on the go continued from page 69 tours: “Nova Scotia: A Taste of the Maritimes,” July 18-26, and “South Dakota’s National Parks,” Aug. 17-25. Info: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471. tuesday, april 24 SELF-IMPROVEMENT BOOK CLUB Noon, April 24. Olga Semenova leads dis- cussion of A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. $10 advance deposit required on book but will be returned at program. RSVP: Megan, mpudlik@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592- 2269. ‘GUNS: ARTISTS RESPOND’ 1-5 pm, through May 25. Through various media, artists express their outrage, sadness and concern about guns and the death and destruction they produce. At Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery, 33 E. Adams at Woodward, Detroit. Info: 313-963- 7575 or swordsintoplowsharesdetroit.org. AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY 5 pm, April 24. Ameinu Detroit and Temple Israel Sisterhood co-sponsor film based on a true love story. At the JCC’s Berman Center, West Bloomfield. $13, or $11 JCC member. Advance RSVP: theberman.org. Info: detroitjewishfilmfestival.com or 248-661- 1900. TOXIC MASCULINITY 5-7 pm, April 24. “Understanding Toxic Masculinity.” Discussion of traditional male gender roles that restrict the emotions allowable for boys and men to express. Speaker is Averett Robey, prevention educa- tion specialist at HAVEN. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Free; includes snacks. RSVP: Linda, lklein@ jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2328. wednesday, april 25 QUESTIONING EVERYTHING 11 am-12:30 pm, April 25. Rabbi Levi Dubov, director of Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills, teaches first session of “What Is? Rethinking Everything We Know About the Universe.” Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course continues for five more weeks. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. First class is free, then $80 for course, with 15 percent couple’s discount; includes textbook. RSVP: myjli.com. Info: rabbi@bloomfieldhillschabad. org or 248-949-6210. DROP IN & LEARN 1-2:30 pm, April 25. “Kabbalah — What’s Next for Jewish Spirituality?”/ “Spiritual but not Religious?” and “Why Should We Learn Torah?” with Rav Shmuly Yanklowitz and guests at Valley Beit Midrash. At Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: nancyellen879@att.net or 248-737-1931. HOUSING DISCRIMINATION 7-8:30 pm, April 25. A conversation and exhibition on housing discrimination in Detroit. The conversation is with activist/ 70 April 19 • 2018 jn labor leader Marsha Music, whose roots are in Detroit and Highland Park, and fourth- generation Detroiter Prof. Howard Lupovitch, director of Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit. Free. Info: 313-962-4047. APRIL 28 SOCIAL JUSTICE & MARX BROS 7 pm, April 28. “Duck Soup: How the Marx Brothers Brought Issues of Social Justice to the Big Screen and Made Us Laugh.” Fourth speaker in the “Repair the World”- themed Spring Festival is Elliot Wilhelm, curator of film at Detroit Institute of Arts and adjunct pro- fessor at Wayne State University. At Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. Sponsored by Beatrice and Louis Weinstein Adult Education Fund, this special event is for Festival sponsors and patrons only. RSVP: templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020. thursday, april 26 BOOKSTOCK FINAL DAYS Various times, April 26, 27 & 29. Proceeds from the Bookstock used book and media sale will benefit community literacy projects. Remaining designated days are: JCC Book Fair, April 26; Hillel PTO and Friends of Jane Steinger, April 27; Farber Hebrew Day School and ORT, April 29. At Laurel Park Place, 37700 W. Six Mile, Livonia. Info: bookstockmi.org or 248-645-7840, ext. 365. ESTHER’S STORY, REVISITED 10 am, April 26. “We’re Not in Shushan Anymore: How the Rabbis Rewrote the Story of Esther.” First in a three-part Thursday course, through May 10. Rabbi Rob Dobrusin will look at ways in which the rabbis trans- formed the Book of Esther. Presentation of FedEd, the adult Jewish learning series. At Jewish Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $36. RSVP: feded.online or 248-205-2557. THEATER FUNDRAISER 10:30 am, April 26. Meadow Brook Theatre Guild presents 37th annual “Luncheon on the Aisle.” Includes luncheon, raffles and a working rehearsal of the musical All Night Strut. At Oakland University, 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester. $35/$30 senior or group of eight or more/$100 benefactor. RSVP: 248-370- 3300, or 3316 for group sale. APRIL 29 SPRING INTO ACTION 1-2:30 pm, April 29. B’nai mitzvah students and fami- lies will create planter boxes and do other “fun projects” to help spruce up the homes of older adult clients of Jewish Family Service. RSVP: Michael, mkelmenson@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2264. YOUTH THEATER 7 pm, April 26 & 27. Also: 1 & 6 pm, April 28 & 29. Farmington Hills Youth Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING Musical. At Costick Center, 28600 W. 11 Mile 7 pm, April 26. “Looking Back on Israel’s at Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. $12, or $10 Wars.” Guest speakers are Uri Segal and advance. RSVP: recreg.fh.gov.com. Info: 248- Abraham Gontovnik. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek, 473-1856. Southfield. Free. Info: 248-357-5544. BEN-GURION EPILOGUE 7 pm, April 26. As Israel turns 70, head to Temple Beth El to reflect on the Jewish State, where it has come from and what is in its future. Come view this documentary film about one of Israel’s founders and greatest leaders, and then stay for a discussion led by Rabbi Mark Miller. Sponsored by the Dizik Family Memorial Fund. Free and open to the community. Info: Deborah Morosohk at 248- 851-1100 or dmorosohk@tbeonline.org. friday, april 27 NESSEL ON EQUALITY FIGHT 7 pm, April 26. “Winning the Fight for Full Equality” is topic for Dana Nessel, third speaker in this year’s “Repair the World”- themed Spring Festival series, through April 29. Nessel was the lead attorney in the successful same-sex marriage case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The temple’s sisterhood co-sponsors an after-glow. At Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $15, or $10 student. Free for series sponsors and patrons. RSVP: templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020. CAR COLLECTION 10 am-5 pm, April 28. More than 150 vehicles from the Lingenfelter Collection will be on display. At 7819 Lochlin, Brighton. Donations will be accepted for American Cancer Society. Info: cmorrisroe@comcast. net or 248-782-7359. INTO THE WOODS 8 pm, April 27. Thursday-Sunday schedule, through May 19. Spring musical staged by Farmington Players, a community theater group. At the Barn Theater, 32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. $20-$22. Tickets: farmingtonplayers.org or 248-553-2955. saturday, april 28 INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY All day, April 28. Non-chain bookstores to hold literary parties; 11 am at Pages Bookshop, 19560 Grand River, Detroit (313- 473-7342) and 10 am at Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield, Oak Park (248-968-1190). BOOK SIGNING 2-4 pm, April 28. Alexa Randolph will sign copies of her romantic novel, Love, Ella. At Orchard Mall, 6337 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Info: Sari, 248-766-0945. HAVDALAH FOR TOTS 5-6:30 pm, April 28. Program for babies through 5-year-olds attending with a spe- cial adult. Celebrate the end of Shabbat by smelling the spices of Havdalah with Cong. Shir Shalom rabbis and friends. Stay for pizza and play, make a project and meet new young families. At the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free, but RSVP for a pizza count. RSVP: Melanie@ shirshalom.org or 248-406-4255. Info: shirshalompreschool.com. sunday, april 29 ‘MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS’ 9:30-10:30 am, April 29. Rabbi Aaron Bergman leads class 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. ADULT ED AT CST 10:30 am, April 29. “Judaism 102 Class.” Rabbi Aura Ahuvia investigates key issues in prayer and provides a sneak peek at the new edition of the Shir Tikvah siddur. At Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy. Free. Info: info@ shirtikvah.org or 248-649-4418, ext. 1.