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friday, aug. 24

BACK TO SHUL POTLUCK
6:15 pm, Aug. 24. Shir Tikvah
Brotherhood and Sisterhood are host-
ing a potluck. It follows a “family
short and sweet” Shabbat service.
Rabbi Aura Ahuvia welcomes pro-
spective members to experience the
Reform-Renewal congregation. At
Cong. Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield
Parkway, Troy. Info: shirtikvah.org or
248-649-4418.

sunday, aug. 26

FUN FOR PRESCHOOLERS
4-6:30 pm, Aug. 26. “It’s a Preschool
Age Party.” Families in the community
with young children are invited to
celebrate a new year of the Learning
Center Preschool, a program of Temple
Shir Shalom. The event will include
water activities, bounce house, music
and dinner. At TSS, 3999 Walnut Lake
Road, West Bloomfield. Info:
shirshalompreschool.com or 248-406-
4255.

monday, aug. 27

‘FILMING THE CAMPS’
7 pm, Aug. 27. Docent-led tour of
the exhibit, which runs through Dec.
30. See video footage shot by British,
Soviet and American soldiers as they
discovered Nazi camps. The images
were presented as evidence when the
Allied Forces of World War II formed an
international tribunal to prosecute Nazi
war criminals. At Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills. Free tour requires
RSVP: Gail, 248-553-2400, ext. 110.

tuesday, aug. 28

SEE DETROIT MURALS
2 pm, Aug. 28. “Murals & More, and
Even an Ice Cream Store.” Day trip

with Linda Yellin’s Feet on the Street
Tours. Bus departure at 12:30 pm
from the JCC in West Bloomfield and
1 pm from Prentis JSL Apartments,
15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. $18.
RSVP: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor

ISRAEL BUSINESS PROGRAM
7 pm, Aug. 28. “NEXTGen Detroit
and MIBA Present: Start-Up Nation
201.” A chance to hear firsthand
from experts about the culture of
business in Israel. Event is espe-
cially of value to anyone interested
in working in Israel or with Israel-
based companies. At WeWork
Campus Martius, 1001 Woodward,
Detroit. RSVP required to attend:
jewishdetroit.org/event/ngd-start-up-
nation-201. Info: bean@jfmd.org or
248-205-2561.

DROP IN & LEARN
1-2:30 pm, Aug. 29. “Derech Eretz:
Building Character and Building Society.
Start of a series of nine videos record-
ed at the Shalom Hartman Institute’s
recent Community Leadership Program
Summer Retreat in Jerusalem. Topics
to come include: “From Common
Sense to Common Decency,” “Moral
Purity vs. Moral Compromise,” “Derech
Eretz in a Manner of Speaking: How
to Answer a Fool,” “The Challenges
of Character: When Our Leaders Fail,”
“The Ethics of Public Discourse and
Protest.” Facilitator Nancy Kaplan leads
a brief, informal discussion following.
At Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. Free. Walk-ins are
welcome. Info: nancyellen879@att.net
or 248-737-1931.

Farmington Hills artist Marat
Paransky collects other art-
ists’ studio waste, combines
it with his own older artwork
— and appropriates it into
new collages and assem-
blages (like Mechanically
Separated, pictured). “When
I was younger, I joked that if
my art career didn’t work out,
I’d become a garbage man,”
Paransky says. “Today, I find
myself somewhere between
the two.” Meet the artist on
Thursday, Aug. 23, 6:30-8:30
p.m., at the opening of his
exhibit, “Remix Eternal,” at
the Farmington Hills City Hall.
Ci.farmington-hills.mi.us.

AUG. 31-SEPT. 3:
ARTS, BEATS
& EATS

wednesday, aug. 29

JCC MOVIE MATINEE
1-2:30 pm, Aug. 29. The Active Life
Program shows Little White Lies. At
the JCC, West Bloomfield. Free. Info:
Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-
432-5467.

THROUGH
SEPT. 14:

THROUGH SEPT. 30:
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Pop-folkie Matt Nathanson (pictured), whose
father is Jewish and mom is Catholic, grew up
celebrating “Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah
and Christmas and Easter,” he has said. “It
was really weird.” Nathanson performs at the
21st annual Ford Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal
Oak, along with more than 200 others, includ-
ing Everclear, Eddie Money, Gin Blossoms, 38
Special, the Spinners, local teen Sami Mei
(Sami Lofman) Kids Klez of Michigan and
more. Browse the juried fine art show — fea-
turing jewelry, digital art, metals, photography,
painting and more — while sampling food
from more than 40 local restaurants, including
Achatz Pie Co., Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina,
Birdie’s Something Chocolate, Vintage House
and more. Artsbeatseats.com.

Since 1979, the fanatical and curious alike
have descended on Holly for the pageantry
of a 16th-century village come to life —
turkey legs and all. The landed gentry
and their serfs roam the 18 acres of the
Michigan Renaissance Festival, interact-
ing with visitors who take in the sights
and sounds of the European past. See full-
contact jousting with armored knights and
horses, and a Human Combat Chess Match,
plus craft demonstrations and wares, and
human-powered rides. A Children’s Realm
includes a castle playscape with free
activities; snack on Scotch eggs, soup in
a bread bowl and apple dumplings. Check
online for special themed weekends, like
the Buccaneer Beer Fest (featuring a tat-
too contest and press-a-wench), and
the Highland Fling (with a men-in-kilts
competition and beer tasting). Michigan
Renaissance Festival. (248) 634-5552;
michrenfest.com.

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