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sunday, april 1
CHARACH GALLERY SHOW
Daily except Friday, through May
10. FUNction, curated by Maxwell
Davis and Tom Phardel, has two
areas of concentration: furniture and
ceramics. Exhibition features more
than 50 artists. In Janice Charach
Gallery at the JCC, West Bloomfield.
Free. Info: charachgallery.org or 248-
432-5579.
monday, april 2
ADULT ART CLASSES
9 am, April 2-30. Instructor Harriet
Gelfond helps students grow artis-
tically 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
included. Info: Rosa, rchessler@
jccdet.org or 248-432-5467.
tion, puzzle-solving and exercise.
At the JCC, Room 202-203, West
Bloomfield. Free for first-time
visitor/$44 following, with sliding
scale; includes lunch. RSVP by
Friday before: Ronnie, 248-233-
4247.
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TALK IN YIDDISH
2 pm, April 2. Naomi Pinchuk
leads Charles & Frances Driker
Yiddish Conversation Club. At the
JCC, Room 204, West Bloomfield.
$2 each time. Info: theactivelife@
jccdet.org or Rosa, 248-432-5467.
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
KNITTING
7 pm, April 2-30. Join a group of
knitters that meets every Monday.
Presentation of JCC Without
Borders-The Active Life. At Cong.
Beth Shalom, Oak Park. Info: Rosa,
rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-
5467.
APRIL 3: Disney in Concert
Bring the kiddies (ages 6 and up) for a taste of the DSO with Disney in Concert: Tale as Old as
Time. Four Broadway-caliber singers join associate conductor Michelle Merrill in bringing to life
songs and animated feature-film sequences of Disney faves, including The Lion King, Frozen, The
Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and more. Orchestra Hall at Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher
Music Center, Detroit. $24 and up. (313) 576-5111; dso.org.
tuesday, april 3
BUSINESS BREAKFAST
7:30-9:30 am, April 3. DBusiness
Breakfast Series. Learn about the
new Mike Ilitch School of Business
at Wayne State University at pro-
gram featuring its dean, Robert
Forsythe, and R.J. King, DBusiness
magazine and daily news editor.
Plante Moran presents this monthly
opportunity to network with some
of Metro Detroit’s top entrepre-
neurs and business professionals.
At Gem & Century Theatres, 333
Madison, Detroit. $65; includes
strolling breakfast. RSVP:
michtix.com/events/
dbusinesseconomicforecast. Info:
venue, 313-963-9800; DBusiness:
248-691-1900.
SENIOR MEN’S CLUB
10-11:30 am, April 2-30. Socialize
and talk with the guys about cur-
rent events every Monday. At the
JCC, Room 205, West Bloomfield.
Info: 248-432-5467.
SOAR CLASSES
10 am-1 pm, April 2. Society of
Active Retirees (SOAR), a lifelong
learning program, will hold open
registration for its spring term.
SOAR members may choose up
to eight classes, plus Prof. Jack
Lessenberry’s free lecture on May
10. Classes begin April 9. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington
Hills. $100. Info: soarexplore.com
or 248-626-0296.
MEMORY CLUB
10 am-2 pm, April 2-30. JVS-
sponsored group meets Mondays,
offering conversation and socializa-
APRIL 6-7: Three Stooges Fest
APRIL 6-8: Novi Home & Garden Show
Two hours of Stoogey shenanigans! The his-
toric Redford Theatre hosts its annual Three
Stooges Festival, with six films featuring
Moe, Curly and Shemp Howard (born Moses,
Jerome and Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn) and
Larry Fine. Among the films included: Yes, We
Have No Bonanza (1939), Rhythm and Weep
(1946) and Gents in a Jam (1952). $5. (313)
537-2560; redfordtheatre.com.
Check out the Novi Home & Garden Show at the
Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi for everything
you need for your home and garden — all under one
roof. Walk through 20,000 square feet of landscaped
gardens, outdoor kitchens, water highlights and more,
plus listen to expert speakers at the Plant Michigan
Green Seminar Stage, enter for contests and give-
aways, find a landscape specialist and more. $9-$10.
Novihomeshow.com.
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