability — are
featured in Playground Detroit’s first exhibit of
2018, “What Color Do You Want to Start With?”
Artists are part of the Services To Enhance Potential
(STEP) arm of Art in the Market, created to provide
adults with developmental disabilities the chance to
improve their communication skills and add to the
quality of their lives. The exhibit (featuring views of Detroit, like this skyline by Durrell E.) kicks off with
an opening reception 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25. (313) 649-7741; playgrounddetroit.com.

tuesday, jan. 30

U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONS
4-5:30 pm, Jan. 30. University
of Michigan’s Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies presents the
Wieseneck Symposium: “U.S.-Israel
Relations in the Age of Trump.”
Participants are Warren Bass,
Penguin Press; Mira Sucharov,
Carleton University; and Mark
Tessler, U-M. At 3011 N. Quad.
105 S. State, Ann Arbor. Free. Info:
judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-
763-9047.

JAN. 28: Great Button Swap

Button collecting was officially recognized as
an organized hobby in 1938, when the National
Button Society was formed. If you can’t get
enough of them, Rachel Lutz is making your
dream come true: The owner of the Peacock
Room, Frida and Yama, all in Detroit’s Midtown,
has organized the first-ever Great Button Swap.
More than 800 people have already RSVPd for
the event, which lets you share your collectio n
(or other sewing notions), tell stories of who they belonged to and more. No selling or buying; just
swapping, but buttons will be for sale at the Peacock Room and William+Bonnie. Visit the event’s
Facebook page to RSVP. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fisher Building arcade, Detroit. (313) 559-5500.

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DSO’s Slatkin And McTee Start Emerging Artist Endowment

Leonard Slatkin and Cindy McTee

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Leonard
Slatkin and his wife, composer Cindy McTee, have
committed $100,000 to the DSO’s endowment to
showcase an emerging artist each season. Slatkin is
currently in the middle of of his 10th and final season
before transitioning to the role of Music Director
Laureate.
The new initiative, titled the Cindy and Leonard
Slatkin Emerging Artists Fund, will provide support
for one up-and-coming artist to perform with the DSO
each season. The featured artist may be a solo musi-
cian (including singers), a conductor or a composer.
The Slatkins’ contribution is a challenge gift: The DSO

will seek additional support, and the annual draw
from the total of $200,000 will support one guest art-
ist’s performance each season.
“I was thinking about what I could do that was spe-
cial in my final season as music director of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra,” Slatkin said. “I’d like to believe
I’ve had some impact on the musicians, listeners
and community here in Detroit. But what else would
there be after my time has concluded? Cindy and I
are proud to be inaugurating this new initiative, and
we hope as the years progress that the musicians are
major discoveries by the DSO who make a big impres-
sion on the music world.” •

jn

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