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THURSDAY, OCT. 11
SUNDAY, OCT. 14
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHMOOZE
7-8:30 pm, Oct. 11. Learn firsthand
about the unparalleled, positive impact
a Hillel experience has on students and
families. At private home in Huntington
Woods; information given with RSVP: Amy
Schlussel, aschlussel@hillelday.org.
SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST
10:30 am, Oct. 14. An opportunity for par-
ents and grandparents to spend time with
their babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger.
Older sibs are welcome. The group will
sing songs and braid challah. At Adat
Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
The program is free for members and
$3/family for nonmembers. Reservations
required. Contact Debi Banooni, 248-626-
2153 or dbanooni@adatshalom.org.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-3 pm, Oct.11. At Jewish Senior
Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Alzheimer’s
Association meeting for family caregivers
of older adults living with dementia. Call
for information about the evening support
group meeting for family caregivers of all
older adults: Joely Lyons, jlyons@jslmi.
org.
BAGELS AND BASICS
10 am, Oct. 14. Join Temple Kol Ami
for a social justice event: Understanding
Michigan Voter proposals on the
November Ballot, featuring guest speakers
Rochelle Rubin, Ph.D., a retired school sci-
ence coordinator, teacher and consultant;
Erica Peresman, JD, attorney, nonprofit
professional and voting rights advocate.
Free. RSVP to cspektor@tkolami.org or
call 248-661-0040.
WOMEN OF VISION
9:30 am-2:30 pm, Oct. 11. The annual
benefit for NCJW will be at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Day
includes boutiques, speakers, award pre-
sentations, luncheon, raffle and book sign- ‘HOLOCAUST DENIAL’
ing. Ticket info: 248-355-3300, ext. 0.
6-8 pm, Oct. 14. The Voice/Vision
Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive,
ADVOCACY FOR ISRAEL
the University of Michigan-Dearborn
7 pm, Oct. 11. At Jewish Federation of
College of Arts, Sciences and Letters, the
Metropolitan Detroit, 6735 Telegraph
Mardigian Library, the HUB for Teaching
Road, Bloomfield Hills. Orthodox feminist
and Learning and the Holocaust Memorial
leader Esty Shushan will speak of her
CenterZekelman Family Campus present
advocacy efforts. Cost: $18. Info: Nina
Dr. Michael Berenbaum on “Holocaust
Yahalomi at yahalomi@jfmd.org or 248-
Denial, Vulgarization and Falsification:
642-6982.
It’s not about denial anymore. It’s all
the rest that is troubling, from trivializa-
FRIDAY, OCT. 12
tion to overexposure.” The University of
CULTURAL TOUR
Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road,
10 am, Oct. 12. Tour the Chaldean
Dearborn.
Cultural Center and the Friendship Circle
Soul Studio with Tikvah Hadassah. Lunch
on your own at the Soul Café following the MONDAY, OCT. 15
‘MOVIES & MUNCHIES’
tour. Cost $12. Info: Barbara, 248-481-
10:30 am, Oct. 15. The Monuments Men
9580.
is the next film being shown in the 2018
SHABBAT TOGETHER
CBS Sisterhood Movie Series. The remain-
5:30 pm, Oct. 12. Bring your tot up to age ing film is The Women’s Balcony, 10:30
5 (siblings and family welcome) to Temple am, Nov. 5. At Cong. Beth Shalom, 14601
Kol Ami in West Bloomfield for Bees &
W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $7.50, including
Trees Shabbat. $5 per person to cover
lunch. Check is payable to Sisterhood
food and supplies. RSVP to ggreenberg@
Beth Shalom. RSVP by Oct. 10 to Phyllis:
tkolami.org or call 248-661-0040.
pweeks202@gmail.com or 248-470-
TOT SHABBAT
4157.
5:45 pm, Oct. 12. For infants through
CHAMBER MUSIC IN ANN ARBOR
second-grade children at Temple Emanu- 1:30-3:30 pm, Oct. 15. Recital will fea-
El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. A
ture chamber music played by Ann Arbor
child-friendly Shabbat experience with
Symphony Orchestra musicians and spe-
Rabbi Zerwekh and Cantorial Soloist
cial guests. At JCC of Greater Ann Arbor,
Kelly Onickel followed by complimentary
2935 Birch Hollow Drive. $10. Info: a2so.
meal. RSVP for meals by Oct. 11 to
com or JCC, 734-971-0990.
TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org.
Lynne
Konstantine
Arts & Life Editor
OCT. 13-21: EUGENE ONEGIN
Opening Michigan Opera Theatre’s season is a new production of Eugene Onegin ,
Tchaikovsky’s most beloved opera and the epitome of Russian lyric opera. Based
on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse, compared to Pride & Prejudice and set to
rich orchestration and beautiful melodies, this production is directed by Israel-born
Tomer Zvulun. $35 and up. Detroit Opera House. Michiganopera.org.
OCT. 12-28:
OCT. 12-28: HALLOWE’EN AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE
Experience a truly magical old-fashioned Halloween treat at Hallowe’en at
Greenfield Village. Stroll down a path lit by 1,000 jack o’lanterns, greeted by
show-stopping costumed characters with dips into strange worlds along the way.
The yellow-brick road leads to journeys through Wonderland, Sleepy Hollow with
the Headless Horseman, dancing skeletons, singing pumpkins and stories of Hansel
and Gretel and a Mad Scientist on the loose. Warm up with hot brew, fresh dough-
nuts and collect treats along the way. New this year (for an addition charge): Climb
aboard a horse-drawn hayride that takes you to a Fairy Tale Feast with spooky
activities for little ghosts and ghouls; and the Eagle Tavern Harvest Supper, an
evening of 19th-century Hallowe’en fun, replete with parlor games and costumed
characters. $14.50/members; $17/nonmenbers. (800) 835-5237; thehenryford.org.
OCT. 15: FIVE AUTHORS
Five locally and internationally known authors
will speak at the Metro Detroit Book & Author
Society’s Fall Book Luncheon at Burton Manor
in Livonia. Mark Leibovich, New York Times mag-
azine’s chief national correspondent — and life-
long Patriots fan — speaks about his new book,
Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times. NYT
bestselling author Lisa Unger discusses Under My
Skin, her new thriller. Also appearing: writer and
advocate Anne Ford; doctor-turned patient (and
author) Rana Awdish; and award-winning journal-
ist Anna Clark, who covered the Flint water crisis.
$40. Bookandauthor.org.
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