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friday, march 2

BT PURIM PARTY
7:30 pm, March 2. Wear a mask or
funny hat, form a team for Family
Feud and enjoy the Purim shpiel.
At Birmingham Temple, Farmington
Hills. Info: birminghamtemple.org or
248-477-1410.

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picks

THROUGH MARCH 11:

Les Miz

Glorious new staging and reimagined
scenery, inspired by the paintings of
Victor Hugo, are leaving both audiences
and critics awestruck by Cameron
Mackintosh’s direct-from-Broadway Tony-
winning production of Les Miserables.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century
France, broken dreams and unrequited
love, it includes one of the most beloved
scores of all time, by lyricist/librettist
Alain Boublil, composer Claude-Michel
Schonberg and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer
— and features Josh Davis as Javert
and Melissa Mitchell as Fantine (shown).
$45 and up. Fisher Theatre, Detroit.
Broadwayindetroit.com.

saturday, march 3

CHILDREN’S THEATER
10 am & 1 pm, March 3. Otherwise
Known as Sheila the Great is part
of the Meadow Brook Theatre
Children’s Series. The lively and
poignant musical is based on Judy
Blume’s popular novel. At MBT, 207
Wilson Hall, Rochester. $15, or $12
for groups of eight or more. RSVP:
mbtheatre.com or 248-377-3300.

Harriet Gelfond helps students
grow artistically on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
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. Materials includ-
ed. Info: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.
org or 248-432-5467.

Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor

MEN’S CLUB
10 -11:30 am, March 5-26. Talk
about current events and social-
ize on Mondays. At the JCC, Room
205, West Bloomfield. Free. Info:
248-432-5467.

MEMORY CLUB
10 am-2 pm, March 5-26. JVS-
sponsored group meets Mondays.
At the JCC, Room 202-203, West
Bloomfield. Info: 248-233-4247.

DIGITAL LITERACY SERIES
1-2 pm, March 5. “iPhone/iPad
Fundamentals.” Discover amazing
features and apps on the iPad and
iPhone. Presented by Hermelin ORT
Resource Center, a division of JVS.
At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $10.
Info: 248-432-5411.

sunday, march 4

MARCH 9-11: Blockbuster Broadway

LOVING VINCENT FILM
2-3:30 pm, March 4. Showing of
the Oscar-nominated animated film
Loving Vincent, drawn in the style
of its subject, painter Vincent van
Gogh. Sponsored by Lenore Marwil
Jewish Film Festival. At Berman
Center in the JCC, West Bloomfield.
$10. RSVP: theberman.org or
248-661-1900.

monday, march 5

ADULT ART CLASSES
9 am, March 5-30. Instructor

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PARENTING
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STRESSED KIDS
teen
6:45 pm, March 5 &
12. “Teen Stress 101”
is a two-part series for
parents of students in grades 7-12.
Jackie Issner, Ph.D., LP, will lead
the community program, sharing
her expertise in promoting mental
health in children and adolescents,
and suggesting tools for parents to
use to help their teens better man-
age their stress. At Adat Shalom
Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Free,
but requires RSVP: Sammi,
sshapiro@adatshalom.org or
248-626-2153.

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‘MINCHA, MAARIV & MOVIE’
5 pm, March 4. Following minyan,
showing of the 1971 Israel film
The Policeman. It is written and
directed by Ephraim Kishon and
stars Shaike Ophir. At Cong. Beth
Shalom, Oak Park. Order and pay
for own dinner; popcorn and bever-
ages are provided. Info: 248-547-
7970.

Wicked! The Phantom of the Opera! The Lion King! Les
Miz! Blockbuster Broadway is the ultimate show-
tune extravagana: A cast of Broadway artists perform
show-stopping songs from all the fan-favorite musicals,
conducted by Andy Einhorn. $24 and up. Orchestra Hall,
Detroit. (313) 576-5100; dso.org.

mental health

MARCH 2-11: 27

Michigan Opera Theatre presents Ricky
Ian Gordon’s contemporary opera 27,
exploring the Paris salon at 27 rue de
Fluerus, where American expatriates
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
hosted luminaries of art and literature, including Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway
and more. Conducted by Roberto Kalb. The production will be presented March 2-3 at the Arthur Miller
Theatre in Ann Arbor and March 10-11 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. Michiganopera.org.

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