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saturday, march 24

PRE-PESACH SOULFUL YOGA
10 am, March 24. Rabbi Rachel
Shere and yoga instructor Mindy
Eisenberg are leaders. At this
special session, group will study
Torah and practice yoga in an effort
to get rid of “internal chametz.”
No experience is necessary. Bring
a yoga mat if possible. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. Free. Info: sshapiro@
adatshalom.org or 248-626-2153.

sunday, march 25

‘MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS’
9:30 am, March 25. Bimonthly
class also meets April 15 & 29. Rabbi
Aaron Bergman and Hazzan Daniel
Gross will co-lead this pre-Pesach
program. The classes help adults find
their internal spirituality and realize
Judaism can make them happier. At
Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. Free. Info: 248-851-5100.

CONSERVATIVE COMEDIAN
2 pm, March 25. Michigan Jewish
Action Council, based in West
Bloomfield, presents conservative
political comedian Evan Sayet,
author of The KinderGarden of
Eden: How the Modern Liberal
Thinks. Dessert will follow perfor-
mance. At Monster Box Theatre,
2529 Elizabeth Lake Road,
Waterford. $20, or $18 in advance.
RSVP: MJAC.us or 248-579-8550.

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donor, also lectures on organ
donation. Nancy Kaplan leads
brief, informal discussion. At Cong.
Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free.
Info: nancyellen879@att.net or
248-737-1931

MARCH 25:
Pink

Awed for her all-out entertaining
live show, Pink (aka Alecia Moore)
brings her Beautiful Trauma
World Tour 2018 to Little Caesars
Arena. Pink, whose mother is
Jewish, happened to be playing
Berlin in August right after the
Charlottesville riot and issued this
statement: “It’s incredible to watch
Neo-Nazis march in 2017 while I,
a Jewish woman, headline a show
in Berlin where these tunnels
[to my auditorium’s stage] were
built by him [Hitler]… My heart
aches for the amount of hatred
in the world.” $39.95 and up.
313presents.com.

Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor

JCC MOVIE MATINEE
1-3 pm, March 28. The Active
Life Program presents Lion, star-
ring Dev Patel. At the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Free. Info: theac-
tivelife@jccdet.org or Rosa, 248-
432-5467.

MONTH IN REVIEW
2 pm, March 28. Retired social
studies teacher David Higer leads
a discussion highlighting current
events. Open to all. At Temple Kol
Ami, West Bloomfield. Free; bring
own coffee or snack. RSVP:
cspektor@tkolami.org or 248-
661-0040.

THROUGH MAY 5: Michele Oka Doner

thursday, march 29

Almost 40 years ago, artist Michele Oka Doner
created the large-scale floor installation Pages I
and II — a meditation on humans’ “original lan-
guage” in clay form, which became her first solo
museum show at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The
former Detroiter and U-M grad (who completed a
Miriam Cup for the Jewish Museum in New York
in 2009) returns to Detroit, along with the semi-
nal installation, plus two newly created works,
Pages III and IV, all under the title Fluent in the
Language of Dreams, at the Wasserman Projects.
(313) 818-3500; wassermanprojects.com.

AUTHOR TO VISIT
6 pm, March 29. Eileen Pollack
speaks and signs copies of her
book, The Bible of Dirty Jokes.
She teaches at the Helen Zell
Writers Program in creative writ-
ing at University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. When Ketzel Weinrach’s
beloved brother Potsie goes miss-
ing in Las Vegas, she not only
must try to find him, she must
confront her family’s shady his-
tory and their ties to the legendary
Jewish mob, Murder, Inc. At Pages
Bookshop, 19560 Grand River,
Detroit. Info: susan@pagesbkshop.
com or 313-473-7342.

MARCH 30-31: The Sound Of Music

monday, march 26

ENJOYING PASSOVER
11:45 am, March 26. Rabbi Aaron
Bergman concludes his series,
“How to Enjoy All of Passover,
From Preparation Through the Last
Day.” At Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Free; includes bev-
erages and dessert. Bring optional
lunch, either dairy or parve. RSVP
requested: slederman@adatshalom.
org or 248-851-5100, ext. 246.

DIGITAL LITERACY SERIES
1-2 pm, March 26. “Getting Started
with Facebook.” Learn about pro-
files, privacy, uploading photos
and videos, joining groups and
more. Presented by Hermelin ORT
Resource Center, a division of JVS.
At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $10.
Info: 248-432-5411.

tuesday, march 27

HEALTHY COOKING DEMO
10:30 am & 12:15 pm, March 27.
Chef Isabella also offers creative

Romance, perpetually beloved music and taking
a stand for what’s right against the backdrop of
Nazi threats looming in 1938 Austria — really,
what more could you ask for? The Sound of
Music, in a new national production, heads to
the Fox Theatre. Music by Richard Rodgers,
lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, with a book by
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse suggested
by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta
Trapp. $30-$70. 313presents.com.

meal ideas and discusses which
foods to eat for improving health.
At Weight Watchers Center, 28555
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills. Free. Info: 8883florine.com or
888-356-7463.

U-M FRANKEL CENTER
4-5:30 pm, March 27. University
of Michigan’s Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies hosts Hindy
Najman from University of Oxford.
Her topic is: “Beyond the Book:
Authenticating the Profane.” At 202
S. Thayer, Room 2022, Ann Arbor.
Free. Info: judaicstudies@umich.
edu or 734-763-9047.

REDUCE STRESS
6-8:30 pm, March 27. Free class to
introduce Shalem — a Mindfulness
Stress Reduction program sched-
uled for Tuesdays, April 3-May 22.
Dr. Ruth Lerner and Rabbi Aaron
Bergman co-lead the non-denomi-
national program, which is focused
on meditation and mindful practices
of yoga, eating and communication
to reduce personal stress. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. Tuition will be charged for
the series starting on April 3. Info:
shalemstressreduction.com or 248-
851-5100.

ISRAEL LECTURE
7-9 pm, March 29. “Visions of
the Jewish State.” The speaker is
Prof. Howard Lupovitch, director
of Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies. At Temple Israel, West
Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: temple
Education Office, lkaplan@
temple-israel.org or 248-661-
5725.

wednesday,
march 28

saturday, march 31

MAH JONG AT CBS
12:30 pm, March 28. Sisterhood
sponsors. At Cong. Beth Shalom,
Oak Park. $2. Info: 248-547-7970.

DROP IN & LEARN
1-2:30 pm, March 28. “A
Pluralistic Vision for Jerusalem.”
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz of
Valley Beit Midrash in Phoenix
interviews community activ-
ist Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz of
Jerusalem. Rav Shmuly, a kidney

SHIR TIKVAH SEDER
5 pm, March 31. RSVP by March
23 for second night of Passover
seder, beginning promptly at 5:30.
Rabbi Aura Ahuvia leads service
offering songs and fun for every
age. At Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy.
$30 adult/$18 ages 5-12. Bring
a favorite wine if desired. RSVP:
shirtikvah.org or 248-649-4418,
ext. 1.

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