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friday, sept. 7
IRP HEBREW DISCUSSION
10-11:30 am, Sept. 7. “Brush
Up On Your Hebrew.” Weekly
group for those with some experi-
ence with Hebrew. Faye Menczer
Ascher facilitates. At the JCC, West
Bloomfield. Info: faye@
bubbiepublishing.com or 248-568-
5797.
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Tour seven homes (designers include Amy
Weinstein) in the Birmingham and Bloomfield
neighborhoods with the Birmingham House
Tour, celebrating its 31st year as a fundraiser
for Birmingham’s Community House. $40 in
advance; $45 day of. Communityhouse.com.
DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY SERVICE
11-11:45 am, Sept. 11. The
Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Program host
an intimate Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur
service geared toward families
and their loved ones touched by
dementia. Lunch will follow. At
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg
Plaza, 6710 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Info: 248-661-6390.
SEPT. 14-17: The Laramie Project
sunday, sept. 9
SALSA DANCE CLASS
3-4 pm, Sept. 9. “Mambo” Marci
is the experienced instructor. Bring
water, wear comfortable cloth-
ing and, if possible, smooth-soled
shoes (not rubber) to ensure easy
turns. At Southfield Public Library
meeting room, 26300 Evergreen.
RSVP: adultref@southfieldlibrary.
org or 248-796-4380.
tuesday, sept. 11
SEPT. 13: Home Tour
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
It was 20 years ago that Matthew Shepard was beaten, tied to a fence
and left to die in Laramie, Wyo. He was 21 and he was gay — and he died
six days later. During the trial of the two men accused of killing Shepard,
members of the Tectonic Theater Project made trips to Laramie and conducted
more than 200 interviews with people from the town. The Laramie Project
is the result of those interviews. The stunning and celebrated play will be
performed at Ferndale’s Ringwald Theatre and directed by its founder, Brandy
Joe Plambeck. “As a gay man who is also a Wyoming native … I find it
heartbreaking, heartwarming and incredibly impactful.” Theringwald.com.
wednesday, sept. 12
‘DROP IN & LEARN’
1-2:30 pm, Sept. 12. “Derech
Eretz in a Manner of Speaking:
How to Answer a Fool.” Elana
Stein Hain’s lecture is third in a
nine-part video series, “Derech
Eretz: Building Character and
Building Society.” The lectures
took place during the Shalom
Hartman Institute in Jerusalem’s
2018 Community Leadership
Program Summer Retreat. Each
video is self-contained and can
be attended independently. Free,
and no RSVP is required. At Cong.
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Free. Walk-ins are
welcome. Info: nancyellen879@
att.net or 248-737-1931.
monday, sept. 10
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
9 am, Sept. 10 & 19. Shofars
and stories for children and tots
at the High Holidays. Leaders are
Rabbi Matthew Zerwekh and Abi
Taylor-Abt, Yachad school director.
At Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10
Mile, Oak Park. Info: Emanuel-mich.
org and 248-967-4020.
YIDDISH ROSH HASHANAH
10 am-noon, Sept. 10. West
Bloomfield-based Sholem Aleichem
Institute presents a secular and
musical Rosh Hashanah assem-
bly in Yiddish as well as English.
At Steinway Piano Gallery, 2700
E. West Maple, Commerce Twp.
Donations welcome. Info:
epowers1031@hotmail.com or
248-865-0117.
SEPT. 15: Pentatonix
Three-time Grammy-winning a cappella
group Pentatonix is made up of Kevin
Olusola, Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi,
Scott Hoying and Avi Kaplan (“My dad always
said, ‘Be proud that you’re Jewish,’” he told
the Forward in 2014, “and I keep that dear
to my heart”). Their latest album includes an
arrangement of Camila Cabello’s “Havana”
— previous favorites include a hauntingly
gorgeous rendition of Leonard Cohen’s 1975
hit, “Hallelujah.” Catch the group live as
they head to the DTE Energy Music Theatre.
$29.50 and up. 313presents.com.
FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS
6 pm, Sept. 12. “Recruiting in
the Age of Googlization.” Keynote
speaker Ira S. Wolfe will inform
entrepreneurs and small busi-
ness owners about the latest job
trends, imminent forecasts and
practical solutions for recruit-
ing qualified workers. Presented
by SCORE Detroit. At Southfield
Public Library auditorium, 26300
Evergreen. RSVP via Eventbrite,
with link at southfieldlibrary.org.
Info: 248-796-4380.
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