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SEPT. 22:
SPOUSAL BEREAVEMENT GROUP
1-3 pm, Sept. 26-Oct. 17. National
Council of Jewish Women/MI
‘READ IN THE PARK’
offers a Wednesday afternoon sup-
1-4 pm, Sept. 22. Baldwin Public
port group series for individuals
Library in Birmingham sponsors
who have experienced the death
outdoor event. It will feature talks
by visiting authors Elizabeth Berg at of a spouse or partner. At Cong.
1:30 and, for children, Lisa Wheeler Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
at 3. Oak Park-based Book Beat will Southfield. Free, but donations are
sell authors’ books. At Beverly Park, appreciated. RSVP: mail@ncjwmi.
org or 248-355-3300, ext. 0.
18801 Beverly Road, Beverly Hills.
Info: 248-647-1700.
MONTH IN REVIEW
2 pm, Sept. 26. Retired social
studies teacher Dave Higer reviews
highlights of the month’s current
SUKKAH HOP
events at monthly program. Open
Noon-2:45 pm, Sept. 23. Isaac
to the community. At Temple Kol
Agree Downtown Synagogue will
Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
celebrate the Jewish harvest fes-
Bloomfield. Free. Info: cspektor@
tival of Sukkot with food, drinks
tkolami.org or 248-661-0040.
and hospitality in various homes.
SPOTTING FAKE NEWS
Starts at 4546 Avery, Detroit. At 3
pm, participants are encouraged to 6:30 pm, Sept. 26. WDET’s Sandra
return to Capital Park for the official Svoboda, Southfield Public Library’s
Sukkah x Detroit kickoff event. Info: Jim Krueger and other experts will
discuss the impact of misinforma-
hello@downtownsynagogue.org or
tion and how to find the facts. At
313-962-4047.
Southfield Public Library, 26300
Evergreen. Free with advance reg-
istration. RSVP via Eventbrite, with
link at southfieldlibrary.org. Info:
248-796-4380.
‘DROP IN & LEARN’
1-2:30 pm, Sept. 26. “The
CANADIAN ANTI-SEMITISM
Challenges of Character: When Our 7:30 pm, Sept. 26. “The Good,
Leaders Fail.” Micah Goodman’s
the Bad and the Hopeful: Anti-
lecture is fourth in a nine-part video Semitism in Canada Today.”
series, “Derech Eretz: Building
John Cappucci, Ph.D., a Windsor
Character and Building Society,”
University professor, speaks during
through Oct. 31. The lectures took
the Windsor Jewish Federation’s
place during the Shalom Hartman
UJA Kickoff Reception. At Mazal
Institute in Jerusalem’s 2018
Tov Kosher Cuisine, 1653 Ouellette,
Community Leadership Program
Windsor, Ontario. Info: info@
Summer Retreat. Each video is
jewishwindsor.org or
self-contained and can be attended mazaltovkoshercuisine.com. RSVP:
independently. Free, and no res-
519-973-1772, ext. 221.
ervations are required. At Cong.
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
continued on page 48
Bloomfield. Free. Walk-ins are wel-
come. Info: nancyellen879@att.net
or 248-737-1931.
saturday, sept. 22
RACHEL BAY JONES
sunday, sept. 23
Following a sold-out fifth-anniver-
sary season, Cabaret 313 presents
Rachel Bay Jones, fresh off a 2017
Tony win for Dear Evan Hansen. In
her visit to Detroit, Jones will per-
form two showings of Something
Beautiful, her brand-new cabaret
show featuring works by Richard
Rodgers, Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Joni Mitchell. The Cube at
the Max M. Fisher Music Center,
Detroit. $25 (ages 40 and younger)
and up. Cabaret313.org.
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life Editor
SEPT. 22-23:
NOIR CITY DETROIT
Two days, seven classic film-noir gems! The
Redford Theatre presents Noir City Detroit, its
third-annual Detroit film-noir festival. Hosted
by Czar of Noir Eddie Muller, founder of the
Film Noir Foundation, the festival kicks off
with a double-feature of two films: Act of
Violence (1949, directed by Fred Zinneman
and starring a 20-year-old Janet Leigh) in
which a former POW hides his secret of
assisting his Nazi captors; and The Killing
(1956, directed by Stanley Kubrick). Other
films include Taxi Driver (1976), Force of
Evil (1948, written and directed by Abraham
Polonsky and starring John Garfield, born
Jacob Julius Garfinkle), Inside Detroit (1956)
and more. $10-$25. (313) 537-2560;
redfordtheatre.com.
wednesday,
sept. 26
SEPT 28-OCT. 13:
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
The Farmington Players opens its season
with a nod to the King of Comedy, the
late Neil Simon, who died Aug. 26, with
Brighton Beach Memoirs. The first of a trio
of the playwright’s semi-autobiographical
works about growing up in a poor Jewish
family in 1930s Brooklyn. Cast includes
Hannah Weinraub. $18; $16 for students
and seniors. (248) 533-2955;
farmingtonplayers.org.
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