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thursday, aug. 2
SHOAH SURVIVOR SPEAKS
7 pm. Aug. 2. Rabbi Aaron Starr’s
98-year-old grandfather, Wolf
Gruca, will share his memories
of Poland prior to World War II
and relate how he survived the
Holocaust and made his way to
America. At Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, Southfield. Free. Info: 248-
357-5544.
friday, aug. 3
USED BOOK SALE
10 am-6 pm, Aug.3. Books $1
each; mass-market paperbacks,
children’s and young adult books,
50 cents; CDs, 50 cents. At
Huntington Woods Library, 26415
Scotia.
monday, aug. 6
SENIOR MEN’S CLUB
10-11:30 am, Aug. 6-27. Socialize
and talk with the guys about cur-
rent events each week. At the JCC,
Room 205, West Bloomfield. Info:
Sandy, 248-910-7505 or Ely, 248-
592-0690.
tuesday, aug. 7
tuesda
editor's
picks
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
JVS MEM
MEMORY CLUB
10 am-2 p pm, Aug. 7-29. Choice
of one or t two sessions on
Tuesdays a and Thursdays. Ronnie
Berman fa
facilitates conversation
and sociali
socialization, puzzle-solving
and exerci
exercise. At JVS, 29699
Southfield Road, Southfield. Free
for first-tim
first-time visitor, then $44.
Discount fo
for choosing both days
couples. Sliding scale
and for cou
is available
available. Sessions includes
lunch. RSV
RSVP no later than the
Friday befo
before: Ronnie, 248-233-
4247.
AUG.
8-11:
MOTOR CITY TAP FEST
‘SIMPLY D
DANCE’
11 am, A
Aug. 7-27. A fun way
to exerc
exercise on Tuesdays. No
partner is needed. At the JCC,
West Blo
Bloomfield. $7 each time.
RSVP: Ros
Rosa, 248-432-5467.
AUG. 3: PAUL REISER
Voted one of Comedy Central’s “Top
100 Comedians of All Time,” Paul Reiser does it all
— actor (look for him in the upcoming second sea-
son of Netflix’s Stranger Things), TV writer (There’s
… Johnny! premieres on Hulu this fall), author,
musician and, of course, stand-up comedian. See
him perform at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. $29.50-
$49.50. Royaloakmusictheatre.com.
ARTIST MAURICE SENDAK
2 pm, Aug. 6. Rabbi Aaron Bergman
offers insights into the late art-
ist and his work. At the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: 248-432-
5467.
AUG. 8-12:
DETROIT IMPROV FEST
Detroit-based improv team
Baby Leroy, My Momma’s
Biscuits, Planet Ant
Home Team, Two
Sketchy Dames,
2-Man No-Show
(made up of Canadian
tag-team improv duo
Isaac Kessler and
Ken Hall, shown) and
more will perform and
host workshops during the
Detroit Improv Festival at
various venues around town.
Detroitimprovfestival.org.
BOOK DISCUSSION
& REFLECTION
7:30-9 pm, Aug. 6. Continues every
Monday, through Aug. 27. Mary
Gilhuly and Steve Klaper will explore
chapters from Barbara Bradley
Hagerty’s book, Life Reimagined:
The Science, Art and Opportunity of
Midlife. At Song & Spirit Institute for
Peace, 4300 Rochester Road, Royal
Oak. Free. A recommended source
for the book is Book Beat in Oak
Park. RSVP: mgk@klaper.com.
CRITICS’ PICK
The 11th-annual Motor
City Tap Fest, on the
campus of Wayne
State University in
Detroit, features
four days of tap
classes, a panel
discussion with
industry tap experts
and a tap jam;
participants include
Kelsey Rose Young,
DeWitt Fleming Jr.,
and Michigan native
Shelby Kaufman
(shown). The event cul-
minates with Motor City
Soles ($35), a performance
featuring Thornetta Davis
open to the public at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at
Music Hall Center in Detroit. The
concert features leading tap art-
ists, as well as world-class danc-
ing in salsa, ballroom, flamenco
and step dancing. (917) 687-
4811; motorcitytapfest.com.
4811
t it t f t
N OT T I N G H I L L
“ FASCINATING . PROVOCATIVE .”
SUICIDE — THE FACTS
7 pm, Aug
Aug. 7. Tikvah Hadassah
presents “C
“Coping with Suicide
and Depres
Depression”
with psych
psycholo-
gist Dr. Me
Melissa
Oleshansky
Oleshansky. At
Hadassah House,
5030 Orch
Orchard
Lake Road
Road, West
Bloomfield
Bloomfield. $10.
RSVP: Arle
Arlene, 248-420-0944.
wednesday, aug. 8
wedne
JCC MOVI
MOVIE MATINEE
1-2:30 pm
pm, Aug. 8. The Active
Life Progra
Program shows Big Sonia. At
the JCC, W
West Bloomfield. Free.
Info: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org
or 248-432
248-432-5467.
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